Feige returned to the throne hall and sat straight on the crystal throne. This time the intricate, sharp edges of the throne's surface began to cut through his skin, and the familiarity that had helped him sit correctly was gone, but the more resilient body of the Lust Demon provided plenty of protection. Feige sat down steadily, then tapped his finger on the mirror.

"Don't hide, you'll have to face it, fork in the road. ”

"I'm not hiding, I just don't want to accept the senseless humiliation that you two are about to make. But fate — and just fate, not the two of you — asked me to show up, and now I am. Is there anything you have to say?"

"No, I don't have anything to say for now, just want to see you. With a smile on his face, Feige tapped his fingers against the mirror, and tapped the beat, and again, and again. Qian Jing was also happy, and tapped it with his fingers, specifically aiming at the location of the fork in the road demon's nose and eyes. The fork in the road demon looked at them motionlessly, and did not say a word, just waiting for the two of them to knock enough.

Without the moaning and begging of the victim for mercy, there is little point in bullying, especially for two guys who are not sadists in the first place. Feige observed for a while, and stopped first: "It used to be an inferior demon, slowly climbing up, and seeing far more things in the middle than the two of us. It used to be insulted in its early years, and it used to be insulted later, and I have to say that the two of us are a bit pediatric now. ”

"That's right, comparing cheapness with sluts and bad guys is not what we are good at and should do. Qian Jing rubbed his nose: "I have some explosives here, why don't we blow up this hole completely?" Without soul crystals and territories, this devil is dead." ”

While Feige was still thinking about it, the Fork in the Road finally spoke, "You can do that, and after this place is destroyed, I really can't keep it like this. I will inevitably be demoted, and you can continue to repeat the process of killing me until I am transformed from an inferior demon into a soul maggot, so that I cannot be killed. But you will also pay a terrible price. That's right, it's not just Feige, it's you, the human that the Black Ink Slime has become!"

"At what cost?" Feige asked.

"Don't listen to his nonsense, the devil is the best at deceiving people. Qian Jing said: "If you really want to listen to the truth, wait until I have arranged all the explosives." It won't be long before I'm able to get in shape ......"

"Kara. The fork in the road demon said two words, and Qian Jing was stunned.

"You're, aren't you? Kara wasn't fooled when you tricked me in. Besides, she's still a robot!"

"She has a soul, don't you know?" said the Fork in the Road, "Indeed, I deceived you with a contract, and then tried to seize what was inside you, and then caused an unexpected chaotic explosion, and she didn't sign a contract at that time. But after the explosion, she rushes into the chaotic space to save you from hell - at least that's what she's always shouted. She was likewise trapped, right somewhere. If you destroy this hall, you will lose the possibility of getting her back forever. ”

"Let her out!" Qian Jing said, "If you don't do it......"

"What if you don't do it?!!" the Fork Demon snorted.

"No, there's no point in killing you and insulting you. Feige was stunned and said, "I can bury you and make sure you will never be discovered, you can't do anything." I won't let you disappear, I won't let you die, I'll give you hope. Whenever you lack the strength to hold on, I'll give you spirit coins and soul larvae. I don't need to listen to your prayers, I'll give you those things, and then turn around and leave. I will use my life to ensure that you will always have the pride of the Great Devil, and at the same time have only the status and strength that is inferior to the Devil. ”

"I'm a lust demon now, I don't say I'll never die, but my natural lifespan is the same as other mid-level and above devils, it's unlimited. In this infinite time, Hell will deal with you, after all, you are a devil who does nothing, a helllord who is worse than maggots. The torture I can imagine, the power of hell can be applied to your spirit tenfold and hundredfold, and the technology it has mastered is far beyond my imagination. It's hell, even for the devil. ”

After Feiqi finished speaking, he sat motionless, his eyes fixed on the fork in the road, but his gaze was not focused. For a while, in the throne hall, the only sound was the breathing of Qian Jing. After a while, this silence was broken by Qian Jing: "Good girl, you really look like a devil when you spoke just now." ”

"It's not the appearance that matters, it's the content. Feiqi snorted and blinked, then stared at the fork in the road: "Have you figured it out?

