Chapter 17: The Death of Hu Dajun (Part 1)

  Lei Hao let out a long, crimson-colored mist and opened his eyes, only to be met with the dazzling sunlight that stimulated his eyes, causing him to feel dizzy.

  This epiphany almost exhausted Lei Hao's entire magical power and most of his physical energy, after cutting out that knife, Lei Hao didn't even have the strength to stand up, his body was empty and couldn't rotate his magic to recover his vitality. Fortunately, Xiao Hu Li and others were by his side, seeing Lei Hao's exhausted appearance, Xiao Hu Li let a brother catch a sturdy big bug, gave Lei Hao a drink of over ten kilograms of boiling tiger blood to supplement some blood energy, only then did he have the strength to meditate and recover his magic.

  "Head, how are you?" Seeing Leihao woke up, the brothers of Leihao who were guarding beside him all came over, one by one big heads squeezed into Leihao's line of sight, blocking out the dazzling sunlight.

  Lei Hao looked at the ferocious faces, and his heart was deeply moved. Although he had been in a state of meditation, his strong inner dan boundary spirit could clearly sense every move around him. He had been in a meditative state for over ten days, and his brothers had guarded him for over ten days as well. It was because of them that Lei Hao could put down his guard and recover his energy, and treat the hidden wounds in his body with peace of mind. The feeling of security made Lei Hao feel like he had returned to his home, a place that had appeared countless times in his mind over the past hundred years, a cozy but not spacious home filled with warmth.

  "I'm done. Thank you, my brothers." Lei Hao slowly swept his gaze over the faces in front of him, saying with a slight tremble.

  When Lei Hao said it was nothing, the brothers of Lei Wei all breathed a sigh of relief. These ten or so days had been a kind of torture for them too. The last time in the Snake Demon Cave battle, Lei Hao had only fainted for a few days, but this time Lei Hao had entered a meditative state for nearly half a month, and they didn't know how his injuries were either. Every day was spent anxiously on tenterhooks. Lei Hao was their mainstay, their leader, their big brother. His injuries affected the heart of every single one of the Lei Wei brothers.

  "Alright, brothers. Let's head back to the cave, we'll have a feast with good wine and meat." Lei Hao's eyes flickered, he had never been good at expressing his emotions, or rather, he wasn't used to it. He wouldn't bring up others' kindness to him again, instead, he would use actions to express his feelings. He deeply remembered the camaraderie of this group of brothers, each and every one of them were Lei Hao's family in this world, and he would do everything in his power to protect them.

  "Good... let's go!" The brothers cheered again, they didn't care about drinking and eating meat, they were all happy for Lei Hao's recovery in their hearts.

  With one swift and nimble movement, they soon arrived at the school grounds in front of the Water Cavern.

  Lei Hao was still chatting and laughing with his brothers, when he inadvertently caught sight of the flags on the platform, his smiling face suddenly turned gloomy.

  What did he see? He saw his own purple 'thunder' flag disappear. What does that mean?

  The four great overlords of the Water Cavern have their flags planted on the highest point of the stage, with the flag of the Demon King of the Mortal World and the command flags of the four great overlords. These command flags represent not only their status in the Water Cavern but also serve as proof of their power. Over the past hundred years, he has accumulated over 2,000 elite demon soldiers, making his power and strength among the four great overlords of the Water Cavern the strongest. His command flag is second only to that of the Demon King of the Mortal World. The command flags are only taken down when one of the great overlords dies in battle. Years ago, Lei Hao replaced the command flag of the Wolf Overlord with his own purple 'Lei' character flag.

  Now Lei Hao is standing on the school field, but his command flag has disappeared, indicating that during this period when he was not in Shui Xue Dong, the 2,000 elite demon soldiers he had accumulated over a hundred years were stolen.

  Lei Hao's heart was filled with indignation, but seeing his brothers smiling and preparing for a big meal, he couldn't bear to spoil the mood. After some thought, he forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart and raised his hand to beckon Lei Da Niu, who hurried over two steps to stand beside him.

  "Big Bull, my command flag is gone, I think it's probably that mangy tiger playing tricks on me. You go to where the mangy tiger is and take a look, bring back my command flag for me. I'll first lead the brothers to my stone chamber." Lei Hao pointed at the commanding platform and said to Lei Da Niu, in his heart thinking that as long as he, Lei Hao, and Lei Wei's brothers returned to the Water Cavern Cave, even if the mangy tiger had any ideas it would obediently return his command flag.

  Lei Daniu's eyes also ignited with fierce anger, and Lei Hao's face was slapped in the face. "Alright, head," he replied in a hard voice, turning around and rushing into the Water Cavern.

