Spellcasting Gods

anger!

humiliation!

helpless!

Less than half an hour into the battle, the terrain near the center of the battlefield had already undergone a dramatic transformation.

What was once an endless plain is now riddled with pits more than two hundred meters deep, filled either with scorching lava or forming chilling ice caves.

The environment here has been permanently altered by powerful magical forces.

Anyone with even a slight understanding of energy can clearly sense that the multi-headed dragon's invincible and overwhelming power not only allows it to absorb and convert energy without restraint, but also to store it and release it against its opponents.

As long as the magical energy of the entire hell is not exhausted, the dragon's power is limitless.

Even more terrifying is that all magical attacks are quickly absorbed as pure energy upon contact with the scales.

Yes!

With his profound understanding and application of alchemy, Zhang Cheng rendered all magic and spell-like abilities ineffective.

He was like a player with cheat codes, toying with these usually high and mighty demon kings of hell until one of them finally couldn't take it anymore and broke down mentally, at which point he would devour him.

As mentioned before, this is not a battle at all, but rather the Lord of Hell demonstrating his power to his subjects, or a blatant threat of "those who submit will prosper, those who resist will perish"...

Chapter 0868 Lord of Hell

Throughout the entire city, over a million demons witnessed firsthand the collapse of the Hell army and the entire process of the five Demon Kings being humiliated, tortured, and devoured.

Especially since whenever a demon king is eaten, the multi-headed dragon will grow a head with the power and attributes of the other demon king, which is quite terrifying.

After the last demon king convulsed and was drained of his life force, Zhang Cheng, in his dragon form, slowly transformed into a tall demon, staring with two incredibly deep eyes and asking, "Madam, shouldn't you now fulfill your promise?"

“Of course! My name is Ashima! A direct descendant of Asmodeus, the first Demon Lord of Lust! One of the six Demon Lords of Hell! Lord of the Land of Pleasure! I hereby pledge my loyalty to you! From this day forward, you are the true Lord of Hell, the Demon Lord among Demon Lords.” Ashima knelt on one knee, clearly expressing her stance in a very formal tone.

In this place where power reigns supreme, it is never shameful to submit to a life form that is stronger than oneself.

On the contrary, this is a sign of maturity and rationality, and an eternal truth universally acknowledged by demons.

"Very good! I admire your intelligence and acknowledge your title and territory. But before that, you must accept a new power, a power called Evil Power. Since the end of that ancient war, Hell has languished for too long, so much so that many have forgotten their former glory and strength. But now, I will lead you to reclaim this lost honor. Yes, I will conquer Heaven!"

Zhang Cheng made no attempt to conceal his surging ambition and desire, extending his right hand to release a large amount of green evil energy.

In less than a few minutes, a huge pool of evil energy formed within a radius of thousands of meters around him.

"Fel energy..."

Eshima undoubtedly felt the amazing power of this green liquid energy, and carefully scooped up a little and poured it into her mouth.

moment!

The unbearable pain was transmitted to her brain through her nerves, and she collapsed into the pool of fel energy with a thud, her whole body convulsing uncontrollably.

Soon, as a large amount of fel energy surged into her body, the female demon slowly rose to her feet. Her skin was covered with a mysterious green pattern, and her pupils changed from red to dark green.

She stretched her body, which had nearly doubled in size, and quickly spread her enormous bat wings, soaring over the Demon City. In a magnetic voice, she shouted to all the demons below: "Children of Hell! What are you waiting for? Why don't you kneel down and worship the new Lord of Hell! The Demon King of Demons! Haven't you heard that he is going to lead you to defeat your nemesis and conquer Heaven?"

“Conquer… Heaven…” A demon licked his lips, a hint of excitement appearing on his face.

No demon would not yearn to defeat its nemesis!

Even in Hell, there are some chilling customs, such as using angel skulls as wine glasses, using angel wing feathers as mattress pads, and some powerful lords buying live angel captives at high prices and imprisoning them in dungeons as slaves to satisfy their desires and violence, until the captives could no longer bear the humiliation and chose to commit suicide.

As the saying goes, once hatred begins, it can never end.

It's like a thorn, firmly embedded deep inside, and the slightest touch will immediately trigger a violent reaction.

