Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 766  In Demon Territory

Swoosh!

Just as he left the war temple, with his mask concealing his identity, he felt someone watching him. However, when he looked around, he didnʼt find anyone, which made him frown and slow down.

Ashroth had urgently asked him to meet at the place they met earlier, where Emily had awoken her bloodline. Since it was outside the battlefield, he knew him going there right now was extremely dangerous, but because Ashroth had mentioned that it concerned Krissʼs life and death, he found himself rushing out.

However…

The feeling of being watched made him think if he really wanted to risk his life for Kriss.

”Fuck!” He cursed after a moment and picked up the speed as Phoenixʼs Wings appeared behind him. Though it was risky, he couldnʼt sacrifice Kriss, who he had come to see as his subordinate.

Swoosh!

…

When he left the boundary of the battlefield, his lips were curled up, and there was a look of relief in his eyes because whoever was watching him had lost sight of him when he was halfway to the boundary, or perhaps they werenʼt able to keep up with his speed, though he doubted the latter. Still, he didnʼt relax completely because there was a chance he was still under watch but just wasnʼt able to feel it.

A short while later, he arrived at the meeting place and saw a man, a human man, standing there, leaning against a tree with his eyes closed and his arms folded in front of his chest, which made him frown.

He glanced around but didnʼt see anyone other than him. So, he focused on him and asked with an upturned brow, ”You are Ashroth?”

The man opened his eyes and unfolded his hands. ”Ashroth? You mean that blood-winged demon? I have captured him.”

Maxʼs eyes narrowed as his mana, bloodline energy, and death energy started churning within him while his bloodline sense once again scanned the surroundings.

As if feeling the danger he had started to radiate and was about to attack, the man hurriedly raised his hands and said, ”Hey, hey, brother-in-law. Itʼs me, Ashroth. Calm down, alright.”

He spoke in his real voice while his face returned to normal for a moment, showing him that he, indeed, was Ashroth.

Max wasnʼt surprised to see that he wasnʼt able to discern that Ashroth was using some kind of artifact or illusion technique to hide his identity with his bloodline sense because he had already realized that despite his bloodline sense being quite extraordinary, it wasnʼt strong enough to see through everything, and it was understandable since his bloodline hadnʼt reached its peak state, proved by the fact that the devilʼs blood in his heart was able to slightly increase its purity and strengthen it.

However… if even he wasnʼt able to see through him then…

[Emperors canʼt see through your disguise, either, correct?] He asked through his bloodline transmission.

”…”

Ashroth looked at him blankly before nodding. He wanted to reply via mental transmission too but remembered he was still in the Four Star realm.

Maxʼs eyes flickered, and he was about to ask something when Ashroth raised his hand, indicating him to stop. He then took out a few inscribed stones and crystals before quickly arranging them on the ground.

ʼHmm? A teleportation formation?ʼ He recognized it immediately because the teleportation formation he had bought was similar.

”Come.” Ashroth said before stepping inside the formation and putting several high-grade mana stones in the formationʼs energy grooves.

Max hesitated because he didnʼt believe Ashroth enough to step into the formation. After all, they had met just two times and…

Suddenly, he felt his spine tingle, which prompted him to throw out his hesitation out of the window and jump into the formation.

Whoosh!

The instant he got inside the formation, Ashroth activated it, and both disappeared from the place.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Almost instantly, two figures appeared next to the formation, their expressions ugly. One of them was none other than Julius, and the other one was a violet-haired man.

While Julius seethed in anger, the violet-haired man waved his hand, and several mana stones flew into the grooves of the formation to activate it again, but right then…

Boom!

The formation exploded.

Crackle!

Violet lightning crackled around the man as his aura burst out in torrential waves. ”Those ants! How dare they!” He snarled in anger and punched the ground, causing the ground in a hundred meters radius to cave in.

Then his head swiveled toward Julius as he shouted, ”How incompetent can your people be?! Why did they not inform us that he had left the battlefield earlier?!”

Juliusʼ expression fell and his gaze became cold. ”Brother Xander, you better watch what you say; otherwise… humph!”

He didnʼt complete his warning but just harrumphed coldly.

Xander narrowed his eyes at him and sneered, ”Did I say something wrong? If your people hadnʼt been incompetent, we could have captured him.”

Boom!

Julius released his aura, creating a crater beneath him. However, Xanderʼs expression didnʼt change, but violet lightning flickered in his eyes along with a crazed yet provocative glint.

…

Swoosh!

While they had a face off, Max and disguised Ashroth appeared in an underground room of a mansion in one of the fallen kingdoms that were now a part of the demon territory.

As soon as Max regained his senses, he swept his gaze around the room and noticed two blood wing demons, who were at the high stage and peak of the Five Star realm. Since they werenʼt a threat to him and he didnʼt find something else suspicious in the room and even outside, or rather above, he relaxed a little and looked at Ashroth, who was shaking his head to orient himself.

After a moment, Ashroth looked at him and smiled appreciatively, ”Good thing you didnʼt hesitate to enter the teleportation formation, otherwise we would have been done for.”

Hearing this, Max asked, ”Oh, so you noticed the danger too?”

Ashroth nodded and chuckled, ”Of course. I knew you would be followed, so I had made many preparations. Thanks to one of my detection formations that I placed in the area, I sensed two people sneaking toward us, even before you.”

Max couldnʼt help but be impressed by him because he hadnʼt shown any panic on his face even after sensing the foreign presence and had calmly put together the teleportation formation.

He then asked, ”Alright. Tell me, where is Kriss?”

”Kriss, who?”