The Duke rushed towards the dungeon in haste. He knows what He Ming will exactly do after he went in there and met the Pope. The reason was very simple: It involves His and He Ming's lives.
The Duke quickly remembered the times where He Ming continuously taunted him that he knew his secret, and that was the truth. The risk of knowing his secret was great that the Pope's presence was needed.
The Duke of the Starlight Kingdom, is not from the same family as the previous duke, in fact, he was the slave bought from the Auction House that the past Duke bought, and he saw his potential with the fire element which he consulted with the Church. That is why the previous Duke honed his skills more than his real son. When the Duke reached his deathbed unexpectedly, he became the next Duke of the Starlight Kingdom, completely disregarding his real son's existence.
