Chapter 130: Emperors take turns on the throne, and this year it is my turn!

"Where to flee!"

A thunderous roar echoed across the heavens and the earth.

Lu Wufei, whose massive form stood four hundred zhang tall, heavily stepped onto the mountainous terrain.

Instantly, the earth shook and the mountains quaked;

The ground rumbled and trembled violently.

In the southern sky.

Two figures from Lishui Mansion watched the towering, heaven-supporting wolf demon in the distance, their expressions having finally recovered from their initial shock.

"The golden-eyed crow is dead, and that old ghost Yuan Zhang cannot hold on much longer..."

"It seems the Great Desolate Mountains are about to get a new master."

"A new master?"

"No way, didn't that Yuan Zhang specially travel to the Lion-Camel Kingdom to invite an ancestral figure over?"

"Could it be that this ancestor will not intervene?"

"Hard to say. Didn't you hear what that young wolf demon said earlier?"

"He came specifically for revenge. Moreover, given the wolf demon's current true form, ordinary ancestors might not necessarily be able to deal with him easily. To intervene rashly would only invite humiliation..."

"Besides, didn't you hear the wolf demon's words earlier? Old ghost Yuan forged this enmity because he tried to snatch his immortal arts."

"That being said, that wolf demon must have a powerful backer."

"Judging by the wolf demon's current strength, one can easily imagine the power of the one behind him."

"If we can figure this out, do you think Ancestor Hu cannot?"

"By your logic, Ancestor Hu might not step in after all? In that case, won't these Great Desolate Mountains fall into the hands of the wolf demon?"

"Heh, who it falls to has nothing to do with us. We have no need for territory on the mainland."

"That may be, but who our neighbor is matters a great deal. With the wolf demon being this powerful, will he cause trouble for us in the future..."

"How could it possibly be worse than dealing with old ghost Yuan? No matter how strong the wolf demon is, he is just one person. Besides, the territory of the Great Desolate Mountains is already vast enough; if he has any sense, he won't make too many enemies."

"That is true."

In the western sky.

Two demon kings from the Fiery Light Cave stared with extremely grim expressions at the heaven-supporting wolf demon, who had effortlessly torn apart the golden-eyed crow and was now in hot pursuit of the monkey demon Yuan Zhang.

"Eldest Brother, Yuan Zhang's time is running out. The Great Desolate Mountains are finished."

"I know. Who could have imagined that wolf demon would be so formidable?"

"What should we do?"

"Old ghost Yuan's third brother, that black dog demon, is probably dead already. And the territory of the Great Desolate Mountains is so vast..."

"Eldest Brother, do you think we can seize a portion of it while we have the chance?"

"Don't even think about it. That white wolf's strength is too terrifying; it's best we don't provoke him for now."

"Are we just going to stand by and watch that white wolf take over the entire Great Desolate Mountains? That is a whole range of mountains, more than twice the size of our territory!"

"It probably won't be that easy. Ancestor Hu must be watching from above right now."

"Yet she hasn't made a move even now, and old ghost Yuan is about to die."

"I suspect the ancestor won't intervene."

"Why do you say that?"

"Eldest Brother, isn't it obvious? That wolf demon is merely at the Demon King realm, just like us..."

"If an entity at the Ancestor level had come to cause trouble in the Great Desolate Mountains, I'm certain she would have acted."

"But that wolf demon isn't an outsider—he originally came from the Great Desolate Mountains, and this time he has returned for vengeance."

"Most importantly, the wolf demon has a powerful backer behind him. Have you forgotten what he said earlier? Old ghost Yuan tried to seize his immortal arts!"

"It is entirely possible that the wolf demon is a disciple of some immortal sect."

"Given all this, Eldest Brother, if you were in the ancestor's position, would you casually interfere?"

"What you say makes some sense..."

"However, the ancestor will not let that wolf demon have his way so easily."

"I have a feeling that such a form cannot possibly be his true body. It must be some supreme divine ability."

"And any divine ability has its limitations."

"Let's wait and see. If the ancestor does make a move, we might still be able to profit from it."

The two factions from Lishui Mansion and Fiery Light Cave harbored vastly different thoughts.

On the ground below.

