Chapter 562
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Saleen was curious to know how the devil controlled his army . Although the demon dimension also had language and words and even cities, generally it was still desolated and uncivilized . Since they possessed so much power, demons had no interest in building fanciful cities . In the demon dimension, creatures that possessed the demon bloodline always ruled .
Supreme demons, demons, imps, demonic spirits; these demon bloodlines would always have an overwhelming advantage over magic bugs and beasts .
Since they were so strong and powerful, there was no need for fortresses . Armies did exist in the demon dimension, which made Saleen wonder what they were for . Mages did not have much records on this .
"My Lord…," Erbai was very careful . Although he had signed a soul bond with Saleen, he still called him 'Lord' rather than 'Master' . He learned this from the four demons . Nailisi was the only one who could call him 'Master' . If he said 'Master' as well, that would be directly challenging Nailisi .
"I am the only one who can call him 'Master'!" This was what Nailisi once said . She only had to say it once for the demons and demonic spirit to remember it by heart . Nailisi could be extremely vicious and that was something Erbai never doubted . If he were to vie with Nailisi for Saleen's favor, no bonds in this world would be able to save his life .
"My Lord, the Myers Mainland dimension is rather stable, but in comparison, the demon dimension is not . There are many unstable passageways between other dimensions and the demon dimension . Although these passageways do not usually appear for very long, it is long enough for big armies of more than one-hundred-thousand from other dimensions to pass through . "
"I see!"
"So, after every supreme demon advances into a devil, they will build a big city to secure the dimension's passageway . Battling with creatures from other dimensions is actually a good way to reduce the number of demons . " There was no tinge of sorrow when Erbai said these . For the past one-hundred-thousand years, things had always been this way for the demons .
For a demonic spirit like him, the average lifespan was about one-hundred years . If there were no wars, he could easily live to three-hundred or five-hundred years old .
"A devil's ability is equivalent to that of a human golden grand swordmaster, or even stronger . Advancing into a devil will also allow it to use some false god techniques or cast some spells . Even if they were of the same grade, a human would not be a devil's match . They will stand a chance only if there are four to five of them against one devil . One devil can control twelve supreme demons as his generals . These twelve supreme demons are all grade-9 and have signed life bonds with the devil . Even if the devil was to lose its powers or even if it was on the brink of death, the supreme demon generals still will not betray it . "
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"Life bond?!" Saleen felt incredulous . Life bonds were not as effective as slave bonds and there might even be some loopholes .
"Once a life bond is signed, the supreme demon will have a chance to advance into a devil . "
"You haven't told me how a devil controls his army . "
"The devil's city will contain a population of about a million . All the inhabitants possess fighting abilities . The devil's twelve generals will control twelve demon armies and each army consist of thirty-six-thousand soldiers . Every army is like a gigantic family . "
"Family?"
"Yes . Under the devil's rule will be twelve armies so that is equivalent to twelve families . In the devil's city, the children of the demons do not meet with any accidents unless they are on the battlefield . High-ranking officers in the army are all as strong as Cuisi . Once the supreme demons have had their fill, they can go about a month without eating again . The demon armies usually have an easy time in terms of logistics . We don't have many soldiers in support roles, at most we make the imps and demonic spirits do it…"
"I understand . " Saleen thought to himself, "This is no different from how humans always ask their slaves to do the most dangerous things in a battle . "
"If there is an outcome to the battle between devils, then it will stop there and then . If it is an invasion by other dimensions, the mages among the demons will order countless magic bugs into battle . "
Saleen was a little disappointed upon hearing this . So, it turned out that the demon armies were maintained through blood ties . This was the same in human armies too . Many of the private armies of noble families were actually part of an extensive family tree as well . These soldiers were treated well and were also very loyal . Saleen did not have so many relatives, and even if he did, he had no intentions of acknowledging them .
When he was still very young, those people took away all the family fortune that was left behind by his parents for him . To Sikenqinyans, blood ties were not always reliable . This demonic spirit definitely had his own ulterior motives for voluntarily signing a soul bond with Saleen .
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Saleen started, "Didn't you say that you know the secrets of the devils?"
"Oh, so this fellow knows the secrets of the devils! Master, I am curious to know too . Please ask him to tell us quickly . " No one knew when Nailisi entered the barrack . The demonic spirit's back was facing the entrance so he had no clue at all . Nailisi's voice was not loud, yet Erbai was already trembling .
"Hmm, you have already signed the bond . Just speak quietly . " Saleen frowned . The demonic spirit put on a display of immense fear towards Nailisi in front of him . He must have intentions other than pure fear .
"Master, Lex is worried so she asked her grand swordmaster to keep guard for the night . I might as well take a break . " Nailisi grinned and bypassed the demonic spirit to sit beside Saleen's bed .
Erbai was flustered and dared not look at Nailisi . He only spoke with his head down, "I wonder what my Lord would like to hear?"