  Lei Dabull entered the Water Cavern, Lei Hao put this matter in his heart and started chatting with his brothers again. In his heart, what was most important about the Water Cavern was not his position as the Great General, nor the two thousand demon soldiers under him, but these fifty brothers who shared life and death together.

  Into the cave, the little monsters along the way respectfully bowed to Leihao and asked for his well-being. Leihao waved his hand and led his brothers directly to his stone chamber. It was still the same stone chamber that Bao gave him 20 years ago. Originally, as a great leader, he had the qualifications to enter the inner cave and live in a large house, but Leihao couldn't bear to part with his Leiwei brothers, so he didn't go in and instead stayed here. He used his powerful magic to expand this narrow stone chamber, which only had one long stone bed, into a basketball court-sized stone chamber. After being decorated by the clever hands of the little fox, it also looked very cozy.

  "Langya, go to the kitchen and get some meat dishes. Today, I, Da Tongling, will cook a meal for you all, let you see what is called delicious food, after eating my cooking, you can't eat Langya's canned goods anymore." Lei Hao said with a serious face, but couldn't help laughing at the end.

  Lei Hou Ya (Pig Demon) listened to Lei Hao's words and didn't get angry, instead he wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth. This guy couldn't help but drool when he heard Lei Hao say that he would personally cook.

  Lei Hao looked at the incessantly drooling Xiang Ya and couldn't help but kick him, "Damn it, you always do this..." The brothers all burst out laughing.

  Xiang Ya finally stopped his fantasies about good food and turned to walk towards the stone room door. Who knew that before he could even take a step out, he bumped into a small monster. Xiang Ya was a pig demon in the Inner Dan realm, so his thick skin wasn't hurt at all, but the little monster who had bumped into him directly retreated ten or more steps back.

  "What's wrong?" The wolf-like creature with a cracked open mouth asked, its long fangs shining like two daggers.

  The little demon who came was a small leader under Leihao's command. He recognized Lie Hu Ya, "Report to Lord Lie Hu Ya, something bad has happened! I was just standing guard at the entrance of the inner cave and saw that Lord Lei Da Niu was thrown into the inner cave by Hu Qi and Hu Ba, covered in blood. I didn't dare go in, so I rushed over to report to Lord Lei." The little leader said urgently.

  Inside the stone room, Lei Hao had not paid attention to this little leader earlier. There were thousands of small monsters in the Water Cavern, and he knew so many of them. It was just that this little leader's voice was not small, it reached Lei Hao's ears, and when he heard him say "Big Cow is covered in blood", Lei Hao suddenly became furious, by the time the little leader finished speaking, Lei Hao's eyes had already turned blood red.

  "Get out, you hairy tiger! Dare to move my brother Lei Hao? You're tired of living?" Lei Hao's eyes turned red with rage as he slammed his hand on the stone table.

  After drinking, Zhang Shou took the big knife from Lei Dahu's hand without saying a word and rushed into the inner cave at high speed. The brothers also followed closely with red eyes. A group of monsters suddenly stirred up a whirlwind in the water cave.

  "Striped tiger, get out of my way." Before he even arrived, Lei Hao's voice had already reached the room of Hu Dà Tǒnglǐng.

  "Hmm? You're still so arrogant despite being injured, Raiko? Do you think I, Taisho, can't kill you?" The tiger Taisho, who was eating human flesh with a pleased expression, slammed the table and stood up.

  Lei Hao rushed into the inner cave and saw Lei Da Niu lying on the ground, unconscious and unknown whether he was dead or alive. His blood-red eyes almost spewed out flames. He slowly approached and lifted up Lei Da Niu, who still had breath in him and was still alive - this was Lei Hao's first thought. Knowing that Da Niu had no life-threatening injuries, Lei Hao slightly put his mind at ease, then channeled his internal energy into Da Niu's body to circulate once, and understood his current situation. His entire body had multiple fractures and muscle tears, even his inner elixir was dull and without light.

  Lei Hao once again input a spell into Lei Da Niu's body, then carefully handed him over to the small fox behind him. "Take good care of him, all brothers in the inner elixir realm, circulate your magic to heal Da Niu." Lei Hao said expressionlessly to the crowd of murderous brothers.

  He finished speaking and his right hand tightly grasped the large knife, staring at the door of Hu Dazong's room.

  Hu Dà Tǒng Lǐng slowly appeared at the door, his sturdy body and ferocious face just like the Hu Dà Tǒng Lǐng who wielded the Lei Hao whip back then. However, Lei Hao was no longer the weak little demon he once was.

  "Who gave you the right to be so arrogant in front of us, Great Leader Lei?" The Great Leader Hu slowly and calmly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with a small piece of silk.

