Chapter 1423: Butterfly King Diewumeng

"Black Tiger, how about we cooperate just once?" a voice suddenly rang out, and Black Tiger leapt up sharply, his face cold as he stared at the darkness behind him.

From the darkness, a graceful figure emerged; the Butterfly King stepped forward slowly, smiling broadly as she said, "No need to be nervous, Black Tiger. If I intended to strike you, I would have done so already. In all these years you haven't improved much; you're still as reckless as before."

"Diewumeng, when did you emerge from seclusion?" Black Tiger watched the woman before him warily. She is one of the four Demon Kings of the Mangshan Demon Palace, and the most mysterious of them; few have seen her, and even fewer have seen her act.

No one knows the extent of her divine abilities, nor how powerful she truly is; all that is known is that she is exceedingly mysterious, an ever‑existing Demon King who survived the purge of the Mangshan Demon Emperor.

Apart from the Mangshan Demon Emperor, the person Black Tiger fears most is the woman before him; she has spent most of her time in seclusion, rarely appearing before others. Even Black Tiger has only seen her a few times, and each encounter left him with a bad impression.

Now that this woman has emerged from seclusion, the Mangshan Demon Palace will surely become lively.

"Black Tiger, you don't need to stare at me so intently; I'm not that frightening," Diewumeng said, sitting on a chair and pouring tea for herself.

Her gentle movements gave no hint of danger; Diewumeng smiled broadly, glanced at Black Tiger, and slowly asked, "Black Tiger, are you interested in cooperating just once?"

"His Excellency the Demon Emperor is injured, likely severely. He will certainly be on guard against us. This is precisely the best moment to strike. If we don't act, the Mangshan Demon Emperor will surely act against us; he won't let us off easily."

"Before I arrived, I knew he had summoned that person Shan Mang up there, presumably to discuss how to deal with us."

"What!" Black Tiger shouted. Though he had long known the Mangshan Demon Emperor would not let them go, he hadn't expected the opponent to act so swiftly, striking first before they could move.

As befits the Mangshan Demon Emperor's style, he is always like this: when danger arises, he acts immediately, eliminating the threat in advance.

"Are you sure?" Black Tiger asked hesitantly.

Diewumeng lifted her slender finger, pointed at Black Tiger, and said, "Do you think I need to lie to you?"

Black Tiger fell silent; it was indeed the case—Diewumeng is extremely dangerous, and nothing she says can be false.

Moreover, this aligns perfectly with the Mangshan Demon Emperor's temperament; that being would certainly not let them go and would clean them out.

This time, he enlisted that old schemer Lao Yinbi, Shan Mang, and the two joined forces; their odds are grim.

Black Tiger's complexion darkened as he realized the danger, saying, "With just the two of us, it's hard to stand against them."

Diewumeng gave a faint smile: "Aren't you allied with Bai Xinlan? This time, you can ally with her, as well as Lan Tiansheng and the Bee King. That old immortal certainly doesn't want to die, so he naturally knows he'll ally with us."

"If we don't resist, we'll eventually be taken down one by one. As soon as any one of us dies, our alliance can't stand against the Demon Emperor's hunt."

Every one of us is indispensable.

Otherwise, we cannot stand against the Demon Emperor.

This time, the Mangshan Demon Emperor was clever, bringing in his comrade, the Snake King Shan Mang, who is no simple foe and is hard to deal with.

The Mangshan Demon Emperor and the Mangshan Snake King are essentially the same; their bloodlines and even their races are quite similar.

Naturally they would team up, and they become the threat.

"Alright, regarding Bai Xinlan, I'll go speak, and also Lan Tiansheng—he's been eager to cooperate with me." Black Tiger understood the seriousness and dared not hesitate.

This matter must be acted upon immediately, expedited at once.

Otherwise, if anyone falls, they will be in great danger.

"Alright, regarding the Bee King, I'll go ask; I trust he's a clever man."

Diewumeng rose, her figure vanishing before his eyes; Black Tiger watched her disappearance, his heart still trembling.

He muttered low, "The Butterfly King has grown stronger again; this woman is very dangerous, even more so than Bai Xinlan."

At this moment, the enemy is not Diewumeng, but the Demon Emperor.

On the other side of the Mangshan Demon Palace, Diewumeng found the Bee King.

The local Bee King squinted, staring at Diewumeng, and said, "Diewumeng, I didn't expect you to be the one to come find me first, tsk tsk."

"Do you wish to join forces with me against the Demon Emperor?"

The Bee King saw through her intention at a glance, and Diewumeng dropped the pretense, laying it out plainly: "Indeed, His Excellency the Demon Emperor is injured; he needs to eliminate certain people, and you and I are the greatest threats to him. Do you think he'll spare the two of us?"

The Bee King glanced at Diewumeng and said, "The one he fears is you, not me. I don't meddle in the Demon Palace's affairs; the Demon Emperor won't act against me."

"Butterfly King, you should return."

Diewumeng stared at the Bee King and coldly said, "Bee King, you aren't cooperating with the Demon Emperor, are you?"

The surrounding space shifted, as if they had entered another world.

The Bee King hurriedly explained, "No, Diewumeng, don't act yet. I haven't allied with the Demon Emperor; you've misunderstood."

Diewumeng did not cease, but continued to stare at him coldly.

The Bee King, anxious, said, "The Demon Emperor is injured, possibly at a fundamental level. This time the Heavenly Capital Dragon King has come to the Mangshan Mountain Range; Butterfly King, do you know why?"

Diewumeng asked, "Why?"

The Bee King smiled, "The Heavenly Capital Dragon King came to the Mangshan Mountain Range this time to find a person, to have him refine the Heavenly Capital Dragon King Pill. He likely already has it in his possession."

"Heavenly Capital Dragon King Pill? Eighth-grade Pill? The Dragon King's exclusive pill?" Diewumeng had naturally heard of its fame and knew its potency; an Eighth-grade Pill, sourced from within the Mangshan Mountain Range.

The Heavenly Capital Dragon King got the Dragon King Pill, then isn't that—

Diewumeng immediately understood something; no wonder the Mangshan Demon Emperor would act.

"So His Excellency the Demon Emperor wants to act at once, consolidate the Mangshan Demon Palace, and welcome the Heavenly Capital Dragon King?"

"Indeed," the Bee King nodded. "Once the Heavenly Capital Dragon King achieves his breakthrough, our Mangshan Demon Palace could be in great danger; Tian Du Men will not let us go easily. A great battle will be unavoidable."

"If we kill the Demon Emperor, then what? Who will stand against the Heavenly Capital Dragon King?"

"Butterfly King, why don't we find that person and have him help refine the pill, quickly boosting our cultivation so we can better handle the upcoming trouble."

Diewumeng heard this and began to contemplate.

"Where is that person?"

The Bee King smiled, "He's within the territory of the Luotian White Snake Clan, in a place called Longshe Shan."

"That person is hidden inside Longshe Shan."

He raised his hand, pointing toward a direction.