Zuo Dao Becomes a God Starting from American Horror

Chapter 341 Hell Rank Blood Money

Sure enough, the demons had barely finished celebrating when Baal announced something else.

They will soon join forces to stop that mortal.

"Stop that mortal? What does he want to do?"

"During their exploration of the future, Inbos and Agares also witnessed the mortal using a special magic circle shortly afterward, seemingly drawing power from the earth and sky. What exactly he was doing is still unclear, but what is certain is that it will not be a good thing for us."

"Plus, with our brother Valak's request, I feel it's necessary to give this mortal a little surprise when he does things."

Speaking of it.

Most of the demons unconsciously smiled. They were all fallen angels, and most of them had fallen because of desire. After coming to Hell, absorbing the power of Hell to form their personalities and becoming demons, their personalities underwent even greater changes.

They're actually willing to do things that harm others without benefiting themselves!

What's more, it's about dealing with this human who thwarted their demonic dignity.

"But we don't have any power to project outwards right now."

"Besides, since they're scattered, it shouldn't be too difficult for him to cause any trouble."

"..."

A fallen angel spoke up among the demons.

The other fallen angels nodded, their eyes gleaming with cunning.

Baal raised an eyebrow slightly at the head of the table. He knew these guys' nature perfectly well. Just now they were willing to expend a lot of effort to seize the Holy Blood and Holy Artifact, but now they couldn't even spare a little bit of power.

Ha ha.

It's simply that the benefits aren't enough.

While they would be happy to surprise that mortal, it doesn't mean they'd be willing to expend too much effort to do so, unless...

Barr looked at Valack.

Ultimately, although Hebal wanted to deal with that mortal, the pretext and trigger for this was none other than the bounty offered by you, Valak.

I've already helped you by gathering people together, so naturally you should pay the price.

Valack also stepped forward willingly.

"As long as someone causes trouble for that mortal and is willing to contribute, I am willing to give them a piece of territory."

If anyone can bring me that guy's soul, I can give him five archdeacies!
Furthermore, if you can bring the Eye of Saint Lucia, or that nun, I can also give Him a forbidden magic spell—three forbidden spells in total, for Him to choose from.”

!!!

In an instant, all the demons' gazes turned scorching.

It's important to understand that the birth of a demon doesn't mean that you become a demon just because you choose to fall and end up in hell. That would only make you a lone wolf at best.

One must integrate into and absorb the power of hell.

There are many ways to draw upon the power of Hell, the most convenient of which is to acquire a territory, become its lord, and completely integrate into Hell, becoming a part of it.

At this point, a demonic entity belonging to this territory will be born. By absorbing it, one can freely mobilize the power of this hellish territory.

These territories are not the wastelands outside. Hell is vast and sparsely populated with demons. Only those lands that have been "cultivated" with a large number of souls and can give birth to a large number of evil creatures such as lesser demons can be considered true territories.

This kind of hellish territory is the real hell, possessing a share of hell, and able to communicate with hell through this territory, which is equivalent to a status.

Moreover, this hellish territory can not only recruit and give birth to evil beings as soldiers, but also draw upon hellish power to sustain itself. It can even mobilize this power within the territory to achieve a power boost similar to that of a god using his divine authority.

It has many ingenious uses.

Otherwise, why would all seventy-two demon gods hold titles? (The seventy-two demon gods do indeed have titles, but the system is quite chaotic.)

These titles, to some extent, represent the extent of the hellish territory they control.

In Hell, one territory represents one demon rank, and one hundred territories represent one great demon rank.

Nowadays, anyone who participates can get a free Demon Rank, and if you capture it, you'll get five Greater Demon Ranks!
This is a huge reward!
Moreover, there is also a forbidden magic spell.

The origin of magic comes from the innate abilities born from demons in hell. Later, human mages used it in various ways, creating a system. Among them, forbidden magic is a very special kind of magic, which can only be created by demon gods.

It can be said that each forbidden spell represents a demon god.

It is incredibly powerful.

If it weren't for Valak's love of knowledge and collecting, the great age of the artifacts, and a bit of luck, he wouldn't have been able to possess three forbidden spells. And even among those three, there might even be one of his own.

Valack really went all out.

