The lower-ranking Devil Race member who had risen against the odds received a grand summons from the One-Horned Lord and was bestowed the title of Dragon-Blood Demon General.
In order to win over this rare "devilish talent" whose luck had exploded through the roof, the One-Horned Lord did not hesitate to marry off his beloved youngest daughter to him.
From that day onward, the Dragon-Blood Demon General leaped into the ranks of the upper Devil Race, becoming the protagonist of a legendary tale eagerly discussed among the lowborn devils.
As the saying went, "Blessings lean upon calamity."
Not long after the One-Horned Lord gained his prized general, a major incident suddenly occurred within his territory.
A massive quantity of devil crystals that the One-Horned Lord had painstakingly accumulated in his territorial treasury vanished into thin air.
The One-Horned Lord was both enraged and terrified.
The treasury was tightly guarded. Ordinary people would find it difficult even to approach it, much less steal anything from within.
Moreover, half of the missing devil crystals were meant as tribute to the Dragon-Elephant Demon King Fortress. If the tribute was delayed, how could Lord Dragon-Elephant Demon King possibly let the matter rest?
Yet no one knew how the thief had done it. Not a single trace had been left at the scene, and no matter how the One-Horned Lord investigated, he found not the slightest clue.
With no other choice, he could only torment the miners once more, forcing them to hurry up and mine more devil crystal ore.
Meanwhile, after absorbing all the energy within that batch of devil crystals, the "Blood Dragon Demon God," the Southern Pacification King, saw his strength improve by leaps and bounds. Yet he showed no intention of stopping. Instead, he became even more ruthless, beginning to plunder