The King of hell, in a rare moment of embarrassment, facepalmed. "Of course, but that's far too many people to give permission to. I'll do this instead." He raised his hand and then slapped it back down. As soon as he did, the strained look on my face began to slowly vanish. "Good, it seems like it worked, wonderful."
I began to slowly open my eyes, the difficulty was high. Even though I was healed now, I was still utterly exhausted. When I finally managed to open my eyes, I let out a big yawn, and stretched everything out like I had just awoken from rigor mortis. And then looked around, to see four prominent looking figures. Two of them looked younger, and less prominent than the other two. Then there were numerous others around, my eyes falling upon one in particular.
"Hmm, you look familiar somehow? Do I know you from somewhere?" I asked the human. "Wait a minute, you were there in Blue Sky Pass. One of the people who complained about me consuming a dying Universe World."
"Uh, no, I didn't mean to be a bother young sir."
I laughed with a big smile. "Don't worry about it too much. I understood where you were coming from. I should apologize, I failed to defeat that detestable bastard." I sighed, clenching my fist. "Hmm? Wait a minute? I thought I was dead, is that not the case?"
The King of Hell laughed, patting his leg as he did so. "You're funny. The long and short of it is that you are both dead and alive. You're alive, because you aren't dead. And you're dead because everyone thinks you're dead. Actually, there may be a handful that could sense something is different, even from this far away."
I turned to gaze upon the form of someone who was clearly a king. "I see, so that means my seal won't last indefinitely then. I created it to use my very existence to seal that detestable trickster away for good."
The King of Hell's brow raised. "I see, well then, you'll just have to return and beat him this time."
I smirked. "Now that I know what his growth rate is, as well as his fighting style, I could probably beat him with half the power I had during that fight. I made… many mistakes during that fight. If only I had waited a few more decades… I guess my impatience to return home and start my family got the better of me, huh." I pounded my fist into my other hand. "A mistake I will not make a second time." I sensed my surroundings a bit then smiled. "You know what, this works out. I really did hit my limit in that place. I've basically perfected one side of the coin, but here in this place, I should manage the other side. It does seem to be the-"
The sound of souls wailing in abject agony resounded through the hall. A satisfied smile appeared on my face. One that caused another to speak up, this time it was the Queen of hell. "Oh? You seem to enjoy that sound."
"I recognized it. It sounds exactly like one of the first handful of evil people I killed." I chuckled. "And with that, it seems like this place really is the Realm of Hell. Truly is the perfect place for me to master what I've been lacking. And what's more, there's plenty of souls to use as fuel. Excellent, I do hope they've been properly tormented?"
The King of Hell laughed. "Of course they have… Uh well, actually, the stuff you did to them in life was so much that they've been screaming nonstop. They've been a real headache. I'd be grateful if you took care of them-"
This time there was another very particular wail of agony. This one surprised me. "That one came from a different direction, what was that?"
"Oh, that was the regularly scheduled screams of those with a certain ideology. I think in your first language… It begins with an "F" I can't remember the word for it off the top of my head though."
I simply shook my head and raised a hand. "No need to tell me, I know what it is. I couldn't agree more. Such people deserve nothing less than the worst… Right up there with people I took care of."
"Mother, Father! Can we do it now? I've fallen for him! I can't possibly hold back anymore, not after hearing such blissful words."
It was a sudden and crazy fast change, but I was suddenly being snuggled and rubbed up against by a woman I could only describe as the Princess of Hell. She was a demon, but the picture of beauty as well. Truly devilishly beautiful. "I'm not going to ask what you mean by that, as I'm fairly certain this sort of contact is a dead give away for it…"
The others in the room started laughing, some rolled on the floor, others held their sides. But the King of Hell through the chuckles spoke. "Well then, since you know about it, would you take my daughter as your wife? She's had her eye on you for quite a while now…"
I brought a hand to my chin, to think about it for a moment. "Well, I'm not sure if all of my mother's would approve, but I know my father won't say no. He kinda has to force two more wives on me anyway. And, your daughter already seems to be beyond the threshold of power required to handle carrying my offspring to term. And my wives have never stopped hounding to bring in more sisters for them… I don't really have a reason to refuse." I answered… "And I should also consider that I've married women for way less than what your family has done for me just now. I have a chance to return home to my family… Even if they wanted to make complaints, that is far more than enough of an excuse."
The Queen of Hell smiled. "Good, then train here in Hell, you'll have access to whatever you need to grow stronger. And of course, you can stay with my daughter Jiang Yanmei.
Thus, before I began my training, I had to make Jiang Yanmei, mine. Though they did things a little different in Hell, her attendants and maid servants were to watch, and participate. Something about them being part of the deal as well.