At that moment...
Inside the central Castle...
Er Dongsheng sat alone on the Throne, lost in thought.
The Hell Overlords had left. He had no idea what they had discussed, but every one of them had worn a pleased expression as they departed.
"The Mysterious Land?"
Er Dongsheng frowned, thinking about the place Lilith had just mentioned.
"Interesting. I never thought the Material World held a place like that!"
Snow Spirit had warned him to be extremely careful of the Mysterious Land, and now Lilith had brought it up too.
Lilith had also revealed that Mephistopheles had obtained that Dragonfly there!
"Forget it. There'll be plenty of time to explore unknown places later. First, I need to settle matters in Hell!"
Er Dongsheng waved a hand.
The vast Gate of Hell slowly rose before him.
He stepped through, and his figure vanished.
The Seventh Layer of Hell...
"Awooo!"
A tremendous death cry rang out, followed at once by the Phoenix's delighted roar!
Riiip! Riiip!
The sounds of tearing flesh, chewing and swallowing, and splintering bones filled the space.
"Chirp!"
The enormous Phoenix shrank down and licked her swollen belly. Her flame-wreathed head, smeared with blood, rubbed affectionately against Er Dongsheng's cheek, coating his face in it.
Er Dongsheng: "..."
He hefted the Phoenix in his hands. She was so heavy he could barely hold her.
She fell asleep in his arms and slowly merged into his body. Er Dongsheng glanced at the huge Dragonfly, of which not even a scrap of bone remained, and found himself at a loss for words.
He had barely entered Hell before he wiped that terrifying Dragonfly from existence!
Despite her grievous injuries, the Phoenix had devoured the Dragonfly's corpse with desperate zeal. Only after eating every last scrap of bone had she returned to