Even the Demon King is worrying about another world today.

Ah, if I had known angel feathers were this comfortable, I should have locked all the angel sisters on the continent of Garan in hell...

No, what's wrong with me having this devilish thought?

"Blood, Blood Pact, should we still hold it...?" Renee buried her face in Mikayi's chest, then raised her head, revealing a pair of round eyes.

Not receiving a prompt reply from the Demon King, Renee blinked and looked at Mikaela with anticipation.

Oh my god...so cute! How come I never noticed before?!

Renee, you are a treasure of the world!

“How could I let you sign such an unequal slave contract?” Mikael ruffled Reni’s hair.

"But..." But only by signing a blood pact can Reni truly belong to Lord Mikai.

Renee wanted to say something more. Mikayi picked her up and put her down, his scarlet eyes piercing through hell as he looked towards the distant horizon.

“It’s completely daylight now… Those souls from last night should be almost gone by now,” Mikayi murmured, then turned to Renee beside him and said, “Stand back a bit, Renee.”

Renee nodded obediently and stepped back down the stairs.

Mikayi took a deep breath until his lungs were full of air, and then slowly exhaled.

A vast magical force gathered towards him, and the shadow cast by the chandelier spread out from his feet, instantly engulfing the entire room in endless darkness.

In the pitch-black room, all light was swallowed up.

Countless eyes opened in the darkness, their pupils darting left and right, as if searching for something.

Even Renee, who was well-versed in dark magic, couldn't help but shudder. This terrifying aura...

The aura emanating from it was truly that of a demon king.

"Whoa, found it." Having located the target, Mikayi focused the magic he had released toward that point.

The souls that were about to be returned to the heavens and earth were pulled back by the Demon King's powerful magic. The pulled souls were burned and marked with a special demonic mark.

"Can you hear me, Chedo Zorro?"

The vast sound seemed to have traveled across countless centuries, coming from the ends of the earth.

Qido Zorro shuddered; it was as if he were in a dream.

He dreamt he was struck by black lightning, watching helplessly as his body turned to ashes. Then his vision expanded infinitely until he could see the entire continent, and then it felt like he was being pulled by some force. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in this place.

With your hands outstretched, you can see the neatly arranged floor tiles through your palms. Upon closer inspection, it's not just your hands, but your entire body is transparent.

"I...I'm not dead?!"

"Yes, you are dead. So this is hell," Mikayi said calmly.

"Hell?! So you're the Grim Reaper? You... no... you really are a god! What did I do to anger you?!"

In Cheetos's memory, he had never done anything so bad that he would go to hell. Being taken away for no reason left Cheetos both surprised and frightened.

Mikayi's lips twitched. Being called the Grim Reaper was a first for him. Did he really look that much like a skull...? Besides, he didn't have the Grim Reaper's scythe.

"This hell is not that hell, ignorant creatures."

A voice came from beside him. Cheetos had no idea that there was someone standing next to him, and when he turned around, he was terrified.

"Huh?! What kind of creature are you, with six wings?!" Chido retreated repeatedly, even though he had no feet at all.

“An angel,” Renee said, flapping her wings, raising her head haughtily, and then giving him a disdainful look. “Never seen one before?”

Cheetah quickly shook his head and honestly replied, "I've never seen it before!"

"So, you, you're also a Grim Reaper?!" Cheetos asked cautiously.

“How rude of you! I say—” Renee looked at him disdainfully, “That’s our supreme Demon King on the steps. Shouldn’t you kneel before the supreme God?”

"Um, Miss Angel... you might not know, but I also want to kneel, but I don't have feet... why don't you ask your master to conjure up feet for me?" Qiduo said somewhat aggrievedly, pointing to his transparent lower body.

"Hmph, I don't know why the Demon King would revive a fool like you, and even make you his subordinate."

When Renee saw the six-pointed star mark on Chido's body, a mark of evil, she felt both envy and jealousy. She wanted it too; she wanted to be marked by the Demon King!

Mikayi crossed his legs, his thumbs propping up his temples. He looked down from the top of the steps.

This magic that binds the souls of the dead goes against the laws of nature, and thirty percent of his magic power has been drained.

The core of Hell is quietly operating, and the lost magic is recovering at an astonishing rate.

After all, he was a being who once ruled the world, so calling him a god wouldn't be an exaggeration. For Mikayi, doing something that defies the rules of the world could be done with minimal cost.

029 The Resurrected Black Dragon

“Chido Zorro, from this moment on you are a demon.” Mikayi said calmly, making Chido’s jaw drop.

"Me?! How could I possibly be that kind of evil mutant creature?!"

"Disrespectful."

A powerful fire spell came hurtling towards him. Realizing he couldn't dodge it, the resigned Qido immediately covered his eyes: "Ah, I'm dead."

Wait... I think I'm already dead?

The fire magic passed through Chido's body and struck the ground. Judging from the explosion behind him, even in his prime, he wouldn't have been able to withstand a single blow from this angel.

