Chapter 406: Chapter 406: Traitor Kora Testifies in Court

"Nothing but filth and nonsense!"

Forge Master Syed, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened them.

His eyes seemed to hold endless furnace fire as he stared coldly at the Demon God phantom in the air.

As the greatest forging master of the Red Dwarves Clan, his sense for fire and origin power was unmatched.

"Ethan, do you think these old eyes of mine are blind?"

Syed took one step forward. A strange soul flame rose beneath his feet.

"You keep saying the Demon God has the true blood. But from beginning to end, that so-called Demon God phantom of yours has not shown even a trace of the true Crimson Law!"

"It is nothing but an empty shell formed from borrowed Demon God pressure. A lie made only to fool the world!"

Syed’s words were sharp and carried a power that could not be questioned. In an instant, they tore Ethan’s disguise apart.

The Red Dwarf leaders in the hall suddenly woke up as if from a dream. At that moment, the two sides were completely split, and there was no longer any room for peace!

Ethan’s face instantly became twisted with rage. His demon soul projection shook violently.

He stared hard at Aiden and Syed. The demonic flames around him suddenly surged, burning the nearby space until it bent and twisted.

"Empty words mean nothing!"

Ethan spoke through clenched teeth, his eyes filled with killing intent.

"Today, I will test the blood in your hand myself. If it is fake, I will not only take your life, I will tear this Undercity apart with my own hands!"

Boom—!

Wild demonic energy swept across the hall. A world-shaking clash was about to break out at any moment!

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"Test it yourself?"

Aiden stood with his hands behind his back. A mocking cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Ethan, are you even worthy?"

Boom!

The Demon God phantom in the void let out a furious roar. Terrifying black demonic flames rushed toward Aiden like a tide.

Just then, Malcolm, King of the Red Dwarves, rose from his throne.

Dark red blood flames wrapped around his body as he suddenly raised one hand.

A barrier made of lava and blood fire crashed down, firmly blocking the endless demonic flames.

"Duke Ethan, this is the Undercity of the Red Dwarves Clan. This is not a place where you can run wild."

Malcolm’s voice was deep like thunder and echoed through the hall.

Ethan’s demon soul projection trembled slightly. A hint of fear flashed through his scarlet eyes.

"Malcolm, are you trying to protect this human fraud?"

Malcolm gave a cold snort and completely ignored Ethan’s shouting.

He slowly turned his head and looked at the guards outside the hall. Then he spoke one word with authority:

"Bring him in."

The sound of heavy iron chains dragging across the floor soon followed. In the dead silent hall, it sounded especially harsh.

Several heavily armored Red Dwarf warriors escorted a blood-covered, miserable-looking Red Dwarf into the hall.

"Kora?!"

"How can it be him? Wasn’t he guarding the forbidden land?"

The Red Dwarf ministers in the hall cried out in shock.

Kora was an elite commander of the Red Dwarves Clan, and once one of Malcolm’s most trusted men.

Now, Kora collapsed on the floor like a pile of mud, his whole body shaking violently.

"Your Majesty, spare me! Please spare me!"

Kora slammed his head against the floor again and again. Blood covered his forehead, and his eyes were filled with endless fear.

Malcolm looked down at him from above, his eyes cold and full of disappointment.

"Kora, tell everyone exactly what you did. Do not leave out a single word."

"If you tell even one lie, I will throw you into the Primordial Magma, and your soul will burn in fire for all eternity!"

When Kora heard the words "Primordial Magma," his soul almost left his body from fear.

He no longer dared to hide anything. He pointed at Ethan in the air and screamed in a broken voice:

"It was Ethan! He bribed me!"

"He gave me a secret treasure of the Demon Clan and forced me to secretly steal the Crimson Blood kept by our clan!"

"That night, he sent an elite Demon squad to meet me outside the city and take the true blood to the Abyss!"

"He ordered all of it! I was only a runner!"

His words caused an uproar!

Kora’s desperate screams echoed through the hall again and again, like heavy hammers striking the hearts of every Red Dwarf.

At the same time, Malcolm flicked his finger. A wisp of blood fire instantly ignited the remaining aura on Kora’s body.

Whoosh!

A cloud of pitch-black, foul-smelling Abyss demonic energy poured out of Kora like mad.

The energy was exactly the same as the aura coming from Ethan’s projection in the air. It came from the same source!

The proof was undeniable!

"Oh my god... Kora really betrayed us!"

"That bastard Ethan! He was the thief, yet he kept accusing others!"

"He stole our true blood, and now he wants to fool us with a fake Demon God phantom and make us fight each other!"

The Red Dwarf ministers fell into complete uproar, filled with anger.

