"You've done very well. As a reward, I will select five people to govern the world you once ruled."
The smiling Leo seemed more like a boss awarding prizes to outstanding employees than a demon tormenting them on the lab bench!
"Thank you, Master. You are the greatest and most benevolent person. I would do anything for you."
A level four guy, reeking of sulfur, rushed ahead of everyone else and knelt down in front of Leo, practically licking Leo shoes with his tongue.
Leo looked at this God of Demons stained with the Bloodline of the Purgatory Demon. He was the World Lord of the Black Domain World who had once waged war against the Snowfield World. He was also the first World Lord captured by Leo and imprisoned underground for hundreds of years before finally being released after Leo advanced to level six.
Leo stroked the head of this Level-Four World Lord as if he were petting the most obedient puppy.
"Very good, since you're so obedient, then you can have one of the spots."
"Thank you, Master. Thank you, Master."
The fourth-level God of Demons seemed to have completely forgotten his identity; he would do anything to please Leo.
His dignity had long since vanished underground, where he could neither move nor make a sound. If Leo could grant him even a little bit of freedom, he would give up everything.
Leo smiled as he looked at the other World Lord, and in the eyes of many of World Lord he saw envy and eagerness.
However, they were still held back by their pride, and even when completely controlled, they couldn't bring themselves to act as shamelessly as the God of Demons.
They were all geniuses in their own worlds, gods who had been celebrated for countless years, and it was hard for them to truly accept becoming slaves.
Compared to these World Lord who hadn't yet lost their self-respect, Leo was quite satisfied with the God of Demons's behavior.
He can recognize that the first person to submit to him is his best slave.
The Goddess of the Snow Elf of the Snowfield World, who lived at the same time as him, was much more stubborn.
Even though he used every punishment imaginable on the Goddess of the Snow Elf Goddess of the Snow Elf, she didn't utter a single word of begging for mercy.
Ultimately moved by the Goddess of the Snow Elf's spirit of not yielding to power, Leo directly granted her destruction!
That kind of spirit is worthy of admiration by lower beings who pursue freedom, but it's not what Leo needs.
These World Lord were all worlds connected by shadows over the past five hundred years. Ultimately, they were tricked out of their spatial locations by the little red snake Tortai, who opened a black vortex. Black Soluo, wielding the Endless Pot, descended and captured them as prisoners.
There were originally more than two hundred people, but the knowledge that Leo extracted from the soul of the Black Skull Stigmata Great Wizard was incomplete. The missing data could only be made up by the experiment with the World Lord. In the end, more than sixty people died before the control of the World Lord was finally secured.
However, he encountered the same problem as the Black Skull: he could only control World Lord below level five, and could not control level six.
Leo already knew the reason for this situation: the pressure on his soul brought about by his level. He couldn't control World Lord of the same level. Only after he advanced to the Supreme Lord could he control Level-Six World Lord.
The World Lord under his control still retain their original will; they can still absorb energy to advance and move freely, just like those controlled slaves.
But if they go against Leo's wishes, they will be wiped out instantly!!
He casually selected four of the most docile World Lord, allowing them to return to their own worlds, making those who weren't chosen green with envy.
Although their world has long since changed, the life forms within it have become Gulu Beast and other races, and even the World Will has been devoured and altered.
But being able to return to their former world meant that Leo completely trusted them, and they no longer had to live in constant fear under Leo's watchful eye.
Leo, who appears kind and gentle, is, in their eyes, the most terrifying demon!
Even using the word "devil" to describe Leo is too merciful!
"Everyone has a chance if they put their heart into their work."
Leo casually offered these former World Lord a grand promise before walking to the foot of the World Tree.
"The real thing, according to our observations, unless one of the three of us can advance to the Supreme Lord, it will be very difficult to make the World Tree into a staff. Its energy level is too high. We are like ants trying to shake a tree in front of it," Black Soluo said.
"I share that view. With the World Tree as the staff body, as long as it's paired with a suitable staff head, the staff's power won't be weaker than a cosmic-level treasure, and might even be stronger than a typical cosmic-level treasure. However, the energy level is too high; our magic power can't break through it, let alone use it." Baturu also looked worried.
We went to such great lengths to capture the World Tree, but unfortunately, we can't use it at all in the short term. What's the difference between this and guarding a treasure mountain and continuing to eat porridge?
"Creating a new staff isn't a long process; you were just too impatient."
Leo casually took out the Godslaying Staff Godslaying Staff controlled its roots to grow rapidly, intertwining with the roots of the World Tree.
"Original body, what are you going to do?"
