Chapter 156 Conquest_3
The blood-red crystal shattered instantly, turning into a wisp of red dust that fused into Luo Yan's chest, merging with the Divine within his Sea of Consciousness.
Luo Yan felt nothing at all.
It was only when he immersed his Spirit into the Sea of Consciousness and stood before the giant stele that he was truly shocked by the pulsating numeric value of the Power of Faith.
Twenty million?!
What's going on?!
Astonished, Luo Yan recounted the zeros carefully to make sure he hadn't miscounted. The blood-red crystal, formed by his Chaos Avatar, indeed provided him a little over twenty million in the Power of Faith!
After deducting the costs for transforming the Maze's terrain, his balance of Faith Value astonishingly reached over twenty-two million points!
His previous balance had indeed become mere pocket change!
Ten million Faith Value is enough to upgrade a Gold Level soul to Platinum.
In other words, this substantial Power of Faith could allow the Great Graveyard to cultivate two more top-notch Demon Generals!
Whether it's in the Mazes of Thunder County or on the very frontlines where Hell battles the surface, Platinum Level is considered top-tier combat strength.
Next up is Diamond Level.
And a Diamond Level demon, even in Hell Demon City, would be exalted above a myriad of demons, for even the Family Head of the Dragon family is but at this level of power.
The same holds true in the human world.
Within the entire Campbell Duchy, only Duke Campbell himself has reached the strength of Diamond Level, briefly surpassing the threshold of Purple Crystal Level by relying on a Divine Artifact.
At this level, one seldom appears on the battlefield.
This is not only because neither side can afford the exorbitant risk, but also because these nobles are often no longer pawns, but rather the chess players sitting outside the chessboard.
As Luo Yan marveled at this unexpected windfall, the four Demon Generals had already one by one arrived at his side.
The first to arrive, Bransia knelt down respectfully on one knee, bowed her head in an act of contrition, and said,
"Venerable Lord Demon King, I am Bransia, City Lord of Desperate City, your most loyal subordinate... Please forgive my late arrival at your side, I am utterly ashamed of my negligence and have no excuses to offer. I am willing to accept all punishments and only hope to quell your wrath."
Black bat wings folded behind her, and she was draped in a dark purple robe that was even by Enchanting Demon standards too revealing.
However, this also has to do with the ever-changing fashions within Demon City; nowadays Enchanting Demons are no longer in the pursuit of visual shock... it's unknown who brought this "corrupting influence."
Conversely, in the remote reaches of Hell, one could see retro styles from a hundred years ago.
Luo Yan scrutinized her pitiful face, appearing as if self-reflecting, but did not take her repentance too seriously.
No one throws a tantrum when victorious, and he was no exception. Those who chose to petition for mercy at this time were often not genuinely afraid of punishment but hoped to buy indulgences for forgiveness... just like the "Thorny Demon General" before him.
In some sense, this can also be considered an unspoken understanding between sovereign and subjects.
After all, whatever conflicts they had before, they have now become a community with shared interests, rising and falling together.
Luo Yan did not immediately respond to Bransia's contrition but waited until the other three Demon Generals also halted, prostrating before him.
The next to pledge loyalty was Valgur, followed by Blood Blade Demon General Glak, and then the Half-blood Shadow Demon Thanos.
After listening to their pledges of loyalty and pleas for forgiveness, Luo Yan left them hanging for a moment, allowing the uneasiness to ferment in their hearts.
Then, he broke the silence with a measured voice.
"Among you, there is someone who has betrayed me."
Including Valgur, a brief pause troubled the hearts of all four Demon Generals, each instinctively feeling the statement referred to themselves.
Only Thanos felt his heart leap to his throat, barely controlling his heartbeat.
Luo Yan observed their facial expressions closely, although regretfully discerning nothing significant, but he also didn't care too much.
Who it was didn't matter.
His Great Graveyard was not a society governed by law.
In the future, whoever offended him, he would simply place this hat upon their head.
"I know who that person is, but in view of his timely return from the brink, I can save him some face. The past is not to be blamed for what has passed," Luo Yan said.
Hearing this, Thanos who was lying prostrate relaxed slightly.
However, before he could relax completely, the Demon King standing in front of him continued,
"I will keep this incident in the books. If anything similar happens again... even if it doesn't happen, the moment I find out he still harbors any disloyalty, I will bring up this old account and settle both new and old debts with him."
The scene was eerily silent.
As silent as a graveyard.
But this silence did not last long, and soon the high EQ City Lord of Desperate City once again displayed her loyalty, while the other three Demon Generals also swore oaths of their allegiance.
Luo Yan was quite satisfied with their reactions.
A paper tiger is still a tiger; at least for now, he had successfully bluffed them, preventing them from seeing that his real strength was only Silver.
"Stand up."
At the instant they heard this, the kneeling Demon Generals finally breathed a full sigh of relief and slowly stood up from the ground.
"Thank you, Lord Demon King!"
Bransia, upon rising from the ground, finally took the opportunity to carefully observe the Demon King, surprisingly noting that he was younger than she had imagined.