A Demon's Journey

At this moment, Azaroth's retainers were no longer on the Eastern Mountain Range. They had long since left the Eastern Mountain Range and moved to different locations.

Noah took the Heretical Paladins and traveled to the Great Qin Empire.

Sargan activated the long lost Spatial Power that Azaroth left behind in his Mystical Spiritual Connection Ring to open a Spatial Portal to Purgatory. He was planning to take control of the Bach Clan in Purgatory!

Ralph traveled to the Beast Kingdom in the west and planned to join them. He brought all the demi-beasts from his group along.

Yrellea's Misty Flower Pavilion was working quite well in the Glerian Kingdom. She was confident that her subordinates could handle the branches in the Glerian Kingdom. It was time for her to expand to other countries.

Yrellea's next target was the Pinhian Republic. She brought all her close subordinates and traveled to that nation.

Tiana was also confident that her subordinates could handle the Sacred Ice Aurora Valley Branch in the Glerian Kingdom. The arrays were working perfectly, and there was no 7 Star Warrior in the Sinyalian Kingdom who could forcefully break that mist array.

The only 7 Star Warrior in the Sinyalian Kingdom's new territory was the Saber Emperor. But the Saber Emperor wouldn't act against the Sacred Ice Aurora Valley Sect since they had no conflict.

Tiana's next target was the Empire of Qian Guo. This Empire was constantly at war against the Great Qin Empire, so its strength and influence could be considered in the same category as the Great Qin Empire.

Laura was going to head south. According to the map, in the south was the Kingdom of Cemetia. She had to reach the southern boundary of this kingdom to find the Mysterious Jade Spirit Ginseng.

She didn't know how Azaroth knew but trusted him enough to know that he wouldn't lie to her about this matter. After finding this herb, Laura planned to return to the Elf Kingdom immediately.

It had been a long time since she returned, and her mother was definitely getting worried.

William was heading towards the Woltensian Empire. This was a Great Empire in the West! It was said that this Empire placed great importance on auxiliary jobs along with the battle.

For this reason, they had very advanced Array Formations, Alchemy Techniques, Battle Formations, Blacksmith Techniques, Refining Techniques, and Crafting Techniques.

William's task was to befriend all sorts of individuals possessing a large number of Golden Streams.

However, before splitting up and departing for their respective location, they all gathered around and noticed that their Mystical Spiritual Connection Ring went dim.

"Everyone, I want to have a talk. I need to inform you of something," Noah spoke seriously. He was the leader of their entire group, and this was the first meeting he organized with them.

All of them went to an empty field. Laura and William placed Voice Suppression Arrays all around the area to prevent someone from eavesdropping on them.

Once they were ready, Noah spoke seriously, "…Before master went, he told me a secret. He said that a Saint would enter the Glerian Kingdom to take his life. If the Saint truly entered the Glerian Kingdom, our master will annihilate all portions of his spirit connecting to the main body. This is exactly what occurred as master's spirit within these rings have vanished now."

"Master mentioned that he would try to deal with the Saint, but he would most likely lose. The Saint would kill him," Noah spoke those words while clenching his fists tightly. He was so angry at himself that words could no longer convey his emotions.

Meanwhile, all other Azaroth's retainers gasped loudly!

Noah soon continued, "…However, master also added that death was not an end for him. He was sure that the Saint would only destroy his physical body while preserving his Spiritual Body. He wasn't sure why the Saint would preserve his Spiritual Body, but he was sure it would happen."

"Our true task is to form powerful and influential organizations to find our Master and save him!" Noah finished speaking.

All of Azaroth's retainers were shocked to hear those statements. Laura was extremely furious as she shouted, "Why did you tell us of this only now?! If you had told us earlier, we could have prevented our master from going out!"

Noah glared back at Laura and answered her coldly, "You think I didn't try to stop our master?! He specifically ordered me to not tell you anything until our ring colors fade a bit and his spirit completely vanishes from these rings!"

