Rens had preferred not to waste time on useless interrogations with the scapegoats sent by his enemies, because he believed they would have very little useful information.

The sun rose and Rens walked across a terrain where hills and rocky outcrops began to appear little by little.

From where he stood, he could sense the demonic energy concentrated in the cursed canyon.

"At this rate, I'll arrive in about three weeks," concluded Rens, who was in no hurry to get there, mainly because he didn't want to alert any threats that would waste his time.

Near the cursed canyon were demonic beasts and some monsters that had adapted to the environment and gradually grown stronger. It was also said to be the place inhabited by some demons who had committed different types of crimes; however, the latter was not corroborated, and Rens did not want to be the one to corroborate it.

...

Weeks passed, and Rens arrived at an environment with a dark purple mist left behind by the demonic energy between two demonic powers from the past.

The rocky ground was dark in color due to the demonic energy, and some rocky hills were stained the same color.

Rens walked to the edge of the terrain that allowed him to see the depth of the canyon.

"Demonic energy is chaotic as it is the result of the concentration of energy remnants left behind by great spells or demonic powers," thought Rens as he jumped into the depths of the cliff where the demonic energy was densest.

Once at the bottom, Rens used his demonic perception to walk to a flat rock, sat on it in a meditative position, then took out the demonic heart (demonic core) he had obtained after finishing the book from his demonic ring.

Rens held the beautiful heart-shaped crystal in the palms of his hands and began to use the demonic absorption technique, whereby the demonic heart began to rapidly absorb the demonic energy from the environment, but even though it absorbed the demonic energy, it barely acquired a slight purple color.

"System, activate the last vivid recollection of seclusion."

[Vivid recollection of seclusion in progress...]

...

The energy around him began to stir after Rens activated the last vivid recollection of seclusion.

Sometimes the energy would rush frantically into his body and the demonic heart he held, only to be expelled frantically minutes later....

Rens knew that the last vivid recollection of seclusion lasted for a year, and after reading the book "Demon Hearts," he learned that if he was in an ideal environment with a high concentration of demonic energy, the chances of advancing in rank were even greater. That was the main reason why he headed to the cursed canyon, because with the energy concentrated in that place, he could not only increase his rank, but also activate the demon heart that the book had given him.

Rens wasn't too concerned about what was happening in the Argaris Republic at the time, because he had asked Selenia for reports on that. With the reports, he understood the strength and capabilities of the Republic, and he also got an idea of the strength possessed by humans. For Rens, the war was a necessary evil that allowed him to understand more clearly the key points, the characters, the forces of power, and the environment around him.

...

The weeks passed, and Rens remained in a meditative position on the rock.

Rens' eyes, ears, nose, and mouth were expelling dark-colored blood. The blood was dark due to the high concentration of demonic energy.

Deep in his mind, he took 26 pills of concentrated demonic energy into his mouth and devoured them one after another.

He remembered how Merac Grensad's master had expected Merac to devour all the pills so that he could ascend much further than Merac had achieved at that time.

Rens planned to fulfill Lucifer's expectations, although he knew that the energy of the cursed cannon was unlikely to be equivalent to the power of the concentrated demonic energy in the pills. He also knew that the cursed cannon was currently one of the places with the highest concentration of demonic energy.

In the vivid recollection of seclusion, Rens rapidly expelled absurd amounts of demonic energy that threatened to explode his body, but he strengthened his body with that same demonic energy while allowing some of the demonic energy to seep through painful cracks that appeared in his demonic energy channels.

On the outside, Rens' demonic energy channels, veins, and arteries had turned a dark purple color due to the amount of surrounding demonic energy absorbed by Rens' body and the demonic heart he held in his hands.

The demonic heart in Rens' hands began to slowly turn the dark color of demonic energy.

In this way, the violent process continued, through which Rens continued to increase his ability to manipulate demonic energy by using the superior technique of demonic energy absorption.

...

A few weeks later.

At the Republican Council.

From each podium, the councilors expressed their opinions.

"It is time to impose order in some territories. We cannot miss this opportunity." "Defeat will allow us to show the demons that the future lies with the Republican Council. The demons are still fearful after the death of the Great Demon General Galot Ertrael, but they are also aware that it was because of the support we provided that the human army stopped its excessive ambition by announcing the end of the war. I request that we take control of the territories of the middle and lower-level nobles on the borders. We must also take control of the Duchy of Ertrael. It will be a starting point and a warning to the high-level nobles. The Republican Council must prevail, and thus the Republic will be more stable and powerful." These were the words of the demonic councilor Granz Zelf.

From his own box, the demonic councilor Balnud Leron smiled subtly, because he was satisfied with Granz Zelf's words. "You are always easy to manipulate, and you are always useful," thought Balnud, who remained calm, waiting for his turn to support Granz's proposal alongside some councilors he had attracted to his faction.

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