Even Constance, standing nearby, furrowed her brow tightly. The divine blood within her had nearly boiled over, whether from fear or hostility.
That was an existence she could never challenge.
Because that was the ultimate creature standing at the pinnacle of the world:
An evil-god-transformed ancient dragon.
And at this moment,
the mood of the Supreme of the Nether Realm inside the door was just as turbulent as Rhine's.
After Olivia carefully examined the two people outside the door, especially the white-haired demigod girl,
the Ancient Dragon Princess was so moved that she nearly cried.
It was simply unbelievable...
The Dragon Princess could hardly believe her eyes.
The people outside the door were actually the real Imperial Guards...
This time, Rhine Hyun was actually genuine!!
Conquering the Ancient Dragon Princess
"Prince of Hain, the future Ruler of the empire, blood relative of Order—Rhine Hyun."
Beneath Dreamland, separated by a teleportation gate,
the Ancient Dragon Princess Olivia narrowed her eyes and carefully examined Rhine:
"As you wished, I have accepted your summons. Now, tell me your purpose."
The Ancient Dragon Princess's voice was cold and solemn.
Although she appeared quite serious,
in truth, Olivia was incredibly excited inside.
How thrilling...
The one who had summoned her this time was actually the real Prince of Hain.
The one who was about to replace the ailing Empress and rule the mightiest nation as the New King!
Although Olivia was the Supreme of the Nether Realm, her state of mind had never become much calmer simply because of her status as the Supreme of the Nether Realm.
How did that saying go?
Troubles never increased or decreased because of a change in one's station.
Even supremes had their own worries. For example, because the Hain Empire had been rapidly expanding and spreading its faith, the Dragon of Lust had fewer and fewer followers. The Pervert Energy that had once been inexhaustible was now increasingly insufficient to fill her belly!
In a few more years, her garden would probably start suffering a famine!
And it was precisely because this psychological weakness had been seized that Olivia had been tricked into handing over so many Dragon Scales back then.
And now,
the real Rhine Hyun had appeared before her.
Come on, come on! Tell me what you want!
Olivia was extremely curious about what the prince of the Hain Empire wanted to say to her.
Meanwhile,
although Rhine was facing Olivia, his former mortal enemy, and felt extremely uncomfortable, he still forced himself to adopt a respectful attitude toward her:
Rhine: "Before explaining my purpose and engaging in any discussion, Her Highness Olivia, I hope to receive one guarantee from you."
Olivia smiled faintly. "Let's hear it."
Rhine: "Then, Her Highness Olivia, I ask that you guarantee you will not pry into my thoughts by any means."
Olivia possessed the ability to read minds.
Rhine, however, was unwilling to let anyone pry into his mind.
This was not for his own sake, but for the sake of others.
Rhine Hyun had experienced a thousand reincarnations and had already become a witness who understood the world's origin and destiny.
Like certain forbidden books...
If someone recklessly pried into Rhine's memories, even Olivia might collapse on the spot from being unable to withstand the shock.
"No problem."
Olivia was magnanimous. She also knew that, in mortal social ethics, privacy was an important part of life and could not be violated without permission.
Rhine: "Then I will explain my purpose."
Rhine sighed inwardly and stiffly bowed to Olivia:
"I wish to submit myself to your command, become your apostle on earth, and spread your glory."
"Ha! Hahahahahaha!"
Upon hearing this, Olivia immediately burst into loud laughter!
She had never expected that the reason Rhine Hyun had summoned her would be so ordinary, yet so far beyond her expectations!
He really wanted to submit himself to Olivia!
With a new believer—and the next emperor of the Hain Empire at that—Olivia was naturally very ha...ppy?
Happy?
Happy my ass!
"I see. No, absolutely not! I refuse!"
Olivia crossed her hands into an "X," her resistance evident:
"Rhine Hyun, look at yourself! Although you won't let me read your mind, but—but don't you know? Your expression is practically covered in disgust for me!"
Olivia frowned and said unhappily, "Right now, you look like someone pinching his nose while speaking to a lump of feces!"
Olivia demanded, "You call this surrender? You call this conversion? How could I possibly trust you! You only want to use conversion as leverage to negotiate with me! Don't even think about fooling me! You don't have me in your heart at all. You can't forget that Order!"
