Bai Tiaoyao spoke in exasperation, then calmly said, “This is the true experience of an ordinary demon king undergoing tribulation. It is no exaggeration to call it nine deaths and one life.”
“That is right. I have heard that the demon race’s tribulations are extremely dangerous. A single moment of carelessness can lead to being struck dead by the lightning,” Huo Ling nodded seriously from the side.
“Is that so?”
Mo Fan touched his nose, then seemed to remember something. He turned to Bai Tiaoyao and asked, “If I remember correctly, you should have experienced a demon king tribulation before. Why did you go through another lightning tribulation when your cultivation recovered to the King realm last time?”
“Because my situation is rather special. It counts as cultivating anew. Only by undergoing tribulation once more can I truly break and then stand!” Bai Tiaoyao replied with a smile.
Although she did not explain clearly, Mo Fan did not ask further.
Because at that moment, the second tribulation lightning descended!
This time it was still a pillar of lightning, but much thicker than before, with even greater momentum. This made the watching demons subconsciously worry for Sun Bai in their hearts.
“Come on!!”
Just then, Sun Bai suddenly stood up from the ground within the light circle. A massive golden figure abruptly appeared behind him, roaring loudly towards the sky.
This was his divine ability, Monkey King Golden Body!
However, though the Monkey King Golden Body was strong, it was instantly annihilated by the lightning pillar.
Seeing this, Sun Bai’s pupils contracted sharply. He immediately sacrificed another item, none other than Black Wind Mountain’s Mountain-Shaking Drum.
Dong!!
The Mountain-Shaking Drum was originally a treasure of thunder might. Once sacrificed, it indeed blocked the lightning pillar, stalemating with it in mid-air. After a short moment, it could not hold and was also shaken away.
But the tribulation lightning, weakened after being delayed for some time, had grown much feebler. Sun Bai seized the chance and immediately sacrificed his radiant demon core to resist the lightning once more.
Boom!
As the lightning pillar crashed down, Sun Bai’s entire body was engulfed by it!
This strike seemed to hit right at the hearts of the watching demons, causing the faces of the demon generals to change.
It was not that they worried about Sun Bai at that moment, but because they understood that one day in the future, they too would inevitably face this tribulation. What would they do then?
Mo Fan watched the scene expressionlessly. With his vast divine sense, it was easy for him to know Sun Bai’s current state.
He appeared miserable, but in truth he was not dead. He still had breath left.
After the lightning vanished, Mo Fan first looked up and saw the thunderclouds dispersing rapidly. Only then did he turn to Mr. Pig and say, “Go check on that fellow. Do not let him die!”
“Mm!”
Mr. Pig nodded and quickly strode towards the inside of the light circle.
At that point, Sun Bai’s figure could no longer be seen within the circle. Instead, there was a massive crater.
Seeing this, the other demons also walked over, wanting to check Sun Bai’s condition.
When they saw the charred Sun Bai in the crater, they all sucked in a cold breath.
“Great King, this fellow Sun Bai is breathing out more than in. He is about to croak!”
Mo Fan did not go over, but he heard Red Eye’s shrill voice, followed by him yelling, “Old Pig, hurry and heal him. Do not let him really croak!”
“I know. Shut up! You are so noisy!”
Mr. Pig frowned slightly, speaking with some impatience. He hated Red Eye’s personality the most, not quiet at all.
“Hey! You…”
“Hey, White Elephant, what are you doing? I am the captain. How dare you grab my ears? Rebelling, are you?”
“Captain, Mr. Pig is saving the monkey. If you do not stay quiet, I am afraid Sun General will be annoyed to death by you before Mr. Pig can treat him!”
White Elephant rolled his eyes. Though he was only the deputy captain of the enforcement team, he did not indulge Red Eye. He directly grabbed the other’s rabbit ears and tossed him out.
“You damned White Elephant, you traitor. How dare you lay hands on this captain? This is insubordination. I will report you to the Great King!”
Red Eye hit the ground and immediately flushed with anger, rolling up his sleeves to charge back. But his rabbit ears were grabbed again.
“Who?”
“Daring to grab Rabbit Lord’s ears. Seeking death!”
Red Eye cursed, but when he turned, he saw Mo Fan’s half-smiling face. His expression twitched, and he forced a smile uglier than crying, chuckling, “Great King, I was just saying, just saying. Do not take it seriously!”
“Red Eye, this king notices that since you broke through to demon general, you have grown more and more arrogant. I suppose you can handle some spice now?”
Mo Fan spoke leisurely, startling Red Eye into a shiver.
“No, Great King! I know I was wrong!!”
Red Eye’s already crimson eyes turned even redder, his face full of tearless grief.
Seeing this, Mo Fan shook his head and casually tossed the fellow aside, without truly punishing him.
Though Red Eye’s personality was indeed noisy and sometimes quite annoying, he was utterly loyal to Mo Fan. In Mo Fan’s view, having such a lively character on Black Wind Mountain kept things from becoming dull and lifeless.
Demons, after all, would not be demons if they did not cause trouble.
Sun Bai was indeed gravely injured, but under the treatment of Mr. Pig’s divine ability, he gradually regained consciousness.
“Sun Bai, congratulations on breaking through to the King realm. From now on, you are a demon king just like this king!”
Mo Fan walked through the crowd of demons, smiling at Sun Bai.
“From now on, you are Black Wind’s sixth demon king. This is cause for celebration!”
Bai Tiaoyao also smiled, happy for Sun Bai.
Seeing the demon kings approach, Sun Bai quickly returned the courtesy. He looked at Mo Fan and smiled, “Sun Bai owes today entirely to the Great King’s nurturing! Without the Great King, there would be no Sun Bai today!”
“This is also the result of your own efforts.”
Mo Fan smiled, then turned to the surrounding demon generals and calmly said, “As long as you cultivate diligently, work earnestly for this king, and fulfill your duties properly, this king guarantees that each of you will have a chance to become a demon king in the future!”
“The Great King is mighty!!”
Hearing this, the demon generals all grew excited and praised Mo Fan.
“Effective immediately, I confer upon Sun Bai the title ‘Demon Monkey King’. He will temporarily command the entire general hall!” Mo Fan commanded solemnly.
“Thank you, Great King!”
Sun Bai was overjoyed at the words and immediately knelt on one knee, thanking Mo Fan for the conferral.
“Daddy, Daddy, they all have King realm titles. Yingying wants one too!”
Yingying Monster, however, was unhappy. She flew out immediately, speaking human words before Mo Fan while gesturing nonstop with her claws.
Mo Fan originally wanted to scold the little one, but on second thought, it seemed true.
According to the rules of the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, it appeared that all King realm great demons had their own titles.
Thinking of this, Mo Fan pondered briefly, then smiled and said, “Fine. From now on, how about calling you ‘Chi Dragon King’?”
“Yay!”
“I have a title now, hee hee… Did everyone hear that?”
“From today on, you must call me Chi Dragon King. No more calling me Yingying Monster!”
Having received Mo Fan’s conferred title, Yingying Monster excitedly tumbled in the air, making the demons both amused and deeply envious.
