Hero? Are You Worthy?

She could no longer bear it.

...

Meanwhile, in the deepest part of the Demon Territory!

Ever since the Lord of Pleasure descended upon the Sky Dome Continent, both Demon King Nage and the First Generation Brave Hero Jie Luo have lived in indescribable fear.

Even though they were separated by thousands of miles, the unexplainable dread still overwhelmed the Demon King and Jie Luo. It was the first time Demon King Nage understood the horror of gods in the void.

Their souls, due to Qin Chu's previous antics, had been gradually merging.

Although there were still two consciousnesses in this body, the difference between them was becoming increasingly small, making it hard to differentiate them.

At this rate, it might not be long before the two consciousnesses completely merge into one, becoming a unique singularity.

The fear brought by the Lord of Pleasure made Demon King Nage and Jie Luo more determined to leave this world, and their desire to reach Earth grew ever stronger. These days, they were almost insanely trying to create a body strong enough to withstand the formidable pressure of crossing through space.

However, hard work doesn't always yield results.

Especially when unsettled, multiple experiments nearly always ended in failure.

The worst part was that the body of Demon Prince Diaberlic was almost entirely depleted, and now was reduced to just a white skeletal frame.

There was still a heart that barely managed to beat, and a convulsing, concave brain.

Even so, Demon King Nage kept Diaberlic alive, never allowing him to die completely.

This Demon Prince was absolutely the most pitiable and unlucky soul.

For him, living was truly more agonizing than death.

However, for Diaberlic, his suffering was about to end, because due to the lack of final experimental materials, Demon King Nage had no choice but to remove Diaberlic's heart.

As that heart was plucked out, Diaberlic's brain finally ceased its activity.

The blood-stained heart was thrown by Demon King Nage into a container filled with the blood of the Evil God. This was the last attempt, and Demon King Nage hoped for a favorable outcome.

But just at that moment, a sudden change occurred.

A sharp cry of anguish suddenly erupted within the brain of this body.

This cry came from the First Generation Brave Hero Jie Luo.

Because of the high fusion of their souls, Jie Luo's cry directly affected Nage's soul, and in an instant, Nage felt as if his soul was about to be torn apart, causing a piercing pain.

His mighty body convulsed and trembled.

His eyes were wide open, with bloodshot veins spreading within his pupils.

From the corners of his mouth, foamy saliva was even gushing out.

After an unknown amount of time, the cry in his mind finally began to subside, and Demon King Nage gasped for air, calming his emotions before uncontrollably roaring, "Damn, what are you howling about?"

Making a deal with the First Generation Brave Hero, allowing that Jie Luo's soul to squeeze into his own body, was undoubtedly the most damnable decision of his life.

Who could have thought that this guy would be so shameless, clinging onto his body without leaving once he entered, let alone the fact that now their two souls were damn near merging, and it was unclear whose will would prevail.

Thinking of these frustrating matters, Demon King Nage's mood became exceptionally irritable.

He had attempted to separate the fusion of their two souls, but it was impossible, and this kind of fusion was an irreversible process; the more he tried to separate them, the faster they fused.

Now that this unlucky fellow was even screaming like a ghost in his head… previously, no matter how much you tormented, it didn't affect me, but now it's different, alright?

With heavy breathing, after a few seconds, Demon King Nage's voice suddenly changed, becoming sharp and tinged with fear: "Danger..."

"Someone… someone wants to harm me."

This was Jie Luo's will.

Now with only half a soul not yet fused, it seemed to sense an indescribable fear, and Demon King Nage could feel Jie Luo's trembling.

Except for the descent of the Lord of Pleasure, this was the first time he saw Jie Luo in such a state of fear.

He knew of Jie Luo's strength.

Demon King Nage also became swiftly solemn, his expression grave, and he seemed to have thought of something as his eyes suddenly brightened: "Could it be that another Evil God has descended into this world?"

"No, I don't know… I don't know, we must leave the Sky Dome Continent immediately and leave this world."

"We must, immediately."

Jie Luo could not confirm the source of the crisis, but the intense sense of fear was growing stronger with every passing second.

Earth, only by reaching Earth could they truly be safe.

...

The Empire, Imperial City.

After spending three full days, Qin Chu finally devoured the Evil God's right hand beneath Wozworth's resting palace.

Currently inside Qin Chu, four of the seven components of the Evil God's torso, heart, right leg, and right hand had already gathered, barely forming a humanoid outline.

Once the head, left hand, and left leg were absorbed, the Evil God's remnants would reorganize within Qin Chu.

There was no new information from Asina's side for the time being, and Qin Chu wasn't in a hurry.

He hadn't even left the Imperial City.

After handing over the Benghuai Three Fists and the royal family's Fighting Energy legacy to Carol, Qin Chu directly headed to the Civilian District.

Compared to the chaotic Noble District, the Civilian District was much quieter.

The emperor was gone, but that didn't matter much to the civilians. Whoever sat on that throne in the future made no difference to them, as their lives were already hard enough just working to make ends meet; there was no time to worry about such complex matters, at most to chat and gossip after meals.

Candice's bar was as lively as ever.

Until late at night, after sending off the last patron, only Qin Chu and Candice were left in the bar.

Closing the doors, Candice, as usual, returned to the bar, mixed a scarlet drink, and sat on Qin Chu's lap, swaying her graceful form.

Her tender lips sipped the wine, then kissed Qin Chu, letting him taste the flavor of imported liquor.

After a round of entanglement, Candice began to report on the recent movements among the demons.

"According to the information from Luo Meng, some time ago, Demon King Nage suddenly issued a bizarre order that baffled all the demons as if he had gone mad."

"He withdrew all demons from the occupied territories, even those engaged in frontline battles, who also had to return to Demon King City."

"Under Demon King Nage's command, the entire Demon King City was surrounded and impenetrable."

"According to Luo Meng, the Demon King seems to suspect that some mysterious and powerful being might attack Demon King Palace or even the Demon King himself."

Qin Chu raised an eyebrow; based on Candice's account, it seemed that Demon King Nage's madness coincided with when the Lord of Pleasure descended upon this world.

Could it be that the soul of Second Generation Jie Luo inside the Demon King sensed the presence of the Evil God and feared that the Evil God would trouble him?

Candice continued: "Luo Meng also stated, although it's not entirely certain, Demon King Nage seems to have moved out of Demon King Palace without anyone knowing, and now no one knows where he is hiding."

"Even his concubines, who were by the Demon King's side, cannot reach him and only receive orders during special circumstances."

Well, it seems that they're frightened enough to hide.

A Demon King, a hero… aren't you two a bit too cowardly?

This news wasn't particularly pleasing.

After all, this time Qin Chu's target included not just Rose Vesper, but also Demon King Nage and the Second Generation Jie Luo.

If these guys really managed to hide, becoming unobtainable, it would be a future hassle; allowing these two troublemakers to reach Earth would be even worse.

With his fingers gently caressing Candice's slender waist, Qin Chu pondered for a moment: "Notify Luo Meng."

"Tell him, he's about to become the Demon King."

"Nage has been on that throne too long; it's time for a change. If he can find out where the Demon King is hiding right now, I can help him remove the Demon King."

"I'm sure Luo Meng would gladly execute this task!"