As the blue cocoon took shape, Blaze's knees buckled, and he collapsed to his knees.
The blue flames within him were almost completely drained, forcing him to revert to Ghost Rider form.
"Huff~ Huff~"
Blaze braced himself on the ground, panting heavily, his bare upper body covered in sweat.
Just then, a small, fair hand suddenly reached out in front of him.
A timid, charming female voice rang out.
Are you... are you alright?
Blaze looked up following the hand and saw the Succubus.
He reached out and grabbed the Succubus's hand, using it to help him stand up.
"Thanks..."
The Succubus blushed and quickly shook her head.
"No, you're welcome!"
"I should be thanking you!"
"If you hadn't stopped Lord Blackheart, I would have been Hell Demon Fire...!"
"You reminded me just now too~" Blaze's handsome face, which resembled Skye's, curled into a smile. "You saved me once, I saved you once, we're even~"
The Succubus looked closely at his handsome face and his strong, muscular body with its eight-pack abs, and her alluring face flushed even more.
Just then, someone coughed.
"Cough cough~"
"Ah!" the Succubus exclaimed, shrinking behind Blaze in a flash.
Blaze turned to his left with a sigh, " Richard, you can show up later."
Richard shrugged with a sly grin. "Sorry, looks like I interrupted your date."
Blaze rolled his eyes.
Richard's gaze swept over the Succubus, pausing briefly on her slender tail, which was swaying uneasily.
The Succubus sensed something and hurriedly retracted her tail.
"Ahem~" Richard coughed lightly and looked away.
Then he stretched out his right hand, and two ghostly figures rose from his palm.
"What are your plans for these two?"
Blaze looked at the spirits of his adoptive father and ex-girlfriend, a trace of sorrow flashing in his eyes.
"They cannot stay with me; the Penance Stare within me will harm them."
Richard nodded and said, "Alright then, they can stay with me for now. Once I regain my authority over the Underworld, I'll arrange for them to be reincarnated."
"Thank you~" Blaze said sincerely.
Richard collected the two departed souls and waved his hand. "Your strength has just broken through. If you don't mind, do me a favor."
Blaze chuckled, "Oh? With your strength, you still need my help?"
Richard helplessly spread his hands and said, "There are a tiny bit more enemies this time, so the more helpers the better."
Blaze was about to nod in agreement, the Succubus behind him gently tapped his back and said weakly, "You... you need rest more now."
Feeling the warm, soft fingers, Blaze's body stiffened involuntarily.
Seeing this, Richard's lips curled up slightly. "She's right, you rest first. I'll open the door and pull you in when I need help."
Blaze nodded, a hint of fatigue on his face. "I do need to rest."
"Then I won't be a third wheel here~" Richard flashed and appeared next to the blue cocoon.
He raised his hand and pressed it against the surface of the cocoon, ignoring the blue Penance Stare attached to it, and directly put the cocoon into his Storage Ring.
"I'm taking the Blackheart with me now~"
He flickered and vanished instantly.
The Succubus cautiously popped her head out, looked around, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Phew~"
Blaze turned to the Succubus and asked, "What's your name?"
The Succubus twisted her fingers and bowed her head as she answered, "Li... Lilith Selene."
A thought struck Blaze.
Selene?! The name of the Moon Goddess in ancient Greek mythology?!
Meanwhile, Richard returned to the Crimson Dimension.
With a thought, he created a floating island the size of Iceland.
Richard took out the Crimson Amber Seal and the Blue Flame Cocoon.
He unleashed a Crimson Mana strike at the amber and the cocoon.
'Snap! Snap!'
The amber shattered, and the silkworm cocoon cracked open.
Mephisto and the Blackheart's aura instantly dissipated...
" Richard!" Mephisto's resentful voice came from the amber.
Richard's expression remained unchanged. He activated the core of the Crimson Dimension, and instantly, boundless pressure squeezed into the amber and cocoon.
"Ah!" The Blackheart screamed in agony as he was instantly crushed into a pile of black minced meat.
Mephisto's Clone was stronger and lasted a few seconds longer than him.
Before being crushed into mincemeat by the entire Crimson Dimension, Mephisto's Clone let out a final roar.
" Richard! The Hell Sovereign will not let you get away with this!"
Ah~!
Richard unleashed another burst of Crimson Mana, pulverizing the two blobs of minced meat into dust.
His Hand Seal Speed, creating a flurry of dust that swirled like a vortex.
Soon, Death Rule Fragment were extracted one by one.
Richard flicked his fingers in rapid succession, forcibly condensing countless Death Rule Fragment into a single entity.
"Coagulate!"
"Death has appeared! The Underworld has materialized!"
With a roar, the Death Rule that had been condensed into a single mass instantly scattered across the large floating island.
'Boom!'
The entire floating island trembled violently, and the lush green landscape quickly turned gray and desolate.
Once the Death Rule were fully integrated into the floating island, the entire environment of the floating island had become gloomy and foggy.
Richard reached out and grabbed a large ball of Crimson Mana, throwing it into the floating island.
'Boom!'
The terrain of the floating island began to change rapidly.
'Crackling... smash~'
Accompanied by ubiquitous crimson electricity, magnificent palaces rose from the floating islands.
'boom!!!'
The sky above the floating island instantly changed color, with streaks of silver lightning continuously striking the island.
With each strike of silver lightning, a crimson current would surge up from the floating island, colliding and merging with it.
By the time the silver lightning actually struck the floating island, it had already lost its original sharpness.
Soon, the Dark Clouds dispersed, and a large, seemingly natural Floating Palace quietly hovered in mid-air.
" Valhalla is complete!"
Richard smiled happily and plunged into the Floating Palace.
The entire large Floating Palace consists of a central main hall and nine side halls surrounding it.
Once you ascend the Floating Palace, you can reach the central main hall via the straight and wide Way of the Warriors.
Spacious foundations have been reserved on both sides of Way of the Warriors for erecting statues of Heroic Spirit.
However, since no Heroic Spirit have yet resided in Valhalla, no statues of Heroic Spirit have been erected.
Richard strolled along Way of the Warriors, sensing the Underworld rules at the heart of the island, his brow furrowed slightly.
"Tsk, so it's just a set of Underworld rules forcibly derived from Death Rule Fragment..."
"Alright, let's use it for now. We'll refine it again after we've raided Mephisto's lair."
After saying that, he flashed and appeared above the Floating Palace.
Richard spread his hands and gave a soft command, "Come on~"
The massive Floating Palace rapidly shrank to the size of a fist and flew into his palm.
Richard carried the Floating Palace and teleported directly back to Earth.
In New Mexico, a thick, white fog blankets the entire desert.
The United States. government deployed a large number of military troops to seal off the entire desert.
Richard appeared silently above the vast desert, and with a flick of his hand, sent the Floating Palace plunging into the White Fog.
'Boom!'
With a deafening clap of thunder, the vast White Fog suddenly began to churn violently...