Black Soluo knew what Leo was going to do just by looking at his movements. He was integrating the Godslaying Staff into the World Tree, just like the original version of the Godslaying Staff was when it was fused with a branch of the World Tree.
But things are different now. Back then, I was just a level three minor wizard; now I'm Level-Six Stigmata Great Wizard.
The Godslaying Staff not only increases attack power by 2 million points, but also provides Godslaying Set bonus along with the Godslaying Wizard Robe.
Leo integrated the Godslaying Staff into the World Tree. Although this allowed him to change the nature of the World Tree in advance, leaving his own mark and making it more suitable for himself, it also meant that before the new staff was completed, Leo would be left without a staff, resulting in a significant reduction in his attack power.
Unfortunately, Black Soluo's attempt to stop him did not halt Leo's actions; in fact, it spurred Leo to accelerate, causing him to shove the Godslaying Staff directly into the ground, where it was completely entangled by all the roots of the World Tree.
"How useful is the Godslaying Staff to us now?"
Faced with Black Soluo and Baturu's attempts to stop him, Leo calmly asked...
Black Soluo and Baturu were instantly stunned.
"We can easily deal with anything below the level of Supreme Lord Godslaying Staff; we can even instantly kill Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Great Wizard."
" Supreme Lord, the slight increase in attack power from the Godslaying Staff is practically useless, far less beneficial than the enhancement from a cosmic-level treasure."
"Therefore, the Godslaying Set is practically useless to us right now!"
Leo explained his reasoning: at his level, the Godslaying Set, which was still a treasure in the eyes of other Stigmata Great Wizard, could no longer significantly increase his attack power.
He has too many treasures that can increase his attack power. The battle with the World Tree has already shown the weakness of the Godslaying Staff. He will only use the Godslaying Staff when Leo is unable to use cosmic-level treasures.
"That's true, but it still feels a bit of a pity to just let it go like this." Black Soluo looked at the Godslaying Staff buried in the ground. This staff had been with them for almost three thousand years, and it was a little hard to give it up.
" Baturu, you should go back first. You've been away from the Barbarian World Barbarian World for over a year; you have no idea how chaotic it has become."
Leo waved his hand and sent Baturu away. Although with Little Bookworm in charge of the Barbarian World, theoretically there shouldn't be any trouble, as one of his escape routes, Leo still couldn't let Baturu leave for too long.
"Okay, I'll head back now."
Baturu tore open a spatial rift and left, and Leo's gaze also turned to Black Soluo.
Have you decided which one to go to first?
"It's settled. Little One and Xiao Liu told me to find Xiao San, saying that he best matches my power essence and can enhance my strength. As long as I get Xiao San, Xiao Si and Xiao Wu won't be too much of a problem," Black Soluo said.
"Then go ahead. It would be best if you returned when you had ascended to the Supreme Lord, so that you could tear open the Returning Breath World and take away all the soul essence."
Leo's eyes were filled with ruthlessness and hope. Once Black Soluo ascended to the Supreme Lord, it would be the time for him to wage war against the Returning Breath World and also against the Wizard World.
"I've used up all the souls in the Endless Pot. While I'm searching for other Little Bookworm, you'll need to fill it with at least 500 billion souls. That's roughly enough for me to advance to the level of Supreme Lord."
Before disappearing into the Shadow Plane, Black Soluo reminded Leo that absorbing the power of the soul's origin was one of the conditions for advancing to the Lord of Souls.
Don't worry, everything will be arranged.
With Leo's consent, his figure returned to the Shadow World, where, with Yaoyao's help, he would infiltrate other worlds through the body fragments of the Little Bookworm he had already contacted.
Beast Blood Boiling reminded Leo of Black Soluo's advancement, warning that Black Soluo's return to the Returning Breath World would definitely attract the attention of the Wizard World, and urged Leo to prepare in advance.
Although Beast Blood Boiling's words were meant to be a gesture of goodwill, what he said was indeed correct.
Black Soluo suppressed his advancement for over two hundred years in order to avoid the supervision of the Wizard World.
To fight against the World Tree, Black Soluo must ascend.
In order to avoid attracting the attention of the Wizard World, one cannot return to the Returning Breath World after advancement and must remain outside.
Fortunately, the three Little Bookworm, numbers 003, 004, and 005, had already made contact through the Shadow World and were just waiting for Leo to bring them back.
This task fell to Black Soluo, who was unable to return to the Returning Breath World.
Three Little Bookworm would keep him busy for hundreds of years!!
"They've seen them off. The other side doesn't seem easy to get along with either. Black Soluo will have to put in some effort to handle Little Bookworm No. 003."
With a slight slump on her shoulders, Yaoyao returned from the Shadow World, having completed her mission.