Chthon snorted, and a black shield surged around him, blocking all attacks.
He clasped his hands together, and a gigantic dark vortex appeared out of thin air, generating a powerful suction force, attempting to pull the two inside.
Black Phoenix erupted with all her might, transforming into a massive flaming Phoenix, contending with the dark vortex.
Galan transformed to be tens of meters tall.
She seized the opportunity to rush in front of Chthon, her fist accumulating terrifying energy, and slammed it fiercely towards Chthon.
Chthon vanished and reappeared in the distance, waving his hand, and a dark energy blast struck Galan, repelling her several hundred meters.
Qinuo watched from the side.
Black Phoenix and Galan possessed power above the single-Universe level, but they lacked much combat experience, both relying on brute force.
Chthon's power was similar to theirs, but his thousands of years of experience and powerful Black Magic allowed him to suppress them.
Galan was once again sent flying, crashing directly towards Qinuo.
Qinuo dodged, allowing Galan to smash through several asteroids before stopping.
"Cough, cough, that hurt, you didn't even catch me just now."
Galan said discontentedly.
"How could I catch a body tens of meters tall?"
Qinuo tilted his head.
He was not even as big as her fingertip now.
Just then, Black Phoenix, who had been fighting alone, vanished without a trace, and a blazing inferno surged forth from nothingness.
The flames completely engulfed Chthon, utterly disintegrating him into nothingness.
"Let me give you a taste of the move I just came up with."
Black Phoenix appeared triumphantly at Chthon's position.
"A blow that transcends time. To be able to use this move, you are not just a fragment of Phoenix Force, but the complete Phoenix Force."
Chthon reappeared from not far away.
The next second, two red beams of light shot out, sending Chthon flying.
"Chthon, hand over the authority. I don't want to waste any more time."
Qinuo slowly flew in front of Chthon. The two women flew behind Qinuo.
"It seems I misunderstood, you are the mastermind."
Chthon was expressionless.
"I said so from the beginning."
...
Chthon was silent for a moment.
Should he continue fighting?
The three opponents had similar power to him, and while there was an experience gap, it wasn't impossible to fight.
But there was no benefit in winning, and the other party had strong backing. If he lost, the outcome would be the same.
As for the matter of face, Chthon, who had lived for countless years, indicated that such things were dispensable.
"The authority can be given to you, and my Black Magic can also be given to you, but you need to do me a favor."
Chthon slowly spoke.
"You first?"
Qinuo did not rashly agree.
"You can steal the darkhold, so you should be able to move around on Earth. If my host appears on Earth, you must give her these magic and protect her until she is fully grown."
A mysterious red mark appeared in Chthon's hand.
"Okay, but is this authority useful to her?"
Qinuo knew he was referring to Scarlet Witch and wanted to try to exploit a bug.
"Yes, but my magic will still erode her."
Chthon nodded.
Although this would not allow him to control her, as long as she grew, she would be worth countless Black Magic users.
"Then the deal is done."
Qinuo took the red mark and turned to leave.
"You are more sensible than Mephisto."
Hearing this, Chthon's eyes widened, and he looked at Qinuo's disappearing back with shock.
He mentioned Mephisto.
Six months ago, Mephisto mysteriously disappeared, and Hell also became dilapidated. These dimensional Archdevils all thought the other party was dead and wanted to seize his Hell, but they were repelled, knowing that the other party had only disappeared.
They captured several demons from Hell, who said that other demons had invaded Hell, and another Hell Lord had ravaged Hell.
During that time, everyone suspected each other.
Especially a while ago, Mephisto's Hell dimension disappeared, as if it never existed.
Killing a Hell Lord was difficult, but not impossible.
But the entire Hell dimension directly disappearing, like the blue sky of Earth disappearing, was not something a Hell Lord could do.
Even the Five Great Gods could not do such a thing silently.
When Qinuo first appeared, he had suspected whether it was the other party, but the aura he sensed was still inferior to his own, and similar to Mephisto's.
Now it seemed he was hiding his power, and there was an even more terrifying existence behind him.
Phoenix Force, Galactus, an unknown Hell Lord, how did these come together?
"It seems the other party showed mercy."
Chthon was somewhat relieved.
The ultimate power of Phoenix Force was a Multiverse level, on par with the Five Great Gods.
The young Galactus had a complete Galactus behind him, also Multiverse level.
The Hell Lord had an existence more terrifying than the Five Great Gods behind him.
He felt it was somewhat unbelievable that he was still alive and well now.
He contacted his followers on Earth to inquire about the latest news.
"The Devil King on Earth? Then the darkhold was also given to him by the Sorcerer Supreme."
Chthon didn't expect the Sorcerer Supreme to also be on the other side. From this perspective, Earth was already considered the other party's territory.
"My Lord, do we need to deal with the Devil King? We have found out that the Devil King likes beautiful women, and we have many beautiful women who can assassinate him! For our Lord, we are willing to offer everything!"
The fanatical voice of the believer rang out.
..."No need, just continue to develop believers, and do not conflict with the Devil King."
Chthon sent down some power as a reward.
"Thank you for your reward, my Lord..."
Chthon was not interested in listening further and directly closed the channel.
Likes beautiful women?
His own host counted, right?
He could build a good relationship with the other party, which would be better for developing believers.
Moreover, the other party seemed to like collecting the power of Archdevils.
Chthon, who had lived for billions of years, for the first time considered how to build a good relationship.
"Cyttorak, do you want to know the truth behind the disappearance of Hell?"
"Chthon, you know?"
"I'll give you ten copies of your power source."
..."Okay."
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When they returned to Earth, only a little over an hour had passed. Bringing Galan and Black Phoenix was a wise choice.
However, Qinuo didn't have time to study the mark before the two women dragged him around shopping and paying.
Of course, he had changed his appearance beforehand.
"Qinuo, try this."
Black Phoenix stuffed a pancake into Qinuo's mouth.
"Damn it, there's even Jianbing Guozi here. Is it authentic?"
Qinuo took a bite, and the taste was good.
"Of course it's authentic! This is passed down from my old ancestors in SD! Are you also from the same hometown?"
The pancake seller was a burly old man.
He made four pancakes at once, smoothly and without any mess.
"No, I'm from YC."
Qinuo said.
Hearing that familiar accent, it was quite nostalgic.
"It doesn't matter, we're all fellow villagers when we're out."
The old man chatted with Qinuo while making pancakes.