"Rather than calling it contamination, it would be more accurate to call it transformation."
Rochelle smiled. "Making this world more suitable for demons, so it wouldn't reject them. Actually, our requirements aren't demanding. As long as we have somewhere to live, that's enough."
Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes. "What do I need to do?"
Rochelle said, "To be precise, you only need to refrain from doing one thing—don't destroy Ismen's Demon Core, don't put it into a storage item, and don't take it away from this world."
After a pause, Rochelle continued, "The transformation of this world is already complete. To maintain it, things are really that simple."
Bai Xiaowen nodded and took the fist-sized, multicolored "God-Demon Core" out of his storage ring.
A faint radiance emanated from Rochelle's body, flowing along it. Bai Xiaowen vaguely sensed that some slight resonance seemed to have formed between the "God-Demon Core" and Rochelle. Even the Fel Energy throughout the Silver Palace had quietly begun circulating faster.
A trace of wariness appeared in Rochelle's eyes. The man before him was someone who had slain the Silver King, even if he had relied on the strength of a great army.
"Actually, you and Ismen probably weren't friends. You just don't want his Demon Core destroyed, right?" Bai Xiaowen asked.
Rochelle said, "There is no friendship between demons."
"Fine. I can agree to leave this God-Demon Core in this world."
Bai Xiaowen looked straight at Rochelle and said calmly, "But I have a condition too."
Rochelle frowned slightly. "Go on."
"Before Ismen died, he mentioned something that caught my attention," Bai Xiaowen said slowly. "The 'Demon God Skull.' What is that?"
Rochelle frowned and considered his words before saying, "It's a remnant left behind after the Fiend God fell. After extensive research, we were able