I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

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In Lis's perception, the blood flowing beneath his feet seemed more like a necessary material for a ritual, while the twisted flesh lump was an invisible influence of the ritual.

That is to say, it is very likely that the members of the Elf Team who entered the Elf Royal Court with Lis were still safe and sound.

Cecil, naturally, was the same.

What kind of evil ceremony required such a long preparation time?

Lis thought to himself that the destruction of the Elf Royal Court must have been some time ago, but it seemed that Demogorgon's ultimate goal had yet to be achieved.

However, Lis no longer cared about this, as it was not something he could change.

What was more important was to find Cecil as soon as possible and leave this place.

A sense of urgency rose in Lis's heart, as he knew the longer the delay, the greater the danger to Cecil.

Aimless searching was definitely ineffective, but was there a more effective method?

It was at this moment that Lis suddenly thought of something, reaching into his storage ring and pulling out a pale crystal ball.

The Secret Treasure, the Source Blood Crystal!

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[Secret Treasure: [Source Blood Crystal]]

[Introduction: A special treasure formed by transforming the core of the Abyss Blood Demon's strength through special power, seems to have the ability to sense special bloodline power]

[Effect: Lock onto a certain special bloodline power, able to sense targets nearby with this bloodline power, sensing range and the precision of position are related to the user's spiritual power]

[Current locked bloodline power: Day Elf Bloodline]

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This was a treasure Lis had obtained from an assassin who attempted to kill Cecil, that assassin had located Cecil through the Source Blood Crystal.

Although the environment was now full of blood, Lis had no choice but to give it a try.

Conveying as much spiritual power and Magic Power into the Source Blood Crystal as possible, Lis tried to locate potential targets with the crystal in hand.

As soon as the sensing began, Lis felt an incredibly strong attraction from far away in the Elf Royal Court, as conspicuous as a blazing sun in his senses.

Lis suddenly looked up, unable to believe, looking towards the east.

How is that possible!

After obtaining the Source Blood Crystal, Lis had tried using it once before.

Cecil, with her Day Elf Bloodline, was like a twinkling star in his senses and could not possibly compare to what Lis had just sensed.

Even a Legendary Rank Day Elf would not trigger such a sensation.

Could it be...

Lis's face turned grim as he remembered what Ricardo had mentioned about the assassinations of Day Elves within the Elf Royal Court.

Their goal was to obtain the Day Elf Bloodline, and if that "sun" Lis had sensed was the collected Day Elf Bloodlines?

The entire Illiser Family of the Elf Royal Court, including the Legendary Day Elves who had all died and had their bloodlines extracted, could indeed amass such a scale.

What did Demogorgon want to do with so many Day Elf Bloodlines?

With a somber expression, Lis hurriedly continued to use the Source Blood Crystal to search.

Gradually, Lis found two or three faint points of light, which probably were other Day Elves from the squad, but their aura did not match Cecil's.

He'd found it!

Lis's spirit lifted as he immediately locked onto an extremely faint and weak point of light far away that seemed about to disappear at any moment.

Lis's heart tightened, knowing that Cecil's strength was not that strong to begin with, and being a Mage, her constitution was quite weak. Even if the environment posed little threat, her body was almost at its limit.

Without bothering to conceal his own tracks anymore, Lis put away the Source Blood Crystal in his hand, and his figure flashed as he ran towards Cecil's direction, the wind he brought up causing the blood beneath to ripple.

As he made his way, Lis quickly considered their current predicament.

Even though he had only lived in the illusion for a few months, Lis was quite familiar with the Elf Royal Court.

The place he and Cecil were in was likely to be at the edge of the Elf Royal Court. Not long after they had entered, they were trapped in an illusion.

And the location of the golden sun in his senses was the core of the Elf Royal Court, the area where the World Tree Altar was situated.

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Lis was very clear in his heart, although he hadn't seen the face of the person behind the scenes, he had already locked onto his true identity.

The clan leader of the Illiser family, Pompey Illiser!

There was no need to think too much, the Elf Royal Court possessed more than ten Elf Legends and even the power left by the Elf Gods, so it was impossible for them to be destroyed suddenly without any signs.

Only the clan leader of the Illiser family, who held control over the entire Elf Royal Court, could possibly do such a thing.

Having lived in the illusion of the Elf Royal Court for a while, Lis knew the authority that the Pompey Clan Leader held within it.

What was more important was the bottom card of the Elf Royal Court given by the Elf Gods, which was held in Pompey's hands.

Perhaps due to the Elves' laid-back and free nature, it was almost impossible for them to stay in the Elf Royal Court all the time.

Even more so once they broke through to the Legendary Rank, which is why the Elder Council formed by the Legendary Elves, although nominally the highest decision-making body of the Elf Royal Court, actually had their power shifted over time to the hands of the clan leader of the Illiser family, who was also the City Lord of the Elf Royal Court.

The strength of the Elf Legends was powerful indeed, but the bottom card left by the Elf Gods was ultimately the key to the outcome.

Especially in the face of a terrifying being like Demon Prince Demogorgon.

Without the Divine Power of the Elf Gods, he could slowly corrupt those Legends.

Lis quietly reflected in his heart, remembering the King of Dillon Kingdom who had his identity substituted by Demogorgon.

How strikingly similar to the current situation!

I should have realized it earlier...

No, when I met Pompey, I had already sensed something was off, but the nature of the illusion that modifies consciousness made me overlook this.

Lis quickly sorted through the clues that had emerged in this experience.

In his mind, all the scattered, seemingly unconnected clues started to tie together, gradually unfolding Demogorgon's plan before him.

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The Legendary Vampire Benfica had not come to Bolin Kingdom because he sensed something was wrong with his subordinates.

At that time, he must have completed Demogorgon's task and left the Elf Royal Court.

He had his subordinates collect so many Elf Slaves just to secretly obtain more Elf Bloodlines to provide enough Elf Blood for the terrifying Abyss Ritual.

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The lockdown of the Elf Royal Court, refusing assistance from other powers within the Elf Kingdom, was out of fear of being discovered by others.

After all, he had been the clan leader of the Illiser family for a long time, and the arrangements he had made within the Elf Royal Court were enough to face any sudden situations, avoiding the involvement of other Elves was the best option.

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The irregularities with Ricardo, inviting me to the Elf Royal Court, might have been influenced by Pompey, needing to bring me, a Human who had touched the true reality behind the scenes, to the Elf Royal Court to ultimately perish with it.

After all, the other Elves who had encountered his assassins that went after the Day Elves would all return to the Elf Royal Court.

No...

That's not right!

I had contact with his avatar in Ice Peak City; he might have recognized me already!!!

Lis felt his spine chill in an instant, completely terrified.

Being targeted by Demon Prince Demogorgon was not a good thing at all.

This Demon Prince was not an existence that could be compared to the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts!

The disparity between strong Divine Power and Weak Divine Power was indeed quite shocking!

However, the only good news was that after the destruction of the Elf Royal Court, Demogorgon had retracted all his attention, concentrating fully on preparing to guide the invasion of the Bottomless Abyss into the Gaia Main World.

That was a matter for a much later version, a long time from now.

Lis calmed down in his heart, by now, he couldn't possibly abandon Cecil to leave on his own.

Take it one step at a time!

Before long, Lis saw the figure of Cecil.

Her petite body was consumed by the blood-colored tumors clinging to the wall, leaving only her bloodstained golden hair and her pale little face exposed.