Hinata's soul flame was particularly brilliant; it was a pure soul that had reached the realm of a Saint.
Based on the quality of this single soul flame alone, it was enough for several people to break through to become an Awakened Demon Lord.
To be honest, Draco was a bit tempted.
However, having already taken the souls of the six Seven Luminaries, there was no need to be too greedy.
Once Benimaru, Shuna, and the others cultivated to the peak of the Demon Lord Species, he could start helping them break through.
Given their aptitude, one soul of the Seven Luminaries should be about enough. After all, the strength of the Seven Luminaries had all reached the peak of the Immortal realm, just half a step away from becoming a Saint.
If it weren't for them becoming blinded by greed and obsessed with fame and fortune, they might have already advanced to become Saints.
Now, it was just Draco's gain.
...
As Hinata's soul flame slowly merged into her body, it went smoothly, like a swallow returning to its nest.
At a speed visible to the naked eye, her body recovered as before; her heartbeat and pulse reappeared, her breathing stabilized, and her complexion became rosy.
"This is truly unbelievable!" Renard muttered to himself on the side.
The rest of the Holy Knights were similarly stunned in place.
"A miracle!"
"Only a miracle from God could do this!"
"Oh, God! What kind of power is this!"
Everyone present became excited, having witnessed that earth-shattering scene just now.
Their gazes turned toward Draco, who was slowly descending from the sky, filled with piety and adoration.
At this moment, however, Draco was lost in thought.
"I don't want to poach Luminus's subordinates. Stop looking at me like that; it would be bad if it caused a misunderstanding."
When Draco landed, Hinata happened to slowly open her eyes.
The memories from before her death still remained in her mind.
"I... didn't I die?" Hinata looked at her surroundings, shocked beyond measure.
"Lady Hinata!"
"Captain!"
"The Captain has come back to life, that's great!"
Renard was the first to react and shouted excitedly.
The others also reacted one after another, extremely excited, cheering and jumping for joy.
As they recounted the events one sentence after another, Hinata quickly understood what had happened.
"You saved me!" Hinata took a deep breath, bowed respectfully to Draco, and said, "On behalf of all the Holy Knights and Temple Knights, I express my gratitude to you."
"No need to thank me; we're all on the same side," Draco waved his hand.
Hinata instantly understood, then looked at Glenda, who had been tortured beyond recognition, and almost didn't recognize her for a moment.
"Captain, how should we deal with her?"
"Hand her over to the Church to face judgment," Hinata said, glancing at her indifferently.
At this moment, a black portal suddenly appeared, and Albedo walked out with Neuronist.
The moment everyone saw Neuronist, they all gasped and took three steps back in a rush.
Her skin was a muddy white like a drowned corpse, and her body was bloated, just like a drowned corpse.
Crucially, she was dressed revealingly, and the black leather dug into her skin because it was too tight, making her bloated body look even more grotesque.
Six disgusting tentacles writhed behind her back, giving anyone who saw them the creeps.
What was even worse was that she exuded the faint fragrance of a young girl, which, combined with her dead fish eyes and bright red lips, created a strong visual impact that even people who had seen the world, like Benimaru and Hinata, couldn't help but swallow hard when they saw her.
Neuronist's appearance was truly too terrifying!
"Ho ho ho, have you been captivated by my beautiful appearance?"
Neuronist let out a strange laugh and stuck out her scarlet tongue to lick her lips.
A melodious, silver-bell-like voice, like that of a young girl, rang out. Everyone truly couldn't imagine why there was such a heaven-and-earth difference between her voice and her appearance.
At this time, Albedo coughed lightly, "Alright, Neuronist, go take care of business first."
Neuronist gave a tsundere-like hum and turned to walk towards Glenda.
"You, what are you going to do?" Glenda asked in terror.
"Don't worry, I'm very gentle."
Saying this, Neuronist waved her tentacles and drilled them into Glenda's body.
Due to her race being a Brain Eater, Neuronist could easily explore the information in her target's mind, which was why she was assigned as an interrogator for Nazarick.
Soon, Glenda's eyes rolled back, a silly grin appeared on her face, her little tongue lolled out, and she had an expression of someone who had been broken.
She was only missing a peace sign with her hands.
Seeing this scene, the crowd retreated another dozen meters, goosebumps covering their entire bodies.
Even a woman as extremely calm and unflappable as Hinata couldn't help but take a few steps back at this moment.
The pressure Neuronist exerted on everyone was just too strong.
A moment later, countless memories were acquired by Neuronist, then organized and recorded in a memory crystal.
"Lord Draco, as you instructed, I have preserved all of her memories." Neuronist respectfully handed it to Draco.
Draco nodded slightly without changing his expression, "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard work; it is my honor to serve you, My Lord."
Looking at Neuronist's love-filled gaze, Draco's mouth twitched.
He had to change her settings later and make her like Kyouhukou instead.
Benimaru and the others behind him were filled with admiration when they saw Draco conversing with Neuronist so calmly.
As expected of Lord Draco, to be able to face even this kind of character, it was truly admirable.
Actually, they were overthinking it.
Draco had secretly cast an illusion spell on himself, photoshopping Neuronist's appearance into that of an ordinary young girl.
As the supreme being of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, how could he be afraid of his own subordinates? This was a helpless move.
He didn't have a passive skill like [Forced Calm]; it was good enough that he could come up with this method.
After finishing the matters on the battlefield, Draco turned to look at Benimaru, who had retreated far away, his face full of disdain.
Is it really necessary? Look at how calm I am; really...
"Benimaru!"
"Yes, yes!"
Benimaru suppressed the fear in his heart and dragged his feet to stand before Draco.
"From here on out, you are in charge, though there shouldn't be much left to do. You all should just stay and guard the Jura Tempest Federation."
"Understood!"
After giving his orders, Draco contacted Guy via the ring of the demon lord on his finger.
Guy, who was originally watching the show with great interest, suddenly received the message and then revealed a faint smile.
He turned and gave Raine a look, signaling her to go fetch Draco.
With no other choice, Raine had to leave the venue unwillingly.
Not long after, a primitive black portal appeared before Draco.
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