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He couldn't compare to the value of these three ancient corpses.

Besides—

Hell is boundless, and its talents are innumerable.

With a mere command from him, wouldn't it be easy to find someone stronger, someone with more ability, to serve him?

They could even do a better job than Baxter!

But to confirm, he still needed to ask clearly.

"Are you talking about the vampire Baxter?" Lord Nine Phases asked.

"Yes." Mo Ga Ru nodded.

"Haha, he's quite a funny fellow." Lord Nine Phases burst into laughter.

Mo Ga Ru followed with a smile.

A person capable of doing so much, even becoming an Official Tomb Soldier in the Great Tomb.

—Do you find that funny?

"So, do we have a deal?" Mo Ga Ru asked impatiently.

"Deal." Lord Nine Phases agreed immediately.

"Good, these three ancient corpses are now yours—what about Baxter?" Mo Ga Ru asked.

"He has my teeth, I'll just summon him over." Lord Nine Phases formed a Spell Seal with one hand.

In an instant.

Rosalia, holding a notebook and pen and furiously writing something, appeared directly.

Both sides were taken aback.

"Why is it you? Where's Baxter?" Lord Nine Phases asked.

"Reporting to Lord Nine Phases, Baxter has entrusted me with full authority over Hell's affairs." Rosalia answered respectfully.

"Ah, yes, the proxy war..." Lord Nine Phases tapped his forehead, "That's not important. I'm asking you, why did he give you my teeth?"

"Because I'm recruiting on his orders, and he gave me the teeth as a token to prove his trust to others."

Rosalia replied.

"You're his subordinate?" Mo Ga Ru asked with interest.

"Yes, my lord." Rosalia said.

"This dark elf is Baxter's subordinate, give her to me along with the corpses." Mo Ga Ru looked at Lord Nine Phases.

"Take her." Lord Nine Phases said nonchalantly.

Rosalia still didn't understand what was happening.

Mo Ga Ru turned to Rosalia: "From now on, Baxter and you both work for me."

"I've seen the lord!" Rosalia immediately bowed respectfully.

—To think she wound up following Baxter in changing allegiances to one of the "Five Desires" strongest!

Rosalia couldn't help but glance at Lord Nine Phases.

Lord Nine Phases, rubbing his hands excitedly, couldn't take his eyes off the three corpses on the ground.

So—

Is this what became of Baxter?

The vampire Baxter, who ventured alone into the Great Tomb, journeyed through Hell, headed for the Nightmare World, tackling other lords' subordinates along the way, devotedly serving Lord Nine Phases, not forgetting to recruit followers in Hell, gathering forces, and scouting for intelligence.

However—

Lord Nine Phases had already traded him away.

—All for a few ancient corpses.

Rosalia suppressed her emotions, calming the anger she felt toward Lord Nine Phases.

There was no other way.

Even if she were to face the same end as Lord Baxter, there was still no other way.

Everything belonged to the Supreme Being.

This was the universe's most straightforward, and yet most indisputable truth.

"Wait a moment."

After speaking, Mo Ga Ru suddenly vanished.

Only Lord Nine Phases and Rosalia remained on the spot.

Bizarre whispers came from the dozens of skulls behind Lord Nine Phases, and listening to them for too long made one's skin crawl.

Rosalia, feeling increasingly uneasy, took out the tooth and, holding it with both hands, said respectfully:

"Lord Nine Phases, this belongs to you."

"Hmm, you know your place; it seems Baxter trained you well." Lord Nine Phases smiled, showing his teeth, and gestured to take back his teeth.

Suddenly, a ripple flashed across the sky.

Mo Ga Ru appeared with Shen Ye, descending from above.

"From now on, you work for me; Lord Nine Phases has already agreed to this."

Mo Ga Ru declared.

He even casually patted Lord Nine Phases on the shoulder.

Lord Nine Phases nodded carelessly.

Shen Ye looked at Mo Ga Ru, then at Lord Nine Phases.

In that moment.

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A certain truth was on the verge of bursting forth.