"The supreme demon king sitting before you is the ruler of all demons! If you speak any more disrespectfully, come with me to the higher levels of hell to suffer."

Chido glanced guiltily at the throne. When Chido met the Demon King's gaze, his soul trembled instinctively.

She could feel a connection between her soul and the man on the steps, and she couldn't disobey his words.

Realizing that his soul had become the Demon King's slave, Chido crossed his arms and knelt on the ground. This gesture, used by humans to worship gods, was the only way he could think of to express his respect for the Demon King.

A knock was heard on the palace gates, the heavy doors creaking loudly. The visitor politely knocked three times and then waited quietly outside.

"Enter."

The gate to the ninth level of hell seemed to have a mind of its own, and it suddenly opened wide upon hearing the Demon King's response.

A strong wind howled, and the sound of orderly footsteps echoed from outside the pitch-black house.

An army of about a hundred men carried a block of ice the size of a building, and the cold air instantly lowered the temperature of the space.

The army stood in silent, orderly ranks, their massive demon bat wings pressed against their backs.

Demons possess incredible strength, yet even so, it would take about a hundred demons to lift this heavy object.

Chido's attention wasn't on the many demons at all. What they were carrying completely caught his eye: a black dragon was sealed inside that block of ice!

This dragon was destined to be extraordinary; Qi Duo, a dragon-human, was actually...

It gave me a creepy feeling.

The frozen dragon was gently placed on the ground, its weight causing the floor to tremble.

“Supreme King, these are the goods you commanded.” The demon captain, who had a pair of curved ram horns on his forehead, knelt on the ground, facing the demon king on the steps. He didn’t even dare to look him in the eye.

"Thank you for your hard work." Mikayi nodded in satisfaction, opened the door to the eighth level of Hell, the <Demon's Lair>, and sent the demon squad back.

The black dragon that had been transported was melting at a visible rate. As the icy water receded, there was even a sign that it might awaken.

"This is the corpse of a black dragon taken from the third layer of Hell, the Frozen Plains." The Demon King's voice came from the throne. "This three-eyed black dragon was once the ruler of the first layer of Hell, and was later killed by the Angels."

Only then did Chido discover that the black dragon's back was riddled with longswords, and the blood that should have flowed down seemed to have been broken down by the extreme cold, leaving only a row of ripped wounds.

Just how powerful must the race be to kill this guy?! Qido glanced furtively at the six-winged angel beside him.

It's probably best to avoid provoking this woman in the future...

Although I am much larger than this little angel, it is only right for a junior to respect a senior by calling her "sister".

"Now, it will be reborn as your physical body."

The Demon King's voice entered Qiduo's mind. Qiduo looked around and found that he and the angel lady were indeed the only ones in the hall.

Wait a minute?! The 'you' the Demon Lord is talking about... could it be me?!

Cheetos gaped in surprise: "Huh? I...I?!"

"Stop talking nonsense, you idiot." The six-winged angel flapped its wings and flew over, chasing Qido towards the black dragon like a duck. "Hurry up, while the Demon King is in a good mood, or I'll reborn you as a wild boar."

Chido was terrified and scrambled to his feet.

The moment Chido touched the black dragon's body, his soul was instantly sucked in.

"Phoenix." A faint glow emanated from Reni as she cast the spell. A bird, whose name had been called, chirped and appeared behind her.

Nirvana!

Without hesitation, the birds made of flame charged straight into the dragon's body. A burst of fire ignited the black dragon, which had been lying prone on the ground, and it suddenly opened its eyes.

Flames still burned on his body, and Chido was surprised to find that these seemingly fierce flames were actually harmless. The warm flames healed all his wounds, and he even felt a sense of rebirth.

Look at your hands again.

"Oh my god!!"

Suddenly, the black dragon began to speak human language, and despite its jet-black dragon face, it displayed a wide range of human expressions.

Thinking that Chido's soul was being rejected by the black dragon's body, Mikayi was about to step forward to check on the black dragon's condition when he heard the black dragon shriek in surprise.

"My paws are so black!!"

Mikayi: "..."

Are you an idiot?

As a three-eyed black dragon, do you really want colorful little claws?!

When facing newly appointed subordinates, a basic level of authority is necessary. Therefore, Mikayi could only silently endure this series of complaints.

But then again, Renee's phoenix magic is just too powerful. Not only does it apply to all races, but it can even do things like stitching souls and bodies together.

Many souls have been resurrected by Mikayi in demon form, but this is the first time he has fused a soul into a dragon's body.

Therefore, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Cheto Zorro was the Demon Lord's lab rat for experimenting with magic.

Chido's original body was that of a dragon-human, so Mikayi had a sudden idea and tried to merge a soul with dragon-like traits into a dragon's body. However, so far, at least there has been no rejection.

After transforming into a black dragon, its perspective naturally increased, and it was now even higher than the Demon King on the steps.

When Cheetos looked around, he suddenly discovered that in addition to his normal vision, he also had an eye that could rotate 360 ​​degrees without any blind spots.

"Mom!"