A Demon's Journey

While Tiana had reached the semi-finals of her tournament, Noah hadn't advanced all that much in his tournament.

The primary reason behind this was because he didn't meet many groups. There were 120 members in his group, but regrettably, no one was a sensor among them.

If there was a single good sensor among them, he could have fought against more groups by now.

Naturally, this martial prowess shown by Noah wasn't missed by the King and his ministers.

They had already begun to investigate Noah's background. The only thing they found out was that he was a member of the Origin sect branch in Veninza City.

Azaroth was already prepared for this situation by using Patrick.

Laura was training her subordinates ruthlessly. Currently, most of her subordinates could defeat the demons within those rooms constructed by Azaroth.

The Origin Sect Branch in Veninza City was facing a tiny problem.

The disciples belonging to prestigious families hadn't returned home in a long time. Even though their disciples contacted them regularly through the use of letters and Voice Transmission Array Stone, their families were still getting worried.

Servants or the members of those prestigious families showed up to meet the disciples in the Origin Sect Branch within Veninza City.

Azaroth had investigated them all. These were prestigious families not because of their power but their wealth and connection.

They could easily use their power to suppress a random citizen. And with their wealth, they bribed some powerful families that would return the debt or favor with their martial might.

The same was the case now. The servants or the members of those families brought many warriors along with them.

Nearly 50 families had sent their delegates, and each one brought an average number of 6 warriors along with him.

Few warriors accompanied the servants, while many warriors accompanied the family member who had come to the Origin Sect in Veninza City.

Azaroth gathered all of them in a single hall.

"What is your issue?" He asked them with a loud and clear voice.

"Firstly, who are you? Why has Patrick Kewin not come to greet us?" One of the men spoke out.

Azaroth glanced at the man and analyzed him carefully.

Azaroth smiled as he found his target.

"Patrick Kewin needs to greet you? Why so?" Azaroth asked with a shrug. He was clearly looking down on the man who asked the question.

"I am Justin Gill! The co-founder of the prestigious Gill Industries!" He proudly declared with a loud voice.

"…I see," Azaroth spoke, "And what does that have anything to do with summoning Patrick Kewin?"

"You dare to look down on us?! Doesn't Patrick understand where he would be without our support? If not for our support, he would have died at the hands of someone from the main branch! How dare he be so disrespectful to us?!" The guy named Justin Gill declared with a sneering look on his face.

"I am glad you brought this up," Azaroth spoke as he suddenly stood up.

He then pointed at Justin Gill and asked him, "How much did Hugo Corlett pay you to support Patrick?"

Justin Gill immediately stammered at that question, "W-W-What?!"

Azaroth suddenly smiled, "Do you think I am unaware of his scheme? He was using you all to limit Patrick's choices."

"Patrick asked for your support, and in turn, you gobbled up the resources of this Origin Sect Branch so that Patrick couldn't rise at all. In fact, your families seem to have gained quite a bit from this double deal," Azaroth spoke.

"That's not the main point behind this meeting. The primary point is why are you not allowing us to meet our kinds belonging to our families, respectively," Justin Gill immediately diverted the topic.

Azaroth smirked at those words and replied, "True. I need to deal with this issue first."

"Come out!" He loudly spoke.

A few seconds later, seven figures appeared in the Hall. Their appearance and aura astonished the individuals seated ahead of Azaroth.

"Slaughter all those who resist. And then find their family before destroying it. I will give you three days," Azaroth ordered those Demon Lords.

"As you command, master," The Demon Lords fearfully gazed at Azaroth and promised to obey his orders.

Immediately, the humans seated ahead of Azaroth stared at him with a shocked expression in their eyes.

"What is the meaning behind this?! The Origin Sect is colluding with the demons?!" One of them shouted out his question.

Azaroth coldly replied, "Yes."

And in the next second, the Demon Lord possessing the Golden Roc's Bloodline cut off that man's head.

After slicing off his head, the demon ate it and then proceeded to eat the rest of his body.

The other humans were terrified of this scene.

"It's easy for you to survive. Sign this contract," Azaroth spoke as he threw a couple of blood contracts towards them.

These Blood Contracts possessed a strong binding power to force them to obey their contracts.

A man picked up that blood contract and began to read it.

"Sell your soul for your survival. Think only about obeying me and assisting me. The day you think about betraying me is the day your soul will shatter."

These three lines were written over that blood contract.

"Sign the contracts quickly. The Demon Lords are getting hungry. It's been a long time since they ingested human meat," Azaroth added this statement with a devilish smirk on his face.

All humans, without any exception, began to sign that contract. Once they had finished signing up those contracts, Azaroth stared at the Demon Lords and ordered them, "Return to your rooms."

The Demon Lords obeyed that order and immediately returned to their respective rooms.

"My first order for you is to remain silent about the events that transpired here. Just make some reasonable excuses to convince your respective families that everything is fine with their descendants."

"Your second task is to have the heads and the elders of your family sign these Blood Contracts," Azaroth snapped his fingers, and suddenly the Blood Contracts began to rain down.

All the individuals picked up a Blood Contract with an empty look in their eyes.

"Make sure you are discreet about it. Also, inform me if any of your families have a connection with a Royal Prince or Princess," Azaroth asked them.

"…My family has a deal with the Second Princess to secretly support her in terms of resources." An individual belonging to a prestigious family spoke out.

It seemed as though his family was the only one with any relations to the Royal Family since the rest remained silent.

Azaroth then ordered them to return to their houses or families.

Soon, he went to talk to Patrick, who was seated in another room, "After a week, go to the main branch of the Origin Sect. It's time for you to deal with Hugo Corlett and possibly take over his position."

Patrick nodded his head eagerly. The time he had been waiting for had finally come.

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