Invincible Snake Emperor

Chapter 726: Chapter 661: One Punch Pulverizes a Demon King

That floating, brilliant gold Lifebound Golden Core was so alluring and dazzling, like the most beautiful flower in the world, utterly captivating. The pure, immense Energy it radiated was enough to make one’s mouth water.

That was the Great Golden Core of a Demon King, the Golden Core of the Poison Flower Demon Monarch himself.

The Monarch of a great race, reduced to nothing but a Lifebound Golden Core. How did he die?

Suddenly, the seven race leaders gasped, as if shocked awake from a dream, their minds blank and bewildered.

’How could a magnificent Demon King die just like that? So casually?’

In just a single instant.

After all, the Bat King who fought the Cyan Dragon, the Crimson Eyed Pig Demon who fought the Strong Bull Demon King, the Saint Peng King who fought the Divine Beast White Tiger, and even the Forgotten Spider Lady Monarch from just a moment ago were all still alive and well.

Their battles had been earth-shattering, yet the Poison Flower Demon Monarch had merely swallowed a giant egg and blown himself up on the spot.

Oh, right.

’Where did that giant egg go?’

’Can’t find it. Whatever.’

Immediately, the seven race leaders’ eyes grew greedy as they stared at the Poison Flower Demon Monarch’s Lifebound Golden Core. A Demon King’s Golden Core was a once-in-a-century opportunity. If they consumed it, their Cultivation would surely skyrocket.

”Poison Flower Demon Monarch, I will avenge you!”

With that, the Giant Bear King of the Violent Bear Lineage lunged for the Lifebound Golden Core.

”The Demon Monarch and I were the closest! I’ll look after his Lifebound Golden Core!” The Celestial Ant King of the Dead Swamp Giant Ant Lineage was even faster.

This was a Celestial Ant that had mutated from an ordinary ant and cultivated to a divine level. It possessed a unique pair of wings, granting it not only immense strength but also lightning-fast speed.

The Celestial Ant King was normally low-key, but no matter how reserved he was, he couldn’t remain calm in the face of a Demon King’s Golden Core.

”Don’t even try it! Do you want a taste of my horn’s power?” The Unicorn Demon King’s Demon Qi surged, and he felt the urge to go on a killing spree.

In an instant, the Seven Great Demon Kings descended into a chaotic brawl over the Lifebound Golden Core.

However, the Lifebound Golden Core seemed to have a mind of its own. It shot off in a certain direction with incredible speed.

”Stop fighting! The Golden Core is getting away!”

In the end, the Golden Core landed squarely in Tu Xiao’an’s hands.

”A bunch of idiots!” Tu Xiao’an laughed as he looked at the Poison Flower Demon Monarch’s Golden Core.

”Snake Demon King, give back the Poison Flower Demon Monarch’s Golden Core, or this will be a fight to the death!”

The Seven Great Demon Kings were furious. After all that fighting, the Golden Core had ended up in that snake’s hands. How outrageous!

”You’re still in the mood to fight over this Golden Core? You’re far too optimistic. You’ll be lucky if you can even protect your own Lifebound Golden Cores. Look up. Your doom is upon you, and you don’t even know it.” A small smile played on Tu Xiao’an’s lips, his serpentine eyes gleaming brightly.

’Hmm... Our doom is upon us?’

Instantly, the race leaders’ brows tightened. A terrifying, suffocating feeling washed over their bodies. With horrified eyes, they looked up, and in that single glance, their bodies tensed up like stone.

At some unknown point, a ball of golden light had appeared above their heads. Within it, an utterly terrifying aura was churning, growing more intense by the second, as if it were about to boil over.

And yet, the temperature on She Mountain plummeted. The fear of death invaded every Demon’s heart. At this moment, no one dared to move an inch. They could only stare blankly at the ball of golden light radiating a dreadful aura above, as if the entire world had frozen in time.

”What is that? Why does it fill me with such dread?”

”Could it be the monster that burst out of the giant egg?”

The Seven Great Demon Kings stared at the golden light above them, a bad feeling welling up inside.

This ball of golden light was no small matter. The Poison Flower Demon Monarch, a plant-type Monarch, had swallowed the giant egg and instantly exploded, shattering into pieces and leaving only his Lifebound Golden Core behind.

