"What? Another Tier Five Demon King?"
"Are the heavens trying to destroy us?"
"What did we do to deserve this? For the heavens to send two Tier Five Demon Kings at once... This is just too cruel."
The sight of two Demon Kings in the sky made everyone break out in a cold sweat.
Li Nan stood frozen to the spot, trembling uncontrollably.
’Could it be? Are both of these Tier Five Demon Kings here to avenge their master?’
’But I really didn’t do anything.’
Aside from occasional visits to the major factions of the Northern Profound Domain, he had spent most of the past few years at Holy Spirit Manor, living peacefully with others.
He searched his conscience and knew he hadn’t offended a single soul.
Now, even the Saint Spirit Manor Master was losing his composure.
With his strength as an Early Stage Martial King, he could handle one Tier Five Demon King. But two at once would be overwhelming.
He simply couldn’t handle it.
The Saint Spirit Manor Master turned back and asked, "Li Nan, is this the mess you’ve made?"
"Manor Master, I’ve been framed!"
Li Nan wailed.
The Saint Spirit Manor Master said coldly, "Framed? The Cyan Cloud Sparrow Demon King itself pointed you out. How dare you claim you’ve been framed?"
Li Nan wanted to cry but had no tears.
With the Cyan Cloud Sparrow accusing him directly, his name was hopelessly tarnished.
"Manor Master, I believe there’s been a misunderstanding,"
The Middle-aged Steward spoke up.
The Saint Spirit Manor Master frowned. "Then explain!"
The Middle-aged Steward reasoned, "As we all know, Elder Li Nan is a man of integrity and noble character. If he had actually killed someone, he would admit it. He says he didn’t do it, which means he didn’t."
"That’s right! I stake my reputation on it."
Li Nan gave the Middle-aged Steward a grateful look.
However, the Saint Spirit Manor Master glared fiercely at the two of them.
’Are these two idiots sick in the head?’
’Trying to reason about character with a Tier Five Demon King?’
’What a load of fucking bullshit.’
Fairy Jinghong shook her head. "This isn’t the time to discuss character. We need to focus on resolving this crisis. The best course of action is to explain to these two Demon Kings that Elder Li Nan wasn’t the killer."
"Who should we send to explain?"
The Saint Spirit Manor Master asked, looking around at the crowd.
Everyone in the crowd shook their heads.
This was a life-and-death matter. They were desperate to avoid it and had no intention of getting involved.
Fairy Jinghong said, "We don’t know the full story, so it would be useless for us to speak. The one who started the trouble must be the one to end it. Elder Li Nan has to be the one to explain."
"Fine, then let him go explain it himself."
The Saint Spirit Manor Master glared at Li Nan, his face contorted with rage. "What are you gawking at?" he bellowed. "Go explain yourself! Do you want all of Holy Spirit Manor to be slaughtered?"
Li Nan was completely stunned.
He wanted to explain.
The problem was, he hadn’t done anything.
But if he didn’t explain, they would have to face the wrath of two Tier Five Demon Kings, resulting in utter devastation.
’Fuck it all!’
’If I have to die, so be it!’
Steeling himself, Li Nan stepped forward. "Esteemed Demon Kings..."
"Shut up!"
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow snapped.
Li Nan froze, standing rigid on the spot.
’They told me to shut up. Now what?’
Seeing this, the Saint Spirit Manor Master’s face also darkened.
’If an explanation won’t work, then a fight is our only option.’
However, the Cyan Cloud Sparrow didn’t attack them. Instead, it turned to the Ink Flood Dragon and warned, "Old Loach, don’t you dare do anything rash, or Elder Su will beat you to death."
"You’re scared of me?"
The Ink Flood Dragon chuckled.
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow nodded its head.
It was, in fact, a little afraid of the Ink Flood Dragon. The beast was brutal and had eaten many of its good friends.
It had even nearly been eaten by the Ink Flood Dragon itself.
’Wait a minute, Elder Su is here. What the hell am I afraid of him for?’
