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Chapter 2028 Those Eight Deadly Demons! Why do I have to go find the Panku Box first?

"Long time no see, Holy Lord."

"Long time no see, Mr. Chen." The Holy Lord greeted Chen Luo politely as he stepped down from the Hyperion.

The Holy Lord's enthusiasm made Chen Luo feel a little uncomfortable.

"Mr. Chen, it seems you have more crew members than before." The Holy Lord looked with some curiosity at the larger number of people accompanying the Hyperion that had disembarked compared to the last time.

“It’s not that there are more, but rather that you spent too little time on the ship last time, so you didn’t see many crew members at all. A spaceship as large as the Hyperion needs nearly a hundred people, each with their own role, to be of maximum effectiveness.” Chen Luo shook his head.

"I see..." The Holy Lord glanced at the entourage again, but didn't find anything strange, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.

There's a character in the opposing team whose mouth is gagged, and he's curiously looking around his palace.

"Oh, this is the brains of our fleet. For some special reason, we sealed her mouth shut."

"IQ queen, is she really that smart?"

"Almost... She doesn't represent the upper limit of the fleet's intelligence, but rather the lower limit. Because of her existence, everyone feels that they are still quite smart, mainly used to boost morale."

"Ugh!" Kiana was furious when she heard these words.

"Don't be angry, Kiana, it's all part of the setting, just a setting," Mei comforted Kiana, holding her hand.

"..."

Why am I set as the lower limit of the fleet's intelligence, Mei is set as the fleet's cook, while Bronya's Silver Wolf is set as the upper limit of intelligence?

Kiana was somewhat unconvinced.

"Idiot Kiana." Bronya, dressed in the same outfit as Silver Wolf and unusually without her signature spiral twin tails, rolled her eyes at Kiana.

Although Silver Wolf went to the Black Tower Space Station to get herself killed, Chen Luo still recognized another Silver Wolf—the Silver Wolf of the Urals! Bronya!

It's a silver wolf, but not a fully-fledged silver wolf.

To be honest, Silver Wolf also came to the bar yesterday and had a big feast, but because Silver Wolf is relatively young, he went to the children's table and didn't drink much.

Besides Silver Wolf, Kafka was also invited, but she seemed to be busy with something and didn't come. Only Silver Wolf seemed to enjoy the feast.

It's clear that Silver Wolf's fondness for the bar has increased dramatically because of the fact that he can go on adventures in other anime and game worlds.

It wasn't that Chen Luo didn't invite Ren, but rather that Chen Luo knew Ren wouldn't come even if he was invited.

Besides the fact that Ren himself was used to being alone and had things to do on the Immortal Ship, the most important reason was that the immortal fruits Chen Luo used to entertain everyone were all for increasing vitality and lifespan.

If Ren saw that the banquet was full of this kind of food, he would probably go crazy on the spot and overturn the table.

He'd rather die than live like this.

After Chen Luo's fleet arrived again, the Holy Lord exchanged pleasantries with Chen Luo for a while before being led deep into the palace.

The Holy Lord has been quite well-behaved these past few days, neither summoning his evil dragon from another dimension nor harboring any ambitious plans to invade the human world.

Although the Holy Lord had an extremely strong desire to rule the world, and had done so before, he couldn't wait to conquer the world as soon as he collected all 12 talismans.

But that's because the Holy Lord felt that no one in the world could stop him.

Now it's different; the Holy Lord doesn't mind being a little more patient for the sake of a greater ideal.

From Chen Luo's perspective, he had only been away from this world for one day, but in the eyes of the Holy Lord, three days had already passed.

Although the initial promise was for one day, delaying it for a few more days would make the Holy Lord and the eight demons even more anxious, and the wishes they concocted would be even more delicious.

As everyone knows, the Holy Lord doesn't keep his promises, so Chen Luo has no reason to keep them either.

The answer is thanks to the incredibly useful historical records!

While the Book of Time cannot artificially create wishes, it can make wishes appear quickly.

For example, accelerating time in the world, quickly shifting the plot to a point where the other party needs help.

Wishes are never fully realized; there will always be people who have wishes.

[As expected of the Holy Lord, not just terrifyingly powerful, utterly terrifying. To deal with the Holy Lord, you were forced to use the Book of Time multiple times, Boss!]

