Chapter 73: One must look at the owner before beating the dog, and my owner is Zhang Cheng!

"Arrogant? How arrogant can a monster from the Japanese pirates be?" the Tiger Demon said, unconcerned.

The Wolf Demon immediately described how Mitaro didn't take him seriously, and also said the Rat Demon was using his influence to bully others.

Just as they were speaking, a mountain cat ran back and said, "Lord Mountain Monarch, that Kappa has already recruited several monsters. The mirror magic treasure in its hand is extremely powerful; I saw one monster get beaten back to its original form by that mirror directly."

"Oh?" The Tiger Demon became interested. "A mere Kappa has so many magic treasures on him; he's truly wealthy. Hmph, operating on my territory without saying hello—if I don't speak up, he'll take me for a sick cat!"

"Roar!"

The Tiger Demon stood up and let out a roar toward the sky. Soon, over a hundred monsters appeared in the empty cave.

The Tiger Demon said loudly, "Brothers, follow me to see this Japanese pirate Great Demon."

Mitaro was busy recruiting subordinates when, before long, he felt a large group of demonic aura gathering like clouds, flying over from afar, accompanied by the roars of various wild beasts.

The monsters who were originally queuing up changed color one after another and fled in all directions. The Rat Demon Hei Daqiang hurriedly said, "Oh no, Boss, it's the Mountain Monarch of this territory!"

Mitaro asked in confusion, "Mountain Monarch? What is that? A Great Demon in the mountains?"

Hei Daqiang immediately explained, "Boss, the Mountain Monarch is a tiger. This Tiger Demon has seven or eight hundred years of magic power; he is extremely formidable!"

Mitaro calculated secretly; he might not be a match for him, but he still had a magic treasure in his hand. Even if he couldn't kill the opponent, he could at least fight to a draw.

He waved his hand and said, "What is there to fear? A mere Tiger Demon is nothing to be afraid of."

The Dog Demon, Horse Demon, Sparrow Spirit, and other monsters that Mitaro had recruited also gained some confidence.

In the blink of an eye, the Tiger Demon arrived before Mitaro with his subordinates.

Mitaro immediately shouted and asked, "You Tiger Demon, what are you doing bringing so many monsters here?"

"Hmph!" The Tiger Demon gave a cold snort and said, "You monster of the Japanese pirates, what are you doing coming to my territory?"

Mitaro's face changed drastically, and he immediately shouted, "You are slandering me, you are slandering me! My ancestors were the River Earl of the Yellow River; I am only staying with the Japanese pirates temporarily, don't talk nonsense!"

The Tiger Demon asked in confusion, "Heh, every monster knows that you, this Kappa, only survived after kneeling and begging for mercy from the Daoist Zhang Cheng. Do you think we don't know?"

Mitaro only then realized and said, "Are you monsters here to wreck my business?"

The Tiger Demon said fearlessly, "And what if I am?"

Mitaro didn't waste words; he directly put on his golden armor, drew his Seven-Star Copper Sword, and swung it to hack over.

A streak of demonic aura swept across, and grass and trees flew about.

The Tiger Demon roared, swiped his tiger claws, and swiped the arc-shaped demonic aura away.

"How bold, a mere Kappa dares to raise a hand against me!"

Mitaro shouted, "You Tiger Demon, watch as I cut off your tiger penis to soak in wine!"

"Roar!"

The Tiger Demon was furious and immediately opened his mouth to blow out a breath of foul air; mountain rocks flew and rolled as it blew toward Mitaro.

Mitaro immediately used the Xie-Zhi Divine Light Mirror to shine it; golden light shot out, instantly enveloping this foul wind, and the vengeful ghosts hidden in the wind screamed sharply.

Mitaro immediately saw an opening and struck with his sword, killing the vengeful ghosts directly.

"Killed two vengeful ghosts, gained two hundred merit."

Zhang Cheng, who was cultivating, heard the system prompt and immediately stopped his cultivation.

He secretly thought that Mitaro had actually killed vengeful ghosts, and vengeful ghosts only appear when a tiger kills a person.

