666: Master and servant become colleagues

“Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!”

Inside the dimly lit basement.

In the faint blue candlelight, the Dark Prince, clad in a black robe, was twisted like a ball of wire.

His form flickered back and forth between black mist and human shape, as if he was about to reveal his true self.

“Master… have you also been sent flying?”

Seeing the mysterious and high-and-mighty Dark Prince reduced to such a state,

the Dark Apostle Maine felt no worry, but rather a hint of amusement.

As an illegal god in the Heroic Divine Realm,

the Dark Prince also possessed an indestructible Divine Body.

It's just that after being stripped of his Divine Authority, his power was much weaker than other gods.

But… even if you are weak, you shouldn't be sent rolling on the ground by an instant cast spell, right?

No, it wasn't that the Dark Prince was weak.

It was that Qin Yang, titled “Divine Emperor,” was too strong.

Maine's lips curved into an arc.

Clever as she was, she had made the right bet once again.

Ever since experiencing the 'flying' kind of pain,

she deeply realized that Qin Yang's terror surpassed that of the Dark Prince.

Because… even the Dark Prince couldn't make one experience that extreme kind of pain.

Yes… that feeling of both body and Soul suffering to the extreme!

That feeling wasn't due to injury causing the body to release pain signals.

Instead, it induced your perception of pain, then amplified it tenfold, making you experience it repeatedly.

During the experience, there was not only the excruciating pain of bamboo skewers under fingernails, but also emotional sadness, anger, and even… a desperate emptiness.

In short, all negative physical sensations that a creature could perceive were magnified ten or even a hundredfold on one's own body at that moment!

In short, Maine never wanted to experience it again… Therefore,

when the Dark Prince asked her for information about Qin Yang, she said nothing.

Even if she had to face the Dark Prince's punishment.

As she expected, the Dark Prince was furious at her silence.

But as the plan to seize the Demonic Sword was at stake, the Dark Prince temporarily let her go and went directly to Qin Yang to get an explanation.

And then… he was sent flying.

The Dark Prince didn't lose control of his bladder or bowels because he possessed a Divine Body.

Otherwise, hmph hmph… But now the Dark Prince was utterly disgraced.

His dark Divine Authority was collapsing step by step.

To be able to torment a god to this extent fully corroborated Maine's conjecture.

Qin Yang's abilities surpassed those of the gods.

His goal must be to invade this world, and it would be an overwhelming invasion.

If she didn't cling to his thigh now, when would she?

Thinking of this, Maine knelt down and prayed towards the basement ceiling: “Master, if the dark Divine Authority collapses, you will also lose the key to obtaining the Demonic Sword.”

Immediately, she said to the Dark Prince: “Bōlǔ Zàn, if you want to live, apologize to the Divine Emperor. The era of the world ruled by gods is about to end.”

Dark Prince: ???

Good heavens!

You're a hero too!

Just now you were calling me Master, and now you're calling me by my esteemed name, Dark Prince???

Faced with his apostle's betrayal, the Dark Prince felt somewhat numb.

Because the pain of being betrayed, he had already experienced thousands of times in Qin Yang's magic.

Moreover, Maine's words also made sense.

It's better to admit his mistake.

The era ruled by gods is about to end!

The Dark Prince Bōlǔ Zàn mimicked Maine, begging for mercy towards the ceiling, but his speech was slurred, and his words were incoherent.

Seeing that this god was about to breathe his last, Maine quickly translated: “Divine Emperor, the Dark Prince knows his mistake…”

“Wouldn't it have been easier to admit your mistake earlier? You've held out for so long, I thought you were a tough nut to crack.”

Soon, Qin Yang's voice echoed in the basement.

At the same time, a bronze mirror appeared before Maine.

Qin Yang's figure slowly emerged within it.

The magic was dispelled.

The Dark Prince's body was still twitching, but the pain had receded, and he could finally express the grievances in his heart.

He shed tears and said: “I… at first… had already begged for mercy…”

“Still daring to talk back?”

“I wouldn't dare…”

The Dark Prince lowered his head and immediately lay on the ground, playing dead.

Like Maine, after experiencing the “ultimate enjoyment,” he also realized Qin Yang's level.

Kidding aside… negative statuses also calculate resistance.

To be able to cause him such pain with a single negative status indicates that the caster possesses attributes that utterly crush his own.

The key is… the one crushing his attributes wasn't Qin Yang, but his summoned creature!

If it were Qin Yang casting the spell, Bōlǔ Zàn couldn't even imagine how 'refreshing' that would be.

After the Dark Prince played dead, Qin Yang's voice sounded again.

“What I intend to do, I have already stated.”

“No matter what plans you had before, what your goals were.”

“I will obtain that Demonic Sword.”

“I give you two choices. First, become my assistant…”

“I choose one!”

Before Qin Yang could finish speaking, Maine eagerly interrupted.

Silence filled the basement.

A moment later, Qin Yang's cold voice was heard: “Slap her mouth.”

Immediately, with a 'smack', Maine's left cheek was slapped by a hand so fast it was invisible, and her cheek quickly swelled red.

“Don't interrupt when I'm speaking.”

Qin Yang warned.

Maine touched her face and nodded gratefully.

She knew that the one who hit her must have been that masked guard.

With that guard's attributes, if he had really hit hard, her head would have been spinning on the ground like a top.

This slap only swelled her face; it was already the Divine Emperor's mercy.

With a grateful heart, Maine said to Qin Yang:

“Divine Emperor, Bōlǔ Zàn and I are both willing to serve you. The previous plan has been successfully implemented. Now, Bōlǔ Zàn only needs to draw out the darkness in the hero's heart to make him a hero of dual factions.”

“Who will notify the Radiant Goddess's side?”

Qin Yang asked.

“I will go!”

The playing-dead Dark Prince Bōlǔ Zàn got up and said: “The plan to corrupt the hero was orchestrated by me and the Radiant Goddess together. I will persuade her to abandon her previous goals and then submit to you.”

“Very good.”

Qin Yang nodded slightly and said with satisfaction: “You gods fight among yourselves, but all you want is for your Divine Authority to surpass that of other gods. As long as you help me accomplish this, you two will have everything you desire.”

“Because this so-called Heroic Divine Realm originally belongs to me.”

“Understood…”

Maine and Bōlǔ Zàn bowed in unison.

This was very clear.

An existence whose strength surpassed all gods, descending upon this world, wasn't for invasion? Was it just for a stroll?

Thinking of this, Maine and Bōlǔ Zàn looked at each other again.

From this moment on, the master-servant relationship between them had changed to a colleague relationship.

Just then, Qin Yang spoke: “I remember, to make the hero a key, a third faction's power is still needed, right?”

“Yes.” Bōlǔ Zàn bowed and replied: “Besides darkness and light, I will go to the ruins of the Goddess of Stars's Divine Kingdom to search for the Goddess of Stars's remnants…”

“No need.”

Qin Yang shook his head and said: “I will have Enya interface directly with you.”

What?!

Hearing this, Maine and Bōlǔ Zàn were both stunned.

Have Enya interface directly?

The Goddess of Stars, wasn't she dead???

Just as the two, one human and one god, were in shock, Qin Yang said: “Enya, you are responsible for the matter of the Demonic Sword key. You must settle this before I reach the 99th floor.”

“Hurry up, it won't take me long to get there.”

Qin Yang said calmly.

It was as if he was assigning a task to an employee.