The Undead Overlord laughed wildly, his voice grating.
A scheme ten thousand years in the making was about to succeed. From this day forward, he would stand above all demons—the mightiest of them all, a monster who would strike fear into the Universe itself.
He would have a body that surpassed all others. This Dark Beast Emperor's body was even more fearsome than a Devil Master's, and it wielded the mighty powers of Destruction and Ruin. Paired with his Undead soul, it would surely make him no weaker than an ordinary Devil Master.
Dark Beasts—especially a supreme emperor like this one—had only savage instincts, not the capacity for intelligent thought. Otherwise, the entire Abyss would undoubtedly have become theirs.
"I will break my shackles and transcend the Legend realm. Today, I shall become a supreme king!"
"Come. Let us become one!"
The Undead Overlord's entire body dissolved into a stream of pale energy. Runes wound through it in strange, twisting patterns as it sank inch by inch into the Dark Beast's skull.
Boom!
White light burst forth. Endless waves of death swept across the space, and in an instant, the vast world turned deathly pale—eerie, desolate, and steeped in the stench of death.
The immense Dark Beast nearly filled the entire space. White light gradually surfaced across its black scales, and Undead flames appeared within the black fire it emitted. The mysterious Rune on its forehead and the strange Crystal in its chest began to change, shifting toward a wholly Undead form.
The Undead Overlord was indeed a terrifying being who had lived for tens of thousands of years. In a mere instant, he had already driven his influence deep into a Dark Beast body comparable to a Devil Master's.
"That bastard..."
Baal frowned.
"Hai, why aren't you resisting? What's