Liu Ping held a glass of wine and stood in front of the window, looking at the scenery outside.
"Welcome. Since you're unwilling to reveal your true identity, how should I address you?"
Lady Agony said respectfully.
"Just call me Darkness." Liu Ping said.
Darkness was the code name of the Ancient God of Purgatory. Now that he was in a deep slumber and Liu Ping had taken his place, being called Darkness would not cause too much suspicion.
"Mr. Darkness, the Matriarch has agreed to let me make the deal with you."Lady Agony said.
"She's willing to let you know about the nightmare?" Liu Ping said without turning his head.
Outside the window.
Devils were coming and going to decorate the wedding venue.
Aldrich appeared twice, his face was filled with excitement and expectation of obtaining a Divine Position and a beauty.
But he did not see Yana.
At this moment, perhaps she was imprisoned.
Unfortunately, he was only at the Qi Refinement stage and could not directly take her away.
Even the ability given to him by the Yellow Springs main Processor required Merit to use.
How do I get some Merit?
Liu Ping thought silently.
At this moment, another voice was heard.
"Yes, I agree. What do you want her to give in exchange for you to tell her about the nightmare layer?"
Liu Ping turned his head.
At this moment, the door of the room was opened. Outside stood twelve devils emitting waves of Divine Power, surrounding a woman in a gorgeous red dress.
This woman had a pretty face and was serious in speech and manner. She walked over slowly and the aura around her body seemed to have materialized.
"Welcome, Mr. Darkness. I'm the owner of this place, the controller of the eleventh layer of Purgatory, the master of all cruel forces, Demetrius."
She nodded slightly at Liu Ping.
The unparalleled power that was leaking from him was enough for her to meet him in her true form.
"Originally, it was just a small trip for me. I didn't expect to meet you." Liu Ping shook his head and sighed.
"If you're willing, you can call me the owner of the Land of Cruelty, or just call me by my real name, Midea." The Matriarch smiled.
"Thank you for coming to see me personally. In fact, I'm just a little interested in what happened here." Liu Ping said.
"There's no love or hate in this world for no reason, nor is there any interest for no reason. We'll talk about this in detail after you complete the deal with Goddess of Agony." Demetrius said softly.
Liu Ping turned his gaze to Lady Agony.
"What do you have that can be traded? Let me see," Liu Ping said.
"Are you interested in wealth and treasure?" Lady Agony asked.
"I've never despised these things, but if you ask me how interested I am in them, that's not true," Liu Ping said.
"You seem to be very interested in the world of cultivation …"
"Yes."
"Then I happen to have something here that you might like."
"What?"
Lady Agony clapped her hands.
A devil servant came forward with a tray in his hand. On the tray was a card.
The card depicted a sinister dungeon.
Streaks of dim light shuttled back and forth in the dungeon, trying to find a way to escape.
But it was useless.
In the depths of the dungeon, flames constantly spewed out, burning those dim lights, causing long threads to constantly escape from their bodies.
Lines of burning words appeared before Liu Ping's eyes:
[Cruelty Deck Nine: Soul Burning Hell.]
[Description:]
[This is a unique Sacrificial Card. All souls imprisoned in this dungeon will be continuously burned by the flames of hell, forcing them to offer up their own soul energy for the owner of the card to use.]
[The holder of this card will have complete control over all souls in this dungeon, their life and death.]
Liu Ping showed an interested expression and asked:
"Where do the souls in this card come from? They all seem to be of decent quality, and their numbers are constantly being replenished. "
Lady Agony spoke as if she was presenting a treasure: "Sir, it's the world of cultivation. The souls here are all elites of the cultivation world, they spend their entire lives cultivating the power of the soul, they can provide long-term nourishment for your soul."
"Interesting." Liu Ping commented.
"Take a look."
"Very well."
Liu Ping put the card away, his expression became a lot more serious as he spoke: "After the Void Divine Pillar was destroyed, the truly powerful existences all noticed one thing, that is, the entire Purgatory and the Divine Pillar of Eternal Night will face the same destruction."
"Why?" Lady Agony blurted out.
Matriarch stood at the side far away, taking a glass of wine from the servant's hand, sipping it while paying attention to the conversation with a faint smile.
