A Demon's Journey

The warriors belonging to the Dragon Tiger Palace had been gathered in the main plaza of the Origin Sect Branch in Veninza City.

All the disciples of this Origin Sect Branch arrived to check out what was going on. They were surprised to see so many warriors tied up.

Azaroth decided to commence the show, "Welcome, welcome. Do you see these warriors tied here? These are the warriors of the Dragon Tiger Palace. They belong to some group called the Beast Taming Group."

"Just a couple of hours ago, these warriors were charging towards this Origin Sect Branch to destroy us. But unfortunately, they misjudged our true strength and have now become our captives, and their cultivation has been sealed." Azaroth finished speaking.

They waited for some moments until Ralph's group arrived.

Ralph and his group members were shocked to see these warriors belonging to the Beast Taming Group of the Dragon Tiger Palace here. Moreover, these warriors were on their knees right now.

When Ralph was in the Dragon Tiger Palace, he knew how arrogant the warriors of the Beast Taming Group were.

They possessed a special skill that not everyone could learn. Moreover, they could easily deal with a talented warrior without risking their life through this special skill.

They considered themselves elite warriors within the Dragon Tiger Palace.

To see them kneeling right now was an eye-opener for Ralph's subordinates. In contrast, Ralph wasn't so surprised.

He knew that Azaroth's strength and ability were far beyond their thinking.

"I am sure you recognize some of them, Ralph. It will be your job to convince them to join us," Azaroth spoke while walking away.

Ralph and his group members stared at these warriors of the Beast Taming Group and began a long and deep conversation.

"Y-You know this man, Ralph?" A few warriors who recognized Ralph asked this question.

"He is my master. It was on his order that I joined the Dragon Tiger Palace," Ralph responded calmly.

"Let's start from the very beginning, shall we?" He spoke while he sat on a nearby stone.

His subordinates did the same because they were interested in how the situation had escalated to this point.

Azaroth, Laura's group, and Noah's group had left the area by now.

Azaroth ordered them, "Get some rest. There might be more attacks tomorrow."

Laura raised her brow and asked Azaroth, "Will the Dragon Tiger Palace really dare to send any more of their groups? They sent their elite group and failed, after all."

Azaroth spoke, "That's the difference between an individual and a large association. They cannot choose to give up without gaining some advantages."

Seeing the confused look on Laura's face, Azaroth began to explain, "The leader of that association will be considered weak-willed. People won't look for true reasons why he took that decision. They will instead curse him and say he wasn't decisive enough. Thus, to save his seat, the President is going to send another squad even if he knows it's a death trap awaiting him."

Noah's expressions were rather simple to read. He didn't care about internal politics. He looked ready to fight.

"Also, I believe that the Dragon Tiger Palace hasn't used their true trump cards. If not, the President and his board members would have been rushing at their fastest pace. They might be sending a squad of 5 Star Warriors next," Azaroth added.

"A squad of 5 Star Warriors?!" Laura exclaimed a little loudly.

Noah also frowned at that statement. He clenched his fist as he knew his limits. Even as strong as he was, he couldn't fight or win against a 5 Star Warrior.

"That's correct. But you don't need to worry about them. I will be dealing with them," Azaroth spoke confidently.

He noticed Noah's emotions and gently patted his head, "You performed excellently today. Your strike was swift and powerful."

Noah flushed slightly as all stray ideas fled his mind, and he began to appreciate this sensation as Azaroth stroked his head. He muttered happily, "Aye!"

"My new retainer will be under your charge, Noah," Azaroth added, "After a few days, begin training him with the best of your ability."

"Yes, Master!" Noah was delighted to receive this task.

Laura was slightly curious as she asked Azaroth, "Why did you choose him to be your retainer, master?"

Azaroth remained quiet while ignoring her question.

Laura also didn't push for an answer. Since Azaroth didn't want to tell her, she couldn't really force him.

William was resting in a quiet location as his body was utterly exhausted by that battle. He had pushed his body beyond the limit to fight against Laura.

Also, in the next couple of days, Azaroth had to deal with that parasite within his body. Since it was linked to his life, dealing with it would normally be rather tricky.

However, Azaroth's Golden Flames could easily get the job done. These were Holy Flames that could heal physical injuries and deal with any curses, disease, or parasites infecting the body.

Azaroth was curious about this Celestial Blood within his body. He had unlocked Lightning Element, the healing ability which somewhat depended on his cultivation rank, absolute beauty, and those Angelic Wings.

None of the races of the Celestials from his previous life possessed all these abilities. In fact, only the High-Tier Celestials possessed the Lightning Element, Absolute Beauty, and Angelic Wings.

This meant that Jonas's wife and Edwin's mother possessed a thin trace of a High-Tier Celestial.

Surprisingly, she had led an ordinary life in the Sinyalian Kingdom as Jonas's wife before dying to an assassin while blocking an attack meant for Jonas.

Anyway, Azaroth shook himself of these thoughts. He decided to focus on the more important matters that required his attention.

'The Main Branch of the Origin Sect should have realized that something is up with its branch in Veninza City. They are going to switch their warriors who would be acting as reinforcements. Now, 5 Star Warriors must have been dispatched from the Origin Sect's Main Branch.'

'The Sect Master must be planning to keep an eye on Patrick. He is going to bring Patrick really close. To the heart of the Origin Sect. This can be considered as an opportunity for Patrick. If he performs well, I can use him to control the main branch and the other branches of the Origin Sect. That would be the ideal situation.'

Azaroth knew that it would take some time for Patrick to gain such prestige within Origin Sect. And even after spending that much time, there was a good chance Patrick would miss the opportunity.

Azaroth didn't mind this too much as well. He just wanted one of his subordinates within the Hall of the Origin Sect.

He wanted to know the general discussion that occurred in that Grand Hall and take his next steps while keeping them in mind.

A night's discussion was all Ralph needed to convince those warriors to join Azaroth's faction.

He informed them that Azaroth was a rather reasonable fellow. He would give them amazing rewards, pellets, and even weapons that would suit them.

He also revealed to them that his group cultivated quickly because of Azaroth. It was Azaroth's pellets and cultivation techniques that allowed them to advance so rapidly.

Ralph joined the Dragon Tiger Palace to build up a group. The rest was all provided to him by Azaroth.

Those statements shocked these warriors quite a bit. At the end of the day, they were martial artists. They wanted to become stronger.

Moreover, they didn't have some deep sense of loyalty to the Dragon Tiger Palace. Thus, they decided to join Azaroth's faction.

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A/N: Sorry for the late update guys, I have caught dengue. I actually caught this disease 3 days ago but I had set up timer and published it days ago. My health is getting worse day by day.. I will publish a single chapter every day until I recover. I hope you all understand