When this power appeared above Hell, even the giant red pentagram array at the top of the sky was obscured by the lightning.
All the Demon Lords residing in the Pride Ring turned their gaze towards Pentagram City. This power had already surpassed the strength gathered when Heaven launched the "Extermination."
The demon noble from the Goetia Family, the powerful Stolas Goetia, also looked at the sky, his four red eyes seeping magic.
"How incredible, this seems to be the power of a god?"
"Heaven's power isn't like this!" Stolas's wife, Stella, frowned.
"It is indeed very uncommon. I remember this kind of power hasn't appeared for nearly a thousand years, my dear Stella," Stolas said with a smile, "This is the power of the Old Gods!"
Within the clouds, Dane's figure flickered. He pointed a finger at the Nightmare Nightclub below. He had already seen Lucifer, sitting inside, completely drunk.
Dane made a gun-firing gesture, and the surrounding thunder dragon instantly swooped down, moving as fast as a beam of light. No one in its line of sight could escape this light.
With a deafening roar, the thunder dragon plunged downwards, instantly destroying the Nightmare Nightclub, and simultaneously inflicting devastating damage on the surrounding streets and the demons on them.
What followed was a violent explosion. The aftermath of the blast spread outwards, creating a mushroom cloud thousands of meters high. Great fires burned buildings, scorching the unlucky demons, who screamed and fled the area.
But from within the flames, a furious voice suddenly emerged.
"Dane Davis!"
Lucifer walked out of the flames completely unharmed, with no injuries except for being entirely engulfed in fire.
"Fuck. You," he defiantly raised his middle finger at Dane in the sky.
"You're even cruder now than you used to be," Dane descended to the ground, which had been charred black by the inferno.
Lucifer looked at him in disbelief, wondering how he had the nerve to say such a thing.
I was just enjoying myself at the nightclub. First, I didn't offend anyone. Then, when I was tipsy, a clap of thunder came down from the sky and blew me up. And now that person is turning around and accusing me of being crude?
Is there any justice in this damned World?
"You should know what you did in the other World?"
Dane's expression was grim: "If it weren't for your little tricks, the Parasite Demon incident wouldn't have been so troublesome."
Dane strongly suspected that Lucifer was secretly stirring up trouble, which was why the Parasite Demon incident had originally involved the First of the Fallen.
It's just, I wonder if Lucifer was planning to use my hand to kill the First of the Fallen, or the other way around?
Or was he just looking for some fun?
After the incident ended, he went to the bar Lucifer opened in Los Angeles, only to find that he was no longer there.
Could it be such a coincidence? Dane didn't think so; it was most likely that Lucifer had run away beforehand.
At that time, Dane had not yet fully controlled Hell, and Hell was in civil war due to a lack of management. Lucifer probably feared that Dane would abandon his post and dump the work of Hell back on him, which is why he ran away.
There are countless Lucifers in countless parallel Universes, but for a great god like him, whose true body has already transcended the multiversal level, his counterparts are essentially all him, with no distinction whatsoever.
So Lucifer came directly to the Hell of this Antimatter Universe and merged with the Lucifer here, transforming from the elegant gentleman he once was into the cultured scoundrel he is now.
Unlike the other World, Mammon here is not Lucifer's son, but another demon. In this World's Hell, Lucifer has a legitimate wife and a daughter.
Dane had already met the daughter, who was Charlie before. As for his wife, Lucifer's wife is the legendary sorceress Lilith.
After exchanging "greetings," Dane vented some of his pent-up anger. He had secretly sworn in the other World that the next time he saw Lucifer, he would teach him a lesson.
He knew he couldn't kill Lucifer, so giving him a good scare like this was enough.
Just then, a luxury sedan drove into the scorched Earth as if it were an off-road vehicle.
The ground temperature was still very high, and the luxury sedan's tires blew out shortly after. The car door opened, and a blonde girl stepped out—it was Lucifer's daughter, Charlie Morningstar.
"Daddy!"
Charlie rushed over, and Lucifer's face showed a touched expression. Dane found it very strange; if it were before, Lucifer would never have such an expression. It seems that after the counterpart merge, one of the personalities of the split bodies will dominate.
And from the current situation, it is clear that this Lucifer is dominated by the personality from this side.
Lucifer thought Charlie would throw herself into his arms and had already spread his arms, but unexpectedly, Charlie bypassed him and came straight to Dane.
"Are you okay? Is anything uncomfortable?"
Charlie nervously circled Dane, observing him left and right, occasionally pinching here and touching there. Lucifer was about to explode with anger.
Dane watched this scene with interest. He had never seen Lucifer display such a range of emotions.
As for why Charlie was acting this way, it was because Dane was the demon she believed had the most potential to achieve redemption and ascend to Heaven. He looked very much like someone who should go to Heaven. To fulfill Charlie's dream, she absolutely could not let Dane die here.
"Charlie, I'm here!"
"Dad, when did you get back?"
After merging with the Lucifer from the other World, influenced by his counterpart, he also developed a fondness for opening bars. So, most of the time, he wasn't in Hell and had gone off to open a shop somewhere.
This was also why Charlie initially called Lilith in front of Dane, because she thought there was no way to get news of Lucifer. Who knew it would be such a coincidence that he just happened to be here today.
But Dane looked at Lucifer with a half-smile; it was probably not luck. Lucifer was deliberately waiting for him here.
Lucifer, with his ability to observe fate and foresee the future, should have been able to see this scene unfolding. He was putting on a show for him.
So Dane didn't beat around the bush and asked him directly: "Since you already knew I was coming, you should also know my purpose for coming to Hell. Be straightforward, can you give me this Hell?"
As soon as Angel and Vicki got out of the car, they heard Dane "threatening" Lucifer. The two demons almost thought they had misheard.
But Lucifer became very serious at this moment. Dane finally saw something familiar in his eyes.
"That's exactly what I wanted to tell you, Dane. This Hell is different; it's not only alive, but its connection to Heaven is very close. You cannot obtain it!"
Dane narrowed his eyes, and a very dangerous aura began to emanate from him, as if a dark entity was enveloping him.
This darkness even made demons like Charlie feel a pang of fear. She suddenly realized that, compared to Heaven, Dane truly belonged to Hell.
Dane was shrouded in a demonic power that only the Abyss possessed—the power of a Demon God. This power had crossed the World's barrier and descended upon him, making him reek of demonic energy.
Behind him, the shadow on the ground stretched and twisted, forming a silhouette with four arms.
"What if I insist?"
Lucifer's face also changed; the sclera of his eyes turned bright red, and his irises and pupils became yellow, completely in the style of Hell, making him look more like the King of Hell than before.
Behind him, shadows grew into a pair of wide wings.
At the same time, a massive demonic power collided with Dane's Abyssal demonic power. The entire Pride Ring trembled under the clash of the two forces.
"This is not your World, Dane. The one who forbids you from occupying this World is not me. You should be very clear that the highest power in the Multiverse, His will transcends everything!"
Dane, of course, knew. It was that same entity.
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