As the deep, dark mist dissipated, the Demon Prince Fa Buti was reborn.
However, he looked completely different from before.
His former four arms had been reduced to two.
His deformed lower limbs were now covered in black-red scales and had grown thicker and stronger.
The previously inconspicuous demon horns on his head had grown long and twisted, coiling atop his head like the base of a crown.
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"This…"
Fa Buti trembled with excitement, touching the powerful muscles now coursing through his body.
At this moment, he could clearly feel endless power surging within him.
A force so strong it bordered on madness flowed through every nerve, striking his soul and driving him into a frenzy.
Yet behind this madness, a feeling akin to "destiny is mine" lingered in his mind.
He waved his hands, trying to sense the extent of his strength.
Instantly, the forty-fifth layer of the Endless Abyss, the territory promised to him by Chu Hao, was swept by a storm that seemed to appear from nowhere.
All abyssal creatures, including demons, instinctively tried to avoid the storm.
They could sense that it contained a fragment of the Abyss's underlying essence.
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"Hahaha… such…"
The Demon Prince Fa Buti's crimson eyes glimmered with a mix of madness and cruelty.
"This kind of power! I can feel my desires expanding with it."
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Meanwhile, as the black mist cleared, Chu Hao reappeared.
Fa Buti immediately knelt before him, awaiting orders.
Chu Hao, however, did not rush to command the newly created Demon Prince. He merely stood in front of him, observing.
This silence lasted for hours.
Chu Hao's black-red whirlpool eyes stared unblinkingly at Fa Buti, examining him thoroughly.
He thought to himself:
"A bit… unexpected."
"Creating a demon directly from a portion of the Endless Abyss's essence does grant a fragment of genuine abyssal authority, but somehow…"
"It feels… somewhat weak."
In Chu Hao's perspective, there was no "Demon Prince Fa Buti."
In his all-seeing eyes, the being before him was just a living fragment of the Abyss.
The demon body was merely a facade for outsiders.
At its core, Fa Buti was merely a puppet with partial authority over the Endless Abyss.
And in terms of combat strength, it was far too weak.
Measured numerically, Fa Buti's value was around 5000.
Peak demons who had awakened multiple True Names hovered around 2000–3000.
As for abyssal mythic beings like Yum, their values were generally above 10,000.
This gap puzzled Chu Hao.
"Is it because it doesn't have any individual powers of its own?"
"Yet by status, Fa Buti is higher than beings like Yum."
"Is it the status itself, or did the Abyss instinctively limit its potential during creation?"
"Why?"
At this moment, Fa Buti had access to roughly a dozen powers, though these were only usable, not truly owned.
Beings like Yum possessed multiple authentic powers, which were both the source of their strength and part of themselves.
Outside of Chu Hao, no method could restrict their power.
Chu Hao pondered silently, while Fa Buti knelt reverently, not daring to lift his head.
Only after becoming a Demon Prince did he truly comprehend the terror of the Abyssal Lord before him.
Like the ignorant and fearless beings of other worlds, only by reaching a certain level could one truly feel the overwhelming presence of a god.
Just Chu Hao's breath, just Chu Hao's gaze, threatened to collapse Fa Buti's mind and soul.
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Yet at this moment, something brought him joy.
"You may leave."
Chu Hao's calm voice resonated in Fa Buti's ears.
"You may return to the forty-fifth layer of the Endless Abyss, to your territory…"
Fa Buti's voice trembled.
"Master, I…"
"But you must use this time to prepare for the next war!"
Before Fa Buti could rejoice, Chu Hao dashed his hopes.
"I believe you can now instinctively sense that you possess part of the abyssal authority. But these powers are not mere blessings; they are a form of compulsion."
"They compel you to offer more lands and souls to the Endless Abyss."
"Just as you promised to earn this blessing."
Chu Hao's words, cold as the deepest ice of the Abyss, echoed in Fa Buti's ears.
"In time, I will launch a new invasion."
"You and the demons under your rule will be the main force in that conquest."
Chu Hao had decided. He wanted to see if a being like the Demon Prince could demonstrate the strength he remembered from his previous life.
Rather than guessing, action would prove it.
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Fa Buti spoke, voice resolute:
"Master, I will use everything to offer you more lands and souls. I swear, all will belong to the Abyss!"
With that, a portal appeared.
Humbly, Fa Buti stepped through, returning to the "Broken Horn" tavern in the forty-fifth layer of the Endless Abyss.