Chapter 684

Chapter 684: The Demon Emperor’s Choice

Malice Demon King’s heart sank as he immediately sensed impending doom. He urgently asked, "Explain! What happened here?"

"Your Majesty~" The Colorful Clam Demon King trembled, "We’ve failed. The duel against Mo Sect ended in defeat."

"What? Lost?" Malice Demon King gasped, "How?"

"In the first match against Mo Lanyun, none dared challenge her Self-detonating Spiritual Roots technique. Shadow Demon King surrendered that round," the Colorful Clam Demon King stammered.

"Hmm~" Malice Demon King nodded. "That loss is understandable—we aimed to avoid that nuisance. But what about later rounds? Where’s Shadow Demon King? Couldn’t he crush Fang Lie?"

"Shadow Demon King never faced Fang Lie. He lost to some unknown Young Girl!" the Colorful Clam Demon King said bitterly.

"What?!" Malice Demon King roared. Other demons exchanged shocked glances. Shadow Demon King’s strength was renowned—losing to a nobody seemed unthinkable.

The Colorful Clam Demon King hurriedly added, "He used his personal divine skill Shadow’s Bite on her, but… but…"

"But what?!" Malice Demon King’s voice shook with rage. "If his bite landed, how could he lose? No human cultivator survives his venom!"

"Yet she did," the Colorful Clam Demon King whispered. "The girl remained unharmed while Shadow Demon King… melted into bloody pus."

Gasps rippled through the crowd. Malice Demon King paled. "His poison backfired? My top general died from his own attack? This is absurd!"

The kneeling demons pressed their foreheads to the floor. Onlookers sneered—how humiliating for Shadow Demon King to perish from his signature move! Their scorn extended to Malice Demon King for trusting such incompetence.

Dream Lure Demon King’s mocking laughter cut through the tension. "So this is Malice Demon King’s mighty champion? Couldn’t even reach Fang Lie! All that talk about making him ‘wish you were dead’—pathetic!"

"You—!" Malice Demon King nearly lunged at her, fists trembling. The public shaming left him speechless—his own boasts had trapped him.

Iron Shark Demon King intervened, "Enough! Dream Lure Demon King, what do you know about this girl?"

"Why would I know?" she shrugged innocently.

"Don’t play dumb!" Malice Demon King snapped. "Everyone knows your… closeness to Mo Qianxun. You monitor Mo Sect constantly!"

Dream Lure Demon King’s smile chilled. "I’ve no idea what you mean." Admitting knowledge of Mao Mao would implicate her—better feign ignorance.

"What’s the harm in telling us now?" Malice Demon King pressed.

"We’ll discover eventually," Iron Shark Demon King added.

"Speak. No blame will fall on you." The raspy voice of Instant Kill Demon King silenced the room. Even Dream Lure Demon King straightened—while she outranked the other two Demon Kings, Instant Kill Demon King’s authority matched the Human Tribe’s Sword God himself. His rare words carried weight.

So Dream Lure Demon King dared not disobey and smiled, "Well, since Instant Kill Demon King had spoken, even if I’d forgotten something, I’d remember now. That Young Girl you mentioned—if I’m not mistaken—should be Mao Mao, the rising star from Mo Sect who possesses the Plague Spirit Immortal Root!"

"Plague Spirit Immortal Root?" Malice Demon King’s face turned green as he shouted, "Why didn’t you say this earlier? Had Shadow known she’s the Plague Spirit’s descendant, he’d never have bitten her even at death’s door! You set us up!"

The other Demon Kings gasped, then broke into mocking grins.

"Plague Spirit’s descendant? Hah! Shadow actually bit that poison ancestor? What glorious stupidity!"

"Serves him right! That arrogant fool killed many of our kin with his bites. Without Malice’s protection, he’d have died long ago!"

"Exactly! A rabid dog who bit his betters deserves this. Who’d mourn such trash?"

Shadow Demon King’s strength had bred arrogance, making him scorn weaker peers. Now in trouble, none spoke for him.

Dream Lure Demon King shrugged at Malice’s glare. "I tried warning you, but you accused me of colluding with humans. When kindness gets trampled like dirt, whose fault’s the fallout? Blame your own incompetence."

"Damn you!" Malice ground his teeth.

Iron Shark Demon King cut in: "Enough quarreling. What’s next? Let Qingyu Island and Fang Lie escape?"

"Never!" Malice roared. "I’ll slaughter that girl to avenge Shadow!"

"Rules be damned!" Iron Shark joined. "You take the girl—I’ll crush Mo Lanyun and Fang Lie!"

Both turned to Dream Lure and Instant Kill for approval.

Dream Lure sneered, "I’m staying out. But remember—when Mo Qianxun retaliates, don’t beg for my help."

"Mo Qianxun’s nothing!" Malice scoffed. "Stay back, and we’ll handle him."

Iron Shark nodded. "At sea, Mo Sect’s powerless. Instant Kill, your call."

After pondering, Instant Kill declared: "Spare Qingyu Island. Advance."

"What?!" the two protested.

"Losing’s no shame," Instant Kill said coldly. "Our Sea Demon Tribes value honor, unlike you shameless fools."

Malice argued, "Billions routed by juniors? That’s humiliation!"

"Better kill them all!" Iron Shark added.

"Fools!" Instant Kill’s killing aura crushed them both. "This sea demon disaster trains our youths, not settles grudges. Provoke Mo Qianxun, and our talents perish with yours!"

Sweating under his pressure, the two couldn’t retort.

Dream Lure chuckled. "Told you their plans reeked."

Releasing them, Instant Kill warned her: "Don’t gloat. Qingyu Island falls when we withdraw post-disaster."