Multiverse Anime: A Journey Through Worlds Starting as the Supreme Being

"...In this way, when other demon gods invade, you can trade your own life for the survival of those people."

"You are truly a demon god who worked so hard for his people, and in the end even put his own life on the line. Your gentleness makes me feel a little embarrassed."

Xixiang shook his head, he had a deeper understanding of the devil's lover.

And the Demon God of Salt (King Zhao) Heulia is undoubtedly the one who loves humans the most among the demon gods.

"The Demon God's flaws are really big. The will of the people can even coerce the Demon God and force the Demon God to make irrational decisions."

Xixiang said softly.

Heulia could actually abandon all her people just to survive for herself.

She can also take her subjects to seek refuge with other demon gods.

But Heulia did not do this because there were still a large number of non-surrender factions among her subjects, and those people wanted to fight the invaders desperately.

The existence of this group of people also prevented Heulia from making such a choice.

It's so sad to think about the demons that the thoughts of the people can affect them.

The weaker the devil, the more affected he will be by these thoughts.

This is the greatest weakness and flaw of the Demon God.

"I roughly understand the source of your demon god's power."

Listening to Xixiang's words, Heulia was a little puzzled.

Isn't he also a demon god? Why would he say that he understands the source of the demon god's power?

Chapter 16 Let’s turn you into a compensation product, Heulia!

Heulia didn't understand the meaning of Saigo's words.

She was not prepared to understand that Heulia was facing a desperate situation that made her miserable. She didn't know how to save her people, and she only hoped that the demon in front of her would be able to spare her.

"Your authority is very effective, Heulia, the Demon God of Salt."

Saigo sat on Heulia's throne. He looked at the sad, gentle and beautiful demon and said:

"...Salt is a necessity for human life. Although the people in Liyue also have some simple methods to make salt."

"But the quality of the salt produced by those methods is really poor and cannot be compared with the salt made by your people."

"...Besides, you hold the authority over 'salt'. If you don't want others to produce salt, you have the authority to prevent salt from being produced using ordinary methods."

Heulia bit her lip when she heard Saigo's words. She shook her head and said, "...I wouldn't dare to do such a thing."

"Because if you do that, you'll expose yourself to all the demon gods, right?"

Xixiang asked with a smile.

The Demon God of Salt did not refute, just nodded slightly.

As a demon, Heulia's strength is too weak.

But her authority is extremely important to humans.

If Heulia uses her own authority to not allow other humans to create the substance salt and can only obtain it from some meat, it will definitely be difficult for humans to survive healthily for a long time.

It can be said that as long as Heulia is willing, she 767 can completely monopolize this business. There is a reason why the Salt Country was so wealthy in the past.

But Heulia didn't dare to do this.

If her people cannot obtain the substance 'salt', other demon gods will naturally come together and angrily destroy her, the demon god of salt, and her people.

Heulia knew the stakes, so since the Demon God War began, she did not dare to use her authority at all.

But if this is a peaceful era, this authority will be extremely important. Whoever controls the 'salt' can obtain a large number of moras to promote economic development.

Since he is now helping Morax, Xixiang must also think about the people of Liyue, who have now become his people.

Perhaps in the future, the title Emperor will not only refer to Morax, but also to him, the Demon God of Entropy.

"Your authority is very important, Heulia... This authority is more important than imagined. It can bring a lot of wealth and promote the development of people's peace and contentment."

"...I think with your intelligence, Heulia, it's impossible not to see this."

This demon is very smart. Although under her rule, the Kingdom of Salt is now weak and vulnerable, this has nothing to do with Heulia. It is purely a matter of strength.

On the contrary, her seemingly ceding territory behavior (ciff) is really the only way this country can survive.

"But this authority has no effect during the current Demon God War. It will only be hated by the Demon God."

Heulia sighed lightly, being weak is a sin, being weak is the original sin.

The weaker party between countries has no room for resistance.

"The Demon God War is about to end. I will end this war with my own hands..."

"...Peace will come soon, Heulia. Soon this land will be like hundreds of years ago, with people living and working in peace and contentment, and people being happy and healthy."

Xixiang, who was sitting on the throne, leaned forward slightly and said in a tone that left no room for doubt.

"Then I wish you victory and I hope you can stop this cruel war."

Heulia did not make any mockery, but sincerely blessed him.

She hopes that the war will stop, that peace will come, no matter which demon wins, she just hopes that all these cruel wars can disappear.

"I will do it, so at this moment when the war is about to end and peace is about to come, your authority will become more and more important."

"...Morax is the god of contract, I also like contracts, sign a contract with me, Heulia! I can protect you at the end of this war so that you can live to the next era."

"Maybe you may not care about your own life, but you will care about the lives of your people."

"...Don't you want to see peace after the war and see your people live and work in peace again?"

"You can't refuse it either, you can't refuse it. Since you don't have land to cede to me now, and Mora doesn't have compensation for me, then use yourself to replace all of this, become my property, and become compensation!"

Xixiang carried a long lantern, and he walked slowly and firmly to Heulia, looking at this beautiful and gentle demon, and said without rejection.

"I..."

Heulia looked doubtful.

It was really that Xixiang's behavior was not in line with the thinking and actions of the demon.

Even if Morax was here, even if he would pity this demon god, even if he knew the role of Heulia's authority.

But Morax would kill him without hesitation.

Because the two sides are enemies, not friends. During this period of the demon war, the demon gods have long been influenced by the "heavenly law". Their goal is the throne of power, and they will never hesitate.

