### Chapter Seven: The Devil Challenger!
Soren silently watched it all.
Although the fate of the Hellspawn was pitiful, it was the destiny they chose for themselves, and Soren did not possess enough sympathy to pity them, unless they held some value he could exploit. The Hellspawn before him was a male demon, and compared to the Hellspawn awakened from the Hell of Bartok, those born from the Bottomless Abyss were much rarer. They needed to overcome both chaos and evil simultaneously; since the first Hellspawn was birthed from the Hell of Bartok, their title had never changed.
Ugly faces and sturdy bodies.
Fighting against evil burned their spirits, but made them stronger; Hellspawn must accept a 2-point intelligence penalty, but they would gain an additional 2-point constitution bonus.
Twisted demon horns were broken, and scars covered their sturdy bodies.
Due to awakening from chaos, the appearance of the Hellspawn would change; although still very ugly, they began to look more like hybrid creatures of the inferno, possessing humanoid appearances.
“Everyone, sit down!”
The higher Succubus seemed to stir, and the Soul Judge also moved quietly, but in their ears rang the voice of the Ferryman of the Underworld. This ugly Rosé coldly glanced at the others and spoke in a low voice in abyssal tongue, “No fighting is allowed in my domain! Otherwise, I will throw you all into the River of Underworld.”
The River of Underworld was their domain.
These subordinate Rosé had made contracts with the God of d*ath and even had to establish the “Oath of the River of Underworld”!
Visually, this variant of Rosé looked very thin, like a skeleton. Their skin was gray, and their pupils were dim and lackluster. They looked very pale, wearing dark robes engraved with marks from the God of d*ath, and their skin-tight faces resembled the undead because of their long exposure to the River of Underworld, where the power of its waters had influenced their life attributes.
These beings could be seen as “half-undead species”!
Ygoroth, like all evil spirits, was profit-driven, but they had their principles. Business was business, and when acting in their role as ‘Ferrymen of the River,’ these Ygoroth refused any battle to occur.
They possessed special powers.
‘Ferryman of the River’ was a very rare advanced profession; Ygoroth had abilities like transformation, summoning undead, and summoning River water demons, etc.
Within the River of Underworld were undead created by the God of d*ath, and provoking them risked being thrown into the river!
This point.
Even for deities, it was quite dangerous, as the power of the River’s waters eroded souls; even Soren would be affected if he came into contact with it.
The higher Succubus sat down again.
The Soul Judge’s dark gaze focused on the Ferryman of the Underworld. Even its chaotic nature told it that it must never provoke these ferry operators in the River.
The atmosphere became tense!
The sturdy Hellspawn sat beside Soren, looking quite calm, for everything seemed normal to him.
Since awakening as a Hellspawn, the battle had been endless!
The upper planes would not easily accept them. The lower planes viewed them as enemies; many Hellspawn were those who were defiled by evil powers in life, such as a cleric controlled by undeath spells who had committed countless crimes. If no angel from the upper planes came to guide their souls and redeem their sins, these souls would still fall into the Bottomless Abyss and the Hell of Bartok. Many Hellspawn existed in this manner, and under extremely lucky circumstances, they might ‘self-awaken’ and thus embark on the path of redemption.
“High-level Demon.”
As a deity, Soren could see their strength at a glance; the higher Succubus was Legendary level, the Soul Judge was also Legendary level, and the strength of the Hellspawn was formidable. Even Soren found it a bit hard to guess.
But!
Soren discerned his true form, an Assassin Demon of Challenge Level 18!
A very rare demon, more powerful than the Challenge Level 17 Six-armed Serpent Demon, but weaker than the Challenge Level 20 Balroth Demon.
No wonder he was not afraid at all!
The Assassin Demon was a special mutated advanced demon; they were born with shadow powers and were a very difficult and rare type of demon.
This type of demon often served certain evil gods!
For example, the former God of Slaughter, or the Prince of Dark Sun, they once trained Assassin Demons to become their messengers.
Such high-level demons were qualified to become divine apostles.
“A self-redeeming Assassin Demon!”
The corners of Soren’s mouth involuntarily curled into a slight arc as he thought to himself, “Interesting! Interesting!”
The Ferryman of the Underworld slowly moved the boat forward.
Before reaching their destination, they should not fight because even the Balroth Fire Demon knew not to provoke the ferry operators on the River.
These guys could summon servants of the God of d*ath if they went mad!
The Oath of the River of Underworld.
Starting from when the waters of the River flowed through the entire lower planes, encompassing the Bottomless Abyss and the Hell of Bartok, the Ygoroth had signed the Oath of the River with past Gods of d*ath. In the lower planes, neutral evil demons exercised the role of ‘Ferrymen of the River,’ gradually replacing the higher undead responsible for the River’s operation, seemingly because even the Gods of d*ath were unwilling to get too deeply involved with the Hell of Bartok and the Bottomless Abyss. Nowadays, most of the rivers in the lower planes function normally due to the actions of the evil spirits.
Only at the source of the River, from the boundary between the spirit world and the underworld, would the servants of the God of d*ath take over the duties of the ‘Ferrymen of the River.’
Back then.
When Soren adventured in the Bottomless Abyss, he almost advanced to become a ‘Ferryman of the River.’
………………
Gurenba Arena.
When Soren stepped onto this dark red arena again, the demonic audience before him seemed to have increased considerably since yesterday.
“Soren!”
“Soren!”
“Executioner – Soren!”
The demons erupted into a frenzy of cheers, as if in just one day, he gained significant popularity here.
It turned out that his show-off yesterday was the right choice!
For Soren’s plans for the future, he must accumulate enough reputation because no Demon Lord would be unknown.
“It seems there are quite a few viewers today betting on Executioner – Soren!”
The goblin Demon Sorcerer appeared with a sly grin, using its shrewd little eyes to scan the surroundings, revealing a trace of an evil smile, slowly saying, “Today our executioner – Soren will face two challenges!”
“The first round.”
“His opponent is a demon from the Hell of Bartok!”
“What will it be?”
“Hahaha! You’ll find out in a moment!”
…………… (To be continued ~^~)
