The Witch Hunter System Chapter 790 Great Devil Conference

Gehenna Realm, Dreamdust Territory

Shortly after Hecate returned to Illusory Moon City with her six Dreamcatchers and three Vampiress Lords, darkness encroached on the land.

An unprecedented sense of gloom and oppression weighed on the myriad races living within the prosperous city. The liveliness and bustling activities throughout the busy streets ceased, and an ominous sense of fear crept into everyone's heart.

It was like the Grim Reaper's hand had latched onto their hearts, ready to crush them with a squeeze at a mont's notice.

"W-What's going on?!" a Transcendent-rank Dark Fairy cried with alarm and dread.

Illusory Moon City had never experienced such large-scale ominous phenona since its founding. Moreover, many residents have never encountered difficulties or danger due to its high quality of life and strict stability.

Anywhere could be attacked, but not Illusory Moon City; it was hidden in the heart of Dreamdust Territory and was the safest place to live.

As such, their fear was amplified when they encountered such a dreadful aura covering the whole city.

anwhile, Hecate knew who the all-encompassing aura belonged to. There was only one being in Gehenna with such a dreadful aura of death – Thanatos.

Although the deathly aura seed to threaten to take everyone's life in the blink of an eye, she also knew the Supre Great Devil wouldn't take a life so easily as long as she didn't defy his will.

Of course, there was only a thin line between a threat and a death sentence; the choice was hers to make.

"Hecate, your imdiate presence is required at the Great Devil Conference. Will you agree or decline?" Thanatos's voice eerily resounded throughout the Dreamdust Territory.

"I agree!" Hecate resolutely shouted at the sky.

Naturally, she had no other choice—not with Thanatos's death power looming over everyone's head like a Sword of Damocles, ready to be dropped at any ti.

Although she didn't want to believe Thanatos would wipe out the Dreamdust Territory's population because of a single disagreent, she didn't intend to find out. After all, she would still lose sothing even if she didn't lose everything.

A hefty price would be paid for defiance.

Nevertheless, after Thanatos received Hecate's answer, his deathly aura retracted from her Dreamdust Territory like a receding tide.

Even so, many people were still inflicted with lingering fear.

"So that's the power of a Realm Lord…" Third Dream slightly shuddered with a mix of dread and astonishnt.

She was already a Late-stage Rank 6 Divine Being, but her power was nowhere near that of Thanatos, who was at the peak of Rank 6 Divine Being.

After all, besides Thanatos, no other Divine Being in Gehenna could cover an entire territory with their divine aura.

Even Hecate, who was at the sa level, couldn't match his seemingly boundless power. It was not a matter of quality but sheer quantity; it didn't seem like The Supre Great Devil's divine power could be exhausted.

This was because Thanatos was bound to Gehenna and could draw its power for himself.

The power of a single Rank 6 Divine Being was nothing compared to an entire realm.

"Mistress, are you really going to attend the Great Devil Conference?" First Dream asked with concern.

"I don't have a choice. I must et the other Great Devils and give them a proper explanation. Otherwise, Sir Vaan's life will be in danger, and our territory will also suffer," Hecate calmly stated.

First Dream frowned and said, "I don't understand, Mistress. Why go so far for a human you just t?"

"I wonder about that myself," Hecate smiled before shaking her head, saying, "Actually, it's not a complicated reason. I had sothing he needed, and he also had sothing I needed; we are helping each other for that purpose."

"Do you know why I have chosen to leave my powerful clan and settle down in this backwater realm alone for the past ten thousand years?" Hecate asked.

"Mistress once ntioned that because of your unique soul constitution, you would never be able to step into Rank 7. However, Mistress's grandmother divined that you could find your destiny-changing opportunity in Gehenna, which was why you ca here," First Dream recalled.

"That's right, and I have found it," Hecate admitted before adding, "My bottleneck is already no more, and my ascension to Rank 7 is only a matter of ti, First Dream."

"Congratulations, Mistress! Your long-cherished wish has been achieved!" First Dream rejoiced, feeling happy for Hecate.

There wasn't a single Dreamcatcher that didn't feel the sa way.

Each of them used to be a no-na, living in so slum region scattered throughout Gehenna.

