I guarded Impel Down for a hundred years in the pirate world.

"Hehehe, hello! You must be the progenitor of the Yifu clan? I am Teach, the sixth demon son of Mother. Please take care of me in the future!"

He laughed heartily and reached out his hand to Figo.

Figo paused, then reached out and shook hands with him.

"Hello, Teach... Demon Child."

Chapter 231 Congeniality

The last time Figo was this speechless was the last time.

Marshall D. Teach, Blackbeard, is one of the adventurers from the Blue Sea. He is very ambitious and has been hiding for decades in the original manga. He rises up and replaces Whitebeard as one of the Four Emperors. He is likely to become the final boss that the main characters will face.

Figo first met him, and only ever saw him, 15 years ago, when he had just turned 18 and arrived at the 'Island of Departure' with Barrett, about to embark on a space adventure.

After he entered the starry sky, there was no news of him. I never expected to see him again in such a scene and such an environment.

The demon horns weren't just decorations; he had truly been transformed into a demon race.

But... the sixth demonic son of Helam?

Lighting four lamps at the age of 33?

Lingling hasn't lit the fourth lamp yet!

Is it really that exaggerated?

Figo opened the prison files and found Teach's information. At the age of 18, he had only reached the SSR1 level. This was considered a genius in Qinghai before he mastered all six skills of the Starry Sky, but 15 years ago, it was only above average, far inferior to Marco, Jin and the like.

Could it be because he possesses two hearts and has an extremely strong ability to trace his ancestral lineage?

A series of thoughts flashed through his mind, and Teach, who had shaken hands with Figo, laughed heartily.

"Hahaha, I've been hearing about the name of the progenitor Yi Fu quite often these past few days. I've finally met you in person. You are indeed very imposing."

"You flatter me." Figo turned to look at Nimer: "You two demon princes, what exactly is the progenitor Heram's plan for me?"

Nimer stepped back, feeling both uncomfortable and relieved by Teach's appearance, and gestured for Teach to communicate with Figo.

But then Teach said, "There's nothing planned. Mother just told me and Brother Nimer to take you out for a walk, to meet some of Mother's descendants, chat casually, and get to know them."

Nimair's large eyes showed fear.

When Teach put his arm around his shoulder, the boy, who was less than two meters tall, looked even smaller and more helpless as he nestled against the burly man who was more than three meters tall.

"Let's go, Ancestor Yi Fu."

Are you using me as a tool to cure social anxiety?

Figo understood and followed the two out. Compared to the dim room, it was bright and sunny outside, with dazzling light.

Nimer awkwardly raised his arm to shield himself, and quietly gritted his teeth.

He knew this was what Helam meant.

His mother loved him the most, and she was worried that if she asked him to leave the room in person, she would soften her heart in the face of his pleas. So she used the pretext of meeting the progenitor of the Yi Fu clan to have Radich help him out of the shadows and back into the sunlight.

He also knew that this time, it was unrealistic to remotely command the demon race's battle from the shadows as he had done in the past; he had to participate in the battle personally.

For my mother, for the demon race...

He straightened his body slightly, but as he moved further away from his residence and heard voices, his posture gradually hunched back down, as if trying to escape.

This doesn't seem like social anxiety disorder anymore.

Autism?

"Hehehe, the progenitor of Ifu, this is Jiménez, the strongest among the 17th generation descendants of his mother... Jiménez, this is the progenitor of Ifu, they gathered here two days ago..."

"This is my mother's 19th generation descendant..."

"This is the progenitor of Penny..."

Next, Blackbeard knocked on the doors of one palace after another, introducing the three powerful Kings of the Light among Figo and Helam's descendants.

Figo greeted them one by one, and soon remembered about twenty faces. He thought to himself that they were indeed descendants of Helam and his subordinates. If he could catch a whole circle of them, he would almost be able to catch up with Ares.

Nimer had been half-hidden behind the two, and surprisingly, more than half of the demons who had lit the three lamps didn't recognize him. The few who did recognize him immediately looked surprised and called out:

"Lord Nimer?"

Nimer replied stiffly, "Yes, it's me, hello."

After circling around for more than half a circle, Nimer, who had lit four lamps, was already sweating slightly. Figo could clearly hear the beating of his heart in his chest, thump-thump-thump.

It was very loud and powerful.

His physical strength is far greater than the frail appearance he makes on the surface.

"Okay, okay, I'm going back to eat the watermelon. If the watermelon is left out in the air for too long... it won't taste good." Finally, he couldn't take it anymore.

He forced a pale smile at Teach and Figo, but before Teach could speak, the boy beside him vanished in an instant.

There was no trace, no movement whatsoever.

It was as if space itself had shifted.

Not only did Teach not have time to stop him, but even Figo couldn't catch his movement!

If this isn't speed, what is it?

Figo thought to himself, for a moment just now, he and Teach seemed to have become disconnected from their surroundings. Was it an ability related to time?

Teach, however, seemed unaffected. He looked around, let out a heavy sigh, and then laughed loudly at Figo: "Hehehe, I'm so sorry, Ancestor Yi Fu, I'll have to cooperate."

He believed Figo had figured out the true purpose of this trip. Figo shook his head: "It's alright, this demon prince Nimer..."

"To be honest, I didn't know either."

Teach said, "Actually... I wasn't originally a demon! It was my mother who valued me and gave me demon blood 12 years ago, and becoming a demon child is a recent thing."

Figo feigned surprise, as he had anticipated: "You're not the son of the progenitor Helam?"