This is why, often, just a few words or a couple of slogans can incite countless people to hate the enemies who have hurt them.

"Lord of Hell!"

"Lord of Hell!"

"Lord of Hell!"

"Conquer Paradise!"

"Conquer Paradise!"

"Conquer Paradise!"

……

Under Ashma's deliberate guidance, the ordinary demons who were initially somewhat fearful quickly fell into a state of frenzy, spreading the word from one to ten, from ten to a hundred, from a hundred to a thousand, and from a thousand to ten thousand.

In less than ten minutes, the entire city of Shanghai was filled with frenzied shouts, which could be heard clearly even from several kilometers away.

Seeing this, Zhang Cheng nodded in satisfaction, then went straight to the sky above the city and loudly proclaimed through telepathic magic: "Citizens! Do you see that huge green energy pool outside the city? Jump in and receive its baptism! Only powerful demons who have been baptized are qualified to follow me into battle! To conquer the entire Heaven! Come, the powerful evil energy awaits you."

"Awooo!!! Power!"

"I want power too!"

"Praise be to you! Great Lord of Hell!"

……

The demons within the city quickly opened the city gates and rushed madly towards the massive pool of fel energy outside, greedily absorbing the twisted, violent, and corrupt energy.

Some of the unlucky ones absorbed too much of the violent energy and couldn't withstand it, their bodies exploding with a bang. Others withstood the baptism, becoming stronger than before, and even awakening their spellcasting talents on the spot.

Looking down at the chaotic scene below, Ashima smirked and said sarcastically, "This is the result you wanted, isn't it?"

“That’s right! I want to integrate the power of Hell and turn it into a true war machine, an invincible legion.” Zhang Cheng made no attempt to hide his intentions and nodded expressionlessly.

“So next, you will destroy the existing territorial system and incorporate every demon into your legion. I must admit, in some ways, you do indeed qualify as an ambitious lord of Hell,” Ashima remarked meaningfully. “However, I’m a little curious, what is your purpose in conquering Hell and Heaven?”

"Of course it's for the future! Haven't you felt it yet? The world we live in is in a very critical period, an era about to go out of control. Whether it's heaven, hell, or the human world, no one can escape it. What I'm doing is preparing for the future, stockpiling as much ammunition as possible, in preparation for a possible great war." Zhang Cheng gave his explanation, half-jokingly.

Near the fel energy pool below, Burning Legion officers have begun testing the demons who have undergone fel energy modification, assigning them to appropriate teams for training based on their talents.

At the same time, a group of abyss lords and dreadlords led their minions into the city, capturing those who refused to be reformed and forcibly feeding them green energy containing fel energy.

Clearly, compared to the previous inflammatory rhetoric, this is more like an organized and premeditated ethnic cleansing.

Those who accept the evil energy can survive and become one of the new demons of Hell, while those who cannot withstand it will naturally explode on the spot, no longer needing to consume any resources.

Once the integration is complete, there will probably be very few native demons left in the entire region, replaced by Burning Legion soldiers who use fel energy.

Chapter 0869 Heaven's Reaction

Some say that the art of conquest and domination is to paint a pie in the sky. Regardless of whether the final result can be achieved, first draw a big pie on paper to make the easily swayed lower classes have strong expectations driven by hope.

Clearly, for the demons of hell, the most exciting prospect to excite them is to defeat their nemesis, Heaven, and trample those angels who claim to represent justice, kindness, and all things beautiful underfoot.

Therefore, by leveraging the catchy slogan of "Conquering Paradise," Zhang Cheng established a stable regime centered in Shanghai with minimal effort.

Although many demon lords still hold onto their territories, they have united in an attempt to deny the birth of the new Lord of Hell.

But it won't be long before the legions, having replenished their ranks, will realize how naive and ridiculous this idea was.

As a monster with a strong desire for domination, how could Zhang Cheng allow anyone to engage in "non-violent non-cooperation" under his nose? He directly issued a massacre order.

Yes!

All territories that failed to go to Shanghai to swear allegiance within the stipulated time were blacklisted by the Abyss Lords.

Given their thirst for killing, destruction, and annihilation, they would undoubtedly slaughter any rebellious territory they encountered, then hand it over to the Dreadlord or the Shadow Mage Order to be transformed into mindless undead creatures.

