Mephisto smiled. "No problem, Belasco. Perhaps we'll have another chance to work together someday."
"Perhaps."
Belasco looked disdainful. Once the deal was complete, he would begin the ritual to summon the Elder Evil Gods. Then neither the Sorcerer Supreme, the Mechanical Demon King, nor these Demon Kings of Hell would be worth worrying about.
The Elder Evil Gods were the strongest of all. As a fanatic, Belasco believed that without a shred of doubt.
Soon, two space channels appeared before Mephisto and Marduk, leading to Mephisto's Hell and Marduk's Hell.
Return.
With a thought from Mephisto, all his Soul Seeds returned to his body and merged into his soul.
There was no other choice. Only a complete soul could become a Demon King.
Moreover, a Demon King could not be enslaved. If someone had signed a slave contract or anything similar, either their ascension would fail or the contract would be forcibly broken.
"Good luck, Demon King Mephisto."
"Good luck, Demon King Marduk."
Mephisto and Marduk exchanged a glance and prepared to step into the space channels before them. Their partnership ended here. From this point on, they were on their own.
Once Mephisto returned to Blackheart Hell—Mephisto's Hell—the fifty percent of its authority that he possessed would automatically be unsealed and return to his body. Then he would once again become a Demon King of Hell.
Of course, the Blackheart Demon King would do everything he could to prevent that. This was precisely why Mephisto needed to increase his strength: he had to withstand the Blackheart Demon King's counterattack.
As long as he withstood that counterattack, he could become a Demon King again.
Marduk's situation was slightly worse than Mephisto's, since he had no authority at all. Fortunately, Marduk's Hell welcomed his return.
That was only natural. The New