Seeing the two King-realm great demons confronting each other in mid-air, Mo Fan was quite happy to sit back and relax. He casually accepted the jade box handed over by the Ghost Demon King, a flash of intense delight passing through his eyes.
This was truly an excellent treasure!
It could directly create a new Demon King!
The moment the box reached his hand, Mo Fan instantly felt many heated gazes turn towards him. They belonged to the numerous Demon Generals of Black Wind Mountain.
He said nothing about it. After examining the contents, he gave a faint smile and put the item away.
As for who would receive it later, that could wait.
High above on the demonic clouds, the Old Black Water Demon’s expression looked slightly ugly. However, after a moment of thought, he opened his mouth and spat out another jade box, flicked his hand, and sent it floating towards Mo Fan.
“Old Black Water Demon, what exactly is inside your jade box?”
The Ghost Demon King’s eyes immediately gleamed.
“Hmph! Why should this old man tell an old tree spirit like you?”
The Old Black Water Demon snorted coldly, then looked down at Mo Fan with a smile. “Friend Lai Bao, why not open it and see!”
Mo Fan was also curious. He reckoned this gift would not be inferior to the Thousand-Year Dragon Wood Core offered by the Ghost Demon King.
With that thought, he eagerly opened the jade box, only to find a single pale-blue bead inside. He could not sense even a trace of spiritual qi from it.
“This… is this really a treasure?”
Mo Fan blinked, looked left and right in confusion, and saw that all the demon kings wore equally puzzled expressions.
“A bead with no spiritual qi at all?”
Up in the sky, the Ghost Demon King let out a mocking laugh. “You old monster, if you don’t want to give a proper gift just say so. Why send a worthless broken bead? How many spirit stones is it even worth?
Or are you actually here to cause trouble rather than offer congratulations?”
At these words, the faces of the six great demon kings all changed. Only the Old Black Water Demon remained calm and collected. He sneered, “Old tree spirit, if you don’t understand something, don’t make random comments. Otherwise you’ll only make a laughing stock of yourself in front of all these little demons on the mountain.”
“You…!”
The Ghost Demon King flew into a rage, but quickly suppressed it. He glared coldly at the Old Black Water Demon and lowered his voice. “Then why don’t you explain what is so special about this broken bead? What grade of spiritual medicine is it? I refuse to believe you can produce a heaven-rank spiritual medicine!”
“You’ve actually guessed right. This bead of mine is not heaven-rank spiritual medicine. In fact, it doesn’t even have a rank!”
The Old Black Water Demon gave a cold laugh, then looked down at the equally baffled Mo Fan and said gravely, “This bead is called the Black Water Undying Pearl. It took this old man thirty years of cultivation to condense. It cannot extend lifespan, it cannot increase cultivation, and it cannot be used against enemies.
It has only one ability.
It can die in place of its owner!
Thus it may also be called the Substitute Death Pearl!”
What?!
The moment the Old Black Water Demon’s words fell, the entire mountain of demons erupted in uproar!
Even Mo Fan could not help breathing heavily.
A Substitute Death Pearl. The name sounded ordinary, but holding it was equivalent to having an extra life!
“This item is indeed priceless!”
“Senior Black Water has truly been generous!”
“Quick, please take your seats!!”
Mo Fan burst out laughing, swiftly put away the Black Water Undying Pearl, then called out to the rather embarrassed Ghost Demon King and Peng Demon King. “Seniors, please come and be seated as well!
Since everyone is here to celebrate my ascension, let us not small matters spoil the harmony!
We all belong to the Fengming Mountain Demon Domain and wear the same robes, so we are all friends. No matter how deep the grudge, we can dissolve it with a laugh over drinks later!”
Hearing this, the Ghost Demon King frowned slightly but was the first to descend.
The Old Black Water Demon glanced at the six demon kings behind him and said indifferently, “This old man left in too much of a hurry today and did not bring enough gifts. However, since you six represent Black Water River, do not disgrace its name!”
With that, he flew down, leaving the six demon kings standing dazed in the wind.
“Cough cough… since the Old Ancestor has spoken, let us all chip in. Don’t hold back. Bring out your best treasures. We cannot let the Old Ancestor lose face!”
