The prodigy grand competition?
Di Shitian’s words sent a shock through every great demon present. They all frowned, but more of them showed excitement on their faces, their eyes blazing with battle intent!
The prodigy grand competition might appear to be nothing more than a performance arranged by Di Shitian for his own amusement. But for many of the younger generation demons, it represented a golden opportunity to make their name resound throughout the demon race!
Not every demon here was a Holy Son.
Among those who had come to offer birthday congratulations, the majority were the younger descendants of various Demon Ancestors. Although they lacked the title of Holy Son, their strength was by no means negligible. Some even stood at the peak of the King Realm!
There were even a few who possessed powerful sacred physiques and considered themselves no inferior to so-called Holy Sons!
Of course, these demons could not truly compare to their own Holy Sons.
A Holy Son was not merely a direct descendant of a Holy King. More importantly, they represented the absolute strongest among the younger generation of each major holy land!
But right here, right now, Holy Sons from all eight major holy lands were gathered. If any of these demons could defeat even one of them, it would be enough to make their name known far and wide. In the future, they would surely be looked upon favourably by Holy Kings, treated as true Holy Son-level figures, and receive focused cultivation!
Not to mention there were rewards to be won!
Those were prizes personally promised by the Heavenly Wolf Holy King Di Shitian. How could they possibly be shabby?
For many demons of the younger generation, this was a rare and precious chance!
Watching the surrounding great demons rubbing their hands together in eager anticipation, Mo Fan could not help but frown slightly. He sighed inwardly: “It looks like I will have to put on a proper show this time!”
Mo Fan actually had little interest in this so-called prodigy grand competition. But he was extremely tempted by the “top-grade blood pills” that Di Shitian had mentioned.
Earlier, Feng Gu had already told him that top-grade blood pills carried a certain probability of allowing peak King Realm great demons like them to break through to the Ancestral Realm!
Mo Fan naturally did not want to miss such an opportunity.
Seeing the excited expressions on the faces of the demon cultivators, Di Shitian immediately grinned.
“Today is this Emperor’s grand birthday, and almost all the prodigies of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains demon race have gathered here. This is truly a rare occasion!
Therefore, this Emperor declares: any demon under two hundred years of age may participate in the prodigy grand competition!
For this purpose, this Emperor has already selected an excellent location for all of you to fight!”
As soon as Di Shitian finished speaking, dazzling light erupted across the entire square. Intricate ancient runes emerged on the ground surface, forming a massive array pattern!
“This is… a teleportation array pattern!”
Some great demon cried out in alarm. The next moment, his entire figure vanished from the spot.
Mo Fan was no exception. He too was instantly teleported away.
In just a short moment, nearly two-thirds of the demons on the vast square seats of Moon-Gazing Valley had disappeared. All of them were demon race prodigies under two hundred years old!
This sudden change left the Demon Ancestors of the various major holy lands both shocked and furious.
“Heavenly Wolf Holy King, since this is a prodigy grand competition, why forcibly teleport all the younger generation away?!”
“Exactly! You are not discussing this with us at all. This is unilateral enforcement!”
“Heavenly Wolf Holy King is acting so domineering. Are you not afraid of angering the Holy Kings behind us?!”
“…”
In an instant, many Ancestral Realm great demons stood up and questioned the Heavenly Wolf Holy King.
One must know that among the demons who had been forcibly teleported away were the Holy Sons of the eight major holy lands!
If anything happened to these Holy Sons during the prodigy grand competition, these guardian Demon Ancestors would find it difficult to escape responsibility. Their expressions were naturally extremely ugly at this moment.
“Since it is called a prodigy grand competition, naturally all prodigies must be allowed to participate. Otherwise, how can it be called a prodigy grand competition?”
From his throne above, Di Shitian spoke calmly. At the same time, he released the powerful pressure unique to a Holy King, causing many of the displeased Demon Ancestors to feel a chill in their hearts.
