Dane's and Lucifer's demonic power was like an immense atmospheric pressure, intertwining and enveloping the entire Pride Ring, like a mountain pressing down on the demons' heads, making them overwhelmed.
Aside from a few noble native demons and the lords among the Sinner Demons, all other demons, whose strength was insufficient, collapsed to the ground as if suddenly crushed by gravity, looking up at the sky in terror.
Even Angel and Vicki, who had arrived with Charlie, instantly fell to the ground, unable to get up as if struck by the Word of Power, "Kingship."
"What the hell is going on? Did God come down to fuck us?"
Some Imps were on the verge of losing their minds, thinking that Heaven, having nothing better to do, had come down to destroy the World. But that pressure quickly dissipated from above Hell.
It came like a Rainstorm, a mountain flood, and mudslide; it left silently, with a calm sea and clear rivers. Everything felt like a dream.
Dane thought about it: although Hell nominally belonged to Lucifer, it was clearly still God who had the final say. Sure enough, whenever matters of authority were involved, that old fellow was always there in the end, blocking the way.
There are so many Hells in the Multiverse, and this isn't even the most important one. Is there a need to be so stingy?
"If I can't get ownership of Hell, then I suppose getting one of the Rings should be fine, right?"
The Seven Rings of Hell are vertically distributed in their physical layout, with the Pride Ring situated above all Hells. Going further up, while nominally the human World, the human World only borders Hell dimensionally, connected by a gigantic pentagram array that links the two Worlds.
And this process is one-way, which made Dane feel a touch of absurdity. Hell seemed to be very unwelcoming to Earthlings?
And further up is Heaven. As mentioned before, Hell experiences a "Great Cleansing" once a year, but Heaven does not need to pass through the human World; they have a direct passage to Hell.
This gave Dane the feeling that both Heaven and Hell deliberately avoided the human World.
Lucifer heard Dane's words, thought for a moment, and asked, "Which Ring do you want?"
Dane replied without hesitation, "The Greed Ring!"
"You sure know how to pick 'em, that's the richest Ring in all of Hell!" Lucifer cursed.
But to Charlie's surprise, facing such an impudent request, Lucifer did not refuse but considered it very seriously.
Hey, hey, hey, you two, have you forgotten that there's a Ring Lord there?
"The Ring Lord there, Mammon, is a fat spider who likes to dress up as a Joker. He won't be your opponent; even without using that power, you can easily defeat him.
However, I must warn you that the native demons there will not submit to you just because you killed Mammon. Unlike what you did in the previous World, this Hell will not hand over its authority to anyone."
"Even you?"
"Even me!" Lucifer said.
"This is truly an interesting World. Generally speaking, the authority of Hell is granted to those qualified to manage it, and that person will control the souls of Hell's beings through that authority. This is the power of 'Dominion,' a rule of absolute obedience whose coercive force is second only to the anti-life equation."
The last time Dane controlled Hell, it was by controlling its authority and thus gaining ownership over the souls of Hell's beings. That is why he is the Demon God, the God of all demons.
But if Hell doesn't grant this authority, then ruling Hell becomes more troublesome. Forcibly occupying Hell doesn't grant control over the demons' souls. It's difficult!
Seeing that Dane no longer intended to forcibly occupy Hell, Lucifer's serious expression changed, and he began to act frivolous again.
"We finally meet, there's no need to be so confrontational! Come! I'll show you around this Hell. This is my proudest creation. You have no idea how hard it is to establish a civilized Hell in this Universe!"
However, looking around, the nearby area was already scorched Earth, with rising heat shimmering upwards, shrouding the entire Hell in a hazy aura.
On the ground, two demons whose faces were already covered in soot shakily got up.
"Vicki!"
Charlie Morningstar rushed over, helping her girlfriend wipe the ash from her face.
"So, I'm the one no one loves, right?" Angel unhappily patted his body; he had many arms, so it was actually quite efficient.
Demons are actually very curious, but Angel and Vicki were both very aware of the saying that curiosity kills the cat.
Therefore, since Dane and Lucifer hadn't spoken, they didn't dare to ask. Don't let Angel's earlier 'I don't care about anyone' attitude fool you; he was actually very afraid of Lucifer. Thus, for Dane, who could contend with Lucifer as equals, he felt a bit apprehensive and no longer dared to be as unrestrained as before.
"Look what you've done?" Lucifer complained, "I quite liked that nightclub!"
Dane couldn't be bothered to respond to him. His mind was currently preoccupied with how to get the Greed Ring of this Hell into his hands.
After a brief exchange, he had generally understood that this Hell was different from his own. It couldn't control the life and Death of all demons through authority; this place was highly similar to human society.
In other words, he would likely have to plan by occupying a Planet, but he hadn't researched "invasion" much.
Before completely controlling the Greed Ring, he still needed Lucifer to guide him… During the time Dane entered Hell, the United States had already shown signs of chaos.
Ultraman's massacre in the White House not only temporarily plunged the United States into a leaderless predicament but also indirectly led to a power struggle within the Federal Government.
Shortly after the news of President Wilson's assassination was released, those who were also contenders for the presidency began to act.
People's sympathy for General Ross had barely begun when doubts immediately arose online. Some pointed out that General Ross released the news of Wilson's Death immediately, without notifying high-ranking Federal Government officials, which was a leak of state secrets and showed no respect for the deceased.
The "King of Understanding" even stated bluntly that General Ross was feasting on human blood, and this young girl, not yet thirty, was fantasizing about stealing the President's throne.
And the "Sleeping King" naturally wouldn't be left behind. His team also simultaneously attacked General Ross on this matter, accusing her of procedural errors and intentionally muddying the waters.
He had people spread rumors online, hinting through conspiracy theories that General Ross might have had a plan all along, and that Wilson's Death was full of suspicious points, and so on.
Some noticed that before Wilson's Death, he had clearly suffered excruciating torment, but as someone equally hated by Ultraman, Rose Wilson was unharmed, which inevitably made people wonder.
United States citizens always liked conspiracy theories. Whether these speculations had evidence wasn't important; whether they were true wasn't important. What was important was that the story was exciting and popular with the public.
Compared to Wilson's heroic story of self-sacrifice to save his daughter and severely injure Ultraman, the story of Rose secretly orchestrating everything to kill her father just to get herself into power was more in line with the public's speculation and imagination about politics.
Moreover, you have to admit, this also made more sense and was more consistent with the United States' usual style.
Ultraman being stabbed and injured by a small knife was perhaps the funniest joke in the United States this year.
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