92: Chapter 92

Luo Yu paced unhurriedly in front of Patriarch Malthus Phenex, each step feeling as if it were landing on his heart.

Patriarch Malthus Phenex felt a wave of panic.

Back then, that was indeed what they had thought. A Red Dragon Emperor who didn't know how long he would live, relying entirely on that Boosted Gear to activate his Balance Breaker just to barely touch the threshold of the Maou-Class—the Phenex Clan had truly not taken him seriously.

But who could have imagined?

Not to mention the Phenex Clan, who in the entire Three Realms could have foreseen that this generation's Red Dragon Emperor would become this strong? By himself, he had suppressed the major pantheons of the Three Realms until they didn't even dare to breathe.

The title of "Four Great Emperors" had previously sounded rather indifferent to the gods of the Three Realms; at most, they were just a few little troublemakers.

But now? Who would still dare to treat them like children?

Once the Red Dragon Emperor fully matured—although the Phenex Clan had hurriedly wiped away the traces afterward, others had sharp ears, and the matter had ultimately reached him.

The pure-blooded devil nobles were also very clear about this in their hearts.

Who could have imagined that the Phenex Clan back then had actually done such a thing? However, it wasn't particularly surprising, as the Red Dragon Emperor was the primary culprit behind the destruction of the Himejima Clan.

Kicking someone while they are down is common in the Human World, and it is the same in the Underworld.

But now, the Phenex Clan had been caught red-handed by the Red Dragon Emperor. Why did they have to do something so unnecessary? Even if they had truly taken action back then, so what? At most, they would have just lost some face.

Their hostility toward the contractor of the Vermilion Bird Spirit Beast had not been a matter of just a day or two; everyone knew it well. They had insisted on using a fig leaf, only to end up lifting a rock to drop it on their own feet. "Based on this alone, I could uproot your entire clan."

Luo Yu's voice was as cold as ten-thousand-year glacial ice, sending shivers down the spines of everyone present.

No one thought the Red Dragon Emperor was boasting.

The number of pure-blooded devils and nobles who had died by his hand could not be counted on one hand. Even if the Phenex Clan were added to that list, it didn't seem like a big deal.

Patriarch Malthus Phenex's face turned pale, and he was terrified. He couldn't even care about the death of his third son, Riser Phenex; he wasn't worried about the Phenex Clan being implicated, but rather that they were truly going to be exterminated. "Red Dragon Emperor, can you leave this matter to me to handle?"

Serafall walked in front of Luo Yu. "I will give you a satisfactory answer."

If she didn't step in now, today would likely end with the destruction of the Phenex Clan. The Underworld, which had finally calmed down, would be plunged into chaos and bloodshed again, which would not be good for the development of the Underworld.

Patriarch Malthus Phenex finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This time, Luo Yu did not press the issue.

The main reason was that this matter involved Himejima Suzaku, so it was better to let her make the decision. If he was not satisfied with how the Underworld handled it, it wouldn't be too late for him to take action then.

After Patriarch Malthus Phenex was taken away by Serafall, this farcical Rating Game finally came to an end.

Many current heads of pure-blooded devil noble houses sighed with emotion. The worst-case scenario had not happened; the Red Dragon Emperor had given the Underworld enough face this time by not wiping out the Phenex Clan in a fit of anger.

Only one member of the Phenex Clan had died, and it wasn't even the heir. In any case, the bloodline of the Phenex Clan was very prosperous in this generation. "Ah Yu..."

The Crimson Emperor Flame on Himejima Suzaku extinguished, and she walked in front of Luo Yu. "I will make the Phenex Clan give you a satisfactory answer."

Himejima Suzaku nodded gently without saying much more.

She trusted in Luo Yu's ability.

Rias Gremory stood in the distance for quite a while, feeling uneasy.

The only reason she could win this Rating Game was, frankly, because that guy was holding the line. Although he hadn't directly helped her, if he hadn't been there, today's events would definitely not have ended this way.

With just the Phenex Clan's onslaught, she wouldn't have been able to handle it with her current standing. "Forget it..."

Rias Gremory sighed and suppressed the urge to go over and thank him immediately. It would be more appropriate to thank him in person in a few days. Going over now would seem deliberate and affected.

Sona took in this scene, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly.

It was a good thing that Rias Gremory was no longer so confrontational toward Luo Yu.

Of course, that hostility still needed to be cleared away slowly.

The next day. In the villa, Sona, Luo Yu, and the others were all stunned.

Following behind Serafall was a little girl with blonde hair, looking timid, dressed in a maid outfit. "Serafall, is this the answer the Underworld is giving me?"

That little girl was none other than the fourth daughter of the Phenex Clan, Ravel Phenex.

Her outfit made her purpose clear without needing to be said—she was here at the villa to sponge off them.

However, the Underworld's actions were truly fast. In just one day, they had dealt with the Phenex Clan. After all, that was a top-tier pure-blooded devil noble house in the Underworld; Serafall couldn't be trying to fool him, right?

If that were really the case, then he wouldn't be blamed for being ruthless. "All members of the Phenex Clan involved in the matter with the Himejima Clan have been locked into the family's Phoenix Volcano for closed-door seclusion."

"Just confinement?"

Luo Yu was obviously not very satisfied with this result.

Just as he finished speaking, he saw the Ravel Phenex behind Serafall show an extremely sorrowful expression, as if they were parting forever. It seemed that what Serafall was talking about was not at all what he had imagined.

