257 Chapter 257: An empire without Derik 2

"It's quite simple… Unlike the others, you lacked ambition but you had a strong will… Unlike the rest who had personal agendas, hehehe… really big ones… you just wanted to be strong enough to live a good life with your father and sister… I needed someone I can place my burden on and have him replace me… Unfortunately, I was running out of time so I had to pick you… couldn't just wait and hope the new host will be good enough" Demos answered casually.

Hearing this Derik's expression turned ugly while the other two just chuckled in response. The angel of death found a way to insult Derik while praising him at the same time.

"Bastard, you still got time for jokes huh?" Derik chuckled lightly and sat on the bone throne behind him.

"Alright, so which guardian spirits are on your side?" Kaido asked impatiently. If what these people said is true, then they don't have much time on their hands.

"None… It's just me… But it doesn't really matter… amongst all the guardian spirits, I am the strongest… back then, I was only slightly inferior to Samael…" Demos answered indifferently.

"Don't do that… Your power has already reduced greatly, you are nowhere near your peak… as for the others, they too possess great power as well… Don't try to deceive us… You cannot face them alone" Derik countered hastily with a sly smile on his face. They all knew he was trying to provoke Demos.

"Hehehe… Back then, only Samael could fight with me to a standstill… it was glorious and exciting when we fought for the sake of the creator…. Unfortunately, I lost… he was slightly stronger… That's why I will recruit him… Have him join our little team…" Demos chuckled while he spoke

"What the hell?" Derik almost spat out blood in anger.

"This is not a team" Cyrus swiftly denied ever becoming a member of their group.

"I agree..." Derik quickly supported him.

"who is this Samael…" Kaido was the only one confused about the whole issue. Since he only arrived in this world after the Derik was defeated by Cyrus and forced into hiding, so it was only natural he lacked knowledge of the past.

"Samael is the archangel that once bore the title of the life guardian spirit until he rebelled against the creator and lost, receiving a severe injury that crippled his cultivation but he managed to escape… These two had to join hands with the fire guardian spirit host, Ahika, and the lightning guardian spirit host, Zaylee… I'm sure you know of her" Demos chuckled wickedly when he said the last sentence.

"Derik and Cyrus hand to team up with two other powerful mages before they could defeat him?" Kaido was stunned by this revelation. Who would have thought someone would force people like Derik and Cyrus to search for outside help just to win.

"Yep… Samael's power was greatly reduced, down to the silver realm… in the end, all four hosts joined hands and barely forced Samael to retreat…. Every one of them were injured badly due to that fight…" Demos laughed.

"And you want to invite someone like that over to our side?" Derik furrowed his eyebrows while he asked the question.

"Exactly, back then I only fought against Samael because I knew how powerful the creator is… even if Samael and I join hands, we won't be able to defeat it… But now things are different… we are taking a different approach, so its only natural I recruit someone as strong as him… He will be of great use to us" Demos answered quickly.

"Don't forget Samael has lost a great portion of his power…. Even if you invite him what use will he be to us? By the way, the last time we fought him, he was injured so he fled into his domain…. Don't bother trying unless you have a way of pulling him out" Cyrus said casually.

"That won't be a problem… over the years Samael has been watching both of you… he has always considered you all a threat and has been looking for opportunities to get rid of the both of you… During that time, I was the only person stopping him from getting to you guys… it won't be too difficult to find him again" Demos explained.

Hearing this Derik and Cyrus felt like the cold blades of death, placed close to their throats. Whenever they remember their battle with the fallen archangel, they all felt terrified. Engaging in such an intense life and death battle again with a powerful being like Samael is not something a sane person would wish for themselves, Derik and Cyrus won't even wish for their enemy to meet Samael.

That encounter had truly left a scare on them…

"You don't have to worry… Now your strength has reason to the gold realm, he won't dare make a move against you guys as long as you stick together… Samael's power is still at the low grade of the gold realm… should you three ever encounter him, I believe you guys can chase him off…" Demos naturally understood their fears and quickly spoke up concerning the issue.

With this they let the matter die and focused on their preparations for the expedition. Since this is the first time Derik, Cyrus and Kaido are leaving the continent, they agreed to let Demos lead them to their destination. Before they left, they made a trip to the former royal palace where they met Gerald and a few old friends like Gin, Mason, and the rest. Coincidentally Elsa and Diana were there as well putting Derik and the other two in an awkward position. They wanted to keep the news of their departure a secret, letting only close friends know about it. After making their intentions known to Gerald and the rest, they left the royal palace and returned to their sects to begin necessary preparations for their departure.

During this time, Derik summoned the passageway to his domain at the underground cultivation chamber in his sect. This way he won't have to bother about their cultivation speed while he's gone! Derik allowed the abundant death aura within his domain to flow out and fill the mountain to help facilitate faster cultivation for his members but only core members like Kira, Kuen, Kin, and his five disciples are allowed to directly enter the domain and cultivate there.

And the next day, the strong presence of the death mage, life mage, and sun guardian knight vanished from the empire causing an uproar.

The news of Derik's departure with the life mage and sun guardian knight spread faster than they ever imagined. Of course, it started from the elves before reaching the humans and then the lizardmen. At first, it was joy, more than half the empire celebrated the departure of the tyrant Derik and his little group, they all screamed to the top of their voices and danced all night, drowning themselves in wine and stuffing their tummies with meat. This went on for ten days straight and on the eleventh day there was no celebration, but fear! The barrier surrounding the empire vanished on that day, covering only the mountain range where the palace of death and the palace of life is built and the forces of the two sects patrolling the empire were instantly withdrawn. Without saying a word, the inhabitants of the empire quickly knew that the two sects have decided to stop protecting the empire!

What if those monsters return?

Without the help of the top tier masters in the two sects, how will they survive against the green monsters that appeared in the past? Everyone knew these beasts will return and the empire will definitely be the first place these beasts will most likely choose to attack the empire first and without the spatial barrier, everyone living outside the mountain range will die first.

At first, the people were outraged and cried out furiously, hoping the various gold realm masters in the empire will join hands and suppress these two sects! Since the Death mage, life mage and sun guardian knight have left the sect under the care of a few silver realm experts, this is the perfect time to weaken their forces!

Luckily for them, these masters and some high ranking officials in the empire have been waiting for this opportunity and now they have a reason to attack the sects and destroy its very foundations! These people understood each other's intentions without speaking a single word, soon they began gathering their forces aiming to tear down the sect that the two peerless masters of the younger generation created with their sweat and blood.