Did those two mortals really incur His wrath?

"Everything I've said is true. As you all know, I, who represent truth, would never lie."

"Moreover, I am willing to have King Baal as my witness."

"Valak said to Barr."

Baal's lips curled up slightly. "Of course, I can bear witness to this. By the way, I'll also help Valak out. While King Astaroth is traversing space to collect the holy artifacts, let's send our power over there. How about that?"

Having said that, he looked at Astaroth.

Astaroth glanced at Baal lazily.

"I don't care, you can do whatever you want."

Baal nodded in satisfaction, a flash of blue light appeared on his body, and a stream of magic flew out, splitting in two, one half merging into Baal's body and the other half merging into Valak.

Seeing this, the demons no longer had any doubts.

The atmosphere became incredibly lively.

Subsequently.

Baal roared, swinging his giant hammer. Blue lightning detached from the hammer and began to flicker in the air. *Whoosh!*

A blue lightning spear materialized in mid-air.

It faintly exudes the power of a great demon.

The other demons also used their own methods.

The great demons each contributed a sliver of their power to enchant the lightning spear, causing a dazzling array of colorful lights to flash throughout the hall.

The demons, however, were not so shabby; they all projected themselves into it.

Even a projection, in the current world, could barely rival the power of a great demon.

All of these components combined were concentrated on the lightning spear.

A bolt of lightning from Baal, a Greater Demon level.

The projections of five or six demon gods, ranging from peak-level demons to bottom-level great demons, combined, also reached the level of great demons.

A portion of the power of nearly a hundred great demons, making it another great demon-level being.

The combined power of the three beings, totaling the level of a Great Demon, ultimately coalesced into a ten-meter-long lightning spear that shimmered with a dark blue light.

Although it hasn't quite reached the level of a demon god, it's already comparable to the avatar that Valak threw out back then, making it a peak of the great demon level!
This isn't over yet.

Valak gritted his teeth, severed one of the dragon heads from his own two-headed dragon form, and threw it into the spear. The demons were shocked.

This is the real body!

They actually just threw a portion of the main body in like that?

If Valak were to be destroyed, his strength would be severely diminished, and it might take hundreds of years to recover. Is it really worth taking such a huge gamble?
Valak didn't care about their gazes. He only knew that he had suffered humiliation during this period, and he couldn't swallow this anger if he didn't wash it away. Besides, he had already paid so much, so he didn't care about paying a little more.

If you're going to gamble, you have to be willing to go all out.

The moment the demon's head, wreathed in hellfire, was thrown in.

hum! ! !
A burst of light flashed.

In an instant.

The spear and the dragon's head combined to form a black and blue dragon with ferocious bone spikes all over its body and a pair of wings, which vaguely resembled the Yinglong of the Eastern Kingdom.

As it moved and flickered, it actually touched the edge of the Demon God level.

Baal, sitting at the head of the table, stared at the spear, his brow twitching. He couldn't help but look at Astaroth, "Will this work?"

Astaroth, no longer displaying his previous relaxed and carefree demeanor, sat up solemnly, sensing the power levels of the spear, and nodded slightly, "It's barely acceptable, it's reached its limit. If it were any stronger, it wouldn't be enough."

Barr then nodded.

Because Michael represents Heaven and God, and because of the sacred covenant he made with Lucifer, neither side can directly interfere in the human world.

Although this treaty has been gradually eroded and destroyed, and because the power of Heaven surpasses that of Hell, the rules of Heaven dominate in the present world.

This means that a Greater Demon-level being can barely get away with something, but if a Demon God-level being appears, it will definitely provoke a fierce reaction from Heaven, and even the Archangels and Michael will take action.

That would alert the enemy, cause a greater loss for a lesser cause, and delay the important event of King Mammon's arrival.

“You’re quite generous to part with this lightning power. It seems Valak has completely pledged allegiance to you,” Astaroth suddenly said.

Baal's face stiffened, and a smile appeared on the frog's face. "Hahaha, this is just His way of repaying me, so of course I can't be stingy."

Astaroth smiled, seemingly unconcerned. "In any case, I won't get involved in this."

Ok?
"What? Is there a problem inside?" Bal asked, squinting his frog-like eyes.