“Hahaha, that’s right. I am a demon who was transformed from a human. I completed the transformation after I came of age. I am not my mother’s biological son, but her adopted son.” Teach laughed. “I only met Brother Nimer for the first time at this gathering. I only know that he has lived for several hundred years and was a demon child who fought alongside my mother several hundred years ago. In the eyes of the outside world, he should have died long ago.”

This is probably the power Mother has been hiding, waiting for this moment to give those despicable Celestial Dragons a surprise!

"Several hundred years?"

“I don’t know exactly how long it will take,” Teach said warmly. “Ancestor Yifu, I have had a feast prepared at home as an apology for the trouble I just caused you. Let’s get to know each other again.”

I don't know why, but the moment I met you, the progenitor of Ifu, I felt an instant connection, hahaha... Perhaps it's because several of the suggestions you made to Mother through the Demon Child Yana resonated with me."

“Really? Come to think of it, I also feel a certain affinity with Teach the Demon Prince. Perhaps it’s because I haven’t had much contact with my people these past few years, and have mostly stayed hidden within human society, so I’m more used to interacting with people like Teach the Demon Prince,” Figo said.

"Really? That's wonderful!"

Teach was overjoyed and pulled Figo toward his house, saying, "My mother and the other demon princes don't really like drinking, so I got a good portion of the palace's treasures. Ancestor Yifu, you should like those delicacies, right?"

"Thank you for your hospitality."

"Thief, hahahaha..."

Chapter 232 Recruiting

Teach was clearly living a very comfortable life among the demons.

Because, apart from him and Nimer, the other demon princes of Heram, like Yana, were stationed on other planets of the Baiy Star System, waiting for demons from all directions to gather. Therefore, on this planet, he was considered one of the most powerful demons under Heram.

In the spacious hall, dozens of delicacies were laid out on a long table, reserved solely for him and Figo. He laughed heartily, "Ancestor Yi Fu, cheers to our acquaintance!"

Figo chuckled and drank a full glass with him.

After several rounds of drinks and five courses of food,

The two chatted happily.

After taking another sip of wine, Figo asked, "Teach Demon Prince, you said you were human 12 years ago. Where did you come from, and why did you choose to become a member of our demon race?"

“Me?” Teach said, “I come from the Eastern Universe Sea, the Qinghai! Hehehe…”

He looked at Figo, waiting for the surprised expression he wanted, and laughed, "That's right, it's the Qinghai of Gaston Figo, the King of the Qinghai, which is about to become the dominant planet in the Eastern Universe Sea!"

Figo exclaimed in surprise, "It's there? I don't know much about that King of the Azure Sea. Could he actually be an ally of our demon race?"

“No, no, I was just lucky to gain Mother’s favor, it has nothing to do with King Qinghai.” Titch shook his head and then smiled, “But if we ever encounter King Qinghai, I can introduce him to Mother. Maybe he will really become an ally of our demon race.”

“I see,” Figo said. “It seems that the Demon Prince Teach really knows that supreme being.”

“Hahahaha…” Teach laughed loudly and skipped the topic.

He drank another cup of wine, then seemed to remember something, his expression darkening slightly as he said:

“There are some things that most people don’t know except for Mother, but Ancestor Yi Fu is different. I don’t want to hide it from you. I am an adventurer from Qinghai. I came to the Central Star Region originally because I wanted to go to Tianlong Star, which is known as the center of the starry sky, to broaden my horizons, and even… become a Tianlong!”

"What? Become... a Celestial Dragon?"

“Yes, but that was just a foolish thought when I was young.” Teach clenched his fist. “Only the ignorant yearn for it. You only know when you actually see it that those Celestial Dragons… are extremely arrogant. You have no idea what kind of humiliation I suffered there!”

His body trembled slightly, and for a few brief seconds, Teach's anger surged, making him somewhat unable to control his emotions.

He took a deep breath to calm himself down and said, "I almost died at the hands of those Celestial Dragons, but luckily I met my mother. She saved me and brought me into the Demon Clan."

Figo raised his glass and said, "Unfortunate memories will become our motivation to become stronger. Let's drink to that and forget about it, Teach the Demon."

“That’s right, Zehahaha…” Teach laughed loudly, “You really suit my taste, Ancestor Yifu… Come with me!”

Figo looked puzzled: "What?"

"I was transformed into a demon race 12 years ago, and the transformation was completed after I came of age. Even now that I have become a demon prince, those direct-blooded and mixed-blood demon races only show me superficial respect."

In terms of strength, I am the weakest of all the demon princes. Therefore, unlike the other demon princes, among my subordinates, there are only three demons who can light two lamps, and none who can light three lamps.

Figo asked, "So... you want me to become your subordinate, Teach the Demon?"

“No, they are partners, they are friends!” Teach said in a deep voice, “I know that Mother intends for you to lead a demon army on your own, to be responsible for luring and interfering with the enemy in the upcoming war, but that is very dangerous, Ancestor Ifu.”

I know you are very powerful, possibly even stronger than me, but the Celestial Dragons have eight generals and eighteen reserve generals. If we were to encounter them, our lives would be in danger.

"If we join forces, things will be different. The reserve general can certainly fight. And I can assure you, in war, your orders are my orders; even I will obey your commands!"

Figo took a small sip of his drink, shook his head, and said, "You flatter me, Teach. I appreciate your sincerity, but this matter... I need to think about it."

“Hahaha… Of course, there should still be a few days, Ancestor Yifu, you can take your time to consider it,” Teach laughed loudly.

After that, Teach stopped talking about recruitment and chatted with Figo about interesting things about the demon race.

After the food and wine were finished, Teach's dark face was flushed red from drinking, and he asked again, "Ancestor Yifu, what do you think of our demon race's alien allies? Those... the 'demons' that the Celestial Dragons and other races talk about?"