Belial had stolen a Nether Scroll from Nessus too?
Baalzebul froze for a moment, then looked amused.
"I never thought Belial, who always acts like Asmodeus's loyal hound in the Nine Hells, would seize the chance to bite his master."
"Then again, there isn't a Devil in the Hells who isn't cunning and treacherous."
Are you insulting yourself? Jiang Hao thought.
"But your news confirms what I suspected. That Nether Scroll really is a trap set by Asmodeus. If I follow the path to ascension he laid out for us, I might die without ever knowing what killed me," Baalzebul said flatly.
Then he muttered to himself, "To think he let an idiot like Belial steal a Nether Scroll. That means this trap was meant for Belial, not me. Asmodeus knows me well enough to realize I'd never fall for something so obvious. The trap he set for me must be something else..."
"It seems I'll have to ascend ahead of schedule..."
Much of his preparation remained unfinished. In theory, waiting a little longer would improve his chances of success. But he had a feeling that if he waited, Asmodeus would swallow him whole.
Baalzebul turned to Jiang Hao. "Your Highness Sandru, God of Agriculture, will you still honor our deal?"
Jiang Hao smiled.
"Of course."
"Then you can start fulfilling your end of it now."
Baalzebul slowly spread his arms. A pair of Angel wings unfurled behind him, bathing the battlefield in pure white radiance and lending a sacred air to the stench of blood.
*That's the light of the Sevenfold Heavenly Mountain. Did Baalzebul's soul never fall after he entered the Hells? Once he shed his Devil Lord body, he could draw down its radiance again... If I didn't know he was ascending to True Godhood and wielded