Chapter 240: 240
As for the political relationship between Vita City-State and the other kingdoms, it was neutral, to say the least . Many had interests in the City-State as they had sent their Royal family branches there to procreate and grow .
As such, they dared not fall out of grace with them, despite how badly many of them had been fleeced before they could rent land .
Only Sturgehaven Kingdom and a few neighboring Kingdoms had been wise enough to show friendliness to Draco from the onset, so they had been treated rather well .
Draco put the matters of Vita City-State aside, because today he was visited by someone interesting . Draco went to sit on his throne in the Aether Hall, with Riveting Night, Hikari, Roma, and Zaine in their own thrones as they all gazed down on a certain person who was also seated across them .
It was an extremely handsome man who looked to be in his early thirties . He had neatly combed black hair that was coated with a hair gel that made it shine, his dark brown eyes carrying hints of extreme intelligence .
His skin tone was extremely light, almost to the point of being pale and his face was well-structured with thin lips and an average-sized nose . He wore a tight black vest and close-fitting khaki shorts that highlighted his toned body .
However, the fellow had only stared at what lay in the arms of Zaine all this while, not even sparing a glance towards Draco and his posse of beauties .
"What brings you here, Mephisto?" Draco asked as he tapped his throne lightly with a frown .
Mephisto ignored Draco and remained fixated on his grandson who was in the arms of Zaine . His arrogant voice sounded out after some silence .
"Is that my grandson?" He directly asked Zaine .
Zaine smirked and answered his query . "He is the son of Draco and I, yes . "
Mephisto's eyebrows furrowed from the way his daughter had answered his question . The very fact that she was still seated over there and not with him made him unhappy deep down .
According to the original plan, she should have snuck away after taking his seed and given birth to the child in the Devil Realm . He had ways to retrieve his still Rank 1 daughter as long as he paid a high price .
Transporting over the two of them would be much harder, but he could still afford to fork over a seriously damaging price to do so . However, from the way she behaved, he had the premonition his daughter wouldn't come willingly .
Mephisto finally turned to Draco and observed him . The current Draco was immensely different from the one he had encountered when the Immortal Adventurers had just arrived fresh into their world .
Still, anything below Rank 7 was just a plaything to Mephisto . As such, he shook his head and spoke to the fellow calmly . "My grandson and my daughter shall be returning with me to the Devil World this instant . Make it so . "
"Is there a problem?" The Devil King asked lightly .
"Well for one, have you asked your daughter whether she wants to follow you back?" Draco replied with amusement .
Mephisto turned to face Zaine and scoffed . "Of course, she would . There is no reason why my daughter would choose to stay with a Rank 1 weakling like you over her family . "
Draco also couldn't be bothered to get angry with this fellow whose head was so far up the clouds of arrogance that he could no longer see sense . "Fine . I'm not holding her hostage . If she wants to leave on her own accord, she can do so whenever she wants . "
"Zaine, let us leave, we have a limited time-frame to return to our homeworld . " Mephisto said imposingly .
Zaine shook her head, an action that made her father frown even harder . "I have no wish to return to the Devil World anytime soon . You can return and rest assured that I'll bring my son to visit the ancestral home to see his family once he is older . "
Mephisto was silent for a long time as he looked at Zaine, then Draco, then Zaine again . Then he also burst into laughter as if he had discovered the most amusing joke ever .
"So, you of all people have been enchanted by this bloke? What exactly does he possess that managed to make you submit fully?" Mephisto asked with curiosity .
Zaine was the least promiscuous of his three girls, but the most intelligent as well as the most confident one . Her single vice was her laziness, for which he partially blamed himself for tolerating it .
To make a woman like her submit, Mephisto was unsure if he - during his youth - could do so in such a short amount of time .
Hence, despite his endless arrogance - or maybe because of it - he realized that there was more to Draco than his initial analysis . Not only that, but he could sense an aura from his grandson that made his whole-body shiver, which was why he could not stop looking at the boy .
Zaine turned to Draco and waited for him to speak . Draco understood that to those lofty Rank 7 existences talk was cheap, so he directly released his bloodline aura and gave Mephisto a full blast .
To a normal person, his aura would feel like a cold breeze or might not even do anything to them unless they had any relation to it, but to Mephisto, it was like being hit by a truck .
He was sent flying back a few meters before he crashed down to the ground, his body struggling to rise . This was obviously not his true body but a mere Rank 1 Avatar he had sent over to meet his daughter .
Yet he was still shocked by the intensity of Draco's bloodline . Mephisto was the leader of an entire race, and despite his fatal flaw of arrogance, he still had the qualifications to be a leader .
He understood why Zaine would submit to Draco and why his grandson's aura was so stifling to him . It was because the father of the child himself had even purer devil blood than he, the Devil King, himself!
No, that's not entirely correct, Mephisto realized as his eyes narrowed . Draco's devil blood was not purer than his, because It was mixed with Draconic blood, corrupted angelic blood and even… demon blood!
The reason why he felt it was purer was because it was a stronger variation of the devil blood . His devil blood purity was considerable, but Mephisto's was technically higher .
However, Draco's blood was like an archaic or archetypal form of the devil blood, while Mephisto's was a more modern version that had evolved to suit the current times .
Neither version was better on paper actually . Draco's devil blood boasted insane raw power for the abilities of their race, but had little versatility . The current devil blood had extreme versatility but nowhere near as much power as Draco's blood .
Basically, Draco's blood was like a nuke whereas Mephisto's was like an everchanging weapon . Draco had insane power, but when it erupted, it was hard to control, probably hurting anyone and everyone indiscriminately .
Mephisto's was much weaker, but it was refined, allowing him to use multiple weapons and means to take down targets with extreme precision and in any way he wanted .
This might be why Draco never used the Devil Aspect of his bloodline, which was the General Aspect . He could barely stay in his 'Ultimate Devil' form for more than three split seconds, so that was obvious .
Mephisto's eyes then landed on his grandson and his blood ran cold . So then, what would be the result if the raw nuclear-like power of Draco's devil blood and Mephisto's refined and versatile blood that focused on precision were mixed in one person?
Now, it was clear why Zaine was so crazy over Draco, and why she was sure their child would be a Supreme Devil . She had the best bloodline concentration of Mephisto's daughters because she was one of Crysta's first children, and she made sure to infuse a lot of her Source Origin into her son .
Draco's bloodline made Mephisto feel pain and shock, but that was it, whereas the aura of the child made him experience true instinctual fear, like he was a mortal staring into the eyes of a God .
Suddenly, Mephisto's mind clicked, and his shocked expression lightened up . Every ounce of arrogance left his body as he focused on Draco solemnly .
"Draco, do you understand who and what your son is?" He asked seriously .
Draco was taken aback by Mephisto's change in tone and behavior . However, he still answered the question truthfully .
"Is he not a Supreme Devil?"
After all, that was what Zaine kept saying, so he thought it was a significant or special term in their race . Could it be that it was just an estimation Zaine made based on conjectures?
"Supreme Devil…" Mephisto muttered this and gazed at his daughter before returning his focus to Draco .
"Our race does have the concept of a 'Supreme Devil', but that would be a term best used for you, not your son . Your son is a second-generation who inherited the best aspects of his parents' blood that is already at its best state . "
Mephisto shook his head . "Have you heard of Primogenitors?"
Draco nodded . "In terms of racial State of Being, the highest for Dragons is the Primogenitor Dragon . In terms of Tradeskills, there are 10 Grandmasters, 5 Gods, and 1 Primogenitor . "
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