War Demon

"Gulp, gulp..."

Yin Ming found a boulder to lean against.

He took some Lava Troll blood essence from the Scavenger Gourd and drank it in one gulp.

After fighting nonstop and maintaining his Lava Troll transformation, the True Blood energy stored in his External Core had depleted rapidly, leaving the Starmithril Mercury dull and lusterless.

His Mental Aura controlled the blood essence he had swallowed. The thick fluid wrapped around the External Core like slime, infusing it with mana and mental power to replenish its True Blood energy.

"..."

Behind him, at the foot of the mountain where he had hunted the Quasits.

The lava had cooled into a stretch of vitrified ground.

A humanoid demon appeared, encased in dark armor and carrying a dark red sword, with the aura of the Abyss swirling around him.

He bent down onto one knee to examine the charred Quasit remains.

His expression shifted beneath his helmet. "No souls!"

His figure moved like a phantom as he followed the lava's scorch marks.

He soon found the second site where Quasits had fallen victim: the same hardened lava and charred Quasit remains without souls.

The third site, the fourth, the fifth...

As he continued tracking, he found more and more Quasit remains.

Even the armored humanoid demon could not help looking startled. "The killer was a Second-Ring Lava Troll. It slaughtered over a hundred First-Ring Quasits in a short time, and not one had its soul left."

"A blood feud? Just how much did they swindle out of this demon?"

"..."

Yin Ming had just finished converting the True Blood energy and was preparing to resume searching for First-Ring Quasits.

Suddenly, he sensed the aura of a Second-Ring Tier demon.

A humanoid demon encased in armor, with only a pair of black eyes visible,