The Neo-Demon Realm was in complete disarray after losing all the Middle and Low worlds. Of course, Hades had teleported all the people in them to the High World, but it still shocked the trillion Neo-Demons living there.
The Neo-Demon Realm Guardian Spirit was doing his best to rearrange the formation that covered the entire realm and keep the Absolute Shattering Shield in place. Suddenly, Hades felt a presence, and his avatar emerged from the White Sun.
Venganza stood in the void next to the White Sun, and he was in his most powerful form, having fused with Ira, Codicia, and Orgullo.
As the Neo-Demon Realm Guardian Spirit, Hades could use the power of the entire realm against anyone that wasn't Zatiel or Ezequiel. That meant that if he wanted, he could fight against the Depravita of Revenge, but he did not.
Zatiel told Hades what this one needed to do before going back into a coma.
Hades gave one piercing gaze to the Depravita of Revenge before waving his hand and generating a portal in front of this one.
Venganza nodded at Hades before crossing the portal. He immediately found himself in front of a massive black pyramid. The Golden Eye of Pride on his forehead narrowed as it analyzed the massive structure.
"This thing is impressive. It is at the level of the Final Gate, but it is even better. I can detect an extraordinary sealing and destructive power in it."
Venganza agreed with Orgullo's words. After hundreds of millions of years of enduring the soul force and energy of trillions of life forms, with one at Peak Fourth Evolution Extreme Rank 9 and another at De-Facto Rank 10, it became a Rank 10 Artifact.
Sundered Night's bone halberd could barely enter the category of Rank 10 Artifacts. It was only due to its materials that it reached that level, and the only enhancement it granted to Venganza's attack was improving the penetrating force of his Eternal Flames.
Of course, that was already a lot, as a standard Peak Rank 9 Artifact would shatter after a few attacks of the Depravita of Revenge.
However, Final Purgatory was in a completely different league. If properly refined, it could give birth to an artifact capable of truly enhancing the battle power of a True Rank 10 life form.
Venganza took a deep breath as the Red Eye of Wrath, Silver Eye of Greed, and Golden Eye of Pride glowed with immense power.
Under the control of Venganza, tentacles emerged from the Will Forging Sea beneath his feet, and in a second, they penetrated his heart and brain.
The Will Forging Sea was composed of the negative emotions that the trillions of life forms inside the Final Purgatory unleashed. That made it the perfect fuel for the Depravita of Revenge, and he would need it for the next task.
"BOOM!" Once Venganza's power reached his zenith, a pillar composed of the Eternal Flame of Hope and the Eternal Flame of Revenge blasted out from his body.
The entire dimension began to tremble, and it was not alone, as the White Sun did the same.
Eternal Flames did not fall behind Truths in terms of destructive power, especially the Eternal Flame of Revenge. Venganza learned to use it thanks to his own comprehension, unlike De-Facto Rank 10 life forms, so he had granular control over it.
The Depravita of Revenge's gaze became sharp when the Eternal Flame of Hope and the Eternal Flame of Revenge grew serene before embracing Final Purgatory. The first thing those two Fourth Realm's powers did was sever the connection between the black pyramid and the Neo-Demon Realm.
That immediately triggered all kinds of fail-safes engraved in the NRAI, as the Final Purgatory was never meant to leave the Neo-Demon Realm.
Venganza's mind had no room for anything else, as any mistake could break the seals in Final Purgatory. That would free all the souls trapped in it or, even worse, make it explode, destroying a considerable percentage of the Prima Universe.
Luckily for the Depravita of Revenge, Hades immediately acted. He neutralized all the protocols and made sure nothing would disturb Venganza in his mission.
It took almost a year for Venganza to sever the connection between Final Purgatory and the Neo-Demon Realm. His face was pale, making it clear just how hard that task was, and things were far from over.
Now it was time to refine Final Purgatory. This part was not so delicate, but it would require incredible power and effort.
Even Rank 10 life forms would find it hard to match the amount of soul force and energy contained in Final Purgatory. The only structures in existence that could surpass it were super universes at the level of the Prima Universe and Alpha Universe.
Venganza knew he had no time to lose, so he immediately carried on with the refinement. Months soon became years, and the Depravita of Revenge consumed the Will Forging Sea very fast.
It took four years and two months before Venganza refined Final Purgatory, and the massive structure that was once the Neo-Demon Realm's heart was now the size of a fist.
Venganza drained the Will Forging Sea two years ago, so he was forced to overexert himself to continue with the refinement, which is why his soul force and vitality were so weak. However, the moment he held Final Purgatory, his eyes widened due to the massive power that flowed through his entire existence.
Just holding Final Purgatory increased Venganza's battle power by at least fifteen percent and granted him an almost infinite amount of energy and soul force that he could use to fuel his attacks.
The Depravita of Revenge could not hide his awe as he stared at the black pyramid, and he was not alone as Ira, Codicia, and Orgullo felt the same.
Venganza left the dimension a few moments after the refinement was over, appearing outside the White Sun. He immediately noticed the change in the Neo-Demon Realm and was sure that it would not last for long now its heart was gone.
It was a shame that such a majestic realm would perish. Nevertheless, after learning the Flame Imperator's nature, Zatiel and Venganza were sure that if the Prima Universe lost the Ultimate Multiversal War, everyone would die.
Venganza stared at Hades and nodded before leaving the Neo-Demon Realm. A few moments later, he appeared above the Prima-Eldritch Universe Final Battlefield, more accurately, right above the Final Gate.
Before carrying on with the next phase of the plan, Venganza wanted to test just how strong his attack would become if enhanced by Final Purgatory, and there was no better target than the Final Gate.
Now that the Eldritch Universe was nothing more than a mass of wild energy without a single life form, the Final Gate had lost all its purpose, which is why Venganza was not worried about harming it.
The Depravita of Revenge channeled his Eternal Flames into Final Purgatory. Immediately, he noticed a chance as the black pyramid infused a tremendous amount of soul force and energy in them, diminishing the amount of Depravita Aura needed to use them and enhancing their destructive power.
"BOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!"
In an instant, a beam of fire emerged from Final Purgatory and landed on the Final Gate, generating a blast that made the entire Prima-Eldritch Universe Final Battlefield tremble.
The King in Yellow had to use the full power of the Eldritch Universe to generate a small crack in the Final Gate. Yet, Venganza achieved the same with a single attack of his Eternal Flames enhanced by Final Purgatory!
Venganza stared at the crack for a long time before shaking his head. If he had entered the Fourth Realm, then Final Purgatory would not only have secured his victory in the Ultimate Multiversal War, it would have allowed him to butcher the Flame Imperator.
"Ahh, if I only had more time. Anyway, it was never meant to be my weapon." Venganza teleported again to fulfill the last phase of Zatiel's plan.
