64: Chapter 64

It seemed someone had suddenly intervened.

Was it Ajuka Beelzebub, or Indra's disciple, that Cao Cao who wielded the True Longinus?

He had been focusing all his attention on the Red Dragon Emperor just now, so he hadn't paid much attention to the situation over there.

But since Rizevim Livan Lucifer was already dead—

there was no need to continue with certain things.

There was no need to keep entangling himself with the Red Dragon Emperor.

Shiva turned to leave.

However, at this moment, Luo Yu deactivated the sacred Juggernaut Drive of the Boosted Gear and called out to stop him.

"Shiva, I've always been wondering.

What is so good about that guy Rizevim Livan Lucifer that makes him worth offending the entire Underworld for?"

"If I said it was to maintain a certain balance in the Three Realms, would you believe it?"

Shiva stopped and replied indifferently.

"Believe it? How could I not?"

Luo Yu smiled.

Then, the conversation took a turn, and his tone instantly turned cold.

"Then, you ambushed Odin and caused his fall—was that also for that righteous-sounding balance you speak of?"

As soon as these words fell—

Shiva's expression changed drastically.

A terrifying Power of Destruction surged out like a tidal wave, instantly locking down the entire space where he and Luo Yu were, along with the void itself.

A terrifying pressure rolled over Luo Yu in wave after wave.

At this moment, Luo Yu finally truly witnessed Shiva's strength.

This guy was more than twice as strong as a Super Devil on the level of Hades.

No wonder he dared to be the first to make a move against Odin.

If he remembered correctly, it was he who had pierced through Odin's body with his bare fists back then.

In the operation to ambush Odin, this guy deserved at least half the credit.

"Red Dragon Emperor, tell me—

where did you learn about this?"

Shiva's voice was as cold as a knife, exploding in Luo Yu's ears.

A cold sneer hung on Luo Yu's face, and his tone was full of mockery.

"What, you dare to do it but not admit it? Stop acting like a gentleman."

Facing Shiva, an existence far superior to himself, he showed no signs of fear.

Shiva stood in the center of the void eroded by the Power of Destruction.

Whenever the surrounding space tried to repair itself, it would be torn apart by the residual aura of destruction.

Healing, shattering, healing again, shattering again—

it repeated in a cycle, forming a completely void region.

Anything that approached would be ground into nothingness by this power.

Shiva's expression was terrifyingly gloomy, and the killing intent in his eyes as he looked at Luo Yu was completely undisguised.

At this moment, this God of Destruction had completely made up his mind to kill.

The fact that he had ambushed Odin must absolutely not get out.

Otherwise, the prestige of the entire Hindu Pantheon would collapse.

The three of them, as Supreme Gods, would become rats crossing the street that everyone wanted to beat.

This was a consequence he couldn't afford to bear, and the Hindu Pantheon certainly couldn't either.

Luo Yu tilted his head and asked curiously, "I just don't understand, Odin didn't have any deep grudge against you, did he?

Was it necessary to stab him in the back after he sealed the Beast Emperor?

This isn't something someone of your status should do."

Shiva replied coldly, "Odin was too strong.

The balance of power in the Three Realms was broken by him alone.

He had to die."

His killing intent grew stronger as he looked at Luo Yu.

This Red Dragon Emperor knew far more than he had anticipated.

He had originally thought the other party had only accidentally learned some superficial details.

But he hadn't expected him to be clear even on the details of sealing the Beast Emperor.

This made Shiva even more determined about one thing—

the Red Dragon Emperor had to be eliminated.

However, a lingering doubt remained in his heart.

Who exactly had leaked this information to him?

Was it Lugh?

Or Aton?

Or perhaps, when the Red Dragon Emperor ambushed Hades, he had found some remaining clues from him?

Shiva's thinking was completely different from that of Vali and the others.

From beginning to end, he had never suspected the Heaven.

