"Treasure? What treasure?"
Staring at the furtive figure before him, Panther King could not help but grow interested. The last time, this person had also brought him a treasure—the jewel that stored the Four Souls.
It had indeed helped Panther King greatly. Otherwise, he would have had to consume them one by one himself, and that would have been far too inefficient. Thanks to those vessels capable of storing the Four Souls, he had been able to grow so quickly.
The current Panther King, in terms of demonic power alone... had already reached the limit of a great demon. As long as he consumed his four children, who had become great demons, he might... reach that forbidden realm.
It was a height that the demons of this world could never attain.
Though it was only theoretically possible, it was still utterly incredible. And all of it came from the terrifying secret art provided by this furtive, mysterious figure.
That was why Panther King could not refuse, even though he knew perfectly well that this person meant him no good.
Seeing Panther King's curiosity, the mysterious person produced a glass bottle filled with black mist.
"What is this?"
As Panther King stared at the glass bottle, he could not help but be drawn to it. He could sense that the black mist within was anything but ordinary.
"This is... Serpent blood!"
"What? Serpent blood? Could it be the legendary... ancient serpent god... Yamata no Orochi?"
Panther King knew quite a lot about the Serpent—Yamata no Orochi. It was the famed monster of legend, an ancient evil god that even the Three Precious Children did not dare provoke directly.
This mysterious being had actually obtained Its blood?
"...You could say that."
The mysterious person visibly hesitated upon hearing Panther King's question.
"You