However, their Mistress found them, brought them back to Illusory Moon City, fed them, taught them, and trained them. Without their Mistress, they would not have their present achievents.

To them, their Mistress wasn't just their benefactor and teacher but their mother. As such, they were eternally grateful to her.

"Mm," Hecate nodded before saying, "It's hard to say how long this Great Devil Conference will take, but I will most likely be gone for a while. I will have to entrust you and the Dreamcatchers with managing Dreamdust Territory in my absence."

"You can leave it to us, Mistress! We will not let you down!" Second Dream answered.

They have followed Hecate for a long ti and learned how to manage Dreamdust Territory long ago. Whether Hecate actively managed her domain or not would not change anything.

Perhaps Hecate taught them to be competent with everything, foreseeing that she would leave Gehenna one day.

However, should that day ever co, they wouldn't want to stay behind; they would rather follow her.

"Alright, I am counting on all of you," Hecate said before suddenly reminding them, "Make sure the Sixth Progenitor, Eleventh Progenitor, and Thirteenth Progenitor feel at ho and teach them the ropes around Illusory Moon City."

"We will, Mistress," First Dream promised.

Hecate nodded.

Shortly after, she departed Illusion Moon City and headed to the Great Devil Conference without further delay.

…

Out of Gehenna's seven habitable planets and two uninhabitable planets, the Great Devil Conference has always been held on one of the two uninhabitable planets—the Purplefla Territory.

The Purplefla Territory was, as its na suggested, a place filled with purple flas burning eternally.

In the distant past, the Purplefla Territory used to be a beautiful green planet filled with lush vegetation and plant life. Only forty percent of its surface was covered with water.

As such, it boasted the highest production of magic plants used for dicine, alchemy, and potioneering, among other fields.

The Purplefla Territory's renown was so great that it also spread to neighboring realms and even reached the eyes and ears of the ruling Skymagia Star Kingdom.

As a result, it eventually beca one of the Skymagia Star Kingdom's strategic resource points, allowing it to enjoy unparalleled status in Gehenna.

Unfortunately, its glorious days did not last forever.

A beloved son of the Purplefla Territory's ruler hard a royal princess of the star kingdom during one of her visits, incurring the wrath of the entire Skymagia Star Kingdom.

Due to conflicting opinions regarding the truth of the scandal, a great war quickly broke out on the planet.

However, the Purplefla Territory's strength could never compare to the might of the Skymagia Star Kingdom's forces. Thus, after losing miserably, it was reduced to its current state.

Although it was never confird, the Purplefla Territory adamantly believed the scandal with the Skymagia Star Kingdom's royal princess was a sche of the Divinesun Star Kingdom until the very end.

As such, many beings also believed the Purplefla Territory's fiery demon spirits that erged after its destruction were the evil spirits of those who had died unjustly.

Although many star arrays leading to the Purplefla Territory still existed, its visitors were no longer the sa as they were in its heyday.

It had beco a tempering ground for those looking to train or gain battle experience against the fiery demon spirits.

…

On a tall, rocky black mountain, with an overall good view of the desolate land eternally ravaged by purple flas, a Stonehenge was found with seats around a rock table in the center.

Thanatos made this place the Great Devil Conference's location in rembrance of all who had died in the Purplefla Territory.

Among those who served the Purplefla Territory's ruler and fell in battle, there were countless more uninvolved innocent lives that did not partake in the war. They did not deserve to die, but they were killed regardless, simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong ti.

The Skymagia Star Kingdom was certainly ruthless in maintaining its authority over its vassal star realms.

"No matter how often I've co to this place, I can always feel its lingering gloom and despair… Alas, this is a blood debt Gehenna can never claim back."

Great Devil phistopheles glanced at the scenery with nonchalance before turning to an undead lich cloaked in endless darkness.

"What do you think, Thanatos?"

"Pick your words carefully, phisto. You should know that loose lips sink ships. The Skymagia Star Kingdom might suspect Gehenna is plotting a rebellion against it due to those words of yours."

"Yeah, yeah… Can you at least address by my full na, Thanatos? I'm still a Great Devil with so dignity, you know?"

"It's too long, and I am too lazy, phi."

"…"