"Lord." Beliel said respectfully, "The First Elder has asked me several times about the outer-domain passage. To be honest, Azazel and I have been here for quite some time, but you have shown no intention of telling us anything."
Beliel did not beat around the bush. She directly brought up the First Elder of the Dylan Demon Race to pressure him. She had already realized that this fellow before her did not take her seriously at all. If she wanted to intimidate him, she could only use her elders as a protective shield.
Upon hearing this, Borton gently rubbed his fingers and said with a smile, "The First Elder is rather anxious."
"Can you blame him?" Beliel said with a smile. "Let's not mince words. The First Elder's intentions are very clear. You, Lord, are a prodigy from our race. Although we did misjudge the situation before and failed to support you immediately, the Dylan Demons are ultimately your mother's clan. It is only natural for the Dylan Demon God to call upon the Dylan Demon descendants. No matter how strongly the other great clans support you, even the Fallen Angel Clan, they are still outsiders. Even if their higher-ups value your potential and disregard external objections, most of the descendants under them will certainly be dissatisfied."
"Ultimately, members of your own clan are more reliable, aren't they?"
Borton smiled faintly. "That does make sense. But before the First Elder saw things clearly, didn't those outsiders you mentioned contribute a great deal?"
Beliel's expression stiffened at once.
"Setting everything else aside..." Borton ignored her somewhat rigid expression and counted on his fingers. "The direct descendants of the Fallen Angels, Flame Demons, Rock Demons, and Shadow Demons all died during this mission. From a reasonable standpoint, shouldn't they receive even greater