Hollow's Heart

"Are young confident against Princes?"

Most of the people who bore the title of Demon Prince were at least at the peak of Tier 10 at very least... though most of them would be standing at Tier 11. Gu Long was very wary of them, because not only due to their personal power but also their cunning.

Every single Demon who has risen to the position of the Demon Lord, Demon Prince or Lord of the Layer were not only exceedingly powerful but also extremely cunning and scheming bastards.

Fighting such opponents was very troublesome because they would be using countless underhanded tricks and other means to win their fight. Gu Long didn't like such kinds of opponents because he knew from firsthand how hard it is to defeat such opponents...

His father was one of those.

Even though Zeoticus Lucifer was half-step Tier 13, he was one hell of a cunning bastard who would never fight his opponent head-on.

Even when he was confident that his opponent was much weaker, Zeoticus Lucifer would always employ schemes and other things to weaken his opponent as much as possible before only delivering the finishing blow.

"We will see... If I have enough information about the target and his strength, I should be able to beat some weaker ones..."

Even though Gu Long didn't really like fighting like this, he was taught by his father how to exploit every single weakness of the opponent.

"That should be enough; in the end, we would be doing everything to avoid to our best capabilities. We don't want to attract the attention of the true powers of the Abyss... that would be certainly disastrous."

The Dragon Prince agreed with the statement because he knew when to fight and when to lay low.

"We should get going..."

The journey to the Hollow's Heart, which was the 176th Layer of the Abyss, would be long and arduous, something that neither one of them was keen on experiencing.

They would be entering the different dimensions of Abyssal Layers because, in those Layers, more powerful Demons were as common as cabbage.

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Kadath Universe

Nurmengard Castle, Sunset Mountain Range, 9th Layer of the Higher Dimensional World of Baator

"So his way like this... most interesting to see..."

I got the data from Gu Long's Apotheosis several days ago... for the past few days, I meticulously studied the data; there was a lot of it. I was able to compare it with Sigmar's situation, which was somewhat similar yet different.

Still, it was the best I could get my hands on because I wouldn't be able to initiate the merger between the Law Path and Godhood Path without data. It was a dangerous thing to do because if I made some mistake, then I would, at best, cripple myself and, at worst, kill myself.

For that very reason, I needed as much data on the mergers between the Law Path and Godhood Method into the one. Fortunately, there was a perfect specimen that was walking on this path.

Soon enough, Leylin Farlier would be ascending to the Law Godhood through the merger, which would be the first time to have data on the pure merger. Sigmar and Gu Long were already born with some sort of state.

They were already something akin to Demigods; for them to reach it and become Law Gods was something different because it was like a natural evolution. They only needed to wait and advance naturally; with enough time and resources, they would become Law Gods without a problem.

"Still, the data collected on those two are treasure trove... but the I have managed to identify the first parameter, which is compatibility between the Path, Laws, Arcane Crest and Godhoods."

This was the first thing that I managed to identify after years of study: that all of the things needed to have compatibility of 100% with each other, or else the process would be doomed to failure.

"But at the same time, I need to consider my Aspect and Concept... Ruination and Void... I already have Godhood of Ruination, so that is very good and my Arcane Crest of End and Ruin. So, for that, the merger would be almost guaranteed to succeed, but..."

With the data gathered from observation of Sigmar, Gu Long and tons of knowledge on the Law Path and Godhood Path, I was able to conclude that I could initiate the merger and Apotheosis any time I wished.

But that was only on another side; there was another thing, which was the racial aspect because I would need to undergo the Evolution and for that, I need the stabilizing element in the form of Bloodline Source of true Archdevil species.

"Zeo, come back for the dinner... you have been cooped in your laboratory for the past few days!"

I heard Vena shouting at me from behind the doors, as once again, I was too engrossed in my own research because it was so exciting. At this part of my journey, it was progressively harder and harder to get stronger and the step where I was standing right now wasn't just about hard work.

"I am coming; just give me a few more minutes."

In the end, it would be nice to get some relaxation from all the research.

Everything was already in place; the pawns were moving across the chessboard as they should and soon enough, everything would fall in one place and create the most wonderful thing in existence...

Primarch...

The very moment I get my hands on the Bloodline Source of the Archdevil species and data from Leylin, it could all start.

And then the new Golden Age of the Kadath Universe would be ushered, and we would achieve the greater heights...

With the Primarch, who would become Universe Master the moment he became Tier 13 would be a force to be reckoned with.

"You look terrible..."

Venelana scoffed at me when I exited my laboratory because she instantly noticed my messy and unkept appearance. Once again I would hear no end about this, but I already got used to it...