Two giant demons, massive as mountain ranges, were locked in a chase, one pursuing and the other fleeing.

Rumble...

Standing four hundred zhang tall, Lu Wufei shook the earth with every single step, creating an earth-shattering tremor with every swing of his arms.

Yuan Zhang, transformed into a towering giant ape nearly one hundred and fifty to sixty zhang tall, had previously appeared conspicuously terrifying in the eyes of ordinary demons.

Yet compared to Lu Wufei's four-hundred-zhang-tall white wolf transformation, he now looked as small and frail as a mere toddler.

"Boom!"

Another earth-shattering explosion rang out.

Swinging his colossal arm, Lu Wufei brought it down like a hammer upon the ape before him, smashing away half a small peak, causing the earth to roar, sending trees, sand, and rocks flying in all directions, and kicking up dozens of zhang of dust.

With a maneuver of desperate agility, Yuan Zhang's giant ape form narrowly dodged the blow and bolted forward with all his might.

It wasn't that he hadn't wanted to save his second brother earlier, nor that he lacked the desire to avenge him.

It was simply that the white wolf's transformation was far too powerful.

His earlier joint assault with his second brother against the white wolf had proven everything.

The two of them were simply no match for him.

If he had allowed anger to cloud his judgment and blind his eyes just then, he would surely have died as well.

His third brother was likely dead.

He had to survive in order to avenge his two brothers!

Therefore, he had no choice but to flee!

"Boom!"

Another thunderous blast shook the ground violently.

Yuan Zhang once again narrowly escaped a sweeping strike from the white wolf behind him.

Even as he fled for his life with every fiber of his being, his mind raced at lightning speed.

He was not necessarily doomed!

He still possessed a trump card; Ancestor Hu, whom he had invited at great cost from the Lion-Camel Kingdom, must be watching from the heavens right now.

That little wolf cub behind him was too cunning, exposing everything right from the start.

He could roughly guess what Ancestor Hu would be thinking.

So what if the three brothers were no match for the wolf demon and were deemed useless?

He refused to believe that the vixen would simply watch him die!

Thus, he had remained completely silent; even when his second brother died, he had held back from calling upon the ancestor, unwilling to displease her, all to reserve this final safeguard for himself.

Yuan Zhang's thoughts churned frantically, while his movements remained unhindered.

Monkeys were naturally nimble, and Yuan Zhang had honed a remarkable agility by evading tigers, wolves, bears, and leopards in the mountain forests during his humble beginnings.

Right now, that skill was proving its worth.

Taking it all in, Lu Wufei watched the giant ape continuously dodge his attacks without holding back. Reaching out, he forcefully plunged his massive hand into the side of a half-height peak nearby, hoisted half the mountain with a mighty heave, and hurled it straight at the fleeing giant ape ahead.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Caught in an area-of-effect attack, Yuan Zhang could no longer dodge entirely. He was struck directly by the avalanche of shattered peaks, falling trees, sand, and stones, causing his massive form to list heavily to one side.

Now is the chance!

Lu Wufei lunged forward instantly, crushing a stretch of forest along his path, and seized Yuan Zhang firmly by the ankles with a pair of colossal hands.

"Got you!"

Lu Wufei flashed a ferocious grin and hoisted the giant ape Yuan Zhang upside down.

Just at that moment.

Two streams of light—one black, one red—suddenly shot forth from the giant ape's body, heading straight for Lu Wufei.

Seeing this, Lu Wufei grinned widely, twisted his torso to increase the distance slightly, and raised his free hand to swat at the minuscule incoming lights in mid-air.

He felt virtually nothing as the two beams of light were instantly scattered by his slap.

Right then.

Another beam of black light burst from Yuan Zhang's body.

The distance was too close.

It was impossible to dodge.

Declining to evade, Lu Wufei allowed the black light to strike his massive body head-on, taking the blow entirely undefended.

A body four hundred zhang—twelve hundred meters—tall.

Struck by the black light, Lu Wufei merely felt as though he had been bitten by a mosquito... No, the sensation fell far short of even a mosquito bite; it felt no more than a gentle scratch.

Had he not paid close attention, that minuscule sensation would have been completely ignored.

