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After a few seconds of travel, inside a vast expanse of islands in the shape of a dragon that made up the Dragon Land Alliance, Azmodeus's Primordial Essence Clones were on their way to the other versions of themselves.
Today would be the day that the Dragon Land Alliance gave up their resistance, as they had nowhere left to hide.
And along with him on this quest, he decided to bring his eldest and only disciple, Rou Tian.
She didn't get out very often… Or at all, so he figured it would be best if she got out and experienced something other than cultivation.
However, when he saw that expression on her face—an expression that said she wanted to get this over with so she could get back to cultivating—he knew that a lot of work would have to be put into having her let loose a little…
What happened to that cute and soft-spoken, silly brown-haired pigtail girl from all those years ago…?
Azmodeus couldn't help but contemplate what the passing of time does to people, as he wondered if he would look back one day and see a completely different person in himself as well…
However, that was a price he was willing to pay in order to become stronger.
I just need to become strong enough to overcome any restrictions placed on me… If I reach that point, then what will be capable of inhibiting anything of mine?
After this thought passed through his mind, he looked back at the girl blitzing through the skies right behind him.
"You understand what your position will be in this operation, don't you, my dear disciple?" He asked.
"...I do…" Rou Tian responded with an apathetic tone.
"Very well, then you will lead your own ship and do as you must in order to show that you are worthy of being my only disciple," Azmodeus said.
"That means you will need to show absolute mercilessness. And I assume you understand what that implies…?"
"..."
Rou Tian observed the serious expression that her master was making, as she turned her head down for a moment before shooting it back in his direction with a resolute gleam in her eyes.
"I understand what I must do," she said.
"That's good." Azmodeus flashed a small smile before passing a token in her direction.
*Pat*
She caught it and looked at it with a confused look on her face.
"Is this some form of security measure…? If so, then I already told you I could handle it-" She wasn't able to finish what she was saying as Azmodeus interrupted her by saying:
"That's not what it is." He clicked his finger in the air and continued, "It's an attack token and contains some of my sword intent inside of it. That is to say that it's not a security measure but rather something to strengthen that resolve of yours when it comes to what you're about to do."
"..." Rou Tian stared at the lightly humming token in her hands as she tightly clenched it before saying, "I will not fail your expectations, master. I will show everyone out there exactly what it means to be the disciple of the Crimson Devil Lord."
A fire was lit inside her heart as she turned in the direction of a certain part of the seemingly endless stretch of islands in the shape of a dragon.
Azmodeus watched his only disciple go and make her own path in this world, as she would need to do things that could be seen as cruel or unfair. But in the end, the way of the world allowed no kind-hearted saints to make it very far.
Even those of the Righteous Faction, like the Judoka Sect, were just as evil as those affiliated with the Ice Goddess or River Serpent Sect's.
No cultivator was innocent in a world where only the strong had the final say… There were simply those who knew they were evil and those who thought of themselves as righteous while committing the most heinous of acts imaginable.
And for a man who was in possession of a system that quite literally allowed him to become stronger through the killing of other beings, there were not many inhibitions involved when it came to becoming stronger.
That point would be proven not long from now, as the Crimson Devil Lord would be heading to the headquarters of the Dragon Land Alliance to kill off all those who dared to impede his finding of Yang Fa.
"Those who get in my way shall either move or die and become my strength… There are no other options…"
Following these emotionless words, his immortal-like figure vanished from the skies along with all the other Primordial Essence Clones and Mirror Mirages he brought along with him.
FWIP! FWIP!
Countless identical figures in flowing white robes materialized above the airspace of a vast stretch of land that extended up into the sky, creating some form of dragon-shaped world that stood on its hind legs.
There were many parts protruding off of this structure, marking the buildings and kingdoms that were built on every section of this dragon that stood up at a height of septillions of miles!
It was quite literally a multi-colored dragon the size of a universe!
"Is this thing alive…?" Azmodeus muttered while looking at the almost life-like gaze of the structure in front of him.
There appeared to be some semblance of life inside the universe-size eyes of the dragon, but after feeling not a single ounce of life force inside of it, the idea of it being alive was immediately discarded.
And it was after this thought that he, along with all of his clones, shot in the direction of the backside of this colossal structure, aiming to fly up its head and approach the headquarters of the Dragon Land Alliance.
But little did he know that the frozen gaze of the dragon flickered a little as it watched the approaching figures go around its backside.
Quite an interesting existence has emerged from this low-level mortal plane…
This one has been killing my descendants, but it wasn't like they truly mattered in the grand scheme of things…
However, this boy might be able to assist me in condensing my Dragon Scale to a higher level and breaking through to the Meteor Shower Realm.
At this thought, the vibrant dragon structure had its eyes shimmer for a moment before returning to its original still state.
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