"It's decided. I don't want to be treated like that, and I find that you are capable of doing that. The fork in the road finally relented, and said, "In order to avoid that outcome, I am willing to cooperate." ”

"Kara. Feige said, "Let's show your sincerity first." ”

"I can't do that. The Fork Demon replied, "The chaotic explosion caused all the rules in the vicinity to be distorted, and my entire territory was reduced to pieces, except for the core part. I guess the black substance in that guy's body doesn't want to destroy everything, so he reined in his abilities at the last moment, so that the two of you can be protected. The rest of the stuff disappeared in an instant. ”

"Disappear? you mean Kara is dead?" Qian Jing's hand suddenly gushed out some black mist, and then began to condense, as if it was about to turn into some kind of weapon. The fork in the road demon hurriedly said: "No, she is not dead, she is trapped. I know how to get her. ”

"Be clear. Fei Qi knocked on the fork in the road, and then motioned to Qian Jing to calm down.

"I'm not just an ordinary contract demon, but a devil lord, and my realm is like my realm. Feige, you used to dig through the walls with a crystal pickaxe and find some soul contracts inside, right? Those contracts are kept in the walls, but they are essentially kept in my realm. ”

Feige nodded, motioning for the Fork in the Road to continue.

"My territory was shattered, only the core remained, and Kara was in a very peripheral position, so she was also sealed away in a changed form like those contracts. To get her out, all you need to do is expand my territory, recover her, and dig it out. ”

"Can't you dig it directly?"

"Of course not. She is buried in the territory, not in the ruins and dirt outside, and only by respreading my territory can the contracts, objects, and people that were previously hidden and sealed reappear. It's the only way I know. ”

"You think it's beautiful, and you want to trick me into restoring your territory and power?Kara, a female robot, but just a soul, there's nothing wrong with using it for your burial. ”

Qian Jing was stunned for a moment, his eyes moving rapidly, he was not sure if Feige was telling the truth or if he was further threatening the devil. But the fork in the road demon suddenly shouted loudly: "Feiqi, don't do this! I'm not lying to you! I only know this one solution, it's true! If you have other methods, you can try them yourself, I can't stop it." But you have to believe me, I'm really going to cooperate. Don't leave me here alone!"

At this time, Qian Jing understood. The devil can't be mistaken, Feige really intends to give up on Kara, which is why it is terrified.

"That makes my soul completely disconnected from you. Feiqi said.

"You can only do it yourself, and I can't do anything about it. The fork in the road demon said: "Your appearance is not my problem, I have a holiday with this person called Qian Jing, which is true, but I am just deceiving the soul." I never forced him. Oh, you don't need to ask him, you are now a devil yourself, a whole, a devil formed by the power of hell, dark as an abyss, and evil clouds enough to cover the sky. I don't know what you did to get such an evil aura, but you certainly have the ability to know if I'm lying. ”

"Go on. Feiqi said, "I'll see if you can play yourself as an innocent." ”

"I don't believe that, the devil doesn't believe it. The fork in the road shook his head in the mirror, and said, "My greed has made me want something powerful but too dangerous, so I have suffered a misfortune. There's nothing wrong with me letting go of the contract soul I have in my possession to stabilize the chaos in the first place, so as to protect myself. How you came up, it's not up to me, it's about the person standing next to you, it's the one who ties everything together. Things took a turn for the worse when you showed up, and the chaotic explosion had a place to divert - the next room was. You come from a place where the gods are powerful and the rules are extremely solid, so the scope and power of the chaotic explosion is small, except that your soul is separated from your body and suffers heavy damage. I wanted to get out, and the only option at that time was to help you rebuild your soul. Yan Rui, Feige Hall, your souls are very compatible, and it is effortless to merge together. I'll give some more as a binder, and that's how you survive!"

"Well, that explanation makes sense, I'm a survivor. Feiqi said: "But you have also done a lot of things in my soul, and everything you do is for yourself." ”

"Of course, I'm doing it for myself, of course. Oh my God! I'm a devil! What an obvious fact!" The fork in the road demon simply roared: "I have put my own interests first in the past, present and future! So I will cooperate with you now, also for my own interests!"

