Chapter 1470

The Mangshan Snake King stammered.

He was mainly shocked, unable to believe what he saw before him, his gaze vacant.

At the moment he saw that head, and those unfamiliar eyes—not his own—and that the head was not under his control, as if the Mangshan Demon Emperor were staring at him; this head had regrown after he digested part of the Demon Emperor's body, yet he never imagined that this head was not his own skull, but the Demon Emperor's skull.

He clearly remembered this was his own skull, so why would it not obey his commands, nor his… control.

"You… you…"

"Impossible! This is impossible—how could you still be alive? I clearly remember killing you, scattering your soul and spirit; you cannot possibly still be alive."

"This is impossible!"

The Mangshan Snake King stared in disbelief at the dragon head before him, those icy eyes tinged with mockery, as if ridiculing his overreach and the absurdity of his actions; in the end, it worked to his advantage, allowing him to parasitize his own body.

He had expended so much effort, endured so much hardship, only to benefit that head before him in the end.

He could not accept it, could not admit it, and deep down wanted to deny all of this.

The head swayed a few times, then aimed at his eyes and revealed a smile.

The moment that smile appeared, the Mangshan Snake King knew it must be him—that head was not his own, nor his skull.

He was too familiar with that smile and gaze; aside from the Demon Emperor, no one had such eyes. At this moment he wanted to flee, retreat, leave this place, but found he could not go—his body would not obey his control, nor his commands.

He lost control of his body; from the moment that head appeared, everything was no longer his, but belonged to that skull before him.

At that instant, the Mangshan Snake King realized: all of this was his plan, something he had long calculated—from his own attack, then swallowing his body, digesting it, and even his own beheading—all were within his calculations.

If that were the case, all of this was too horrifying; he could not believe what he was seeing.

The Mangshan Snake King roared: "All of this, is it your scheme?"

"How could you have schemed to this extent? This is impossible."

Whether beheading or other matters, they were accidents, not necessarily destined to happen; then how could he… be reborn by borrowing a shell?

The Mangshan Snake King was unwilling; he wanted to seize control of his body, drive himself to control it, drive that person before him out of his body so he would no longer… appear before him, for he was the true Mangshan Demon Emperor, not this person—what did he fear?

Upon seeing him, the Mangshan Snake King finally realized his fear of him had penetrated to the marrow and depths of the soul.

The dragon head coldly opened its mouth and said: "Shanmang, you are still so naive."

"You think you can kill this Emperor with just your forces? Naive."

"This Emperor is not your kind of ants; a mere Dao Realm—do you truly think sneak attacks and poison can kill this Emperor? I will not let you kill me; you cannot possibly approach my side. You, Xu Kongwang, and the Mu Long clan's Wen Long are far too naive; all your actions lie beneath my eyes."

"You all want to kill this Emperor, so I will turn the tables—coincidentally, this Emperor's body has reached its limit, can no longer be sustained, and I must seize control of a new body; your body is the one I have cultivated for myself over these years—I have raised you up, helped you break through bloodline limits, given you so many resources, all for this day."

To replace it.

The Mangshan Snake King's body was what he had prepared for himself.

That body of his had already reached its limit; further recovery would be useless, better to find a new body with greater potential and a brighter future.

This body at present was devoured by him; he knew the Mangshan Snake King could not resist, out of biological instinct he would certainly consume his own flesh, thereby the Mangshan Snake King's body would undergo transformation, just as he had planned—Shanmang could not help eating his body, and though he had experienced some things, this was perfect: it split the Mangshan Snake King's heart, leaving him unable to command his own body.

This gave him the opportunity to control this body, to control everything of his.

Others were all his benefactors, having helped him greatly.

Including the Mu Long clan, they too were within his calculations; the Mangshan Demon Emperor had reckoned everything.

Their reactions were roughly as he had anticipated; he finally gained control of the Mangshan Snake King's body, feeling this vibrant form—its strength was slightly lacking, but not poor; after a brief period of seclusion, he could gradually recover, break through again into the Dao Realm, and enter the Tribulation Realm.

By then, he would still be the Mangshan Demon Emperor, still able to suppress the Mangshan Demon Palace.

He had little time left; he must devise such a plan, otherwise, once the Tian Du Dragon King completes his breakthrough, he will fall into a disadvantaged position.

"You…"

The Mangshan Snake King stared in disbelief at the Mangshan Demon Emperor; all of this was within his calculations.

I, in a daze, became his pawn and even helped him be reborn.

Then I am not…

…a great fool.

"You planned this from the start; you indeed…"

The Mangshan Demon Emperor sneered: "Only now do you awaken—too late. Those other demon kings are indeed clever; they likely guessed my plan, but alas they could not confirm it, let alone stop it."

"Because you will firmly believe that I… am already dead, and all of this is what they did to hinder your rise."

"Xu Kongwang is dead; the only one left who can stop this Emperor is Bai Xinlan."

"This woman—I admit I underestimated her; she has always watched me, keeping me from overreaching. Fortunately, the self-detonation of the Mu Long region's Elder gave me the opportunity to fully seize control of your body, while you remained unaware."

"Still feeling smug here—this body of yours, I will take."

He, is the victor.

This time's victor.

Having controlled all of this, he became the one who laughs last.

Upon hearing this, the Mangshan Demon King went completely mad; this overturned everything of his.

Those people who opposed him were not trying to stop him, but to test whether the Mangshan Demon Emperor was still alive—that is, from the start they did not believe he had died, and surely there were further moves.

And I, still thinking they were targeting me, the Mangshan Snake King could not help but wryly smile.

"As it turns out, I truly am a great fool, actually believing you were really dead."

"Your Excellency the Demon Emperor, I have lost, heart and mouth convinced."

"You truly live up to the title of Mangshan Demon Emperor, having suppressed the Mangshan Mountain Range for thousands of years; no one can overthrow you."

"I have failed, hahaha."

The final laugh was his self-mockery, excessive arrogance turning him into a joke.

A joke from beginning to end.