This was precisely why great demons, once they resorted to true forms in combat, rarely bothered to employ magic treasures or artifacts anymore—the damage output was simply too negligible.

Naturally, this also depended on the potency of the treasure and the strength of the opponent's true form.

Meanwhile.

Witnessing Yuan Zhang being captured, the four demon kings from Lishui Mansion in the south and Fiery Light Cave in the west widened their eyes in utter astonishment.

High up in the northern skies.

Having watched the two demon kings engage in an earth-shattering, heart-pounding battle in their true forms, Hu Niangniang—seeing the once-majestic great demon king seized and strung upside down by the white wolf—finally could not help but speak in a hushed voice: "Ah, the Great King has been captured..."

As she spoke, Hu Niangniang cast a furtive, cautious glance at her master beside her.

Beside her, the white robes fluttered without wind. The cold-as-frost Ancestor of Demons, Leng Yue, seemed to snap back to her senses. Gazing down at the scene below, she spoke in an icy tone: "Utterly useless!"

With that, Hu Niangniang only felt her body plunge rapidly downward, following her master.

On the ground below.

Lu Wufei, towering at four hundred zhang, brought the struggling giant ape Yuan Zhang up to eye level, his voice rolling like thunder: "Old demon, thirty years ago, you surely never imagined you would come to this day!"

"Brat, if you're going to kill, then kill!"

"Spare the nonsense!" Yuan Zhang shot back immediately. "You merely had good luck and managed to enter an immortal sect by fluke!"

"Luck..."

Hearing Yuan Zhang's words, Lu Wufei couldn't help but laugh. His ability to enter Wuzhuang Temple and reach where he was today relied on far more than mere luck, but there was no need to explain that to the fellow in front of him. "You're right, my luck has indeed been quite good!"

"But you certainly didn't know—thirty years ago, this day was already destined for you!"

"It was I who pleaded for your life to be spared!"

"All for the sake of butchering you with my own hands, all for the sake of today!"

"Therefore, letting you live in disgrace for thirty years was already an immense blessing..."

"Now, I shall send you to join your two brothers."

With that, Lu Wufei's expression turned ferocious. Gripping one of the giant ape Yuan Zhang's legs in each hand, he prepared to tear him apart alive.

"Hold on!"

At that very moment.

A cold, vast voice rang out.

Accompanied by this voice, an monstrous demonic aura—vast and boundless like an abyss—instantly flooded every direction, filling the entire heaven and earth.

At this instant.

The four demon kings of Lishui Mansion and Fiery Light Cave felt their bodies freeze, their expressions changing in unison.

At the center of the battlefield.

Hearing that voice resound, Lu Wufei knew that the new ancestor backing the Great Desolate Mountains had arrived.

The other party had likely been here all along.

She had watched him subdue the third demon king, the black dog, slaughter the second demon king, the crow, and only stepped out when he was about to finish off the grand demon king Yuan Zhang.

Fascinating, when one thought about it.

Feeling the monstrous demonic aura filling the surrounding heaven and earth, sensing his own colossal form, and feeling the immense oppressive and restraining force weighing down upon his hands, Lu Wufei's expression shifted slightly. The strength of this new ancestor far exceeded his expectations of a divine-realm demon ancestor.

If he exerted himself, he could instantly break free and tear the Yuan Zhang in his grasp to pieces.

However, since this trip was for revenge, dealing with the demon ancestor was inevitable.

He had already prepared himself to meet this ancestor.

In any case, Yuan Zhang had to die.

There was no need to provoke the other party right now by choosing the most violent method possible.

Hearing what the other had to say could do no harm.

Regardless, Yuan Zhang was a dead man!

Sensing the remaining duration of his *Law of Heaven and Earth* transformation, Lu Wufei made no other sudden moves. Instead, he simply dangled the giant ape Yuan Zhang upside down, lifted his head, and gazed coldly toward the northern sky.

Looking toward the northern horizon.

Two figures—one tall, one short—appeared.

A tall figure in a white dress, accompanied by Hu Niangniang the rabbit demon in a pink robe with obedient and demure manners, was flying toward them at high speed.

Lu Wufei's expression remained calm and indifferent.

Simultaneously.

