The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 892: Second Great Devil Conference



Purpleflame Territory, Stonehenge

Shortly after Thanatos summoned the Great Devils to an emergency meeting, only Mephistopheles, Astarte, and Balmodan rocked up.

Hecate and Helcan were both missing. They couldn't attend on such a short notice.

"Where's Helcan and Hecate?" Thanatos asked with visible dissatisfaction. The most important parties weren't present.

"Helcan is still on his way back from the Everfrost Realm. It'll take him a few more hours to return. Hecate, on the other hand, has entered secluded cultivation. It's uncertain when she will emerge," Mephistopheles answered.

"Oh?" Astarte immediately raised her eyebrow with interest.

"At our level, it's difficult for us to achieve any improvement from secluded cultivation. As such, we rarely engage in such activities unless we gain some insights or receive some enlightenment."

"Could it be that Hecate is trying to advance to Rank 7?" Astarte casually guessed.

"How is that possible?" Mephistopheles immediately dismissed the idea, saying, "Even if Hecate is talented, advancing to Rank 7 so suddenly just isn't possible."

"Why do you say that, Mephisto?" Balmodan asked with genuine curiosity.

Compared to the other Great Devils, he could be considered the least knowledgeable one. As such, he was genuinely curious about where Mephistopheles's confidence stemmed from.

His opinion didn't seem like a mindless statement.

"Just think about it. Gehenna has produced countless Rank 7 Divine Beings in the past," Mephistopheles mentioned.

"Why is it that when it comes to our generation, not a single one of us is able to overcome the bottleneck? Is it because we are untalented and have already exhausted our potential?"

"I don't believe it," Mephistopheles stated defiantly, adding, "Lord Thanatos is the master of death. His understanding of the Death Law has long transcended the power of a Rank 7."

"Hecate is even more talented, having mastery of several laws. Her law comprehension could be said to be the best out of us. Someone like her shouldn't be stuck at Peak Rank 6 like the rest of us."

"Then, there is also Abaddon. Although he is dead now, we have come to learn that he had comprehended the Asura Law. Even if his talent was absolute trash, the Asura Law should have helped him overcome his limits."

"That is why countless beings desire to comprehend the Asura Law. Does it make sense that even he failed to ascend to the realm of Divine Knights?" Mephistopheles questioned.

"You've made a valid point, Mephisto," Astarte acknowledged before smiling curiously, adding, "However, that's not all you have to say on the matter, right?"

"How about you tell us the real reason why you think we can't achieve Rank 7," Astarte demanded.

Mephistopheles glanced at the attending Great Devils before mentioning, "I'm sure everyone knows the history of this Purpleflame Territory."

"Although we all know the truth behind it, it also doesn't change the fact that Gehenna has long fallen out of favor with the Skymagia Royal Family. Moreover, this happened after we lost the Seven Sins in the Realm War with the Divinesun Star Kingdom."

"This can't be a coincidence, right?" Mephistopheles mentioned.

"Are you saying the Skymagia Royal Family had been secretly suppressing our realm over that matter all this time, Mephisto?" Astarte inferred with a deep frown.

If it was true, the Skymagia Royal Family was far too ruthless.

In fact, the Skymagia Royal Family must have also figured out that the incident in the original Evergreen Territory had been part of the Divinesun Star Kingdom's scheme.

However, it also didn't change the fact that a Royal Princess had been humiliated there.

Just because of that, the beautiful green world was reduced to a sea of flames, reaping countless innocent lives and precious magical plants.

With the destruction of the Evergreen Territory, Gehenna's prosperity was already cut.

Yet, now Mephistopheles was telling them that might not have been enough to appease the Skymagia Royal Family's wrath...

The Skymagia Royal Family was secretly suppressing their realm, making them unable to achieve Rank 7?

How could they endure so much bullying?

While Balmodan and Astarte were feeling gloomy over such thoughts, Thanatos had a completely different train of thought.

He didn't care too much about the Skymagia Royal Family's secret suppression of their realm.

He had such doubts a long time ago.

As such, he was more concerned about Hecate's reason for secluded cultivation. Mephistopheles might have dismissed Astarte's guess, but he completely believed it was

possible.

Hecate might really be trying to advance to Rank 7.

She was the only Great Devil to have stood on Vaan Raphna's side and assisted him. As a result, she might have received some benefits that could aid her advancement from the latter.

Thanatos believed it was completely possible.

After all, Vaan Raphna, who they thought was just a mere Demigod, turned out to be a mighty Peak Divine Knight.

His insights on Rank 7 advancement would be very valuable knowledge.

"Anyway, we didn't come here to talk about the Purpleflame Terriority's history with the Skymagia Royal Family," Mephistopheles suddenly stated before turning to Thanatos to ask, "Why did you urgently summon us today, Lord Thanatos?"

Once the question was raised, Astarte and Balmodan had no choice but to shift their attention to Thanatos despite their desire to continue on the topic they discussed. Meanwhile, Thanatos gave everyone a look before solemnly informing them, "There are a few things all of you should know. Vaan Raphna has ascended the seat of Heavenly Devil and has been given the territories of Purpleflame, Darksea Abyss, Evernight, and Pangea."

"I suggest that all of you pull out your forces from those territories and return any benefit you have exploited from them, especially the Evernight Territory," Thanatos solemnly

recommended.

However, despite his seriousness, he failed to produce an immediate response.

Whether it was Mephistopheles, Astarte, or Balmodan, they were completely dumbfounded

by Thanatos's announcement.

Such an explosive piece of news had completely caught them off guard.

"What! How can you do that, Lord Thanatos?! Didn't we agree to test Vaan Raphna's

qualification to become one of us? Why is he suddenly a Heavenly Devil with so many

territories?!"

Mephistopheles was evidently outraged by Thanatos's decision.

Even so, he still acted with great restraint.

Otherwise, he would have cursed, 'Did you find out Vaan Raphna was your long-lost grandson or something? You wouldn't even give such preferential treatment to your own ancestors!'