Crystal Sphere System.
Lower Planes.
The border between the Endless Abyss and the Eight Hells.
Er...
Although the demon commander-in-chief, 'Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva,' had been driven back by the Lord of Hell, the demons still occupied the first layer, 'Scorching Hell,' using it as a base to launch relentless attacks on the devils' Bronze Fortress.
In just a few short decades, the number of high-ranking demons and devils slain on this layer had already become impossible to count.
And the demons' tactics were exceptionally underhanded—they simply... replaced their losses!
Even if ten demons had to be traded for one devil of the same rank, it was still a profit!
Because the Underworld was controlled by the gods of the Esoteric Sect, no souls drifted down into Hell anymore, and no new devils could be born.
But the demons could still receive reinforcements from 'Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva' at regular intervals.
Not to mention that the Abyss had hundreds of known layers alone, far surpassing Hell, and its demon population was the same.
Making demons and devils compete over who could better afford to die seemed fair, but in truth, it was the greatest unfairness of all!
This was called wounding others with one's own resources—a grand and upright open scheme.
By now, the number of devils in the eighth layer of Hell had reached a precarious point. Its fall could come at any moment.
According to the assessments of numerous astrologers and strategists, if this pattern continued, the demons might completely conquer the Nine Hells within several centuries!
To gods, several centuries was not a very long time! They could afford to wait!
And the Lord of the Nine Hells clearly knew that his doom was approaching, which was why he had been actively cooperating with the gods.
This day.
Ranks upon ranks