The Fox Immortal King’s beautiful eyes shifted, a strange light flashing within them. She pursed her red lips and said lightly, "You two certainly have an understanding. I suppose I was just being meddlesome, wasn’t I?"
Their synchronized refusal made the Fox Immortal King lose a bit of face. Women never like to be rejected, and this was especially true for a magnificent Deep Mountain Demon King.
"Second Sister Fox, you speak too gravely. I wouldn’t dare," the Gray Demon King and the White Demon King quickly forced stiff smiles.
If it were an ordinary matter, they would have to grant the Fox Immortal King this favor no matter what. But this was far too important.
For the two Deep Mountain Demon Kings, the Snake had to be killed. Otherwise, how would the Demons of the Yaoling Mountain Range view them in the future?
The Gray Demon King had launched a massive rat tide on Monkey Mountain. It was so vast that not a blade of grass remained where it passed. In the end, however, it ended in a crushing defeat. The Rat Beasts suffered heavy casualties, with an uncountable number perishing.
Even more than ten extraordinary Rank Three Demon Spirits had died, a great blow to the Rat Race’s strength. Seeing that the situation was dire, the Gray Demon King himself had fled in disarray, his authority utterly disgraced.
How could he possibly swallow this insult without getting his revenge? Besides, how could snakes and rats share a den? The Gray Demon King would never allow the Snake Race to rise again and continue to grow stronger.
Snakes and rats were natural enemies to begin with. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have launched a sneak attack to kill the Snake for no reason, sowing the seeds of this great enmity for himself.
As for the White Demon King, he wanted the Snake dead because of a prophecy from the Spiritual Profound Turtle under his command. He had come to see that Snake as his love rival. The turtle’s words about a femme fatale had made him understand the true meaning of the situation.
That Snake had an unusual relationship with Su Rushi. How could a Demon King be cuckolded?
Regardless, the die was cast for a mortal enmity. They had to kill the Snake now, before it broke through to the true Demon King Level. If they didn’t, it would be the one coming to kill them in the future.
The Gray Demon King and the White Demon King exchanged a look, their killing intent boiling over.
No matter what, if that Snake dared to show up today, the two Demon Kings would cast aside all face and join forces to kill it, eliminating any future trouble.
"Since you two younger brothers won’t listen to my advice, then just pretend I never said anything." The Fox Immortal King understood; there was no point in saying more.
Upon hearing this, joy flashed in the eyes of both the Gray Demon King and the White Demon King. ’Honestly, we don’t need you playing peacemaker.’
But the Fox Immortal King’s next words made their expressions instantly darken.
"I once owed Demon King Liu a great favor. Although Demon King Liu is gone now, the favor can’t simply be ignored. I’m afraid it must be passed down to the new Snake King of the Snake Race."
Gray Demon King: "..."
White Demon King: "..."
’What do you mean? You’re going to help that Snake???’
"Cousin, if this Fox Lady interferes, you have to help me," the Gray Demon King immediately sent a voice transmission to the Yellow Demon King beside him.
The Yellow Demon King chuckled. "Of course, of course. The plot certainly thickens."
The four Deep Mountain Demon Kings stood together, appearing harmonious, but suddenly no one spoke. The conversation had died. Just then, a Little Demon approached the White Demon King, trembling with fear. "Great King, the auspicious time has arrived. The banquet is ready; we are just waiting for you to welcome the new bride."
"Good!"
A sharp glint flashed in the White Demon King’s eyes. "Then let it begin."
He then turned to the three Demon Kings beside him and said, "My friends, I must go welcome my bride. We will have a few good drinks together at the banquet later."
"It seems we’ll be lucky enough to see Younger Brother Bai’s human wife, then."
After a few more pleasantries, the White Demon King left with his retinue. He then asked the one beside him, "Has that damned Snake arrived at the Azure Bamboo Forest?"
"Do you mean the new Snake King of the Snake Race, Great King?"
A flash of killing intent appeared in the White Demon King’s eyes. The subordinate realized his slip of the tongue and said fearfully, "He has not appeared."
"Hmph. Still no sign of him. It seems he doesn’t dare to attend my wedding banquet." The White Demon King’s mood suddenly improved. There were benefits to the Snake not showing up; after all, today was his big day.
He didn’t want any fighting and killing either.
Besides, the Azure Bamboo Forest was his territory. To come here would be seeking death. That Snake wasn’t that stupid.
If his opponent stayed obediently with the Snake Race, he might live. But coming to the Azure Bamboo Forest was like walking into a den of tigers and wolves.
The White Demon King led the vast and mighty wedding procession to welcome his bride. Although he was a Demon King, he treated Su Rushi with the utmost respect. All the arrangements were exceptionally grand, without the slightest hint of being perfunctory.
It was truly just like a wedding from a wealthy human family.
It was precisely because of the White Demon King’s grand display that the other Demons were baffled. ’Is it really necessary to make such a big fuss over a human woman?’
’After my wedding night, I will surely become the most powerful Demon King in the Yaoling Mountain Range,’
the White Demon King thought with sudden conviction. He had had enough of his position at the bottom of the Deep Mountain Demon King rankings.
A human woman?
The White Demon King genuinely liked Su Rushi, but mere affection was far from enough to make him go to such great lengths.
To him, Su Rushi was a treasure—a Supreme Treasure. A woman with a special constitution like the Taiyin Cold Body might seem to have a life of hardship, full of rises and falls, but she was an excellent vessel for cultivation. The only catch was that she needed to control the Extremely Yin and Cold Qi within her body to avoid an early death.
Furthermore, this kind of special constitution, seen only once every few hundred years, was also an exceptional cauldron for dual cultivation. If someone could obtain her pure yin and absorb the Extremely Yin and Cold Qi from her body, they could master the Great Divine Techniques of the Ice Marrow Cold Soul, a power of unimaginable magnitude.
It was an Ice Cold Attribute even more terrifying than the Ice Frost Power of the Heaven and Earth Elements.