Boom!
Levistus, who had been secretly corrupting Ioulaum in hopes of turning the Netherese Empire's most powerful Mage into a Devil, had scarlet flames blazing in his eyes.
The ice that housed him melted under unimaginable heat, then rapidly turned to steam and vanished into the air.
The immense energy and radiation released by the Arcane Core's explosion tore apart the black mist that formed the Devil Lord's body almost instantly.
"Ioulaum!"
Levistus's voice burned with fury. Black mist so dense it had nearly turned solid poured in from the Outer Void, gathering into the vast, indistinct form of a Devil Lord.
"Levistus really has recalled the power he projected into the planes and the void."
Ioulaum, now in Phlegethos, the fourth layer of the Nine Hells, adjusted the dark pointed hat on his head and withdrew his gaze from Levistus.
He had never intended to fight a Devil Lord head-on.
Every Devil Lord was the equal of a God, and the layer of hell each ruled was effectively his Divine Kingdom. Fighting one in hell would put Ioulaum at too great a disadvantage.
Besides, his goal was to force the Devil Lords to recall the power they had projected elsewhere, easing the pressure on the God of Agriculture and giving him a chance to strike back.
There was no need to waste time on Levistus.
As he considered this, Ioulaum arrived before the palace of Belial, the Devil Lord who ruled Phlegethos, and summoned another Floating City.
It was Silinxiue's Floating City.
Unlike Karsus's Floating City, Silinxiue's had not been repaired. As soon as it appeared, it plunged to the ground with a tremendous crash, throwing dust into the sky.
That did not stop Ioulaum from detonating the Floating City's Arcane Core.
Bang!
Levistus, who had pursued him from