The Curtain Rises!

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As Er Dongsheng sifted through the knowledge in his mind, his smile grew wider.

A plan suddenly took shape in his mind!

The Abyss held countless kinds of demons, and their numbers were beyond counting.

But the demons universally recognized as top-tier nobles were a tiny, exceedingly rare group. They made up less than one part in a hundred million of all demons.

What made a noble?

In the Abyss, demon nobles fell into two categories!

The Abyss did not grant nobility based on power or authority. It looked at personal strength and inherited demon bloodlines!

Even contributions to the Abyssal Will mattered!

With great strength, a superior bloodline, and immense contributions to the Abyssal Will, a demon might be granted nobility by the Abyss!

These were the first kind: nobles elevated by their own formidable strength!

Such nobles often began as solitary demons. Over time, their bloodlines spread and formed noble families centered on their founding ancestor. Of course, the Abyss recognized only that ancestor as a noble demon, not their descendants. But those descendants inherited the founder's bloodline and were born stronger than others. Though they were not true demon nobles, demons throughout the Abyss generally treated them as such.

Besides this first kind of Abyss demon noble, there was an even rarer, special kind.

This second kind was scarce even among demon nobles. Pitifully scarce.

Among these special nobles, demons favored by Dark Beasts and the Dark Beast Remnants were the two best-known groups.

Both kinds had received a Dark Beast's favor or attention. One was watched over by its emotional will, the other by its energy! To catch the eye of such a terrifying creature, a natural agent of the