Li Fanming immediately coughed repeatedly, saying, “Cough, cough, we have a formidable enemy ahead, let’s not talk about these irrelevant matters! Let’s discuss the important issues! What’s the deal with this bronze giant gate?”
Yan Yukong said, “Since everyone has seen it, there’s no need to hide it. This giant gate is the entrance to the Demon Ancestor’s courtyard, and it’s the biggest secret of The Holy Land. It usually opens for a very short time and then closes, but today, for some reason, it has been open for several hours, which is why we encountered it.”
“What good things are inside the Demon Ancestor’s courtyard?” Jia Jing’an was greatly surprised.
Yan Yukong solemnly said, “The Demon Ancestor’s courtyard is one of the places where the Demon Ancestor selects the King of Stars. Each time it opens, only one person is selected, regardless of race. However, the Demon Ancestor has long disappeared, and the Demon Ancestor’s courtyard has become a place where disciples of all races compete for the title of King of Stars. The King of Stars can mobilize a certain amount of star power, whether it’s the Demon Clan, strange creatures, or the Human Clan, all have the qualifications to become the King of Stars and can call upon star power.”
“Our human clan’s talent comes from the God of Literature, can we get more talent after becoming the King of Stars?”
“Not only that! You all know about the dragon of the Kong Family, but very few people know that every time he uses The War Poetry, a star will project and inject power into it, making The War Poetry more powerful. You also know about the name of the Demon Emperor, he absorbs dozens of times more star power than others every day. As for more functions, we will know when our literary position is higher, it’s just nonsense to talk deeply now.”
Mo Shan took over and said, “The role of the King of Stars for the Demon Clan is far greater than that for the Human Clan, so every time there is a chance to enter the Demon Ancestor’s courtyard, the Human Clan will try to become the King of Stars as much as possible to prevent the Demon Clan from obtaining it. However, the title of King of Stars is very difficult to obtain. So far, only three are known, namely the Demon Emperor, the Dragon Clan Princess, and the already deceased dragon of the Kong Family. As for whether anyone else has become the King of Stars elsewhere, we don’t know.”
“Is The Tyrant also for the King of Stars?” Fang Yun asked.
“Except for the King of Stars, I’m afraid there’s nothing that can make him so crazy.” Yan Yukong said.
Li Fanming said, “What are we waiting for, let’s rush in together!”
“There are ten Demon Emperor Golden Guards and three thousand Imperial City Army inside. Even if the Demon Barbarian and the Human Clan have disputes, even if the three parties work together to fight, the final result is likely to be mutual destruction. The key is the Imperial City Army. Although they are three thousand people, they are united in mind. To win, either crush with absolute power or fill with a large number of lives. There is absolutely no shortcut.” Yan Yukong sighed lightly.
Fang Yun nodded and said, “Indeed, our human clan has no better way to defeat the thirteen armies of the Demon Clan except for a hard fight. As for the ten Demon Emperor Golden Guards of the Demon Marshal level, although they are powerful, their number is small, and there are too many of the three thousand Imperial City Army.”
Bear Cang shouted loudly, “Human Clan, everyone knows that you are smarter than the Demon Barbarian, now our common goal is to enter the Demon Ancestor’s courtyard, do you have any ideas?”
Sun Naiyong sneered, “Our human clan comes up with ideas, and you Demon Barbarians reap the benefits? How about this, our human clan strategizes and uses The War Poetry in the back, and you two Demon Barbarian clans charge in the front, I believe we can break through the blockade of the Demon Emperor Golden Guards and the Imperial City Army. How about it?”
Fang Yun could see that Sun Naiyong was full of resentment towards the Demon Barbarian. The Sun Family was a prominent military family, and a large number of clan members died in battles with the Demon Barbarian, and the hatred has lasted for thousands of years.
“Cunning human clan, do you think we are fools? Wait for us to die and then you rush in?”
“How about we mix together and rush in, whoever can enter the Demon Ancestor’s courtyard is lucky.” A barbarian said.
“Fool!”
“You really disgrace our barbarian clan.”
A saintly ape demon suddenly said, “Given the current situation, if we unite, we will have three benefits, if we separate, we will return empty-handed. Since we all want to enter the Demon Ancestor’s courtyard, the only obstacle is the Demon Emperor Golden Guards and the Imperial City Army, as long as we kill them.”
