Demon Assessment

"That woman is no less impressive than Diana."

Linley looked over when he heard the voice, and was also amazed by the woman's beauty. He muttered to himself with some emotion, "Even her name is similar. Is that what beautiful women have in common?"

He couldn't help but look a few more times. It's normal for men, and there were many similar gazes present, showing her charm.

"Isn't that Mariana? I heard many High-Gods are pursuing her, but she has a husband with the strength of a Five-star Demon."

"Mariana is indeed beautiful, but it's a pity that such a woman is not someone ordinary people can approach."

"It's Claude. He's also a renowned expert in Red Stone City, and he has two High-God brothers by his side. Their team is quite famous."

"Heh heh, if you ask me, Claude is most famous not for his strength, but for having a particularly beautiful wife. He's fought for her many times over the years."

"But I heard that Claude's strongest Divine Avatar of the Earth God and his two brothers were all lost during the last mission."

"Is that true? I just found out."

Some divine-level beings familiar with Mariana were whispering among themselves.

Arena shook her head helplessly and asked in confusion, "Are you really not going to consider Roy? He's from the Azure Dragon Clan!"

Mariana glared with her beautiful eyes and slammed the table displeasured, saying, "Claude isn't dead yet!"

Their conversation caught Linley's attention.

"Azure Dragon Family!"

Linley perked up, wanting to learn more information.

The Blood Peak Continent was the stronghold of the Four Divine Beast Families. Linley hadn't forgotten this, and he couldn't help but be wary of this behemoth force that was detested in the original work.

Arena smiled and said, "Claude's last mission failed. Although his Saint Domain 본체 refined the Divine Spark and recovered his Five-star Demon strength, his future potential has greatly diminished. I remember his Wind element talent is inferior to his Earth element."

Mariana clenched her silver teeth, a hint of resentment flashing in the depths of her beautiful eyes. Her tone was cold as she said, "I suspect Claude's Divine Avatar of the Earth God was killed by Roy and those people from the Azure Dragon Clan. They still want me to remarry? Dream on!"

"So what if he refined the Divine Spark? He's still a Five-star Demon. With his past accumulation, it's enough for our family to live."

These words made many people perk up their ears and listen carefully.

"I think you've had too much to drink. Don't say such things."

Arena's expression changed slightly. She quickly changed the subject with a few words to ease the atmosphere, not wanting to incur the wrath of Roy and the Azure Dragon Clan behind him.

Although Arena could work in the Demon Castle, she naturally had some background. However, offending either a Five-star Demon or the Azure Dragon Clan was not a wise move.

At this moment, Linley and the other two finished watching the commotion and walked forward.

Linley, as their representative, spoke, "We want to participate in the Demon assessment."

With that, he took out three Azure Stone strips and placed them on the counter, pushing them towards the beautiful bartender.

Before coming to the Demon Castle, Linley already knew the rules: participating in the Demon assessment required a payment of ten thousand Ink Stones. This itself was a threshold, a mechanism to filter out the weak who wanted to try their luck.

Ten thousand Ink Stones was something an ordinary Low-level God couldn't afford, so those who came to participate in the assessment were almost all Mid-level Gods.

Arena nodded with a calm expression and handed Linley and the other two three badges with a strange one-eyed demon pattern, saying, "This is proof of your participation in the Demon assessment."

Then, she handed them a form and said, "Fill in your address, and we will notify you once enough people have gathered. If it's quick, it will be about two or three days; if it's later, it could be a month."

On the way back, Thomas and Corey chatted about the black-haired married woman named Mariana, praising her incessantly, "Linley, that woman just now was too beautiful. No wonder even High-Gods are pursuing her."

Linley nodded and smiled, "She's also a beauty that causes trouble. Ordinary men can't keep such a woman."

Thomas chuckled, "With the strength of a Five-star Demon, it should still be possible."

Corey nodded in agreement. In hell, High-Gods are already powerhouses, let alone Five-star Demons. Unless it was some powerful divine beast, they had likely fused two Profound Mysteries.

Linley shook his head and said meaningfully, "It's hard to say."

The original work clearly described that the son of Patriarch Bolin, one of the eight great families, was killed by the Four Divine Beast Families back then, precisely because they coveted his wife.

As far as the Four Divine Beast Families were concerned, as long as the other party didn't have a Sovereign, and had a Great Perfection or a Great Perfection-level powerhouse as a backer, they were no different from ordinary divine-levels in their eyes. They wouldn't hesitate to kill you.

Thomas was stunned for a moment and asked hesitantly, "You mean being set up by that person from the Azure Dragon Clan?"

Linley nodded and then smiled, "It's only a possibility. Maybe it was just bad luck. After all, Demon missions are never simple or safe. It's normal for powerhouses to fall accidentally."

As the streets gradually became more crowded, the three tacitly stopped discussing the topic. Some things were best kept in their hearts.

In the courtyard, fallen leaves danced in the wind.

Thomas and Corey were playing a board game, occasionally glancing towards Linley's room.

"Linley not only has great talent, but he's also more diligent than us usually. No wonder his strength is improving so quickly."

"With Linley on this mission, even if we can't complete it, our chances of survival are very high."

In the room.

Linley sat cross-legged, blue arcs of electricity crackling around his body. He was constantly optimizing and condensing what appeared to be ordinary clothes, but in reality, their defensive power far surpassed Intermediate God Artifacts.

In the original work, the clothes formed by Linley fusing the Earth Element and Earth Pulse, two Profound Mysteries, had a defensive power ten times greater than Intermediate God Artifacts. Moreover, Linley had fused the Lightning Element, Lightning Speed, and Electromagnetic Space, three Profound Mysteries, so the effect would naturally be even better.

The Electromagnetic Space Profound Mystery could not only restrain enemies but also protect oneself closely. Linley had only begun to develop this triple-fusion technique, and as he accumulated experience and precipitation over time, his overall defensive power would become even stronger.

Great Perfection has no flaws, only emphasis. This had already been partially revealed after fusing higher-level Profound Mysteries.

Five days passed.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

A staff member with short pink hair came to remind Linley and the other two that they would depart tomorrow morning.

The next day.

Linley and the other two arrived at the city gate very early. There was no need to search deliberately; they spotted the large metal lifeform hovering outside the city from first glance. It even had a demon emblem on it.

"We're quite early."

Linley could see many empty seats inside through the metal lifeform's transparent windows.

A burly middle-aged man with short red hair stood at the entrance of the metal lifeform. He looked at Linley and the other two and said with a smile, "Those participating in the demon assessment, please present your credentials."

Linley and the others took out their demon seals, granting them permission to enter the metal lifeform.

Inside, there was a wide corridor leading in both the front and back directions. There were also people in the corridor. A short, black-haired youth saw Linley and the other two and said, "Those participating in the demon assessment, please enter the rear cabin."