Chapter 2008


    Marcello apologized, “Sorry, I overstepped my boundaries.”


    James sat on a rock and pointed at one beside him, saying, “Have a seat.”


    One of Marcello’s subordinates walked toward the rock and put a cloth on it. Only then did Marcello


    take his seat.


    Xandra, meanwhile, remained silent throughout the conversation.


    Marcello asked, “By the way, I haven’t asked for your name yet.”


    James said, “James Caden.”


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    “What a nice name… You truly are impressive, James. You managed to fight five powerful figures to a


    standstill and almost manage to annihte one,” Marcello praised him. “Though I sense that you have a


    low rank, your physical capabilities are impressive. That ck lotus of yours is truly bizarre. You seem


    to be able to control it as you please.”


    James looked at him. It appeared that Marcello had arrived at Mount Bane long ago and had been


    spectating the battle from afar. However, he had no idea what Marcello was up to.


    “I don’t mean anything by that.” Once he saw James’ puzzled look, Marcello smiled and said, “I’m just


    curious… As an earthling, how did you manage to possess such terrifying Demonic Energy? And your


    physical body… This is a Demon Race’s physical body. If I’m not mistaken, your physical body should


    have been formed by the Demon Race’s ultimate relic.”


    Hearing this, James was stunned.


    Who was Marcello? How did he manage to see through him and the fact that his physical body was


    formed by the Demonic Lotus?


    “Haha…” Marcelloughed. “Calm down, I don’t think having Demonic Energy is necessarily a bad


    thing. So what if your physical body is full of Demonic Energy? After all, the Demon Race isn’t exactly a


    bunch of wicked and heinous monsters, am I right?”


    James remained silent.


    Taking the hint, Marcello fell silent too. Then, he pulled out a token from his pocket and handed it to


    James.


    James looked at the token and asked puzzledly, “What is this?”


    Marcello said smilingly, “Just take it. It mighte in handy in the future.”


    Hearing that, James epted his gift.


    He scrutinized the token, noticing that it was rather modest in size and pitch-ck. On one side was a


    pattern of a mountain, while a bunch of characters was carved into the token on the other side.


    Though he could not understand the characters, he felt a sense of familiarity when he touched the


    token.


    Before he could react, it suddenly transformed into a ck aura and entered his palm, disappearing


    without a trace.


    “What?” James was stunned.


    Marcello smiled and said, “Try feeling the insides of your body.”


    Hearing that, James did as was told.


    He realized that a ck fog had appeared inside his elixir field. He instinctively knew that it was the


    token.


    “You!” James stood up and stared Marcello in the eye, questioning, “Why do you have such a thing?


    What are you? Are you a demon?”


    “Hahaha!” Marcello burst into a peal ofughter. “”Demon’ is what others call us. We will meet again,


    James. Farewell.”


    Marcelloughed and turned to leave, while his subordinates followed close behind.


    Meanwhile, James remained rooted to the spot.


    A thought shed through his mind, and the ck fog inside his elixir field swiftly gathered and


    circted throughout his meridians. Next, a ck fog appeared in his palm and formed a token.


    “Wh-What is this token? What does it have to do with the Demonic Lotus?” James murmured.