Liu Ping said calmly: "Because below the Divine Pillar of Eternal Night, there's a vast Nightmare Layer. When the power of the Nightmare Layer forms a tide, it will continue to rise, eventually swallowing the Eternal Night and the Purgatory Divine Pillar."
"The Divine Pillar will be destroyed?" Lady Agony asked.
"No."
Liu Ping smiled and snapped his fingers lightly.
In the void beside him, an unparalleled figure appeared.
It was an existence that could not be described with words.
It had no face, and there was a deep hole in its head. Waves of light were emitted from the hole, illuminating the void and the world.
On the surface of its body, dense granulation sprouts emerged. They stood tall, and at the top of them, there were many eyes.
When its image appeared, Matriarch, who was standing far away, accidentally crushed the crystal glass in her hand.
"Disperse!"
She shouted sternly.
In an instant, everyone around disappeared without a trace.
Even Lady Agony was nowhere to be found.
"It's it …"
Demetrius said dryly.
Liu Ping pretended not to know.
In fact, the mistress was very suspicious and did not completely believe him until just now.
She allowed Lady Agony to ask about the secret while she stood by the side. Actually, she also wanted to test Liu Ping's true strength.
After all
What secrets one knew represented what kind of identity one possessed.
As soon as the phantom of the Lord of Nightmares appeared, the matriarch no longer dared to be careless. She immediately moved everyone away.
Even Lady Agony had no right to know about this.
Nobody knew how many seals there were on this secret. Nobody knew how many powerful demons were investigating it. There were even related organizations protecting it.
There was only one outcome for those who didn't have the strength to know such a secret.
Death.
On the other hand, Liu Ping just stood there without moving. It was as if what he had just said was just some idle chatter and he was safe and sound.
"See? It would come here and eat everything that was alive. Eh? Why is everyone gone? "
Liu Ping pretended to be surprised.
There was no one in the entire room, including the hall and corridor nearby.
Only Matriarch Demetrius was still standing there.
Liu Ping's eyes flashed.
Lines of small burning words appeared before his eyes:
[You've told the core secret of the past era.]
[The Warden Blade automatically activated and released the power of 'Silence' to protect this secret from the outside world.]
[You're safe.]
[In addition, the Warden Blade and the Baina Blade are your weapons, just like your Card Tome 'Puppet of Death', so they can always follow you.]
[All the memories you've awakened will always follow you.]
Liu Ping finished reading and smiled, "Demetrius, you're too kind to your subordinates, sometimes you should let them know one thing."
"What?" Midea asked.
"Some secrets can't be casually asked about." Liu Ping's face was filled with regret.
"I'm sorry, I still have use for those subordinates, if they're killed by such a terrifying secret, I'll have a headache for a while." Demetrius said with a smile.
"Alright, you've been testing me for so long, what's the matter? If it's nothing and just purely testing, then you're living very carefully. "Liu Ping said calmly.
"Don't be angry." Demetrius chuckled, "I'll give you that card, take it as an apology."
"And then?" Liu Ping asked.
"Actually, I have a gathering here."
Demetrius walked forward with her hips swaying and grabbed Liu Ping's arm, revealing a seductive expression and said, "With such a powerful person like you joining our gathering, I'll feel proud."
The majestic and cold aura that emanated from her just now had long disappeared.
"But I'm only here to observe the wedding, I'll be going to the Eternal Night later and continue to seek entertainment in the Dark Play of the cultivators." Liu Ping said.
"Come with me, It's Just a small Dark Play, I'll give it to you later." Demetrius did not give up, holding her arm and walking forward.
Liu Ping revealed a helpless expression and could only follow her all the way.
In the corridor carved with gorgeous magic patterns, the demons knelt down wherever the two of them passed, not daring to raise their heads to look at them.
These devils were released by Demetrius and began to decorate the manor once more.
Lady Agony did not appear again.
Her mission was complete.
As the two of them walked, a sudden clamor came from the front.
"What is it?" Demetrius frowned.
"Mistress, Yana ran out again. Fortunately, you set up a restriction. As soon as she ran to the corridor, she was trapped." A devil said in a low voice.
"Hmph!" Demetrius exuded a chilling aura.
Just as she was about to say something, an interested voice sounded beside her.
"Is she tonight's bride?"
"Ah, yes. She's not very satisfied with the marriage I arranged … She's a little stubborn …" Demetrius said.
