Chapter 23: The Purple Bat King

  "Wooo... wooo..." The mournful sound of the horn pierced through the peaceful morning of Huaguo Mountain, startling the birds that were still sleeping on the mountain.

  Lei Hao stood on the campus in front of the Water Curtain Cave, emitting a woody fragrance, proudly looking at the countless low-ranking demons who were gathering with neat footsteps.

  "Report to General Lei, the Thunder Army has assembled." A ferocious tiger demon with a thunderous voice reported to Lei Hao. After finishing, he looked crazily at the Point General Platform where Lei Hao was wearing a cyan-colored majestic robe, his whole body emitting a sharp and fierce aura like a knife.

  These two thousand demon troops were the accumulation of Lei Hao's hundred years in the Water Cavern, personally trained by him and his brothers. With these two thousand little demons, he swept through the demon territory of Ao Lai Country, invincible wherever they went. Today, he would take them to complete a long-awaited major event, something that had never happened before in the Ao Lai Country's demon world.

  "Brothers, those sons of bats in the Bat Cave ate leopards but dared to come to our territory and plunder humans. This is a slap in the face! What should we do when someone slaps us in the face?" Lei Hao said with a tone that was somewhat out of breath, which ruined his majestic demeanor.

  "The toothpick holder, take it." Two thousand demon soldiers replied in unison with a flowing tone.

  "Damn it, can't you guys stop copying my lines every time?" Lei Hao raised his hand to touch the bull's horn and laughed loudly. The little fox standing beside him in the Lei Wei squad couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. This guy had been the great leader for a hundred years, yet he was becoming more and more unorthodox, making every serious expedition look like a chaotic mob rushing out to grab territory.

  "But I like..." Little Fox said with a gentle gaze at Lei Hao's low muttering.

  "You bunch of good-for-nothings! If I come back and you're not thoroughly trained, I'll make sure to give you a good scolding!" Lei Hao bellowed furiously.

  In the demon army, a quick-witted wolf demon immediately shouted loudly: "Lei Boss, rest assured, we won't lose face for you even if we die on the battlefield." The demon army under Lei Hao's command privately called the unpretentious Lei Hao "Lei Boss", and Lei Hao didn't mind but was very pleased with this title, which sounded more intimate to him than any great leader.

  "Hey, that cowardly soul, come out and show yourself! Have you all forgotten what I told you before? If you can't win, then run. If you really die at the hands of those bastards, don't say you're my brother." Lei Hao scolded angrily. He had been fighting shoulder to shoulder with his demonic soldiers for over a hundred years and had developed deep feelings for them. Usually, when he spoke to these hot-headed demonic soldiers, what he said most was not about being brave in battle, but rather the opposite - if you can't win, then run, and how to bully the weak with numbers.

  "Everyone, cheer up and fight with all your might! After we win, we'll return and have a three-day drinking spree. Last time, you bunch of weaklings didn't even get me drunk, this time I'm still waiting for you to come and try again. We must all return, and I will take you all together to shake the Three Realms." Lei Hao roared, his voice growing louder and louder, with the last sentence using his magical powers, his tone unspeakably solemn.

  Two thousand demon troops, who were in a state of turmoil, quieted down under Lei Hao's thunderous roar. The only sound that could be heard on the training grounds was the echo of Lei Hao's voice amidst the mountains. A few seconds later, a loud and clear voice resounded across the training grounds, "Famous throughout the three realms, famous throughout the three realms..." A violent and brutal aura also rose from among the demon troops, this astonishing aura stirred up the area within a hundred miles of Mount Huaguo, countless wild beasts that had not yet awakened to their spiritual nature cowered on the ground, too afraid to lift their heads. The several demon caves within a hundred miles were also in an uproar, with chickens flying and dogs jumping about.

  Lei Wei's brothers also followed the Lei Zuo demon army in unison, roaring with anger. A small team of fifty people was surrounded by a fierce storm of law and magic, their hearts were filled with fanatical emotions at this time, this is their honor, their pride.

  Lei Hao is the soul of Lei Wei and Lei Zijun. Only he can stir up their unyielding will to fight with just a few words.

  After a moment, Lei Hao finally calmed down his emotions. He pressed his two large hands together, and the voices in the school grounds gradually subsided. Lei Hao looked around and swung his large hand, "Yinshi Mountain, Bat Cave, let's go!" After that, he led the brothers of Lei Wei to walk down from the commanding platform in big strides.

  Two thousand demon troops followed closely behind Lei Hao in an orderly manner, rushing quickly towards the north of Huaguo Mountain.

