Floating Light Demon

After leaving the fighting arena, Lin En returned straight to the hotel he had rented.

Although he had killed the fighting arena's host in full view of everyone, on one hand, the host had been unfair and biased first. On the other hand, he had taken the initiative to enter the combat platform, provoke Lin En, and had ultimately been killed.

He had been in the right, so naturally, he was not flustered. Nor would he flee in a hurry!

Of course, those two reasons were secondary. The true reason Lin En dared not take killing that host seriously was his strength.

Once he used the Origin Power within his body, even his weakest Material Attack could approach that of a Seven-star Demon, while his Material Defense could rival that of a Lord Asura.

With such strength, he could not figure out who in the entire Muya Continent, aside from those few existences, would dare hold him accountable.

"Right, this Origin Power!" Lin En examined his body internally with Soul Power. He silently activated that black energy, and immediately, wisps of black energy emerged from every bit of his flesh, bones, and cells before converging upon his hands.

He smiled. "This really was a blessing in disguise. I knew it! Earth, Wind, Water, Fire are the four pillar elements. I only absorbed and refined Divine Sparks of these four attributes, and kept their numbers balanced. Naturally, there would be some special effect!"

"In the original work, when Beirut forged Linley's divine sword 'Afterimage,' he deliberately Devoured only high-level Divine Sparks of Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire. The result was the finest Godhead Weapon among all those he had forged."

"Only then did he realize how extraordinary these four elements were! But I had consciously Devoured only these four kinds of Divine Sparks from the very beginning, and even kept their numbers balanced!"

Originally, after the Godhead Essence of those four attributes had been refined and absorbed by him, most of it had been scattered independently throughout his body, equivalent to separate entities. But during his earlier battle with Alex—

After the other party used Sovereign's Might, his Material Attack had far surpassed Lin En's. Every strike heavily damaged and shattered Lin En's divine body. As a God Devouring Rat, however, Lin En's body was far stronger than that of ordinary gods, both in durability and recovery. As a result, through repeated shattering and reformation, tempered countless times, his innate talent had somehow been activated, causing the Godhead Essence of Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire to merge into one and transform into that black energy—Origin Power.

"Once this Origin Power is used, although its effect is still inferior to Sovereign's Might, it can increase my Material Attack and Material Defense dozens of times over their original foundation!" Lin En silently felt the powerful strength beneath Black Light's cover. "And as I continue to Devour Divine Sparks, this Origin Power will grow stronger still. By then, its enhancement to my Material Attack and Material Defense will be even greater!"

Lin En cultivated behind closed doors. His battle with Alex, especially witnessing that sonic Soul Attack, gave Lin En a more thorough understanding of the Flicker Profundity and the Power of Judgment Profundity.

The progress of fusing these two profundities had increased greatly as well!

As for the Dark Element Law, he had finally taken his first step by gaining an initial grasp of the simplest Dark Element.

For the Fire Laws, after comprehending the Fusion Profundity of Fire Element and Scorching Heat, he began studying the Explosion Profundity.

About a month after Lin En publicly killed the fighting arena's host, someone finally knocked on the gate to his courtyard.

Floating Light City, within the hotel's small courtyard.

Lin En sat cross-legged, quietly comprehending the Element Laws.

Bang! Bang!

Suddenly, the courtyard gate was knocked on. He frowned and opened his eyes, rose to his feet, walked to the gate, and opened it.

Outside stood a man in a blood-red long robe with short black hair. Before Lin En could speak, the man smiled and said first, "Lord Lin En, I have come to deliver an invitation. Lord Floating Light Demon will host a banquet for you at the City Lord's Manor in five days. This is the invitation!"

As he spoke, the short-haired man raised both hands and respectfully presented the invitation to Lin En.

"A banquet for me?" Lin En nodded slightly and accepted the invitation. "Fine. Help me reply to the City Lord that I will attend the banquet on time!"

The short-haired man's face was full of smiles. "Very well, Lord Lin En. I will convey your response!"

Having done all that, the short-haired man turned and left without hesitation.

Watching his departing back, Lin En revealed a satisfied smile. "Looks like the matter of killing the fighting arena's host has passed!"

The gods of Hell worshipped fists and strength. They would not pull anything like a trap banquet. Now that the Floating Light Demon was specially hosting a feast for him, it was obvious that he wanted to recruit him... or rather, get acquainted with him.

As for the fighting arena's host whom Lin En had killed?

Dead was dead. Did he expect the Floating Light Demon to avenge him?

Would the Floating Light Demon fight a powerhouse of the same rank for his sake?

That was impossible. He served the Floating Light Demon, not the other way around!

Five days later, outside the imposing and ancient City Lord's Manor.

Lin En slowly approached. Before he could take out his invitation, an elderly man in a white robe immediately came forward with a smile. "Mr. Lin En, you've arrived. Please, come in!"

"Mm." Lin En nodded slightly and followed the elderly man into the manor.

The City Lord's Manor covered an enormous area, and exquisite, elegant furniture and decorations filled every corner. Clearly, everything here had come from the hands of master craftsmen and grandmasters in Hell.

The white-robed elder smiled. "Mr. Lin En, Lord Floating Light is waiting for you in the main hall. I will take you there now!"

Lin En nodded slightly.

Soon, the two arrived at the main hall of the City Lord's Manor. Outside its doors, a figure was already waiting with a smile.

He was a handsome young man with purple hair and purple robes. His eyes were blood-red, and his entire body radiated a dangerous aura.

A Seven-star Demon, the City Lord of Floating Light City—the Floating Light Demon!

The white-robed elder bowed respectfully. "My lord, I have brought Mr. Lin En."

The Floating Light Demon smiled faintly. "Good. You may leave."

"Yes, my lord!"

After speaking, the Floating Light Demon turned his gaze toward Lin En and smiled. "Lin En, right? I have long admired your name. Come in!"

In the main hall of the City Lord's Manor, Lynn sat facing the Floating Light Demon. On the table between them stood an enormous bronze cauldron, steaming with scorching heat.

"Ha ha! Lynn, have a taste of this Unicorn meat. See how it is." The Floating Light Demon warmly invited Lynn to try it, a trace of reminiscence appearing on his face. "It was during the last Plane War. I followed the Prefect Lord into the Planar Battlefield and killed a divine beast, a Unicorn from the Bright God Realm. That Unicorn was also a Seven-star Demon-level expert..."

"This cauldron is stewing a Seven-star Demon-level divine beast—a Unicorn?" Lynn could not help but be somewhat astonished upon hearing this.

Seven-star Demon-level experts were rare even in Hell. In some Material Planes, from the moment heaven and earth were born until their final destruction, not even one such powerhouse might emerge—let alone a divine beast like this Unicorn!

However, what interested Lynn most in the Floating Light Demon's words was the Plane War. He remembered that in the original story, Linley had participated in a Plane War as well. Of course, it certainly had not been the same one the Floating Light Demon had joined.

Plane Wars were held once every trillion years, with five wars taking place each time. Of the eleven planes, all ten aside from the Life Supreme Plane took part.