Why must the devil be Defeated?

At the same time, on a street some distance from the small hotel, Sean of the Alien Spirit Clan walked along while wiping the non-existent sweat from his forehead.

"Ah, that was terrifying, I was almost scared to death."

Remembering the scene where he was overpowered by the constrained magic power, Sean patted his chest with lingering fear.

"The Hero is indeed a Hero, no wonder that one always reminds us to be extremely cautious around him."

Saying this, Sean leaped up and soared into the mid-air.

He swept through the streets and alleys at an astonishing speed, heading in one direction.

There lay a clan territory.

It was the territory of the Alien Spirit Clan.

As the fourth ranked power in the Enchanting Demon Territory, just behind the Stone Woman Clan, the Bi'an Clan, and the Canghui Clan, the Alien Spirit Clan's territory within the Enchanting Demon City was naturally neither small nor shabby. It was situated in a prime area, covered a vast expanse of land, and if you said they were the nobles within Enchanting Demon City, there would be believers.

From time to time, powerful auras emerged within the clan, signaling to others that the Alien Spirit Clan was certainly not short of strong individuals.

When Sean flew into the territory of the Alien Spirit Clan, several pressing auras instantly locked onto him, only to be withdrawn after recognizing Sean's identity.

That's how Sean entered the homeland of his own clan and went directly to the place where the Clan Leader resided.

There, a demon who appeared to be slightly older than Sean stood with his back facing him.

"Big brother!"

Sean landed behind the other and called out to him.

The other was the Clan Leader of the Alien Spirit Clan, one of the officers under the Enchanting Demon Lord—Xi Sai.

"Have you returned?"

Xi Sai didn't turn around but simply said so indifferently.

"Yes, I have returned," Sean replied with a still shaken demeanor, chattering nonstop, "You have no idea, I thought I might not make it back."

Sean exaggerated the story quite a bit.

"What happened?" Xi Sai asked with curiosity, "Did you encounter danger?"

"Sort of," Sean sighed and explained, "Although not directly, in that situation, if the other party had wanted to harm me, I surely would not have been able to return."

The implication of his words was clear to Xi Sai.

"It seems that the Hero is indeed not someone to be trifled with," Xi Sai mused, then suddenly asked, "How are those guys doing?"

Xi Sai was obviously referring to certain individuals, and Sean understood him perfectly.

"They're all dead," Sean stated bluntly, "Just like you said, big brother, those trivial tricks could never touch the Hero. They couldn't even force the Sand Scale Clan to submit; such useless people."

"That's normal," Xi Sai replied calmly, "They were just pawns meant to be sacrificed, merely to test the Hero's capabilities. Did you expect them to achieve anything?"

"That's true," admitted Sean, both in agreement and with a hint of regret, "It's a pity we couldn't provoke a conflict with the Hero using the pretext of the Enchanting Demon Castle's prohibition against private feuds."

"That's unrealistic, brother," Xi Sai responded dismissively, "Rules are made by people. The prohibition against private feuds in Enchanting Demon City is a rule established by the Enchanting Demon Lord herself, and since the Enchanting Demon Lord favors the Hero, even if he blatantly broke the rule, the Enchanting Demon Lord would not really punish him."

"Well, that's true..." Sean scratched his head, saying, "But I thought that the people from Enchanting Demon Castle would also be displeased with the Hero being so close to the Enchanting Demon Lord, and in that situation, they couldn't help but trip up the Hero."

"You're overthinking it," Xi Sai saw clearly and remained calm in his response, "Those individuals' loyalty to the Enchanting Demon Lord is beyond question. No matter how much they dislike others, they wouldn't allow anything that displeases the Enchanting Demon Lord to happen."

As an officer under the Enchanting Demon Lord, Xi Sai had enough experience with this matter.

However...

"Are you the same, my dear Xi Sai?"

When such a voice suddenly appeared, both Xi Sai and Sean trembled all over.

The next second, both of them knelt on one knee toward the direction of the voice.

"Whoosh!"

A gust of wind suddenly whipped up there.

It was a foul wind, with an intense aroma of fresh blood and the stench of decaying corpses that subtly induced nausea.

Yet the figure emerging from the stench was an old man.

A bald old man with long eyebrows and beard, holding a walking stick in his hand, wearing a rough garment, and exuding a sense of ruggedness and rural charm like an old fisherman.

Upon seeing the old man, both Xi Sai and Sean respectfully spoke out.

"We greet Lord Parren."

"We greet Lord Parren."

The two legendary-strength figures of the Alien Spirit Clan thus showed their submission to this mysterious elder like subordinates.

