Chapter 40 The Heart of the Demon King
The void ushered in a long silence.
Joshua, who was ready to attack, clenched his fists several times and let them go several times. He stared at the demon king in front of him who expressed his surrender, wanted to open his mouth several times, but kept silent several times.
The strong man's fist can only be swung to the strong man. Since Goliath folds his weapon and causes his strength to fall and poses no threat, then Joshua has no reason to punch during the period when he needs the Abyss Demon to do things for him.
“—No one will believe in the devil’s allegiance.”
The sunken space gradually calmed down, and the stars of extraordinary power floating around the warrior were also taken back into his body one by one. After Joshua looked at Goliath who was still moving, he turned his gaze away and shook his head: "But you made the right choice... At least until the threat of the unknown evil god is over, you don't have to worry about this security issue, and we don't have the extra power to wipe you out."
Joshua turned around, his back facing the Demon King, revealing a huge flaw - although, with the current realm of the warrior, both front and side, outside and inside, he could grow three heads and six arms at any time, perfectly respond to any attack from any aspect.
But Joshua restrained all defense methods and directly exposed the flaws in front of Goliath.
However, facing such an opportunity, the other party did not make any changes at all, and remained in place, maintaining that somewhat ridiculous position.
"……Why?"
Still not looking back, Joshua looked at the dim stars in the abyss. He spitted out and asked in a deep voice: "For the devils, the devils, the burden of humiliation, and are willing to be servants for the continuation of civilization? If it were the five-colored dragons, the dragons or the Siberians, I believed it, but the demons were absolutely impossible. They did not understand what civilization was and what inheritance was. Devils were just wild beasts in groups. If it were not for the guidance of you, the big demons, they would prefer internal fighting to invade externally."
"Golia, tell me the reason for your allegiance."
The man's cold voice echoed in the dark void. Because of the previous battle between the two sides, the surrounding world had long shifted from its original track and moved towards the distance. Even the Sixth Abyss was far away from the battlefield. Faced with Joshua's doubts, Goliath slowly raised his head, his eight-eyed eyes were calm, and he seemed to feel that there was no shame in his previous surrender and loyalty.
"There is no reason," it whispered, "What you have to say is probably for the future."
Joshua narrowed his eyes slightly, and Goliath continued: "You are right, Radcliff, the Soul Burning Man, I don't care about the 'worm civilization' at all, nor the 'demon clan' - the worm civilization has long been destroyed by the internal struggle of his own. They deserve to die. I am not a worm. Their civilization has nothing to do with me, and the latter is my tool. Their value is just that, and it is not my people at all."
"I don't care about the life and death of the demons under my command, because I know that they are all wild beasts who are thorough, longing for chaos, blood, and willing to fight and violence. They belong to me because I am the most powerful, not because I am their leader."
Goliath said this, his tone was extremely indifferent and he did not look like he was lying. He believed it sincerely and without any falsehood.
As the king of demons who grew up from the acid wasteland, Goliath had no empathy for the insect civilization. It even stuttered the last member of the insect civilization buried in the underground laboratory, completely ending the era of insects and opening a new era of demons. But it also disliked demons, and even believed that those demons were just tools and could not be considered their people.
However, since that is the case, why did Goliath be loyal to Joshua, the Mycrov civilization? As a powerful man comparable to a god and possessed by the will of the abyss, Goliath is almost the same as the entire demon clan and the abyss world. As long as it wants to run away, no one can intercept him at present. It has no reason to fold its weapons and make all the previous actions.
Joshua didn't say anything, he just continued to turn his back to Goliath, waiting for the other party to tell the reason. Soon, the lord of the abyss spoke calmly.
"But the new generation has emerged - unlike those demons born in the Sixth Abyss and are born with chaotic nature, the real 'demon' was born."
At this time, Goliath took back his broken sickles - it could be seen that the sickles were essentially the strongest part of the other party's wings, but now, the wings were broken, making the wings of the big demon a little distorted, but Goliath didn't care about this, and it continued to answer calmly: "Just half a year ago, the demons I placed in other worlds, the demons who lived on my 'part body', had a new generation in the world of order."
"As we all know, the will of the world excludes us refugees who burned, killed, looted, but after the will of the abyss merged with me, my body is equivalent to the sixth abyss. As long as I put my body in other worlds, I can create a "abyss of order" for the demons to deceive the world. Half a year ago, a new generation was born among the demon guards living in my body... They are demons with real souls, completely and naturally born, different from me, different from Helm, different from Saruka, Delaire, and Grutia. He is different from us, the "devils" who condensed from countless soul fragments and gained wisdom. Their souls are complete and blank."
