"I and Purple Seal, we—are both demons."
"I heard that all demons were sealed. How could you be here?"
"That's right, but at that time, my brother and I were hidden away by the king. We are the last hope for the awakening of the demon race."
"What is your relationship with Demon Emperor?"
"Our father was once the king's most loyal subordinate, and our family has served the great king for generations."
"But you two couldn't escape either, could you?" trapped here, suffering torment.
"That's correct. The Grim Reaper locked us in here. In fact, I knew long ago that the Grim Reaper would not let us step out of here."
"I see. How could he allow you to leave?" The Grim Reaper would never let the demon race, the most dangerous species in the three realms, reappear.
"The demon race did make many mistakes in the past, but we have already been punished, haven't we? It's been long enough; it's time for us to begin awakening..."
"Demon Emperor has already broken free from his seal and is slowly awakening everyone, and all I can do is wait, wait for our demon race to descend upon the three realms once again," Northern King said with a smile, his tone very calm.
"Are you saying that Demon Emperor has awakened?!" I exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes. The king is summoning us."
"But you still can't get out, can you?"
"Ha ha, you and the Grim Reaper, actually, you all got it wrong..."
"In order to awaken the demon race, it's not enough to just have a king; someone needs to be sacrificed to truly unlock the seal."
"What do you mean—"
"That's right, I and Purple Seal, we are the offerings for this sacrifice."
"We have been waiting for the right moment, and that moment is about to arrive."
"Oh no!" I sighed inwardly.
This is Hell, the place that connects the three realms. The demon race is sealed in the Underworld, and Purple Seal and Ink Seal here are working together with the Demon Emperor to indeed break the seal. My goodness, this plan is too intricate!
"So, from the very beginning, before encountering me, you two brothers have been acting, deceiving the Grim Reaper."
"Exactly. In such a cruel place, for the sole hope of escape, brothers turn against each other and kill one another; this can indeed cover our tracks. Ha ha, and now we still have a bargaining chip in our hands."
"What is it?"
"You!" Not far away, Purple Seal appeared, wearing a smile identical to Ink Seal's, looking quite bothersome.
"Everything we did was to deceive the Grim Reaper, and clearly, we succeeded." Purple Seal approached us step by step.
Looking at the two brothers standing before me in such harmony, I don't know why, but I laughed...
"If your bargaining chip is me, then what can I do?"
"I told you, the Grim Reaper will not harm you, never." Ink Seal said.
"This time, he brought it upon himself; we can't be blamed." Purple Seal continued.
"Have you found it?" Ink Seal asked Purple Seal.
"You guessed correctly; the weakest point of this hell is right here in the void."
"Good, I have received the Demon Emperor's orders, and we can proceed now."
"Wait. What are you planning to do?"
"You'll find out when the time comes; just wait and see." Purple Seal said.
"Do you even know what you're doing? Once you open hell, the Underworld will inevitably be impacted. Yes, your king and your kin may take the opportunity to escape the seal, but have you thought about it? The entire Three Realms will suffer greatly because of your selfish actions!"
"I don't care about that. Do you know how long we've waited for this day, how long we've waited for the king to summon us?"
"How ridiculous. Are you sure about this?! Those Undead will all escape too, and all races in the Three Realms will lose their hope of survival. And then there are beasts like Sky-Opening; they will eventually consume everything. You are breaking the Three Realms Law!"
"I don't have time to listen to your ramblings. This is what the king commanded; we will do whatever it takes to accomplish it." Purple Seal said.
"Very well, you can easily sacrifice yourselves for a word from the Demon Emperor, but please think rationally: from the beginning until now, you've merely been pawns of the Demon Emperor. He decided to abandon both of you from the very start, didn't he?"
"For the king, we are willing." Purple Seal said word by word.
"It seems I have been too merciful towards you..." Yes, it was the voice of the Grim Reaper!
I said, how could he possibly let these two demons go so easily?
"We dare to speak now because we are not afraid of being discovered by you," Purple Seal said with a smile.
"I thought you had long since purified yourselves of your demonic nature, but I should have known that demons are demons; they can never truly be purified."
"It's too late, Old Buddy. Our king has already awakened, and I know your weak point here."
"Do you understand what the cost of this will be?"
"Of course, having lived this long, we know well enough. If it weren't for the king, we wouldn't have endured here for so long."
"I have been giving you opportunities..." the Grim Reaper sighed.
Ink Seal and Purple Seal were taken aback, a bit flustered.
"Don't forget where this is and who the master here is. I originally wanted to give you a chance to cultivate rapport with Xi Meng and let you leave here to stay by her side in the future. However, since you want to die, then go ahead and die!"
The Grim Reaper was truly angry!
I didn't think about why he wanted to keep Ink Seal and Purple Seal by my side; there was only a strong instinct telling me that they could not die.
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