The young man did not raise his head, nor did he rush to respond. Instead, he opened his mouth and swallowed the vast surging vitality. Only then did he look towards that figure.
“Ancestor, you have worked hard on this trip. Did you succeed?”
The young man smiled as he spoke, his voice gentle, giving others the illusion of a spring breeze.
“Your Highness, that toad had two mid ancestral realm great demons guarding him.”
The Illusory Rainbow Ancestor gave a bitter smile, then began coughing violently. Only then did the young man notice a scorched hole in his chest, so deep that bone could be seen, as if it had been burned by flames.
“It seems the Ancestor failed.”
The smile on the young man’s face immediately faded. He then said, “Ancestor, you have worked hard. Go and recuperate properly first.”
“Thank you, Your Highness.”
The Illusory Rainbow Ancestor nodded and immediately retreated to the side.
“Illusory Rainbow, you are getting more and more useless these days, aren’t you?”
“Unable to even kill a mere demon king, and you still have the face to come back?”
At this moment, the burly man in black sneered mockingly.
“Terror, what do you mean by this?”
“That fellow was no ordinary demon king. I even sensed a trace of danger from him!”
The Illusory Rainbow Ancestor snorted coldly, extremely dissatisfied with Terror’s attitude.
“No matter how extraordinary he is, it does not change the fact that he is just a small demon king.”
“And a demon that transformed from a toad, how powerful could it really be?”
“Even with two demon ancestors protecting him, killing him should not have been too difficult. I think you simply did not put in your full effort.”
“You…!”
Terror’s words instantly enraged the Illusory Rainbow Ancestor. However, Terror did not pay him any further attention. Instead, he snorted coldly and turned to the young man, saying, “Saint Son, let me go. I will definitely bring back that toad demon’s head for you.”
“That is enough. Do not mention this matter again.”
“Remember, we are here to congratulate the Heavenly Wolf Holy King on his birthday, not to cause trouble.”
“Since even Ancestor Illusory Rainbow failed, it shows that those two demon ancestors are definitely not simple. Even if you went, there would not be much result.”
“As for that toad…”
“This Saint Son will personally take action at the appropriate time and kill him.”
The young man sneered, completely devoid of the gentleness he had moments earlier.
Hearing this, a cruel expression appeared on Terror’s face as he grinned and said, “With Your Highness personally taking action, that little toad will surely die without a burial place.”
The young man smiled faintly and did not take it too seriously.
Although that toad had caused him trouble time and again, it was ultimately just an ordinary demon king. At most, it was slightly stronger than usual, but it had never been placed in his eyes.
“This time, this Saint Son’s targets are the Saint Sons of the other great sacred lands. That toad is merely an appetiser.”
“Let us go. It is time to set off. This Saint Son is increasingly looking forward to clashing with the Saint Sons of the various great lands.”
As he spoke, the young man put away the zither before him, then rose and flew out of the valley.
Illusory Rainbow and Terror exchanged a glance, then followed closely behind.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
During these two weeks, Mo Fan’s group became much more cautious, yet they did not encounter any further assassination attempts by Dragon King Sea demons.
Just as the group was about to arrive at Moonwatch Valley, they were forced to stop once more.
Once again, vast demonic clouds blocked the way, but this time the other party did not conceal themselves at all.
Five figures stood atop the demonic clouds, calmly observing Mo Fan’s group.
Mo Fan looked over and saw two elderly men, one middle aged man, and a younger man and woman.
The young man had long golden hair with a slight curl, dressed in a luxurious purple robe, looking like a wealthy noble’s son.
The younger woman had cascading red hair and a graceful figure. She wore a red gauze dress and leaned against the golden haired young man’s chest.
Mo Fan immediately activated the Azure Eye True Vision. In an instant, he saw through the information of all five demons.
The golden haired young man was a Green Lion demon, with cultivation at the peak of the King realm, the same as Mo Fan.