The Blood Eel King gave two dry coughs and was the first to produce his own treasured item.
The other five demon kings looked as though it pained them greatly, yet they gritted their teeth and followed suit, offering their treasures…
They were stifled with frustration. They had clearly come to subjugate this toad demon. How on earth had it turned into a tribute-giving ceremony?
While the six demons were preparing their gifts, the Peng Demon King up in the sky laughed heartily. “My Aolai Peak may not have such fine treasures, but we do have some Peng Spirit Fruit. This year’s harvest was poor, so I could only manage to pick six. I offer them to the Black Wind Demon King. Congratulations, friend, on reaching the Demon King realm!”
With that, the Peng Demon King took out a jade box, personally flew down, took his seat, and placed the box before Mo Fan.
“Brother Peng, you’re not here to give gifts. You’re clearly here to give away future generals!”
The Golden Horn Great King laughed loudly and said to Mo Fan, “Brother Lai Bao, Peng Spirit Fruit is wonderful stuff. Any single one, if eaten, can allow a peak Demon Soldier little demon to break through to the Demon General realm!
A few years ago when I asked Brother Peng for some, he made excuses and refused me. Yet for your Demon King ceremony he has brought six at once! How infuriating!”
“Brother Golden Horn, you’re slandering me again, aren’t you?”
“Once this ceremony is over, this king will have a little demon deliver one to you!” The Peng Demon King roared with laughter.
“One? Keep it for yourself!”
“Although my Fire Cloud Cave is poor, we still have resources for promoting Demon Generals!”
Golden Horn curled his lip and snorted.
“Speaking of which, this king has long coveted your Fire Bodhi, Brother Golden Horn. How about this time…”
While Golden Horn and the Peng Demon King chatted idly, the six demon kings who had been ignored in mid-air for some time finally presented their own treasures. There were spiritual medicines and magical artifacts of various kinds.
However, none of these gifts could compare to those from Golden Horn and the other established demon kings.
Only the item offered by the Blood Eel King caught Mo Fan’s interest. It was a blood-coloured robe called the Blood Fiend Garment. Once worn, it could conceal one’s aura completely from divine sense detection. A rare treasure perfect for underhanded schemes!
Naturally, Mo Fan chose to forgive the six of them.
After that, more demon kings arrived one after another to offer congratulations. Some Mo Fan had met before, some he had not. Every single one brought lavish gifts, leaving Mo Fan dazzled.
On the surface he remained calm and composed, but inside he was grinning from ear to ear.
“So the legends about receiving gifts until your hands go soft are true!”
“No wonder all those in power love accepting presents. This is faster than robbery! Who could resist?”
“Report!”
“Reporting to the Great King, the Lord of Wind Thunder Mountain, Thorn Demon King, has come to offer congratulations!”
“Young Lord of White Feather Mountain, Sword Demon King, has come to offer congratulations!”
As Sharp Screech’s hoarse voice once again tore through the sky, Mo Fan immediately looked up. He saw two stunning beauties descending from the heavens, both radiating powerful King-realm auras.
“Stinky little brother, we’re here to celebrate with you!”
Bai Shuang had abandoned her usual mature big-sister attire and now wore a magnificent gold-threaded crimson robe with a golden crown upon her head. She was smiling sweetly down at Mo Fan on his throne.
“Bai Shuang?”
“You… you’ve actually broken through to the King realm?!”
Mo Fan stared at the current Bai Shuang in shock. Her temperament had undergone a tremendous change. She was no longer the tragic mature beauty of before, but a King-realm great demon who exuded domineering presence from head to toe!
“Report!”
“Reporting to the Great King, Old Ancestor Bai Lu of White Feather Mountain has come to offer congratulations!”
“Zhan Feng, Great Peng King of Golden Domain Mountain, has come to offer congratulations!”
“Granny Sparrow of Fire Phoenix Palace has come to offer congratulations!”
One announcement after another rang out. The six great demon kings of Black Water River felt their scalps go numb and secretly rejoiced in their hearts…
“Brother Blood Eel, it’s a good thing your brain worked quickly just now. Otherwise, if we had really started fighting, we’d probably all be dishes on the banquet table by now!”
“…”