There must be some inside information he didn't know. "How could it be just simple confinement? That Phoenix Volcano of the Phenex Clan is the source of their bloodline—the place where the Phoenix used to live. But with the changes of the era, that place has long since become a dead zone, eroded into a complete mess by the chaotic elements accumulated in the Underworld's air over the years."

The mutation in that place was very severe. For devils, especially those pure-bloods of the Phenex Clan, it was absolutely a place to go to die. Being locked there was basically a nine-out-of-ten chance of death.

For thousands of years, the number of Phenex Clan members who could walk out of there alive could be counted on one hand.

After Serafall finished saying this, Sona and the others beside her gasped.

The Phenex Clan's losses this time were too tragic. Although they didn't know how many people were involved in the Himejima Clan incident, it certainly wouldn't be few. Because they all knew in their hearts that the Phenex Clan had always maintained an attitude of exterminating the contractors of the Vermilion Bird Spirit Beast.

I'm afraid no one could be spared. Moreover, the Underworld wouldn't dare to fool Luo Yu on this matter. Only then did Serafall tell Sona and the others the answer. "Now, the pure-blooded devils of the Phenex Clan are almost all wiped out."

"Except for Ravel Phenex."

Sona immediately couldn't sit still. "Doesn't that mean the Phenex Clan is going to be cut off at the root?"

According to her sister Serafall, except for Ravel Phenex, all pure-blooded devils of the Phenex Clan had entered that Phoenix Volcano, which was practically a place of certain death.

Even Luo Yu was a bit surprised by the Underworld's decision. He really didn't expect them to be so ruthless. He had originally thought that at most, the ones in charge of the Phenex Clan would be dealt with, giving himself and Himejima Suzaku a satisfactory answer, and that would be enough.

But he didn't expect the other party to almost cut off the bloodline of the Phenex Clan directly. "Now the Phenex Clan is controlled by some half-breed devils with Phoenix blood."

"Ravel Phenex did not participate in that matter."

"However, the current head of the Phenex Clan still hardened their heart and sent her here to apologize. It was also to preserve the last bit of pure-blooded devil bloodline of the Phenex Clan."

"So you just sent this little girl here to be a maid?" Luo Yu's tone was calm.

Serafall nodded. "If she were left in the Underworld, the bloodline of the Phenex Clan would truly be wiped out."

"The other pure-blooded devil noble houses are not to be trifled with."

Ravel Phenex stood there, looking at Luo Yu, her eyes full of fear.

Ravel Phenex feared Luo Yu from the bottom of her heart. The feeling this Red Dragon Emperor gave her was only fear.

Ravel Phenex stood in the grand hall, her legs trembling. That kind of fear had already seeped into her bones.

She had hardly spoken a few words to the Red Dragon Emperor; to her, this big shot was a legendary figure. As the dignified young lady of the Phenex Clan, she had never understood what true fear was before.

But yesterday—she saw with her own eyes her own brother Riser Phenex being burned to ashes by the Crimson Emperor Flame on Himejima Suzaku. Immediately after, the Phenex Clan collapsed. To her, the sky had collapsed.

When His Majesty Lucifer descended upon the Phenex Clan, she was watching from the side. Lucifer, who used to have a pretty good relationship with their family, looked terrifyingly grim. He shook his head at her father, just that one action.

Her father, the current head of the Phenex Clan, collapsed on the ground like a dead dog on the spot, his eyes full of despair, as if he had already foreseen the fate of the clan.

Ravel Phenex cried her heart out, watching helplessly as everyone in the Phenex Clan, not a single one escaping, was thrown into that Phoenix Volcano. That was the clan's harshest punishment; once you went in, you could never hope to come out, and you would suffer forever. Her world shattered in that second.

And she was standing here today because the half-breed devils now in charge wanted to keep some pure-blooded lineage. More importantly, the Phenex Clan had to show an attitude—an attitude of begging the Red Dragon Emperor for mercy. As long as the Red Dragon Emperor shook his head, there would be no trace of the Phenex Clan left in the Three Realms.

Having experienced this turn of events that could drive a person crazy, although Ravel Phenex was still scared to death of Luo Yu, she had changed. People are like that. When a great storm hits, you either die or grow up overnight. Ravel Phenex chose to grow up and live. "Lord Red Dragon Emperor, my name is Ravel Phenex. Please take care of me."

She lowered her posture to the lowest point.

Whatever dignity of a pure-blooded devil was a joke now. She had seen through it. Things like dignity and honor were only things the strong were entitled to. If you had no strength and still put up a front, that was just inviting humiliation.

Just like those pure-blooded nobles who were killed by the Red Dragon Emperor himself at the House Sitri banquet before. And their Phenex Clan. Thinking about it now, how ridiculous. Putting on airs without strength, in the eyes of the strong, they were worth nothing.

Luo Yu waved his hand: "Alright, don't be so scared. You little girl, I wouldn't go so far as to lay a hand on you."

The Phenex Clan was completely finished.

For Himejima Suzaku, this result could already be called revenge.

As for Ravel Phenex, Luo Yu wasn't cold-blooded enough to wipe out a little girl who didn't understand anything.

Just like with the Himejima Clan back then, he had let all those children go, but as it turned out, they were all intercepted and killed by the Phenex Clan on the way. "Sona, I remember you still have slots for Evil Pieces, right? Why not take this girl as your servant."

As soon as Luo Yu said this.