"There is no inheritance of natural souls, no power from the soul fragments of the previous generation, the power of these 'demons' is really pitiful... But so what."
Speaking of this, Goliath actually showed a 'smile'. No one could imagine how terrifying a hideous Eight-Eyed Demon King smiled, but it still said: "The mania, irritability, treason, bloodthirsty, wariness, insanity and chaos are all derived from the incompleteness of the soul. A brand new soul cannot be born in the abyss. Only the spiritual intelligence composed of countless pieces. This natural condition is destined to be a 'demon-like' race. No intelligent life can cultivate normal spiritual intelligence in the repeated illusions, headaches and mental distortions. The distortions and frenzy of countless souls will tear all reason apart."
"But they are different... They are normal creatures. As long as they grow up well, they are normal intelligent lives... I can even sense that their bodies are born with affinity for 'shadows'. This strange power is hosted on a brand new creature for the first time. I feel that this is the blessing of the multiverse, as if it is rebirth... I even deduced a completely consistent method of practice for them - unlike us, and from all demons."
As he said this, Goliath slowly raised his head. There was no longer any lava-like light in its eight eyes, but it was like a crimson crystal, with a blood-red color. The first time this abyss lord, with a hint of pleading tone, whispered: "As long as Mycrov is willing to admit that 'they' are a normal race of order, he will not regard them as demons."
"I promise until my death--the reliability of all the devils of the Sixth Abyss."
Joshua turned around, the giant god's silver eyes looked at each other with his deep red eyes. At this moment, Goliath did not see any emotion, any element, any intention, and the other person's eyes were fierce and pure. It was impossible to see that any thought was an impossible luxury.
The only thing that is thankful is that no emotion means no murderous intention.
After a moment, with a rumble echo like thunder, the giant god said dullly: "It's worthy of being the greedy demon king, so greedy."
"Just 'dedication of loyalty', I want to gain the future, gain hope, and use it to gain my promise and protection... This deal is too cost-effective. No wonder you don't hesitate, admit defeat if you say you give up, and surrender if you say you surrender."
"But Goliath, you must be loyal to me and to the Mycrov civilization. How should those worlds that have been robbed by you in the past hundreds of years? How should those people who have been killed by demons in the Mycrov world? How should those who sacrificed their sacrifices be calculated?"
The giant god slowly approached Goliath. He raised a left hand, and the silver storm gathered in the palm of his palm, and finally formed a long and thick chain. He threw the chain in front of Goliath, then lowered his palm and held it on the right corner of the devil. The warrior said without any emotion: "I know what you are afraid of."
"You are afraid that we will not kill you enough, nor will we destroy the Sixth Abyss, and even wipe out all the existences related to you, and together with the 'demons of order' - but don't be afraid, I will not do this. I am Joshua van Radcliff, the soul-burning man, the guardian of order. Since those demons have not killed anyone, I will treat them equally."
"Even now, I have only one requirement for you demons - now, you will go to rectify the abyss, and then send a demon familiar with the road to take me to the land of Nirvana through the Styx at the fastest speed."
In Joshua's left hand, the light of order shone brightly. With Goliath's humming and attention, the breath of suffocating abyss emanating. The warrior raised his left hand, and a strange and mysterious rune appeared on the right corner of the top of the demon's head.
"If the unknown evil god awakens, your sacrifice, struggle, everything you bear, the future you want to see, everything is meaningless. Remember this and do your best to complete the task."
The giant god whispered, then turned his head and stopped talking. Goliath endured the severe pain in his right corner and struggled to get up. It simply tore off a shadow from the shadow of its wings and threw it at Joshua.
"Although I don't know what the land of Nirvana in the Abyss is, if you refer to the source of the Styx and the deepest part of the abyss, I have indeed gone back."
Golia picked up the chain left by Joshua, and the moment it picked it up, the chain automatically lingers on its hands like a snake. The Lord of the Abyss did not resist the chain entanglement, but continued: "That is part of my soul, which will guide you to the deepest part of the abyss-but the strong man of Mycrov, even me, has never really arrived at a place without any light. Unlike our abyss where demons still survive, there is a real 'extremely dark abyss'!"
"Yeah."
Taking the shadow, Joshua looked down and found that it was a soul entity that was constantly squirming and changing. Goliath did not lie. It was indeed the soul of a demon-level demon, and there was no backup plan. He put away the shadow soul, then left without looking back, and walked towards the depths of the abyss void, leaving only a faint and calm voice that echoed behind him.
“We will light it up.”
Without any hesitation, after completing his purpose, Joshua left the void around the Sixth Abyss.
Only the demon Goliath, whose hands were wrapped in chains of steel, remained in place.
