The Underworld, Eligos Territory
In the camp next to the Ancient Battlefield where Eligos Peerage special training, Leo, with twelve Devil Wings spread behind his back, flew in like a ghost from the horizon and landed in front of the campfire.
"If we stay here, we shouldn't be discovered, right?"
After folding away the two wings on his back that symbolized his status as the High-Ranking Devil, Leo looked around and muttered something under his breath.
There's no other way; after all, we're about to meet the leader of the Khaos Brigade, the head of a terrorist group. It's best to avoid other people for now.
Otherwise, it might be easier to explain to Sirzechs and the others, but those old-fashioned Devil elders wouldn't be so easy to talk to, and might even make things difficult for him because of it.
Of course, before long, even if those people want to make things difficult for me, I won't be afraid anymore.
After all, if everything goes smoothly from now on, Leo will no longer need to fear anyone.
Thinking of this, Leo took a deep breath and took out the " Queen " piece.
"Buzz----"
Inside the crimson chess piece, the Black Snake connected end to end seemed to sense something and began to stir. They emitted black energy, causing invisible power fluctuations to spread out like burning Black Snake flames, disappearing into the unknown.
Leo watched this scene quietly, letting the Black Snake in the Evil Piece unleash its power and aura.
Soon after----
"Have you thought this through?"
A clear, melodious voice, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, rang out behind Leo, causing Leo to turn around and look over.
Ophis's small figure appeared silently, as if she had been there all along, her empty eyes staring at Leo, quiet and desolate.
Leo walked over silently and handed the " Queen " chess piece to Ophis.
"I can help you deal with the Great Red." Leo told the Dragon God before him what he had decided after considering it for a whole month, saying, "But I will only help you drive it away, not kill it, and that's on the condition that I can defeat it. If I am no match for it in the end, then I can't help you."
The Great Red is ultimately the guardian of the Dimensional Gap. Many believe that its existence maintains the balance of the Dimensional Gap. If the Great Red were gone, the Dimensional Gap would become even more distorted, and the barriers between different worlds would malfunction, leading to serious consequences.
Therefore, Leo will not kill the Great Red, but will only help Ophis deal with it, making it unable to keep Ophis out.
"Furthermore, if I successfully defeat the Great Red and return you to the Silent World, you must disband the Khaos Brigade, or at the very least, leave the Khaos Brigade and cease providing them with power or aiding and abetting their Khaos Brigade."
The reason Leo hesitated to accept Ophis's proposal was because Ophis's identity was very sensitive, and it was highly likely that he would become a public enemy of the world and be labeled an accomplice of Khaos Brigade.
He himself may not care, but he can't treat all the girls around him as terrorists.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Leo decided to make this request of Ophis.
If Ophis were to leave the Khaos Brigade, or even disband Khaos Brigade, all the major powers would likely be happy to see this outcome, forgiving her past transgressions. Any major events that followed would be aborted due to the Khaos Brigade's disappearance. Even if some troublemakers still tried to cause trouble, without Ophis's support, they would be unable to stir up any significant waves.
In this way, I can finally have a truly peaceful life, and all I need to do from now on is lead a group of lovely and beautiful family members to play happily in the Eligos Territory.
Those days must have been very enjoyable, right?
"Can."
Ophis agreed without the slightest hesitation.
She never had any real attachment to the Khaos Brigade; she only accepted their recruitment and became Khaos Brigade leader in order to defeat the Great Red.
As long as he can defeat the Great Red, Ophis won't want to continue being the leader of the Khaos Brigade.
Besides, she's already giving all her power to this Devil in front of her. Even if she wanted to bestow her power upon someone else in the future, it would probably be very difficult for her.
Therefore, Ophis agreed to Leo's request without hesitation.
"Let's begin."
Leo wasn't the type to procrastinate, and besides, this matter was basically only beneficial to him, with no downsides. Now that he had thought it through and made his decision, there was nothing to hesitate about.
So Leo stood there, watching helplessly as Ophis placed his most important " Queen " chess piece into his chest and merged it into his body.
"Dongdongyi" 6
In that instant, an unprecedented pulse appeared in Leo's body.
"Thump thump thump thump thump--"
It felt as if a surging river was forming within him, or as if an Infinity universe was exploding deep within his body; Leo's entire body was trembling violently.
His heart pounded like thunder, echoing through the heavens and earth.
His blood roared and surged like a torrent.
Every muscle, every internal organ, every nerve and blood vessel, and even every cell in his body was undergoing tremendous changes at this moment.
With this change, Leo also received a long message.
[Trait: Peerage Transformation, currently in effect----]
[Gain a large amount of Basic Feedback Demonic Power.]
[Received advanced feedback - Race (Transcendent).]
[Gain additional feedback feature - Earth.]
[Gain additional feedback trait - Water.]
[Gain additional feedback - Trait: Wind.]
[Gain additional feedback trait: Ice.]
[Achieve Ultimate Feedback Divinity.]
This is feedback that has never been received before.
This is the biggest gain to date.
Ophis, the legendary Dragon God controls Infinity, is the strongest being in the world besides the Great Red. Even after losing most of his power in the original story, he was still two levels stronger than the Heavenly Dragon, which is two levels higher than the god level. Now, at the height of his power, he accepted Leo's Evil Piece and became his subordinate. The feedback that brought about was absolutely unprecedented.
Given that those who possess the Longinus and other special beings of comparable caliber can be considered to have high potential, Ophis, the Dragon God, has far exceeded this level of potential. This has allowed Leo, who previously could only receive a maximum of three types of feedback, to now receive a full seven types of feedback, including the so-called Ultimate Feedback, resulting in an unimaginable transformation.
