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A moment earlier, as Er Dongsheng's true body, Baal, raced toward the Ruins, at their center...
Shapes crowded together. Countless demons watched a battle that shook the heavens.
The lightning was gone. Thick fog hung everywhere, cutting visibility to almost nothing!
Mephisto and the Prison Lord of the Ice and Snow Prison were fighting over a treasure that had appeared out of nowhere.
A crystal gleaming with brilliant light floated gently in midair.
Waves of space-time energy surrounded it.
The space around it had wrinkled as though folded over itself. It was a wondrous sight.
Surging energy washed over the onlookers, and its mysterious, alluring glow enthralled every demon present.
Yet the crystal simply drifted there. Not one demon dared reach out and take it.
Because...
"Demon noble! My lord of the Dark Remnant Clan, why not let me have this crystal? We can call the matter with Fran settled!" The Prison Lord of the Ice and Snow Prison still occupied Fran's body. He stared greedily at the crystal beside Er Dongsheng, naked desire on his face.
If I get it—if I get a Time and Space Crystal this new—I can build a new Space-Time Array. Invading other elemental prisons or entering the deeper worlds will no longer be a dream!
I must have it. I must! Countless thoughts raced through the Prison Lord's mind, and Fran's face twisted into a bloodthirsty snarl.
He was somewhat wary of a demon noble, but only somewhat. The one before him was not