"Good children."

The elder named Parren looked at Xi Sai and Sean with kindness, as if they were his grandsons, his tone exceedingly gentle.

But Xi Sai and Sean didn't even dare to lift their heads, and a faint color of fear leaked from their eyes.

Upon closer inspection, behind Parren, there were two demons standing.

The two demons, one male and one female, were both not young: one looked to be a middle-aged man in his forties, the other a middle-aged woman in her thirties.

Their auras were no less than Xi Sai and Sean's, yet they followed behind Parren like attendants or guards, expressionless.

Parren thus led the two followers to approach Xi Sai and Sean.

"You seem to have met Shane Beizitu already," Parren spoke in a friendly manner, "How is he? That Hero?"

Upon hearing this, Sean did not speak, or perhaps did not dare to, and looked at his brother instead.

Xi Sai pursed his lips, weighing his words before finally speaking.

"Just like that person said, this Hero is not easy to deal with. The people Lord Parren entrusted us with were discovered and eliminated as soon as they took action."

Xi Sai spoke the truth.

"Is that so?" Parren did not seem to care about those who had died, merely smiling to himself, "Indeed, just as [Star] said, he is a considerable variable."

Hearing Parren's words, the two Demon Clan followers at his side could not help but speak out.

"Just give the word, Lord Parren, and we'll go fetch the Hero's head right now."

The middle-aged male Demon spoke with a heavy voice.

"He may be the Hero, but I don't believe the four of us attacking together could not take him down."

The middle-aged female Demon also crisply said so.

Xi Sai and Sean exchanged a glance but neither spoke.

They, unlike those foolish followers, were well aware of how dangerous such an action would be.

They also believed that Parren would understand this and would not act rashly.

Otherwise, they would not have moved their entire clan to the Enchanting Demon City at Parren's behest and started developing here, hiding under the Enchanting Demon's command, engaging in undercover activities.

As expected...

"Don't underestimate the Hero," Parren said calmly, "They are the most incredible miracles in this world, so miraculous they can even influence the Demon King and the Supreme God."

"Originally, the Supreme God was nearly moved by the First Generation Brave, who nearly stirred God's cold, heartless Heart, until the First Generation Brave was tortured to death by the Demon King, and the Supreme God completely closed off himself."

"The Demon King was also subdued by Hero Mithra, proving that the Hero's Holy Sword truly is the natural enemy of our Demon Clan."

Parren tapped his walking stick.

"Even if that Hero has not yet achieved Transcendence, having the Holy Sword, he is not someone a few Legendary fighters can easily deal with."

"Don't even mention you two, I do not have absolute confidence I could take down Shane Beizitu."

"Don't forget, the cautious [Star] has warned us that we should regard him highly, not underestimate him."

Speaking thus, Parren himself laughed.

Conversely, the two accompanying Demons were somewhat skeptical.

"Can we really trust what that person says?"

"It always seems like that person is secretly up to something. Even [Moon] Lord is on guard against him; I feel his words aren't trustworthy."

The two following Demons said thus.

"Don't speak so," Parren seemed unconcerned as he said, "No matter what, he cannot escape the Leader's control. He is just a little fellow who has no talent except for playing with Puppets; we should be somewhat kind to him."

After saying this, Parren pondered for a moment then looked at Xi Sai and Sean.

"For now, don't touch that Hero, just observe the changes."

"We have a different mission this time. As for the matters concerning that Hero, like the Leader said, leave it to [Moon] to handle."

"Our target is the Demon, or rather, the Enchanting Demon."

As he said this, Parren with profound meaning spoke to Xi Sai and Sean.

"You two should be able to accomplish this, shouldn't you?"

Hearing Parren's words, Xi Sai and Sean both felt a slight shivering sensation in their hearts.

"... We naturally dare not disobey."

Xi Sai responded thus.

"Yes... yes."

Sean also quickly spoke out.

"That's good," Parren said with a smile that grew increasingly eerie, "I had thought that, having seen the Enchanting Demon for so long, you two might have been captivated by that Demon like everyone else."

Xi Sai and Sean both became silent, their expressions complicated.

Clearly, Parren had voiced some of the thoughts in their minds.

The people who could remain unconquered by that sight simply did not exist in this world.

Xi Sai and Sean were no exception.

Yet, they also knew that Parren's orders could not be defied.

Who made them...

"My beloved Angel Envoys."

Parren chuckled away, his laughter growing more and more sinister.

Xi Sai and Sean could only lower their heads and declare in unison.

"Our everything belongs to you."

"Our great [Sun] Ambassador, Lord Parren."