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He turned around in the direction of the sound and saw a demon trimming flowers and cleaning tombstones.

Dekan hadn't even realized the existence of this demon.

Compared to other demons, this tomb-guarding demon doesn't seem to have any outstanding qualities at first glance.

He didn't even resemble a demon; he was more like an ordinary human with demonic racial characteristics.

If you look closely at this demon, you'll find that his figure seems to possess a unique demonic quality, and no matter what you do, you can't see his true appearance.

In just a moment, the indescribable and eerie magic emanating from this demon convinced Dekan that this was the most dangerous demon he had ever seen!

"Are you the warden for this floor?"

Dekan asked tentatively.

The warden probably won't attack him.

"Yes, I am the Illusory Karlster."

The warden paid no more attention to Dekan and continued with his work, answering Dekan with his back to him.

Upon arriving here, Dekan finally saw the prompt in the demon bracelet.

Demon King's Tomb

The burial place of all the demon kings throughout history

Each inscription is engraved with the Demon King's will and emblem left behind during his lifetime.

[The barrier contains the combined magical power left behind by successive Demon Kings. By gaining the Demon King's approval, one can invoke his magical power.]

Place the Demon Bracelet on the Demon King's altar to initiate the Demon King's review.

The more approval you gain from the Demon King, the more magical power you will receive from him.

The degree of blessing from a single demon lord's approval is determined by the strength of the demon lord's remaining will.

The more powerful the demon lord, and the more modern the demon lord, the stronger the remaining will.

No attempt is allowed to take any prisoners out of the eighth floor.

[After clearing the eighth floor, you will receive Demon Points based on the level of Demon King's magic power buff the jailer received.]

Dekan frowned as he looked at the rules.

This layer was simpler than he had imagined.

It's practically impossible to implement.

It's a screening process to prevent traitors from other races from disguising themselves as demons and infiltrating the prison.

Then, the Demon King's will adds some subjective scores to the performance of the jailers in the first seven levels.

At this level, Demon Points are no longer as important. The main purpose of these massive amounts of Demon Points is to be exchanged for Demon Currency at a certain ratio when leaving the Demon Prison.

For most prison guards, the eighth floor is more like a perk level.

It can make you rich overnight.

"How many Demon Kings' approvals are typically needed to withstand the pressure of their magic and leave this place?"

"Dekan asked."

"Once you gain the approval of at least three... no, in your case, at least ten Demon Lords, you can pass through the Demon Lord's Tomb to reach the ninth floor."

The warden, the illusory Karlster, still did not turn around, and explained.

He saw through Dekan's own weakness.

Logically speaking, the jailers who can reach the eighth level should be at least at the seventh rank.

Once you gain the approval of the three demon kings, you can overcome the pressure and get through.

Karlster had never seen a fourth-rank jailer before.

But the fact that a mere fourth-tier cultivator could arrive here suggests that he must possess something unique, and he might even gain the approval of many demon kings.

Of course, there are also some exceptionally powerful eighth-tier jailers who can force their way through even if they only gain the approval of one or two demon kings or simply do not seek the approval of demon kings.

Dekan nodded; he had already quickly counted the number of these black stone tablets.

There are 33 in total.

With his outstanding performance, gaining recognition from at least 10 people should not be a problem.

But Dekan started to get a little scared.

These demon kings are the true kings of demons throughout history; their approval is of paramount importance.

If a large number of heart-fluttering demons left their lights on for Dekan, what would the audience in the real world think?

This is practically a public execution!

"By the way, is there any way I can take the prisoners I brought with me away?"

Dekan asked again.

Passing the test isn't difficult, but the challenge lies in how to take the Dark Saintess away.

The warden would likely not allow him to move the sealed Dark Saintess.

His companions are likely to be in the same situation.

"Impossible. Any prisoner who reaches this level will remain forever on the edge of the cemetery."

When the illusory Kalster heard Dekan's question, it seemed that his bottom line had finally been crossed. He slowly turned his head to look at Dekan, and a sharp killing intent flashed in his eyes.

"Unless you are confident you can defeat me."

"..."

Dekan was finally convinced.

Another purpose of the eighth floor is to retrieve prisoners.

The fact that a prisoner could be taken to the eighth floor by the jailers has already proven his value and danger.

They will be considered the highest-ranking prisoners and sealed here.

As expected, this level was not a simple demon king version of If You Are the One for him.

Instead, he needs to strengthen himself through the Demon King's magic and then kill this illusory Karlster.

Only in this way can they lead their companions and the Dark Saintess to the final level to challenge the Warden.

But the problem is coming.

Dekan doesn't rely much on stats; he relies more on rank and tactical synergy.

Even if you enhance his magic power panel to a very high level.

He was still a support player.

Or rather, Dekan has never relied on his own damage output.

Because of the inherent flaws in his magic attribute, the rate at which magic is converted into damage is discarded by Dekan when creating cards.

Therefore, without teammates, Dekan doesn't have an easy time defeating the warden.

Unless, of course, he can gain the approval of a demon king of an exaggerated number on this level, to the point where he can kill the warden one hit at a time with just basic attacks.

"By the way, has any prison guard ever challenged you?"

Decan decided to ask Kalster some more questions.

Kalster: "Yes, he has gained the approval of more than half of the Demon Kings, but unfortunately, he is still no match for me."

Dekan: "......"

This guy really does seem to have super bishop-level strength.

His strength is probably already almost unmatched below the ninth rank.

Moreover, after arriving at the prison, Dekan had a vague idea of which bishop the illusory Kalster corresponded to, amidst the strange déjà vu of constantly encountering familiar faces.

If Dekan were to fight the illusory bishop Carlos one-on-one, all Dekan would want to do is call for reinforcements.

If you can't win one-on-one, there's no hope.

Thankfully, this is the world of shadows.

With rules and mechanisms in place, there should always be a way to get through this.

Let's see how much of a buff we can get first.

Dekan stood before the altar and placed the demon bracelet on it.

Immediately, the altar reacted, the demon bracelet hovered above it, and the light on all the demon king tombstones in the distance began to flicker violently, as if reading the records on the Dekan demon bracelet and analyzing his performance in the first seven levels.

Decan looked at the group of devilish guests with a bit of nervousness.

He hoped that more demon kings would bless him.

But I'm also afraid of too many things.

Dekan feels a bit overwhelmed by this kind of official certification.

Before long, the flashing frequency of the light on the Demon King's tombstone gradually calmed down, as if it was about to give a result.

Just as Dekan swallowed his saliva.

All 33 Demon King tombstones lit up with a blinding red light!

"I※!"

Dekan couldn't help but shout it out.

All the demon kings have acknowledged me?

Doesn't that completely ruin his reputation?

You should at least symbolically extinguish a couple of lamps!