”Exactly what kind of Divine Beast is about to be born?”

As time passed, the brilliant golden light slowly dimmed, but the churning aura within grew ever stronger. Violent Thunder Shocks roiled in the air around it. This was the sign of a Divine Transcendent being!

It was said that Rank 3 was transcendent, but above the Demon King level was the realm of the Divine Transcendent.

Not a single Great Demon could remain calm while watching that ball of light, not even the Yellow Demon King and the Gray Demon King.

’Is it a Divine Beast, or some terrifying monster?’

BOOM...!

A violent explosion ripped through the sky, a blast so powerful it could startle the heavens and make ghosts and gods weep. The surrounding Thunder Shocks went berserk, rumbling and crashing as if someone were beating a war Drum to accompany the spectacle. The phenomenon was terrifying to behold.

The golden light finally revealed its true form.

It had the form of an Ape: a humanoid body with the face of a monkey, a rhesus-like muzzle, a green body with a golden head, golden eyes, and white teeth.

”An Ape?”

”No, it’s a Divine Ape! What a terrifying Demon King aura! No, this is an aura that can rival a Deep Mountain Demon King!”

With its green body and golden head, it was majestic and strange, imposing and domineering. Its golden eyes blazed as it emerged from the Azure Sky.

Suddenly, like a single stone setting off a thousand ripples, the Seven Great Demon Kings were dumbfounded. In this day and age, what kind of Ape could possess such an imposing presence?

It was in no way inferior to a Deep Mountain Demon King.

A fear they couldn’t suppress rose from the depths of the Seven Great Demon Kings’ souls. They had the distinct impression that they were completely outmatched and could only wait for death.

Yes, it was an impression, but it felt terrifyingly real—and deadly.

Previously, when the Divine Beast White Tiger and the Northern Divine Black Tortoise had appeared, they hadn’t felt this way at all.

”Haha... You’re all stunned, aren’t you?” Tu Xiao’an, as excited as a child, suddenly commanded, ”Conscious Insight!”

”Ding... Monkey Vein Monarch, Great Ape. Divine Transcendent evolution: Six-Eared Macaque. Level 37. Above the Demon King realm. Good at Listening, Neng Cha Li, has Knowledge of the Past and Future, and comprehends all things. Possesses the terrifying power to destroy heaven and earth.”

It was a super monkey, one of the legendary Four Mischievous Monkeys: the Six-Eared Macaque.

It originated from outside the heavens and the earth, was not among the five elements, and did not belong to any of the ten mortal categories.

The most legendary, top-tier bloodline of the monkey race had been born.

’Awesome! So awesome! As expected of the mischievous monkey this Snake King evolved using one billion Faith Points.’

Tu Xiao’an couldn’t hide his excitement. This was his true trump card.

”Does it have to be so ridiculous? An aura that rivals a Deep Mountain Demon King...” The Seven Great Demon Kings stood together, trembling uncontrollably. They saw the super Divine Ape in the sky glance down at them with disdain. Just a single glance, a cold glint flashing in its eyes, filled with mockery. It was an expression of utter contempt. ℯℯ𝑙.

But that one contemptuous, mocking glance was immediately followed by a mountain-like pressure that came crashing down on them like a tsunami.

The Divine Ape looked at them like a Supreme Divine Spirit gazing upon insignificant ants on the ground. It didn’t even register the Demon Kings.

It looked down on everything. The indifference and disdain in its every move radiated an aura that warned others to stay away, an aura of contempt for all living things that struck fear into the very hearts of the Seven Great Demon Kings.

”Submit or die.”

Suddenly, the Divine Ape stretched its body slightly, causing Thunder Shocks to crackle through space. It spoke to the Seven Great Demon Kings in a cold, human voice.

”What?!”

The Seven Great Demon Kings froze, stunned. Then, their pride as Demon Kings ignited their fury.

”Insolent monkey! Such arrogant words! How dare you show us Demon Kings such disrespect! Are you trying to take on all seven of us?”

