Even in his true form, the Twisted Shadow could only retreat before the Mother of the Earth's Core at the peak of her power.
After driving away the true form of the Twisted Shadow, Leilin's divine avatar and the Mother of the Earth's Core returned to the divine kingdom, beginning to deter the ambitions of other high-ranking existences.
The bottom of the nine-layered
Nessus had already developed a massive breach. During the self-destruction of Shadow Soul City, not only had the entire plane suffered devastating damage, but even the original deep canyon had been mostly destroyed.
Even though Nessus had once rivaled the divine kingdom of a greater deity, the unprecedented and terrifying explosion had utterly devastated it. Even the original laws of Hell had been largely shattered, leaving it devoid of any power.
Half the sky appeared broken, and Leilin's true wizard form had already strode in with an air of dominance.
Crack!
The
"Now that I'm here, what else do you have to say?"
Leilin held the Seven Deadly Sins, gazing at the last four Hell Lords before him. The smile on his face was enough to strike terror into even demons.
Rumble...
The earth trembled ceaselessly, torn apart and roaring.
Now, facing Leilin, he had no choice but to reveal his true form entirely.
However, Asmodeus's demonic true form looked wretched. Numerous blast marks mingled with spatial tearing wounds spread across the areas already heavily injured. Furthermore, one of his black wings had completely snapped off.
"Quickly... leave this place... never let him gather the power of all the Hell Lords..."
Asmodeus roared at the top of his voice.
He could see with perfect clarity — Leilin had already broken through Nessus, annihilating their last hope.
And now, their only effective counterattack was to flee Hell entirely, preventing Leilin from obtaining the complete rules of the Seven Deadly Sins, thereby losing the initiative and being extinguished during Ragnarök.
But how would Leilin ever give them such a chance?
Hiss...
The phantom of the Nightmare Nine-headed Serpent materialized behind him, each serpent head letting out an earth-shaking roar.
Infinite rule-based power surged from six of the serpent heads, forming a terrifying magical net that completely sealed off all of Nessus.
"He's sealed every spatial fluctuation here..."
"This power to completely seal space... could it be that he has already begun to touch upon the rules of time and space that only supreme gods can comprehend? What terrifying talent..."
Asmodeus and the other Hell Lords naturally shrieked and cursed endlessly, while the Mother of the Earth's Core, who was also watching this scene, was even more stunned.
The ability to seal the teleportation and transmission of seventh-rank rule-level existences indicated that Leilin's comprehension of spatial rules had reached an extremely high degree.
More critically, he was not yet an eighth-rank pinnacle wizard! Yet his achievements in this regard far surpassed those of many veteran powerhouses.
"This wizard truly possesses the potential to channel the power of time and space and ascend to the ninth rank!"
The Mother of the Earth's Core made this evaluation silently. Although Leilin's current comprehension was still far from the standard needed to channel the power of time and space and advance to ninth-rank Grand
"Asmodeus... the title of Lord of the Nine-layered Hell now belongs to me!"
Leilin took a single step forward, and his true form began to swell to an infinite height, instantly becoming the same size as the true body of this King of Hell.
The divine artifact Seven Deadly Sins roared without cease, two beams of rule-light flickering from its sharp tip.
After activating two great rule powers in succession, Leilin was now approaching the eighth-rank pinnacle. Every movement carried enough force to crush an entire large world!
Boom!
The Seven Deadly Sins transformed instantly, becoming a radiant battle axe with six sharp protruding spikes.
Leilin roared as terrifying primal force converged. He raised the battle axe with both hands and brought it crashing down like a giant cleaving heaven and earth apart.
"Ah... the primal force of Hell, please heed the Primordial Covenant..."
Asmodeus chanted, an ancient parchment scroll appearing before him, emanating a dim glow that drew the last remnants of Hell's primal force into concentration.
This was the original Primordial Covenant — Asmodeus's final trump card!
"Asmodeus, your methods are already obsolete. From this day forward, I shall be the sole master of the nine-layered Baator Hell! The Supreme God!"
Accompanying his decree — which seemed to carry the force of law itself — the battle axe forged from the Seven Deadly Sins suddenly erupted with brilliance, forming a dazzling blade of light.
Crash!
