Chapter 1242: with translation of chapter title

The two Demon God Kings found it stranger and stranger the longer they fought—how many days has it been? The Demon Emperor's side still isn't finished?

Could it be they've gone on a killing rampage? Do they have to slaughter everyone on that battlefield before they come over?

The two Demon God Kings were full of doubts, but at this moment Bóxún certainly didn't have such a thought.

Damn the killing spree—he's really getting the short end of it now.

Being chased and beaten by Dongfang Hong, if it weren't for his thick hide and profound cultivation, he'd probably have already gone to meet the demon forefathers.

On the contrary, Dongfang Hong has gone on a killing rampage—abusing the Demon Emperor is this enjoyable.

He's thrilled inside, but this just makes Bóxún suffer.

The fighting in Haotu Shijie is completely different from the plan; the situation's development has totally gone beyond control.

The appearance of Dongfang Hong caught Bóxún off guard; right now, let alone a great victory, he can barely protect himself.

But Yi Qi, who is in the Demon Realm, and the other Demon Emperors don't know.

Yi Qi has already returned to his own hall, eagerly awaiting Bóxún's good news.

At this moment he is happily drinking the demon race's fine wine, fantasizing about the reward he'll receive when Bóxún returns victorious.

"The Demon Emperor said he'd give me a batch of demon stronglings; I think we don't need too many demon gods—ten will be enough."

"As for the lesser demon stronglings, a few hundred thousand will do."

"And there are other rewards.................."

Yi Qi couldn't help but let out a strange, gleeful laugh—he, Yi Qi, is about to rise up.

Since the first invasion of Haotu Shijie ended in defeat, Yi Qi felt his demon life had plunged into a low point.

Not only did his forces suffer heavy losses, but he also fell out of favor with Bóxún.

This reconnaissance mission, ordered by command, exhausted even the last remnants of his strength.

But how does that saying go? "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—don't bully the poor youth."

I, Yi Qi, may lose power temporarily, but I can't stay powerless forever; someday I will rise again.

And now, he, Yi Qi, has already risen.

Just wait for this battle to end, and he, Yi Qi, will be able to return to his former peak; more importantly, he has gained the Demon Emperor's favor.

With the Demon Emperor's favor, won't his future days just take off?

By then, all the good resources will surely come to him first; as for the other Demon God Kings, they'll just have to step aside.

In that light, Yi Qi has not the slightest regret about his earlier decision.

Even if he has exhausted his last reserves, compared to gaining the Demon Emperor's favor, it's hardly anything.

This small price is still something he, Yi Qi, can bear.

Perhaps from now on, he, Yi Qi, will become the Demon Emperor's confidant.

Among the demons, authority is basically held by a few Demon Emperors.

And those few Demon Emperors are independent of each other, equal in status, so the distribution of resources, etc., is whatever the Demon Emperors say.

As a subordinate of Bóxún, if he could truly become Bóxún's confidant, then needless to say, any good things would definitely be picked first by him, Yi Qi.

The other Demon God Kings can only wait until he has finished picking, then choose what he doesn't want.

So, although there are over a hundred Demon God Kings among the demons, their strengths differ enormously.

Some top-tier Demon God Kings command forces that could match the combined strength of more than ten ordinary Demon God Kings.

This is the difference in weight in the Demon Emperor's heart: if you are a favored one before the Demon Emperor, you get more resources, and more demon warriors are assigned to you.

With resources, one's own strength rises quickly; with strong subordinates, one's forces develop rapidly.

This has been the demons' rule for many years of development, and no one has broken it.

And now, he, Yi Qi, fantasizes that he will one day be a favored one before Bóxún, destined to soar.

But Yi Qi doesn't know that Bóxún currently wishes nothing more than to kill him.

In his imagination, Bóxún should already be on a rampage, unstoppable in Haotu Shijie.

But in reality, Bóxún at this moment is being beaten so badly he's running away with his head in his hands, having nothing to do with a rampage.

He's full of anger, and all of this is caused by him, Yi Qi.

It's because his intelligence was wrong, which caused Bóxún to suffer such a great loss.

After all, Haotu Shijie has an Emperor Sovereign Realm expert holding the fort.

It's a pity that Yi Qi knows nothing of this, still fantasizing about the day he'll soar to great heights.

While Yi Qi is over there fantasizing and waiting for the battle's outcome, the other three Demon Emperors likewise occasionally keep an eye on the situation in Haotu Shijie.

Of course, they have no intention of helping; they're just thinking about whether they can get some benefit out of it.

At this moment, the three Demon Emperors' thoughts are remarkably unanimous.

"This Bóxún has found a soft persimmon; this battle should pose no problem."

"After the war, find an excuse and make him spit out part of his gains."

"But will Bóxún be willing?"

"If he isn't willing? That's not up to him—he is a demon emperor of the demon race, expanding territory for our demon kind; if victorious, shouldn't the spoils be shared with the other demons?"

"Haotu Shijie is vast; Bóxún alone can't grasp it all, so we should help him share the burden."

"That's what the Demon Emperor said."

"Haha, let's see when this battle will end; then I, the emperor, will personally go find him."

The three Demon Emperors' thoughts are identical; they all want to ruthlessly extort a sum from Bóxún.

As for the outcome, the three Demon Emperors have no doubt—can a barren land possibly withstand their demon emperor?

Although Bóxún is somewhat weaker, after all he is still a demon emperor of the demon race.

Taking over a Haotu Shijie that no one has even heard of is completely no problem.

If it were any other demon emperor, they probably wouldn't think that way; after all, their strengths are roughly equal, and they wouldn't humble themselves before you—there's no way they'd agree.

But Boshi is different—he just entered the Demon Emperor realm and has only just taken the throne.

The main thing is, his foundation is unstable, and he's also very patient.

He even came to the door voluntarily before, and even after being humiliated, he endured without exploding.

If not you, who else would I target? Moreover, although Haotu Shijie is a barren land, it is nevertheless a complete world.

Gathering the resources of an entire world, that's nothing but a piece of fat meat no matter how you look at it.

With such a huge piece of fat meat, how could they possibly miss it?

Boshi's appetite can't swallow all that, so they naturally have to help him share some of the burden.

This is also because Boshi doesn't know what these three demon emperors are thinking right now; otherwise he would probably have started cursing them outright.

Damn, all they ever think about is nice things.

I'm about to be smashed to pieces in here, and you still want to rob me? I'll give you the harvest from my hammer, but you—hurry up and come save me, damn it!

The harvest I imagined is probably gone, and it's even uncertain whether Boshi can save his life.

But these three demon emperors don't know that; right now they're still thinking about how to talk to Boshi later.

Just like Yi Qi, all they have in mind are nice things.

It feels great to reap rewards without putting in any effort, just waiting on the sidelines to pick the fruit.

All three demon emperors think that way.