Chapter 743: [Enter Demon Palace (2)]
Boooooom!
It was as if the entire space exploded as a circular shock wave expanded even before any sound arose.
The ground and walls of the glacier valleys shook from the shock wave as they collapsed. The ice dragons in the sky were drowned in the shock wave and snow that spread to the sky even before they could spread their wings and fly.
The Frost Apes, Dragon Pythons, and Demonic Bears and still many monsters and demons waiting for ambush couldn’t even stand straight as they rolled around like panicking monkeys.
The Ice Dragon that had stopped Allen’s attack had his right hand defending against the sturdy Rebellion.
“… …”
Allen frowned as he unleashed his power.
The Rebellion did not manage to slash the mysterious man’s claw in half. Instead, Allen was sent flying into the air from the impact. It was only until he rotated around did he manage to get rid of the impact and descended gradually.
He realized that the mysterious Ice Dragon that he had perceived had adorned a humanoid appearance. It even has eight crystal-like wings on its back, appearing very beautiful and elegant.
It had a slender body with a height of around two meters. Its legs were abnormally long and it looked otherworldly handsome. Coupled with its fair and pristine skin, it looked like a woman. But Allen was certain that this creature was not a woman, but rather a man.
There were eight wings on its back with crystal feathers that moved by themselves. Other than the rainbow crystal sword tied on its waist, it didn’t carry any other weapons. It wasn’t even clad in armor. It merely used its physical body and strength to defend just now and could easily take down his attack.
Such a powerful man…
Allen’s expression turned slightly serious.
Who was he exactly?
Allen was slightly wary inside his heart but his expression remained the same. It’s as if the appearance of this mysterious Ice Dragon was not the least bit unexpected. He stared at the mysterious man with a cold gaze that seemed to pierce through one’s soul.
“Greetings Demon Prince Dante, I have heard so much about you.”
The black-clothed mysterious man bowed at Allen.
“Is that so? But I haven’t heard anything about you,” he sneered.
“He hehe,”
The Mysterious man chuckled from Allen’s sarcasm. His face remained unchanged as if he didn’t care about what the latter said.
“Nah, I’m just an unknown guardian of the Freezing Hall… this lowly one’s name is Icefyre, it’s a pleasure to finally meet the infamous Demon Prince of Change,”
Icefyre…?
Allen frowned.
The name’s familiar at the same time not…
Well, whatever,
“And? Since you come here with that great momentum, I don’t think you’re here just to greet me, is it? Do you want to block my path as well…? Icefyre?”
“The Great Demon Prince Dante’s title is well known in the entire Demon World to the point that it could even stop children’s tears. However, let me say this, it might be easy for you to scare little children, but you don’t have enough qualifications to intimidate me!” Icefyre arrogantly replied.
“Is that so?”
Allen didn’t get angry and instead, he stared at Icefyre with mirth coloring on his eyes.
It’s as if he was looking at a clown performing his tricks.
Icefyre chuckled in amusement but his eyes flashed a cold radiance.
“Demon Prince, Your Highness, I know that you are strong but do you think you can conquer the entire palace? Much less now, in this world, there is not only His Excellency Mammon, and His Highness Vergil but also, the great and one only King of the Demon World—His Majesty Lucifer was already resurrected. Do you think you can defeat them all?” he tried to advise Allen. But his eyes flashed a trace of contempt and arrogance.
“Your Highness Dante, both of us were born from nothing. I do not want to fight you. If you leave this place, you can return to your life. I will have no comments on whatever you do on the surface, but the Demon World shall stand unblemished by the likes of you.”
Was Lucifer Resurrected?
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That is not possible…
Allen frowned.
“You don’t have a say on that, Icefyre. It seems like you have forgotten, I never wanted to come back into this place, in the first place. Those idiots called me back here…my existence seems to be crucial to the resurrection of your so-called Demon Emperor~”
Once Icefyre heard that the smile fell from his face and his face darkened.
“You might be, but there is still a way without needing you. There will always be a way…!”
“If that’s the case, I would be extremely happy… but can you prove that those idiots will stop what they are intending to do on the surface?”
Allen asked. He was still smiling but his eyes were gradually turning cold.
“If you can, I would be skipping back happily without any hesitation. But those idiots above you seemed to think otherwise. And if they still didn’t throw down all their ambitions towards my world, I shall not take a step backward. Even if you want to push me back… my feet shall remain rooted on this path to block all of you!”
Icefyre’s face darkened even more instantly.
“Do you think you can walk out alive if you waltz in this Palace?”
Allen snorted in response. “So what? I don’t care who they are, if they block my path, they are already dead!”
