Invincible Snake Emperor

Chapter 684: Chapter 632: Contention of Demons

Tu Xiao’an had been a man before becoming a snake, giving him a life experience others found impossible to comprehend. His understanding of good and evil was consequently different.

’Are all humans good? Are all demons evil?’

’From a human’s perspective, perhaps. But from a demon’s perspective, do those creatures that have yet to cultivate into demons deserve to be served up as human delicacies?’

’When they do cultivate and become demons, there’s nothing wrong with them eating humans in turn.’

’The weak are prey for the strong. Might makes right.’

’This Fish Demon Giant Snake wasn’t strong enough to avoid being caught. If it died, it died. It could only accept its fate of being eaten.’

’Humans have a common saying: ”I’ll give you a quick death.”’

However, the death this Fish Demon Giant Snake was currently experiencing was anything but quick. It was being horribly tortured.

”What you say makes sense. ’Evil isn’t absolute, and neither is good.’ Even I, the headmaster of the academy, couldn’t articulate something like that. You don’t seem like a demon... you’re more like a human.” Wang Bo gave Tu Xiao’an a deep, searching look.

’I do have the soul of a human, after all,’ Tu Xiao’an thought with a small smile.

In the time it took to exchange those few sentences, the Fish Demon Giant Snake had burned to death in agony. Soon, the fragrant aroma of cooked fish filled the air.

It seemed this Headmaster Wang Bo’s Flame Power was truly extraordinary.

A few minutes later, Wang Bo beckoned to him. ”Your Majesty the Snake King, come and have a taste. Let’s see what you think of my handiwork.”

As he spoke, he took out a dagger gleaming with a cold light, sliced off a piece of fish, and began to eat. He wore an expression of pure bliss, like a total foodie.

Tu Xiao’an never expected the mysterious headmaster of the Ancient Academy to behave like this. He couldn’t see through the man’s Cultivation, and his character was even more inscrutable.

He couldn’t tell if the man was hiding his true nature exceptionally well or if he was genuinely this open.

”Go on, eat! Don’t be polite. This fish is big, but my appetite is even bigger. If you’re too slow, it’ll all be gone,” Wang Bo said with a hearty laugh, continuously slicing off pieces of fish and popping them into his mouth.

’Whatever. It doesn’t matter what kind of person he is, as long as he’s not an enemy.’

Tu Xiao’an put the thought aside. With a flick of his hand, a Flying Knife as thin as a cicada’s wing appeared. He followed the man’s lead and cut off a piece of fish to eat.

One bite of the fish meat left a rich, lingering flavor. Strictly speaking, this Fish Demon Giant Snake was still a fish, albeit one that had evolved into something rather strange. In the water, it was on the level of a deep-sea predator.

It was at least Level 15—even sharks couldn’t defeat it.

Tu Xiao’an had wanted to catch one to try for himself before, but these Fish Monsters were very clever. The moment they sensed a terrifying presence like his, they would flee far away.

He never imagined he would end up eating this strange fish in such a way.

”That’s a fine Flying Knife you have there. It’s a real treasure,” Wang Bo commented, glancing at the tool Tu Xiao’an was using to eat the fish.

”It’s the legendary Xiaoli Flying Knife—it never misses,” Tu Xiao’an stated plainly.

Wang Bo took this as a joke and chuckled. ”Ah, so it’s a hidden weapon that ’never misses’ and ’kills without drawing blood,’ is it?”

”Your granddaughter just broke one of them,” Tu Xiao’an said flatly.

”Oh...” Wang Bo looked slightly surprised, then gave a wry smile. ”That granddaughter of mine... I’m afraid I’ve spoiled her rotten. She’s always been fiercely competitive. When she heard you were the King of the Snake Clan of the Yaoling Mountain Range, she just couldn’t help herself. I must thank Your Majesty the Snake King for showing mercy. Otherwise, with her level of Cultivation, she wouldn’t have gotten off so lightly.”

”I wouldn’t call it showing mercy. That Celestial Flow Divine Artifact is truly stunning. My Little Flying Knife was completely outmatched,” Tu Xiao’an admitted frankly.

Wang Bo was taken aback. ”How do you recognize the Divine Artifact my granddaughter wields? The Celestial Stream has never truly been revealed to the world.”

