Chương 203: The Idea of ​​Awakening the Sky Queen

"The contract has been signed, and now we share both glory and hardship. Now you can tell me everything you envision for the future!"

Looking at Yang Cheng with a smile on his face, Frey crossed her arms, making her proud curves even more impressive, and glared at the man opposite her with a gritted-teeth expression.

Who would have thought that even the Sky Queen Frey would one day be completely at someone's mercy?

"What a pity. I originally thought Miss Frey would choose marriage as the way to form an alliance."

After all, I have the ability of the "Precognizer" to seize the initiative, plus Miss Frey's strategic planning, and we are both powerful monsters with the Demon Lord species.

Given time, with our successful awakening and powerful alliance, it's not impossible for us to rival those veteran demon lords in strength, but—"

"The soul contract has been signed, now we should get down to business!"

Yang Cheng said those words entirely to mock the Sky Queen, since she had been calling him a shameless scoundrel during the fight and had been constantly hitting his genitals with her spear, trying to ruin Yang Cheng's future happiness.

However, Yang Cheng was unaware that Frey, sitting opposite him, was actually considering the feasibility of his teasing words, even though she seemed indifferent on the surface!

The idea of monsters falling in love is ridiculous. Most monsters only want a partner who is strong enough.

Because only powerful mates can produce even more powerful offspring; this is the law among monsters.

As a reincarnated being, Yang Cheng, although now in the form of a demon, still tends to think like a human, so he naturally cannot determine Frey's brain circuitry.

Frey is willing to give up her position as Demon King and choose to kneel before others for the sake of her kingdom and her people.

For Frey, personal feelings are less important than the greater good of her race. If marrying Yang Cheng can make the kingdom stronger and the race more prosperous, she is quite willing to dedicate herself to it.

Of course, this is all predicated on Yang Cheng being trustworthy. That's why Frey is keeping quiet about it right now, preparing to observe what kind of person Yang Cheng really is through this collaboration.

Unaware of Frey's true thoughts, Yang Cheng, after confirming that Frey had become an ally, also told her most of the plot before Clayman was killed.

When Frey learned from Yang Cheng that Kleiman, that idiot, actually tried to use her to control Milim, she couldn't help but comment that Kleiman was indeed a real idiot.

Milim is the strongest dragon demon, a super-powerful being who ranks among the top three in the entire world. Yet the other party actually thinks that he can control Milim with a broken bead.

"The reason for cooperating with Kleiman in the future, under the guise of a snake, is to lure out the forces behind him."

But even after Kleiman died, the mastermind behind him never appeared. So, does that mean if Kleiman comes to me for cooperation again, I don't need to feign friendship with him anymore?

According to Yang Cheng's description of the "future," Clayman actually awakened while on the verge of death, but was still killed by Rimuru without any resistance.

It was only then that Frey understood why her future self had voluntarily given up the position of Demon King.

After all, even the awakened Clayman was easily killed, and the unawakened her and Carrion were in a very awkward position among the awakened demon kings at the time.

Having the title of Demon King can indeed bring many conveniences, but if one's title doesn't live up to it, it can also bring a lot of trouble.

For example, if a hero wants to challenge a demon king, he will definitely start by challenging the weakest one.

For example, if a monster that rises to power later covets the position of Demon King, it will also target you first.

"Even if we don't cooperate with Kleiman according to the original plot, we should at least avoid becoming enemies with him. After all, it's not good for us to be targeted by the forces behind him too early."

The recent battle between the pig-headed tribe and other monsters in the Jura Forest, along with the attack on the Beast Kingdom, should generate a lot of soul power.

"I intend to use this soul power to first fulfill the agreement and make you an awakened Demon King."

Upon hearing Yang Cheng's words, Frey's face showed a rather surprised expression.

She originally thought that Yang Cheng would become the Awakened Demon King first, and then find a way to awaken himself, but she didn't expect that he would give her the opportunity to awaken first!

"The conditions for a Demon Lord to awaken as a true Demon Lord lie in the soul, race, and demonic essence. Therefore, the difficulty of awakening varies depending on the race."

"The deaths in the war against the Pig-Headed Tribe and the Beast Kingdom alone are not enough to awaken me. But for you, if your magic power increases further, your chances should be much better."

Frey was quite grateful that Yang Cheng was willing to give up his priority, but after thinking for a moment, she still shook her head and said no.

"Even with enough soul power, I am still some distance away from becoming an awakened demon king."

"Because my own magic power level has not yet reached the threshold for awakening."

That's right. For a Demon Lord to become an Awakened Demon Lord, it's not enough to just have soul power; one's own demonic essence is the biggest hurdle to awakening.

If it's just about souls, for a demon king-type monster, slaughtering a few human armies is a piece of cake.

Yang Cheng and Rimuru only need to consider the issue of soul power because their unique skills "King Spirit Master" and "Predator" can increase their own magic power by devouring the body and soul of the target.

Compared to those who have cheat codes, it is obviously not so easy for other demon kings to increase their own magic power.

Of course, Yang Cheng had actually come up with several corresponding solutions in mind for helping Frey increase her magic power in a short period of time.

The first method is to significantly increase magic power through naming.

As mentioned before, in order for a Demon Lord-type demon to awaken, in addition to needing soul power, it also needs to meet the standard of its own demonic essence. However, there is one exception, which is the favor between master and servant.

In the later stages, almost all of Rimuru's "Twelve Guardian Kings of the Holy Demon" were at the level of awakened Demon Lords. Although their own efforts played a part in this, the main reason was that they were all carried along by Rimuru.

As the master, the adorable king soared to great heights, and those who were named by him naturally received the same benefits.

Frey is one of the "Ten Great Demon Kings" and the Queen of Tianyi Kingdom, while Yang Cheng is currently an unknown nobody. It is naturally impossible for him to submit to him and accept his bestowed name.

However, in addition to the naming between master and servant, there is also the mutual naming between equals, just like the Storm Dragon Veldora and Rimuru.

The Storm Dragon also had a name before, but it was also able to be given a name.

Many high-ranking demons, although they possess names, may not have had those names bestowed upon them by others, but rather chose them themselves.