Die, princess, the devil is mine!

The auspicious time for the investiture ceremony has arrived. In the grand square inside the Demon Emperor's Palace, Lynn sits regally beneath the newly built statue of the Guardian Demon God.

Although successive Demon Emperors worshipped one of the two Demon Kings, none of them had ever actually seen the Demon King's face. Therefore, the statues were rather abstract, only appearing very majestic and imposing, with their faces shrouded in mystery.

Lynn didn't know what the guardian demon looked like, but he automatically imagined what little Yuri would look like when she grew up, guessing that she would be a sweet and soft beautiful girl, or a mature older woman.

But this didn't matter to Lynn. Today was his big day, and all he cared about was his wife. He didn't care what kind of demon king he was.

Sitting in the second highest position in the Demon Emperor's Palace Square, Lynn glanced around. All the demons of any importance in the entire Demon Realm were present. Not a single demon dared to disrespect Demon Emperor Illidan, after all, he was a powerful demon emperor whom even the true god could not defeat in legend.

Moreover, among the queens awaiting investiture are powerful demons like the Seven Demon Kings and noble dragons like Princess Illidan. As long as Illidan can successfully carry out the investiture ceremony, the demon realm will then be entirely under his control.

Although this was the actual situation before the investiture, such matters were not suitable to be made public.

"The auspicious hour has arrived. We respectfully welcome all the Imperial Concubines!"

Such ceremonies are usually presided over by eunuchs from the Demon King's palace, but since his daughter was also among the royal consorts, Victory volunteered to take on the task.

Given her status, she wouldn't be a "hosting demon," but a "marriage officiating demon."

Lynn and the seven demon kings didn't care about this, after all, Victory was really old, and his seniority was there, so there was nothing to say.

Consort~~~
As Victor's powerful voice rang out, the inner gates of the Demon Emperor's Palace opened, and fifteen stunningly beautiful demons, dressed in magnificent attire, emerged from the palace one by one.

The first demon is none other than the arrogant demon lord Ilya Murphy. In terms of both status and strength, she should be ranked first.

However, for some unknown reason, even the Demon King of the strongest demon kingdom failed to win the position of Empress when he submitted to the Demon Emperor.

The arrogant demon king seemed to be in the lead, as if he had won big, but in reality, he had at most not lost. After all, even among the imperial concubines, there were different ranks, but the difference between the empress and the concubines was indistinguishable.

Behind the arrogant Demon King, in order, were—

Jealous Demon Queen Aya Aya.

The raging demon king, Sala Victor.

Sloth Lord Hill Capet.

Greedy Demon Queen Liz Murdoch.

Betty Russell, the gluttonous demon.

The Lustful Demon Queen, Phantom Trisis.

They weren't arranged according to the order of sisters, but rather according to the order of the seven great demon kingdoms; otherwise, Little Betty and the Great Phantom's positions would have to be reversed.

As they appeared one by one, the entire Demon Emperor's Palace square fell silent, not only out of respect and fear for the Demon Emperor and Demon King, but also because of the stunning beauty they brought.

Those who can be appointed as imperial consorts by the Demon Emperor are naturally extraordinary demons. Apart from some with peculiar hobbies, none of the imperial consorts of the Demon Emperors throughout history have been ugly.

But to have one beauty surpassing another to this extent is unprecedented.

With makeup artist Ilya personally handling the work, the seven Demon Lords who have appeared now are not only among the strongest Demon Lords in history, but in terms of looks alone, these seven would probably occupy the top seven spots, and the eighth place would fall far behind.

Not to mention the guests from other affiliated worlds, even the local demons who came from the seven great demon kingdoms had never seen their demon king so exceptionally beautiful. Even the Gluttonous Demon King Betty, whose beauty did not conform to the aesthetic standards of most demons, was so beautiful that she could not even board public transportation.

Because she's incredibly cute...

Lynn sat motionless on his dragon throne, seemingly focused on maintaining the visual distortion of all the demons, but in reality, his mind was already glued to the demon king's wives.

He never expected that his Demon King wives, who had already handed over the entire city to him, would still have such a hidden skill. They were so beautiful that he had never seen them before. Ilya's skills were so good that even if she went to Earth, she could silence the masters of beauty retouching.