Shen Ye's mind suddenly cleared as past confusions were resolved.

Mo Ga Ru—

had never actually intended to deal with Lord Nine Phases.

They were in cahoots.

Tai Yan, gravely injured, returned to the Five Desires World; he could have sought help from Mo Ga Ru, the number one being of the world—

So why was he still devoured by Lord Nine Phases?

After that, right away, Tian Luo went with Mo Ga Ru to capture Lord Nine Phases.

Tian Luo died.

Lord Nine Phases was unaffected!

Why?

Because Lord Nine Phases was in league with Mo Ga Ru!

At that moment, Mo Ga Ru was patting Lord Nine Phases on the shoulder as if it was routine!

What then, were Tai Yan and Tian Luo?

Perhaps the fact that Tai Yan and Tian Luo showed up in the Main World together, then sent subordinates into the Great Tomb and competed over treasures in Hell—

Did all this irritate Mo Ga Ru, so he took Nine Phases' side?

Those matters could be figured out later.

First, to get past the immediate problem—

Shen Ye's eyes flashed.

—Lord Nine Phases knew too many of his secrets.

He had to shut its mouth and not let it utter anything that might make Mo Ga Ru suspicious!

But Lord Nine Phases started laughing out loud:

"Hahaha, Mo Ga Ru, you'd have no idea what this underling of mine has done."

"Actually, I do know a bit." Mo Ga Ru laughed as well. He intended to praise him but instead blurted out, "He's a blind little dead kid, with a bare ass and no asshole, deserves a beating and a kicking, only behaves when hammered with an iron mallet."

A deathly silence ensued.

Damn it.

Forgot to use the glowing letter input method.

Mo Ga Ru slapped his own head, regretfully thinking.

Having heard such derogatory comments, Lord Nine Phases couldn't very well say much more.

Rosalia's complexion turned pale beside them, as she swayed on the verge of collapse.

—If things looked bleak for her boss, what good end could she possibly expect?

Yet Shen Ye remained calm.

Stroke of genius!

Mo Ga Ru's trash talk had successfully cut off Lord Nine Phases' inclination to spill secrets!

Now it was his turn!

Shen Ye turned his head towards Lord Nine Phases and asked earnestly,

"My lord, there are many tasks on my side that are only halfway done, how shall we proceed in the future?"

He then glanced at the three Ancient Corpses.

When Lord Nine Phases heard his question and thought about the cruel words just uttered by Mo Ga Ru, it subconsciously thought that Shen Ye wanted to cancel the just-made deal.

But it had already promised Mo Ga Ru!

—This Baxter has actually been doing an excellent job and is very loyal.

Yet it had sold him out for the sake of three Ancient Corpses—

Lord Nine Phases felt an unusual twinge of guilt, and even those heads behind him all closed their mouths unusually, all going to admire the scenery of Hell instead.

"Well—Baxter, just keep doing a good job for Lord Mo Ga Ru. As for me, well, I don't have any—oh right, I have some business to attend to, I should leave first."

Lord Nine Phases' physique flashed, and it soared into the sky, quickly disappearing from sight.

With its departure, Shen Ye finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Mo Ga Ru was suspicious.

Many things could not be said in front of him.

"Lord Mo Ga Ru, shall I abandon all the tasks from Lord Nine Phases?"

Shen Ye asked again.

"Abandon them all, I'll arrange tasks for you from now on." Mo Ga Ru stated decisively.

"Yes, my lord." Shen Ye said.

Mo Ga Ru then had a thought and said, "Your brother is currently in Eternal Night City, serving as the Chief Diva of the Dark Night Ros Dance Troupe. Would you care to see him?"

"He rose to that position by sucking our blood, by trading our lives—I shall never see him again." Shen Ye said with finality.

Mo Ga Ru sighed.

So be it.

After all, the affairs of vampires didn't really concern him.

"If I send you to Eternal Night City for a mission, you won't see him?" Mo Ga Ru asked.

"Absolutely not." Shen Ye replied.

"Well then... it's a family matter, I'd rather not interfere."

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