The End Begins: Roleplaying as the Hero King

The story written in The Key of Solomon is merely a testament to human vanity.

However, it's not entirely false. For instance, the claim that King Solomon gained the ability to freely summon and manipulate demons and spirits after obtaining the Book of Raziel, written by an angel, might not be untrue.

After all, if King Solomon himself is appearing, then his possibility of being a divine child is even higher.

"On one side, a cursed individual, consumed by darkness; on the other, a divinely blessed person, favored by light. Will the conflict between them result in darkness obscuring the heavens, or light illuminating them?"

Heimdallr, as the announcer, spoke these words with a stirring tone.

The gods and people, moved by his words, also cheered in anticipation.

"Then, the final battle between man and god, the second battle of destiny—commence!!!"

The moment the declaration fell, Heimdallr moved away to avoid being caught in the immediate explosive force of the ensuing attacks.

Incidentally, the arena this time was ten times larger. The previous arena had seemed too small due to the unexpected nature of the last match, leaving little room for full expression.

"It seems Beelzebub is making the first move. What magic will he unleash? Hmm? Is that a summoning circle?"

I had expected Beelzebub to attack directly, but numerous magic circles appeared around him, and something was beginning to emerge.

"Wh-what is this!"

"What a monster!"

"A demon?"

"No way, I've never seen a demon like this!"

Many of the divine spectators turned pale.

What emerged from the magic circles could indeed be called demons, as aren't demons those hideous monsters?

But the problem was that these emerging monsters were all unfamiliar, and quite different from the demons I had in mind, appearing even more horrifying.

Upon closer inspection, some people noticed something. These monsters did indeed possess some characteristics of known demons.

These demonic monsters were essentially combinations, like chimeras.

It's highly likely that Beelzebub himself created these modified demons.

In a blink of an eye, a swarm of horrifying demonic monsters appeared beside Beelzebub. "Huh? There are exactly seventy-two of them?"

"So, aren't you King Solomon, who claims to rule over the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons? Why aren't you summoning them to protect you?"

Beelzebub spoke coldly to the man opposite him.

He didn't believe that the other party could actually summon the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons.

Correction: Perhaps he could truly summon the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons, but it would come at a price, a transactional nature.

And, it's not like he could truly summon all of them.

What Beelzebub didn't believe was that he could dominate all seventy-two Pillars of Demons. Domination!

Domination and transaction are two different things.

"Is that so? If the King of Flies wants to see them so badly, and I don't let them out, won't that disappoint you~"

King Solomon said this in a gentle tone, bowed slightly to him, and then extended a hand.

Immediately, he lifted the lid of Hell.

Chapter 069: The Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons Appear

A massive magic circle unfolded, centered around King Solomon.

As this magic circle rotated, the ground within its circumference vanished, replaced by a churning darkness.

Perhaps it could be described as a black opening, and King Solomon stood atop this opening.

This opening exuded a chilling aura, as if it connected to the abyss of Hell itself.

"What is this aura..."

"This aura... it's like it's from Hell."

"No, it's not like it, it is Hell! He's actually opened a passage to Hell!"

Gods who had been to Hell could clearly identify that this was consistent with the aura of Hell they had felt before.

But what made them feel uneasy was that the Hell passage that had opened emitted an aura far more intense than anything they had felt before.

Especially the aura of another living being, surely a demon's aura.

No, that wasn't the aura of ordinary demons, but of demon gods!

He had encountered a demon god before, but the aura now was vastly different.

The aura of the demon gods felt now was tens, even hundreds of times stronger than what he had felt before.

It was as if this opening had appeared right next to a group of demon gods?

A group of demon gods?

Could it be that he was actually going to summon the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons?

This, this is impossible.

In the next instant, black miasma erupted from the opening, casting a sinister gloom over the entire arena.

The sunlight overhead began to vanish as well, with clouds like blocks of black lead appearing to obscure the sky.

Consequently, the arena grew progressively darker.

"Gulp!"

Goll swallowed hard. The current scene made her feel as if the arena had been dragged into Hell itself.

The terrifying aura made her legs tremble, forcing her to grip Brunhilde's arm for support, lest she collapse from shaking too much.

