In order to allow more souls to enter the nine layers of hell, the devils seem to have done everything possible, doing a lot of inhumane things, but the soul merchants think these things are normal.

Just as lions are born to eat meat to survive, the racial characteristics of demons force them to go around for souls. This is the law of the multiverse, no one can break it, and there is no right or wrong.

Elvis also told Barrett that in terms of the number of people dying on the main material plane every day, as long as the devils get a small part of it, it is enough to consume the entire hell. But now they can't even get half of this small part naturally, and can only use some unconventional means.

And it's not just the devils in **** that are affected. The demons in the endless abyss that are constantly evolving from soul larvae are also much less than before. This makes the war between the devil and the devil that has lasted from ancient times to the present, so it becomes less intense, because the strength of both sides is somewhat stretched.

And the upper planes are also affected by this. When the soul merchant said this, he casually predicted that if the situation continued like this, maybe after millions of years, the devil, the devil, and the gods would just All disappeared.

As soon as he finished speaking, Elvis admitted with a smile that this was just a joke that was impossible to achieve, because the existence of these species and powerful individuals was the manifestation of the rules of the entire multiverse, and it could not be completely erased.

Finally, he added, "unless the fundamental rules of the multiverse are also changed."

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The food in the prison is poor, and there will be bursts of screams and howls out of nowhere, making people unable to sleep. But in addition to the above two points, Barrett had a good time in the cage, and he also learned a lot of information from the soul merchant that he had never heard before.

His body has fully recovered, and the huge wound on his chest and abdomen has not left a single scar. It's just that this light green skin always looks a little unpleasant, which makes him a little depressed from time to time. But compared to the situation here and now, it is nothing.

But this is the devil's territory after all, and it is impossible to keep him stable forever. Not long after Barrett's seventeenth meal was over, he ushered in the first torture of his prison career.

The devil guards who came to **** Barret were four barbed devils only as tall as his shoulders. Barrett hates this kind of devil very much, because the barb devil has a particularly unpleasant stench, which is more nauseating than 'devil's soup'.

The Devil's Guard fastened his steel hand and foot shackles. During this process, Barrett acted very quietly and did not make any outrageous movements. Although he believed that he could easily seize the weapons in the hands of these demons and wipe them out, he had no plans for where to go afterward.

He didn't even know where the exit of 'Mantili' was. Even jailbreaking, it has to be done step by step.

The barb demon dragged him out of the cage, Hunter was still sleeping facing the wall, and Martin shrank in the corner in fright. Taking this opportunity, Barrett saw the soul merchant for the first time. The guy was indeed like a mummy. His body was covered with bandages. Even his eyes were sealed with bandages. There was only a smiling mouth.

And those bandages are a bit special. Barrit can vaguely see some text on them, as if he had written the content on the bandages with ink, and then wrapped them upside down.

"Barritt? Oh, you're much uglier than I thought." Elvis said to Barrett with a smile, "and stronger, no wonder you are so confident in yourself."

"You don't have the right to speak of me." Barrett replied indifferently, "At least I'm not so ugly that I dare not see people."

The Soul Merchant smiled, but did not retaliate, but said something to the devil guards in purgatory. Barret only understood words such as "light point", "friend", "interest", but the devil The guard replied to the Soul Merchant with a roar of fangs and threats with the weapon in his hand. Then the soul merchant spread his hand and gave him a helpless gesture.

When the barb opened the locked spiked door and pushed Barret out, the barbarian found himself in a corridor full of rust and blood. The walls of the dark red corridor are filled with broken skulls of various creatures, and there are iron doors with spikes lined up between the skulls. The interior seems to be a group of more than ten cells that Barrett was staying in. between.

Outside each iron gate is a number formed by one or more purgatory symbols, like numbers. But Barrett couldn't understand purgatory script, even the most basic numbers, because he and Elvis could only communicate through voice, so they could only learn language.

The barb demon pushed him forward, turning a few corners and passing iron gates. Although the scenery along the way is the same, it is easy to get lost, but Barrett still uses his excellent perception to clearly write down the entire orientation and route.

The end of the **** was a room full of various terrifying torture instruments. There were several acupuncture demons standing in the room, as well as a demon that looked like an undead creature—a bone demon.

As its name suggests, the Bone Golem~lightnovelpub.net~ does look like a tall skeleton. But unlike normal skeletons, it has skins. The sickly dry skin was clinging to its thin body. The bone demon is nearly three meters tall, with a tail like a scorpion behind him, and it exudes a rancid smell similar to that of a dead person, which makes Barrett wonder why this guy is classified as a devil, not an undead.

"Oh, let me see who's interrogating today?" The Bone Demon walked over to Barrett, looked down at him, and said in standard common language, "It's good, it's good! A strong and vigorous* *, strong and yearning soul, I like to interrogate guys like you!" Its terrifying head cracked a smile.

Barrett had previously learned from soul merchants that bone demons are basically prosecutors, spies, or interrogators among the devils. They are good at delicate torture techniques and will force the interrogated to reveal all kinds of secrets hidden in their hearts. And they are also very fond of torturing weak creatures, even other unruly devils, for their pleasure.

"Okay, our wonderful torture process is about to begin. This process may be short or long, it depends on you." To understand each other better, please tell me, what exactly are you?"

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