The red haired woman was a Red Crane demon, commonly known as a flamingo, also at the peak of the King realm.
In addition, the two elderly men were respectively a hippopotamus demon and a crocodile demon, both at the early ancestral realm.
As for the upright middle aged man, he was also a Green Lion demon like the golden haired youth, but he was the strongest among the five, with cultivation at the late ancestral realm.
Seeing this man’s cultivation, Mo Fan’s heart sank slightly. He turned to look at Ancestor Bai Lu and Ancestor Zi Lan, only to find that both of them also had solemn expressions.
Clearly, they too had sensed the opponent’s strength.
“Laibao boy, what kind of demons are they?”
Knowing that Mo Fan possessed a divine ability to see through demon true forms, Ancestor Bai Lu immediately sent him a voice transmission to ask.
Once a demon cultivator manifested a spiritual body, unless the cultivation gap was very large or the other party acted, it was difficult to discern their true form.
Mo Fan naturally answered truthfully.
Upon hearing that there were two Green Lion demons, Ancestor Bai Lu’s expression changed slightly. He then spoke aloud, “Could it be friends from Lion King Ridge?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of Ancestor Zi Lan and Yun Rou both changed.
“What is it?”
Mo Fan looked at Yun Rou.
“If they truly are demons from Lion King Ridge, then they are probably here for us.”
Yun Rou frowned slightly.
“For you?”
“Yes. Lion King Ridge has never been on good terms with our White Sacred Mountain. Since our demon domains border each other, there have been many frictions in the past. When my foster father was still alive, Lion King Ridge did not dare to act too rashly. Now that my foster father is gone, these fellows are probably getting restless again.”
Yun Rou said in a deep voice.
Hearing this, Mo Fan fully understood.
So there was old enmity.
In that case, their intentions were clearly hostile.
“Do not worry. I am here.”
Seeing Yun Rou’s brows knit together, Mo Fan immediately smiled at her, easing her heart somewhat.
“We do indeed come from Lion King Ridge. As for whether we are friends or enemies, that depends on how you choose.”
Opposite them, the middle aged man smiled slightly. His gaze swept across Mo Fan’s group before finally settling on Ancestor Zi Lan. He grinned and said, “Daoist Zi Lan, it has been a hundred years. You have only grown more beautiful and enchanting.”
“Green Lion Ancestor, you flatter me. Zi Lan is already old and declining. How could I deserve the word beautiful?”
Ancestor Zi Lan replied expressionlessly, then asked, “I presume Green Lion Ancestor did not come specifically just to reminisce with this Ancestor?”
“Of course. If you were a female lion demon, perhaps this Ancestor might have some interest in reminiscing.”
“Unfortunately, this King has never had much fondness for plant type demons.”
The Green Lion Ancestor sneered coldly. His words were filled with disrespect towards Ancestor Zi Lan, causing her fists to clench tightly as she said in a low voice, “Do you think that just because your cultivation is slightly higher than mine, you can disregard this Ancestor?”
“Or do you think that under your protection, this Ancestor has no way to deal with your Saint Son?”
“How dare you.”
As soon as Ancestor Zi Lan finished speaking, the two early ancestral realm demons on the opposite side shouted angrily in unison.
However, Ancestor Zi Lan remained unmoved, her cold gaze fixed on the Green Lion Ancestor.
“Zi Lan, are you threatening this Ancestor?”
The Green Lion Ancestor’s eyes narrowed as well. At the same time, he released a powerful aura that pressed down towards Mo Fan’s group.
“Green Lion, I admit that if we truly fought, I would not be your match. But killing your King realm Saint Son should still not be much of a problem.”
“Do you want to try?”
Ancestor Zi Lan spoke angrily, yet without fear, and stepped forward.
A low hum sounded.
Purple ripples appeared, spreading outward from her as the centre. Wherever the ripples passed, towering purple bamboo shot up from the ground.