Astaroth, who can foresee the past and future, is usually a wise man. If the other party is not involved, could there be something wrong with him?

"No, I don't know. I just have some things to do. You don't think that only King Mammon has been up to something lately, trying to descend, do you?"

Astaroth looked at Baal with a half-smile.

Barr looked up and instantly understood.

There's a reason why Astaroth is always so lazy; he's a subordinate of Belial, the Demon Lord of Sloth. It seems Belial is making his move after all…

Baal couldn't help but recall that not long ago, a summoning to the mortal world seemed to have occurred within the Sloth Territory. Apparently, the Demon King had sent out one of his offspring.

Moreover, how could only Mammon among the seven demon kings want to descend to the mortal realm...?

Baal thought of many more, such as the other demon lords, and that other demon king...

Regardless, Mammon was the first to devise the plan, and therefore had the greatest chance of success. He would not change sides on short notice; those who switch sides die the fastest.

"It seems you're leaving."

"Well, I originally thought I could stay with you and see if King Mammon could go all the way to the end, but it seems that's not going to happen now. I have to go back to help my lord."

In fact, because of their similar experiences, the two could barely be considered friends. Astaroth came to help Mammon because of Baal's invitation.

"Anyway, thank you for your help. I will repay you after it's all done."

"Hehe, then I'll wait and see." Astaroth chuckled, but his laughter became weak and feeble.

Barr looked down.

A huge black hole has appeared in the open space inside the hall. This black hole is like a deep-sea whirlpool, constantly rotating and sucking up the magic power in the surrounding space. However, if viewed from the outside, this black hole looks a bit like crystal, and the whirlpool is like the colored decorations inside a glass ball.

Astaroth had completely stopped laughing by this point.

A pair of eyes gleamed with a black light.

hum! ! !
When a black hole expands to its limit.

Astaroth suddenly reached out.

The speed was unbelievable; even with the strength of the demons, they couldn't see it clearly.

It was just a moment.

A fragment, roughly one-third of the original, belonging to the tip of a spear, appeared in the hall. At the same time, the black and blue dragon in the hall disappeared.

Clearly, Astaroth had already accomplished his task.

but……

Astaroth was in poor condition at this moment. His face was pale, and his right palm was covered in blood, almost as if it had been cut off. Even the demon god's self-healing power could not restore it.

Above it was a dense aura of angelic holy light and a faint, almost imperceptible white light, diluted several times over, resembling the power of God. With these powers present, even a demon god could not heal himself and could only rely on the power of hell and his own strength to slowly grind it down.

The injury will heal once it's worn away.

hum!
A surge of blue magic helped Astaroth dissipate these powers.

"Thanks."

"I'll leave the rest to you now. I should head back," Astaroth said, his face pale, his body swaying slightly as he stood up.

Seeing this, Barr quickly sent him away.

Watching Astaroth's departing figure, Baal couldn't help but reflect on whether he had thought too badly of Astaroth.
Then he turned away and forgot about it, returning to the temple to look with the demons at the Spear of Longinus, the sacred artifact of God stained with holy blood—incomplete, of course.

The Spear of Longinus was long ago broken into three pieces. Legend has it that all three pieces of the Spear of Longinus possess great power and function, enabling people to be invincible, have smooth sailing, and reach the pinnacle.

For example, Napoleon, who marched triumphantly and almost unified Europe, becoming the Qin Shi Huang of Europe; and Hitler, who started World War II, causing fear throughout Europe and making people tremble with dread...

World-class celebrities, etc.

According to rumors, most people have possessed this sacred artifact of God.

Of course, losing this sacred artifact would also lead to a direct fall into the abyss. Napoleon's Battle of Waterloo and the collapse of Hitler's empire are said to be related to it.

This is the legendary quality that this sacred artifact of God possesses.

Even Baal and many other demons wanted to see this holy artifact.

After all, this is the legendary weapon that supposedly killed Jesus; how could one not be curious?
Just as Baal and the other demons were admiring the holy artifacts.

outside the temple.

Astaroth, who had just been pale and unsteady on his feet, was no longer swaying. Although his face was still pale, he was not as weak as he had appeared.

He glanced back and suddenly burst out laughing.

The body then gradually dissipated.

(End of this chapter)