Rise of The Demon General

Chapter 736: Chapter 736. The Three Domain Lords

Amon spent several hours interrogating the four. One died during the process. He died because Amon wanted to make an example. They suffered from the Eternal Anguish Poison, but it turned out their pain tolerance was higher than that of the average person. Amon didn’t want to waste too much time, so he wasted one of them who he deemed to have the least to share. After that, the remaining three became more cooperative.

After getting what he could from the four. He fed them to Bo Wu. The hell beast was still weak, but it could already manifest itself to eat. Considering it had helped Amon survive, he allowed it to have a feast to recover itself.

”Gah...! That felt much better,” Bo Wu uttered after the feast. He could now speak properly. ”Still, I didn’t expect I would be back here so soon.”

”It is already more than twelve years since you were imprisoned inside me,” Amon remarked.

”Imprison... Such a negative word. Anyway, twelve years is but a flash for a hell beast like me. Also, if you need information about this world, you can just ask me. Why bother interrogating those four?”

”You still have difficulty talking, even after consuming the two before I entered the demon gate. I don’t know when you will recover properly. Plus, I don’t trust you.”

”Tch! You know, I prefer it if you treat me the way you treat your fellow humans. Pretending to be their best friends before stabbing them in their backs.”

”Be patient. I might still stab you in your back.”

”Not if I stab you first.”

”Is that a challenge?” Amon asked.

”Hehe, want to bet on it?” Bo Wu challenged back.

”What’s the point? It will be our lives on the line when we start stabbing each other.”

”True. Alright. Let’s be best friends for now, then,” Bo Wu said.

”For now,” Amon agreed.

”So, is everything they told me true?” Amon asked.

”I thought you didn’t trust me?” Bo Wu asked back.

”I don’t, but I still want to hear it from you and draw my own conclusions,” Amon replied.

”Tch. Yes, what they said is true. This demon realm is divided into three massive regions. While I said massive, please note that the size of this realm is only around half of Aetheria. So, you can consider each region a country. The denizens of this realm call these regions domains. Each domain was ruled by a domain lord.

”Although I said you can consider the region a country, they are not. They are more apt to be called provinces, because all three domain lords answer to one person, the ruler of this realm. He sits in a dark castle at the intersection of the three domains.

”In fact, his castle is not that far from here. If you head north from here, you will see his castle. His castle can be considered the center of this demon realm.”

”Do you know the cultivation level of this realm’s ruler and the three domain lords?” Amon asked. ”Those four you consumed only knew the names. They were too low-level to gauge their lords’ power.”

”I don’t blame them. Those four were indeed existences above everyone else in this demon realm,” Bo Wu answered. ”I don’t know for sure. My information came from the one who bound me to you.”

”Hai Di?” Amon asked.

”That’s the one,” Bo Wu confirmed. ”He is one of the domain lords. I know his cultivation for sure. His cultivation is at the Peak Unholy Monarch Stage of the Devil Realm.”

”Devil realm...,” Amon muttered. That was the pinnacle realm of the infernal cultivation. This cultivation realm was divided into four stages. Overlord, Unholy Monarch, Infernal Devil, and True Devil. Hai Di was close to the zenith of the cultivation world. No wonder he could render everyone powerless during the ritual of the demon-worshipping cult at Melas Twich Town, simply by using his aura.

”What is the cultivation level of the others?” Amon asked.

”As I said, I only know about the others because Hai Di told me, so take it with a grain of salt,” Bo Wu replied. ”The two other domain lords are Lang Man and Yao Ai. Lang Man has the cultivation level at the Intermediate Unholy Monarch Stage. As for Yao Ai, she is at the Beginning Unholy Monarch Stage.”

”So, Hai Di is the strongest among the three,” Amon remarked.

”If you rate them by only their cultivation levels, yes. However, the three never considered either of them inferior to the others. Although on paper, they all bow under the realm’s ruler, they are all competitors. Always working to undermine and encroach upon others’ territories.

”Don’t mistake this realm for being the same as Aetheria. The folks here are not much of rule-abiding. Power is everything here. Confrontations occur constantly between the three domains.”