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow quickly came to its senses.
No matter how strong the Ink Flood Dragon was, it couldn’t possibly be stronger than Su Mo. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been pinned to the ground and utterly crushed back at the Beast Taming Sect.
At this thought, the Cyan Cloud Sparrow’s posture straightened instantly. "Old Loach, I command you to go and kowtow to Elder Su."
"I have already kowtowed to Elder Su."
The Ink Flood Dragon said coolly, "Besides, I’m not here to cause trouble. I’m here to help Elder Su teach these guys a lesson."
"Oh, is that right!"
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow exclaimed in surprise, then pointed at Li Nan. "This is the old bastard who tried to bully Elder Su! Your timing is perfect. Let’s tear him to shreds together and vent Elder Su’s anger."
"Just killing this old geezer isn’t enough. I’m going to slaughter the entire Holy Spirit Manor. Just you watch. I’ll call for some backup."
With a great wave from the Ink Flood Dragon, seven figures instantly appeared in the sky.
The seven great Demon Kings of the Holy Spirit Secret Realm.
Someone in the crowd immediately shouted, "The White Elephant Demon King? I’ve seen it, it robbed me in the Holy Spirit Secret Realm."
"I’ve seen that Two-headed Black Lion Demon King! It forced me to work in the mines."
"I’ve seen that One-Armed Demon Bear! Its fighting power is absolutely ferocious. It beat me until I was black and blue; my body nearly exploded."
"I’ve seen that Old Turtle Demon King..."
"I’ve seen..."
Seeing the seven great Demon Kings appear, everyone was petrified with fear.
The Saint Spirit Manor Master’s face went dark, his expression grim.
Two Tier Five Demon Kings alone were more than enough trouble for Holy Spirit Manor. Now, with the appearance of seven Tier Four Demon Kings, it was a cataclysmic disaster.
However, this was not the end.
A guard ran up frantically. "Manor Master, it’s terrible! A One-Armed Demon Bear has appeared south of the city, leading an army of five thousand Demon Beasts to attack us!"
"What? The One-Armed Demon Bear? Leading an army of five thousand Demon Beasts?"
"Are they starting a beast tide?"
"Wherever the beast tide goes, nothing is left standing. We’re all going to die."
"What are we going to do?"
Everyone present fell into a panic, standing there trembling uncontrollably.
Some were so scared they wet themselves on the spot.
In just a few moments, the stench of urine filled the plaza, overwhelmingly foul.
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow commented, "Old Loach, you scared the piss out of them."
"They deserve it."
The Ink Flood Dragon’s face was filled with rage.
’You bastards!’
’How dare you bully Elder Su.’
’Do you even know who Elder Su is?’
’He’s the great being who pinned me to the ground and crushed me, who let my blood, who rode on my head!’
"Report..."
At this time, another guard ran over.
The Saint Spirit Manor Master asked, "What is it now?"
The guard stammered, "Reporting... Manor Master! A White Snake has appeared north of the city, leading eight thousand Demon Beasts. It’s speeding toward our Holy Spirit Manor!"
"What? An army of Demon Beasts has appeared north of the city too?"
The Saint Spirit Manor Master was clearly panicked.
"Report...! A lame green lion has appeared west of the city! It’s leading three thousand Demon Beasts and is challenging us outside the gates, declaring war!"
"Report...! A one-eyed Demon Ape has appeared east of the city, leading five hundred Demon Beast berserkers...!"
Hearing the guards’ reports, the Saint Spirit Manor Master’s legs gave out, and he nearly collapsed.
They could resist an ordinary beast tide for a while.
But this was an army of twenty to thirty thousand Demon Beasts, including a fearless vanguard of berserkers who would charge to their deaths.
How could they possibly defend against this?
Even the Cyan Cloud Sparrow was shocked.
It had only wanted to teach Li Nan a lesson and vent Su Mo’s anger. But the Ink Flood Dragon was planning to massacre the entire city and had summoned a massive army of Demon Beasts.
’That guy really is brutal!’