In the western sky.

Two figures also appeared, speeding toward the scene.

Gazing at the cold, elegant woman in a white dress with a tall figure and an aura as deep as an abyss, who had appeared before his sight alongside Hu Niangniang, Lu Wufei gave a slight nod. It was a gesture of respect toward a senior of the demon race and toward sheer strength, independent of anything else.

"Your name is Bailang..."

Standing before the massive, mountain-range-like head of the white giant wolf, Hu Yue addressed him directly, with her disciple Hu Niangniang standing behind her.

Lu Wufei's voice thundered: "It is I."

"Now that the Great Desolate Mountains have been reduced to this state, and two demon kings have fallen by your hands..."

Continuing, Hu Yue's voice was melodious yet bone-chillingly cold: "How about sparing Yuan Zhang's life?"

Lu Wufei shook his head: "It is not that this humble demon disrespects the ancestor, but Yuan Zhang here shares a deep, irreconcilable blood feud with me. I cannot let him go."

"What if I insist on sparing his life?"

Hearing Lu Wufei's refusal, Hu Yue's aura surged violently once more. Her expression grew even colder as she looked at him, as though her monstrous pressure would instantly engulf him should he dare utter another refusal.

Facing the threat of the fox demon ancestor, Lu Wufei remained unfazed and calm, showing no trace of fear as he replied evenly: "In that case, this humble demon can only be discourteous."

"No doubt the ancestor has heard: this humble demon studies under Wuzhuang Temple of Longevity Mountain, and the Great Immortal Zhenyuan is my honored master..."

Right at that moment.

The two demon kings from Fiery Light Cave arriving from the western sky happened to reach the scene.

Standing behind the demon ancestor Hu Yue just in time to hear Lu Wufei's words, one of the demons was instantly filled with shock, while the other maintained a calm composure.

Upon arrival, the two demons respectfully bowed to Ancestor Hu Yue and obediently stood to one side.

Ignoring the two Fiery Light Cave demons, Hu Yue kept her cold gaze fixed upon the giant wolf's head of Lu Wufei.

Lu Wufei continued unhurriedly: "This humble demon has long since boasted before my master and senior brothers that I would surely butcher Yuan Zhang, this arrogant old demon who dared harbor delusions toward the immortal arts of Wuzhuang Temple..."

"Should this humble demon fail to accomplish this, my senior brothers will personally descend..."

Having failed to intimidate the other party and instead finding herself threatened by this white wolf, Hu Yue was driven to a cold laugh. "As expected of one hailing from the blessed immortal land of Wuzhuang Temple and the lineage of Great Immortal Zhenyuan, your boldness is quite something, little wolf."

Fully aware that one must be firm when firmness was required and yielding when yielding was appropriate, Lu Wufei detected the softening tone behind the fox demon ancestor's words and immediately chimed in: "It is not that this humble demon disrespects the ancestor, but Yuan Zhang truly deserves death, leaving me no other choice..."

This response was firm beneath its polite exterior.

Hearing this, Hu Yue smiled. Her previously ice-cold visage instantly blossomed into a brilliant and mesmerizingly alluring expression as she chuckled softly: "The commands of an immortal sect are indeed difficult to defy. Very well, I shall take a step back—Yuan Zhang is yours."

"However—"

Hu Yue's tone shifted abruptly, her expression turning glacial once more as she stated: "You cannot remain in these Great Desolate Mountains. You must take Yuan Zhang and leave as far away as possible!"

Lu Wufei fell silent for a moment upon hearing this, then shook his head: "This humble demon originated from the Great Desolate Mountains. Having slain three demon kings to avenge my grievances, these Great Desolate Mountains naturally belong to me."

Hu Yue smiled once more, though this time it was a chilling sneer. Her aura remained unchanged, but with her expression returning to normal, she offered another condition: "Half!"

"I will give you half of these Great Desolate Mountains!"

"How about that...?"

Sensing the volcanic fury hidden beneath the seemingly calm eyes on the flower-like face of the vixen ancestor, and noting that the duration of his *Law of Heaven and Earth* was rapidly drawing to a close, Lu Wufei fell silent for a brief moment before responding: "Then I thank the ancestor."