And Heulia was simply incredible that someone like Xixiang would persuade her to surrender and was willing to protect her.

How powerful is this demon god, he can overcome "fate" and resist that terrible influence.

Of course, Heulia didn't know that Xixiang was not a demon god in this world, and his birth had nothing to do with the island in the sky.

Heulia was moved, she wanted to agree, but she couldn't agree.

Because the idea of ​​a small number of people who were unwilling to surrender and resist foreign enemies was engulfing this demon god and making her unable to make rational judgments.

Xixiang saw the dilemma that Heulia was facing at a glance. He laughed and said, "... I understand, Heulia!"

"... You are willing to sign this contract with me, but your people are not willing."

"It doesn't matter. Since you are bound by the will of this people and this country, just destroy this country and make sure there is no connection between you and your people."

There was a chilling coldness in Xixiang's words. Heulia looked horrified and shouted, "... What are you going to do?"

The gentle demon looked anxious, fearing that Xixiang's so-called destruction of this country meant killing her people.

If that was the case, then what was the point of her compromise? This was inconsistent with her own purpose.

"Don't worry, I won't slaughter your people. I will make them completely disappointed and despair of you... Only a few people will die, and I can save you from the abyss of despair."

"... Let me borrow your power, Heulia!"

Xiang suddenly swung the lantern in his left hand forward. As the wick in the lantern burned brightly, an irresistible suction force like a black hole came from it.

Heulia groaned. She felt that her authority and her control of elemental magic were uncontrollably absorbed by the lamp.

As Heulia's power was absorbed, the flame in the long lamp burned more and more vigorously.

Xiang raised his foot and stomped the ground lightly. The power absorbed from Heulia, under the blessing of Xiang's own power, spread out from the bottom of his feet.

With Xiang as the center, the stone bricks under his feet turned into salt alkali, and the speed of the salt alkali spreading became faster and faster. In the blink of an eye, all the stones of this temple turned into salt.

The salt field was still spreading rapidly. The guards at the door screamed in fear and wanted to flee, but their speed of escape could not catch up with the spread of salt. In the blink of an eye, these guards were turned into sculptures made of salt.

The salt field continued to climb in all directions, and soon even the palace was turned into salt products. Whether it was metal or wood, it was turned into high-quality salt.

Chapter 17 Cut yourself to pay compensation

"Ah——"

The soldiers in the palace screamed in fear and ran out of the palace, but the salt spread very quickly. In the blink of an eye, the entire palace was turned into a sculpture made of salt.

Every soldier kept the posture of running away and being terrified, becoming a member of this sculpture.

When the entire palace turned into salt, the terrible power of salt was still spreading outward, gradually contaminating the last small city in the country.

However, the spread of salt had begun to slow down at this time, as if giving the residents of the city some time to take refuge.

People rushed out of the town, pushing and shoving each other. They only took the small items that were barely valuable at home and ran out of the city in the shoving and crowding.

Standing on the high slope outside the city, the people protected by the Salt Demon looked blankly at their hometown that had completely turned into salt, and were at a loss for a moment.

"What happened? Who can tell me what happened?"

The people of the Salt Country couldn't help crying in grief, kneeling on the ground and crying.

As one person cried, the atmosphere of sadness gradually spread, and countless people were sad and crying.

Somehow, a message gradually spread among the crowd, saying that the Salt Demon God had fallen, and they had lost the god who protected them.

For a moment, the scene became even more desolate, and everyone was at a loss.

Even those who had previously given speeches in the market and criticized the Salt Demon God for all his faults were silent at this time.

Even if they had hated the Salt Demon God for his cowardice and incompetence, and ceded land and paid compensation.

But when this demon god who had protected them for a thousand years fell, everyone's heart was still filled with deep sadness, and there was a sense of powerlessness that they were abandoned.

But people always have to cheer up. After a long time of wailing, someone finally suggested that they must find a new demon god to protect them.

In this period of the Demon God War, in this period when demon gods and humans coexist, if there is no demon god to protect them, humans cannot survive on this land at all.

Fortunately, the Salt Kingdom has lost a lot of land and population during the hundred-year Demon God War, and there are not many people left now.

Being small in number also has its advantages, as they don't have to wander around with their bloated belongings for a long time.

Soon, under the organization of some prestigious people, the people of the Salt Kingdom, like the people of Liyue at the beginning, left their homes and began their migration journey.

…

In the palace, Xixiang and Heulia stood silently for two days.

Heulia was relieved until all her people left to migrate.

"Before the Demon War, you had a road leading directly to Guiliji in order to trade with Guiliji. Now this road is also a way to survive for your people."

"...Now many demons are dormant and recovering from their injuries, so there is not much danger along the way."

"When we arrive at Guiliji, there are immortals from Liyue stationed there. After knowing the purpose of these people's visit, they will escort them to the newly built Liyue Port."

"...How about it, Heulia, this is the best ending for you."

Xixiang held the ancient long lamp in his left hand, and the flame inside flickered with a faint light.

He turned his head to look at the gentle white-haired demon beside him and spoke slowly.

The nervous look in Heulia's eyes gradually faded, and she smiled softly and said: "...Thank you, Lord Zarathustra."

Xixiang used means to forcibly cut off the connection between Heulia and her people. Although the connection was not completely cut off, it was already extremely weak.

Many people in the Salt Kingdom believed that the Salt Demon God they believed in was dead. Except for a few very devout people, most people's faith would soon disappear.

This was also thanks to Heulia's cowardly and incompetent performance during the hundred years of the Demon War.

Because of her incompetence, this belief was already very weak.