“Nonsense. Everyone knows that!” Niu Shan couldn’t help saying.
“Yes!” Many Demon Barbarians began to make noise and shout, while the human Presented Scholars listened quietly.
The ape demon looked at Niu Shan with contempt and said, “Since the three parties of the Demon Barbarian can’t really unite, they can virtually unite!”
Fang Yun looked at the ape demon. The ape demons in the Demon Clan were the most intelligent among the Demon Clan, only slightly inferior to humans, but the vitality and strength of the ape demons were at the bottom of the Demon Clan. The human Semi-Saint even said that if the ape demons had talent like humans, they might be absorbed by humans and betray the Demon Clan.
The Demon Barbarians shut their mouths, and Zong Wude said loudly, “What is a virtual union?”
The ape demon said, “A real union is when the three parties unite to kill the Demon Emperor Golden Guards. A virtual union is when the three parties attack from three directions, choosing their own targets to attack the Demon Emperor Golden Guards and the Imperial City Army, which is not much different from a real union.”
A Presented Scholar said, “How to choose? Who can guarantee that each party will do their best?”
The ape demon smiled lightly and said, “The way to guarantee that everyone will do their best is right here! We work together to kill the two groups of fog, capture the Mist Butterfly, whichever party chooses more targets and contributes the most, that party can get the Mist Butterfly.”The Demon Barbarian tribes were discussing in low voices. This seemed to be a good solution. The key was that there was only one Mist Butterfly, and everyone could benefit from entering the Demon Ancestor’s mansion. If the party who obtained the Mist Butterfly could help the other two parties enter the Demon Ancestor’s mansion, it would be a great compensation and completely acceptable.
“But who will decide the ownership of the Mist Butterfly? The Demon Emperor’s Golden Guard?” someone asked.
Fang Yun thought that there were ready-made referees here, looking at the Demon Kings in the Holy Land.
Sure enough, the Ape Demon King smiled and said, “I believe that the Star Demon Barbarians and the strange creatures can help us. The Star Demon Barbarians have always been a symbol of nobility and morality among the Demon Barbarians. When I was studying, I respected the Star Demon Barbarians the most. If the Star Demon Barbarian elders are willing to take charge and fairly distribute the Mist Butterfly to the party with the greatest merit, we can rest assured.”
Everyone looked at the Star Demon Barbarians and immediately realized that the Ape Demon King was right. Although the Star Demon Barbarians hated the Blood Demon Barbarians, they were after all of the same race. Although they did not hate the human race, they were not of the same race after all and could remain neutral.
The Star Demon Barbarians wanted to live in the Holy Land for a long time and could not tolerate the existence of the Mist Butterfly. They were very willing to see the Mist Butterfly being taken away from the Holy Land.
The key was that the Demon Barbarians could only enslave the Mist Butterfly by using the blood refining method, and the Star Demon Barbarians could not use this method, otherwise they would become Blood Demon Barbarians.
The Tiger Demon King suddenly gave a cold smile and said, “I didn’t want to get involved, but since you want to kill the Demon Emperor’s Golden Guard, we will help you with this little favor. You don’t need to do it, we will catch the Mist Butterfly together. Whichever of the three Demon Barbarian parties kills more of the Demon Emperor’s Golden Guard and the Imperial Army, we will give the Mist Butterfly to that party.”
The Demon Barbarians suddenly fell silent, and many Presented Scholars suddenly realized.
Fang Yun said, “It seems that the rumor that the Demon Emperor betrayed the Star Demon Barbarians is true.”
“There’s no doubt about it. Given the nature of the Star Demon Barbarians, there’s no need to target the Demon Emperor’s Golden Guard so much. Look at the eyes of the Demon Emperor’s Golden Guard. They were so arrogant before, but now they look slightly fearful when they look at those Demon Kings. Who would believe that the Demon Emperor’s Golden Guard is not interested in the Mist Butterfly? It’s nothing more than the Demon Emperor has betrayed the Star Demon Barbarians for the Mist Butterfly. If they snatch the Mist Butterfly in front of these Demon Kings, those Demon Kings will kill them all.” Li Fanming said.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Fang Yun thought to himself that the dirty deeds of the Demon Clan were no less than those of the Human Clan.