Liu Ping smiled and said, "Young people always don't know that we are doing this for their own good. Oh right, I came here to watch the wedding. I wonder if I can take a look at this bride."
Demetrius was puzzled. "What do you want to do?"
"Bless them. My luck has been terrible recently. Blessing the new bride might bring me good luck." Liu Ping said.
"That sounds ridiculous, Mister Darkness." Demetrius's eyes flashed.
"Demetrius, you can pretend that you don't know anything about the Law of Fate, but you must not blaspheme it. Otherwise, Fate will also blaspheme you." Liu Ping said calmly.
Demetrius's heart trembled.
He's right.
How could I be so focused on testing him that I forgot to play my part?
If he was really casting some kind of Fate-related spell …
I'm just asking for trouble by talking too much.
After all, Fate was the supreme power of Occultism. It was always unexpected, but it would never fail.
This existence was truly unfathomable. He was able to point out the characteristics of the Law of Fate with just a few words.
Even in Purgatory, only those old Deities who had lived for countless years would have such wise insights.
What exactly did this existence go through?
How long had he existed for?
How many major events had he witnessed?
The more Demetrius thought about it, the more shocked she became.
"Thank you for your reminder. I'll have the new bride come to see you."
She made a gesture.
Very quickly.
The haggard Yana was escorted in front of the two of them.
Her hands and feet were shackled, and a collar full of sharp thorns was placed around her neck, piercing into her snow-white skin and leaving bloody marks.
"Bride, you must be Lady Torment Yana. Nice to meet you." Liu Ping spoke.
"Nice to meet you."
Yana looked at Demetrius, then at Liu Ping, her face full of confusion.
Liu Ping walked forward and gave her a Card.
"Take it, this is a wedding gift for you." he said.
Yana took the card and looked at it. She was moved. "Soul Burning Hell!"
"That's right. Due to some connection in Fate, I need to receive the blessings of you newlyweds. Are you willing to call me your godfather? If you're willing, I have even more gifts for you! "Liu Ping said.
Yana went silent for a bit, then looked at Demetrius and spoke with a sarcastic tone: "What? You can really give me this Card? "
"I can't interfere with Mr. Darkness' matters." Demetrius said.
Yana said: "Alright, since I can make the decision."
She clenched the Card tightly, then abruptly squeezed it.
The Card instantly broke into pieces.
All of the souls that were trapped within immediately flew into the void and fled.
"Yana! I'm giving you face, but you don't want it! "
Demetrius was so angry that her face turned pale, she casually took out a small knife and was about to cast a spell.
"It's fine!"
Liu Ping stopped her and smiled: "It's just a Card. I have endless Cards and wealth, I won't care about this."
"Are you serious?"
"I really don't care. Don't worry, it's just a small matter. I still have many more things to give to these newlyweds."
While saying so, he casually took out various expensive gems and compared them to Yana, as if thinking about what to give her.
Lines of burning text quickly appeared in the void of space:
[You've given the Card to Yana]
[Yana is a Holy Knight of the Divine Faction, she definitely won't kill. She has already cleansed all the souls.]
[You've helped her complete this task.]
[You obtained Merit: 499 points.]
Perfect!
That's definitely how Yana would do things!
Liu Ping glanced at the void of space, wondering how he could get a bit more Merit.
Demetrius carefully observed Liu Ping's expression, only to see that he didn't seem to be impatient at all, instead, he seemed quite excited.
Her emotions also slowly calmed down.
Regardless of what kind of Fate spell this bigshot is going to perform, at least he's willing to pay the price!
That Card is quite expensive.
Lady Agony had to spend a long time to collect enough souls from the cultivation world to form a Card, but he gave it all to Yana with a single wave of his hand!
Just based on this, it's not wrong for me to call Aldrich and Yana out.
"Quickly call Aldrich!"
She silently spoke to the void of space.
A few moments later.
A handsome young man came from the other end of the hallway.
Aldrich!
He had already received his orders, so he respectfully bowed to Liu Ping: "Sir Darkness, I am Aldrich, I will soon become Yana's husband."
"What a great young man! I have high hopes for you! "
Liu Ping patted his shoulder and whispered, "Are you willing to call me godfather? I have endless benefits here for you."
Aldrich glanced at the Matriarch Midea.
Demetrius hesitated a bit, then nodded.