A Demon's Journey

Azaroth had been living within the Veninza City of the Glerian Kingdom. In the last couple of months, he hadn't moved much and instead focused on creating pellets and personal training.

He had ingested all sorts of pellets that could increase his cultivation rank and had reached the peak of the 5 Star Rank.

Now, he required a large quantity of Death Energy and a lot of faith energy. His plan for acquiring the death energy remained the same.

The plan to acquire the faith energy had to be altered. Initially, he had been thinking of letting the faith energy accumulate bit by bit through the people in Kloras Town.

However, he possessed no control over Kloras Town. Inquisitor Fox was going to realize that religion was a hoax and put a stop to it. Even that supply of the bit of faith energy would stop.

He was currently in his workshop, where he modified his weapons and concocted some pellets.

These pellets were intended for his subordinates, not himself. Azaroth's body was currently packed with medicinal toxins, which he needed to properly digest or else they would begin to harm his body.

Fortunately, what occurred in the Sinyalian Kingdom wouldn't affect the Glerian Kingdom. The situation here was still under Azaroth's control.

Yrellea had informed him that she had left Vlashire City. The Misty Flower Pavilion had been left in her apprentice's hands.

Her apprentice wasn't as strong as Yrellea, but she was skilled in managing the pavilion. Yrellea's subordinates also seemed to respect her, so Yrellea was sure that the branch in Vlashire City would remain alright.

Azaroth knew that the primary reason this woman chose Veninza City was that he was here.

However, Azaroth didn't mind since he did want Yrellea to come to Veninza City and set up her branch here.

The situation was a lot different in Veninza City. If her Misty Flower Pavilion was successful in this city, her network was going to spread even further. It would include the sects as well.

While he was musing to himself, he received a contact from someone. The individual was directly contacting Azaroth's spirit.

Azaroth understood that was someone among his retainers. Only they possessed the ability to directly contact his spirit like that.

He soon checked up who it was and realized it was coming from Ralph's ring. He connected to this spiritual connection.

"Master, I need your help!" Ralph spoke anxiously.

Azaroth raised his brow in question. He wondered why Ralph was so anxious, "Calm down and tell me what happened."

"…Yes, master," Ralph took three deep breaths before he calmed down a bit.

"Master, you remember those pills you gave me, right? The Apex Blood Pellets. I handed them to my subordinates just as you told me to, and they all awakened their inner potential and managed to break through. In this month, the yearly inspection of the Dragon Tiger Palace occurs according to which rewards and ranks are distributed," Ralph informed Azaroth very calmly.

Azaroth remained calm as he faintly understood what the issue was.

"Many elders had been shocked by the rapid advancement of warriors in my group. They investigated a bit, and one of my subordinates informed them of the truth. One of the elders is demanding the pill formula from me," Ralph spoke.

"He has threatened me that he would kill me if I don't produce the pill formula for him," Ralph added with a slightly anxious voice.

"That's all?" Azaroth was mildly disappointed.

"Master, he is a 5 Star Warrior! I can't fight him! He was also the President's disciple, so other than the President, nobody dares to say anything back to him," Ralph immediately responded.

"…Was that all?" Azaroth asked, this time, even more disappointed, "The answer is right ahead of you, though."

"Huh? What is the answer?" Ralph asked with a startled expression.

"What is the size of your group? And by that, I mean those who are completely loyal to you," Azaroth inquired coldly.

"My group has a little more than hundred subordinates who are completely devoted to me. The rest are in my group to get some benefits," Ralph informed as he tried to analyze his group.

"And you have other comrades in that faction, right? How would you rate their growth? How likely is it that they would become the future pillars of the Dragon Tiger Palace?" Azaroth inquired curiously.

"…It's very likely. I have two close comrades who are likely to reach a high rank in the Dragon Tiger Palace. As long as they don't die mid-way, that is," Ralph responded to Azaroth.

Azaroth was satisfied with that answer. He then gave a simple solution to Ralph, "That's good enough. You also have a good number of subordinates. It's time for you to leave the Dragon Tiger Palace."

"…Alright, master," Ralph spoke.

He never thought that Azaroth would have him pull out of the Dragon Tiger Palace.

"Our motive had always been to poach the disciples from the Dragon Tiger Palace. As it is quite famous, many warriors apply to this organization to gain money. Among these warriors are talents."

"The warriors you have recruited might be untalented warriors who couldn't join better groups, but I can make them realize their potential," Azaroth spoke confidently.

Ralph was quite satisfied with that explanation as he cut off the spiritual connection between him and Azaroth.

He soon called out for all his devoted subordinates and informed them of his decision to leave the Dragon Tiger Palace.

He gave them the reason that it was due to the threats of the elder from the Dragon Tiger Palace. He didn't want to make them fight against the Dragon Tiger Palace's authorities.

Many of his subordinates immediately spoke out, "We will come with you!"

"Master, you changed our lives and gave us hope. Along with that hope, you also instilled a belief that we could become stronger," One of Ralph's subordinates spoke out. His voice was so loud that it resounded in the area.

"I wish to support you in this journey as well. The Dragon Tiger Palace had already shown that it would only support those disciples with prestigious backgrounds. If not for you, we wouldn't have received those rewards at all. It was only because of you that I stayed in this corrupt association," Another one spoke out.

Ralph had intended to encourage them to follow him. However, he couldn't help but feel emotional when they all stepped up and gave him reasons to accompany him on his voyage out of the Dragon Tiger Palace.

By staying in the Dragon Tiger Palace, they could be assured of a stable future. However, this wouldn't be the case if they followed him. Yet, they showed no hesitation in deciding to leave this Dragon Tiger Palace for him.

"Alright, I promise you won't regret this decision," Ralph spoke a little emotionally.

He then led them all out of the Dragon Tiger Palace.

They were all gathered in the location that was mentioned to Ralph by Azaroth.

There were enough residences to accommodate all of them. After they were asked to get settled in, Ralph went away.

He wanted to meet up with Azaroth as soon as possible.

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