The Hundred Eyed Demon King of the Centipede Race, the Deer Power Demon King of the White Deer Race, the Xiangya Demon King of the Giant Elephant Lineage, the Unicorn Demon King of the Rhino Lineage, the Celestial Ant King of the Dead Swamp Giant Ant Lineage, the Giant Bear King of the Violent Bear Lineage, and the Flat-headed Demon King of the Bee Badger Lineage.

Each one of them was a Monarch of a great race in the Yaoling Mountain Range. Only the Deep Mountain Demon Kings could keep them in check. On a normal day, they were tyrannical feudal lords, rulers of their own domains.

Besides, with the seven of them standing together, not even a Deep Mountain Demon King would dare to face their combined might.

A mere Ape, acting as if no Demon King was worthy of its notice the moment it was born? This was intolerable.

”Die!”

The green-bodied, golden-headed Divine Ape formed a fist and, with an incomparably ferocious posture, furiously smashed it down toward the Seven Great Demon Kings on the ground.

A furry arm, a monkey’s fist. But as it descended, it suddenly expanded. The fist shot across the sky, manifesting as a hundred-foot-wide giant fist. For a moment, it was as if the river of stars was rolling backward. The massive fist blotted out the sky and the sun, dimming the countless stars.

”Look out! What powerful destructive force!”

It was just a single punch, yet the Seven Great Demon Kings didn’t dare to receive it. They all scattered, exploding away to evade its spearhead.

BOOM...!

A giant crater appeared in front of the Snake Palace as the ground shook and the mountains trembled.

WHOOSH...!

The Divine Ape suddenly vanished from the sky and reappeared in front of the Hundred Eyed Demon King, its golden eyes staring at him with cold, emotionless intensity.

”You...” The Hundred Eyed Demon King was flabbergasted. ’Why come after me first?’

’Was I too slow?’

”Die!”

POW...!

The Hundred Eyed Demon King’s eyes bulged. Before he could even react, his entire body was pulverized by a single punch, and a brilliant gold Lifebound Golden Core appeared in his place.

Since the great racial armies had attacked She Mountain, this was the second Demon King Level expert to die a violent death and turn into a Golden Core.

’Holy crap, that was cool as hell.’

With a thought from Tu Xiao’an, the Hundred Eyed Demon King’s Golden Core instantly flew into his hand.

”Haha, you ugly centipede! You wanted to avenge your little brother, but you ended up paying with your own life!”

Tu Xiao’an chuckled. ’Looks like today isn’t a catastrophe for the Snake Race, but a great harvest for me.’

’I’ll probably be able to collect quite a few Demon King Golden Cores today.’

Seeing the Hundred Eyed Demon King die, the other six Demon Kings were so shocked it was as if Five Thunders Struck the Head. ’The Hundred Eyed Demon King died that easily, too?’

’Is a Demon King’s life such a joke?’

’Is that Divine Ape defying the heavens? Killing a Demon King with a single punch... It’s too terrifying.’

”This is bad! We’re not on the same level at all! Yellow Demon King, Gray Demon King, help us! This Divine Ape is not something we can handle!”

The Deer Power Demon King, ever the pragmatist, immediately cried out for help.

It wasn’t easy to reach the Demon King realm through Cultivation. To die just like this would be a terrible waste.

High above, the faces of the Yellow Demon King and the Gray Demon King turned grim. ’That Divine Ape from the giant egg has the power of a Deep Mountain Demon King?’

’Damn it, this is trouble. I’m afraid this has already exceeded our expectations.’

Before, regardless of whether it was the Cyan Dragon, the White Tiger, or the Black Tortoise, even though they were Divine Beasts, their true combat power was only at the Demon King Level. But this Divine Ape was different. It could pulverize a Demon King with a single punch.

And the Snake Demon King hadn’t even made a move yet. Were they, two Deep Mountain Demon Kings, going to have to act first?

Originally, the Yellow Demon King and the Gray Demon King had planned it all perfectly: let the leaders of the Twelve Great Races and the Snake Demon King fight until both sides were grievously wounded.

Now, the script had gone completely off the rails.

The Snake Demon King’s Battle Companion alone had thrown the leaders of the Twelve Great Races into disarray, and in the blink of an eye, two of them were already dead.