Chapter 96 Lord Thorne's Hidden Ace

"He just didn't expect," the demon king sneered, voice thick with reverence and resentment, "that our lord—mighty and invincible—would break his seal just a year after his death. His brilliance couldn't be chained! Once free, he tapped into that traitor's power and extracted the draconic essence from the Dragon Clan… and with it, he refined our bodies, strengthening us beast guardians beyond imagination!" "If it weren't for Lord," the demon king continued, eyes glowing with fanaticism, "we'd have remained lowly beasts for the rest of our pitiful lives—never knowing such power."