However, to look so stunning without any beauty filters, slimming effects, or skin smoothing, one must have exceptional natural beauty; these women truly have a good foundation.

Following the seven demon lords who amazed all the demons is the former princess, Ellie. She originally took the surname of the former dragon emperor, but after marrying the current dragon emperor, Illidan, she changed her surname to Stormrage. So now her name is Ellie Stormrage.

Without comparison, Princess Elizabeth was one of the most beautiful demons in the entire demon realm. In the previous era of the Demon Emperor, her beauty was even greater than that of the seven successors of the Demon King. Although this was due to her noble status, it also showed that Princess Elizabeth possessed beauty on par with the seven successors of the Demon King.

But this time she was outshone in a way. Although she was just as stunningly beautiful and breathtaking as the Demon King, the seven Demon Kings were simply too much of a supermodel.

It's not that the princesses aren't pretty enough; it's just that the demon kings are unbelievably beautiful.

The seven succubi who followed them received little attention. Neither the guests nor Victor, who was in charge of hosting and officiating the wedding, took these mere succubi seriously.

Even though these seven succubi possess beauty comparable to Princess Ellie, they would only assume that Illidan, the Demon King, was infatuated with beauty and thus bestowed such high titles upon these stunning succubi. In reality, however beautiful and alluring a succubus may be, she was merely a plaything of a private demon, and her true status would never reach that of a royal consort.

Whether they arrive or not doesn't matter. They have no background, no connections, and no skills. They can gain favor for a while with their pretty faces and graceful figures, but not for a lifetime.

Therefore, the future Queen of the Demon Realm will only be chosen from among the previous eight imperial consorts, and it can only be one of them. After all, they are already the ultimate witches in every sense of the word, and there are no witches of a higher level than them.

Unless the Demon Realm, like the neighboring Divine World, has a Demon God who has lingered in the mortal realm, and happens to be a female Demon... But don't even think about it. The Demon Realm's history is longer than any of the surrounding worlds, and there has never been such a precedent!

Moreover, even if such an unprecedented situation were to occur, it would not affect the selection of the Demon Queen, because Illidan, the Demon Emperor, is unworthy...

It's not that I look down on him. Illidan's record after his appearance is unparalleled among all the Demon Emperors. Even if he doesn't rank first among Demon Emperors, he's definitely in the top three. But no matter how powerful or invincible a Demon Emperor is, if he were to be compared to a Demon God, he would be nothing more than a piece of cake.

If a female demon goddess really did marry Illidan, it wouldn't be called a marriage of convenience; it would probably be called depravity...

The audience's thoughts wandered further and further as the fifteen stunning imperial concubines appeared one after another, but the time of the ceremony had been set in advance and would not be affected by external factors.

So after all the newly appointed queens had arrived, Victory leaped onto the high platform and stood next to Lynn, beginning to read the sacrificial text drafted by the demon elders.

In the Demon Realm today, there is only one heaven, and that is the Guardian Demon God.

So this step involves informing the guardian demon god that Illidan intends to appoint fifteen queens. Whether or not He listens is nobody's business, but if you don't offer a sacrifice to the heavens first, it would be disrespectful to the guardian demon god.

Just like he didn't participate in the sacrificial text for the coronation ceremony, Lynn didn't participate in the drafting of this document either. He didn't even review it before handing it over to Victory for full handling.

There was nothing he could do about it. Because of Yuri, he now had a certain understanding of the guardian demon god, and this sacrificial ceremony felt to him like he was reporting to Yuri.

Do you think it's appropriate for me, as a father, to have to report to my daughter before deciding how many wives I want to marry?

While it's true that Lynn loves his little daughter very much, and it's not wrong for a father to discuss with his daughter when looking for a mother, it's fine to ask for her opinion. But this sacrificial ceremony is like asking for the approval of the guardian demon god!

Lynn felt this was strange, so he simply let Biemo do it for him, and he only needed to make the final decision.

The report to the guardian demon was very long, because it was meant to show respect to the guardian demon, so the longer it was, the more devout it seemed.