"How would I know what secrets the devils may have that they doesn't want anyone revealing? Whichever you think it is, just say it . " Saleen squinted . He was not pleased with how the demonic spirit had performed so far . "Still thinking of how to drive a wedge in the relationship between Nailisi and I? Although it is very discreet, I already have a relationship with him that is based on the soul bond . There is no way he can hide those changes in his emotions from me . "
The demonic spirit bore hatred towards Nailisi . There was fear too, but not as much as he had acted it out to be . Saleen and Nailisi had already been bound by the soul bond for many years so his senses towards the soul were very sharp . If it was another mage that had just learned about soul bonds, he might not have been able to grasp it as deeply .
The demonic spirit suddenly understood . He could sense the anger in Saleen's heart and knew that he had gone overboard with his acting . He knew that Saleen was not pleased with him now . If he could sense Saleen's emotion, naturally Saleen could also do the same .
"I know some of the devil's weaknesses, plans, and their tendencies in battle and formations…"
"Plans? What plans?"
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"The devils are seeking a stable dimension such as the Myers Mainland dimension . They are looking for teleportation portals of at least thirty-thousand years old and have already found a few . They are trying to repair them . " The demonic spirit rambled on whatever came to mind . Whatever Saleen wanted to know, just let him ask . He dared not keep Saleen in suspense anymore .
"Oh? I am not interested in those," Saleen replied indifferently . It would be extremely difficult for the devils to come to the Myers Mainland dimension alone, what more the multiple armies of demons . Even if they did make it to the Mainland dimension, they still had to go up against a strong opponent, the Holy See .
To build large-scale dimensional teleportation portals that could reach the Myers Mainland would probably require tens of years of preparation . Nailisi was already close to the level of a supreme demon, yet she could only summon four demons . The amount of energy required for a dimensional teleportation portal would be unimaginable and even a devil would have a hard time sustaining it . After spending so much effort teleporting his troops over, they would probably face the onslaught of the Holy See immediately . The Holy See would never be caught unaware by their advances .
The body of a supreme demon was a treasure chest by itself . Kill a supreme demon and one would be able to help himself to the many materials that were of very high grade .
"Master, I think this fellow is spouting nonsense and is trying to deceive you . Let me question him for you . "
Upon hearing Nailisi's threat, Erbai's hair all stood on end . He immediately shouted, "My Lord, I know the devils' secret . They killed a God!"
"Killed a God? Humph, still trying to lie to Master!" Nailisi growled .
"Its true! All eighteen devils in the demon dimension were involved and they have even created a God's skin war drum out of it and armed millions of demons!" Erbai had no choice and hurriedly revealed everything he knew .
"A God's skin war drum?!" Saleen had been studying theology recently and countless anecdotes had mentioned about the uniqueness of this God's skin war drum, which left him with a deep impression . If the devils had created God's skin war drum, then they really must have killed a god .
"Say no more!" Nailisi stared at Erbai viciously while facing Saleen and pointed towards the outside . Saleen knew that Nailisi just did not want Lex to hear about what Erbai had just said about the demon dimension .
During the war between humans and Gods, humans also refined a God's skin war drum . Countless creatures from various dimensions obeyed the beat of the drum, attacking and retreating as one . That was how humans managed to successfully fight their way into several kingdoms of God plundered those unlucky Gods .
Compared to the God's skin war drum, war puppets were like child's play . Even the metal titan was probably only worth one ten-thousand of a God's skin war drum .
If the devils of the demon dimension had really refined such a thing, then the Myers Mainland was in deep trouble . If one were to take the God's skin war drum for oneself, it would be like possessing the strength of a demi god and one would be able to increase the fighting abilities of every soldier multiple times .
Tens of thousands of years ago, humans had a large group of grade-10 sorcerers . Combine that with a God's skin war drum and the total power was terrifying . "Although the Holy See is certainly powerful, if I can get my hands on the God's skin war drum, there is no way I can be defeated . The Lord of Glory will not be able to descend onto this dimension . "
"Master, this matter… we should discuss it with Teacher when we get back . " Nailisi was calmer than Saleen and he was shocked . "That's right . Why am I already thinking about the power of the God's skin war drum? It is still in the demon dimension . Even if a devil brought it along, am I even a match for him?"
That would be a strong foe that has surpassed grade-9 and was equivalent to Joey's standard . Even if it was slightly weaker, it would still be much stronger than an ordinary grade-9 sorcerer .
"A golden grand swordmaster that knew magic and could cast divine spells? Damn, I am too greedy . "
"You idiot…"
"Nailisi, my Lord, my name is Erbai . " The demonic spirit knelt in front of Nailisi, with his head on the ground .
"Whatever you have spoken to Master today, if you tell anyone else about it, I will kill you . I don't care if it was you or someone else who leaked it out . Do you understand?" Nailisi was no longer as cool she was earlier, but every word was firm .