The blizzard was raging outside.

The cave, however, was sealed.

Chris stood on the edge of the pot, happily eating hotpot.

Suddenly.

She felt something and abruptly turned her head to look.

Gjestastav was still sleeping soundly and unmoving.

Wu Xiaode was restlessly turning in his corner.

Beneath him, the bed made from top-quality Soul Crystals emitted faint vibrations, and some of the Soul Crystals began turning into grey stones.

"Huh? He's actually drawn so much power from these Soul Crystals… what kind of dream is this kid having?"

Chris reluctantly put down her utensils and flew directly over, landing on Wu Xiaode's finger, vigorously rubbing the Holy Treasure Ring.

"Ring Spirit, oh Ring Spirit, you know my relationship with him, let me take something out to help him,"

Chris said to the ring.

A gleam of light flashed through the Holy Treasure Ring—

Clatter clatter clatter!

A huge pile of top-quality Soul Crystals fell out of the ring, burying Wu Xiaode within.

Chris parted the Soul Crystals and flew out, nodding with satisfaction,

Now you should have enough!

Finally, she could eat her hotpot in peace.

She flew back and happily continued eating.

...

In the Dragon Clan's deep sleep dreamscape.

The Fire Dragon rampaged throughout the endless abyss, finally falling all the way down to a sea of flames filled with magma.

"Purgatory Demon King, come out to me!"

The Fire Dragon roared out loud.

Boom—

The Sea of Magma surged with gigantic waves, as metal behemoths rose from the sea bed—vessels crowded with swarms of Purgatory Demons.

Just as the Fire Dragon was about to breathe fire, a vision suddenly flashed through its mind again.

"Though you may pursue the Purgatory Demons, once the Demons become aware of you, they will make a choice."

"If their strength remains at its peak, they will wait for your arrival to fight a decisive battle to the death with you."

"If their strength has plummeted to the depths, then they will use the power that sealed you to try to stop you."

"Because of the seal's existence, you are able to find them."

"If the seal is destroyed by you, then you will regain power, but you will no longer be able to find them."

"This is the choice that must be made in the fight between Devils and the Dragon Clan."

"Wait for it to make its choice—"

The Fire Dragon suddenly soared high, crossing the boundless Sea of Magma, its gaze coldly fixed on the endless demons below.

An innumerable amount of knowledge awoke in its mind.

This wasn't even an "infusion", but could be called an "enlightenment"—

In an instant, it saw through the entire situation.

These endless demons would all fight against it in an attempt to prevent it from finding their master.

But they were just the first line of defense.

Deep within this endless Sea of Magma, the sacrificial seal that had once bound it was about to appear—

Or perhaps a portal.

That portal would lead directly to the Death World, to where the Purgatory Demon King resided.

Now.

The Purgatory Demon King must have sensed what was happening here. What would her choice be?

Rumble rumble—

The Sea of Magma continued to shake, completely dispersing the Space Power that hovered in the Void.

—The disappearance of the transit power meant that no portal could be constructed here.

The Purgatory Demon King had chosen to forsake the seal!

She would rather let Wu Xiaode face the sacrificial sealing matrix than face a decisive battle to the death with Wu Xiaode!

The Fire Dragon unleashed an angry roar.

Thanks to the knowledge it had just gained, in this moment, it finally saw through all of the Purgatory Demon King's arrangements.

At the moment of the Demon King's death, she had issued a declaration of inheritance for the "Purgatory Crown" towards countless worlds and Purgatory.

Any being who wished to inherit the "Purgatory Crown" must kill Wu Xiaode to avenge her.

However, if someone really did this, put on the crown, then the crown would immediately sacrifice all of that person's power and life to resurrect the Demon King!

Besides.

The Purgatory Demon King had sealed all of Wu Xiaode's powers.

In this way, Wu Xiaode's "Wrath" would not be able to devour the Purgatory Demon King's corpse to cause the world to evolve.

Her corpse was still in Wu Xiaode's world!

That body, brimming with the power of Purgatory, as the focal point of the entire sacrificial sealing matrix, providing unceasing and immense strength to all the seals!

On one hand, she continually sought people to kill Wu Xiaode, while on the other hand, she used her own corpse to seal Wu Xiaode's powers.

