"No!"
A Five-star Demon General of the Prefecture Army lowered his head as he reported. He didn't even dare look up while speaking.
The Prefect Lord's authority and power made the Prefecture Army officers seem extremely humble in his presence, not daring to look him in the eye.
This Five-star Demon was a resident of Hongyang City himself, so he was even more devoted than the average Five-star Demon.
Baldivi had served as Prefect Lord for so long that the entire Hongyang Mansion had grown used to his presence.
This had gradually given the residents of Hongyang City an inexplicable sense of pride.
The people of Hongyang Mansion felt a strong kinship with their Prefect Lord and believed he was the strongest.
For countless ages,
there had been countless challengers, but none had succeeded. They had either been defeated or recruited.
There were no exceptions.
Moreover, since the Eighteen Families Alliance controlled the Purple Crystal Mountain Range, Prefect Lord Baldivi had no need to amass wealth by imposing heavy taxes, so Hongyang City's taxes were relatively low.
This further increased the residents' happiness and loyalty to the Prefect Lord.
Of course,
in a place like Hell, where the Dark Jungle Law prevailed, so-called loyalty was utterly unreliable.
Baldivi's reputation was high only because he was strong enough.
As soon as someone defeated him and forcefully claimed the position of Prefect Lord, it wouldn't take many thousands of years for everyone to start worshipping the new Prefect Lord.
That was the state of Hell.
One generation replaced another, and it played out in different places across all the Supreme Planes and God Planes.
It would go on forever.
Even Sovereign Gods could fall. What could possibly be absolutely safe?
Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
Baldivi's motivation for establishing the Eighteen Families Alliance was