Chapter 113: The Trial Land

The leading Great Demon cupped his hands and said, "Elder, we have a matter we do not understand, and we hope the Elder can clear up our confusion."

The Elder glanced at him irritably: "Speak."

"Those few Wangri Birds committed such a grave error; why did the Elder let them leave?"

The Great Demon asked cautiously, and the other few Great Demons also pricked up their ears.

The Elder's eyes flickered, and he spoke vaguely: "Ahem, well... when dealing with demons, leave a line of retreat so you can meet again in the future. Those little birds, I saw that their bone structure was unique and they are not creatures of the pond; perhaps they will achieve great things in the future, so... I let them off the hook."

He didn't even believe these words himself, let alone these shrewd Great Demons.

The Great Demon wanted to ask more, but was stopped by a Great Demon beside him, who shook his head at him, signaling him not to pursue the matter further.

The few Great Demons exchanged glances; although they were suspicious, since the Elder had already said so, they could not ask more and had to bow and withdraw.

Just after they left, a Great Demon ran in flustered: "Report! Elder, the Tiger Clan... the people from the Tiger Clan are here!"

"The Tiger Clan?"

The Elder's feathers stood on end, "What are they here for?"

"They... they say they want justice for the Spotted Tiger, saying... saying that those birds cannot be let go..."

The Great Demon said stutteringly.

"Want justice? Bullshit!"

The Golden-Eyed Eagle Elder said angrily, "Those birds flew away long ago, what are they making a scene for now! Send them away!"

"But... but the people from the Tiger Clan are shouting and making a scene outside, and they have already surrounded quite a few Demon Beasts; now... now the entire Demon Saint Mansion knows about it..."

The Great Demon's voice grew lower and lower, almost inaudible.

The Elder paced the hall irritably; what kind of mess is this!

He rubbed his throbbing temples; the matter had blown up, which was not good. "Let them in!" he said through gritted teeth.

Before long, Chiyan Hu walked in with a few burly tiger demons.

"Elder, I have a matter I do not understand, and I hope the Elder can clear up my confusion!"

Chiyan Hu questioned.

The Elder lifted his eyelids and glanced at him indifferently: "What is it you do not understand?"

"Those few Wangri Birds caused trouble in the Demon Saint Mansion; why did the Elder easily let them leave?"

Chiyan Hu got straight to the point, his tone tough, "They were so arrogant, not putting the Demon Saint Mansion in their eyes at all; letting them go just like that, isn't that condoning such bad habits, boosting others' morale and destroying one's own prestige?"

The Elder's expression turned cold, and a trace of displeasure flashed in his golden eyes: "I have my own sense of propriety in how I do things; there is no need for you to lecture me."

"The Elder speaks lightly."

Chiyan Hu did not back down, "Now our Tiger Clan's Spotted Tiger met with an incident on your Demon Saint Mansion's territory; you must give us an explanation!"

"Explanation? What kind of explanation do you want?"

The Elder's voice grew colder.

"Catch those birds back and execute them!"

Chiyan Hu's tone was firm, "Only in this way can we console the spirit of the Spotted Tiger in heaven, and only then can this matter be put to rest!"

Hearing this, the Elder suddenly laughed, which made people's hearts creep.

"Execute? That Spotted Tiger of your Tiger Clan violated the rules and ran into a Lingfu territory where it shouldn't have gone. Since an incident occurred, naturally you cannot blame our Demon Saint Mansion. It deserved to die!"

Chiyan Hu was stunned for a moment; he knew the Elder was right. They had indeed run over to cause trouble first, and they were in the wrong.

Now, he didn't know what to say instead. The atmosphere at the scene was somewhat awkward for a moment.

Just at this moment, a figure ran in flustered.

Kneeling on the ground: "Report! Elder, the Trial Land has begun to fight for territory! Many powerful beings have already gone, and the Demon Saint's intention is for our Demon Saint Mansion to quickly send people over too!"

Hearing this, the Elder's expression softened slightly, and he nodded: "Understood, I will arrange it immediately."

The Elder coughed lightly, and the hall immediately fell silent.

"Chiyan Hu, I will consider the matter you mentioned. But for now, there is a more important matter."

As he spoke, his golden eyes swept over everyone, "The Trial Land has opened, and the Demon Saint Mansion must send people to compete."

As soon as Chiyan Hu heard the four words "Trial Land," his eyes lit up.

That is a sacred land with hundreds of times more spiritual energy than the Demon Saint Mansion!

Countless Demon Beasts would break their heads trying to get in, but unfortunately, only these high-level goods from the Demon Saint Mansion are qualified to compete; other Demon Beasts can only watch longingly.

"Elder, for this Trial Land, I wonder who you plan to send?"

Chiyan Hu rubbed his hands, his tone filled with a trace of anticipation.

He calculated in his heart that if he could go, he would be set!

The Elder stroked his beard and said slowly: "This Trial Land is no small matter; we must send the elite of the elite."

By rights, only the Great Demons of the Demon Saint Mansion are qualified to go to the Trial Land.

Additionally, after the annual Arena competition of the Demon Saint Mansion ends, there will be a few winning powerful beings, and the Demon Saint Mansion will also consider giving them a chance.

Tomorrow is the last day of the Arena competition.

At that time, it will be just right to let the winners go with the Great Demons of the Demon Saint Mansion to the Trial Land to see if they can seize some territory for the Demon Saint Mansion.

"Elder, this Trial Land..."

Chiyan Hu rubbed his fan-sized hands, his face full of smiles, his bulky body slightly hunched, his posture humble, "I wonder if this little one has the honor..."

He paused, looking at the Elder longingly, waiting for his answer.

The Elder smiled contemptuously and stroked his beard, "Honor? You are also worthy of mentioning the word honor? If you want to go to the Trial Land, you have to see if you have the ability!"

"If you can win in tomorrow's final Arena competition, I will make an exception and let you go."

Upon hearing this, Chiyan Hu immediately became spirited; his original sycophancy vanished instantly, replaced by an arrogant, overbearing air.

He straightened his back and patted his chest, guaranteeing: "Elder, rest assured! I, Chiyan Hu, will definitely live up to expectations and fight to the very end!"

"Hmph, then let us wait and see."

The Elder let out a cold snort and ignored him further.

Chiyan Hu left the great hall triumphantly, accompanied by a few tiger demons.

As soon as he stepped out of the hall, he returned to his previous arrogant and domineering manner, roaring at the tiger demons behind him: "Listen up, all of you! For tomorrow's Arena competition, you had better give it your absolute all! Whoever dares to lose face for our Tiger Clan, I will skin them alive!"

"Yes! Boss!" the few tiger demons replied in unison, their voices deafening.

The next day, the site of the Demon Saint Mansion's Arena competition was packed with people, bustling with excitement.

All sorts of strange-looking Demon Beasts gathered together, discussing in hushed tones, the noisy clamor sounding like a pot of boiling oil that had exploded.

The spectator stands around the Arena were filled with bigwigs from various factions.

Some of them were chatting and laughing, some were resting with their eyes closed, and others were staring intently at the Arena, as if searching for something.