"Haha!"
Carrera flashed a genuine smile. "You're actually pretty cool!"
"This idiot."
Ultima had no interest in indulging Carrera. She couldn't understand why the three were so hasty.
As newcomers, shouldn't they be cautious, get a lay of the land with Damien, and then act?
Why were they all jumping in headfirst?
'As expected, this team depends on me!'
Ultima resolved to bide her time, develop quietly, and then stun everyone!
"Looks like they'll get along fine."
Testarossa with Snow Empress, Carrera with Artoria.
Damien figured they could benefit from more interaction.
As for Diablo...
Damien knew him well.
After all, this was the parallel-world version of Diablo. A few words of praise now and then would have him over the moon.
"Violet, compile their stats for me."
Damien added, "Keep it concise."
"Understood."
Soon, Violet projected a list before Damien.
It detailed the most critical information about the seven who had awakened as True Demon Lords: their magicules and Ultimate Skills.
Divine Oni - Ogerpon: 8 million EP (Mid-tier Ultimate Lord of Underworld - Izanami, Mid-tier Ultimate Lord of Heavens - Izanagi)
Star Spirit - Artoria: 6.8 million EP (Upper-tier Ultimate Lord of Oaths - Raphael)
Devil Lord - Diablo: 6,666,666 EP (Upper-tier Ultimate Lord of Temptation - Asmodeus)
Elemental Empress - Snow Empress: 6.5 million EP (Upper-tier Ultimate Lord of Nature - Gaia)
Devil Lord - Testarossa: 6 million EP (Mid-tier Ultimate Lord of Underworld - Belial)
Devil Lord - Carrera: 5.2 million EP (Mid-tier Ultimate Lord of Destruction - Abaddon)
Devil Lord - Ultima: 4 million EP (Mid-tier Ultimate Lord of Death Poison - Samael)
Celestial Spirit - Treyni: 2.4 million EP (Mid-tier Ultimate Lord of Life - Isis)
Divine Bird - Frey: 2.2 million EP (Mid-tier Ultimate Lord of Skies - Horus)
Seven, plus Treyni and Frey, who had awakened earlier.
A total of nine True Demon Lord... this was the strength Damien now commanded!
"However..."
Damien studied the list several times before turning to Ogerpon in his arms. "Surprisingly, Ogerpon, you're the biggest winner this time."
"Boop!"
Ogerpon puffed out her flat chest, her face practically screaming, 'Praise me, praise me!'
"Haha."
"Alright, alright, Ogerpon, you're the best."
Damien wasn't just humoring her.
Two Ultimate Skills, both Mid-tier Ultimates.
This meant Ogerpon had a high chance of advancing further in the future, potentially fusing them into a Top-tier Ultimate Skill.
"Is it because of the unique nature of Pokémon?"
Damien had suspected before that Ogerpon's potential was unusually high.
If every Legendary Pokémon had such potential, he wouldn't need to seek familiars in other worlds. Plundering the Pokémon world alone would be enough to dominate.
No need to bother with other worlds.
Was he overthinking it?
"Not quite."
Violet quickly dismissed Damien's idea. "Ogerpon received a blessing from that one. She's one of a kind."
"That one?"
"Arceus?!"
Damien said, "That explains it."
No wonder Ogerpon outshone the others.
When Damien first crossed into the Pokémon world, Arceus had already been watching him.
Likewise, when Damien took Ogerpon away, Arceus not only bestowed a powerful blessing on her but also had the Voice of the World designate her as the Pokémon world's representative.
What's a representative?
Simply put, the child of a world's destiny.
'No wonder she's my Ogerpon!'
Damien affectionately patted the little one's head, even sneaking in a deep sniff.
"Boop?"
Ogerpon looked at Damien, puzzled.
She didn't mind the closeness.
But she wanted to know why Damien was suddenly so happy.
"It's nothing."
Damien continued his head-patting assault, and Ogerpon immediately melted into a blissful expression. "I'm proud of you, Ogerpon."
"Ugh..."
Being praised by Damien in front of everyone made Ogerpon's face flush red.
"And you too, Snow Empress and Artoria."
"You didn't disappoint me."
If we're talking about children of destiny, Snow Empress and Artoria were also representatives of the Douluoverse and the Nasuverse.
This was why they stood out, even surpassing the Primordial Daemons.
Moreover, including Frey and Treyni, everyone's Ultimate Skills had reached Mid-tier.
Honestly, Damien was very satisfied with this.
Then came the changes in their races.
Ogerpon evolved from Oni to Divine Oni.
The four Primordial Daemons achieved Devil Lord status.
Artoria's race was unique and evolving from Holy Spirit.
[Star Spirit]
[Description: Guardians of planets and civilizations, embodiments of stars. With further evolution, they can become Star Gods, masters of cosmic truths.]
Beyond Star Spirit was the race known as Star God.
"Hmm..."
Damien mused, "Star Spirit sounds like a fusion of Alaya (human will) and Gaia (planetary will)."
Only by stepping beyond a planet and embracing cosmic truths could one evolve into a Star God.
"So, Artoria's potential might even surpass Ogerpon's."
"It's just a difference in direction."
Both were representatives of their worlds, and it's hard to say whether the Nasuverse or Pokémon world was stronger.
By comparison, Snow Empress had it rougher.
The Douluoverse didn't have much to offer.
Her achievements were entirely due to her own unique traits.
Lord of Nature!
Additionally, Snow Empress gained an exclusive title... Elemental Empress!
In the cardinal world, the Elementals's ruler was supposed to be one of the three ancient Demon Lords, Ramiris.
Unfortunately, Ramiris had fallen, leaving only the Fairy Queen.
Snow Empress inherited Ramiris's position, becoming the new Elementals Empress.
However, the cardinal world's will, in recognition of Ramiris's past world-saving deeds, hadn't granted Snow Empress the Elemental Queen title.
Perhaps even the cardinal world was waiting for Ramiris's return to restore her former glory.
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