Chapter Twenty-Six: The Demon Stone!
Lava Tavern.
As soon as Soren returned to his room in the tavern with the prize he deserved as the victor, a beautiful and alluring succubus maid came to knock on his door, whispering, “My lord Soren!”
“There’s a goblin outside who wants to see you.”
In just a few days, Soren had earned the respect of other demons with his strength.
Demons only respect the strong, so Soren’s status in the Lava Tavern rose sharply. The most obvious change was that the succubus maids began to refer to him as ‘My Lord Soren’ and ‘My Lord Executioner’, and the demons and evil spirits he encountered in the tavern would almost all bow slightly in awe towards him, as befitting a high-level demon. In particular, the neutral faction’s evil spirits, who were willing to bow to Soren, suggested that he had indeed gained some reputation.
It is easy to imagine how much fame Soren had recently amassed in the Gurenba Arena!
“A goblin?”
Soren frowned slightly, quickly understanding the situation. The goblin was likely coming for the dragon crystal in his possession. To be honest, Soren was not worried about anyone trying to take the dragon crystal because first, his strength was evident, and second, he controlled the ‘High-level Teleportation Spell’. Moreover, this was the goblins’ territory. The Gurenba Arena attracted so many evil spirits because they knew the goblins were cunning, deceitful, greedy, etc., but they wouldn’t easily go back on their promises.
The Gurenba Arena had its own rules!
Soren’s current status was relatively special and attention-grabbing. It could even be said that the goblins not only couldn’t openly scheme against him for the dragon crystal, but they also needed to protect it.
After all, many demons now knew that he possessed a dragon crystal, and evil spirits were also aware of it.
Only a few would dare to challenge a powerful flame demon like Soren, and if someone were to challenge the order and laws of the Gurenba Arena for the dragon crystal, it would severely damage the goblins’ reputation among evil spirits and demons.
Evil spirits would doubt whether the goblins acted against their own fighters due to greed!
It was quite helpless.
But this was the current situation; in the Bottomless Abyss, power reigns supreme, while keeping promises and contracts was exceedingly rare.
The rise of the goblins was because they had gained the trust of the neutral faction’s evil spirits and the lawful faction’s demons. The trust of these two directly influenced the prosperity of the Gurenba Arena.
Soren thought for a moment, then stood up and said, “I’ll go down in a moment.”
Although he was unclear about why the goblin had come, it was certainly related to the dragon crystal. His main body was almost at the third layer of the Bottomless Abyss, and Soren felt no fear because of this. As long as his main body arrived, even the Demon Lord Miamid – Coin of Disaster wouldn’t be a match for him. A small territory’s Demon Lord would at most have weak divine power, or might even be at the demigod level. The real threat Soren felt was from the Abyss Dragon allied with Demon Lord Miamid – Coin of Disaster.
This creature’s challenge level is roughly comparable to that of the Balroth Fire Demon!
When Soren arrived at the lower level of the Lava Tavern, a considerable number of demons were already gathered, and the goblin who appeared was an old acquaintance of Soren, the goblin demon sorcerer in charge of the arena.
Faced with Soren’s delayed arrival, the goblin demon sorcerer undoubtedly showed a hint of displeasure, expressing himself in a not very happy tone, “My Lord Soren!”
“I came to discuss the dragon crystal in your possession. The Demon Lord is also very interested in this dragon crystal.”
“However!”
“The goblins are people of their word. To exchange for the dragon crystal you have, the Demon Lord sent me with a legendary material of equal value.”
The gladiator’s private property is protected by the Gurenba Arena.
This is to ensure that competitors participating in the d*ath Arena do not leave empty-handed due to certain reasons. Otherwise, the Gurenba Arena would not be able to attract so many demons to participate in the competition.
The goblin demon sorcerer spoke loudly, even purposefully directing his words for the benefit of the other demons.
Soren frowned upon hearing this. Without even glancing at the item proposed for exchange, he said in a deep voice, “I’m sorry! This dragon crystal is of great use to me, and I’m afraid I cannot trade it.”
The goblin demon sorcerer was momentarily taken aback, then his expression turned into one that was more of a forced smile. He even hinted a threat, saying, “My Lord Soren.”
“Although you are a powerful flame demon, carrying a dragon crystal is still far too conspicuous, which may bring you unnecessary trouble! Perhaps trading with us would be the best choice. We came with good intentions; please take a look at the materials we have prepared for you.”
The goblin demon sorcerer waved his hand lightly, and soon a goblin attendant approached, awkwardly holding a not very large box that seemed somewhat difficult for him to carry. Upon reaching Soren, the goblin attendant directly opened the box, revealing a piece of black stone that appeared inconspicuous in front of others.
Soren was momentarily taken aback, and the demons around him looked puzzled. Some even thought that the goblins were committing fraud by trying to exchange a piece of worthless rock for Soren’s dragon crystal.
However!
At that moment, a neutral faction evil spirit merchant suddenly exclaimed. It was a secondary Rosé, a more experienced evil spirit from the upper echelons of the Bottomless Abyss. It spoke with a tone filled with surprise, “Demon Stone!?”
“Oh my god!”
“This is actually the legendary Demon Stone!”
The tavern immediately erupted in chaos.
Some demons didn’t understand what the stone was, while others were incredulous!
If the black stone before them was indeed the Demon Stone, its value would likely be no less than the dragon crystal. Unfortunately, the stone didn’t emit any treasure aura, and the only way to determine its authenticity was to weigh it with one’s hands.
Indeed!
Only this method could confirm whether it was the legendary ‘Demon Stone’.
Soren signaled to the goblin demon sorcerer, and after receiving the other’s permission, he reached out and took the black, seemingly unremarkable stone in front of him.
It was incredibly heavy!
A piece of black stone no larger than half a human palm weighed nearly fifty kilograms!
It was indeed the ‘Demon Stone’.
Because only the most remote edges of the Bottomless Abyss, close to the Endless Void, could such peculiar stones appear, containing astonishing weight in such a small size.
This was the top material for weapon crafting and one of the rare materials in the entire multiverse that could be used to create artifacts not originating from deities!
The only unfortunate thing was that there were not many top alchemists and blacksmiths in the entire multiverse capable of refining it! (To be continued ~^~)