He didn't believe that in the ancient era, anyone could have bypassed the perception of the six of them and peeked at the truth of that battle.

Even if Heaven truly hid the power and trump cards left behind by Odin, he didn't believe it.

In his mind, the one who leaked the secret must have been one of the six Super Devils who participated in the ambush at the time.

Lugh and Aton weren't stupid enough for that.

Thinking it over, the most suspicious one was Hades.

Shiva already had an idea; it was highly likely that Hades had leaked this.

But it was useless to talk about this now.

Hades was already dead, and there was no point in pursuing it.

The urgent matter was to shut the Red Dragon Emperor's mouth, and the remaining three Emperors couldn't be left alive either.

Given the Red Dragon Emperor's friendship with them, the news would leak sooner or later.

"Balance?"

Luo Yu shook his head, completely disregarding the killing intent rushing at him from Shiva, a mocking smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.

"You people, you always have to find a nice-sounding excuse for everything you do.

It's as if what you do is the truth of the Three Realms, and whoever doesn't listen to you is a troublemaker.

It's truly disgusting."

"Just say it if they were in your way.

More than half of the faith in the entire Three Realms was held by Heaven, and back in the ancient era when those gods hadn't fallen, it was even more exaggerated; nearly eighty percent of it was swallowed by that group of gods.

Thinking about it this way, it makes sense that you didn't want those gods to live."

Luo Yu looked at Shiva, whose face was livid and who remained silent, and smiled.

"Shiva, you want to kill me to silence me, but I'm afraid you won't be able to do it today."

"Sirzechs Lucifer and the others cannot stop me."

Shiva spoke firmly.

"You also said before that you couldn't stop me from saving Rizevim Livan Lucifer.

Yet, Rizevim Livan Lucifer still died."

Luo Yu wore a wry expression.

"Hmph!"

Shiva couldn't be bothered to waste any more words with Luo Yu, and the Power of Destruction all over his body surged up like a tidal wave, carrying the momentum to destroy heaven and earth, and struck fiercely toward Luo Yu.

If one were to take this blow head-on, even a Super Devil of the level of Hades or Sirzechs Lucifer would suffer heavy injuries.

Judging by this posture, Shiva really wanted to slap Luo Yu to death right here.

But Luo Yu had absolutely no intention of blocking, not even using the Boosted Gear.

With his peak Maou-level strength, if he were to take this hit, he would undoubtedly die.

Shiva couldn't understand what medicine was in the Red Dragon Emperor's gourd; was he really looking for death?

Just as Shiva was stunned for a moment, a petite figure suddenly flashed in front of Luo Yu.

That small, delicate hand reached out and tapped lightly.

Boom—

a terrifying force exploded, and that tide of destruction was directly crushed.

Shiva's expression changed drastically.

But that power didn't stop; instead, it smashed fiercely toward him.

Gritting his teeth, he threw his fists out violently.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft..."

Shiva's meager power was like an ant pushing a mountain; it wasn't enough to look at.

Like swatting a fly, he was slapped into the ground.

Blood sprayed from his mouth as if it were worthless, and his divine body began to crack.

Just how vicious that blow was, one could tell just by looking at this miserable state.

Luo Yu landed slowly on the ground and looked at Shiva, who was lying on the ground like a broken rag doll.

His chest had been pierced through, and both arms were twisted into unrecognizable shapes while blocking the move.

"Shiva, I told you long ago that you couldn't kill me."

"Cough... cough, cough..."

While vomiting blood, Shiva stared fixedly at the petite figure in front of Luo Yu.

He was so angry he laughed.

"Infinite Dragon God Ophis, and Fenrir... Good, very good, very good... Red Dragon Emperor, you win."

Shiva would never have imagined that the Infinite Dragon God, that monster, was standing behind the Red Dragon Emperor.

That was an existence even more terrifying than a Supreme God.

Ophis tilted her head and looked at Luo Yu.

