Outside the treasure vault, Flora stood respectfully, awaiting Sally's response. Just a few days ago, she was merely a mid-level demon, a Great Goblin, but under the erosion of the Gluttony Sin, she had fallen into madness and distortion. However, it was in that very state that Flora discovered the darkness that had always been hidden within her heart.
Since birth, having lived in the royal palace, she had always been taught that as a high-level demon, a Goblin, she had the responsibility to protect the Edras Royal Palace and its weaker demon inhabitants. Flora had always taken this to heart, considering it her lifelong duty.
But in reality, after Flora fell into madness due to the Gluttony Sin's erosion, she discovered that the gentle self who lived for the Edras Royal Palace and its people was false, a facade created by the education she had received.
The true Flora was not like that. From the moment of her birth, she was the purest of Goblins, pursuing battle, slaughter, and destruction in her heart. The true Flora, the purest Goblin, sought only slaughter and battle.
As for protecting the Edras Kingdom and its weaker demons, that was just a false dream shaped by her upbringing. At that moment, Flora understood her true desires. As for protecting the Edras Kingdom and its weaker demons, that thought was completely crushed by Flora at that moment.
This was a world where the strong preyed on the weak, and she had no obligation to protect those weaker beings. She should follow her heart and pursue battle, slaughter, and destruction, embracing her truest self.
It was then that Flora wholeheartedly accepted the Gluttony Sin within her and successfully adapted to it, making it a part of herself.
The moment she completely merged with the Gluttony Sin, becoming a Gluttony Monster who retained her ego and possessed complete intelligence, Flora sensed Lu Minghao's aura within the treasure vault and the submission and fervor in her soul, as if facing a creator. Naturally, Flora also thought of everything that had happened within the Edras Kingdom and the capital, Calando.
Not long ago, after sensing that Lu Minghao and Sally had awakened, Flora left the treasure vault to find Edras, intending to offer the king of the Edras Kingdom as a gift to Lu Minghao and Sally.
Behind Flora, Edras, unaware that he was about to be given as a gift, was looking around in confusion. After being teleported here with Flora a few minutes ago, Edras noticed that Oz and Chris were not here, but he could still sense their presence.
However, that presence was strange. Oz and Chris's auras were completely intertwined... No, they were completely fused together.
"Flora, where are Oz and Chris? Why aren't they here?"
The next moment, Edras, unable to understand, looked up at Flora in front of him. Knowing Oz and Chris, if he had instructed them to stay here and protect Sally, they would never leave unless they were dead.
But now, Edras could indeed sense their auras, but that aura had become extremely strange, and they had not appeared. This could not help but make Edras feel a sense of foreboding... After all, Edras had seen too much lately.
Even two of his three children had completely turned into monsters similar to Fera, and he had personally ended their suffering.
"Lord Oz and Lord Chris are a little busy right now, but they will be back soon. When they return, they will definitely give you a surprise, Lord Edras."
In front, Flora, hearing Edras's voice, turned her head and smiled gently at Edras, explaining why the Frost Demon Wolf Oz and the Two-Headed Pseudo-Dragon Chris were not here. However, when Flora said the word "surprise," her smile became extremely strange.
On the opposite side, seeing this strange smile, Edras's sense of foreboding became even stronger. Just as he was about to continue questioning Flora, the dark gate of the treasure vault creaked open, and Sally, holding Lu Minghao, walked out.
Seeing this, Edras could only temporarily suppress the matter of Oz and Chris in his heart. After all, the most important thing now was Sally. As long as she reached the critical point of Demon Lord species awakening as he hoped, she could rely on the souls of the ten thousand demons within the capital's barrier to directly awaken into a True Demon Lord.
Thinking of this, Edras quickly stepped forward, a look of paternal love on his face as he looked at Sally, as if he cared about Sally very much. But in reality, he secretly activated his magic perception, wanting to figure out Sally's current strength.
"Uncle, don't you know that's very impolite?"
The next moment, before Edras could figure out Sally's strength, a dark and terrifying aura directly pressed down on Edras. Sally slightly raised her head and looked at Edras with a displeased expression.
"Demon Lord's aura, Sally, you've become a Demon Lord species!"
Feeling the terrifying and familiar pressure on his body, even Edras, who was also a Demon Lord species, could not help but feel a trace of fear in his heart. But the next moment, the smile on Edras's face became extremely excited, because this was a good thing!