"..."

……

"We've arrived. Let me introduce you to my seven brothers and sisters." The Holy Lord led Chen Luo to a mirror.

Through this magical mirror, Chen Luo could see seven demons on the other side of the mirror, each with a different appearance and trying to show a friendly expression, but whose appearances were incongruous due to their unattractive features.

Before arriving here, the Holy Lord invited Chen Luo to take a look at the mountains of treasures and various valuables in his palace, which Chen Luo highly praised.

Furthermore, in order to entertain Chen Luo's crew, the Holy Lord promised that they could choose any treasure from his own treasure room.

Everyone except Chen Luo is currently searching for treasure in the Holy Lord's treasure room.

Now, the Holy Lord's true intentions have been revealed.

“My seven brothers and sisters were originally human, but they were harmed by villains and turned into what they are now. But don’t be fooled by their strange appearances, they are all good people. Mr. Chen, please don’t judge a book by its cover.”

When they heard the Holy Lord say not to judge a book by its cover, the expressions of the eight demons on the other side of the mirror all froze for a moment.

But it recovered quickly.

Although the eight demons had become quite foolish due to the constant wear and tear on their power and wisdom caused by being trapped in the Demon Hell, they knew that they now needed someone's help.

Be patient, and be patient again.

Although the eight demons weren't very smart, Shendu was quite clever and had already rehearsed his lines with them beforehand.

"But while I was recovering my energy these past few days, I asked our hacker lady to check the history of Earth. It says that the Eight Great Demons once tried to rule the human world, but were eventually sealed away by the righteous Eight Immortals..." Chen Luo's tone was somewhat hesitant.

“Mr. Chen, there’s an old saying on our planet: history is written by the victors. History is like a little girl who can be dressed up by the winners. People like us who protect the world but are ultimately defeated will definitely be stigmatized.” The Holy Lord was not surprised that Chen Luo would ask this question, so he answered fluently.

In addition, the Holy Lord had given Chen Luo a heads-up before coming to this world, so the Holy Lord wasn't too worried about things going wrong.

If things go wrong, we can just kill these visitors from another world and then rule the Earth!

As for the agreement with the other eight demons to release them from the Demon Hell and then rule the entire universe together...

As we all know, the Holy Lord does not keep his promises.

Whether others lose money or not is unknown, but the Holy Lord certainly doesn't lose money.

That's why the Holy Lord is so fearless now.

"I see...that makes some sense." Chen Luo nodded.

“Friend from interstellar space, thank you for your help. If you can release us, we will gather our scattered wealth and give it to you. Wealth is meaningless to us now; all we want is simple freedom.” Zhou Lan, the most polite of the eight demons, spoke to Chen Luo as their representative.

“We are not interested in wealth…” Chen Luo was interrupted halfway through his sentence.

“Please don’t say that. We’ve been trapped in this hell for so long. If Mr. Chen could release us, we would be eternally grateful. But we have nothing left to offer except the wealth we’ve accumulated.” Zhou Lan shook her head.

"Then... I won't stand on ceremony."

Seeing that Chen Luo had finally accepted these false promises, the Holy Lord finally breathed a sigh of relief and put his mind at ease.

Putting oneself in another's shoes, the Holy Lord simply doesn't believe that anyone would be so kind as to help others without asking for anything in return.

However, since the other party has a need, things become much easier.

What the Holy Lord fears most is that there is nothing on Earth that can attract Chen Luo.

"In addition, there are the six talismans that I promised belong to me." To encourage Chen Luo and the others to work even harder, the Holy Lord added from the side.

"Okay." Chen Luo nodded.

"Then please confirm everyone's wishes again... Is that alright? Once agreed upon, it cannot be changed. Our interference with this planet is nearing its limit; we can only grant you one last wish," Chen Luo said.

"...Let us discuss this." After exchanging glances with the other seven demons, the Holy Lord spoke in hushed tones.

Originally, the Holy Lord and the Seven Demons thought they could keep fooling these gullible fools into working for them, but they received this news instead.

Although it was already decided, there's no harm in confirming it again.

After a while, the Holy Lord once again lifted the curtain covering the mirror.

