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Chapter 360 The Demon Prince
"Did that bean sprout prophet really say that?" In Chen Xi's living room, Mai Mai was holding a can of cola, gulping it down while asking Chen Xi.

Chen Xi just informed everyone of the results of Valis's divination, and everyone was somewhat surprised by the result.

“If the divination is true, then things are pretty much as we predicted before; it's all the work of those two Khorne demon princes.” Guterres analyzed the current situation, while also asking the others, “So what do we do next?”

After glancing at his friends, Chen Xi thought for a moment and said, "According to the prophecy, you will encounter Muswag, then cooperate with him, which will eventually lead to a showdown between the two demon princes."

Moreover, it seems Zanazt will successfully reincarnate, meaning there will be two demon princes appearing simultaneously in the sector capital, which is not a good thing.

A demon prince may not be like a great demon, capable of corrupting an entire planet simply by appearing, but there is no doubt that within the Chaos faction, a demon prince is on par with a great demon of Chaos.

However, the Great Demons are native species in the Warp, and are essentially more like avatars or fragments of the Four Chaos Gods.

Their power comes from the Four Gods, and the Four Gods can also take their power back at any time.

Even the Four Gods could easily kill a great demon if they so desired.

However, even though the Four Gods can easily create a new Great Demon, obtaining a powerful and high-quality Great Demon is extremely difficult.

The most representative of them is undoubtedly Khorne. Ever since Skabrand was bewitched by Tzeentch and successfully ambushed Khorne from behind with an axe, he became cowardly and was driven out of the Blood God's domain by Khorne. Since then, Khorne has not had any useful great demons under his command.

This is why there are jokes circulating about the Archangel Khorne, who seems to be planning to drain the gacha pool.

To be fair, the Primarch of the Three Gods, with its Divine Essence comparable to the Butcher's Nail Wet Item, is indeed incomparable to the Primarchs obtained by the other three gods.

Even this thing was imposed on Khorne by others, not something Khorne wanted himself.

Also, because Khorne's main preference was for warriors, most of the demon princes under Khorne were skilled at killing, and there weren't many outstanding individuals among them.

The only one who seemed to have good abilities, Kahn, could only remain the champion of Khorne for various reasons, and could not be promoted to the Demon Prince.

The so-called Demon Prince is a ritual in which an ordinary mortal gains the blessing of the four Chaos Gods by pleasing them, thus ascending from a mortal to an immortal warp being.

Generally speaking, as long as your actions conform to the domains represented by the four Chaos Gods and you offer enough sacrifices to please them, you can receive blessings and become an immortal demon prince.

However, for various reasons, Typhons, Ahriman, Lucius, and Cain, the four chosen champions of the Chaos Gods, can never be promoted to demon princes.

No matter how many merits they have made for the Four Gods, or how many worlds and living beings they have sacrificed, they will always be limited to the position of God's Chosen Champions and will never be able to ascend to become Demon Princes.

Having digressed, let’s get back to the topic.

If a demon prince were to descend upon a planet and no force could stop him, the fate of that planet would be utterly tragic.

All living beings will be slaughtered, and their souls will be sacrificed to the four Chaos Gods to become a feast for the evil gods.

Even more terrifying is that, under the continuous erosion of chaotic energy, even the planet itself will gradually be swallowed by the warp. And if two demon princes were to descend simultaneously... the situation would be even more hopeless!

Unless these two demon princes happen to belong to opposing camps, such as one being Khorne's favorite and the other being Nurgle's messenger, and there is an irreconcilable conflict between them, perhaps the creatures on the planet could get a chance to breathe.

Otherwise, the two demon princes, working together, would be able to completely destroy a prosperous imperial world in a short period of time.

Their destructive power is not simply one plus one equals two, but increases exponentially.

It's important to understand that the reason these demon princes were able to gain the favor of the evil gods and be promoted was built upon countless bones.

Take the bloodthirsty Khorne as an example: to gain the approval of this blood god, you must prove your worth through endless slaughter.

If you can't personally cut off the heads of billions of beings on a planet and stain the entire earth red with their blood, you don't even deserve to be looked at with respect by Khorne.

Although everyone says that the Blood God is "generous" enough - as long as you kill people fiercely and ruthlessly, he will bestow blessings upon you regardless of whether you want them or not.

But to become a true demon prince, a few million lives are far from enough; destroying a planet is merely the most basic "pledge of allegiance."

Fortunately, the two demon princes that Chen Xi and his group were dealing with were just ordinary demon princes, and neither of them were in their full form. They were also hostile to each other, so dealing with them was not too troublesome.

"So which one do we choose? According to the prophecy, Chen Xi, the one you choose will destroy the other." 32 looked at Chen Xi and asked him what he planned to do.

Two demon princes, one of whom has lost his physical form and most of his power in the real world, leaving only a demon tooth, but is actively seeking reincarnation.

Once the reincarnation is successful, even if the opponent cannot unleash the fighting power that a demon prince should have, they will still be a formidable enemy.

The other one is relatively complete, retaining its complete physical form while also preserving most of the power of a demon prince.

When one of them kills the other, the surviving one will regain its power and return to the Land of Khorne, regaining the power that a complete demon prince should possess.

Although the prophecy indicated that Chen Xi ultimately succeeded in resolving all the problems, it made no mention of the losses or costs.

No one can guarantee that the capital of the Mariupol district will not suffer huge losses after all the problems are finally resolved.

Therefore, choosing a partner is a matter that requires careful consideration.

However, Chen Xi had already made a decision about the answer to this question.

“Choose Muswag. He is cursed by Khorne. Whether humans are killed directly or indirectly because of him, it will lead to his failure.” Chen Xi stated his decision: “This is also the premise for reaching an agreement with him. Prepare one or two mortals. If he does not agree to cooperate or has any plans to cause trouble, just kill them.”

(End of this chapter)