Zatiel had just sealed Horun's Inner Universe and True Soul when his eyes narrowed as he detected the hungry gazes of Ira, Gula, and Envidia.
The three Imperial Depravitas knew how useful devouring the Rank 8 Archdevils would be. Not only would their cultivation rise immensely, but as a sinful life form, it would be a delicacy for them.
Zatiel did not hesitate before making his Will Force explode and using his control over them to push the Imperial Depravitas away. There was no way he would allow them to consume the Rank 8 Archdevil, even if he did not have a use for him.
Gula and Envidia back down at once, but Ira remained strong in the sky as he stared at the Neo-Demon. The dark force around the Imperial Depravita's body grew more potent as its aura exploded for the sixth time.
Those aura explosions were Ira's unique ability, Wrathful Revolutions. He could use the might of wrath to increase his power repeatedly, and now that he activated its sixth revolution, its power almost entered the Beyond Redemption Stage!
Zatiel's eyes narrowed as he felt the power of Ira and saw the pillar of red force that materialized around it. Not even mighty geniuses that have developed Omega Laws with the Law of Wrath could achieve what the Depravita did.
The Neo-Demon did not move, but he also made his Will Force explode, generating a pillar of silver force that clashed against the one from Ira.
Hades looked at this from the ground, and concern appeared as he saw how Ira's wrathful aura managed to counter the Will Force. That was especially amazing if you consider that the Depravitas were highly vulnerable against the Will Force.
Luckily for Zatiel, Ira could not maintain its augmentation for that long. Wrathful Revolutions was an impressive ability, but it had a time limit, and once it was over, Ira's power diminished considerably.
Once the pillar of red force vanished and Ira felt the burning power of Will Force, it backed down. But the desire for rebellion in its eyes did not go away.
Zatiel did not care about that rebellious ego, as it was something every single Depravita had. They want to be free to roam the universe and plunge it into corruption before devouring it.
He sent the Rank 8 Archdevil into his space ring. As for giving a reward to the Imperial Depravita for their assistance, that notion did not cross his mind.
Depravitas could not feel gratitude, and no matter how good you were with them, they would betray and devour you at the first chance they had.
Hades appeared next to Zatiel, and his face was a little pale. The shock waves of the battle made it hard to keep the Nine x Nine Black Cage in place.
The Realm Avatar stared at the Imperial Depravitas with coldness despite his exhaustion. Just their presence made him feel uncomfortable.
Ira, Envidia, and Gula felt no threat from the Realm Avatar and couldn't care less about what someone they only saw as food could think of them.
Zatiel took a moment to recover his energy when he noticed something odd in the Corrupting Mist.
One of the Depravita exited the Corrupting Mist on its own. It was no different from any other of its Rank 7 brethren, with a deformed humanoid body, but it began to mutate as its aura kept rising.
"It is evolving into Rank 8." Zatiel was a little surprised. He had improved the number of Depravitas and made sure the A.I. Chip would distribute the energy they consumed so they could rise to Peak Rank 7.
Although he could have focused on creating more Rank 8 Depravita, those were harder to control.
Zatiel thought for a moment but decided not to stop its evolution. His Virtual Dream Path of Power reached Peak Rank 7 not long ago, and he could handle a few more Rank 8 Depravitas.
As its aura rose, the Concept the Depravita had harmonized began to manifest. A shocking devouring force covered the Depravita as its body grew larger and larger, like a monstrous draconic worm.
"Oh, it also harmonized with the Concept of Gluttony." Zatiel had just pronounced those words when he noticed a monstrous killing intent exploding close to him.
"AAAAAHHHHHHHH!" Gula began to roar as he stared at the new Rank 8 Depravita.
Zatiel was honestly surprised by that reaction. Neo-Demons also harmonized with Concepts during the evolution of their True Will, but there was no problem if someone else did it with a similar one.
However, it seemed that Depravitas would not allow someone else to take a similar path to them. If Zatiel were not stopping it, Gula would have already lunged toward the new Rank 8 Depravita.
The giant skeletal Imperial Depravita was not the only one burning with killing intent since the new Rank 8 Depravita also expressed it.
'Interesting, I have a lot to learn from this race I created.' Zatiel stared at Hades, signaling this one to watch over the Nine x Nine Black Cage before allowing Gula and the new Rank 8 Depravita to fight.
He knew that if they were not allowed to battle, it would create a series of conflicts in the future. Not to mention that since the beginning, Zatiel had planned for the Depravita to fight for their positions since only the Imperial Depravita were worthy of a title.
Zatiel had not allowed Gula, Ira, or Envidia to rise from the Initial Rank 8, so the draconic Depravita did not fall behind in terms of cultivation.
Nevertheless, the moment Gula and the draconic Depravita clashed, it was clear who was the stronger.
Gula tackled the draconic Depravita to the ground before grabbing it by its tail and slamming it against the mountains and other parts of the city.
Physical attacks should be useless against Depravitas unless Omega Laws augmented them, but Zatiel could see the damage the draconic Depravita endured as Gula slammed its body.
'Nothing better to fight an idea than with another idea. Also, it seems that foundation is equally important for Depravitas than anyone else in the Prima Universe.'
Zatiel immediately understood why Gula's power was so much greater than the draconic Depravita.
One of them evolved using the evilness contained in an eldritch force capable of lethally wounding an Extreme Rank 9 life form, while the other did it by consuming the sins of Rank 7 Archdevils.
"¡BOOM!"
Gula threw the draconic Depravita against a mountain range, destroying most of it before jumping toward its enemy and unleashing a barrage of punches.
The draconic Depravita wailed in pain as Gula mercilessly hammered it.
Just as Gula grabbed the upper and lower jaws of the draconic Depravita and was ready to rip it to pieces, a force paralyzed it.
Zatiel did not have a problem allowing the Depravita to fight for supremacy, but he would not let them kill each other in a senseless battle.
Gula knew it could not overcome the Creator's control, but still, it used all its power to get near the face of the draconic Depravita.
"AAAAHHHHHH!" The Imperial Depravita roared again, and the fighting will in the eyes of the draconic Depravita vanished.
The roar decided the winner and the one who could use the title of Gula.