The Holy Lord stands beside the mirror, side by side with the seven demons within the mirror.

The eight demons have reunited.

"It's decided. Our last wish is that Captain Chen can find the Panku Box and release all seven of our brothers and sisters trapped in Hell. We never want to return to this desolate land! We will repay you handsomely after this is done!" Zhou Lan, the leader of the eight demons, spoke the wish of the eight demons.

The other demons nodded in agreement.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

【The Ambition of the Eight Demons】: Find the Panku Box and help the eight demons escape from that damned demon hell forever!

Rewards: 4000 Primal Stones + Seven Great Demonic Auras + True God Key [Erosion] + Random Rewards.

Difficulty: 5 stars

It's clear that the Seven Demons have had enough of that damned Demon Hell.

Otto's 500-year obsession was enough to issue a five-star request. Although Otto considered it more important than life itself, the eight demons' desire to no longer remain in Demon Hell was also considered more important than life itself.

The demonic hell constantly wears down their intelligence and strength; what's the difference between that and cutting flesh with a dull knife?

Moreover, the eight demons are stronger than Otto, and there are eight of them!

If quantity is insufficient, quality will make up for it, and the quality of this group of commissions from the eight great demons is obviously beyond doubt.

Chen Luo wasn't too surprised by the five-star reward of primordial demonic energy, but what exactly is the True Key of God?

And it's the Key of Erosion?

Perhaps the Key of Erosion is the real prize.

only……

"Do we really have to find the Panku Box?" Chen Luo sighed.

“Of course, only the Panku Box can help open the gates of hell and release my brothers and sisters.” The Holy Lord nodded.

The Holy Lord didn't quite understand why Chen Luo would ask this question. In the past three days, the Holy Lord had already found the location of the Panku Treasure Box through searching, and now all that was left was to retrieve it.

If it weren't for the fact that Shendu cannot touch righteous Qi magic, he would have brought back the Panku Box long ago.

“...Alright, I’ll take the Panku Treasure Box first.”

Those eight damned demons!

Chen Luo could have directly changed the outcome of this matter using the Book of Time and immediately obtained the Panku Treasure Box, but he was definitely unhappy about having an extra job added to his life.

"Oh, by the way. Holy Lord, do you have any magic that can teleport items to this hell?" Chen Luo asked.

"Well... there is one. But it can only be used once every 1000 years, and the item cannot be too large. In particular, it cannot be a magical item," the Holy Lord replied after thinking for a moment.

The Holy Lord didn't know why Chen Luo asked this, but that didn't stop him from answering.

Although this magic did not appear in the original story, as long as it is written in the annals of history, wouldn't it be there?

While the annals of history cannot forcibly alter other people's wishes, they can modify and encourage the creation of those wishes by adding certain elements.

"Then could you please send this scroll to Hell so that your seven brothers and sisters can sign it?" Chen Luo handed a scroll to the Holy Lord.

"It's possible, but what is it?"

"This is a local specialty from our hometown, a testament to friendship and commitment. We hope your seven brothers and sisters will sign their names on it," Chen Luo said.

"..." The Holy Lord's originally scarlet eyes became even redder, but after carefully examining the scroll and confirming that it had no magical aura, the Holy Lord breathed a sigh of relief.

After the Holy Lord nodded in agreement to Chen Luo's request, he directly took off a piece of his fingernail and threw it at the magic mirror, then threw the Investiture of the Gods at the mirror.

The Investiture of the Gods passed directly through the mirror and arrived before the seven great demons.

After the seven demons gathered and studied the Investiture of the Gods, they found nothing wrong with it and could not detect any trace of magic. Tempted by the prospect of leaving Hell, they all signed their names.

That's right, Chen Luo bullied these demons, and after spending too much time in hell, his wisdom was worn away and he became stupid.

It even added a bit of the curse of "the heart of the Dao is clouded".

But Chen Luo was also doing it to help the Seven Demons.

Because the seven demons demanded complete liberation from the demon hell.

Simply by using Pankubo and releasing them, their connection to the demonic hell has not been severed.

After all seven demons signed their names, the Investiture of the Gods, which had been otherwise unremarkable, suddenly closed up on its own and then vanished into thin air.