"Then how can I get rid of your ...... completely? Forget it, you don't have to say it, in fact, I know the answer. ”

"A part of my soul serves as the glue of your soul. I can't use it to influence you when you become a demon, but it still exists and keeps your soul whole. Become stronger than me, at least not weaker than me in the devil's class, so that you can get rid of me while keeping your soul from shattering. Or, you give up your present soul, especially the human part of it, and become a devil completely, and it must be the lowest level of the devil. ”

The fork in the road demon said that it was Feige's original plan, and it even said this, so it can be seen that there are almost no hole cards. "Feige, what happened in the past has happened, and let it pass. There are many options before you, and I only ask you not to choose the option of burying me with silence. ”

"Burying you is the easiest way to go, but you can't bring back this man's friends. ”

"This person? My name is Qian Jing! Damn, are you Yan Rui or Feiqi now, or are you just a devil? You don't really think about what it says it wants, do you? I'll figure it out, the multiverse has magical things, and you can always find Kara's!"

"Of course that's fine, but I have a request. Fei Qi said to Qian Jing: "I thought about it carefully, I really can't do anything to the fork in the road demon now, it must live, at least before my devil class is not lower than it." I don't want to suffer the damage of my soul, and I don't want to become a low-level devil completely. Qian Jing, can you understand this?"

"Yes, of course that's fine. But if you're strong enough......" Qian Jing bit his lip, he didn't think that he would one day make a devil stronger. "When you're strong enough, aren't you completely free from the coercion of this fork in the road?"

"That's true, after all, you have to be strong enough to have freedom and the right to speak. "Because I'm not free enough right now, I have a request for you." You can use various methods to find and save your companions, but you can't threaten the territory. If the territory is destroyed and the fork demon is demoted, I may suffer a heavy blow. I ask that you come only on your own, and that you do not spread the message of this place in any way, and that you do not take any way that could cause damage. Is this okay?"

"I want to save my own companions, why should I listen to you?" Qian Jing frowned: "I'm afraid my personal strength is not enough, I need the help of others." What if I say I need to find someone?"

"I don't want you to do that. I'm not going to threaten you, because I don't know what I'm going to do when the time comes. Feige thought for a moment and said, "All I can say is try to find common ground while reserving differences, at least I want to help you find that Kara." I'm willing to help you, but I just ask you not to harm my interests, is this difficult? Qian Jing, do you have to make it clear that it is because of your problem with this devil that I have fallen to this point?"

Qian Jing closed his eyes hard, his mouth was tightly pursed, and his fists were clenched and released. "Okay. If I want to save people, I can only do it myself except for you, does that mean?"

Feiqi nodded, and then said: "I will improve my strength first, and at the same time think about how to help you, which means that I will wait for you for a while." If you find a way, try your way first, if it doesn't or doesn't work, I'll try the fork in the road. People always have to try to save it. ”

"It seems that this is the only way to go. Qian Jing hammered the mirror surface of the fork demon hard, and then said angrily: "This damn devil!

The fork didn't say anything, just looked at Feige. It understands very well who is in charge now. A Deep-Hell Purgatory has been robbed of weakness by a Lust Demon, something that has never happened in the past and probably never again. As long as Feige is still shaken, or that Feige is now a real and complete devil, the fork in the road demon thinks that he is finished now, and that being buried is a sure end. Thankfully—and it thanked the Lord of Hell—Fitch's soul was still primarily human.

The Fork of the Road thought that Feige would make up his mind, and chose the hardest path: become stronger, expand his territory, and find out Kara. Feige loves a challenge and always chooses the harder path, and he thinks he has what it takes to withstand it. The Fork in the Road Demon took advantage of this, slowly luring Fitch Hale into selling his soul. And this Yan Rui from another world, as a person with the almost identical soul of Feige Hall, also has the same personality.

Without character, a person who is completely calm and rational, the devil is powerless. The Fork in the Road Demon watched Feige carefully, and as he saw his final decision, he knew that he was temporarily out of the terrible end. "If possible, find me knowledge about spatial turbulence and what the explosion you caused was all about. Feiqi said, "Also, ask me if I can go back, if you can bring some people back." There are so few interesting things to do in this place other than magic. ”

"Okay, I'll ask. Qian Jing took a deep breath and opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he only said: "Okay, I'll go first, go find a way." ”

"I'll send you. Fei Qi left the throne hall with the money mirror, and he used the qi elemental rope to pull the surrounding ruins over to cover the entrance to the cave, thus completely isolating the fork in the road. "Making a devil feel that he has succeeded is the only way to defeat the devil. ”

"Hmm, what does this mean?" Qian Jing asked puzzledly, "Are you talking about the fork in the road, or are you talking about yourself?"