“You’re too arrogant, Your Highness Dante…” Icefyre narrowed his serpent-like eyes.
“Arrogance can also be regarded as some sort of confidence, and, believe it or not, I’m overflowing with that… so I want you to call it as the latter not the former instead,” Allen grinned.
Icefyre furrowed his brows, but still, he didn't attack in rage and instead stared at Allen like a puzzle he couldn't understand. Or perhaps, Allen to him is really like that. The Demon Prince of Change was a Demon. And though, he has a human historical bloodline, nevertheless, he was someone who has been contaminated with the miasma of the Original Sin. Despite living through the splitting of one's soul, at the very least, the nature of Demon Prince should still exist in his very core.
But why is the Demon Prince seemed humane and burdened himself with comical justice?
A selfless cause, for a demon, is laughable as turning into the gods and prayed for his salvation.
“Do you really hope to die... in this futile cause you burdened yourself with…?”
Icefyre muttered with clear contempt.
"The beings that you want to save, is all but fleeting creations of a God, in one of his whimsical moody moments. One can create them as easily as snapping a finger, and even you, as the Lord of all Demons could do that. They are nothing but lowly, pitiful creations. And yet you treasure them as if they are unique and precious beings... how laughable, don't you think so?"
“....You talk too much, lizard."
Allen sneered. Now very angry.
"I will choose the way I die, even if it’s what you call…futile!”
On Allen’s surrounding, everything within ten meters away from him started to slowly float up, even the thick snow that was falling seemed to have reversed in the destination as they returned up. At the same time, the helm of his clothes and the chains dangling on his wrists and ankles, even the tip of his hair, all flew up.
"...and you don't have the right to call that!"
His aura burst out silently.
The moment he did, the entire sky above the snowy world seemed to be pressed down by the invisible hand of a god.
All the life forms in the area couldn’t budge. Even those ice dragons flying in the air and monsters hiding around them sharply fell from the sky without being able to put up any kind of resistance against the mighty force.
Suppressive energy pressed onto the entire winter world.
This was the power and aura of a true Demon Prince!
All the monsters and demons in the winter world, even including Icefyre, their expressions changed immediately!
The figure of Icefyre who was the strongest in this Freezing World; the Guardian of this Hall became sluggish.
The fear of death flashed through his heart unknowingly.
Even the beasts and demons from afar already lay down on the ground from Allen’s suppression and awe and didn’t dare make any movements. The arrogant Ice Dragons flying haughtily in the air were frightened yet greedily gulped their saliva. This is the legendary Demon Prince; [King’s Rule] the authority that could never be broken.
It’s not physical fear but a fear out of instinct…out of the deepest of their lineage!
The [Rule of the King]!
The True [Master of all Spirits and Demons]!
Feeling Allen’s fighting spirit, Icefyre also exploded all his power, trying to mitigate the effect of the [Dominion]. However, his pressure could not even compare half of Allen’s. Although they both possess suppressive powers, their levels were completely different.
The most important thing is that the aura of the true [Master of all Spirits and Demons] carried an undefendable sealing power.
Let alone the beasts in the canyon, even he, himself, one of the strongest Ice Dragons in the Demon World was shocked to the point that he had the urge to escape. Facing this suppression and sealing power, for the first time, an uncontrollable fear welled up inside him.
He had already lost all the arrogance he carried up until now.
Allen's aura instilled deep fear into his being!
Four pair of powerful wings beat against the air, and Icefyre vanished from view. The respite was short-lived, though, for he appeared moments later high above his original position.
Icefyre’s brows knitted as he worked.
“Demon Prince of Change; Dante… it’s a fitting name. Resolute, unwavering, and always unpredictable. Having the authority to oppressed demons and spirits and constant in change."
The infamous ‘Fool’, the accursed ‘Jester’- despite his existence almost been absorbed by Lord Vergil, he had become strong on his own.
Not only His level of power is comparable to our own, despite the fact we’ve lived for more than a hundred years.
No, this is not impossible!
Icefyre shook his head in frustration.
“This kind of growth is unprecedented and against nature! He must have been using some kind of forbidden spell! He draws too much from himself, and I doubt he’ll be able to hold it for long.”
Well, that's the common logic.
However, unfortunately for him, Allen's existence bypassed logic and the so-called common sense...!
“Where do you think you’re going?”
As Icefyre was pondering what he should do, suddenly a cold voice appeared behind him, causing his body to tremble in fear.
Allen holding Rebellion reached out, flashed without lightning sparks.
He had appeared up high in the air, raising the sword high above and cut down.
And the world was engulfed with blinding light.