  Lei Hao's expression didn't change, but his voice was calm yet contained infinite anger: "Considering you've fought for our Water Cavern for many years, I'll let you live if you cripple your own abilities and cut off both arms." Lei Hao thought to himself that he would die, having endured the humiliation of being whipped by the Demon King all these years without retaliating. Now, the Demon King dared to hurt his brother, "He must die, no matter the cost." Lei Hao said to himself, but he still had to give the Demon King some face, so he proposed a condition that the Tiger Great General would never agree to.

  The Tiger Great Leader, still pretending to wipe the blood from his mouth, became enraged upon hearing Lei Hao's words. "What are you? You want me to let you live? Even if you were to disable your own powers and cut off both arms, I would still let you live." The Tiger Great Leader threw away the silk in his hand and opened wide his jagged teeth, revealing a mouth full of flesh and blood, as he spoke to Lei Hao.

  Looking at the tiger's leader, Lei Hao smiled. He wasn't angry at all about what the tiger's leader said. In his eyes, this striped tiger would soon die, bringing shame and hurting his brother. Yes, he would definitely die. Now no one could save him, not even the Demon King of the Mortal World.

  "Lei Hao, the Water Cave's Grand Leader, is now issuing a life-and-death duel invitation to Hu Da Tong Leng!" Lei Hao's voice echoed throughout the entire Water Cave, growing louder and louder. As the last word fell, two powerful knife auras flashed by, and Hu Qi and Hu Ba, the two demons standing beside Hu Da Tong Leng, suddenly exploded into a cloud of blood mist. Lei Hao remembered these two demons; they were the ones who had whipped him with a lash back then, and it was also them who had thrown away his brother. So, he decided to kill them first to collect some interest.

  Hu Da Tongling looked at Lei Hao with a mixture of shock and anger. He was angry that Lei Hao had dared to challenge him to a life-or-death battle and even more so that he had killed Hu Qi and Hu Ba. What shocked him, however, was how Lei Hao had managed to kill Hu Qi and Hu Ba, as the method used filled him with great fear.

  For over a hundred years, Lei Hao had been leading his demonic army in external conquests, and he had been at ease for over a hundred years. For decades, he was suppressed by Lei Hao's overwhelming power and couldn't catch his breath. Without the support of his demonic army, as the so-called leader of the Water Cavern, Lei Hao's actual strength had increased, and another two leaders who didn't rely on him had long since turned against him. His days were not going well.

  Last month, Lei Hao and his entourage disappeared into the Water Cavern, and the Tiger Great Leader, who had been eyeing Lei Hao's elite demonic army for a long time, carefully inquired about Lei Hao's whereabouts from the Mixed World Demon King. He learned that Lei Hao was severely injured while practicing his skills and also sensed the Demon King's dissatisfaction with Lei Hao. Therefore, he believed his opportunity had arrived. As long as he seized control of Lei Hao's 2,000-strong demonic army and gained the support of the Demon King, he thought Lei Hao wouldn't dare to do anything.

  However, just as Tiger Great Leader was enjoying his newfound power, he was suddenly visited by Lei Da Niu. Enraged, Lei Da Niu demanded that Tiger Great Leader hand over Lei Hao's "Lei" command flag. Naturally, Tiger Great Leader refused, but unexpectedly, the stubborn Lei Da Niu dared to shout at him, threatening to destroy his command flag if it wasn't handed over. This made the pampered and arrogant Tiger Great Leader furious, and in a fit of rage, he severely injured Lei Da Niu.

  As someone who had entered the Inner Dan realm hundreds of years ago and was already in the later stages of his cultivation, Tiger Great Leader was clearly not someone that the early-stage Inner Dan realm cultivator Lei Da Niu could withstand. As a result, Lei Da Niu suffered severe injuries, but this also brought about an even more powerful and crazed Lei Hao. Tiger Great Leader's heart was filled with regret.

  Hu Da Tongling, filled with regret in his heart, couldn't refuse, although Le Hao had dominated the cave's momentum for years. In name, Hu Da Tongling was still the Water Cavern's leader, and a challenge from below was not to be refused among the demon tribe; refusing would mean giving up one's magical powers, which was no different from death.

  Looking at Lei Hao's cold face, Hu Daitong hesitated and didn't speak, he was waiting, waiting for the Demon King of the Mortal World.

  The Demon King of the Mixed World has appeared. As the Demon King of the Water Cavern, he cannot help but show his face amidst such a big commotion. The green-faced and fang-toothed Demon King's expression was extremely unsightly. He stared fixedly at Lei Hao, releasing his Demon King-level pressure, but this pressure had no effect on Lei Hao, who was at the peak of the Inner Dan realm.

  Half a beat later, the Mixed World Demon King spoke up: "Agreed."

  Hu Dajun looked at Lei Hao with a cruel smile on his face, his complexion pale and bloodless.