The chains left by Joshua can be said to be fragile and vulnerable to the extraordinary powerhouse of this level. This kind of thing is okay to seal an ordinary demon king who has just been promoted to a legend. Even Helm and Sarukka can easily tear it apart.
But this is also Joshua's purpose - as long as Goliath bursts out with all his strength, the aftermath will tear the chain apart, and he will immediately know that the demon king must have something else to do.
“…”
Goliath silently touched the engraved rune on his right corner. He didn't know what it meant, but whether it was the will of the abyss or its own instinct, it told it that the rune was not a harmful thing such as "surveillance", "seal" or "blocking". In turn, it vaguely felt that this rune was even a little beneficial to it, but it was hidden very deeply and difficult to detect.
Without thinking for too long, Goliath's body collapsed and turned into countless pieces again - arms, leg bones, spine joints, bone pieces, internal organs - countless pieces of limb containing powerful shadows and abyss power, flew towards different directions of the void like a flesh and blood storm. Only a hot and deep red heart wrapped in silver chains turned around in the void and flew towards the direction where the sixth abyss was.
The Sixth Abyss, the top floor of the Fortress of Tears Valley.
The only demon king left behind, Sarukka, stared at the sky. The crimson heart of the demon king fell to the earth like a meteorite. It returned to the deep center of the Sixth Abyss through the Great Rift Valley of the Abyss - the pulse of Goliath, maintaining the last trace of vitality of the Sixth Abyss core. Just for a short period of time it left, the activity and temperature of the Sixth Abyss core were rapidly decreasing, falling like a cliff.
"My King..."
Facing Goliath, who appeared in front of him in the form of pure shadow smoke, the Great Lord of the Insect kneeled down respectfully to express his loyalty - but even so, there was a hint of confusion and anger in Sarukka's voice: "I heard the crazy words of that human being - are we just surrender without any resistance? You know, we are demons, which make countless worlds tremble and tremble, and they feel sincerely fear when they hear the names!"
"And you are our king-"
"Stop talking, Sarukka."
Because his own flesh and blood are the Sixth Abyss, the devil who left no flesh and blood to him stood on the top of his fortress and shook his head to interrupt his subordinates' doubts and complaints.
It looked at the iron-black sky of the Sixth Abyss, filled with poisonous gas, dust, haze and deadly breath. After a long time, it whispered: "Don't you understand yet?"
"Precisely because I am the devil, the king of demons - I cannot be as short-sighted as a demon and do the same behavior as a demon."
Apart from this, Goliath had no redundant explanation or any redundant movements.
But that's enough.
The Demon Lord Sarukka bowed his head deeply and said no more. He might not understand it, but he knew that he should accept the Demon King's orders.
——Thousands of years ago.
The demon kings will never obey any existence, let alone allegiance.
In the abyss, countless demon lords separatisted the rule, they fought against each other, killed and invaded each other. They unscrupulously consumed the last protection of the world and slaughtered their compatriots, just because it was fun and interesting. They felt that this was the most in line with their nature.
A powerful demon king may temporarily rule a large group of demon lords, form an invasion to the abyss of expansion and invasion of the outside world, and fight against other worlds, but that's all. As long as this demon king dies, its empire, dynasty, tribe, or royal court - no matter what name or form, everything it has will fall into chaos, leaving no lessons or summary.
A demon king can rule a layer of abyss, and two demon kings will start fighting inwardly. No one of the demons will submit to each other. They will continue to conquer, fight inwardly, and consume. Even if occasionally a demon can get the protection of the abyss will, at most it will make an abyss a little more stable.
This extremely dark age, sinking into blood and evil, continued until a greedy soul opened its eyes.
Demon King Goliath. No other demon can know what it desires except the demon king under its command, but it needs to be known that the demon kings who would never obey a strong man and would rather fight infight and consume themselves, for the first time, gathered under a banner.
Fumigation wind, acid rain, gloomy haze clouds, light-free sky, temperature-free sun, and greystone mountains looming in the black mist and winding through the Styx River in the whole world.
These are the scenes of the long-dead world and the sixth abyss.
Only the shadow belongs to his own demon king. Goliath stood on the fortress of the Valley of Tears cast from skeletons and black iron. The tears shed from thousands of years of suffering from sentient beings were enough to wash out a valley of tears on the plains. No one knows why the gluttonous demon king used this as the name of his fortress.
But just as all the demons do not know, and do not want to know what the demon king desires, neither human nor demons care about this.
——Although, it was born in a dark world.
Looking at his territory and his hometown, the Demon King closed his eyes.
——It cannot be said that demons are born to enjoy shadows and cannot desire flames and light.
Even if the flames are hot and the light is dazzling, the temperature is enough to burn everything, and even the shadows are gone.
Chapter completed!