Chapter 1446: Xukong Wang Fights to the Death, Mu Long Arrives

The void's aura disrupts Mangshan.

Xukong Wang howls toward the sky; he knows his doom is unavoidable, but before dying he still wants to throw Mangshan Demon Palace into chaos.

After his death, who cares about the flood raging.

"Xukong Wang, are you mad?" the Mangshan Demon Emperor roared, "Do you even know what you're doing? Are you trying to destroy Mangshan Demon Palace?"

"So what? This Dharma Protector is about to die; who cares about that? Your death or not, what does it have to do with this Dharma Protector?"

He cannot survive, and the others must also die like him.

At least he can drag a batch of people as burial offerings; that makes it worthwhile.

The Mangshan Demon Emperor struck outright, erasing Xukong Wang with thunderous force; Xukong Wang opened his mouth, offered no resistance, and welcomed death.

The Mangshan Snake King immediately spoke, "Your Majesty the Demon Emperor, don't be fooled; this person is acting deliberately."

"His body is flawed; he intends to use your power to contaminate Mangshan Demon Palace. Your Majesty the Demon Emperor, do not act rashly."

He saw through Xukong Wang's scheme and knew what this person intended; he must not let him succeed.

The Mangshan Demon Emperor withdrew his hand, his expression darkened, his gaze fixed on Xukong Wang, gritting his teeth as he said, "Xukong Wang, conceal all your divine abilities."

He glanced at the people near Mangshan Demon Palace; they were his men, and he could not let them be burial offerings.

If Xukong Wang dies, his void aura will contaminate everyone; among those present only a few could survive. Should he do that, he and Mangshan would become the target of all arrows.

The Demon Kings watching this place would act swiftly, but the loss outweighs the gain; sacrificing everyone for a single Xukong Wang and getting themselves injured is not worth it.

Yet he cannot swallow that resentment and does not want Xukong Wang to leave alive; otherwise his face would be disgraced.

Refusing to let him go, this mad person will meet death head‑on, and before dying will go mad once more.

This is Xukong Wang: either he dies and others are his burial offerings, or he lives on.

"I, the Emperor, promise not to kill you and will let you go," the Mangshan Demon Emperor compromised and ceased his attack.

The Mangshan Snake King, hearing this, exhaled in relief; he truly feared the Demon Emperor's impulsiveness could ruin the entire Mangshan Demon Palace.

That is his Mangshan Demon Palace; the Demon Emperor will soon step down, and he does not wish to inherit a ruined Mangshan Demon Palace. He must retain most of his strength, otherwise he does not know how to face human forces.

He also does not know how to counter those Demon Kings; those Demon Kings are not ordinary, they are powerful and one or two are masters of scheming. If he lacks enough strength to suppress them, they will certainly backstab him. Such incidents have occurred countless times, and between them there is a temporary cooperative relationship.

Both sides want to kill the other, yet they cannot strike directly.

Humans are the greatest threat; whatever happens between them, they can endure.

"And you? Mangshan." Xukong Wang does not trust the Mangshan Demon Emperor.

The Mangshan Snake King is a clever man; he knows what can be done, what cannot, and what he himself needs.

Between them there is no mortal enmity; there is no need for this.

"Xukong Wang, you have won," the Mangshan Snake King waved his hand, knowing that the person before him had won.

His scheming deepened, and the Mangshan Snake King decided to let him go.

Xukong Wang smiled; the two have different thoughts. If the Mangshan Demon Emperor were alone here, Xukong Wang would not dare to come nor act so brazenly.

All of this is within his calculations.

Xukong Wang does not dare to relax, staying alert to the two of them, and slowly departs.

Inside Mangshan Demon Palace, silence fell; the Mangshan Demon Emperor squinted, several times wanting to act, but finally restrained himself.

"Mangshan, why let him go?"

"Your Majesty the Demon Emperor, killing Xukong Wang is easy; the problem is how to deal with the aftermath. Sacrificing the entire Mangshan Demon Palace for a single Xukong Wang is not worth it," the Mangshan Snake King analyzed.

"This person is already wounded; he won't be able to bounce for long; he will die sooner or later."

"We are not in a hurry; later someone will naturally help us deal with him."

"Lan Tiansheng has already set his sights on him; this time he deliberately intercepted Xukong Wang, just to use us to kill him."

All of this is Lan Tiansheng's scheme; even they were calculated.

The Mangshan Demon Emperor understood this, and his face turned dreadfully grim.

"Lan Tiansheng, how dare he scheme against me, the Emperor? This is absurd."

"I, the Emperor, do not act against him, yet he schemes against me; does he think I cannot find him?"

The Mangshan Snake King immediately said, "Your Majesty the Demon Emperor, do not act rashly; Lan Tiansheng poses little threat. We must beware of Bai Xinlan and their group; those people are the most dangerous."

"Also, we must keep an eye on Xukong Wang, preventing him from allying with Bai Xinlan's group."

The Mangshan Demon Emperor waved his hand, "Leave these matters to you; I have no mind to attend to them."

Scheming back and forth is meaningless; absolute strength crushing is more interesting.

The Mangshan Demon Emperor intends to close off for cultivation, to heal his injuries, preparing to welcome the Celestial Capital Dragon King's emergence.

All affairs of Mangshan Demon Palace are handed to the Mangshan Snake King; the Mangshan Snake King is naturally pleased, for this way he can gradually seize control of Mangshan Demon Palace, turning the entire palace into his own, and step by step replace the Mangshan Demon Emperor's position.

Eventually, when that day arrives, the Mangshan Demon Emperor will have no purpose; that day will be the Mangshan Demon Emperor's death day.

Two days later.

In the deep space of Mangshan Demon Palace, the Mangshan Snake King reached toward the two before him, "Gentlemen, you dare appear before me; are you not afraid I will kill you?"

Mu Long Wenlong laughed heartily, "Your Majesty Mangshan, we have come to seek cooperation, not vengeance, nor to kill."

"We share a common enemy; Mangshan Demon Palace wishes to expand and must fight humans, and our Mu Long clan has set its sights on human territories. I can promise that when we seize those human lands, half will belong to you."

Mu Long Hai remained silent, standing behind Mu Long Wenlong, listening to his words, his brows raised, yet he did not interject.

"Oh?" the Mangshan Snake King squinted; he did not trust the man's words nor the Mu Long family behind him, but perhaps could use them.

The Mu Long clan is powerful and can entangle human Faction, preventing them from governing Mangshan Demon Palace.

When he fully controls Mangshan Demon Palace, he will then strike at human territories; then no one can stop him.

"Is this the Mu Long clan's intention?"

Mu Long Wenlong knew the fish had taken the bait and immediately replied, "Indeed, my words are the Mu clan's words; you need not worry."

"If so, perhaps we can cooperate once," the Mangshan Snake King extended his hand.

Mu Long heard Wen Long follow and stretched out his hand, saying: "Then, wishing us a pleasant cooperation."