Chapter 023: The Gains of the Three

Wang Bo felt somewhat embarrassed. He pulled a replicated arrow from his four-dimensional pocket and tossed it to Lady Gremory.

"This is for you."

Wang Bo knew very well that although he and Lady Gremory had some friendship, it was more about transactions. If he freeloaded this time, it would be difficult to ask her to help when he encountered danger next time.

So Wang Bo decided to give the Stand-awakening arrow to Lady Gremory to make up for her loss this time.

At least he couldn't let her suffer a loss; he needed to maintain a good relationship.

After all, he still had plenty of these things. Giving one to her wouldn't hurt him.

Lady Gremory accepted the arrow without ceremony. Just as she was about to speak, her gaze suddenly flickered with surprise.

Wang Bo asked, "What's wrong?"

"Interesting." Lady Gremory flashed to the spot where Mephisto had disappeared, releasing a surge of powerful magic that spread out in all directions, instantly covering tens of thousands of square meters, as if searching for something.

A few seconds later, the magic surged back.

In Lady Gremory's hand appeared a palm-sized orb.

Wang Bo teleported to her side and looked at the orb. "What is this?"

"A magic soul orb," Lady Gremory said. "Used to bind certain powerful souls."

Wang Bo was startled, then suddenly understood. "Mephisto?"

"Yes, it's him." Lady Gremory nodded.

Wang Bo exclaimed in surprise, "That guy isn't dead yet?"

Over five thousand layers of barriers had collapsed simultaneously, unleashing a cataclysmic power comparable to a supernova. Under such force, Mephisto still hadn't completely died—that guy was too powerful.

"He's mostly dead, otherwise this dimension wouldn't have lost its master." Lady Gremory shook the soul orb in her hand. "What's inside is just a remnant soul."

Wang Bo said, "Congratulations."

Even a remnant soul was Mephisto's remnant soul, which was a decent gain for Lady Gremory.

Lady Gremory smiled slightly; she was in a very good mood.

She had thought there was no hope, but unexpectedly, things had taken a turn. The opponent had survived the collapse of over five thousand layers of space, even if only as a remnant soul. That was enough for Lady Gremory to analyze for a while.

After putting away the soul orb, Lady Gremory looked at Hela, who was desperately trying to侵蚀 the hell dimension to become its master, and asked softly, "What is this Hela to you? A lover?"

"No." Wang Bo shook his head. "She's more like my subordinate."

Lady Gremory was somewhat surprised. "This death goddess is no simple figure. Her gaze is arrogant; she's not one to submit to others. Beware of her turning against you."

Wang Bo said, "Don't worry. She can't cause any trouble."

Wang Bo knew exactly what Hela was thinking. That woman didn't even obey her own father, let alone him.

Talk of no betrayal—anyone who believed that would be a fool.

But Wang Bo didn't care, because even if Hela grew, at most she would become a second Odin.

Wang Bo's growth, however, was toward becoming a multiversal deity.

Beating Hela would be no problem.

If she really dared to rebel, Wang Bo wouldn't mind teaching her a lesson. Besides, Wang Bo could get stronger just by sunbathing every day, his growth rate far exceeding Hela's.

How could Hela resist? With what?

Lady Gremory nodded and sighed, "That's true. Your growth is truly astonishing."

When she first saw Wang Bo, he was quite weak.

She could have crushed him with one finger.

But now, not much time had passed, and Wang Bo had grown to this level. Not only did he have a powerful Stand, but his own strength was also considerable. With a strange stone, he could kill a hell lord comparable to herself.

And that barrier technique of his was truly stunning.

Even she was somewhat amazed by it.

This growth rate was unimaginable. Perhaps it wouldn't be long before he could stand on equal footing with her. In a few hundred years, he might even surpass her.

This made Lady Gremory value Wang Bo even more.

She thought to herself, maybe she shouldn't maintain only a transactional relationship with Wang Bo. She should take it a step further, perhaps catching a ride to elevate herself in the future.

Meanwhile, Hela continued to侵蚀 the hell with all her might, but this process couldn't be completed in a day or two.

Having confirmed this, Wang Bo began to think about leaving.

Hell was not a good place for humans. Even though Wang Bo could survive there, he didn't want to stay any longer.

So Wang Bo said to Lady Gremory, "Let's go. Let's leave this place first."

Lady Gremory didn't object.

So Wang Bo took out the Dimension Gate, opened a passage to the human world, and left hell. Lady Gremory followed closely. In the blink of an eye, they had moved from hell back to the human world.

As for Hela, let her stay in hell for now.

After Wang Bo and Lady Gremory returned to the human world, Lady Gremory began to analyze Mephisto's remnant soul.

Mephisto's remnant soul had lost all reason but still retained some memories. Lady Gremory obtained many good things from these memories.

This delighted her greatly.

In the end, Lady Gremory directly decomposed Mephisto's remnant soul and absorbed it, gaining enough benefits. Just this alone was worth the price of admission.

This trip was definitely not in vain. Wang Bo watched all this but said nothing.

However, Lady Gremory frankly told Wang Bo that she wouldn't take his arrow for nothing. After she returned to hell, she would send him a few good things.

Wang Bo smiled slightly and didn't refuse. He liked this about Lady Gremory: she was straightforward, never taking advantage of their friendship, neither trying to cheat him nor take advantage of him.

This was also why, although Wang Bo knew the summoning methods for seventy-two demons, he always summoned Lady Gremory first.

Because Lady Gremory never let herself suffer a loss. She was a very shrewd demon, knowing that some business wasn't a one-time deal but a long-term flow.

After absorbing Mephisto's remnant soul, Lady Gremory took her leave and returned to her own hell.

At this time, Hela was still desperately侵蚀 the hell dimension, trying to become the hell lord.

In the short term, she wouldn't be able to return to the human world.

In this battle, both Hela and Lady Gremory got what they wanted. It seemed that only Wang Bo had worked for nothing, but in reality, Wang Bo hadn't come away empty-handed.