Chapter 332
Eternal Thief
Little Purple was also startled when he heard someone dare to interrupt his lord and cursed out loud, âImpudent! You deserve death for interrupting my lord!â
That cold yet intriguing voice rang again, but it was much closer than before. âHoho, death, you say? I want to see how a mere servant of a marquis put me to death!â
This time, everyone saw a large silhouette coming at fast speed toward the ocean demon carriage.
Little Purple expression suddenly changed, and Henrikâs eyes finally narrowed when he clearly saw the newcomer.
It was a tall, slender demon. He had long black hair, gray skin, wolf ears, and white eyeballs, and he wore scholarly blue robes, giving an aura of refined scholar. Furthermore, he was mounted on a graceful snow-white wolf that was five-meter tall and had a scary aura, much more powerful than those two crimson fire lions!
At this moment, Henrik does something completely out of everyoneâs expectations.
Henrik presented a noble salute, which every noble demon made to a higher rank noble demon. He lightly bends his back as one of his hands was placed on his shoulder while the other hand was crossed back.
âThis Marquis, greet Demon Duke, New Moon!â
Everyoneâs expression changed after hearing âDemon Dukeâ and they quickly kneel, including little purple who was trembling.
It was common knowledge on the mighty demon continent that a person without title had to kneel in front of a duke-level noble. Furthermore, this duke didnât have a tribe name title since there wasnât a New Moon duke level demon tribe, which means this guy had an authentic noble title that directly belonged to him just like Henrik.
In the mighty demon continent, there were two types of noble titles. One was a tribe title that belonged to the entire tribe, not just one individual, just like Iron Demon Tribe. It was also very hard to gain this noble title because of its unique advantages.
The second type of noble title was Individual Noble Titles. These kinds of noble titles only belong to a single individual and anyone can challenge these individuals for their title in one-on-one matches as long as they had strength and reputation.
However, there was another way of acquiring such titles, which was pure strength and a notable achievement worthy of the title.
This New Moon Demon Duke was such a person who gained his title in this way. He had stopped a large invasion of a foreign race alone in the first outer province, and he had a reputation for being a millennium genius as well.
Thatâs why he was granted this New Moon Demon Duke Title and permitted to enter the sixth core province, the Mighty Mist Province, under Mist Demon King!
Thatâs why Henrik was shocked when he saw New Moon Demon Duke in the fifth inner province, so far away from the sixth core province. Because of Henrikâs high status in the ocean demon tribe, he knew quite a lot about this New Moon Demon Duke.
One could say New Moon Demon Duke was Henrikâs goal, he had achieved the demon marquis title after a long time, and he knew just how hard it was to score an achievement for a demon duke title, nor it was easy to challenge a demon duke like New Moon because these kinds of individuals were mostly under Demon Kings!
This New Moon was also one of the Mist Demon Kingâs subordinates!
New Moon coolly wave his hand and said with a faint smile, âEveryone rises.â
Everyone was respectful and, with reverence, they looked at the New Moon.
âWhen do we owe such a favor that High Highness New Moon grace this lowly place with his presence?â Henrik politely asked. He knew this guy wasnât here with kind intention and his lord, Livy, wasnât here to keep this guy in check, so he had to be careful.
New Moon gently smiled as he said, âBefore I answer your question, what are you going to do about this slave who just gives me a death sentence?â
Little Purple shredded when he felt ominous intent in New Moonâs gentle voice.
Before he could kowtow and beg for forgiveness, a blue streak flashed into a little purpleâs head, and the very next moment, his lifeless body landed on the dirt.
âHe deserved to die for offending a Demon Duke. I hope, your highness, please forgive me for showing such a scene.â Henrikâs voice was still courteous.
When those demons on both sides saw Henrik killing his own servant without any hesitation whatsoever, they felt their throat go dry. This was just too ruthless.
âHahaha, indeed your reputation precedes you Left Ocean Spear of Ocean Demon Tribe!â New Moon merely laugh and didnât pursue this matter since the offender was already dead.
âHow about you work under me in Mighty Mist Province? I always appreciate talent like yours!â New Moon offered with a gentle smile on his demonic face.
Henrik politely bow as he said, âThose are all just mere rumors, your highness. As for your offer, I have to politely decline since my home is an ocean demon tribe. However, Iâm thankful that Demon Duke had such high praise for this little demon!â
âItâs a pity, then.â New Moon didnât mind Henrikâs answer. He admired this kind of straightforward character the most.
New Moon finally looked at his surroundings and when both tribe chiefs saw this Demon Duke look at their directions with a gentle smile, their heart nearly stopped. They didnât dare to show any kind of impoliteness, or they will just end up like the lifeless little purple there.
âIâll be frank with your Demon Marquis Henrik, Iâm here on the order of His Majesty, Mist Demon King order to observe this war challenge as an evaluator. What do you think?â New Moon again looked at Henrik.
Henrik was naturally shocked, hearing, and couldnât help but wonder just what drew the attention of a demon king to this lowly place. Even the Blade Demon King, the ruler of Mighty Black Province, paid little attention to this place.
âCould it be that thief? Donât tell me even Mist Demon King is interested in making him his subordinate!â
Henrik could only think of that mysterious thief that could interest a demon king, but Henrik doesnât understand just why a demon king required a thief, since he probably had far more talented subordinates under him.
âYour Highness, please donât jest. How could I dare to not allow you to become an evaluator? Itâs my honor to observe high highness methods of evaluation.â Henrik quickly agreed.
Itâs not like he had any choice in this matter. No one dared to say no to a demon king besides a demon king!
âGood! What do you both think? Do you mind me becoming an evaluator?â New Moon gently smiled toward Elian and Dustin.
âNo, no, itâs this lowly oneâs owner, your highness!â Dustin quickly sweated and answer. âYou must be joking. The moment I say no, Iâll be turned into dust!â
âYes, your highness, itâs my tribeâs honor to entertain his highness!â Elian also quickly agreed.
âVery Well.â New Moon nodded in satisfaction.
New Moonâs expression turned dignified at this moment as he took the evaluator oath, âI, Harold Wolff, titled Demon Duke, hereby acknowledged this Noble Tribe Title War Challenge, and I will be the second evaluator of this war challenge. I pledge in the name of Demon God Baphomet that I will judge this sacred battle impartially and lawfully. If I broke this pledge, Iâll suffer a thousand deaths!
âLet the sacred battle begâ¦â
âBoom⦠boom⦠boomâ¦!â
At this very moment, one after another, eighteen consecutive deafening explosions rang, leaving New Moon and everyone flabbergasted.
Henrik, on the other hand, had a peculiar expression from everyone else. He was ashen when he saw black smoke rising from different locations and also felt something broken in his storage ring!
An exquisite mirror abruptly appeared in Henrikâs hand and when he saw a crack in the mirror, his soul almost left his body!
This mirror was none other than the demon eye formation, the main formation body, which was connected with the small eighteen sources.
Although, the actual demon eye formation was intact as long as this mirror was in one piece. But those eighteen sources were also important since, without them, this demon eye formation loses its enormous range!
Furthermore, because all eighteen sources got destroyed at the same time, the real formation received a huge backlash, and now it was greatly damaged.
Now only a low-Grade-3 Rune Crafter can recover it and create new sources, only if the ocean demon tribe has the blueprints of this formation or this demon eye formation was as good as gone.
Even if they had blueprints of this demon eye formation, it will cost a fortune to hire a low-Grade-3 formation rune crafter because they were all in King Domain.
Thatâs why Henrik had such a reaction because he knew Duke Livy will not let him off the hook after finding out what had happened to his tribeâs legacy treasure!