"He couldn't remain here with us or any other place for that matter since the Saint would find him sooner or later. In fact, master wanted to get caught. He had his reasons for wanting to get captured by this Saint, but he never shared those reasons with me."

Those words silenced everyone.

After a few minutes, Sargan broke that silence by speaking, "Guessing master's motive will lead us nowhere. It would be more productive to work harder and free our master."

Laura soon responded, "…Alright. I will return to the Elven Kingdom and gain complete control of it. I can then use the influence of the Elven Kingdom to find our master's location and free him out of there."

"We need to obey our master's final instructions! Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that he decided to get himself captured," Yrellea spoke seriously.

"Hmm. You are right," Tiana spoke softly.

"Then we will split up from here! If anyone is in trouble, make sure to inform others about it. We will think of something to help you!" Noah laid down this ironclad rule.

Sargan jokingly spoke, "And how will you help me? I will be in Purgatory while you all will stay on Frascoia Continent."

However, Noah seriously spoke, "I will find some demons on Frascoia Continent and compel them to help you!"

Sargan was just slightly surprised, before he nodded with a bright smile on his face.

"Very well. But the next time we meet, you might not be my opponent," Sargan spoke confidently.

Meanwhile, Noah waved him off while adding, "I just hope you can withstand a strike from me."

Now that Azaroth had been captured, Noah was even more determined to train even harder. However, suddenly, Noah recalled Azaroth's second instruction that he had nearly forgotten, "Also, master told us to always keep an eye out on information regarding someone known as the Star Inheritor or the Prince of Stars. We will hear about him soon enough."

"This will be easy! I will make sure to gather all information regarding this Prince of Stars," Yrellea spoke with a smile.

"Alright, since everyone is clear of their objectives, it's time to depart" Noah spoke with a smile. All of them split up at that moment and brought their groups before heading to their respective locations!

Azaroth's retainers had long left by the time David requested a parley with the Eastern Mountain Range tribes.

David was a bit suspicious of the tribes as they informed him that there were no foreigners in their territory. Moreover, they readily agreed to an inspection.

The inspection results came out and there was no suspicious individual present here. In fact, the Sinyalian Kingdom's Royal Family had to compensate the tribes for this suspicion.

This compensation was carried out by writing off all tributes for three years. David wanted to gain the support of these tribes and use their influence and power to suppress any sect or organization that acted unruly.

Irene's suspicions regarding those various organizations were put to rest since it seemed as though these leaders running away was a mere coincidence. Perhaps some of them thought that the Sinyalian Kingdom's Royal Family would kill all leaders loyal to the Glerian Kingdom.

That would explain why the leaders of the Noble Guardians and the Heretical Paladins went missing. Meanwhile, some other leaders were concealing their location and inspecting the Royal Family's actions against the various organizations.

This would explain the disappearance of the Sacred Ice Aurora Valley Sect's sect mistress. But in any case, the Sinyalian Kingdom had managed to stabilize their power in their newly acquired territory.

The one who gained the most territory in this expedition was none other than the Rhodes Noble House! From Marquis, the Rhodes Noble House had been promoted to the Dukedom!

Jonas Rhodes had acquired an exceptional mace and was confident that he could finally defeat Spencer Russel with this.

For the next ten years, the Sinyalian Kingdom was embroiled in war against the kingdoms surrounding it. They lost much of their territory to the Republic of Raleroma, Alinginian Kingdom, and Principality of Aseca.

It was a bit ironic that the Sinyalian Kingdom lost a bit of its ancestral territory right after acquiring new territory.

But still, the Sinyalian Kingdom continued to flourish under David's leadership! He was a generational talent and was showing off his worth under the pressure!

~~ The End~~

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<strong>[A/N: And this book 1 of this series comes to an end. I will soon publish the sequel of this series that will continue in the same verse, but with a different main character. Azaroth and retainers will be present there and will be an integral part of the story. Azaroth will become the main character in that again, but not from the very beginning. Please make sure to support it. I will add an announcement chapter on this to inform you of the name of that . See ya!]</strong>