Chapter 178: Origin Gremory Advances to Demon God—High God Level!
The Fallen Angel Governor was engaged in battle with Leviathan's descendant, but few were paying attention.
Most people were more concerned about the seemingly resurrected King Solomon before them.
Suddenly, he made his move, throwing something toward the first-generation Gremory.
"What is this?"
Runeas Gremory looked somewhat puzzled at the card in her hand.
On the card was depicted a crowned woman riding a camel—this was the legendary image of Gremory among the Seventy-Two Pillars.
From this card, she sensed a power that felt both familiar and unfamiliar, and she actually felt a slight desire to obtain this power.
"That is the power that will allow you to advance from a Seventy-Two Pillars Demon to a Seventy-Two Pillars of Demon God!"
"The power to become a Demon God?"
"Yes, it should allow you to become a High God-level Demon God!"
These words stunned Runeas, almost causing her to drop the card she was tossing in her hand.
Was the High God level really this close, so easily within reach?
"What's the cost?"
There's no such thing as a free lunch—gains always come with costs.
"Just like how you give humans Evil Pieces"
So this answer didn't surprise Runeas.
In fact, the so-called Evil Pieces were somewhat related to the contract with King Solomon from long ago.
After he made contracts with the Seventy-Two Pillars Demons, he could mobilize demonic power, and today's Evil Pieces were developed based on this principle.
By implanting Evil Pieces into humans, humans were transformed into devils, and the king themselves would bestow part of their power upon their servants.
When the servants grew stronger, they would feed back power, thus making their master more powerful.
And this Seventy-Two Demon Gods card in her hand was likely similar to Evil Pieces.
Three thousand years ago, although there was a contract, it wasn't a master-servant contract—it was an equal contract.
"Are you really King Solomon?"
"I am King Solomon, yet not the same King Solomon"
This answer made her frown slightly.
Was he saying he was different from the Solomon of three thousand years ago?
The King Solomon of three thousand years ago, although capable of mobilizing demonic power, rarely used it, and was gentle and amiable throughout, much like Michael—a complete good person.
The current King Solomon, although also seeming gentle and amiable, gave people an undeniable sense of dominance.
"What happened to you? How did you resurrect?"
"This world is about to head toward destruction due to internal troubles and external threats"
Instead of answering her question, he said this instead.
The internal troubles likely referred to those from the Khaos Brigade. Runeas had actually been listening to the recent meeting, though she wasn't in that room but in another room, listening through the communication device Sirzechs brought.
As for the external threats—
"External threats, you're referring to the invasion from other worlds, right?"
"Correct."
As expected, that resurrection must also be connected to the invasion of otherworldly ghost gods, demon gods, and evil gods.
"Therefore, I need your assistance. Become one of my Seventy-Two Demon Gods, Runeas Gremory!"
"Then tell me the truth. Who exactly are you?"
"Three thousand years ago, when we signed the contract, we also made an additional agreement as an exception."
These sudden words left Runeas stunned.
Because this matter was truly known only to the real King Solomon, meaning the person before her was not being controlled.
"What was the agreement?"
Runeas curled her lips into a smile, straightened her posture, and puffed out her chest.
Come on, quickly call her that.
"Call you..."
"Mhmm."
Runeas nodded, revealing a somewhat radiant smile.
"Little Sister Runeas—you would unconditionally agree to one thing."
"Wrong, wrong! You're doing this on purpose, aren't you?!"
Runeas's cheeks puffed up in frustration.
The address was wrong, but that didn't mean the King Solomon before her had truly forgotten the agreement. It was precisely because he remembered that he deliberately said it this way—he simply refused to utter that title.
As one of the original devils, Gremory, she had never had siblings, parents, or any family. Three thousand years ago, it was King Solomon, this interesting human, who made her experience what humans called familial affection for the first time.
At that time, to promote peaceful coexistence among humans, gods, and devils, King Solomon became a unique existence.
He was the blessed child of the God of the Bible, favored and blessed, yet he was raised and educated by the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons, ultimately becoming a wise king.
It was while taking care of him that Runeas experienced the emotions humans call family, and she had always tried to get him to call her "sister," but he stubbornly refused.
When they signed the contract, she tried to tempt him with it, but he still didn't take the bait.
In the end, even until his death, he refused to be reincarnated as a devil.
It was precisely because of King Solomon's existence that the Seventy-Two Pillars of Original Demons began to develop the concept of family as understood by humans.
Thus, after King Solomon's death, the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons began to have descendants and establish what is known as families.
Influenced by this, devils also began to embrace the concept of family more deeply. Otherwise, the familial relationships among devils in the Underworld today would still be as shallow as those among wild beasts.
In that case, devils would resort to even more terrifying actions against humans to obtain the power needed to sustain their lives.
This would worsen the relationship between devils and angels, and it's possible that they would still be at war even now.
"Call me quickly!"
Yet he remained silent, making Runeas sigh.
"Fine."
Since he knew about this agreement, she was willing to believe him—to believe this family member she was reuniting with after three thousand years.
She carefully examined the card in her hand. What should she do next?
Hmm? There was also a piece of paper with an incomprehensible magic circle on it.
Should she inject magic power into this magic circle first?
After injecting magic power, the magic circle on the paper expanded and manifested beneath her feet. At the same time, the card began to glow and instantly grew larger.
Finally, it transformed into countless points of light and seeped into her body.
Huh? This is!!!
Runeas's expression shifted slightly.
But it wasn't because her power was transforming into that of a Demon God, ascending to the level of a Chief God, that her expression changed.
What astonished her was that she had established a connection with King Solomon, and this connection confirmed one thing for her.