"As long as I can absorb enough soul energy, completing the ultimate soul medicine is simply effortless."

Azeral quickly arrived at the capital of Falsist, where the recent events had greatly increased the number of people and heightened the liveliness of the city.

This place was perfect for him to absorb soul energy.

Not only that, but Azeral also sensed multiple strong soul power. If he could absorb and make use of them, it would be an essential power for his upcoming plans.

The people walking on the streets were obviously unaware of the impending crisis.

Inside the castle, Aloof and the others were inspecting the training field, observing the soldiers' training. Suddenly, a soldier ran over in panic, gasping for breath, as if he had seen something terrifying.

"What's wrong?"

"Your Highness, an invader has appeared in the castle!"

"An invader...?"

Aloof glanced at Mio, then exchanged a look with Lilith. All three had curious expressions. In Aloof's mind, he wondered who dared to invade Falsist.

Under the lead of the soldiers, the three of them rushed towards the city gate.

Under a violent force, the castle's gate was shattered into debris. Before the soldiers who had rushed over could approach Ezrael, they felt a tremendous impact and found themselves flying outwards.

Ezrael looked at the helpless soldiers disdainfully.

"What a bunch of waste, how pitiful."

As he mocked, he approached a fallen soldier. There were traces of blood at the corner of the soldier's mouth. When the soldier saw Ezrael approaching, his eyes visibly narrowed.

Ezrael squatted down, grabbed the soldier's collar, and revealed a grim smile.

"Do you want to die?"

"N-No, I don't want to..."

"Then kneel and beg for mercy, maybe I'll spare your life."

However, what Ezrael expected did not happen. The soldier, after hearing this, instead showed a resolute look and spoke as if resigned to death.

"You're dreaming."

After speaking, the soldier spat on Ezrael's face.

"... "

Ezrael had a principle: never to absorb the souls of men. First, men's souls were "not delicious," and second, they were incompatible with his body.

But in this urgent situation, he had to make an exception and deal with a man. At the same time, he wanted to use the despair in the soldier's soul to intimidate him, but he didn't expect to be treated like this.

Seeing Ezrael fall into silence, the soldier predicted his own fate and no longer had any concerns. He coldly chuckled twice.

"I can't help but laugh seeing how concerned you are."

"..."

Ezrael let go of the soldier, stood up, and silently wiped his face with a clean handkerchief. Then, calmly, he turned his hand towards the soldier, and a faint white flame gradually enveloped his body.

"Well then, go to hell, you scum!"

But just as the soldier thought his death was certain, a blue flame attacked from behind, biting Ezrael's wrist in a blink of an eye. Ezrael quickly retreated in pain, cautiously looking ahead.

Upon seeing a stranger about to attack the soldier, Lilith instinctively launched a flame towards him. Seeing that Ezrael remained unperturbed, she was slightly surprised.

The power of this blue flame was not small, and not everyone could remain calm when facing it. Aloof adopted a slightly more cautious attitude.

When Ezrael saw the three young girls, his eyes lit up, especially when he sensed the strong soul energy within them. He was tempted to rush forward.

Fortunately, he still had some sense in his brain; otherwise, acting blindly would surely lead to unfavorable consequences.

"Who are you?"

Aloof looked at Ezrael's muscular body, her eyes full of confusion. His appearance gave her the impression of a dying man, but his body was completely the opposite.

However, Ezrael's muscles were far from aesthetic compared to Green, and Aloof showed a face of disgust.

Azrael ignored Aloof's confusion and resumed his conversation with the presence.

"Grant me more power, I need the strength to ensure the success of my next action!"

"...As you wish."

In the next moment, Azrael felt a surge of violent energy surging within him, and his entire body was enveloped in a layer of black flames.

Aloof and Lilith felt a sense of unease upon witnessing this. Fortunately, Mio had already sensed that something was wrong with Azrael and launched an attack the moment his body underwent a transformation.

Suddenly, countless resilient vines extended from the surrounding walls and floor, entangling Azrael.

However, to Mio's surprise, the vines instantly disappeared without a trace upon contact with the black flames.

"Hmph, not even worth mentioning."

With this new power, Azrael became much more confident. He knew that this was his last chance and if he failed to successfully create the ultimate soul medicine, his demise would be imminent.

With this thought, Azrael's gaze became even more fervent.

"Now, even if you beg for mercy and call yourselves pigs, it's useless!"

Shouting loudly, Azrael charged towards Aloof and the others.

..........

About ten minutes later.

Azrael was left bruised and battered from the blows of the wooden giant summoned by Mio. In a moment of carelessness, he was completely restrained by thorny vines infused with blue flames.

The thorns of the vines pierced through his skin, causing excruciating pain from the scorching heat.

Azrael had never imagined that such powerful beings like Mio and Lilith were hiding in this small Falcestry. It seemed that he had fallen far behind in his isolation from the world.

Bang!

The dungeon's door was forcefully shut, and the soldier looked disdainfully at him before walking away.

After discussing, the three decided to wait for Green's return before dealing with Azrael. Under the combined power of Mio and Lilith, Azrael had no chance of escaping.

However, their dominance left Aloof deep in thought.

Among Lilith and the others, she seemed to be the weakest...

Meanwhile, the sudden arrival of the Black Dragon Army had been almost cleared out. With Green's move, no one could escape by chance.

The saved citizens watched everything in shock, feeling as if they had just narrowly escaped death.

In fact, it was true.

Among the crowd, a young man caught sight of Green's disappearance. He was the same vendor who had mistaken Green for someone else when he first arrived in this region.

"What is the identity of that person..."

Recalling the scene of Green casually killing the Black Dragon, the man couldn't help but fall into deep thought.