It seems Mitaro ran into a Tiger Demon.

Tigers value their territory very highly; it is normal for the two to have a conflict.

Since Mitaro didn't call for help, it meant the situation was still under control.

He closed his eyes again and continued to cultivate.

Seeing his vengeful ghosts slashed, the Tiger Demon immediately changed his form. Only to see a giant tiger with a shoulder height of three meters, a body length of over five meters, and a total length of seven or eight meters including its tail, appear in the woods.

One could see huge and sharp teeth the moment the giant tiger opened its mouth.

Mitaro was not afraid at all; he put away the Xie-Zhi Divine Light Mirror, stepped forward with his sword again, and slashed repeatedly.

The giant tiger was very agile, dodging and shifting very quickly; Mitaro's every move missed.

Mitaro immediately mocked, "Ha, is this all the skill you have? You looked so capable just now, why are you only hiding now?"

The Tiger Demon was furious and immediately swung two claws; one claw directly snapped a patch of trees, and the other claw repelled Mitaro.

The Tiger Demon roared, "I'm afraid that if I make a move, you won't even be able to withstand a single strike."

Mitaro immediately unleashed all his magic power, the power of the Seven-Star Copper Sword increased greatly, and a streak of golden light shot out, directly breaking through the Tiger Demon's demonic aura. Fortunately, the Tiger Demon dodged in time and was only left with a wound.

Mitaro mocked, "Nothing more than this."

"Roar!"

The Tiger Demon was furious and immediately stepped forward to grapple with Mitaro.

The two sides fought for a moment, and a large patch of the forest collapsed.

"Boom!"

The two monsters collided their demonic auras solidly once more, and the huge shockwave knocked both monsters back.

Mitaro sneered, "You Tiger Demon, what is the use of having such high magic power? You're still just fighting me to a draw.

If you leave now, I will be the bigger person and let it go. If you continue to fight, I will have to ask my master to make a move!"

Hearing this, the Tiger Demon's face changed; he pointed at Mitaro and cursed, "You despicable and shameless Kappa!"

Mitaro said haughtily, "Hahaha, so what? If you have the ability, you go be a lackey for my master too!

Eh, I'm different; I am the master's hawk and hound. You have to look at the owner before beating the dog—Tiger Demon, do you still dare to be presumptuous?"

The Tiger Demon was so angry his face turned red and then blue; even if he wanted to make a move, he had to weigh the Zhang Cheng behind the Kappa.

How could he not know how strong Zhang Cheng was? It's just that he didn't expect this Kappa to be so shameless! This was clearly a child who couldn't win a fight calling an adult to help.

But the problem was that this Kappa had thick skin.

The Tiger Demon immediately shouted, "Bah! I have never seen such a thick-skinned and shameless monster!"

He walked away while cursing and swearing.

That wolf demon also left in a disgruntled manner.

Mitaro held his head high and chest out, saying to the few lackeys behind him: "Did you see that? Eh, even a tiger demon with seven or eight hundred years of Dao cultivation doesn't dare to act presumptuously in front of me."

The rat demon Hei Daqiang was the best at trimming his sails to the wind; he hurriedly stepped forward to flatter him: "Boss is mighty! Boss is domineering!"

"Fellow villagers, hurry and join my boss's sect; from now on, you'll be eating imperial grain and won't be bullied by others!"

The demons watching the show in the distance were instantly tempted and immediately signed up enthusiastically.

Seeing over a hundred spirits and demons signing up, Mitaro immediately raised the requirements.

By nightfall, there was still one spot left to fill.

However, as night descended, many lonely spirits and wild ghosts appeared, and they also came to join in the excitement.

Among the crowd of ghosts were a few soldier spirits; upon hearing Mitaro's name, they were instantly overcome with rage and shouted: "Where is that Japanese pirate? I'll kill him!"

A demon kindly reminded them: "You mustn't, brothers, that demon's master is Daoist Zhang Cheng!"

(End of this chapter)