A Demon's Journey

While Azaroth was talking to Erica, his group was waiting for him outside the tent.

They heard some elders from the Black Lake Sect talk about how Erica was going to punish Azaroth.

Even though they possessed great confidence in Azaroth, they were all still quite concerned about him.

At that moment, someone from the Black Lake Sect came to visit them. These women were instantly on their guard.

They recognized her immediately. It was Christina, the inheritor of the Black Lake Sect. They knew of her strong friendship with Tiana.

However, they felt that Christina's loyalty to her sect would most likely surpass her friendship with Tiana. They had to be prepared in case she wanted to harm them.

Tiana had a bright smile on her face as she saw Christina, "Hey!"

"Heya!" Christina returned the greeting with an excited look.

Tiana knew Christina's character. She knew that this girl's character was completely straightforward. She wasn't suited for plotting or a conspiracy.

If she was trying, she would easily reveal herself. Thus, she wasn't worried when Christina approached her.

"How have you been doing?" Tiana asked Christina with a smile.

Christina rolled her eyes and spoke, "I was really bored. My mother was really angry that I couldn't even reach the semi-finals and punished me by asking me to focus on my cultivation in solitude. Once I am stronger than her, I will definitely take my revenge!"

Christina had spoken that last line with such a determined tone that Tiana didn't doubt her.

Suddenly, a frown appeared on her face as she added, "Also, my only friend Aria has left the sect and has been assigned to your junior brother Noah. I was so angry that he took away my only friend that I wanted to go and beat up that kid and free my friend."

A sweat dropped appeared behind Tiana's head as she heard Christina. She spoke to Christina, "That won't be a good idea, Christina."

"Hmph. I have gotten stronger. It's still not clear who would win when we fight," Christina spoke confidently.

Tiana was startled. Sure enough, she sensed a stronger aura from Christina.

It was the Golden Crow's aura. It proved that the merging of Golden Crow's Flames with Christina's Variant Pure Flame Root had accelerated greatly.

The power of these Golden Crow's Flames lay in their destructive ability. Now, Christina's destructive power and grown greatly.

Furthermore, she had even unlocked the ability of the Golden Crow.

Even the Golden Crow Spirit within her was quite surprised that Christina's battle against Tiana had stimulated Christina's Variant Flame Root so greatly that it had begun to fuse with his flame quickly.

Once the fusion crossed a specific threshold, Christina unlocked the ability of the Golden Crow. It wasn't something that had been given to her by the Golden Crow Spirit but was actually like an innate legacy that she inherited.

This would allow the Golden Spirit inside her to display more of her true power.

Christina felt that at her current level, she could easily defeat Tiana. She was actually somewhat right.

After her battle against Christina and Philip, Tiana's combat ability had risen, but unlike Christina, it hadn't undergone a transformation.

Thus, Christina could be considered much superior to her in combat strength.

This fact didn't dispirit Tiana. She had never compared herself to someone else. She just wanted to grow stronger at her own pace.

If she really started to compare herself to someone. Then she would have already been extremely depressed since she knew Noah, Yrellea, Laura, Sargan, and Ralph. All of them were innately talented and much better than her in combat ability.

However, Tiana had never felt jealousy or depression even though she was inferior to them. She had just focused on helping them and getting stronger somehow.

This was also the reason Azaroth chose Tiana to lead a sect and not someone else. Tiana possessed a calmness and maturity far superior to his other retainers.

"Yeah. You had indeed gotten stronger. But I will still bet on Noah," Tiana spoke with a smile.

"You don't believe me," Christina angrily pouted in return. She was trying to display her anger, but she only became even cuter.

Even the women behind Tiana chuckled upon seeing her antics.

They had realized that Christina didn't pose a threat to them. She was far too pure and straightforward to apply any scheme to them.

After half an hour or so, Azaroth finally came out of the tent. There was a dispirited look in his eyes, and his facial complexion was pale.

Clearly, he wasn't at the peak of his health.

Tiana and her subordinates immediately rushed towards Azaroth anxiously. Even Christina joined them and approached Azaroth.

She was somewhat worried about him as she also believed that her mother had punished Azaroth.

Meanwhile, all the elders outside had rushed inside the tent.

Christina's father had also ordered her to come, but she ignored his words and continued to stare at Azaroth with a concerned yet curious expression.

"Let's go to the area assigned to us," Azaroth spoke rather slowly.

The women didn't focus on those words. They approached him and spoke, "Please take my support, leader."

Suddenly, Azaroth's pale complexion returned to normal. His spirit that appeared to have been injured, immediately returned to its original condition.

The women around him and even Christina were immediately startled to witness this transformation.

"It seems I don't need to act any longer," Azaroth spoke calmly. At this moment, all the elders had already entered that meeting hall.

"…Eh?! You were acting, master?!" Zofia asked with a stupefied expression. She wasn't the only one. Her comrades shared that shock as well.

"That's correct. It is part of my deal with Sect Mistress of the Black Lake Sect," Azaroth casually replied.

Christina, at that moment, suddenly asked curiously, "A deal with my mother? What is it?"

At that moment, the women around focused on Christina. They had forgotten that they had a Black Lake Sect member with them.

"Leader, would it be alright for you to have revealed everything in front of her?" Rosalie suddenly asked Azaroth.

Azaroth shrugged and responded to her, "I already saw her earlier. Her mother was going to reveal the truth to her anyway, so there is no point in acting ahead of her."

"Come. Let's go to the spot assigned to us," Azaroth spoke with a calm tone.

Christina followed the group as she wanted to check out which spot had been assigned to them.

When she reached the destination, she was extremely shocked. She asked Azaroth with a startled expression, "Does my mother want to kill you all?!"

Her surprise was only natural. This was, in reality, a large clearing within the forest.

This clearing was near the inner part of the forest and also the battlefield where the Black Lake Sect disciples fought against the Night Mountain Sect disciples.

This spot also generated the most casualties on the battlefield. The reason was simple. The disciples of the Black Lake Sect would be forced to fight against their enemy and also the beasts who resided in this territory.

For some reason, these beasts won't target the Night Mountain Sect disciples. They would only attack the Black Lake Sect's disciples. Thus, it resulted in many casualties of the Black Lake Sect's disciples.

Christina couldn't believe that her mother had assigned this spot to Azaroth and his group. Moreover, she could never imagine that it was a spot that was asked by Azaroth.

"It was good that we brought you here. Can you ask those Black Lake Sect's disciples to return? This entire spot has been assigned to us. And we can operate here independently. It would be of great help if they evacuate as soon as possible," Azaroth spoke to Christina with a calm tone.

Christina looked in Tiana's direction with a concerned gaze. She saw Tiana nodding her head seriously.

Christina went to Tiana's side and handed her a badge, "If you need my help, make sure to activate it. I will come running with reinforcements!" She promised resolutely.

Tiana's gaze softened, and she was honestly touched by those words. She nodded her head and spoke, "Make sure to send information if you face any trouble. I-I will try my best to help out."

Christina nodded her head, but she confidently spoke, "Don't worry, I am strong!"