Such a vicious method!

Unfortunately—

The one thing she hadn't anticipated was that Wu Xiaode possessed the Flag of No Beginning.

After Wu Xiaode killed her, he didn't stay in that era. He directly used the Flag of No Beginning to return to many years later.

This way, he avoided countless assassinations!

Thus, during that long stretch of time, the Purgatory Demon King had been waiting anxiously in the Death World, yet no news ever came.

Now.

She was fearful.

She handed over the sealing sacrificial array to Wu Xiaode!

The Fire Dragon soared continuously in the sky, then suddenly its gaze flashed, and it rushed toward a certain place in the Sea of Magma.

The boundless Fiery Flame enveloped it, so much so that when the demons' Magic struck, it was immediately incinerated into ash.

Whoosh!

The Fire Dragon plunged into the Sea of Magma, diving deeper and deeper.

In its ears, the voice of the Human Emperor kept resounding:

"If it's the highest-level Purgatory Demon Soul that's being sacrificed in the sealing array, then remember, you only have one chance to act."

"Out of all the powers that are sealed within you, you can only unleash one."

"The power you unleash must be strong enough, strong enough to breach the entire array from the inside!"

"Remember, only this one chance to act!"

The Fire Dragon continuously discerned the various Purgatory sealing runes emerging around it, avoiding attacks from all kinds of demons, even directly breaking through their strongholds to dive deeper into the Sea of Magma.

You can only unleash one.

So.

Which one should be released?

An answer quickly formed in the Fire Dragon's mind.

It reached the bottom of the Sea of Magma and from the sealing array etched with countless Purgatory runes, it located that sealed being.

Without any fancy skills—

The Fire Dragon headbutted directly into those dense sealing runes.

In an instant, the runes in that area were all shattered to pieces.

The flames covering the Fire Dragon were likewise completely burnt out.

Chris, who was outside eating hotpot, couldn't help but turn her head to look, just to see that the top-grade Soul Crystals covering Wu Xiaode had all exhausted their power, thoroughly turning into dull stones.

"Is this kid trying to bring about Destruction?"

Chris dashed over, pointed with her wand, and pushed all the stones aside, allowing them to fall back onto Wu Xiaode's fingers.

"The ring, he must be at a critical moment now, give me some more Soul Crystals," Chris said.

A glimmer of light flickered on the ring once more.

However, what emerged this time weren't top-grade Soul Crystals.

"What? Only High-level Soul Crystals now? Fine, I'll bury him deeper, hopefully, that will be enough," Chris said.

In the dream.

The Fire Dragon had completely vanished.

It turned back into Wu Xiaode, lying at the bottom of the Sea of Magma, pressing his hand onto that sealed card.

"Lend me your strength—"

Wu Xiaode gripped the card, whispering:

"Shen Xiujun."

On the card, Shen Xiujun's eyes, which were initially closed, suddenly snapped open.

The Void shook.

The overwhelming magma parted to both sides, quickly rolling back upwards, enveloping the countless demons and soaring into the depths of the sky.

"Brother Wu, it's really strange, someone had sealed the connection between you and me before…"

"What are you doing at the bar?" Wu Xiaode asked with a smile.

"Practicing how to fry fish, I'll cook it for you when you return," Shen Xiujun said.

"That's great. I'll definitely savor it when I get back—but now all my other abilities are sealed, and I need your help."

"Mhm, I'll protect you!"

The girl flew forward, spreading her arms wide and gently embraced Wu Xiaode.

She rested her head on Wu Xiaode's shoulder, her eyes showing adoration and tenderness as she whispered:

"All living beings without Merit shall die without pardon, and all worlds, either good or evil, shall be reduced to dust."

Endless darkness erupted from her and swept across the entire sealing world.

In the blink of an eye.

The cries of billions of demons resounded for a moment and then, as if their throats were choked, turned abruptly to deadly silence.

The entire Magma World quickly disintegrated into dust, then into powder, scattering in the boundless Dark Void.

A line of ice crystal text appeared before Wu Xiaode's eyes:

"Your abilities have been completely unsealed."

"Your world will now begin to absorb the Purgatory Demon King's corpse and convert it into World Source Power."

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