"Both. Feige said, "The information provided by the fork in the road is supposed to be true, but I don't think it says it all. That's definitely a very cunning guy, and I'm afraid it has more secrets and means to hide. No, it's not a worry, it's basically a certainty. Can you help me investigate this guy?"

"I'm afraid not. Hell this place...... Well, I'll give it a try, after all, it's also for Kara. She followed me on the adventure, and I was going to take that responsibility. However, I doubt that the robot has a soul, and Kara's body should still be in place, and I have to go back and see. Of course, you don't have to worry about it, you should concentrate on dealing with the devil. ”

"I'm a devil too. ”

"Not quite, but I'm afraid you're going to be the devil one day. There is no humanity, only the kind of profit. And you're evil enough now......"

"Oh, I forgot to restrain the evil aura, just now to avoid being affected by the fork in the road. Either light vs. evil, or evil vs. evil, in short, you can't be empty-handed against evil, right?" Feige said: "Every level of devil will be endowed with a certain amount of knowledge by hell, and I think there may be something more esoteric about the soul in the knowledge of high-level devils, which is why I need to become stronger." I have so many reasons to be strong, but I don't have a reason to be evil. ”

"Then how the hell did you get this evil aura?"

"I made a choice. Many of my past choices, including becoming a devil, were actually choices where there was no room for choice. This time, however, I did something different, I brought war to a world where many, many people would die. Hell thinks I'm evil, but I only think it's necessary. ”

"Well, that sounds more sinister to me. Qian Jing gasped: "Anyway, you be careful." If one day you think I'm guarding against you, don't mind, sometimes you can't react instinctively. ”

"There's no problem with guarding against evil, I've been doing it all the time. By the way, since you own a grocery store, can I buy anything from you?"

"Of course you can, but I can't buy anything from Hell, it's the territory of the Great Devil, and only Styx Shipping and the Devil's Horn can operate. My grocery store is too small to wrestle with these giants. ”

"This is my coordinates on the Yongli Continent, a small territory called Minas Ihir, where I live. Fei Qi gave his coordinates to Qian Jing: "Now I trust you because you have been fighting against the fork in the road, and now this reason has weakened." I hope that we will have more exchanges in the future to strengthen this trust. ”

"The way you speak now is a bit like the devil, but it doesn't matter. Tell me what you want, right?"

"Something about magic, especially from other worlds. ”

"Well, it's not earth's stuff, I'm afraid it's hard to find a source, I'll try. The White Flag grocery store is a big deal! By the way, our specialty is an all-purpose drink that is delicious and can be used by all races. Are you interested?"

"Anything is possible as long as it's good and affordable. ”

Qian Jing left using the channel of the grocery store, and Feige kept watching, but couldn't understand the technology he used when he left. After a series of events such as the Styx shipping and the White Flag grocery store, he finally understood how vast the world was, and there were so many things he didn't understand outside. In particular, the people of the Ring Alliance can easily crack their own phantom shifting, and even manipulate time, which is simply incredible. If that can be achieved, what else can't be solved?

From the thought of themselves. There are many ways to solve the problem, and having enough strength is an option that will always exist. It's often not the optimal solution, but as long as it can be solved, that's enough. In many cases, doesn't Yan Rui also use the stupid method of exhaustive measures to crack the database? The so-called algorithms are often just to make exhaustive methods more efficient.

He envied those who had great strength, and at the same time knew that it was useless to be ambitious. Magic is already the most effective means he has at his disposal, and he firmly believes in the future of magic. Of course, now there is another "Painted Leather Book", an expensive book from the Demon King himself, which may be used as an aid to solve the problems he may encounter on the way. And, if all goes well, his change might surprise the fork in the road.

Spare the fork in the road? Feige never considered this option. Could it be that the Fork Demon had done something particularly good to him that would make him grateful? If it weren't for the possible benefits of Qian Jing and the White Flag Grocery Store behind him, or even the Ring Alliance, if it weren't for helping him find and save Kara, the throne hall would have been completely buried by now.

"Interests take precedence...... I'm really getting more and more like the devil now. Feige sat on the ruins, summoned the Painted Leather Book, and read it until he was summoned back to the world by Shani.