The Ape Demon King said loudly, “Who opposes? If no one opposes, it’s settled. The Mist Demon King has been killed by you all. Please, elders, take action and capture the Mist Butterfly.”
It was only later that Fang Yun and the others understood. No wonder a good mountain was turned into a rocky mountain. It turned out that a Mist Demon of the Demon King level had fought to the death with the Demon Barbarians and strange creatures to protect the Mist Butterfly, but unfortunately, the Mist Butterfly was still blocked in the end.
The Tiger Demon King looked at the Mist Butterfly and said, “The human race has a saying, called…”
The Tiger Demon King pondered for a moment, and finally showed a faint look of annoyance, and said angrily, “The things of the human race are really fucking troublesome! That saying is, a person is innocent, but if he has a jade disc, he will bring trouble!”
All the humans thought that the saying was “A man is innocent, but if he carries a jade disc, he is guilty,” which comes from the “Zuo Zhuan of Spring and Autumn.”
The Tiger Demon King glared at all the Presented Scholars, then looked at the Mist Butterfly and said, “Your Mist Butterfly clan is second only to the true dragons. Once you grow up, all the Demon Barbarians and strange creatures in my Holy Land will have no place to stay. As long as you can leave the Holy Land with others, we will not kill you and the remaining two groups of Mist Demons. Will you come by yourself, or wait for us to do it?”
The Mist Butterfly was gently fluttering in mid-air, constantly making a “yoo yoo” sound, as if it was saying something to the two groups of Mist Demons. Finally, it flew towards the Tiger Demon King.
The two groups of Mist Demons were like two groups of cotton floating in mid-air. After a while, they made a buzzing sound and flew away quickly. No one stopped them.
The Mist Butterfly was gently calling “yoo yoo” until the two groups of Mist Demons disappeared, then it flew to the shoulder of the Tiger Demon King, stood silently on it, its light pink wings drooping, listless.
Fang Yun and the others all felt sorry for this Mist Butterfly, but they just sighed lightly and didn’t say anything.
The Ape Demon King laughed and said, “Since the Star Demon Barbarian elders agree, then each race can start deciding. Whichever party wants to kill and kills the most of the Demon Emperor’s Golden Guard and the Imperial Army in the end, the Mist Butterfly will belong to that party. The three parties can start discussing.”
Fang Yun’s party had a total of twenty-eight Presented Scholars, and they all gathered together.
Fang Yun wanted to hear other people’s opinions. After all, he came later and didn’t understand the Demon Barbarians as well as these old Presented Scholars. But he found that the people who came with him were all looking at him, obviously wanting him to speak first.
Yan Yukong and the other seven people looked surprised. They just realized that these people were actually looking up to Fang Yun. But this was the Holy Land, where reputation didn’t matter. How could Fang Yun qualify to be the leader of everyone?
Fang Yun said, “Brother Yan is a Semi-Saint disciple, and he has studied in the Holy Academy and honed himself in the Two Realms Mountain. His understanding of the Demon Barbarians and the Demon Emperor’s Golden Guard far exceeds ours. Let’s hear Brother Yan’s opinion first.”Yan Yukong nodded and said, “Everyone wants the Mist Butterfly, and I am no exception. But this time, we must act according to our abilities. Fortunately, with the presence of the Star Demon Barbarian, those Blood Demon Barbarians won’t dare to ambush us, so there’s no need to worry about that.”
“But the Demon Emperor’s Golden Guards and the Imperial City Army are still part of the Demon Clan,” a Presented Scholar said.
“You are not fully informed. The Demon Emperor rose from a common demon general in The Holy Land to the top demon position just below the Semi-Saints, offending countless Demon Barbarians along the way. There were even two campaigns against the Demon Emperor in the Demon Realm, which shows how chaotic the Demon Realm is. As long as we can enter the Demon Ancestor’s threshold, we humans can cooperate with the Demon Barbarians. Why can’t the Demon Barbarians cooperate with us humans?”
“What Brother Yan said makes sense.”
Yan Yukong looked around at everyone and asked, “So, do we humans want this Mist Butterfly?”
Everyone fell silent, hesitating and undecided. Before they could make up their minds, Fang Yun made the decision.
“Of course we do!” (To be continued.)