"Speaking of which, have you thought of your new identities?"
"Ah."
Diablo smiled. "I think the name Satan suits me well."
"As for me, I chose Lilith."
"Isn't that Luminous..."
"First come, first served."
Testarossa completely disregarded Luminous's thoughts. "It's her fault for being a step late."
"Uh..."
Rin suddenly felt that even in the Campione World, Testarossa and Luminous would still argue over something like this.
"Well, never mind. Do as you like."
Rin didn't care what happened in the Otherworld.
Anyway, once Violet had finished analyzing the Campione Universe, Rin could change everything that had happened at any time.
Resurrection of the dead, time reset, reality distortion, memory modification...
These things were incredibly simple for a true god.
"Who among you intends to join us as the first batch of traversers to descend?"
There were nearly 20 Demon Lords present, and Rin couldn't bring everyone with him all at once.
That would be too crowded and could easily cause irreversible damage to the Campione Universe.
According to Violet's estimation, although everyone could go to obtain an Ultimate Skill, it was best to proceed in batches.
"We'll wait for the next batch."
Ultima and Carrera still had things to take care of.
They set the time for half a month later, waiting for Testarossa and Diablo to establish a foothold in the Campione World before going to get their share.
"Carrion and I still need to stabilize the Harpy Queendom and the Beast Kingdom of Eurazania."
Frey and Carrion also couldn't leave so early.
They hadn't finished arranging their affairs and couldn't rashly head to another world in pursuit of power.
Especially Carrion.
He hadn't fully digested his newly acquired power yet. Trying to take on a new Ultimate Skill would be too greedy.
"Please allow me and Lord Luminous to accompany you."
Hinata's offer was somewhat unexpected to Rin.
Of course, the two women's goal wasn't to obtain an Ultimate Skill, but rather to take this opportunity to provide support to Rin.
They couldn't help it. Rin's kindness was simply too overwhelming.
They felt unworthy.
They could only do more for him to ease the unease in their hearts.
"Alright."
Rin didn't refuse. Since Luminous and Hinata had such intentions, he naturally wouldn't stop them. "What about the others?"
"The first batch of descenders, besides me, can accommodate a maximum of seven people."
Testarossa, Diablo, Luminous, Hinata — that made four.
Ogerpon, who hadn't had a role in a while, quickly raised her right hand, indicating that she wanted to go with Rin.
"Please take us with you too, Rin-sama."
Shuna and Shion were Rin's earliest dependents, and now they were his concubines.
If Rin went out without anyone to serve him, they would be worried.
"Okay."
After tallying the candidates for the first descent, Rin said, "After the first batch, there needs to be an interval of about half a month before the second descent can take place."
"Next time, there are also seven slots. Decide among yourselves."
With that, Rin instructed Violet to begin preparing the descent ritual.
The new world's situation was too special.
For outsiders to enter it, the first thing they had to face was the world will of the Campione Universe.
Violet was already familiar with this, so it wasn't difficult to solve.
The real difficulty was the second layer of protection after deceiving the world will — the Immortal Realm.
The Immortal Realm, also known as the Immortal Domain.
That was where the gods of mythology resided.
Of course, most of the gods within were in a sealed mythical state.
To use a human analogy, they had fallen into a deep slumber.
Furthermore, the Immortal Realm could not be touched by conventional means.
Even a Genesis-level powerhouse like Rin couldn't bypass the world's rules and directly target the gods within.
To destroy the Immortal Realm, one would first have to collapse the worldview of the Campione Universe.
But that was impossible.
Even if it could be done, Rin would never do something so short-sighted.
"It's time, Rin-sama."
"Ah."
Rin nodded, then looked at his dependents and said, "This time, Hinata and I will go first. Don't worry, just wait for our summons at any time."
With that, Rin ascended the Demon Lord's throne and closed his eyes, resting.
Hinata also closed her eyes.
The girl, like Rin, projected herself in a human form.
As for the others… although they couldn't enter the Campione Universe immediately, they also projected their consciousness, wandering through the Immortal Realm, ready to usurp control at any moment.
[Beep! Beep beep!!!]
The warm sun cast its afterglow, and by the street after the spring rain, a few clusters of goose-yellow wildflowers sprouted from the damp soil.
The white lane dividers looked freshly painted, and the wind-blown dandelion fluff brushed against the zebra crossing, drifting towards the budding purple acacia outside the guardrail.
The east wind stirred the faded safety knot at the bottom of the rearview mirror, and the fragmented light reflected by the metal ornament happened to flash into his eyes. The piercing sound of the car behind honking startled a flock of sparrows pecking at grass seeds.
"Where is this?"
Hinata, who was sitting in the Demon Lord's Castle, felt the images and sounds from another body.
A gentle breeze brushed her face, stirring the girl's long dark hair. She instinctively tucked a strand behind her ear, then began carefully observing her surroundings.
A modern city, bustling with traffic.
All of this indicated one thing — she had returned!
Even if this wasn't the homeland Hinata once knew.
But Earth was Earth.
Being able to return here again, Hinata was already content.
"New world, how does it feel?"
A sudden voice interrupted Hinata's sentimental thoughts.
Hinata quickly turned her head and exclaimed, "Rin-sama?!"
"Hmm, it's me."
Rin nodded first, then said, "Alright, don't stand here. Haven't you noticed we're blocking the road?"
The two of them were standing in the middle of the road.
Their appearance had been quite sudden.
Fortunately, Violet had helped conceal their presence, so there were no reports of urban legends or supernatural events.
"Let's go."
Rin didn't give Hinata a chance to refuse, taking her hand and walking across the road.
Soon, the two arrived in front of a shop.
"How does it feel?"
"Very peculiar."
This was Hinata's first time having such an experience.
(To be continued.)
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