At this moment, the mages swiftly formed a grand formation. Their auras faintly linked together, like an iron Great Wall, standing ready for battle.
Their gazes locked onto Chthon in unison, their eyes filled with fearlessness.
Chthon was secretly alarmed and quickly assessed the situation.
There had originally been four of them, but Black-Winged Lucifer had switched sides at the last moment.
Not only had he failed to serve as the vanguard, but he had even strengthened the other side.
As for that fellow Cyttorak, for some unknown reason, he had slipped away without a trace.
Mephisto was currently being whipped around like a spinning top by Lu Xi and looked as though he could no longer hold on.
Meanwhile, he himself was being closely watched by this group of mages. He definitely would not be able to break through their defenses anytime soon.
The time it would take him to breach the mages' formation would probably exceed the time Lucifer needed to completely defeat Mephisto.
After weighing the pros and cons, Chthon understood that forcing an attack would be extremely disadvantageous for him. This avatar of his might even end up falling here.
Raising a low-level alt was not easy. Even for a Multiversal-level Demon God like him, it was best to save what he could.
Thus, without saying a word, he instantly withdrew all the demonic power around him and transformed into a black shadow that fled in an instant.
Only a faint trace of dark aura remained in the air, proving that he had once been here.
When Mephisto saw Chthon simply run away, he cursed furiously.
"Chthon, I'll fuck your..."
But halfway through the curse, he seemed to recall something and forcibly swallowed the rest.
Seeing Mephisto's stifled expression, Lu Xi revealed a sinister grin.
With a wave of his hand, he used Divine Power to conjure an enormous Divine Power blade.
Lu Xi shouted.
"Greedy Blue Moon—starting with one slash for 999!"
With that, he viciously chopped the blade down at Mephisto's head.
"Boom!"
This slash contained terrifying energy and directly sent Mephisto reeling.
His body flew backward like a kite with its string cut, smashing a huge crater into the ground.
Lu Xi's mischievous side surfaced, and he shouted at Mephisto in the crater.
"Hurry up and say it: if you're a brother, come hack me."
Mephisto had been beaten until he had no ability to resist. Filled with terror, he could only obediently repeat.
"If... if you're a brother, come hack me."
The corner of Lu Xi's mouth curled up, and he immediately brought down another slash.
Mephisto screamed in agony.
"Ah! Why are you still hitting me?!"
Lu Xi said with a teasing grin.
"Good brother, you were the one who asked me to hack you."
Mephisto was inwardly miserable and begged in a trembling voice.
"Don't... don't hit me anymore. How about surrendering and only losing half?"
It was no wonder he was being so cowardly. To conquer Earth in one stroke this time, he had descended here in his true body.
If he died here, he would truly die.
He was unlike those Multiversal-level powerhouses whose wills permeated the entire Multiverse, with every counterpart merely being an avatar.
For ordinary Skyfather-level beings like him, each counterpart was an independent individual, different from the others.
If this Mephisto died, his counterparts in other Universes would still exist.
But for him personally, everything would end. He would never be himself again.
At this moment, Mage Mordo hurried over from afar and gave a slight bow.
"Lord Lucifer, now that the battle here has ended, we will go support the Sorcerer Supreme."
Lu Xi smiled and nodded in response.
"You have all worked hard. Thank you."
The mages all nodded, then opened portals and filed through them, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
Lu Xi stroked his chin, his gaze falling upon the pitiful Mephisto, whose face had been beaten into a swollen pig's head.
He considered how to deal with this fellow in a way that would maximize his gains.
Lu Xi crouched down, stared at Mephisto, and spoke coldly.
"Old Mo, do you want to die or live?"
Upon hearing this, the desire to survive instantly flashed in Mephisto's eyes. He hurriedly said.
"I want to live! I want to live!"
The corners of Lu Xi's lips rose slightly into a smile.
"Hand over your soul and your territory in Hell, and I'll spare your life."
Mephisto's face showed difficulty upon hearing that.
"Can't you change the conditions? Territory is the foundation of a Demon God's status, and my soul is the very basis of my existence."
If he handed over both of those, he would truly be at someone else's mercy.
Seeing his hesitation, Lu Xi immediately widened his eyes and pretended to be angry.
"What, you still dare bargain with me? Do you really think surrendering means you only lose half? Do you think this is a marketplace?"
As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and, without another word, gave Mephisto another brutal beating while shouting.
"Die for me!"
For a moment, fists rained down like raindrops, leaving Mephisto utterly unable to fight back.
Amid a series of crackling impacts, Mephisto was beaten until he was barely alive.
Filled with terror, he continually struggled, trying to escape.
But this was now Lu Xi's territory. Under the overwhelming suppression of the lord's authority, he could not even move an inch.
"Stop hitting me! I'll give them to you, I'll give them to you!" Mephisto finally could not endure any longer and cried out in a tearful voice.
His eyes darted as he plotted in secret. He hastily took out a Soul Contract, swiftly attached his soul mark to it, and handed it to Lu Xi.
Lu Xi did not even look at it before tossing the contract aside.
What a joke. Mephisto was famous throughout the Multiverse for playing tricks in contracts.
Could anything that came from his hands be trusted? It would be too stiff even for wiping his ass!
Lu Xi raised his hand and used Divine Power to condense a brand-new contract, detailing the terms for surrendering his soul and territory.
He held the contract before Mephisto and urged him.
"Sign it. Hurry up."
When Mephisto saw that his little scheme had been exposed, his expression instantly stiffened.
Facing this contract, he trembled as he hesitated, caught in fierce internal conflict.
Seeing this, Lu Xi knew that only the final push remained.
So, he softened his tone and patiently persuaded him.
"Don't worry. I'll leave you a portion of the territory. You'll still be a lord of Hell, and your Demon God status will remain."
"It's just that from now on, you'll have me as your boss."
In his despair, Mephisto seemed to grasp a lifeline. A flicker of hope appeared in his eyes as he cautiously asked.
"Really?"
Lu Xi wore a serious expression and said decisively.
"I never deceive anyone in business."
Mephisto gritted his teeth, hardened his heart, and attached his soul mark to the contract.
In an instant, the contract blossomed with strange light and flew into their bodies respectively.
Lu Xi immediately felt as though he had obtained complete control over Mephisto's soul.
The other man's life, death, honor, and disgrace were all at the whim of a single thought from him.
Moreover, he could clearly sense another Hell Territory changing to a new lord at this moment and becoming his from then on.
Lu Xi felt a surge of excitement. After merging with all of Black-Winged Lucifer's demonic power, his strength had already received a boost.
After inheriting the other man's territory, he received a second enhancement, allowing his strength to directly reach Universal-level.
From the information attached to the Demon God Authority, he learned that the larger a Hell Territory was, the more energy it could naturally feed back to him.
Once he took over Mephisto's territory, his strength would definitely surge once again.
With that thought, Lu Xi no longer delayed. He grabbed Mephisto by the collar and flew toward the territory he sensed.
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