The powerful Red Dwarves who had once leaned toward the Demon Clan and feared the Demon God also turned pale.

They never imagined that the Demon Duke they had treated like a god and tried so hard to please was actually the mastermind who stole their clan’s greatest treasure!

"Damn it! We were played by the demons!"

"The one Lord Aiden brought back is the real Crimson Blood!"

"We swear loyalty to Lord Aiden! Kill these lying demons!"

Rustle, rustle.

One after another, the ministers who had been staying neutral now changed sides. They all dropped to their knees before Aiden to show where they stood.

Aiden stood with his hands behind his back. His white clothes were as clean as snow. Amid the waves of fanatical kneeling and shouting, he looked almost beyond mortal.

He slowly raised his eyes. His gaze passed through layers of blood-red light and landed on Ethan, whose face was so dark it looked like it might drip water.

"Ethan."

Aiden’s voice was calm and flat, but it carried the cold indifference of someone looking down on ants.

"Is your little show over?"

Ethan stared hard at Aiden, then glanced at the Red Dwarves who had all turned against him. His face twisted into something ugly and savage.

He knew the trap he had carefully set had been completely destroyed by this human.

With both witnesses and evidence against him, any excuse would be useless.

"Hahahaha... hahahaha!"

Ethan laughed from pure rage. His harsh, cruel laughter was filled with endless killing intent and madness.

Boom!

The black demonic flames around him suddenly surged wildly. They turned into a vast sea of black fire and reignited the frozen magma inside the hall.

The terrifying pressure of a Duke-level Demon God descended like a hundred thousand mountains. The entire lava hall shook violently, and countless pieces of stone fell from above.

Ethan took a heavy step forward, and demonic flames swept through the whole hall.

"Since my plan has been exposed, there is no need to keep acting! Today, I will take the Crimson Blood and all the forging materials of the Red Dwarves!"

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"Die, you ant!"

Ethan’s savage roar exploded through the lava hall like thunder.

Whoosh!

The endless black Abyss demonic flames gathered in an instant, turning into a pitch-black demon claw hundreds of feet wide. With a sharp scream that seemed to tear through space, it rushed straight toward the Crimson Blood in Aiden’s hand!

Wherever the demon claw passed, space twisted and faint black cracks appeared. The power of a Duke-level Demon God was fully revealed.

Facing this terrifying strike, powerful enough to badly injure an ordinary level 80 Reclasser in an instant, Aiden did not even raise his eyelids.

He held the ball of Crimson Blood in his hand. His white clothes were as pure as snow, and his expression was so calm that it seemed like he was watching a boring firework show.

"You’re asking for death!"

An old but powerful shout suddenly exploded through the hall.

Whoosh!

A short figure, steady as a mountain, suddenly appeared in front of Aiden as if he had teleported.

It was Syed!

The strongest forging master of the Red Dwarves Clan was old, but at this moment, a terrifying power burst from his aged body.

Boom!

A pure pale flame shot up from Syed’s body, turning half the hall an eerie white.

Soul fire!

This was no ordinary flame. It was a supreme fire that attacked the soul directly and could burn away all negative energy in the world!

"Get back!"

Syed formed seals with both hands. The pale soul fire instantly turned into a winged fire bird and slammed straight into the black demon claw!

Boom!!!

The two top flames of the Abyss crashed together in midair, releasing a deafening blast.

In an instant, black light and white light twisted together. A terrifying shockwave spread outward in a wild ring.

The entire volcanic Undercity shook violently, as if a massive earthquake had struck.

Cracks split open across the stone ceiling of the hall. Countless huge rocks, each weighing several tons and wrapped in boiling lava, rained down.

Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!

A sharp melting sound rang out.

The black demon claw, which had looked unstoppable, began to break apart the moment it touched the pale fire bird, melting away like snow under the sun.

Soul fire was the natural enemy of Abyss demonic flames!

"Ah!"

Ethan’s demonic soul projection let out a painful groan. His ghostly body shook violently and nearly collapsed on the spot.

"Damn you, Syed! You would attack me for the sake of a human?!"

Ethan’s crimson eyes were filled with shock, rage, and disbelief.

Just as the aftershock from the two terrifying flames was about to destroy the entire hall, Malcolm finally made his move from in front of the throne.

A deep trace of fear flashed in his eyes. He could no longer stay silent.

"Enough!"

Malcolm shouted angrily, and dark red blood fire surged wildly around him.

Boom!

A huge barrier of blood fire dropped into the middle of the hall like an unbreakable wall, forcefully separating the remaining power of Syed and Ethan.

The surging blood fire swallowed the aftershock, and only then did the shaking of the hall slowly calm down.