“Moreover, does this Emperor need to discuss with you lot what this Emperor wants to do and how to do it?”
“Have all of you forgotten where you are?”
“This is Moon-Gazing Valley. What this Emperor says is the mandate of heaven!
Do you intend to defy the mandate of heaven?!”
Although Di Shitian’s voice was not loud, it carried overwhelming deterrence. The crowd of Demon Ancestors felt deeply dissatisfied, yet none dared to speak further.
This was the majesty of a Holy King!
“Since things have come to this, Heavenly Wolf Holy King, please quickly let us see the scene of the fighting!”
The Giant Demon Ancestor of Giant Spirit Mountain spoke in a deep voice.
Di Shitian nodded and smiled faintly: “Of course.”
With that, he casually waved his hand. Rolling demon power poured into the teleportation array. Immediately, numerous beams of light rose again, projecting an image above the square.
Through the image, the crowd of demons could clearly see the figures inside, though they appeared shrunken, as though viewed from high above the clouds.
There was also a faint mist within the image, giving it a very mysterious appearance.
“Heavenly Wolf Holy King, our Holy Son will not be in danger inside, right?” A late-stage Ancestral Realm demon cultivator asked.
As soon as these words were spoken, all the demons turned their gazes toward Di Shitian. This was exactly what they were worried about.
“Danger is inevitable. The prodigies of our demon race are all warriors. How could they possibly avoid the baptism of blood and fire?”
Di Shitian sneered coldly. Then he leaned back lazily on his throne and said indifferently: “But you need not worry too much. With this Emperor here, naturally no one will lose their life!”
These words immediately caused many Demon Ancestors to breathe a sigh of relief.
As long as there was no risk of death, that was fine!
Di Shitian observed the expressions of the various Demon Ancestors. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he said calmly: “Simply watching the prodigies of the eight major holy lands clash would be rather boring. Why not let the children of our Moon-Gazing Valley join in as well!”
“Di Sha!”
“Holy King!”
The Di Sha Demon Ancestor immediately bowed respectfully toward Di Shitian.
“How are the elites this Emperor asked you to select?” Di Shitian looked toward Di Sha.
“Reporting to the Holy King, the eight Di-character demons have long been prepared. They await only the Holy King’s command!”
Di Sha replied. Then he clapped his hands. Soon, eight figures cloaked in black robes stepped onto the square. They knelt in unison toward Di Sha and said: “We pay respects to the Holy King!”
“Very good. Then you shall represent Moon-Gazing Valley in this prodigy grand competition!”
“Do not disappoint this Emperor!”
“Yes!!”
The eight demons nodded in unison. The aura they released caused the hearts of the Demon Ancestors seated around the square to tremble.
Because these eight demons were all uniformly at the peak of the King Realm!
This immediately gave the crowd of Demon Ancestors an ominous feeling.
What exactly did Di Shitian intend to do?
Could it be that he planned to use these eight peak King Realm Demon Kings to sweep the entire prodigy grand competition?
The moment this thought arose, the expressions of the Demon Ancestors became quite unsightly.
Although the Holy Sons of the major holy lands were very strong, if they had to face eight peak King Realm Demon Kings at the same time, they probably would not be able to withstand them!
Everyone knew that Moon-Gazing Valley had no Holy Son. Yet the appearance of these eight peak King Realm Demon Kings was far more intimidating than any so-called Holy Son!
At this moment, Mo Fan found himself in the midst of thick fog. His field of vision extended only a few zhang.
He frowned slightly. Then he extended his vast divine sense, attempting to scan the area and determine exactly where he was. But his divine sense could only stretch about ten zhang before being blocked by an unknown force.
“The power of an array? So am I still inside Moon-Gazing Valley right now?”
Mo Fan murmured to himself. The next moment, Di Shitian’s voice rang out from above.
“The place you are in is an array space that this Emperor opened using an ancient array formation. It spans a full hundred li, more than enough for all of you to fight!”
