Please be my partner.

Marcus regretted it, and regretted it deeply.

What he said before about being able to take the [Holy Temple] away directly was of course true, but it would require a huge price.

Moreover, Marcus had come to the 632nd level of the abyss world and had been working hard and planning since his weakest period, which took hundreds of years. If he escaped like this, it would mean that all his efforts and hard work would be in vain.

Therefore, even at the last moment, Marcus was still trying to become the master of the 632nd level of the abyss world.

Being able to take the [Holy Temple] away at any time is Marcus' confidence and the ultimate means of preserving his capital.

But now, when Marcus saw the bright moon floating in the sky, he realized that things were completely out of his control. He had won the lottery, and it was the 'big prize'!

Marcus said bitterly, "A semi-divine artifact? Even among the true demigods, only a very small number of top-tier beings can possess such a treasure. I didn't expect..."

With the blockade of the semi-artifact, all the means that Marcus had prepared were naturally useless. He was now like a turtle caught in a jar.

The fact is indeed as Marcus said, the rarity of semi-artifacts is far greater than that of demigods, and to some extent, the power that the former can unleash is also higher than the latter.

So, when Melen used the power of the full moon semi-artifact to injure Senzo, the latter turned around and left without saying a word.

Because, although Melen has not yet become the true master of the 632nd layer of the abyss world, his existing authority is enough to support him to use the power of the full moon semi-artifact unscrupulously.

Melen smiled and said, "What I just said still stands. As long as you use the Styx Oath and swear allegiance to me for three thousand years, I will hand over the authority of the 632nd layer of the Abyss to you."

This time, Marcus did not refuse outright, but fell silent.

After a long moment, Marcus looked deeply at Mellen and said, "You don't even know my true identity, yet you want me to be loyal to you. Aren't you afraid of getting yourself into trouble?"

Bringing trouble upon oneself?

Melen found it a bit amusing. If it really came down to being sensitive about one's identity, who in the entire universe could be more sensitive than these remnants of the Myriad Beasts Universe?!

However, Mellen did not underestimate Marcus' words. He asked, "Tell me, if I really can't afford to offend you, I can let you go."

Marcus certainly understood the other meaning in Mellen's words. If his identity did not make the latter afraid, and he was unwilling to swear allegiance, he would probably die here today.

Marcus sighed and said, "I still say the same thing. If you want to know my true identity, you must sign a confidentiality contract with me, otherwise I won't tell you anything."

After saying that, Marcus kept silent and waited for Melen to make a choice.

This surprised Mellen a little. He vaguely felt that the secret hidden behind Marcus might be even greater than he imagined.

To be honest, at this point Mellen is in a difficult situation. He can indeed kill Marcus and put an end to it, but that would be equivalent to offending an unknown secret force. In the absence of any intelligence, if the latter retaliates, it will be difficult for Mellen to defend against it.

After thinking for a moment, Melen said, "I can sign a secret-keeping contract, but not the Styx oath."

Mellen had learned so much extraordinary knowledge in the Golden Academy, so he naturally knew a lot about secret-keeping contracts, including some that could restrain saints.

This is the limit of what Melen can accept. If Marcus still disagrees, Melen has no choice but to send him off.

This time, Marcus didn't think too long and agreed directly: "Okay!"

Next, the two parties signed a secret agreement with the spirit world as a witness.

After the contract was completed, Marcus breathed a sigh of relief. After a moment's deliberation, he said, "Actually, I'm not the demon you know me to be..."

As Marcus spoke, Mellen's eyes widened. He had never expected that his momentary urge to recruit a subordinate would actually uncover a hidden secret of the abyss.

As we all know, the ruler of the Abyss today is the devil, that is, Tanar'ri.

Of course, although the vast majority of demons are Tanar'ri, it does not mean that there are no other types of demons or tribes in the Abyss. For example, Romara, as a young resident of the Abyss, is the product of the final dream that appeared in the intermittent process of the entire plane trying to digest a dead evil god system.

The largest gathering place of Romala is the 230th layer of the abyss world called Nightmare Abyss. It is a level full of illusions. Even the Chaos Ship that Mellen took at the time deliberately bypassed that place.

The incorporeal Romara are not keen on expanding their territory in the Abyss. Instead, they focus on eroding and corrupting the material world, that is, the mortals in the real world.

They can often be found in the mortal settlements of the Abyss.

Back to the topic, Tanar'ri are not actually the natives of the Abyss. Before this, the ruler of the Abyss was...Obyris!

Legend has it that before the first mortals were born in the real world, Obyris had already controlled the abyss. There is even a saying that Tanar'ri was created by a powerful being among Obyris.

Although the birth of a Tanar'ri demon does require a sinful human soul, the above statement still makes most demons scoff.

Once upon a time, the Obyris Lords, who served as spokesmen for the Abyss, possessed great power, and the strongest demon lords were called "Princes". The most famous of them was Obox Ob, who was born from the original chaos and evil.

Unfortunately, this powerful Demon Prince was ambushed by the Queen of Chaos. Some said he died on the spot, some said he was seriously injured and fell into a deep sleep, and some said he only escaped with a wisp of incarnation and was left to survive.