It was as if this God of Destruction from the Hindu Pantheon in front of her was just a bug that could be pinched to death at will.

Shiva's face changed instantly—

if Ophis really wanted to kill him, it wouldn't take any effort at all.

He gritted his teeth, forced his broken body to stand, and turned to flee into the distance.

"Are you not killing him?"

Ophis looked puzzled.

"No need."

Luo Yu shook his head.

"It's better to leave this culprit to be dealt with by Michael and the others; we don't need to get involved."

Killing Shiva now was not a wise choice.

It was enough to deter him.

"Red Dragon Emperor, what was that just now...?"

At this time, Sirzechs Lucifer, Cao Cao, and Vali, having finished dealing with the Old Satan Faction, also arrived here.

Looking at the situation, Rizevim Livan Lucifer having suddenly died was likely the work of Cao Cao.

"Shiva."

"It was him?!"

Sirzechs Lucifer and the others were all shocked.

Just like when Luo Yu heard it earlier, they never expected that the one who came to save Rizevim Livan Lucifer was actually this God of Destruction.

What kind of dealings did Rizevim Livan Lucifer have with Shiva?

Sirzechs Lucifer frowned tightly.

Rizevim Livan Lucifer was indeed dead, and the Underworld had one less big trouble.

But by taking this action, Shiva had been dragged into it.

The situation was completely beyond expectations.

Whether it was good or bad, no one could say.

Over in the Underworld, Luo Yu's group all had their own schemes and ambitions.

No one had the leisure to raise the flag of the Khaos Brigade again.

Besides, since even Ophis had been taken away by Luo Yu, even if someone really wanted to rebuild it, it would be useless.

The name "Khaos Brigade" had just barely appeared in the Three Realms before it completely cooled down.

On the other side, the matter of Sirzechs Lucifer and the others secretly mobilizing the Demonic Forbidden Army.

They could hide it from those pure-blooded devil nobles for a while, but wanting to hide it for a lifetime was a dream.

The intelligence networks of these families were not to be trifled with; they had long smelled that something was wrong from various clues.

Since it had been exposed, Sirzechs Lucifer and the others simply didn't hide it anymore.

Some things, when hidden and tucked away, were far less deterrent than being laid directly on the table.

Immediately after, a piece of news exploded through the entire Underworld like a bomb.

The Old Satan Faction and Rizevim Livan Lucifer had been wiped out in one fell swoop by Sirzechs Lucifer leading the Demonic Forbidden Army.

Let alone those pure-blooded devil nobles.

Even the Bael Clan was shocked by the swift and decisive methods of the New Maou Castle.

They were still fearing the New Maou Castle for how they had dared to directly sever connections with the six great noble families before.

Who could have thought that Sirzechs Lucifer and the others had already quietly taken the Forbidden Army and directly wiped out the Old Satan Faction and Rizevim Livan Lucifer.

If it hadn't been for someone discovering the traces of the Forbidden Army's mobilization, they would probably still be kept in the dark until now.

With this, many of the heads of the pure-blooded devil families understood.

The mark of the First Generation Four Great Demon Kings in the Underworld had been completely wiped clean.

The new Four Great Satans had established their momentum.

From now on, the Underworld would be an era where Sirzechs Lucifer and the others called the shots.

With the Old Satan Faction gone, and Rizevim Livan Lucifer gone, those old fossils who still harbored little schemes in their hearts also became completely obedient.

Although it was rumored that this generation's White Dragon Emperor was a descendant of the original Lucifer, unfortunately, he had no interest in that; he had absolutely no desire to get involved in the Underworld's messy affairs.

Human World, Kuoh Town.

Three months had passed since Luo Yu, Sona, and the others returned from the Underworld.

Sona, Tsubaki Shinra, and Luo Yu had all advanced to the second year.

Tsubaki Shinra and Reya Kusaka had also officially become first-year students at Kuoh Academy.

With the start of the school term, the villa suddenly became much quieter.