Volume 19: The Glorious Purgatory

Chapter 330: News of Victory (1)

“You—”

Hearing Amps insult the true god of his faith in such a manner, Anak, the legendary Soul Judger who was already awkward and poor at speaking, was left speechless.

The Abyssal Demon dared to insult a true god like this because, while they were speaking, Donald saw that the legendary Soul Judger was already surrounded by others and unable to escape. With Carlisle and Amps, two other legends, backing him up, they didn’t fear that Anak could turn the situation around. So, they took out the summoning badge given to them by the Abyssal Demon and began to summon Amps’ true form.

Unlike summoning manuals or altars that required preparation in advance, such pre-made summoning equipment could instantly bring the summoned entity to the main world as long as sufficient magic power was paid.

When the 45-foot-tall, flame-encircled giant body of the Abyssal Demon appeared before Donald, everyone, including the demons, was shocked.

Donald and the others were amazed by the power of the semi-divine Abyssal Demon, while the legendary Soul Judger was shocked that Amps could appear in the main world in his true form.

“Finally in the main world! Ah—ugh! Damn this oppressive main world!”

Overjoyed at his freedom, Amps wanted to shout loudly, but once the teleportation light faded, the rules of the main world immediately suppressed him, causing him to stagger. His once bold shouts were swallowed back.

The semi-divine Abyssal Demon smiled awkwardly before kneeling on one knee and bowing to Donald. “My master, Amps, your most loyal servant, pays his respects to you!”

Donald waved his hand, signaling him to stand up. Seeing the naked lower body of this semi-divine being swaying before his eyes, he frowned and said, “Don’t pollute my eyes. Put on some clothes first!”

“Hehe!”

Amps wasn’t embarrassed. In the world of demons, aside from those noble demons who considered themselves civilized and imitated humans by wearing clothes, most demons remained naked their entire lives. In their view, since the gods had already transcended the mortal realm, it was absurd for them to wear such fancy clothes like humans. They should act freely like demons. Many demons imaginatively pictured the gods appearing naked before their followers—a scene that would surely draw worldwide attention!

Seeing the demigod demon shrink to twelve feet tall and then use divine power to create leather pants to cover its private parts, Donald finally spoke up and asked, “Are all the abyssal passages closed?”
The plan they had secretly devised was to use the connection between Amps’ true form and its projection to order it to close the abyssal passages at the right time, thereby eliminating them completely and thwarting the Spider Queen’s plan to invade through them.
Abyssal Demon Smith smiled obsequiously and said, “I’ve destroyed all three passages with great force. I also wiped out most of the demons in the back. They were originally unstable rifts in space—now, even if that bitch Flora comes in person, she won’t be able to restore those passages!”
“Good work. You’ll receive your reward later. For now!” Donald pointed at the Legendary Soul Judger and said, “I want it subdued without any resistance. Can you do that?”
Hearing this, Amps sneered at his former rival and said, “Master, rest assured. As long as you give me a chance to prevent it from escaping, I can easily complete the task!”
With that, he stepped forward and stopped outside the encirclement.
“Anak, you never expected this day to come, did you? I’m going to make you pay for every insult you’ve hurled at me. Don’t worry, I’ll be gentle…”
The Legendary Soul Judger was furious at Amps’ betrayal and cursed him in the vilest abyssal languages.
Having experienced many such situations over the years, Amps had developed strong resistance to the Legendary Soul Judger’s insults. He simply smiled lightly and said, “What’s the use of saying all that? If you truly possessed the Evil Mantra, you’d already be at the level of a Destroyer Monarch. You could kill me with just a glance without even speaking. Without that power, no matter how much you curse, it’s all in vain. You’re just a legendary demon—wait a few hundred years before trying to curse me!”
The Legendary Soul Judger had only seen humans, elves, and other spellcasters summon, control, and enslave demonic creatures. He had never heard of a demon voluntarily giving up its freedom and sealing its soul in a magical artifact to be controlled by others!
What was going on here?
But when the true form of Abyssal Demon Smith appeared beside that human mage, even Anak, no matter how foolish, seemed to understand how the other party had gained its freedom.
By coming to the main world, it could escape the Spider Queen’s restrictions and enslavement. After all, those divine restrictions were territorial—since they originated from different major planes, although the restrictions still existed, the one imposing them could no longer activate them to control the targeted party.
“I see. So that’s how you planned it…”