To some extent, Zhang Cheng's dark and tyrannical style of doing things does indeed suit the tastes of demons, whether they are demons from hell or demons from the Burning Legion.

This is why they quickly accepted a creature that looked like a human as their boss.

With the entire underworld under control, the war machine, led by the Burning Legion's senior commanders, was fully operational, seizing every valuable item and converting it into war resources, ready to be deployed in the next war to conquer Heaven.

Of course, such a large-scale operation could not possibly be kept secret from the angels stationed on the border.

……

“Efra, I think we’re in big trouble. After so long, Hell has finally been unified under some powerful demon king once again. If nothing unexpected happens, a new war will break out soon.” A beautiful and dignified female angel stared at the image transmitted back by the magic mirror, her voice filled with worry.

"A new war? No way! Didn't those demons just have a civil war that killed and wounded millions?" The male angel called Efra stared wide-eyed, seemingly finding it hard to believe that things could be developing so badly.

The female angel shook her head with a wry smile: "No, you are too young and do not understand Hell and demons. Perhaps in our view, after such heavy casualties, we should normally rest and recuperate, at least to restore the population to a certain level. But their thinking is exactly the opposite, especially that ambitious new Lord of Hell, who will definitely not give us much time. So I have a task for you now: go back immediately and report the situation here to the Archangel."

"Understood! Please rest assured, I will relay everything I have seen and heard to the Archangel exactly as it was." The male angel bowed deeply, then flapped his white wings and quickly ascended into the sky, leaving the border camp shortly afterward.

However, instead of following his superiors' instructions to head straight for Heaven, he took a long detour and quietly returned to Hell.

Once he was sure no one was following him, the male angel immediately removed his disguise, revealing sharp claws, horns, and enormous bat wings.

Without a doubt, this was not an angel at all, but a fear demon disguised as an angel.

To be precise, it devoured this poor new angel and then used his identity to infiltrate Heaven and gather information.

As the most adept at disguise in the universe of Azeroth, the Dreadlords can use their innate abilities to mimic the appearance of almost all species, and even the special energies they use.

One dreadlord even successfully transformed into a paladin, constantly inciting the Scarlet Crusade to attack the Scourge, who had betrayed the Burning Legion.

Therefore, disguising oneself as a low-ranking angel is easier than eating or drinking.

After all, it's not just hell that becomes dulled after tens of thousands of years of peace; heaven does too.

Especially with their increasing infiltration into human religion and society, the angels once proclaimed the slogan of establishing a heavenly kingdom on earth, planning to merge heaven and earth into one at some point.

Unfortunately, the plan ultimately failed and was completely ruined by a madman named Faust.

However, thanks to the arrogance that had gradually developed over thousands of years, the angels did not realize that they had begun to decline, and still believed that neither the Supreme Council of the human world nor their nemesis Hell could be their match.

After returning to its original form, the Dreadlord quickly found an area with relatively stable magical energy, cast a teleportation spell, and disappeared from the spot.

Because the energy attributes of the two worlds, Heaven and Hell, are opposed to each other, many places are very unfriendly to spellcasters. The slightest carelessness can lead to disastrous consequences. Unless a stable zone is found, no one with a modicum of rationality would choose to cast a spell.

Meanwhile, lying in the basement of the Demon City Palace, the succubus queen Reines was drinking hellish wine brewed from fresh blood while reviewing intelligence sent by her subordinates.

Just as she was about to turn over to find a more comfortable position, the Dreadlord, who had come from afar, finally passed through the portal and appeared in an empty space in the room.

Without any hesitation, the cunning and treacherous fellow immediately knelt on one knee and greeted her in a very respectful tone: "Good evening, Your Majesty. I have just received important news. The leader of the Angel Legion has realized that we are about to launch an attack."

"Oh? What do they know?" Reines put down his cup, his eyes revealing undisguised malice.

"They know a new Lord of Hell has appeared! And they've concluded that it won't be long before we launch a full-scale war against Heaven," the Dreadlord answered without hesitation.

"Hmph! Master was right after all. Those who understand you best are always your enemies. It doesn't matter. Even if they find out, they can't stop the legion's conquest. Go back and continue to lie low. Report any new developments immediately."