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Chapter 138 Alliance Contract
"Are you sure you're talking about an evil spirit, not a malevolent spirit?" Shakora asked very seriously.

In hell and in the Bible, evil spirits and malevolent spirits are two completely different concepts.

Evil spirits are simply ordinary people who, after death, become tainted with evil energy; they are what are commonly referred to as ghosts.

Although evil spirits are delicious food or servants to demons, that's about it.

If it were just an ordinary evil spirit, let alone eating a few thousand, even tens of thousands, it would be a pipe dream to challenge Mephisto.

But evil spirits are different; only the most devout believers become evil spirits after they fall from grace.

Each one is extremely powerful.

The power formed by thousands of evil spirits is indeed capable of rivaling that of a demon lord.

So this time, Shakora was truly moved.

If what is sealed in this contract is indeed an evil spirit, then by devouring it, Shakora is truly confident that she can go toe-to-toe with Mephisto.

That's right, it was just a touch, not a defeat.

Unlike Blackheart, Shakora is very aware of her own strength.

As a second-generation demon, she was already quite outstanding, and her strength was in no way inferior to that of most demon lords.

But to say whether it can completely defeat Mephisto, an old thing that has existed since the beginning of hell?
She really wasn't sure—over the past thousands of years, she had seen countless demon lords far more powerful than herself challenge Mephisto's authority.

The result was that they all died tragically, including some who seemed to be even more powerful than Mephisto.

So she was very envious of the evil spirit that Li Wei mentioned, but unlike Blackheart, she didn't think about devouring this power to challenge Mephisto or other demon lords.

She was quite satisfied with reclaiming her dimension—well, Li Wei's long-held guess was actually correct, because after a thousand years of slumber, Shakora's original control over her dimension had been taken over by someone else.

To get it back, we'd probably have to clean up the entire dimension, which would be quite troublesome.

This is one of the reasons why she has never returned to hell.

"Um... I guess so..." Faced with Xia Kela's serious question, Li Wei was less confident.

“If the San Venganza Pact you mentioned truly seals away thousands of evil spirits, and you can help me obtain it, then I agree to this deal. I can even sign an equal alliance pact with you, and you can have your teacher witness it!” Shakora said very seriously, even bringing up the Ancient One.

This shows that she really values ​​this evil pact called San Venganza.

"An equal alliance?" Li Wei blinked. What was that?
“That’s right. The equal alliance contract allows you to summon any of my subordinate demons except me without any cost, to use my power in battle, and even to summon me in person—of course, I will also judge whether or not to descend based on the specific circumstances. It’s not like you can go to Asgard to challenge Odin and expect me to go with you to my death!” Shakora explained.

"That's so good?" The conditions offered by Shakora were so good that Levi found it hard to believe.

This is completely different from the knight contract that the other party mentioned before.

A knight's contract is, in essence, an employment contract.

The alliance agreement that Shakora mentioned is more like an interest-free and liability-free loan, the kind where you don't have to pay it back.

This reminded Li Wei of the dimensional lords that the Ancient One had borrowed...

The difference is that Gu Yi obtained it through deception or by force.

Shakora is now giving it to her voluntarily.

“That’s right, provided that what you said is true!” Xia Kela nodded.

Li Wei was truly tempted this time.

He probably wants to grab other strong people's feet and throw them around for fun too, okay?

"Wait a minute!" So Li Wei opened the portal without hesitation and went to find his teacher.

……

"I must say, your suggestion is very constructive!" Hearing Li Wei's suggestion, Gu Yi wasn't surprised, nor did she refuse; in fact, her tone even carried a hint of praise. Borrowing power from lords of other dimensions was actually standard practice for every Sorcerer Supreme.

Doctor Strange, in the future, also often does this.

Even the Sorcerer Supreme of a previous generation was a Ghost Rider.

However, most of the time, this behavior will bring some unpleasant consequences.

For example, many of the previous supreme beings borrowed the power of Vishanti, so after their deaths, their souls would go to Vishanti's dimension and become his subjects—though they were no different from servants.

Some Sorcerers Supreme would also borrow the power of the Dark Book—which in turn originated from the demon god Sithon.

After borrowing this power, one will also be marked with the mark of Sithon.

After a person dies, their soul often returns to Sithon.

The Ancient One also borrowed Dormammu's power—normally, Dormammu should have taken the Ancient One's soul after her death.

Unlike other believers who borrowed Dormammu's power, the Ancient One had a much stronger backing, so she wasn't worried about this at all.

In fact, the Ancient One not only borrowed the power of Dormammu, but also the power of many other powerful dimensional demons.

And they had no intention of paying it back at all.

That's how tough they are.

This is why the Ancient One is ridiculously strong.

With the combined power of so many powerful dimensional lords, how could it not be strong?

This also allows the Ancient One to easily defeat most dimensional demons even without using the power of her own boss.

"Your strength is my strength," he said, playing the game exceptionally well.

Therefore, having had such an experience, the Ancient One wouldn't really mind if her successor... her disciple borrowed this power in a similar way.

Of course, there is a prerequisite: that the disciple can stick to his original intention and not let himself fall into depravity because of his obsession.

Clearly, neither Casillas nor Mordo, who were also her disciples, could actually do this.

Their obsession runs too deep.

That's why the Ancient One kept the matter of borrowing power from them all along.

But Li Wei was different.

Don't let his unreliable behavior fool you; he's actually more principled than anyone else.

Let him completely fall into depravity and become a servant to those dimensional lords?
It's simply impossible.

Therefore, the Ancient One didn't mind Li Wei doing the same thing as her.

Otherwise, the Ancient One should have intervened to stop him when he summoned the demon last time.

Not to mention, Shakora's terms were so good...

If the Ancient One were in Li Wei's position, she would also be tempted.

"So, you agree?" Li Wei asked, somewhat surprised.

“That’s right, but you must remember to stick to your principles!” Gu nodded. “Also, you need to think carefully. If you do this, you will definitely be blacklisted by Mephisto.”

For the Ancient One, San Venganza was a potential source of instability, so dealing with it in advance was not a bad thing.

This also serves as a warning to Mephisto.

While I can't really kill you, it's annoying that you've been causing trouble every now and then since you signed the contract!
(End of this chapter)