”The realm’s ruler doesn’t involve himself in those confrontations?” Amon asked.

”No. He mostly sits quietly inside his castle. Watching everything unfold like a spectator. He hasn’t shown himself in public for, like, centuries.”

”Centuries? How do people know he is still alive?”

”Because he still broadcasts orders from time to time. He has an artifact that projects his image and voice into the sky of this realm. Everyone in this realm can see him when he uses it. Also, the three demon lords continued to attend the annual meeting in his castle.”

”Mm... What is his cultivation level?” Amon asked.

”This realm’s ruler, Mo Wang, has the cultivation level at the Peak Infernal Devil Stage,” Bo Wu answered.

”Infernal Devil? Not True Devil?” Amon asked. True Devil was the highest stage of the infernal cultivation. The summit that an infernal cultivator could attain. The Infernal Devil was one stage below it.

”If Mo Wang reaches the True Devil cultivation level, the denizens of this realm do not need to fear the upper realm anymore.”

”They fear the upper realm?” Amon asked.

”The upper realm is filled with monsters. The only reason the upper realm cannot assert its influence here as it did with Aetheria is that no divine cultivators can enter this realm.”

Hearing that, Amon remembered Lin Li’s report about the three mysterious figures who abducted Zhang Daofeng. Even someone like the hierophant was like a child to those three. He knew then that major incidents in Aetheria were always under the manipulation of the upper realm. The Temple of Divinity was an extension of the upper realm, with Mu Qin as its agent. Now that they had taken out that agent, he wasn’t sure how the upper realm would respond. Perhaps his exile to this realm could be considered a boon rather than a misfortune.

”I’ve heard what the four talked about the three domains of this realm, but they are not that familiar with the domain lords. Tell me what you know about them. Their interests. Their attitudes. I must decide which domain I choose to go.”

”You are going to one of the domains?” Bo Wu asked as if he didn’t expect the intention.

”Of course. If I were content with secluding myself in the wilderness, I could have just done it in Aetheria. Why would I bother to come here? My development will become stagnant unless I can gain resources. To do that, I must join a faction. Hence, I must decide which domain is the most ideal.”

”Very well then. I will tell you about Hai Di first, since I know him the most,” Bo Wu said. ”That man rules the domain North of Mo Wang’s castle. His domain is called the Devotion Domain. He is a sadistic man who enjoys punishing his enemies by making them watch their loved ones being tortured or killed before them. Well, I don’t need to mention this, considering you have experienced it yourself.

”However, he is fair to his underlings and subjects. Anyone who proves worthwhile can raise their ranks in his faction. If you want my opinion, you should go to his domain. You already know two of his favorite underlings, Xin Lie and Li Jing. They are not strong compared to his other minions, but they have a personal relationship with him. You can utilize those two women to fast-track your position in his faction. ”

”Tell me about the other two,” Amon said.

”Hm...” Bo Wu thought his words were enough to sway Amon to Hai Di’s faction. It was apparently not so.

”Like their cultivation level, I only know about the two from how Hai Di described them,” Bo Wu said. ”Hai Di called Lang Man a womanizer freak who can’t keep his dick in his pants. The last time I conversed with Hai Di about him, he had sixty-eight wives. Most likely, that number had gone up by now. From the way Hai Di spoke of the man, he didn’t see Lang Man in a good light. Well, then again, he didn’t see any of his competitors favorably. He, however, said that Lang Man cared for each of his wives deeply.”

”I find it contradictory that he cares for them deeply and yet marries so many,” Amon commented.

”Since you can’t see me shrug, let me tell you, this is me shrugging,” Bo Wu said. ”Although I said that he cares for his wife, don’t get me wrong, he is not a caring person. His affection is reserved only for his wives, or any potential woman he is interested to fuck. Any other people will prefer to be as far away from him. He is extremely cruel and easily affected by jealousy.

”I heard Hai Di tell me a story about Lang Man once. There was a time when one of his underlings risked his life to save one of his wives. Lang Man at first praised this underling. But after hearing his wife speak highly about the man several times, he was overcome with jealousy. He apprehended that underling and tortured him for three days and three nights, before executing him in public while his wife watched.”