A massive amount of Demonic Power was generated within Leo's body, causing the flames that slowly ignited on his body to shake the heavens and earth, making the entire camp tremble.
Originally Perfect Devil, he now transcended the " Devil " race, becoming an transcendent being like Sirzechs and Ajuka Beelzebub.
Several characteristics that perfectly matched the power of " Zenith Tempest " emerged in Leo, merging into Leo body along with the previous " Lightning " and "fire".
Finally, true Divinity was generated within Leo, completely elevating his life level.
If Ophis and the Great Red are dragons with Divinity, and therefore the dragons among dragons, the gods among dragons, then Leo is now Devil with Divinity, a transcendent being among Devil, the god of Devil.
" Demon God " - this is Leo's current identity, surpassing the Demon King and the so-called transcendent being, just as Ophis surpassed the Dragon King and the Celestial Dragon.
Is this what I am now?
Leo involuntarily closed his eyes, feeling the terrifying power within him.
Previously, he could roughly estimate his current level and strength, but now he has no idea how strong he is.
You've now reached the same level as me.
Ophis, however, gave him the answer.
"Perhaps you are not as good as me, nor as good as the Great Red, after all, you are still immature, a newly born Divinity, but at least you are at our level."
In other words, even though Leo, this Demon God, is not as powerful as the two great Dragon God in terms of pure strength, he is at the same level in terms of realm and status.
In the future, a completely new level may be born in this world, a level equal to the Dragon God level Demon God Class.
While Leo, at this level, might not be as strong as Ophis, much weaker than the Great Red, he is definitely stronger than 666, who is hailed as Sub-Dragon God Class.
This is already a level that is sufficient to contend with all the Mythological System in the world.
certainly----
"If you want to defeat the Great Red, you're not quite there yet."
Ophis's voice continued.
"So, accept my power."
As soon as he finished speaking, Leo, who hadn't even opened his eyes yet, immediately felt a power that was no less than his own at that moment, and perhaps even stronger, suddenly surge into his body.
In a daze, Leo seemed to see a snake with its head and tail connected rushing towards him. Its size was so enormous that it could crush him with the slightest movement, but it transformed into endless black energy and frantically merged into his body, where it was absorbed.
The influx of this immense power caused Leo to once again experience a physical transformation and expansion.
I only kept one-tenth of my strength for myself; the rest is all for you.
"From now on, I am no longer Infinity, but a finite being."
"And you will become the new Infinity, achieving the strongest."
As Ophis spoke, Leo truly felt that while he was becoming stronger, he seemed to have indeed grasped a concept.
That is Infinity.
Once this concept is grasped, the power within Leo will become inexhaustible, never to be exhausted. Furthermore, like Ophis, he can bestow a small portion of his power upon others to strengthen them without suffering any loss himself.
Under these circumstances, the power that had just been radiating a terrifying aura capable of shaking heaven and earth gradually calmed down, just like Ophis before, which was powerful yet so tranquil and so empty.
Suddenly, Leo slowly opened his eyes.
Ophis stood before him, but Leo could no longer sense that boundless power and presence emanating from her. Instead, he felt that she was incredibly small and fragile at this moment.
Are you alright?
Leo couldn't help but ask Ophis a question.
"Not good." Ophis was also very honest, shaking his head and saying expressionlessly, "I'm too weak right now."
It is indeed very weak.
In order to help Leo defeat the Great Red, Ophis went all out, leaving himself with only one-tenth of his power and giving the rest to Leo.
It's important to know that in the original story, the power she lost was only about three-quarters of her peak strength. Although the power she retained was less than a quarter, it was still significantly greater than one-tenth.
Therefore, the current Ophis doesn't even have the power that was two levels stronger than the Heavenly Dragon in the original story, and it's doubtful whether he can even be one level stronger than the Heavenly Dragon.
She now possesses only god-level power, which is significantly weaker than before.
but----
You are very strong right now.
Ophis looked at Leo with a strange light in his eyes.
"With your current abilities, you should be capable of reaching the Great Red."
Leo knew better than anyone what Ophis's assessment meant.
To be stronger than the Great Red means that he is already the strongest in the world, and no one can compare to him.
"So this makes him the strongest?"
Leo himself didn't really feel it.
He could feel that he was very, very strong right now, but just how strong he was, he would never know until he actually fought someone.
Since that's the case----
"We can only suffer for the Great Red."
Thinking of the Red Dragon happily roaming in the Dimensional Gap, Leo didn't feel any reluctance; instead, he became eager to try it out.
He desperately wanted to know just how strong he had become.
Let's go.
So Leo reached out his hand to Ophis.
"Finish off Great Red as soon as possible, and come back soon."
Recently, with the help of the Phenex Clan, Ravel Phenex has found a group of potential spouses for him.
According to her, she found five human girls who were quintuplets. They seemed to share a peculiar Sacred Gear. The artifact itself wasn't particularly powerful on its own, but if the five sisters worked together and combined it, it could unleash power comparable to the Longinus.
Just then, after giving the " Queen " piece to Ophis, Leo was left with only five " Pawn " pieces.
These peculiar quintuplets were his last five " Pawn," his five dependents.
Leo is ready to make contact with them.
"Um.
Ophis nodded, reached out, and took Leo's hand.
Go back, silent world.
The two held hands, and a crack appeared in front of them, gradually widening into a void.
At the other end of the void lies Dimensional Gap twisted like a kaleidoscope.
With Ophis by his side, Leo laughed heartily and stepped into that distorted world.
This step is both a step towards becoming the strongest and a step towards the future.