Ch.151 Utter Defeat

    But he had a sneaking feeling that the Devils he had been looking for were in that very same Forest and that was the second reason why he could not obtain his revenge.

    Anyone who entered the forest would find themselves having to fend off elongated branches with sharp tips that moved around like snakes, and it would only get worse the closer you got to the core of the Forest where the Demonic Blood Tree was.

    The first and last time he saw the Demonic Blood Tree was many years ago and it hadn’t been as strong, allowing him to get close enough to see it. But going by the increasingly baleful aura of the Forest, it was sure to have progressively grown since then and he didn’t even dare to enter the middle section of the Forest, talk less of where the Demonic Blood Tree was.

    So after futilely sending some men into the Forest to search, he made the decision to forget about them for the time being and focus on the much more dangerous threat. The Phoenix of Envy.

    The name ‘Phoenix of Envy’ was the title that the denizens of the South Continent had decided to call the terrifying green Phoenix with unprecedented powers that had enabled it to enthral people as it wished.

    Unfortunately, despite the united efforts of the continent, all it took was 10 years for the Phoenix of Envy to conquer the entirety of the Monster territory (Year 161 by that time). Asura, Babunda and a few of the other Demon Kings had fled the continent and the rest of them had been thoroughly grasped by the Phoenix of Envy.

    To think that Emperor Asura who he had been rivals with his entire life had been forced to flee like a pitiful Beast was still extremely shocking, but whenever he thought about the events that led to it he couldn’t help but shiver with helpless fright.

    But that didn’t happen.

    Nothing that Ghost expected or hoped for happened. The Phoenix of Envy didn’t come for him and he didn’t obtain any useful power. Instead, the Phoenix of Envy seemed to be rebuilding the Monster territory for its own purposes and ignored him like they hadn’t been viciously fighting each other for 8 years.

    Like that, years continued to pass and other than a few strange things here and there, he was actually able to regain a semblance of peace. He was even able to build up his forces without resistance and rarely ever saw the daunting figures of the powerful creatures that had invaded his continent.

    Of course, even if there was no fighting or warring, his territory kept on becoming smaller and smaller. Somebody from the Phoenix''s new territory would cross the borders a little bit and build whatever without his permission, no questions asked... But to him, it didn''t matter.

    One day, he would learn all the strengths and weaknesses of the Phoenix of Envy and then use it against him, just like he did to Asura. Soon - it would be hard but soon, he would take it all back.

    Everything that belonged to him, including the entire Continent, would eventually fall into his hands.

    It was on that day, as he was thinking such bold things, just 2 years ago (Year 170)... that the Devils attacked.