The final result was that Chaos became the leader of Obyris and subsequently launched a vast war that swept across the entire dimension, dimension, and universe.

Obviously, this battle did not achieve the goal after Chaos, and Obyris fell into decline, which led to the rise of the Tanar'ri demons.

And Marcus is an Obyris demon.

His purpose in planning the 632nd level of the abyss world was also very simple, which was to create a habitat for the Obyris demons around him where they could live comfortably.

After listening to Marcus's story, Melen fell into deep thought.

Marcus's identity was indeed a little beyond Mellen's expectations, but to be honest, it didn't seem to be a big deal.

After all, that ancient war was long gone, so how many people still remember the Obyris tribe?!

Although the Abyss is now dominated by Tanar'ri demons, there are other tribes. Even the Tanar'ri demons themselves cannot tell how many branches they have. An unknown demon tribe will not attract any attention at all.

Of course, it is foreseeable that once Marcus's identity as the demon Obiris is exposed, it will inevitably lead to all kinds of trouble, and it will definitely not be a small trouble.

Marcus asked calmly, "How is it? Are you still planning to take me in as your subordinate?"

Mellen came back to his senses and chuckled, "Of course, but it depends on your own wishes. If you really want to die, I don't mind fulfilling your wish."

Marcus: ...

Marcus didn't expect Melen to be so bold. After knowing his identity as the Obyris demon, he dared to say such words.

And although Mellen appeared calm, Marcus could see that if he really refused, he would surely die.

After thinking for a moment, Marcus said, "It's not impossible for me to become your subordinate, but I have two conditions."

Mellen asked without comment: "Tell me about it."

Marcus said, "First, I can be loyal to you, but you can't let me do anything that will harm the demons of Obyris. Second, three thousand years is too long. How about a hundred years? I agree to a hundred years."

"Pfft!" Mellen scoffed and said, "That's not how you bargain, is it?"

After thinking for a moment, Melen added, "Well, three thousand years is indeed a long time, even for a demon who can be almost immortal as long as he keeps his soul full. So let's make it one thousand years. I don't like to bargain with others. This is my last concession. If you don't agree, there is no need to discuss it further."

Marcus hesitated for a moment and nodded slightly, agreeing to this.

Melen added, "As for your statement that you can't do anything to harm the Obyris demon, that's too broad. If I'm attacked by an Obyris demon in the future and can't command you to help me fight the enemy, then why would I give you authority over the 632nd layer of the Abyss?"

Marcus thought for a moment and said, "I guarantee that the Obyris demon will not take the initiative to become your enemy."

Mellen said disdainfully: "Not enough! Besides, what guarantee do you have?!"

Marcus was silent for a moment, then said, "If it is Obiris who takes the initiative to provoke, then I will stand on your side."

Melen was quite satisfied with this answer, but on the surface he pretended to agree reluctantly.

After exchanging some details, the two parties officially finalized the contents of the contract.

To put it bluntly, it is equivalent to Marcus using his own thousand years of loyalty to purchase the authority of the 632nd level of the abyss world from Melen.

If the target was an ordinary demon, it would certainly not be worth it for Melen, but considering Marcus's special identity, perhaps some more valuable secrets could be unearthed in the future, which would be a good deal.

As the former ruler of the Abyss, the Obyris Demon always has some special methods, such as the Styx Oath that Marcus is about to use.

As Marcus recited the ancient language, a "gurgling" sound gradually rang out around him, and an illusory long river appeared out of thin air, carrying chaos and filth, and seemed clear and ethereal, full of a sense of contradiction. It was the Styx that ran through the entire bottomless abyss...

Although Marcus can summon the projection of the Styx, it is just a projection and has no power at all. It can only serve as a witness to the oath.

The oath written by Melen and Marcus floated up out of thin air and slowly fell into the projection of the River Styx without causing any ripples.

During this process, Melen always used the power of the full moon semi-artifact to cover the four directions in order to prevent Marcus from doing anything tricky.

Although Marcus didn't have any extra thoughts, he couldn't help but admire Mellen's meticulousness.

As the oath completely merged into the projection of the Styx, Melen also intuitively felt for the first time the majestic existence that spanned countless worlds...

On the ever-flowing main vein, even a tributary that extends randomly is more vast than the world.

If ordinary rivers rely on the earth, then the Styx relies on the entire starry universe!

Only in this way can sinful souls be continuously brought into the abyss and countless demons be spawned.

As the projection of the Styx dissipated, Melen's perception gradually faded, leaving only the connection between him and Marcus.

After the Styx Oath was reached, Marcus felt relieved and stopped resisting. Suddenly, the power he possessed quickly dissipated.

The abyssal authority of Little Red Lotus gradually solidified into an ancient circular mark.

What is manifested externally is that the same mark symbol appears between Melen's eyebrows. This is because he and Xiao Honglian are now in a state of [Soul Synchrony], equivalent to a whole.

