Digaâs older brother, Gavin had brought two of Faganâs subordinates and three high rank Abyss Devils he was close with to ambush him.
Diga understood everything the moment Gavin had shown up.
There was no way Gavin would come here if his uncle, Fagan, hadnât lied to him and lured him over.
Gavinâs appearance meant that Fagan had abandoned his neutrality and taken his older brotherâs side completely.
âWhat about sis? Whereâs my sister?â yelled Diga suddenly.
Gavin smiled lightly before answering, âAlice is only at rank six bloodline, and she hasnât even awakened fatherâs Nine Springs yet. Sheâs completely worthless to me at this moment.â
Diga let out a sigh of relief when he heard this.
However, Gavin suddenly changed his tune and said, âI will protect her in the meantime and wait patiently until she reaches rank eight bloodline. If she awakens Nine Springs just like you, then⌠I will kill her just as like how Iâm going to kill you right now. After all, that is when her true value truly shines. Before that though, I will be a good older brother to her and take care of her just like you did.â
âYou can kill me, but Iâll never allow you to touch Alice!â roared Diga on top of his lungs. It seemed like Alice was his reverse scale.
âYou cannot stop me.â But Gavin shook his head and said unhurriedly, âFatherâs the one who approved this sibling ârivalryâ. This is the only way I can win his approval. Tell me, which one of those three hadnât ascended to rank nine and become his successor by stepping on their siblingsâ corpses?â
âI donât care if you kill anyone else, but Alice is my sister! I wonât allow you to harm her no matter what!â Diga sucked in a deep breath as if he had come to a decision. âI will sacrifice everything and do everything in my power to kill you if that is the price I have to pay to stop you!â\nIn the past, Diga wasnât able to harden his heart because he still held out a bit of hope that Gavin would listen to reason.
However, his delusion was extinguished after Gavin had said those cruel words.
Gavin grinned at him and nodded. âYou shouldâve done this a long time ago, but unfortunately for you⌠you realized this too late. Your talent is actually better than mine. If you were able harden your heart sooner, then I would be the one perishing today.â
After that, he winked at the three high rank Abyss Devils behind Diga.
The three high rank Abyss Devils were completely unrelated to Diga, but they were all descendants of a Great Lord of the Abyss. Their purple eyes instantly blazed with killing intent as they surrounded Diga!
Gavin turned around and looked at Faganâs subordinates. âYou guys go too.â
âWhat about you?â asked a rank eight Abyss Devil.
Gavin smiled and said in a relaxed manner, âHe is my brother, so I suppose Iâll refrain from participating in his murder. Moreover, I need to save my strength for when I refine his bloodline.â
âOh.â Faganâs subordinates nodded before walking toward Diga as well.
All five rank eight Abyss Devils unleashed their rich bloodline aura and formed a dense but invisible web around Diga.
Surrounded by enemies and suppressed by their bloodline, even the act of mustering his own bloodline was difficult to Diga.
However, he didnât show any despair or fear whatsoever.
âI hope you havenât lost your mind completelyâŚâ
Diga muttered to himself and released his own unique soul presence. He didnât activate his own Abyss Devil Race bloodline, however.
âWhat is he doing?â muttered one of the high rank Abyss Devils who had been invited by Gavin. âIs he going to give up just like that because he knows thereâs no escape? He isnât even activating his bloodline power completely, itâs almost as if heâs surrendering himself to death. StrangeâŚâ\nâIt is a little strange.â
I heard that he had gotten himself the backing of the Nine Hells Monarchâs daughter and was living a good life. Do you know why he came back to die?â
âWho knows?â
The three high rank Abyss Devils communicated in secret through a secret art while activating the hidden talent in their bloodline. They were planning to restrain Diga.
âEh!â
Suddenly, Gavin noticed something and looked to the sky abruptly. The easy expression on his face slowly disappeared.
A demonic cloud was approaching them swiftly while releasing an incredible amount of abyss devil energy. An instant later, the demonic cloud had moved to the sky they were at.
âItâs him!â
Gavin recalled the rumors of a certain madman, and for the first time fear entered his eyes. He hurriedly inform his companions about the approaching cloud.
âWho?â
One of Faganâs subordinate stared at the approaching cloud on the sky in confusion.
