Blaze Yew sat in his room, still unable to accept reality.
The loathed failure had truly turned the tables. If he had only mastered his father Quinn Yew's battle techniques, it would have been bearable.
But possessing a Golden Warlord Beast widened the gap immeasurably.
No matter how hard Blaze tried, he could never catch up.
Why did fortune favor that failure and not him?
Despite his efforts and excellence, why couldn't he have a Golden Warlord Beast?
The humiliation and defeat at the hands of that failure on the arena floor, needing his father Benjamin Yew's intervention to survive, filled him with intense hatred.
How to kill him now that he had a Golden Warlord Beast?
A chilling, demonic voice outside his window startled Blaze.
He frantically tried to summon his strongest war beast, only to remember they were slain by the failure's Bloodthirsty Queen. His Bronze Level III Flame Wolf was his last hope. The wolf, fearful of the menacing aura, would have fled if it weren't bound to protect Blaze.
As Blaze was about to speak, he noticed a flicker of black light.
The demonic voice proposed a partnership, offering opportunities for cooperation.
Blaze, a proud member of the Yew family, refused, believing the visitor to be a devil's disciple.
The visitor retorted, challenging Blaze's perception of devils as enemies.
He mentioned alliances between humans and demons in the higher levels of the Heaven-Reaching Tower and the vast outer realms, and the coexistence of various races in the Heavenly Realm.
He mocked Blaze's weakness and loss of will after losing his Bronze beasts, calling him an ant in comparison to the power in the vast outer realms.
Tempting Blaze with the promise of greater power and strength, the demonic figure asked if he desired a Golden War Beast.
Blaze, his fists clenched, couldn't help but ask if the figure could truly provide a Golden War Beast.
Blaze Yew wrestled with the temptation of accepting the devil's lure. Knowing it would mark his downfall, he was still unwilling to lose to a failure.
Faced with the choice between remaining a weakling or becoming a powerful warrior with a Golden War Beast, he was torn.
A Golden War Beast could potentially bridge the gap between him and that failure.
It was a chance, a good chance, yet accepting the devil's gift meant no turning back, losing his place in the Yew family, and becoming a despised devil's disciple.
The demonic voice outside his window offered a Silver War Beast, promising to later transform it into a Golden one using a secret method.
The devil proposed to cripple the failure Eddie for a few years, allowing Blaze time to grow stronger and easily kill him.
Despite the temptation, Blaze doubted the devil's sincerity, fearing deception without the assurance of a Golden War Beast egg.
The devil assured him of their omnipotence, promising to send an emissary to teach Eddie a lesson. This would grant Blaze a chance for an easy victory in the future.
But Blaze remained skeptical, torn between trust and the fear of irreversible consequences.
The devil, sensing his hesitation, left, inviting him to make a decision and find him at the Black River Valley on the third floor of the Heaven-Reaching Tower.
Blaze, sweating and troubled, questioned his path. Unbeknownst to him, the same devil had appeared before both Eddie and Yehky Yue, offering similar temptations. Five minutes later, the devil's shadow appeared outside Eddie's window.
In his room, Blaze Yew sat in a daze, struggling to accept the reality that the failure he despised had risen to power. Despite his efforts and superiority, he couldn't match Eddie, who had obtained a Golden War Beast.
As he pondered his options, a demonic voice appeared outside his window, offering a Silver War Beast and promising to later transform it into a Golden one.
The devil also proposed crippling Eddie to give Blaze an advantage. Skeptical of the devil's promises and fearing irreversible consequences, Blaze hesitated to accept the offer.
The devil, sensing Blaze's dilemma, vanished, leaving him to contemplate his path.
Unbeknownst to Blaze, the same devil had visited Yehky Yue and Eddie, offering similar temptations. The devil then appeared outside Eddie's window.
Eddie, aware of the devil's presence, confronted him directly. He dismissed the devil's offer of a Silver War Beast, mocking the devil's hollow promises.
The devil, taken aback by Eddie's insight, attempted to escape, but Eddie, with his newfound understanding and skills, immobilized the devil and disarmed him.
A mysterious figure, possibly the hidden mastermind behind Eddie's training, appeared and incapacitated the devil with a series of powerful attacks.
As the devil lay defeated, he vowed revenge and crushed a teleportation sphere to escape.
Eddie, unfazed, prepared to deliver the final blow, aware of the devil's extra demonic heart and determined to end the threat once and for all.
Eddie briefly contemplated the future evolution of his battle beast, Grey Wolf, but didn't dwell on it, recognizing that regardless of its development, it would likely remain the weakest among his collection of combat creatures.
Meanwhile, ten kilometers away in a small forest, a man dressed in white stood silently under the shade of the trees, waiting patiently.
Suddenly, a black teleportation formation appeared, and a demonic figure emerged, only for its head to fall off and roll towards the man.
This figure turned out to be Shawn Yew, the acting head of the Yew family. As he examined the remains of the demonic figure, he noticed the severed head, pierced heart, petrified arm, and frozen shoulder.
Shawn Yew deduced that a powerful figure, skilled in both combat techniques and possessing formidable battle beasts, had swiftly and secretly killed the demon.
This included a petrifying Medusa and possibly a treasure that caused the frost.
At the Yew family castle, Eddie, who had teamed up with Little Wenli to kill the demon, was now examining the Silver Grimoire they had obtained.
He wondered whether this grimoire, like the previous one he acquired, could be contracted into a secondary tome.
Eddie felt that collecting more grimoires could be beneficial, as each one might hold its own secrets and powers. What use could this newly acquired Silver Grimoire serve?
As Eddie pondered these questions, Shawn Yew, standing in the forest, realized that he needed to continue exercising patience and caution.
In the world of power and intrigue, only the wise and the strong can navigate the treacherous waters of destiny.