"Is he truly summoning the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons?"

Brunhilde murmured softly, her gaze filled with a mixture of anticipation and unease.

The anticipation stemmed from the thought that if the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons could indeed be controlled by him, dealing with Beelzebub would be no problem.

However, she was also uneasy about whether the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons would actually obey commands. After all, their past obedience to King Solomon was from thousands of years ago.

Would these demons still heed his orders now?

What if they turned against him?

"What is going on? Archangel?"

The angels from Heaven grew flustered. Having fought the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons before, how could they not recognize this aura?

Was he really summoning these demons from Hell?

And the one performing the summoning was a human who had received the Sovereign's blessing.

This was akin to slapping the Sovereign across the face.

"I don't know!"

The Archangel, the second-in-command of Heaven, said this, but his heart was filled with anxiety.

Knowing certain secrets, he did not believe that King Solomon could summon and control the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons.

Not even the true Son of God, favored by the Sovereign, had been granted such authority.

But what was happening right now?

Could this be a new arrangement by the Sovereign?

"This is truly interesting..."

Shiva, from a corner of the spectator stands, uttered these words.

The chair he gripped cracked under his hands.

Originally, the second round was planned for him to appear.

Who would have thought that Beelzebub would suddenly barge in and cut the line? It truly angered him.

Therefore, his current clenched-teeth expression wasn't just anger at Beelzebub stealing the second round of his destined Ragnarok.

He was actually exhilarated, so much so that he could barely control himself, and his anticipation for battle with humans grew even stronger.

"This man is quite something."

Aphrodite, the Goddess of Beauty, said this, licking her lips with her tongue.

This King Solomon, such a man was precisely her type, making her intensely desire to savor him.

Oh dear, she couldn't see that charming face anymore, as her vision had truly gone black.

The entire arena was plunged into a state where one couldn't see their hand in front of their face.

This situation caused many spectators to panic.

Suddenly, a flash of white light appeared – it was lightning.

A fleeting bolt of lightning illuminated the arena for a brief moment.

In that instant, gods and humans who were intently watching the arena noticed four figures had appeared beside King Solomon.

One was holding a giant hammer in his right hand, with a ball of faintly glowing lightning in his left, wearing a conical crown with two horns on his head, and riding on lightning at his feet.

One had a woman's face and a man's physique, wearing a crown inlaid with jewels.

One appeared angelic, riding on a dark, dragon-like monster, with dark skin and emitting black miasma.

One had three heads – an ox head, a human head, and a ram head, and possessed a snake's tail.

Those who recognized these four figures broke out in a cold sweat.

Were these not the Supreme Four Pillars among the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons?

Could it be a hallucination?

After all, the fleeting electric light vanished, and darkness engulfed everything once more.

But in the next second, hundreds, even thousands, of lightning bolts flickered incessantly, making the entire arena brighter than daylight.

At this moment, they could truly see clearly—

"They've... multiplied."

"Not four anymore."

"Seventy-two?"

"All, all of them have appeared!"

All seventy-two Pillars of Demons had appeared, their aura spreading like a tidal wave across the entire arena.

Some weaker gods trembled at the sight of those terrifying figures.

However, what was even more terrifying was that these seventy-two Pillars of Demons were kneeling on one knee before King Solomon in a gesture of submission?

No, that couldn't be right!

This was a joke!

Countless people gasped in disbelief.

If King Solomon could truly command these seventy-two Pillars of Demons, it meant he possessed an entire mythological system, making him the Sovereign of that system.

Wait, something was also strange.

A few individuals and gods became confused. Wasn't it rumored that Beelzebub was a demon under Baal?

It seemed that rumor was also mistaken.

Those with sharper eyes, when the Supreme Four Pillars first appeared, had noticed that Baal's gaze towards Beelzebub was almost murderous.

It was as if they harbored an irreconcilable hatred for each other.

Chapter 070: Proving the Power to Command the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons

Baal was originally a god in Canaanite mythology, the god of thunder, lightning, agriculture, and livestock.

He was also the god of death and resurrection, and the sun god.