A Demon's Journey

Around this moment, the situation within the chasm around Night Mountain Hill changed. Rather dense demonic energy emanated from that chasm, and it scared the nearby Black Lake Sect's disciples patrolling that area.

When they saw that Demonic Ardor, they planned to use the talisman to alert their main camp. However, the demonic energy suddenly rushed towards them and caught their bodies.

The four disciples were immobilized as that Demonic Ardor enveloped them.

In the distance, Azaroth sensed this Demonic Ardor. He was startled because, judging by the density of this Demonic Ardor, he was sure it belonged to a Demonic Emperor.

His guess was correct then. The demon residing within that chasm was at the Demon Emperor Rank.

However, this energy appeared rather weak for it to belong to a Demon Emperor. Azaroth guessed that the Demon Emperor must be injured right now, and that's why it didn't dare to get out.

Azaroth also believed that there were seals that would alert the Royal Family if the Demon Emperor ever got out.

Perhaps that was why the Demon Emperor wasn't leaving that chasm with his own body. Instead, he possessed the bodies of four different disciples.

'The amount of power he could use within their bodies should be limited to a 5 Star Rank. His ability to utilize the laws would make him a troublesome opponent,' Azaroth thought.

Naturally, Azaroth wasn't talking about himself. It would be an easy battle for him because this Demon Emperor's understanding and knowledge of the laws couldn't surpass Azaroth's. He was talking about this Demon Emperor fighting against warriors other than himself.

Those individuals would find it difficult or even impossible to defeat him. A Demon Emperor couldn't be underestimated.

Moreover, there was no clarity of how much power his main body could provide those possessed bodies. It could be greater than Azaroth's expectation.

However, these weren't Azaroth's primary worries. He was more curious about how this Demon Emperor got injured and how he planned to recover.

As he sensed this Demon Emperor's energy, he didn't feel the deathly energy mixed within it. This meant this Demon Emperor didn't cultivate the path of the dead.

"I can't allow this Demon Emperor to reach my camp. Our battle would destroy the entire terrain and even kill my subordinates," Azaroth whispered with a resolute look in his eyes.

He was confident in fighting and even killing these individuals whom a Demon Emperor was possessing.

However, it would result in the destruction of his surroundings. This was quite natural since Azaroth had to fight against them with his own strength while these four individuals would be assisted with the energy from an alive Demon Emperor.

Thus, after sensing the presence of the Demon Emperor's Ardor, he moved from his spot and approached Erica.

At this moment, she was the perfect individual who could easily take care of those warriors whose bodies had been possessed by the Demonic Emperor.

Azaroth wasn't planning on revealing his presence to the Demonic Emperor. He first wanted to observe and discover what kind of powers this demonic emperor possessed.

Once he had analyzed how the Demonic Emperor fought, he could figure out how this Demonic Emperor planned to recover from his injuries.

Azaroth did have some guesses over what the Demon Emperor must be planning. But he didn't think about it too much and just flew towards Erica.

Erica was in a meeting with her fellow elders. She had also heard of Azaroth's battle against the beasts.

The huge commotion, the blizzard, naturally couldn't be concealed from them in that area. Some of the scouts had witnessed that blizzard and that tornado and informed Erica and her council of elders of what they saw.

Needless to say, Erica and her elders were utterly flabbergasted to hear this information. They had never expected that Azaroth was strong enough to deal with all the beast races in a single battle.

Now that nearly all the beast races had been frozen by Azaroth, the Night Mountain Sect's defenses had gotten weaker.

These Beast Races posed a great threat to the Black Lake Sect. They were one of the reasons that the Black Lake Sect didn't dare to directly approach and attack the Night Mountain Sect.

Now, they had no such worries. The elders of the Black Lake Sect still had no idea that Erica's husband had died.

They were blissfully unaware of this fact since there was no survivor from that position. They still believed that Erica's husband must be patrolling that area.

In reality, there was no longer any need to patrol that area. From that point, the Black Lake Sect's camp faced the threat of being attacked by the beasts. But now, nearly all the beasts had been killed by Azaroth so no one would attack them from that side.

Erica had obeyed Azaroth's orders and dealt with all the rebellious elders. The rebellious movement that had gained wind had been ruthlessly crushed by her.

When Erica was dealing with these rebellious elders, only then did she realize just how grave the situation was for her.

They were the ones who had laid the trap to capture her daughter. It was their fault that the Night Mountain Sect got their hands on Christina.

Her fury knew no bounds as she killed them all by drowning them in Bubbly Water Spheres. Naturally, they didn't just drown and die due to the lack of air.

Erica wasn't going to let them off so easily. She commanded the Water Ardor to invade their bodies and wreak mayhem.

Those elders felt each of their nerves snapping due to the pressure and quantity of water within their bodies. They knew they were dying but couldn't even scream out due to the water all around them.

Since Azaroth had allowed her to punish those responsible for trying to harm her daughter, Erica was a little less resistant to Azaroth's orders.

She now felt that Azaroth was merely cold to her because he wanted to make her submit to him. He wasn't planning to harm her.

In reality, Erica was correct, but she was thinking too simply. Azaroth wasn't harming her because he felt that her strength would be useful.

He wanted a 6 Star Warrior who would follow his commands. And what a twist of fate it is that he already required her assistance.

Azaroth appeared outside of the tent where the meeting was taking place. He informed the disciple stationed outside that he wanted to see Erica.

The disciple slowly entered the tent where the meeting was going on and spoke out, "Sect mistress, a man named Azaroth wishes to meet you."

Erica was a little startled as she heard those words. An elder frowned and chided the disciple, "Don't you see a meeting is going on right now?! Go and tell that man to wait for some time."

Suddenly, Erica stood up and looked at the elders around her. She spoke with a calm smile, "It must be something urgent. I will talk to him and return quickly."

The elders were startled that Erica was actually willing to leave the meeting to meet Azaroth. It meant she prioritized him more than the meeting.

It wasn't actually that strange. The meeting wasn't that important to Erica since it was conducted to discuss Azaroth's abilities and how they should deal with him in the future.

Moreover, after purging those elders belonging to the rebellious factions, the remaining elders were those that were completely loyal to Erica.. So, Erica had no misgivings about leaving the meeting since these elders were completely loyal.