Chapter 635
by fanqienovelChapter 635: The First Demon God Won Again, Winning Beyond Measure
The messy "Chaos Council full meeting" ended in chaos.
This meeting was a disaster.
First, Lady Xidi wrecked the venue.
Although Lady Xidi was finally "crushed" by the "loyal" Barbatos, she had already shown off impressively.
Then, Gimmerly showed up, put on a big act, and succeeded wildly. In the end, Barbatos couldn’t do anything to Gimmerly, and both sides "made a deal."
However…
The First Demon God didn’t think so.
"Hahaha…"
"I won!"
"I won again!"
The First Demon God Barbatos was overjoyed.
From one victory to the next, the First Demon God truly won beyond measure.
As for those demon gods who didn’t get how the First Demon God won…
They were short-sighted fools, clueless about the truth, and not worth a thought.
"My real win was in that deal!"
The agreement between Barbatos and Gimmerly was a secret pact made during their standoff, unknown to the other Chaos Demon Gods. From what happened after…
Gimmerly kept her spot as the "Thirteenth Seat" and "second-in-command" in the Chaos Council. Barbatos even gave her flashy titles like "Honorary Deputy Commander," "Laurel Core Member," and "Partner Demon God King."
Though these were all empty titles, Gimmerly’s status shot way above the other core members, making her shine bright!
On top of that, Barbatos "gave" Gimmerly tons of resources.
To the other demon gods, this deal was clearly a win for Gimmerly.
She put on a show and walked away with so much good stuff.
But only Barbatos knew what price Gimmerly paid for it!
"Haha! So what if Gimmerly has the ‘High Authority of the Void’ and all those fancy ’empty titles’!?"
"They’re just for show."
"And…"
"Those empty titles are all part of my plan!"
Barbatos giving so many empty titles to Gimmerly was a trick to stir up trouble and turn others against her.
Not only would Barbatos, who already held big grudges against Gimmerly and Lady Xidi, hate her even more and cling tighter to the First Demon God, serving him with all his heart; but other "core members" would also get jealous because Gimmerly’s status suddenly leaped far above theirs!
As for that "High Authority of the Void" and "Void Realm representative" nonsense, it was even funnier.
As long as they didn’t piss off the "Void Realm," what harm was there in pampering Gimmerly?
She had almost no gods to boss around!
What could be feared from a leader without followers?
Of course, these weren’t why Barbatos felt he had "won."
What truly made him feel this was an immense gain was the item in his grasp—
A scepter!
"Zii… zii…"
Sky-blue throughout, this scepter’s design seemed ordinary yet inexplicably made every observer associate it with the sky!
This was the materialization of the "authority of the void" within Barbatos’ domain!
It should have belonged to Gimmerly.
But now, it lay in Barbatos’ hands.
"Gimmerly proved so timid and weak!"
"To beg for her life, she simply surrendered the ‘authority of the void’."
"Didn’t she realize I was bluffing?!"
"Hahahaha…"
Truthfully, Barbatos had been nervous when making his demand.
Had Gimmerly relied on the "Void Realm’s" support and fought the First Demon God relentlessly, Barbatos wouldn’t have known how to end it; he genuinely feared provoking an unfamiliar realm.
But Gimmerly backed down.
Deceived by Barbatos’ bluff, she compromised—accepting grand titles and tangible benefits before handing over the "authority of the void."
"Splendid…"
"Exquisite, carrying the essence of the void."
The First Demon God proudly examined his trophy as though caressing a priceless artifact.
Naturally, to the First Demon God, this was indeed a "treasure!"
"Ha! With this, I can…"
Though Barbatos had established the "Core Statistical Bureau," enlisted numerous Outer Predators, and recently secured the "Outer Predator · Fang Tribe" as vital assets for intelligence…
Still…
His intelligence-gathering capability remained inadequate.
Outer Predators were sizable deities, costly to maintain and incapable of true Soaring in the Void; they lacked the stealth, speed, and omnipresence of Outer Gods from the Void.
Gaps riddled the intelligence network.
Yet with the "authority of the void," everything changed!
"I can recruit legions of Outer Gods from the Void!"
"Force them to serve me!"
"I’ll expose every secret of the Giant God!"
"Tear that being apart and obliterate him completely!"
“Haha… uh…”
Barbatos’s triumphant fantasies and wild laughter choked off suddenly the next moment.
When his projected hands touched the authority of the void…
“Zii—!”
