68: Chapter 68

However, he really wanted to further upgrade the Boosted Gear; since there was a tier above "Upper-tier", he would aim for that direction.

"Anything above an Upper-tier Sacred Gear is called King-class."

Azazel nodded. "When the God of the Bible created Sacred Gears back then, he divided them into three tiers: Elite, Upper-tier, and King-class."

"The True Longinus was an attempt at the King-class. It wasn't completely successful; even if it releases its Balance Breaker, at best it only reaches Hades' level. It can only be considered a semi-King-class."

"If it were a complete King-Class Longinus, the power it erupts with could touch Shiva's tier."

"A Third-tier Super Devil."

Luo Yu said. "That's pretty much what it means."

Azazel replied.

Luo Yu's face darkened. "Relying solely on these two artifacts, it is impossible for the Boosted Gear to break through to that level."

Azazel frowned, his tone filled with helplessness. "Moreover, the core is still with Ddraig."

He continued: "When Ddraig was alive, he was a Second-tier Super Devil. Now, with only a remnant Dragon Soul left, it's already not easy for him to unleash the power of a First-tier Super Devil. To push him to a Third-tier Super Devil, honestly, it's impossible."

Luo Yu was silent.

What Azazel said was indeed a dead end.

He had thought too simply before, believing that as long as he found artifacts with the same attributes and fused them into the Boosted Gear, it would naturally rise to the level of a King-Class Longinus.

But he had forgotten about the core, Ddraig.

Previously, fusing the hilt of the First Holy Sword only improved the connectivity between the Boosted Gear and the whole. Later, fusing with Samael did indeed strengthen the Boosted Gear in all aspects, but looking at it now, it seemed more like helping Ddraig recover some of his original power, and that recovery was quite limited.

Just then, Ddraig suddenly spoke. "Little Fallen Angel, if I give up everything and completely fuse my remnant Dragon Soul into the Boosted Gear, can it be reforged into a King-Class Longinus?"

Luo Yu and Azazel were both stunned. "Ddraig, you don't have to—"

Luo Yu was anxious to say something, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by Ddraig. "Partner, let me give you one last push before you truly reach the top."

Ddraig's voice carried an unquestionable determination.

Luo Yu opened his mouth, but eventually swallowed his words.

He had originally thought that once his own strength reached the Super Devil level, he might be able to release Ddraig from the cage that was the Boosted Gear. But now...

He let out a long sigh.

Azazel was silent, staring fixedly at the Boosted Gear on Luo Yu's arm.

He never dreamed that Ddraig, once a Heavenly Dragon, would do this much for a host.

Giving up his remnant soul to completely fuse into the Boosted Gear meant completely abandoning the possibility of resurrection. It wasn't like now, existing as a sealed soul inside an artifact, but truly becoming one with the artifact. If the artifact shattered, he would also completely disappear. "Ddraig, I can only say... I will give it my all."

Azazel didn't dare to give a definitive answer.

Even the God of the Bible couldn't create a King-Class Longinus, so he could only take this opportunity to try his best. Thinking of this, he actually felt a bit excited.

This kind of opportunity to reforge a Sacred Gear wasn't something anyone could encounter; perhaps he could use this opportunity to see through more secrets of the artifacts. "Red Dragon Emperor, to reforge the Boosted Gear, you need to go to the Underworld."

Luo Yu knew clearly that wanting to reforge and upgrade the Boosted Gear on his arm, relying solely on the conditions of the Human World was not enough.

The materials and environment were not up to standard.

To let this artifact break through to the level of a King-Class Longinus, what was needed was not just the Black Flame of the Evil Dragon and the Pitch-Black Territory before his eyes; that was far from enough.

He didn't waste any more time.

He greeted Sona, casually said he would be back soon, and then followed Azazel.

The two set off from Kuoh Town and headed straight to the Hell located deep within the Underworld.

It was filled with a pungent smell of sulfur everywhere.

Volcano after volcano stood before their eyes, some restless, erupting from time to time.

There was a large tear in the sky, from which a waterfall of light elements poured down, turbid and foul-smelling, glowing with filthy light. The waterfall flowed into the gaps between the volcanoes, accumulating into small puddles.

The gray volcanic smoke overhead covered the sky in a deathly stillness, and groups of Fallen Angels patrolled back and forth in the sky.

This place was the Hell that the Fallen Angels had carved out in the Underworld.

Luo Yu scanned the area, feeling quite unimpressed.

It couldn't compare to the Heaven.

Even any random place in the Underworld was much better than this. In the distance, there were some shadows of cities, but they looked shabby, not even as good as the territories under the pure-blooded devils.

No wonder those Fallen Angels always loved to sneak into churches in the Human World.

Azazel spread his six pairs of black wings and hovered beside Luo Yu. He saw the disdain on Luo Yu's face and smiled bitterly as he spoke. "When I brought my brothers down from Heaven, it took a lot of effort to create this Hell. Given our abilities, it wasn't easy to carve out a place like this."

Speaking of this, one couldn't underestimate those cadres who fell with Azazel.

They were at most only at the Maou-Class, or slightly stronger than a Devil King.

