Then the demon god stopped laughing. It spoke in a voice that was both hot and cold at the same time. "Let me warn you. You are either for me or you're against me. I will be waiting for you to change your mind. Till then, the entire force of vampires will come for you. If I can't have you, then no one will. If you won't help me, then you will go down with the plane. Either way, I will have the secrets that you hold dear."
Its voice made Ragnarok shiver while also scalding him like steam. It didn't make him cower though. He affirmed his will and did what he had to do. He didn't say anything anymore. All that needs to be said has been said. So he bent down and swallowed the skull whole. His divine ability got to work on the remnant of the primogenitor immediately.
He has eaten the soup, the dish made from the delectable ingredient that is a Primogenitor. The soup was highly nutritious. It made him stronger by increasing his stats. But it isn't enough for him. It is time for him to eat the meat of this dish.
The heart of Carnage is one delicious meat. It was a little tough to digest. It felt like he swallowed a hard uncooked tuber whole. His stomach became bloated and heavy The heart of Carnage struggled within him. It kicked about and shook everything. It wanted to break out of him because the demon god was fighting to keep control of it.
Unfortunately for the demon god, its resistance is too low to fight back. The sun is still up and Ragnarok is within the domain of a world beast, not in the plane. Plus the effect of the shard of power is still present. The Will of Carnage in the heart of Carnage was silenced so the struggling waned and he successfully digested it.
Another intricate tattoo glowing brightly red appeared on his body after digesting the heart of Carnage. Another one of his tails turned red from white. And another spike on the core of his divine ability gained a red halo on it.
The initial red scar on his body formed by the tattoo enlarged to cover more area of his skin. The only side effect of his meal is that Marlinto will never be able to resurrect again now that the foundation of his existence has been eaten. He will not be missed.
He said with anticipation. "2 down, 7 more to go."
They say that if one of something is good, two must be better. In his situation, 9 is best. His divine ability has room for 9 hearts of Carnage. He certainly wouldn't deprive himself of something that can help him grow stronger when the opportunity is available.
Devouring origin energy increases his stats while devouring the heart of Carnage increases his POWER Stat. He can devour living things to increase his POWER Stat but nothing comes close to the supply of blood power within the heart of Carnage.
The Virut plane gives Soverick infinite origin energy while the demon god gives primogenitors infinite blood power. This blood power is already in a state between life and death. It makes it very easy to convert it to death essence. It is because he converts it into death essence that daylight doesn't have any effect on him and he has soul force to thank for being able to digest the heart of Carnage.
"I don't have infinite blood power like the Primogenitors. But it is okay. If I want more, I should just get more."
His thoughts drifted to how to get more blood power. And since there are entities that walk around with blood power within them, what he has to do is clear. It is not even a chore at this point. It is something he is looking forward to.
He will surely be able to get a lot more POWER if he maintains the connection of the demon god with the heart of Carnage. A steady supply of blood power is good. But he won't do that because the demon god is not so generous as to give him something without asking for anything or getting anything in return. So he has to make do with the amount of blood power present within the heart of Carnage.
He thought back to the fight and he couldn't help but grin. The amount of blood power he got from the heart of Carnage the first time was very limited because he wasn't a monarch then. He wasn't even a full vampire. So he had to maximize his benefits from the heart of Carnage this time around. He decided to wring Marlinto dry of everything he had.
He said with a chuckle, "Maybe I was wrong. Maybe Marlinto will be missed."
The domain he borrowed from Legion-1 allowed him to lock Marlinto away so no one could interfere in his feast. And what a feast it was. It is all thanks to Marlinto. Marlinto drew heavily on the supply of blood power in order to break his domain. Ragnarok devoured his large body to increase his stats by more than 100 billion points each. That is probably just 10% of Marlinto's total stats.
10% is already highly efficient for someone on his level. He is a king of law devouring an Origin god-level entity after all. There will be a lot of wastage since most of Marlinto's existence is beyond him. If not for his possession of soul force then it would have been impossible to harm Marlinto when he fused with his domain or digest his body parts.
The best thing that he got from Marlinto is the heart of Carnage. He can get stats on his own by devouring origin energy or by devouring living things. But the BOOST that comes from the heart of Carnage is the best and fastest way to increase his POWER stat.