A Demon's Journey

The Black Lake Sect suddenly surrounded the Night Mountain Sect's Palace. All these cultivators of the Black Lake Sect were incredibly nervous since they were going to have a final battle against the Night Mountain Sect soon enough.

All the disciples who had been spread around at various points of this battlefield had been recalled and stationed to their respective positions around the Night Mountain Sect's Palace.

The perimeter was extremely large. Thus, the Black Lake Sect stationed their forces in a half-moon shape around the Night Mountain Sect's Palace. They had naturally chosen the location that seemed the easiest to break through.

Meanwhile, in the other half, they had assigned some scouts and a special team of archers who would attack any enemies who were running in that direction.

While Erica was assigning spots to all elders and disciples, many warriors noticed that her husband hadn't returned yet.

Even Christina had asked Erica regarding her father. But she received no clear answer from Christina. After all, how could Erica tell her daughter the truth?

Even if it was Azaroth who gave her the order, it was Erica who carried it out. She was scared of the pain and had done as he asked. There was also the matter that her husband was leading a rebellious movement against her.

If she had known earlier, she would definitely seek an explanation from him. Her husband would be forced to speak the truth right ahead of her.

But unfortunately, her husband was already dead. Erica was so disappointed and angry with him that she didn't even return to collect his body.

It had continued to remain at that spot, decomposing slowly. The corpse was probably spreading a pungent smell in the area.

The disciples and the elders had already noticed that Erica's husband was missing. And they also knew that this woman spent a lot of time with Azaroth. She would never go against his summons.

It seemed as though something drastic would happen if she didn't go and meet him. This was true, but the general populace of the Black Lake Sect didn't know about the exact situation.

In their minds, they had an unbeatable and unshakable image of Erica. They would never believe that Erica had signed a Blood Contract with Azaroth, forcing her to obey his commands.

Instead, they believed that Erica was smitten in love. She wanted to increase her interactions with Azaroth. Her husband probably found out and confronted her about this, and Erica dealt with him swiftly.

After dealing with her husband, she had begun to brazenly pursue Azaroth. There were some guesses regarding how far she had taken her relationship with Azaroth.

Some guessed it was the second base, and some thought it was the third base. And a few disciples even believed that their relationship had already reached the home base.

Erica had little to no idea that such rumors were spreading in the Black Lake Sect. She was more worried about other matters. Such as just what kind of defensive arrays was the Night Mountain Sect utilizing. The weapons they possessed and the secret team they had always kept under wraps.

Were they going to reveal them all today? This question made Erica rather anxious, and she could not think calmly.

At this point, Azaroth arrived. He was alone as he arrived. Zena and the two Frozen Spirit Foxes had been ordered to remain behind to protect the camp.

He didn't want someone to launch a surprise attack at the camp while he was away.

When Azaroth arrived, nearly all the Black Lake Sect disciples or elders at that spot cocked their heads in his direction. It was as if a celebrity had arrived and grabbed the attention of all the individuals around him.

A few women belonging to the Black Lake Sect squealed in delight as they saw a thin smile on Azaroth's face. His attractive features drew them in, as did the charming vibe he exuded.

Azaroth ignored these women and walked up to Erica's side. He ordered her, "Have your forces on the wings advance first."

Azaroth has this order to Erica ahead of all disciples of the Black Lake Sect. Erica nodded her head and turned towards a disciple and ordered him, "Launch a red flare and have the forces on our wings advance!"

Meanwhile, the disciples and elders stationed in the center stared at Azaroth and Erica with a dumbfounded gaze. Erica had already not even questioned Azaroth's order or considered it for a second.

She was showing such a submissive attitude that it shocked the cultivators of the Black Lake Sect. It didn't matter whether they were disciples or the elders.

Azaroth looked around and finally noticed the shocked looks of everyone. He was confused for a short period before noticing that their gaze wasn't on him but on Erica.

He realized what was going on. If this went on, their respect for Erica would decrease. These individuals thought that Erica dealt with her husband because she found a new lover. This was such an immoral thing to do.

How would they respect Erica after this thing became rooted in their heads? The faith energy he was receiving from Erica would be greatly reduced. He didn't want that to occur.

Thus, he turned around his body and focused on the large walls of the Night Mountain Sect.

Meanwhile, the wings of the Black Lake Sect's forces had already begun to advance. They were targeting the walls, the warriors stationed over them, and rushing forwards with ladders in their hands.

There were also catapults loaded with powerful elemental rocks. These elemental rocks were created by combining an ordinary rock with a small stone of powerful elements.

The catapults threw those Elemental Rock and generated chaos for the Night Mountain Sect's side.

The Night Mountain Sect also applied their barrier. The entire Night Mountain Sect was enclosed within the barrier.

At that moment, the forces of the Black Lake Sect witnessed a blue signal in the sky. This meant they had to play a little defensively and conserve their strength.

However, the intensity of their attacks should be great enough to force the enemy to continue to utilize this barrier.

Meanwhile, the Black Lake Sect cultivators located ahead of the Night Mountain Sect's palace's front gate remained at their position. They weren't going to launch an attack now.

They didn't need to attack the Black Lake Sect. The barrier would block most of their attacks. As long as the Night Mountain Sect possessed resources, the Black Lake Sect's warriors couldn't break this barrier.

So, it was better to conserve their strength at this point. The barrier that the Night Mountain Sect had set up was a low-class barrier since they couldn't launch attacks while they were inside the barrier.

They were conserving their strength while exhausting the resources of the enemies. Naturally, keeping this barrier up was also extremely expensive for them, but they were ready to endure this strain on their wealth. They were readying a trump card that would turn the tables quickly.

Meanwhile, a piece of news spread within the Night Mountain Sect. This news was that Azaroth had appeared on the battlefield.

For a second, the entire Night Mountain Sect trembled as they heard that he had arrived on this battlefield.

They had already heard the news of his battle against the Beasts.. Even the Sect Master of the Night Mountain Sect shuddered slightly as he considered the thought of battling Azaroth.