The Cheapest Thing

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

On the altar, amidst the slowly burning sky-blue flames, a sudden and extremely abrupt mournful cry rang out, abruptly extinguishing the flames enveloping Fang Li and Hecate.

"...!"

The sudden change caused Belphegor to change drastically. Without thinking, she rushed onto the altar.

Hecate!

Shudenan rushed forward directly.

There, amidst the extinguished sky-blue flames, Hecate slumped to the ground, clutching her head, trembling as if she had just experienced an unimaginable nightmare.

Fang Li remained bound by thick chains, staring at Hecate, who was slumped in front of him, his expression unchanged throughout.

"Hecate." Belphegor knelt down, hugged Hecate, and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Hecate didn't answer at all, but just trembled, clutching her head and closing her eyes tightly, making sounds that sounded like both pain and fear.

"No... don't come any closer... don't enter my body...!"

Her seemingly complete breakdown caused Belphegor's expression to change several times, and even her eyes flickered.

"Asshole!"

Seeing Hecate's mental breakdown, Shudenan growled.

"Smack—!"

With a crisp sound, Fang Li's neck was grabbed.

He was tightly gripped by Shudenan's arms, which had somehow transformed into claws like those of a cheetah.

"Pfft..."

With a soft tearing sound, sharp claws pierced the skin of Fang Li's neck.

Fresh blood seeped from Fang Li's neck.

Shudenan gripped Fang Li's neck tightly, his claws digging deep into his skin. Veins bulged on his Fang Li as he spoke in a low, suppressed voice, filled with suppressed rage. "What did you do?"

Fang Li raised his eyelids and looked at Shudenan.

His eyes remained completely expressionless.

That look fueled Shudenan's anger even more, and he even felt a surge of murderous intent.

Then, Shudenan, in a fit of rage, laughed coldly at Fang Li and said, "Are you really not afraid of death?"

Fang Li remained silent.

However, that calm gaze, which hadn't changed in the slightest, had already given Shudenan the answer.

Immediately, Fang Li spoke up.

"To me, death is the cheapest thing."

After all, the thing Fang Li understood most was death.

Every death recorded in its soul constitutes a drop of seawater, and can even gather into a boundless ocean.

It's easy to imagine just how much death Fang Li has in store for him.

Given such a large quantity, how could it not be cheap?

"So, didn't I already say that?"

Fang Li spoke these words slowly to Shudenan, to Belphegor, and to Hecate.

"This container is far too small to contain everything about me."

Shudenan's expression immediately turned extremely ugly.

Belphegor's brows furrowed deeply, and the furrows seemed to deepen.

As for Hecate, she was completely traumatized, and her delicate body trembled even more violently as Fang Li spoke.

It was only at this moment that the Three Pillars realized it.

The person in front of me is no ordinary human being.

Although he was already aware of Fang Li's incredible fighting prowess, which was beyond human comprehension, Three Pillars still hadn't realized that he had underestimated Fang Li.

This underestimates the uniqueness of human beings.

This person is definitely not just someone who possesses great strength.

This person, or rather, his very essence, possesses an even more unbelievable uniqueness.

That special quality surpassed that of the Crimson Realm Denizens and even the Flame Haze Warrior.

It is even highly likely that it surpasses that being.

The Alliance Leader who created the large apostle group known as the "Bal Masqué" and was served by the Three Pillars.

Realizing this, regardless of Hecate, a great killing intent rose in the hearts of Shudenan and Belphegor.

"I finally understand," Shudenan said in a deep voice, "If we don't annihilate you, you will definitely become our greatest enemy in the future."

These are the words of the Demon Lord, who commands the military and holds the rank of General at the "Bal Masqué".

And these words were also agreed upon by the Demon Lord, Belphegor, who served as Chief of Staff in the operation of the "Bal Masqué".

Therefore, a great killing intent arose in both of their hearts.

"I absolutely cannot let you stay..."

Shudenan slowly tightened his claws gripping Fang Li's neck.

An overwhelming aura began to emanate from his body.

Feeling that terrifying pressure, Fang Li endured the suffocating pain from the neck while his eyes subtly shifted.

At this moment, the aura emanating from Shudenan far surpassed the strength he displayed in his previous battle with Fang Li.

That was a terrifying pressure no less than that faced by Fan Xinglu.

Fang Li knew that Shudenan had not shown his true strength in the previous battle.

However, it wasn't until now that Fang Li realized just how powerful Shudenan's hidden strength truly was.

I'm afraid that Shudenan, when he truly unleashes his full power, might not be weaker than Fan Xinglu in her prime.

What does that mean?

This means that Shudenan is qualified to be ranked in the Third Level.

This is the true power of the most powerful Demon Lord in the Crimson World, capable of commanding the entire military forces of a large apostle group.

Just as Shudenan was about to make his move, Hecate spoke up.

"Stop..."

Hecate lowered her head and spoke in a slightly trembling voice.

"You can't threaten this person with death... absolutely not..."

Shudenan's slowly tightening claws paused abruptly.

Belphegor's expression also seemed somewhat unpredictable.

Both being Three Pillars and having spent countless years with Hecate, they knew exactly how much fear Hecate's words contained.

What did this inorganic girl, whose heart is always empty because of her own special characteristics, see that made her so terrified?

Shudenan and Belphegor could not even imagine it.

"Hateful..."

Shudenan angrily released his grip on Fang Li's neck.

Belphegor simply held the trembling Hecate's body, her gaze towards Fang Li completely changed.

They became less adept at it.

"... Let's keep him here for now."

Ultimately, Belphegor this decision.

"We need to reconsider the matter of the Reiji Maigo, and this human issue."

Fang Li was imprisoned there.

Looking at the Three Pillars of the Fang Li showed no change on the surface, but his mind was already racing.

"So, what will happen next?"