Sally's aura alone made him feel fear, which meant that her strength had completely surpassed him. In other words, Sally was very likely to be able to awaken into a True Demon Lord.
"Sally, are you now able to absorb souls and prepare to awaken?"
The next moment, Edras leaned in front of Sally and asked with a smile, his eyes full of anticipation and expectation, as if he could already see Sally nodding in the next second, and then absorbing the souls of the ten thousand demons in Calando in one gulp, directly completing her awakening.
"Uncle, are you still not awake? Sally has only just evolved into a Demon Lord species. It will take a long time to awaken."
Sally raised her head and looked at Edras with disdain, but in reality, Sally's heart was already blooming with joy. As soon as she walked out of the treasure vault, Sally noticed the dense clusters of soul light above Calando.
In Sally's opinion, these all belonged to Lu Minghao. With so many souls, Lu Minghao's progress in awakening into a True Demon would definitely be accelerated a lot.
"It will take a long time... I understand. Sorry, Sally, I was too impatient."
On the opposite side, Edras could not help but feel disappointed after receiving Sally's reply. But then he thought that if it was really that easy to awaken into a True Demon Lord, there would not be only a few Demon Lords in the world now.
But Edras was still full of confidence in Sally. After all, Sally had just become a Demon Lord species and already possessed strength far surpassing his own. Then it would definitely not be long before she could awaken into a True Demon Lord!
At that time, the Edras Kingdom would completely rise!
"By the way, Sally, I said before that when you become a Demon Lord, you will become the king of the Edras Kingdom. But now, although you have not yet awakened into a Demon Lord, your strength has already surpassed me. From now on, you are the king of the Edras Kingdom, the hope of the entire Edras Kingdom!"
After speaking, Edras did not wait for Sally to reply. He raised his hand with a serious expression, took off the crown from his head, and placed it in front of Sally with both hands, as if he was holding not a crown, but the entire Edras Kingdom and all its people.
At this moment, Edras sincerely wanted Sally to become the new king, leading this Edras Kingdom that was on the verge of destruction and saving all its people.
"The new king of the Edras Kingdom?"
Sally lowered her head and looked at the crown in front of her, gently reaching out and taking it. Then, under Edras's expectant gaze, Sally raised the crown in her hand and placed it directly on Lu Minghao's head.
Looking at the crown that fit perfectly, a satisfied smile appeared on Sally's small face. In her opinion, no crown or Edras Kingdom was worth caring about. The only use for this crown was to be an ornament for Lu Minghao.
"Sa... Sally! This is the crown! It represents the entire Edras Kingdom and all its people! How can you put it on a mere slime's head!"
On the opposite side, Edras was stunned when he saw Sally put the crown on Lu Minghao's head. Then he looked at Sally with an extremely serious expression and spoke, even the magic power in his body overflowing uncontrollably.
In Edras's opinion, the crown was sacred. It represented the entire Edras Kingdom and all its people. It was a symbol of the throne, a symbol of the entire kingdom, and the hope of the entire Edras Kingdom. When Sally wore it, she would become the king of the Edras Kingdom and the hope of protecting all the people of the Edras Kingdom from all disasters.
But at this moment, Sally put this sacred crown on the head of a slime in front of him, which made Edras unable to help but feel angry, because Sally's actions had tarnished this sacred crown!
"Because Sally likes it. And when did Sally ever say that she would save this kingdom? And even if Sally puts the crown on Minghao's head, so what? If it represents this kingdom and all its people, then Sally will just destroy them all!"
On the opposite side, Sally raised her hand and adjusted the crown on Lu Minghao's head. After seeing that there were no problems, she turned around to face Edras. Her delicate and lovely face was filled with unprecedented indifference, and her empty, deathly silent purple eyes stared at Edras without emotion as she said each word.
"You... What did you say? You want to destroy the Edras Kingdom, destroy our demon kingdom?"
After hearing Sally's words, Edras's expression completely darkened, and violent magic power surged out like a tsunami, causing the entire royal palace to tremble. At this time, Edras completely ignored these things, only staring intently at Sally in front of him.
"It seems that Sally has never said that she would save this kingdom. In fact, it's more like Sally has long decided to destroy this disgusting kingdom."