Lynn listened intently for a while, feeling that the old demon who wrote this parallel prose had a real talent for being an online novelist. Putting aside whether the writing was good or not, at least the way he was padding the updates with so many words felt very authentic, like he had written VIP chapters...

The sacrificial ceremony lasted a full hour, which was proof of his solid abilities. Keep in mind that Victory wasn't a stutterer; he read the entire speech normally.

In other words, none of the demons present dared to disrespect the Guardian Demon God, otherwise a group of them would definitely fall asleep on the spot, especially the delegation from the Sloth Demon Kingdom.

Fortunately, even the most grueling process eventually comes to an end. When Victor finished reciting the last word of the parallel prose with great emotion, all the demons reverently bowed to the heavens, and this part was considered over.

The next part is the main event, where Illidan, the Demon King, personally selects the beautiful demons present and bestows upon them the title of Empress.

This step is the most important, the simplest, and also the most prone to problems.

Its importance lies in the fact that it is the formal procedure for this investiture ceremony. Once this procedure is completed, the ceremony is essentially over, and what follows is just some finishing touches.

It is indeed simple, because it is basically just the Demon Emperor getting married, and his wives had already agreed to it. The ceremony is nothing more than a formality.

The reason it's most prone to problems is because it's too simple; a simple question and answer can solve the problem. So, if someone wants to cause trouble, they'll almost certainly do it at this point, otherwise it will be too late.

So when Lynn stood up from his seat and climbed step by step to the foot of the abstract statue of the guardian demon god, all the demons held their breath and waited, waiting for an unexpected event, or an inevitable death sentence.

However, forty-five minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and neither the expected nor the expected event occurred.

Even though Illidan gave them ample opportunity, and the problem could have been resolved in a few words, he insisted on giving each of his consorts a three-minute talk, which dragged on for the length of a human child's class.

With so much time and opportunities everywhere, no one and no demons dared to cause trouble, and even the demon gods who were expected to make a move seemed to have collectively fallen silent.

This highly illogical situation directly led to the successful completion of the investiture ceremony, allowing Illidan, the Demon Emperor, to effectively unify the entire Demon Realm through an unconventional method.

His unification is not simply about ascending to the throne and ruling the entire demon realm; rather, he is the ruler, his wife is in charge of the subordinates, the opposing camp is killed or crippled by him, and his own camp submits to him.

This isn't called unification, this is called Great Unification!
From that day forward, there was only one voice in the demon realm!
In the lower realm of the demons, Illidan's words carried more weight than the decrees of the demon gods. The only one among the demon race who could command him was probably the guardian demon god.

This could be considered, in a sense, that he is below one demon and above ten thousand demons.
At first glance, this might not seem as domineering as the Demon Realm's absolute supremacy in the lower realms, but being only below the Demon King is normally the treatment of a Demon Lord, and only the First Demon Lord would receive such treatment.

Illidan the Demon Emperor is really taking off!
The only difference between him and the true god who remains on earth is the essence of life; otherwise, they are practically identical.

Illidan Stormrage ≈ Lynn!
From this moment on, the entire demon realm came to this understanding: as long as the Divine Emperor Lynn did not ascend to heaven, and as long as the new Demon Dragon Emperor Illidan did not die, they would be the most dazzling stars in the lower realm, and could be called the "Twin Stars of the Lower Realm".

Of course, comparing their near-godlike Demon Emperor to a true god is a bit of self-aggrandizement, but the Demon Realm, which has been powerful for countless generations, has been suppressed by the world of miracles in their generation. It would be too painful not to have some kind of spiritual victory...

Lynn was unaware of the other demons' thoughts. He simply bid each of his wives a heartfelt farewell, which made all the newly appointed imperial concubines smile and radiate joy.

Soon after, the much-anticipated investiture ceremony officially concluded. If this were a wedding, they would be entering the bridal chamber by now. But this was an investiture ceremony, not a wedding, so…

They were still led to the bridal chamber.

This is more in line with Illidan's usual style. I just wonder if, with the terrifying strength of the seven demon lords, the powerful physique of the dragon princess, and the seductive allure of the pleasure witch, the demon lord's not-so-iron kidneys can withstand it...

(End of this chapter)