When Desmond entered the area illegally, he scanned the entire region with his mana alone, leaving not even a millimetre of space untouched, and realised that there was truly only one person inside who possessed evil mana, the filthy mana possessed by those demons.Nevertheless, Desmond could easily tell that this person possessing the filthy mana had reacted suddenly.This person was not powerful; more accurately, they were powerful, perhaps possessing 11 magic rings, but this power was nowhere near Desmond's.Desmond simply looked down from the sky at the duchy's unimaginably large mansion and all the land belonging to him, then calmly turned to the Ancient Phoenix Azula, who had been standing silently on his shoulder all this time, glowing with bright, colourful flames."Set the sky ablaze, Azula," Desmond commanded. It was a simple yet incredibly audacious order.Nevertheless, Azula would carry out this command to the letter.The Ancient Phoenix flew deeper into the sky, setting f

"It is such a pleasure to see you, Lord Desmond," Leia replied.Another half-elf woman standing right next to her smiled directly and then said, "My name is Mariah Moon, my lord. It is a pleasure to meet you. It is a great honour to meet the person spoken of in legends."Desmond glanced casually at the woman who had introduced herself as Mariah and nodded, saying, "Likewise, it's a pleasure to meet you, madam."After that, he woke up the Ancient Phoenix Azula, who was still dozing in his head, and commanded, "Go tell Albus to shrink his body and enter the palace. I don't want to expend any more mana protecting the palace."As Azula took flight and left the throne room, Desmond looked at Lisa, who was waiting at the bottom of the stairs leading to the three thrones, and asked, "Can you bring me a report on how many people have arrived in the empire?"When Lisa carried out the order and brought the report to Desmond, the young man saw that it consisted not of a few pages, but of seven f

There were traces of fire in Estella's eyes.Desmond might have been indifferent to the matter, but his aunt Estella was burning with the determination to take revenge.Although the ancient Phoenix Azula had long since fallen asleep, Estella and Desmond were simply observing the horizon, the dozens of villages and towns they were passing through, and the gazes of the hunter guild members struggling along the broken roads as they looked at the 100-metre-long giant dragon.It could be said that this gave them a strange feeling.Both Estella and Desmond were, of course, direct heirs to Cordelia's bloodline.In fact, ruling over the current modern world could be described as their RIGHT BY BLOOD, which it truly was. This right had been granted to them not by individuals like Nyx or Selene, but by Chaos himself, the creator.Now, however, sitting in the palace, they felt something very different from the light they saw in the eyes of the people who looked at them with admiration.A sense o

"Snap."This snap was neither very loud nor very quiet. Yet the effect it created was unimaginable.Every noble present, every single one of them, fell to the ground with their heads exploding.There were many servants, knights, wizards, and even cultivators present.Desmond simply said, "You are not the ones who should be killed. The heavens have clearly stated that none of you has committed evil deeds."With that, he walked directly to the great gates of this palace, which he had not entered for a very, very long time, and opened them with the mana that had long since enveloped them.Desmond managed to see many more nobles inside, surrounded by even more servants and similar individuals.Still, unlike those outside, the mana of every person on this first floor was pure.Desmond passed by them as if nothing had happened and ascended to the second floor, then the third, then the fourth, and so on, until he had climbed seven floors.Along the way, he had blown the heads off nearly 500

“Mother, use the communication devices in the palace to send a message to the Main Palace. We need to purge the Kingdom of Ariadne and incorporate it into the Moon Empire.”When Desmond simply uttered these words, Estella bent down and kissed him passionately on the forehead."I'm proud of you, well done," Estella said calmly. No one looking at her blood and dirt-covered appearance would think she was perhaps one of the best mother figures in the world.When the middle-aged woman quickly left the throne room, Desmond finally slowly withdrew the mana he had spread throughout the capital and then spoke, spreading his voice throughout the capital:"Heed my words. My name is Desmond Moon. I am one of the Three Rulers and Archdukes of the Moon Empire, Duke of the Holy Empire, and Prophet of Nyx. As of today, the Royal Family of Ariadne has fallen. The evil noble families have been purged. Let it be known to all, as of today, this country will come under the rule of the Moon Empire."Immedi