Marcus nodded slightly to Mellen, then left quickly. Now that the entire 632-layer abyss world was experiencing a series of turmoil, he needed to return to the territory first to stabilize the situation.

Melen also sent a message to the three vampire marquises, asking them to cooperate with Marcus's actions.

Next, Melen began to study the power of the abyss in his hands and collect the [Holy Temple].

The authority of the abyss is a symbol of status and can naturally be transferred or snatched.

Now the remaining abyss will in Xiao Honglian's body has completely disappeared, and all of it has condensed into this abyss authority, which represents the 632nd level of the abyss world, so there is no need to think about going to other levels of the abyss to repeat such a good thing.

With the complete blessing of the abyss authority, Melen was able to exert demigod-level power in the 632nd layer of the abyss world, but he only tried it briefly and then ignored it.

Then Melen turned his attention to the [Holy Temple], and he easily became its master and took it in his hands.

The [Holy Temple] is like a ball of shapeless light, in which everyone can see the images that they believe represent concepts such as "solidity", "stability", and "indestructibility".

[The Holy Temple] can bless all powers related to the concept of "realm", and it is a proportional and significant enhancement!

Including but not limited to world barriers, saints' territories, secret realm boundaries, and even protective shields!

That’s right, what surprised Melen was that the [Holy Temple] could actually strengthen the high-maintenance shield, and it was a tenfold improvement.

If Melen could only reach the bottom line of demigod level when using the high-maintenance shield in the real dimension before, then after being blessed by the [Holy Temple], its strength reached a level that ordinary demigods could not easily break, which undoubtedly provided another layer of insurance for his safety.

In addition, the [Holy Temple] can also integrate different "realms" to exert more powerful power, which is what Melen cares about more.

Mellen's [Soul Synchrony] is undoubtedly a magical skill. It can integrate the rule powers of different dogs to achieve the effect of one plus one being greater than two.

However, the Saint's Territory is a domain specially created by the Saint based on his own rules, and it needs to be continuously constructed and improved. This means that even saints who use the same rule power will have completely different Saint's Territories.

Even [Soul Synchrony] cannot integrate and mobilize the saint territories of the dogs. Melen has always wanted to solve this problem, but he has never been able to do it.

Now that we have the [Holy Temple], although the root cause has not been solved, it has at least solved the symptoms.

It can be said that the improvement in Melen's strength brought by the [Holy Temple] far exceeds the imagination of other saints!

Chapter 442: The Fall and Return of Light and Darkness

The effect of the [Holy Temple] far exceeded Melen's expectations, which made him very satisfied.

When Mellen completed the strength test, a day had passed. He looked at the entire 632-layer abyss world through the perspective of the abyss authority and frowned.

At this time, the 632nd level of the abyss world is still in a state of chaos, and the situation is even getting worse.

First of all, the death of Giorgos caused chaos in the demon legions under his command. Not only did the original legions want to gain more power, but a group of succubi also stirred up trouble.

Secondly, although Marcus has returned to the territory to take charge of the overall situation, because he has lost the authority of the lord, except for a small number of his subordinates who are still willing to obey his orders, most of the demons have turned against him.

This is also the nature of the devil. Even with Marcus's strength, he can only put out fires everywhere and is busy and exhausted.

The Evernight Castle was unexpectedly stable. Although it was severely damaged by the invasion of the demon army under Giorgos, the latter's shift of target at the last moment gave the Evernight Castle a chance to breathe.

With the return of the three vampire marquises and the unique class model of vampires, they quickly regained leadership and suppressed all the demons who tried to take advantage of the chaos.

Mellen shook his head slightly, but he was not surprised.

Melen directly used the power of the abyss to declare his existence, and his supreme majesty enveloped the entire 632-layer abyss world, letting all demons understand who is the real master.

For those demons that have fallen into a state of madness, Mellen has to use the most brutal means to cut the Gordian knot. He doesn't have much time to waste here.

In this way, in less than a day, the entire 632-level abyss world was cleaned up by Mellen.

Outside the demon fortress built by Giorgos, Melen's figure slowly emerged. This was also one of the powers given to Melen by the authority of the abyss, allowing him to appear freely in any corner of the 632-layer abyss world.

At this time, the entire Demon Fortress was shrouded in a faint halo of light. People outside could not enter, and people inside could not leave. This was naturally the work of Mellen. His purpose in doing this was very simple... treasure!

This demon fortress is Giorgos's lair, and it houses a large amount of resources and treasures he has accumulated over the years.

Following the guidance of the energy fluctuations, Mellen came to the door of a huge treasure house, where a large number of demons gathered. They were all trying to open the door of the treasure house. There were also many demon corpses scattered nearby, proving that their previous communication was not so friendly.

Mellen was too lazy to pay attention to these demons. He waved his hand and turned them all into ashes. Then he pointed his finger and the door of the treasure house opened.

What comes into view is a dazzling array of treasures.

Seeing this, Melen sighed slightly. There were indeed a lot of good things here, but unfortunately, Giorgos had paid a huge price to gain the support of the Succubus Queen, and the treasures in the treasury had shrunk by at least half.