Under the assault of the light blade, the Primordial Covenant and the primal force defense it had formed instantly disintegrated. The axe blade continued downward without slowing, striking Asmodeus's body and adding another horrific wound to the archdevil's chest. He was sent flying backward, plowing through and flattening a vast number of canyons and gullies along the way.
Hum...
The very instant the Primordial Covenant was destroyed, every demon in the lower three layers of Hell, along with all the Hell Lords, let out agonized screams.
They could distinctly feel that the once overwhelming primal force of Hell was continuously weakening, causing the demonic power within them to steadily decline.
The destruction of the Primordial Covenant did more than just threaten Asmodeus's position as Lord of the Nine-layered Hell — more importantly, the very foundation of the demons' existence had been questioned and destroyed.
"Henceforth, Hell shall become my divine kingdom. All demons, aside from being converted into petitioners, have only one path — annihilation!"
Lightning seemed to flash in Leilin's eyes as the dark, blood-veined power of original sin gathered in his hands.
The Seven Deadly Sins stretched and sharpened at his command, instantly forming into a javelin whose tip carried the power to rend rules apart.
"The Path of Original Sin — the end of all things!"
Like hurling a bolt of lightning, Leilin instantly launched the javelin toward Asmodeus.
Whoosh!
In that moment, even the primal force of the pantheon's world was repelled by the javelin. Its terrifying sharpness, carrying the resolve to destroy all things, reached Asmodeus.
Thud!
The fearsome javelin, bearing immense destructive power, instantly plunged into the Hell Lord's chest, greedily devouring everything and annihilating all traces of life within.
Glasya's expression went blank. She turned her head stiffly, looking at her father with eyes full of disbelief.
Just moments ago, a tremendous force had pulled her in front of Asmodeus, using her as a shield to block this killing blow!
A bitter smile appeared on Glasya's beautiful lips. She murmured, wanting to say something, but before she could open her mouth, she crumbled to ash.
The Chip's notification rang in Leilin's ear: [Ding! True form has killed Glasya! Seven Deadly Sins ability
Hiss...
The Nightmare Nine-headed Serpent behind Leilin continued to hiss. Its seventh serpent head solidified as the power of all living beings, along with the power of procreation, was continuously absorbed by him, transforming into his own power of original sin.
[Ding! Rule acquired! Seven Deadly Sins effect 7 unlocked: Charm of Lust — the Seven Deadly Sins gains an illusion ability capable of confusing the perception of rule-level existences!]
"With such decisive ruthlessness, should I say it befits a demon after all?"
Glasya's fall had only bought Asmodeus a single instant. The Seven Deadly Sins in Leilin's hand already radiated a layer of pink mist as the Charm of Lust took effect.
In that instant, even Asmodeus's eyes showed a brief flicker of stupor.
Hiss!!!
The Nightmare Nine-headed Serpent roared as a Path of Original Sin — filled with sin and slaughter, accompanied by death, yet appearing incomplete — materialized like a mighty river, directly swallowing and enveloping Asmodeus's enormous true form.
Once inside the Path of Original Sin, Asmodeus's entire body was continuously shrunk until, like a small insect frozen in amber, he was sealed by the Nightmare Nine-headed Serpent.
"Asmodeus is the key to connecting the rules of the Seven Deadly Sins — the son of Hell. His power is irreplaceable for mending the Path of Original Sin and merging all the rules of sin... but now is not the time..."
After Asmodeus was sealed, Leilin retracted the javelin. The Seven Deadly Sins shifted at his will, transforming into a massive Cross Sword adorned with intricate original sin patterns.
Bang! Bang!
At that moment, the remaining two Hell Lords arrived before Leilin, and upon seeing him, their faces contorted with expressions of horror.
"What? You thought you were still running in the opposite direction?"
Leilin brandished the Cross Sword. "An illusion powerful enough to confuse the very spirits of rules — how could two seventh-rank Hell Lords possibly resist it?"
Leilin already possessed the foundational illusion abilities of the Nightmare Energy Absorber, and with the addition of the Seven Deadly Sins' power, he could effortlessly manipulate seventh-rank existences at will.
Hiss...
The Nightmare Nine-headed Serpent's two remaining phantom heads let out a dark, raspy hiss, their gleaming vertical pupils locked straight on the two Hell Lords.
"Become my power..."
As Leilin chanted, the Nightmare Nine-headed Serpent roared. Terrifying original sin power sealed the space and instantly suppressed all resistance from Belphagor and