This quickly aroused the dissatisfaction of the noble demons. At that time, the most powerful of the original demons joined forces to drive a group of Sinner Demons to the uppermost layer of Hell and sealed this layer, preventing these Sinners from leaving this layer of Hell.
This coincided with Lucifer's fall from Heaven. When he fell, the Pride Ring was already overflowing with demons. Lucifer was essentially an Angel, rumored to possess six-sevenths of God's power. At that time, in order to create a living space for himself in the Pride Ring, he killed hundreds of millions of Sinners with a single blow, utterly destroying their souls.
His attack at the time even pierced through the Pride Ring, leaving a passage directly to the lower levels of Hell at the point of impact, which later became the site of the '666 Elevator'.
Lucifer's attack terrified the demons in the other layers of Hell at the time. Whether they were Archdemons or Ring Lords, they all came from their original levels to the uppermost Hell to pay homage to him, which established Lucifer's supreme position in Hell.
Most importantly, Lucifer had the ability to permanently reduce the number of Sinner Demons, which was of great significance to the other native demons, as it concerned their survival.
In the years that followed, Lucifer and the native demons established the layout of Hell, dividing the entire Hell into seven Rings according to the Seven Deadly Sins. A Ring Lord was appointed for each layer, overseeing everything in that Ring.
However, most Ring Lords did not manage the daily affairs within their Rings much. They would enfeoff some Lords, who in turn enfeoffed smaller Lords, cascading down. Finally, these individual Lords were responsible for managing the trivial matters of that layer of Hell.
Because the number of Sinner Demons was always increasing, and Lucifer was not always in the Pride Ring, and it is unknown how he negotiated with Heaven, Heaven unilaterally decided on a plan for a 'Great Purge' every year.
God's flood to destroy the World only happened once, but the 'Great Purge' happens every year, which indicates the 'value' of sin in this World.
For the Archangels in the upper realm, they might just have to get up and work after a short nap, so don't blame Heaven for being ruthless. When they conduct the 'Great Purge', they often carry some personal grudges, which is normal.
Back to Hell, after Heaven decreed the 'Great Purge', Sinner Demons were no longer immortal, so the population of the Pride Ring became fluid again.
Many new Sinners joined each year, but an equal number of Sinners died due to the Angel's 'Great Purge'. Therefore, the Sinners also became slightly more restrained, which laid the foundation for construction.
Lucifer also preferred an orderly World, so the Sinners who catered to his preferences began to develop the Pride Ring into its current modern society, making it increasingly prosperous, almost transforming it into a Hellish version of New York.
Many Ring Lords from other Rings were also attracted by this prosperity, and coupled with the apparent restraint of the Sinner Demons, many native Demons began to relocate to the Pride Ring, increasing the area's racial diversity.
Although Lucifer never said it, he actually quite liked this current Hell.
But now, this Hell had been thrown into chaos by Dane in just a few days, so it would be strange if he were in a good mood.
However, if Dane wanted to subdue these Sinner Demons, he had to put them through this process, to make them understand where this place was, and to make them realize who controlled their fate.
Therefore, he said to Lucifer, "It won't be long. After today, these Sinners will no longer be able to resist my will."
Every Sinner who had rolled around in the belly of a hungry ghost would surely recall this experience in their future lives. This way, when they felt they could no longer endure Dane's exploitation, they would think twice before doing anything foolish.
Lucifer was about to say something, but he quickly sensed something, and a hint of schadenfreude appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"You know, I promised you I wouldn't interfere with your affairs, but you don't just have to convince me, but also some other Demon Lords."
"Oh?" Dane raised an eyebrow. He also sensed several powerful Demons outside the Happy Hotel's door.
"Angel, open the door," Dane said.
This displeased Angel: "What? Do I look like some cheap call boy?"
Dane shook his head slightly. A male prostitute who filmed adult movies and also worked the streets in his spare time had no credibility saying such a thing.
"Less talk, if you don't do it, I'll kick you out."
Angel didn't want to leave this Happy Hotel where he could live for free, and he was also a little afraid of Dane, so he could only grumble and reluctantly go to open the door.
The moment the door opened, three gazes focused on him, and the intensity of their magic almost scared Angel to death.
Although Angel had been in Hell for quite some time, he knew nothing about its history and lived a muddled existence every day.
Before meeting Charlie, he was just a male prostitute filming movies and selling himself under the Demon Lord Valentino. The bed was his most familiar battlefield. Other than that, he was as ignorant as the other Demons who lived in chaos.
So he didn't know that these three in front of him were the pinnacle of Sinner Demons, the three strongest Sinner Lords in the entire Pride Ring.
"Excuse me, dear," said Zestiel, who was in the middle, with two pairs of yellow eyes. He also seemed to be some kind of spider hybrid. He was completely black and wore a top hat adorned with a skull.
Zestiel's two pairs of eyes flashed, seemingly activating some ability, and Angel's mind was instantly controlled, all his memories grasped by the Demon before him.
"Hmm ~ a real and terrible life, isn't it?"
Angel's life was extremely debauched and dissolute, but Zestiel remained unmoved, clearly a well-traveled individual.
"Stop playing, Zestiel, we have more important matters."
Standing beside Zestiel was a woman with grayish-white skin and White hair. She was tall, with huge hands, each finger long and sharp like a scythe, like a female version of Edward Scissorhands.
Her name was Carmilla, a female Sinner Demon.
And standing on Zestiel's other side was a Demon with a television for a head. His flat electronic expression was displayed on the screen, with red eyes, and a mouth and teeth so exaggerated they almost took up half the display.
He smiled like a classic evil villain.
"Wait! Isn't this the famous adult film star Angel Dust? I even have his poster at home!"
Zestiel looked sideways, thereby releasing his control over Angel, which finally freed him from the ability's effect, and he collapsed completely.
"Fuck! Fuck!" His secrets had been peeked at, and Angel felt terrible.
Zestiel used his gentleman's cane to lift Angel's chin, revealing an evil smile: "What an adorable face..."
But before he could do anything further, suddenly, a profound magic spread from within the Happy Hotel, as if an omnipresent killing intent instantly enveloped the three little Demons.
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