'My body has a seal on it to control my soul?' Zach wondered. 'That doesn't make any sense, but at the same time, that would explain many things as to why I had 0 soul powers.
I admit that soul powers were not supposed to be high, but they shouldn't be 0, either. So if I truly have a seal on me, is that the reason I couldn't cultivate in the real world?
My physique was already maxed, but everything related to my soul was 0. Wait, I can cultivate in God's Impact, so does that mean that the 'seal' on my body is no longer active?
My soul's powers were activated when I gained my first follower— Ninia. So she technically broke that seal off me? And Uncle Tis also said that the blessings of different beings are sealed inside me, and I need to have some sort of connection with them for it to break.
Could it be that the legend got the meaning wrong in translation, and they actually mean the blessings which are sealed?
I have no way to know it. I can ask the old man to bring me the book where the legend is written, but it would obviously be translated into a demonic language. The original legend was written in the old celestial language that even I can't read without stuttering on every word.'
Gods' Impact was an unfamiliar world to Zach and all the players in it. Unlike the other worlds which Zach had researched on and had read and heard about their culture and legends, he knew nothing about the Gods' Impact.
His knowledge was seemingly incomprehensible in every other matter.
Deus— Zach's father, had raised and trained him remarkably in every field. Of course, as a child, Zach hated all that and wanted to enjoy his life like the other kids his age, but Deus was super strict with him, making Zach fear him.
However, all that training and hard work was paying off at this moment.
Had he been thrown into another world, he would manage to survive just fine, but he wouldn't be enjoying his life as he is in the Gods' Impact. That was obviously because he met the girls who truly loved him from the bottom of their hearts.
Although, the Overlord— who was Zach's future self— wasn't as lucky as him and had suffered so much pain that he had to become what he was now. He even said that Zach would become like him if he had gone through the same experience as he did.
Still, Zach chose a different approach and came to hell to master his ace card— the Demon King's Blessings.
'I will have to find someone who knows about it. Grandpa, who gave me these blessings, died soon after my birth. So my only hope is my mother, who is the Demon Queen of the seventh hell if I remember correctly.
I haven't seen or talked to her in over a decade. I am not really fond of her, but she is my mother, regardless. I wonder if she knows I am here?'
Zach was still at the old man's hut and was waiting for the old man to bring him the secret map of the inner hell that he could use to find any shortcuts. But he didn't have high hopes as he didn't expect any shortcuts.
'If the area is so well guarded, finding a shortcut would be impossible. Still, the map should be worth looking at so I can at least make my escape plan if things go south… or should I say, down.'
Even if there was no demon invasion, Zach would still have gone to hell, but not for Nirn, but to access the gate to the second hell. The only way to enter the higher hell was to pass through the portal located at the demon lord's castle of every hell.
Zach planned to meet his mother in the seventh hell; to do that, he had to pass through the remaining six hells. If he was stopped or challenged by the demon lords of the respective hell, he wasn't going down without defeating them.
However, Zach had already realized that MP was very crucial to him. So he either had to save it as much as possible and find other ways to fight or to learn demonic cultivation for which he needed a partner.
After waiting for a few minutes, the old man finally arrived with a few more elderly demon citizens who were supposedly Nirn's children.
The old man handed the map to him and said, "Please be careful, young lord. You are our last hope. Please stop the demon lord and free us from his reign."
The other elderly demons bowed down to Zach and said the same thing.
"He has been doing this for hundreds of years, and no one has ever stopped him. We don't care about our lives as we are going to die soon in a few years anyway, but we want you to save the young generation," they all said.
"Don't worry. I have a personal score to settle with him, so no matter what happens, I will bring you his head!"
Zach looked at the map and memorized every street and hiding spot.
"Can I ask about the authenticity of this map?"
The old man pointed his finger at the map and said, "Some of the women who were abducted get tossed here once they grow old. We have been making this map for decades, and it's still far from complete."
"Thank you for this. It will be a great help," Zach said calmly with a smile on his face.
'It would have been awesome if they had provided the demon lord's castle map too, but as they say, beggars can't be choosers. Still, after analyzing the map, I saw a pattern of the streets.
They are made in a way that no one can escape without getting caught. And I can't 100% rely on this map. As they said, they have been making it for decades, so there are chances that some things have changed.'