Chapter 34：Promote to Lord level

[You earnestly explained to Mo Li the drawbacks of long-term high-intensity training for children, but Mo Li seemed to have difficulty understanding and held opposing opinions, arguing with you.]

["What you said only applies to ordinary impish demons. How can they be compared to His Majesty? Teacher, I think I can increase my training intensity. These are nothing at all."]

[Upon hearing Mo Li's argument, you didn't get angry but calmly explained, "Mo Li, true top-tier powerhouses are often not just brutes relying on brute force.

Reducing your training now is because there are other, more important things waiting for you to learn. It will make you even stronger."]

[Your words successfully shifted Mo Li's attention, and Mo Li agreed to reduce his training intensity appropriately and follow you to learn other things.

You used the freed-up time to teach Mo Li the knowledge that a manager should possess and how to become an upper-level entity.]

[Fortunately, Mo Li quickly became engrossed in what you taught and made rapid progress.

You were very satisfied with Mo Li's progress and started to think about subduing him.

If your strength advanced to the king level or even the emperor level in the future, perhaps you could let Mo Li assist you.

Although he was indeed dangerous, if used properly, he could be a sharp weapon.]

[In the twenty-first year, Mo Li had been learning with you for seven months.

During this time, Mo Li made rapid progress. Compared to seven months ago, Mo Li's temperament became more restrained and mature. He no longer resembled a child at all. At the same time, Mo Li gained more respect for you.

The more he learned, the more he realized the gap between him and you.

He understood why his father wanted him to learn from you.]

[In the twenty-second year, the Demon King left the territory and entrusted you to assist Mo Li.

He would be away for a long time. Faced with the Demon King's departure, you had a bad feeling. You felt that there would be a great upheaval within the demon clan.

You are prepared to flee with your core members at any time.

Although your army was already very powerful, you knew that it was nothing in front of true powerhouses.]

[During the same year, internal conflicts arose within the demon clan. Battles broke out between the leaders of various major clans, including in your territory.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Anala, the father of Amo, continuously harassed your territory.

Rather than feeling troubled by Anala's attacks, you saw it as an opportunity to sharpen Mo Li.]

["Now, Anala's army has split into three routes and launched an attack on our territory. I plan to send you to intercept one of the armies.

Of course, I will have Gobumo assist you.

Although Gobumo is only at the pinnacle of the chief level, he is experienced and level-headed. With him by your side, he can lend you considerable help.

If you encounter any problems that can't be solved, you can ask him."

"Yes, Teacher."

"Which army do you choose to intercept?"]

[Saying that, you showed Mo Li the map.

Anala's army was very rough, simply dividing into three routes (sea, land, and sky) to attack your territory.

There was no intention to coordinate the three branches.

After careful study, Mo Li ultimately chose to lead a force to confront the aerial army.

Observing Mo Li's selection of the anti-air army and the preparations he made afterward, you inwardly nodded.

Although this was Mo Li's first time leading troops in actual combat, he was well-prepared, and theoretically, there should be no problems.]

[You had already made up your mind.

If Mo Li lost, you would scold him severely because, despite the strength of the demon clan, they were mostly arrogant fools. Moreover, their backward thinking.

As long as Mo Li performed normally, it was almost impossible for him to lose.

However, you were prepared for the possibility of Mo Li losing, as it was not entirely impossible.

After all, the only person you could trust was yourself.]

[Soon after, you officially engaged in a full-scale war with Anala.

Utilizing your extensive experience and advanced tactics, you drove Anala's army into disarray.

The battle between you and Anala was mostly even.

You could feel that there was still some gap between your strength and Anala's, which didn't surprise you.

After all, Anala was a top-level Lord, and you had not yet reached the peak of the leader level.

However, the difference was just slight. He was only slightly stronger than you, unable to kill you, so you were not anxious.]

[Not long after, good news came from the Magic Crystal side. Faced with a total defeat in the war, the Anara faction sent you a surrender letter, urging you to surrender voluntarily.

This way, they could reluctantly spare your life before the decisive battle begins.]

[You found the surrender letter from Anara amusing, but you had no intention of killing Anara.

Firstly, you were unsure when the Ghost King would return, and secondly, with your current strength, you indeed couldn't kill Anara.

You sought out Ye and hoped that she would join forces with you.

Initially, you thought that as your wife, Ye would agree to cooperate, but unexpectedly, she rejected your request.]

[After being rejected by Ye, you weren't surprised.

For her, she only liked your physical appearance and didn't truly love you as a person.

Moreover, you had made too much progress in these years and had already surpassed her control.

To her, you could even be considered a powerful enemy now.]

[After being rejected, you felt a little disappointed but quickly regained your composure.

You realized that without Ye's help, you would just be unable to kill Anara for now.

It wouldn't be too late to kill Anara after you break through to the Lord level.]

[Six months later, you completely defeated Anara's army.

Unable to accept his failure, Anara didn't choose to escape but instead challenged his entire army alone.

In the end, after a battle that lasted seven days and seven nights, Anara was exhausted and died while your army suffered heavy casualties.

However, you obtained all of Anara's territories and acquired a large number of precious treasures.]

[In the twenty-third year, with the treasures from Anara's territories, your power increased significantly.]

[In the twenty-fourth year, with the treasures from Anara's territories, your strength reached its peak as a leader.]

...

[In the thirty-third year, your power broke through to the Lord level, evolving into a malevolent and sinister Goblin Hero standing at five meters tall.

Your strength increased significantly, and your level cap exceeded that of a typical Lord-level creature by ten levels (if a benign mutation occurs, each evolution consumes three levels of mutation level cap).]