"Freedom, rebellion, mockery, miserliness, charm," Ludius said. "Duge, these are the keywords possessed by the Alien Warriors I've gathered."

Apart from miserliness, the other four keywords were actually quite good.

Duge quickly assessed the pros and cons of these keywords and continued, "Ludius, can I meet them?"

"Of course," Ludius agreed cheerfully, "The five Alien Warriors have been deluded into thinking they still have control over the situation. I've let them temper their attributes in my territory; once they grow stronger, it will be time for us to counterattack the Mortal Realm. Now with you joining us, our odds of victory have greatly increased.

Duge, my friend, if you have the ability to kill the Solar God, then you stand a chance against Tedis. Once we occupy the Mortal Realm, you help me drive Tedis back to the Demon Realm. At that time, I will become the most powerful Demon King, and we will share the prosperity of the Mortal Realm together..."

The Black Dragon Reas watched as his Great Demon King told this outsider everything without reserve, including the plans to conspire against the Dark Demon King. Anxious and unable to do anything, he desperately signaled to another Black Dragon.

The other Black Dragon walked with his head down, ignoring Reas's signals. What could he do? Someone who could kill the Solar God and control Ludius was not someone he could afford to provoke. At worst, they would just have a new Demon King over their heads.

...

Kill Tedis?

The Demon Kings are much fiercer than the Ancient Deities.

Duge's eyebrows twitched slightly.

But upon further thought, this was normal. Ludius was born from greed and being content as the second Demon King did not fit his character.

"Ludius, I will help you become the strongest Demon King in the world. We must not only kill the Dark God but also eliminate the other five Demon Kings. Even if we can't kill them, we must reseal them in the Demon Realm," Duge said with a smile. "The seal requires the power of the seven Demon Kings to open. Without you, they will never have a chance to come out of the Demon Realm."

"That's exactly what I mean," Ludius laughed, looking at Duge as if he saw a kindred spirit.

"Ludius, take me to meet them," Duge said with a smile.

"No problem," Ludius nodded and turned to the two Black Dragons behind him, "Reas, Aron, you two go and bring them here..."

Reas and Aron simultaneously turned their gazes toward Duge.

It was clear at this moment who the real master was.

Indeed.

The harsher the environment, the more it forges a person.

Raphael and Ilina, such innocent folks, are still alive, all thanks to his kind heart!

Seeing the actions of the two Black Dragons, Duge nodded at them: "Go ahead, the faster the better. Many have seen us pass through the barrier, so the other Demon Kings might soon come here. What we may face next could well be a battle, and we'll need more allies."

Reas froze, exchanging a glance with Aron.

The two resumed their true Black Dragon forms and took off, flapping their wings and soaring away.

Ludius glanced at Duge and chuckled, "Duge, there won't be a fight. But you're right to worry. Jerom and Tanliwey will definitely come to check things out. We must figure out how to deal with them. Our plan, your identity, must not be revealed for now..."

Jerom---the Arrogant Demon King; Tanliwey---the Jealous Demon King.

Duge mentally matched the names and asked, "Ludius, why do you think there won't be a fight?"

Ludius shook his head: "Duge, we uncovered the secret of the Alien Warriors the moment we discovered it, and Tedis immediately set a rule for all Demon Kings, that anyone who enlists an Alien Warrior has them as their subordinate. The Alien Warriors are our trump card, and no one would reveal their number and keywords to anyone else."

"Tedis's order?" Duge was stunned.

"I know what you're thinking," Ludius smiled. "You probably think that Tedis issued such an order because he is confident he can suppress us all, right?"

"Isn't it the case?" Duge countered.

"Of course not. Even without this order, no one would tell others about the Alien Warriors they recruited," Ludius explained. "Rather than everyone hiding and suspecting each other, cultivating their own powers and then joining forces to break the barrier and occupy the Mortal Realm is precisely what Tedis wants to happen.

Before then, none of the Demon Kings would turn against each other.

Not one Demon King is a fool. The real fight among the Demon Kings would start in the Mortal Realm or after defeating the Ancient Deities. That's when it will truly be every Demon King for themselves.

Tedis doesn't need to suppress everyone. He just needs to hold onto his advantage while everyone is fighting amongst themselves. So, you don't have to worry about the seven Demon Kings fighting before the barrier is broken."

You don't fight because I'm not here yet.

Now that I'm here, it's a different story.

Looking at Ludius, who was laying all his cards on the table, Duge said with a smile, "Ludius, before they get here, why don't you tell me about the abilities of those Alien Warriors? Since you already know my name, there must be people from Qiyuan Star among those Alien Warriors!"

Under the influence of Yu Xia's abilities, Ludius completely regarded Duge and his companions as friends, withholding nothing.