A blue-purple forked lightning bolt shot out, striking Barbatos’s projection!
“Boom—!”
The scary “forked lightning” pierced through Barbatos’s mortal human projection and broke his layers of protection, hitting his Soul directly!
“Puh—!”
The First Demon God, who had just looked like a gentleman, spat out blood, and dark burns spread fast on his face; his slicked-back black hair blew up, standing straight!
The authority of the void cared nothing for the First Demon God and zapped him back!
“Cough cough…”
“Gimmerly!”
“Seems you hid a lot from me!”
Gimmerly hadn’t just handed over the “authority of the void” out of fear.
She knew what happened if someone touched the powers without the realm’s approval.
What did your chaos’s First Demon God matter to me, the void!?
The “recognition” of the “powers” wasn’t about the “realm’s will;” it was like a cold, fixed “law,” like how an emperor can’t make rivers flow backward, raise the dead, or live forever.
Foolish, reckless touching only brought backlash and mockery.
Gimmerly wanted to warn Barbatos: don’t think being the First Demon God lets you do whatever you please.
Even if I freed the Outer Gods from the Void, they’d never serve you!
“Hehe…”
“Gimmerly, you think you’re so clever!”
Barbatos ground his teeth, his shape twisted, and the messy look vanished; he changed back to the gentlemanly Barbatos!
“But sorry…”
“I, the First Demon God, can do whatever I want!”
“Snap!”
He snapped his fingers.
Soon…
“Buzz—!”
Complex magic arrays flashed one after another.
They crossed, stacked, and kept combining and folding, wrapping the “burning hot” “authority of the void” in layers from outside.
Finally…
“Bang!”
Layer upon layer of magical seals took the form of a heavy, massive box wrapped in iron chains, sealing the “authority of the void” inside.
“Since you won’t let me use it, I’ll just keep it safe here!”
“No one else can use it!”
“Bang—!”
He slammed the box containing the authority of the void heavily into a cabinet.
With a wave of his hand, the cabinet shut and locked tight.
Under such strong protection, no god could ever open it.
“Everyone knows the so-called ‘authority of the void’ can force the Outer Gods from the Void to bow and obey without question, but that’s only the first level of power.”
“And I hold the second level!”
Suddenly, countless gold coins appeared in Barbatos’s hands!
“Clatter…”
The coins spilled from his grasp, hitting the floor with a pleasant ring.
All the “Attendants” nearby and the high-ranking “Outer Predators” looked greedy.
The reason was simple…
Those “coins” weren’t real money made from precious metals; they were the physical form of “shards of divine rank”!
As the First Demon God, Barbatos’s greatest strength wasn’t the “Barbatos domain,” nor his many powerful Divine Bodies, nor any unbeatable magic power…
Truth be told, these were only a bit stronger than Lady Xidi before she shattered.
What he truly relied on was the endless resources from the “Fantasy Tree of Subspace”!
In short, just one word—“richness”!
“Outer Gods from the Void!”
“Make your choice!”
Barbatos roared at the sky.
This wasn’t just empty boasting; he used divine magic to “broadcast” his words across the nearby void.
“On one side is a useless, sealed authority!”
“Its master chose to give up out of fear and stupidity, abandoning it!”
“And abandoning you too!”
“On the other side stands the mighty First Demon God! With the whole Fantasy Tree of Subspace backing me, I have endless resources, and countless demon gods ready to face any danger for me!”
“For tens of thousands of years, demon gods who tried to challenge me rose up one by one, only to fall one by one.”
“They might look different and have different Souls, but they all share one thing—total defeat!”
“Now, I say it again!”
“Make your choice!”
“Outer Gods from the Void!”
…
Barbatos’s words echoed through the void.
Silence fell…
But after a moment…
“Clatter… clatter… clatter…”
In the “Barbatos domain,” countless feet stomped the ground.
Then…
“Void Law Master, Fainargan, pledges loyalty to the First Demon God!”
“Sky King, Duwa Sihuo, pledges loyalty to the First Demon God!”
“Wind Riding Star, Wuge Ta Que Xue, pledges loyalty to the First Demon God!”
…
Lured by the rich rewards, the Outer Gods from the Void eagerly served the First Demon God!
“Hehe, see that, Gimmerly!”
“You’ll always be stuck with petty tricks!”
Yet one thing escaped Barbatos’s notice.
The scepter of the “authority of the void,” locked away by him, was slowly and mysteriously fading!