”I’m not the Snake King for nothing. I know a thing or two,” Tu Xiao’an said with a faint smile, affecting the air of a worldly master.

Headmaster Wang Bo was silent for a moment, then asked, ”What else do you know, Your Majesty the Snake King?”

”The Nine-tailed Celestial Demon Body.”

At these words, Wang Bo completely lost his composure. ”You even know about that? How did you find out?”

”I could simply see it. As for what this special constitution represents, that I don’t know.”

’Oh, as long as he doesn’t know,’ Headmaster Wang Bo thought, breathing a secret sigh of relief.

”Headmaster, could you tell me what exactly the Nine-tailed Celestial Demon Body is?” Tu Xiao’an asked, his curiosity piqued.

Clearly, this special constitution was extraordinary. Otherwise, it wouldn’t make sense for a young woman to have reached the level of a High Rank War King, powerful enough to suppress both Bai Junran and Luo Zijie.

”My granddaughter damaged one of Your Majesty the Snake King’s Treasure Artifacts, so I ought to answer any question you have without reservation. However, this matter concerns Qi’Er’s personal history. Please, ask me something else.”

’Tsk. Why be so mysterious? Is that really necessary?’

Tu Xiao’an griped internally. ’It’s just some special constitution.’

If the man didn’t want to say, then fine. It wasn’t something he absolutely had to know. ”In that case, Headmaster,” he asked, ”can you tell me if your Cultivation has reached Rank Four?”

”I’ve answered that question before. If I were Rank Four, Wencheng wouldn’t be in such a mess.”

’Rank Three Peak, then?’

’But shouldn’t my system be able to scan a Rank Three Peak?’

Tu Xiao’an fell into thought. He looked at Wang Bo’s face, which appeared younger than eighteen, and ultimately decided to believe his words.

The man had a point. If a Rank Four Divine Spirit were watching over Wencheng, who would dare to cause trouble?

Besides, if he really were Rank Four, that wretched old man wouldn’t have had to send Su Rushi to the White Demon King just to survive back then.

”Headmaster, let’s get to the real reason you’re here. What did you want to talk to me about today?” Tu Xiao’an asked.

Wang Bo replied, ”I simply wanted to meet Your Majesty the Snake King. As the new king, you now lead the Snake Race, and your might is felt throughout the Yaoling Mountain Range. Moreover, you personally killed another Deep Mountain Demon King, completely changing the power dynamic. Now, the Yaoling Mountain Range is split between four great Demon Kings. This isn’t necessarily a good thing for Wencheng.”

”What does that have to do with Wencheng?” Tu Xiao’an asked, puzzled.

”It is most certainly related. Wencheng and the Yaoling Mountain Range are neighbors. If there is no peace in the Yaoling Mountain Range, there will be no peace in Wencheng.”

’Wencheng is already a complete mess. It’s hardly peaceful to begin with,’ Tu Xiao’an thought, but he retorted, ”Is the Yaoling Mountain Range not at peace now? That’s news to me.”

”For nearly a thousand years, the Yaoling Mountain Range was ruled by the Five Great Deep Mountain Demon Kings, who mutually kept each other in check. Originally, your Snake Race’s Demon King Liu was the most powerful among them, but he failed his Ascension, and his fate is unknown. The fact that you’ve taken his place proves that Demon King Liu is gone for good.”

”And no sooner did Your Majesty the Snake King take power than you decisively killed the White Demon King. This instantly threw the power structure of the Yaoling Mountain Range into disarray. A war for supremacy among the demons is about to begin.”

”A war for supremacy?” Tu Xiao’an stared blankly at Wang Bo.

He knew he had to take the words of this mysterious headmaster seriously.

Suddenly, Tu Xiao’an recalled what the Six-eyed Golden Lion had said in the Demon Prison: that once it got out, it would help the Yellow Demon King become the sole king of the Yaoling Mountain Range.

In other words, the Yellow Demon King had rescued the Six-eyed Golden Lion because he wanted to rule the Yaoling Mountain Range, become the sole Great Demon Monarch, and command all the demons of the world.

If the countless races of the Yaoling Mountain Range were to answer to a single demon, their combined power would be unimaginable. At that point, control over Earth itself might no longer rest in human hands.