He was a low rank Abyss Devil who crawled his way to rank eight, so he was just a small fry in the Abyss in spite of his bloodline.
He was neither important nor powerful enough to be told sensitive information going around the Eight Purgatories.
However, the three high rank Abyss Devils Gavin had invited were aware of Qin Lieâs existence even though they werenât the Yellow Spring Monarchâs descendants.
That was why they had screamed in panic the moment they saw the demonic cloud moving their way.
âGavin! If that guy is coming for you, then youâll forgive us for not throwing in our lot with you!â one of the high rank Abyss Devils shouted loudly. âWe gave you our word to deal with Diga, but our agreement definitely didnât include that fellow!â
âWeâre not throwing our life away for you if that guy really is here to kill you!â\nâTake care of yourself!â
The moment the three high rank Abyss Devils noticed that the situation had changed, they immediately stopped suppressing Digaâs bloodline and got ready to escape anytime.
As of late, they had heard far, far too many rumors of a crazy Abyss Devil killing at least dozens of Gavinâs siblings in a relatively short period of time.
Dabinettâs own younger brother and subordinates had also fallen victim to that mad Abyss Devil, but even he had chosen to keep silent about it.
The young and dominant Dabinett had chosen to take no action against that mad Abyss Devil. The Yellow Springs Monarch offered no comment about him as well. This caused the powerful Abyss Devils of Yellow Springs Purgatory to grow more and more curious.
âLetâs pray that heâs only here for Gavin and DigaâŚâ
All three high rank Abyss Devils muttered to themselves and prepared themselves to escape at a momentâs notice. They had even withdrawn their bloodline presence from Diga just in case.
Gavinâs face turned cold when he heard their mutters. âHelp me kill this madman, and I promise to give you anything you want!â
âNo! We donât want to throw our lives away.â
âNo way! Heâs not Diga. We donât wish to become enemies with him.â
âSorry.â
The three high rank Abyss Devilsâ minds were set, it didnât matter what Gavin said.
The young Abyss Devil stared darkly at the descending cloud before smiling at Diga all of a sudden. âYou and I are brothers no matter how deep our grudge is, correct? Iâm sure youâve heard of that fellow in the sky, and heâs probably gunning for us. We can settle our grudge another time, but if we wish to live past today, then we must work together to kill that Abyss Devil! Only after heâs dead can we live to see tomorrow. What say you?â\nGavin stared at Diga passionately, but the latter shook his head before smiling mysteriously. âMaybe the best choice for me is to work together with him to kill all of you.â
âHave you gone crazy? You should know who he is and what he did! Do you really think heâll let you go? Heâs just a madman!â shouted Gavin.
âI like madmen,â said Diga coldly.
The second he said this, Qin Lie in his Abyss Devil form dropped down from the sky like a purple meteor.
Diga turned to look at Qin Lie, and he noticed that the latterâs aura had become at least three times scarier than before.
Moreover, Qin Lieâs deep purple pupils seemed to be brimming with infinite cruelty and bloodthirst. He couldnât spot a single trace of humanity or emotion in him.
Now, even Diga wasnât sure if Qin Lie still remembered him, or if he still had a trace of reason in him.
âZzzt!â
Purple lightning bolts and purple flames started falling off Qin Lieâs body.
âThis has nothing to do with us, we donât have what you want. Weâll be leaving right away!â
âYou know that we donât have the Yellow Springs Monarchâs bloodline in us. Weâre not the targets youâre looking for!â
âGavin and Diga are your real targets!â
The three high rank Abyss Devils felt like their very souls were trembling when Qin Lieâs presence reached them. They hurriedly tried to back out of the scene.
âCrackle!â
Hundreds of purple lightning bolts suddenly spilled off of Qin Lieâs body and bit towards the three Abyss Devils like snakes.
The purple lightnings were actually filled with the screamed of billions of wraiths and phantoms.
The three high rank Abyss Devils abruptly shuddered as if their souls had taken a huge hit from the screams.\nThen, the purple lightning bolts immediately clung onto them and entered their bodies.
âAh! Ahhhhh!â
The three high rank Abyss Devils shivered like they had caught a seizure before their souls dissipated from their bodies, just like that.\n