Rhine listened in silence, seemingly somewhat surprised.
Then Rhine smiled.
It was a sincere, genuinely delighted smile.
Olivia knitted her brows. "Ha... What's so funny about that?"
Rhine said sincerely, "Her Highness Olivia, you truly deserve to be the greatest and most revered Supreme in the entire Nether Realm."
"...?"
Olivia slowly produced a question mark.
Had she just said something particularly impressive?
Why did she feel that Rhine Hyun's attitude toward her had suddenly become more enthusiastic?
Rhine said in surprise, "I never would have imagined... that among the Nether Realm's supreme beings, there would actually be one willing to set aside her arrogance and prejudice, and even say that she was willing to 'negotiate' with a mere mortal."
Well...
That was indeed true.
The other native evil gods of the Nether Realm were all arrogant and haughty. Every few days, when they had nothing better to do, they would hold several blood sacrifices or torment their own believers. Who knew where they got so many pointless problems.
There was no second goddess in the Nether Realm as kind as Olivia—gentle and benevolent, with a kindly face, and willing to merely torment a believer's preferences even when that believer made a mistake!
This Rhine Hyun certainly had good taste...
"Heh... I'll take that as a compliment."
Olivia snorted, seeming to be in a better mood. She was also no longer as hostile toward Rhine.
She could understand it. Rhine Hyun was the prince of the empire, a divine blood relative who had grown up bathed in the glory of Order.
For someone like him to have been favorably disposed toward Olivia from the start would have been the strange thing!
But now, it seemed that after witnessing Olivia's personal charm, Rhine Hyun had truly begun to acknowledge her!
Hehehehe...
I, Olivia, truly am the most charming deity in the entire Nether Realm!
Olivia was very pleased as she admired Rhine Hyun.
Yes, this child could still be taught!
However.
Olivia would never know that
the shift from Rhine's initial disgust and hostility to his later discovery of Olivia's shining qualities, followed by his increasingly warm and sincere attitude...
Every bit of that change
had been an act put on by Rhine.
Having fought the Dragon of Lust for hundreds of lifetimes, Rhine was absolutely one of the people in the world who understood Olivia best.
He was far too familiar with her habits.
What a cute and gullible fool.
Rhine mocked her inwardly.
Facing Olivia, who had been coaxed into smugly raising her tail,
Rhine could finally get to the main point and discuss the specific terms of the deal.
Divine Punishment of Order
With just a few words and a comical performance, Rhine had successfully gained Olivia's initial favor.
Granted, Rhine's advantage in this contest was that he had already figured out Olivia's temperament and could prescribe exactly the right remedy.
But fundamentally, it still had to be credited to Olivia's less-than-brilliant mind.
This was not to say that the evil goddess Olivia was stupid or a foolish goddess.
Although she was indeed a fool, her kindred—the other gods—were no better.
Gods were not omniscient or omnipotent. On the contrary, they were peculiar creations driven by pure emotions or bound by absolute laws.
Such beings generally found it difficult to make judgments that could be considered "wise" by ordinary standards.
Most of the time, they could only act according to the instincts they had possessed since their birth.
When all was said and done,
the gods of this world all had something seriously wrong with their heads.
After dispelling Olivia's suspicions of Rhine, Rhine could finally discuss the terms.
Rhine first respectfully made his position clear: "As Her Highness Olivia said, I indeed lack reverence for you. However, that does not mean I would revere any other gods. I may not be able to offer you faith yet, but we can certainly reach a mutually beneficial cooperation."
Heh...
Cooperation.
Granted, the demons of the Nether Realm often enjoyed making deals with mortals.
But evil gods had always disdained such tricks...
No, it should be said that these mortal ants were simply unworthy of negotiating any terms with an evil god.
The supreme and lofty Supreme could punish or bless all living beings at will based on a momentary whim, without needing to follow any common sense, acting as tyrannically as they pleased.
Yet some living beings were exceptions.
For example, with a proud wild horse like Rhine Hyun, Olivia was quite willing to spend some effort taming him.
She would make this tiny ant gradually submit and fall, ultimately turning him into Her Highness the Ancient Dragon Princess Olivia's devoted bootlicker!!
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