If he really let Luo Yu go all out to re-carve a territory like Hell, he himself would feel it would be difficult to start.

Azazel, as the host, led Luo Yu to a particularly tall and magnificent volcano.

The Fallen Angels patrolling nearby all bowed respectfully as soon as they saw him, then consciously stepped aside. "This is my Sacred Gear research lab."

Azazel pointed to the volcano in front of him, his tone filled with pride.

Luo Yu shook his head. "Using a volcano as a research lab, Azazel, you really know how to make trouble."

Azazel smiled. "Don't be impatient, you'll see in a moment."

Azazel formed a few hand seals, and the seal on the volcano immediately opened automatically, and a portal appeared in front of the two. "Red Dragon Emperor, please."

Azazel took the lead and made a gesture of invitation to Luo Yu.

Luo Yu stepped into the interior of the volcano and found that it was a whole new world inside, finally understanding why Azazel had said that.

This place was completely another world, with ground and sky.

Inside this volcano, Arcane Magic or similar means must have been used to expand the space infinitely. When he was at the villa before, Luo Yu had also slightly expanded his room.

But he hadn't made it as outrageous as Azazel, directly expanding it into a small realm. "Are these... all Sacred Gears?"

The first things that came into his view were neither high mountains nor white clouds, but giant red crystal pillars rising from the ground.

These red crystal pillars required five or six people to open their arms to embrace them.

What caught Luo Yu's attention most was that various strange-looking Sacred Gears were sealed within the crystal pillars, and not a single pillar was empty.

There might not be thousands of crystal pillars in this place, but there were definitely hundreds. And none of them were low-level goods that could only beat mortals and couldn't deal with gods or demons; they were all Sacred Gears with Super Devil power. "How many Sacred Gears did that God create?"

What surprised Luo Yu was not that Grigori had collected so many Sacred Gears, but the creativity of that God.

He secretly pondered that if that God hadn't created so many Sacred Gears back then, and hadn't exhausted so much power and effort, perhaps after sealing Beast Emperor 666, he wouldn't have been so easily ambushed by Shiva and the others, and eventually fallen. "Except for him, I'm afraid no one knows the number. He himself couldn't remember clearly."

Azazel led Luo Yu to the center of the crystal pillars and stopped. "This is my research platform."

The center was a very large open space, where countless magic circles could be seen carved on the ground, in the sky, and all around.

A small portion of the magic circles, Luo Yu could tell what they were used for, but more of the magic circles, and those large magic circles combined together, were not something he could understand at a glance. "Red Dragon Emperor, please separate the Boosted Gear from your body first and make it ownerless. Only in this way can it be completely reforged from within. Don't worry, there are shielding arrays here, and the power of the Heaven System cannot affect this place."

Luo Yu nodded, without much nonsense, and directly detached the Boosted Gear from his left hand.

For a moment, he felt a bit unaccustomed to it.

After all, this Boosted Gear had been with him for nearly ten years, just like his own hand, and he had long been used to its existence.

Azazel just extended his finger and tapped lightly.

The Boosted Gear floated in the very center of the plaza.

Immediately after, the magic circles on the ground glowed with a faint light.

Under the shroud of this light, the Boosted Gear began to expand violently, and its form also underwent drastic changes.

Not long after—

"Roar roar roar..."

A dazzling red light exploded.

The Boosted Gear directly transformed into a giant beast with a size of hundreds of zhang, and its appearance was exactly one of the two great Heavenly Dragons that traversed the Three Realms—the Red Dragon Emperor, Ddraig.

Azazel explained: "This is just using the power of the formations here to temporarily simulate Ddraig's appearance when he was alive."

Luo Yu asked: "What do I need to do?"

In terms of artifact research, Azazel was a true expert. This re-forging was also led by him. "I need your blood."

Azazel's tone was serious: "A large amount of ordinary blood, and even essence blood must be taken out. I want to integrate your blood into the Boosted Gear little by little, letting it start from zero and gradually match your power."

"Only in this way can the newborn Boosted Gear achieve the highest compatibility with you."

"It will become a Sacred Gear born only for you."

"Roar roar roar... Begin, little Fallen Angel."

Ddraig roared continuously, seemingly enjoying this rare moment of liberation. However, it also didn't forget the purpose of coming to the Underworld this time. "Activate!"

Azazel immediately activated all the magic circles on the plaza.

Colorful energy turned into ribbons, wrapping around Ddraig's huge body, wrapping it into a giant cocoon of light, as if it had returned to the time of its birth. "Red Dragon Emperor!"

Luo Yu immediately understood Azazel's meaning.

He directly transformed into a Holy Light Dragon hundreds of zhang long, his size completely not losing to Ddraig.

This dragon circled in the sky, its scales as white as a work of art, spliced together without any gaps. Its body was slender and graceful, no longer as bloated as before. Six white dragon horns grew on the dragon's head, woven into a crown.

A brilliant and vast divine power erupted suddenly.

This momentum swept in all directions.

Now, rather than calling it a Holy Light Dragon, it would be more appropriate to call it the Holy Light Dragon King.