“Are you really willing to be a slave to humans rather than serve the great Queen?”
“Only fools like you, brainwashed by that bitch Flora, would think serving her is an honor. I’m too lazy to argue with you—just surrender obediently, lest I accidentally hurt you too badly and leave you disabled. It wouldn’t be good if the master blames me then!”
With that, Amps stepped into the circle formed by the human warriors and took the flaming sword from its own projection.
This sword had been forged since it became an Abyssal Demon Forger. Although it wasn’t a true sub-divine artifact due to the lack of divinity, its power, enhanced by the laws of fire elements it wielded, had reached the level of a sub-divine artifact. Even legendary great demons with extreme resistance to fire elements would be severely injured if struck by it.
As two of the strongest demon types in the abyss, second only to the Demon Lord, Abyssal Demon Forgers, like Flame Demons, were highly skilled in the field of fire.
However, unlike the already semi-elementalized Flame Demons, Abyssal Demon Forgers were more intelligent. They rarely fought personally and served as planners behind the Demon Lord’s schemes, stepping in only when important plans went awry or when results were needed.
In contrast, Flame Demons, with greater control over the essence of fire elements, became more akin to ignorant and chaotic elemental beings as they became more elementalized. They were excellent at charging into battle, but when it came to leading armies and commanding battles, demons like Abyssal Demon Forgers, who leaned more toward the order of evil, were far more competent.
It was precisely because of this that Donald agreed to Amps’ request to subdue this semi-divine Abyssal Demon Forger. Normally, it was almost impossible to subdue a powerful Abyssal Demon Forger favored by the abyss, let alone one who was among the elite semi-divine ones!
Otherwise, why keep a demon who only acted on desire and instinct? That wouldn’t be help—it would be a major hassle!
Seeing that Amps was still arguing with that legendary Soul Judger, Donald impatiently shouted from behind, “Stop wasting time! The Spider Queen has already noticed this guy. Things might change—quickly subdue him!”
The Abyssal Demon Forger shuddered immediately.
“Yes, my respected master!” It said, then flashed a ferocious smile at the legendary Soul Judger.
Abyssal Demon Forgers usually preferred to fight close to their enemies, using a aura of fear along with summoned demons and fire-based spells to attack their foes.

However, due to Master Donald’s special request, Amps did not use the old method but immediately employed the powerful spell Law: Intimidation against the Legendary Soul Judger. Although Amps, as a demon, was an interdimensional invader to the main world—a formidable intruder carrying a threat to it—the suppression exerted on it was extremely severe. As a result, only a small fraction of its originally immense combat strength, comparable to that of a peak demi-god, remained; it was probably on par with the weakest demi-gods! Yet even the weakest demi-god remains a demi-god. Though divine beings at the peak and legendary beings differ by just one rank, the gap between them is far greater than that between ordinary humans. Moreover, even though Abyssal Demon Forger’s strength had been suppressed, its essence was still that of a powerful demi-god, so dealing with a legendary great demon was still no problem. Due to the rank suppression and the addition of demi-god divinity, Anak could only feel that, aside from his brain still able to think, his entire body instantly stiffened. He could only keep praying to the Spider Queen in his heart, hoping she would respond. Having already lost two of her legendary demon followers, the Spider Queen naturally would not allow Donald and the others to continue slaughtering her last capable subordinate. She immediately channeled divine power into the soul of the Legendary Soul Judger through the thread of faith, attempting to free it from Amps’ spell of intimidation. As a demi-god, Amps immediately noticed Anak’s change. Having anticipated this, it brought out another trump card. “I hope the thread of faith of this demon is temporarily severed, and its soul returns to chaos!” As soon as Abyssal Demon Forger spoke, the Wish Spell, known as the most powerful ninth-level spell, took effect, altering reality through the laws of existence. The divine power that had just surged within the Legendary Soul Judger was abruptly cut off, and a shrill, angry scream could be heard before it vanished completely. “Master, Anak has lost the ability to resist. But the effect of the Wish Spell may not last long, so please hurry!” Truly befitting a demi-god demon, it used powerful spells like Law: Intimidation and the Wish Spell with ease. Donald nodded in approval and strode over to the Legendary Soul Judger. Everyone, including Amps, watched curiously from the side to see what Donald intended to do to a helpless legendary great demon.

Donald took out a crescent blade and sliced at the exposed carotid artery on the legendary Soul Judger’s neck. With a flash of the blade, streams of crimson demonic blood gushed out, and at the same time, a powerful force surged into Donald’s body. It took a full tea break for the legendary Soul Judger, Anak, to lose all his blood; his strength and soul vanished, leaving only a pale, withered corpse. As for Donald, his veins bulged with surging energy, and behind him appeared a 30-foot-tall shadow of a great demon, similar to those from the Abyssal Demon Forging.