Divine Emperor of Death Chapter 4104 Pledging Loyalty?

Chapter 4104  Pledging Loyalty?

Following Gralex, many others also fell to their knees and cupped their hands in unison.

"Boss-!"

"Master, accept our lifelong loyalty."

Only King and Skylia remained standing, but eventually, they caved and knelt. Cupping their hands, they respected him without saying anything, but it was obvious that they had chosen to accept him as their boss, at the very least.

Only Gralex, Wougen, Shax, and Pazudu addressed him as master.

Skylia clenched her teeth as she saw Davis consoling Illumina. It begged the question of what kind of relations.h.i.+p they had. Could it be that in this life, she could only be suppressed in this family because Illumina already enjoyed a higher position than her?

Yufella and Raks.h.i.+ra also possessed complicated gazes. How come Illumina was able to gain the Divine Emperor of Death's trust that much? They felt like they had lost out on some major opportunities.

"Don't sell yourself short, alright?"

Davis patted Illumina again and took a few steps back before turning his head towards his new subordinates. He didn't want to enslave or keep them chained with some Blood Soul Contract. He felt that it would be detrimental if he wanted to keep them as swords for his family.

'Only through keeping their freedom and motivation can they strive forward.'

Even for his Reaper Soul Legion, he didn't bind them. Their faith had reached a point where they possessed near-undying loyalty and respect. For one reason, he didn't misuse them, and the other was that he was unreserved in nurturing them.

For people to willingly use their powers for him, he knew he should not make them feel like they were chained or oppressed. It should be the same for magical beasts, with little differences here and there. In the end, people respected the truly strong ones. If he led them, they were bound to follow.

He heaved a breath and smiled, "Don't be so down, thinking that you had to kneel soon after you became Kings and Queens. The path of cultivation is never walked alone. What Kings? What Emperors? They are existences that were once supported by other people and had to slowly create countless paths in order for the human race to thrive. No one solely rose to supremacy and has the gall to say that they stand above all, not even the Supreme One."

"…!" King and the others' hearts shook.

They naturally knew who the Supreme One was. Most of them were born in the Second Layer, so they have at least heard about his legend before.

Davis chuckled, "We rarely get stronger, move up in the world, or get anywhere in life relying purely on our own merit. There are always people behind us pus.h.i.+ng us forward and people in front of us pulling us with them. That's why we help others when we can, help others without asking for anything in return. It is good karma, and may one day return to give you the push you need."

"Even you?" King asked, his eyes glazing.

Even the Divine Emperor of Death needed help? What help did he need when he took down forty Empyreans and Autarchs all by himself?

"Of course," Davis confidently spoke as he spread his hands, "Look at how powerful my family is. I help them without reservation, and they treat me the best. Our actions may not have fully reciprocated the amount of help we received, but even then, we have each other's back, willing to protect, willing to shed blood anytime. With them behind pus.h.i.+ng me forward, I don't feel like failing at all. If I were by myself, heh, forget reaching this stage this soon, I would be a headless fly, not knowing how to even cultivate my Soul Forging Cultivation."

Davis didn't know what he would do without the Unfettered Earthly Reincarnation Scripture. If his soul had been stuck, then he couldn't have traversed this path so easily, even with Fallen Heaven. He would have to spend years and years placing his hopes on fusing the Withering Ghost Tome of the Ghost Tear Hall and some grand life-attributed cultivation manual that he could chance upon, perhaps from Saintess Lunaria.

But because Myria paved the way, everything was easy until the Immortal Emperor Stage. The same thing happened with his Body Tempering Cultivation because the World Master created the Grand Chaos Body Art. Only his Essence Gathering Cultivation was lagging, not in terms of grade but attributes since he still had to incorporate wind in it.

Nonetheless, his words seemed to have moved even the cold-hearted ones like King.

For those who didn't give a d.a.m.n about others before and were engulfed in darkness and hate for the world that wanted them dead, his speech was an eye-opener. Not a single sentient lifeform looking to live loved to be lonely for an eternity. This wasn't something exclusive to humans. They all sought connection through mating, befriending, and sharing- one way or another.

"Stand up. From now on, you'll be all my subordinates, but you guys may continue being a bandit group. How about leading them for some glorious treasure hunts, Lest?"

"…"

Lest Mistwalker possessed an odd expression.

Of course, he had been shocked when he saw Everlight making King-Tier Immortal Emperor Beasts out of nowhere. However, his shock wasn't even as big as the idea that welled up within him.

"I just thought of a crazy idea…"

"Oh?" Davis raised his brows lightly, "And what that might be?"

He thought he could tease Lest for engaging in banditry but the latter seemed to be thinking of something else, garnering his attention.

"I'm not sure…" Lest started with some hesitation, "I'm certain you're aware of five elements. They make up for nearly perfect formations that make use of the heaven and earth energy. Like the five elements unifying concept, there's also another concept. The Twelve Paragon Magical Beasts…"

Davis's eyes shot wide at the implication Lest brought out.

"Furthermore, they're all darkness beasts. If I can construct a twelve-unifying double-hexagon star formation and have them take control of the twelve nodes, then the power they would absorb from the heaven and earth energy would be endless, making the formation extremely powerful, whether it be for offense or defense. It's just that in the past, the Twelve Paragon Magical beast descendants wouldn't usually join forces, much less enter formations as they have their own pride, but you have managed to bring them all together…"

Lest turned to look at Davis with respect and sucked in a cold breath, "Even I can't predict what the end result of such a formation would be."