Seeing the Demon Emperor's expression, the Four-Armed Demon Venerable knew he had a chance. "Not only am I willing to offer my soul mark, I can also sign a Great Dao contract. If I dare betray you, let the Great Dao punish me."
Demon Emperor Daochen shook his head slightly. "That's not enough. All those things can be erased by eternal power. Don't think I know nothing."
Shock flashed in the Four-Armed Demon Venerable's eyes. He had not expected the Demon Emperor to know about that.
His original plan had been to save his life first, then slowly find opportunities to erase those marks.
He had done this sort of thing many times before.
He was not afraid even of a Great Dao contract. As long as he did not intend to improve himself any further, the Great Dao contract would hold little power over him.
He had already sworn countless contract oaths anyway.
But the Demon Emperor had clearly seen through his intentions.
"Open your sea of souls. I'll imprint the contract first, and seal your eternal power at the same time."
The Four-Armed Demon Venerable hesitated. If his eternal power was sealed, his combat strength would plummet countless times over. He might even be reduced to the strength of an ordinary World King.
That level of strength was utterly inadequate before someone as powerful as the Demon Emperor.
But if he refused, his only choice would be to stake his life on one desperate struggle.
Yet his sixth sense told him there was no hope in doing so.
The reason he had admitted defeat without even resisting was precisely because he had sensed that the Demon Emperor was stronger than he was.
"Well... if you seal my eternal power, my strength will be weakened far too much. I