Su Tiantian’s face was expressionless, her beautiful eyes slightly narrowed as she looked at the Wolf King. She said nothing, merely watching quietly, as if waiting for a good show to unfold.
Chu Feng hadn’t expected that someone…no, a demon would actually cause trouble here.
Bai Yuyan looked completely unconcerned, continuing to peel nuts and occasionally feeding them to her junior brother.
Protector Hu, also of the fox clan, couldn’t stand it any longer and stepped forward. Just as the wolf clan coveted the Demon Emperor’s throne, the fox clan, being of the same lineage as the current Demon Empress, naturally couldn’t tolerate anyone challenging her authority.
Suppressing her anger, Protector Hu said with a smile, “Wolf King, if you have any grievances, Her Majesty will summon you after the ceremony concludes. Right now, the grand ceremony is still in progress.”
The plaza fell into dead silence. The demons around the Wolf King quickly distanced themselves, eager to avoid implication.
Some Demon Kings who had followed Su Tiantian for thousands of years stood up and rebuked him, “Wolf King, you’re just a youngster who’s lived barely over two thousand years. Don’t be so arrogant! Causing a scene here without regard for the setting. Are you trying to rebel by showing such disrespect to the Demon Empress?!”
The Wolf King did not respond, only letting out a sneer before throwing a punch.
Protector Hu’s brows furrowed. She raised two fingers together, releasing a stream of true energy.
Boom!
The energy burst apart.
A faint breeze passed through, and the plaza became so quiet it seemed even the sound of breathing had vanished.
Earlier, the Wolf King’s words of dissatisfaction could have been resolved afterward with an apology to the Empress, and the matter would have passed. But once he made a move, the nature of the situation had completely changed.
Anger rose in Protector Hu’s eyes as she suppressed her voice and said, “Wolf King, I’ll say this one more time. If you have any grievances, you’ll be given an explanation after the ceremony ends.”
The Wolf King first glanced at Protector Hu, then looked toward Su Tiantian seated above. “After the ceremony ends? I’m afraid by then, I’ll already be dead at Su Tiantian’s hands.”
Calling the Empress by her name outright, the Wolf King was clearly determined to oppose her to the end.
Chu Feng frowned. This guy was definitely up to no good. Otherwise he wouldn’t have chosen this moment to stir up trouble.
The Wolf King looked at Su Tiantian and said unhurriedly, “Today, I’ll be blunt. Su Tiantian is unfit to be the ruler of the demon race!”
Seeing the Wolf King spout such wild words, Protector Hu laughed in extreme anger. “Good, good, good! Wolf King, since you’re so reckless and unruly, let this protector see what abilities you actually have!”
Staring at the Wolf King before her, Protector Hu leapt into the air and struck out with a palm, causing space itself to crack.
The Wolf King’s expression remained indifferent, his movements swift and decisive as his hand transformed into a sharp claw and met the attack head-on.
Boom!
The decorations that had just been set up around them were instantly shattered by the raging waves of energy.
Protector Hu’s pupils shrank as a sense of danger surged within her. Before she could react, the Wolf King had already rushed in front of her.
Bang!
The Wolf King slashed his claw across Protector Hu’s chest, tearing her clothes apart. She coughed up a mouthful of blood and was slammed into the ground.
Protector Hu’s swift defeat shocked the surrounding Demon Kings. After all, she was a Demon King herself. Against someone of the same rank, even if she couldn’t win, it shouldn’t have ended in a single exchange.
As the demons looked more closely, they immediately noticed something unusual. The Wolf King’s claws were not pitch black, but gleaming with a golden light.
“A magical artifact! That’s a human clan artifact!”
No wonder Protector Hu had been defeated so easily. The Wolf King had replaced his claws with a magical artifact. Judging by the fluctuations of true energy, its grade was far from low.
Although the demon race could also forge artifacts, they were far inferior to the human race in both success rate and power.
A fox clan elder stepped forward and shouted angrily into the air, “Wolf King, you’ve actually colluded with the human race! What exactly are your intentions?!”
The Wolf King swept his gaze across the assembled Demon Kings. “My intentions? Su Tiantian openly keeps a human as her male pet. What right do you have to accuse me? And that woman in white behind her is human too, isn’t she?
Heh, in such a short time, two humans have entered the core territory of the demon race. Given enough time, could it be that Su Tiantian intends to hand the demon race over to the humans?!
If I didn’t ally with humans, where would I get the strength to stand against Su Tiantian? This is all to prevent our demon race’s future from falling into human hands!”
The gathered Demon Kings fell silent, but some of their gazes had already begun to waver. If the Wolf King’s words were true, then for the sake of the demon race’s future, supporting the current Empress might indeed be unwise.
Su Tiantian took in all their reactions, and when she saw some of the Demon Kings begin to hesitate, she sneered inwardly.
In her previous life, the wolf clan had used this very excuse to sway many Demon Kings to their side.
If it were her past self, she might have tried to reason with them earnestly. But experience had taught her that no matter how much you argued, it was never as effective as taking action yourself.
“Are you finished?”
Su Tiantian’s expression remained calm as she spoke coldly.
In an instant, a terrifying pressure surged from the depths of their bloodlines, sweeping across every Demon King present. The weaker demons were so frightened that they dropped to their knees on the spot.
The overwhelming aura made all the Demon Kings realize that even if the Wolf King’s words were true, it didn’t matter. Facing the Empress’s strength, they had no chance of winning.
The Wolf King immediately felt as if he were facing a great enemy. Against Su Tiantian, he wasn’t even a match for a single exchange. In fact, he barely had the courage to make a move at all.
Su Tiantian lightly tapped the table with her finger and said calmly, “Don’t dress it up so nobly. It seems that after colluding with the human race for so long, you’ve even learned to speak like them. You should know the rules of the demon race. If you refuse to accept me as your Empress, then step forward and fight me to the death. If you don’t dare, then tuck your tail and stop barking like a dog.”
Her tone was mild and steady, yet every word rang clearly in the ears of all the demons present.
Comparing the wolf clan to barking dogs was a direct insult. The wolf clan had always refused to acknowledge that the dog race had broken away from their rule and evolved into a separate species.
“Your Majesty, aren’t those words a bit too insulting to our wolf clan? If it’s a fight to the death you want, this old one will accompany you to the end.”
The void tore open as a withered, skeletal old man slowly stepped out.
“It’s him! The Wolf Clan’s former king. Wasn’t there a rumor he had already passed away? He’s still alive?!”
“Heavens, that’s someone who was sworn brothers with the previous Demon Emperor!”
“How has he managed to live until now?!”
According to the lifespan of the demon race, even a Ninth-Rank Great Demon King should have been at the end of his life by now. How could his body still radiate such vigorous vitality?
Seeing the person she had been waiting for finally appear, Su Tiantian slowly rose to her feet.
“You old relic. If you had just stayed quietly in the wolf clan, I might have turned a blind eye to your existence.”
In her previous life, it was precisely because this undying old monster had been so troublesome that many Demon Kings loyal to her had fallen.
“If the Demon Empress were virtuous, this old one would gladly spend his remaining years in peace. But for the future of the demon race, I have no choice but to step forward and take charge of the situation.”
As the old man finished speaking, a vast and surging aura spread out, not the slightest bit weaker than Su Tiantian’s presence.
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