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  Under the dark stone mountain, Lei Hao turned his head and beckoned to Lei Da Hu. "Da Hu, take a few brothers to sneak up and quietly kill all the small demons patrolling around Bat Cave. We can't let them discover us." Lei Hao said in a low voice to Lei Da Hu.

  "Alright, I'll take care of this." Lei Dahai didn't ask why and turned to summon several of his brothers from the Thunder Guard before quickly leaving the main force and climbing up Yinstone Mountain.

  Lei Hao wasn't worried about him, Lei Dahu had broken through to the inner elixir realm decades ago, and his strength was even stronger than Lei Daniu's, let alone sneaking up on a few mountain demons.

  The two thousand demon soldiers of the Lei Ziyao army all lowered their flags and ceased drumming, quietly waiting for Lei Hao's command.

  At this time, Lei Hao's heart couldn't help but have a few parts of worry. This was the first time in his life that he would be fighting against the Demon King. Even though he had been influenced by the Fire Devil's possession before, now that he was at the Yin Stone Mountain, he also had a few parts of uncertainty in his heart.

  He thought quietly for a moment, and found that even if there was something wrong, he had to hit the Bat Cave. To break through to the Demon King level, he needed the Demon King's method, and now the Purple Bat King was obviously a good choice. A seriously injured Demon King wasn't something you could encounter at any time.

  "It's really true that when you're in the world of rivers and lakes, your body is no longer under your control..." Lei Hao said with a look of melancholy.

  After a moment, a bloody smell wafted into Leihao's nose, interrupting his melancholy. He looked far and wide, and several familiar figures appeared in his line of sight. His heart skipped a beat - Lei Dahu had returned.

  "Head, I'm back. The few groups of mountain-patrolling little demons on this mountain have all been killed by me." Lei Dahu said lightly, as if he hadn't gone to kill a few groups of little demons but had just taken a look at the scenery.

  "Good job." Lei Hao patted Lei Dahu's shoulder and said. Then, with a light wave of his hand, the demon army behind him quietly climbed up the Yīn Shí Mountain.

  The Yinshi Mountain is covered with barren black soil everywhere, and some malnourished trees are scattered on the mountain. The whole mountain emits a gloomy atmosphere even in broad daylight.

  Lei Hao had attacked the Bat Demon Cave a few months ago, but at that time, the Purple Bat King was only a demon king in the inner elixir realm. Lei Hao broke into the Bat Demon Cave and did not kill all of them, but killed hundreds of bat demons and injured the Purple Bat King before retreating. At that time, he would not have known that a few months later, he would once again climb to the top of Yīn Shí Mountain, but what was different was that the Purple Bat King was no longer a demon king in the inner elixir realm, but a great demon who had stepped into the Demon King level.

  More than 2,000 monsters sneaked to the front of Bat Demon Cave, looking at the two steel gates from a distance. Lei Hao's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally put down by half. In his plan, as long as he could sneak into Bat Demon Cave without alarming Purple Bat King, it would be considered a success halfway.

  Lei Hao pointed to the entrance of Bat Cave, and Lei Wei's brothers in the inner dan boundary quickly moved to the front and began to accumulate their strength. A few seconds later, thirty or so strong or weak inner dan boundary forces hit the steel gate of Bat Cave like a fierce wave.

  A deafening explosion of energy erupted, and the steel gates of Bat Cave were torn apart like a piece of broken cloth.

  At the entrance of the Bat Demon Cave, which had been smashed open, Lei Hao was the first to rush in. In the dusty Bat Demon Cave, he casually pinched off the necks of several mouse demons that were still dizzy, and rushed towards the inner cave without stopping. The demon soldiers outside were left for Lei Wei and Lei Zijun to deal with.

  Lei Hao rushed forward for several hundred meters when he caught a whiff of an intense, suffocating smell of blood. He furrowed his brow and slowed down his pace to observe his surroundings.

  In front of Lei Hao, there was a cave entrance. Inside it, a dark figure slowly emerged. The figure walked extremely slowly, as if the mournful cries of the ghostly soldiers echoing in the Bat Cave had nothing to do with him at all.

  Looking at the figure, Lei Hao's heart rose with a great sense of threat. "This pressure, this pressure is just like that of the Demon King of Chaos, only not as strong. Could it be the Purple Bat King?" Feeling the pressure coming his way, Lei Hao immediately confirmed the identity of the newcomer.

  "This king thought it was that demon king who deceived me in the Bat Demon Cave, but it turned out to be you, this blind thing." The voice suppressing anger had already floated out before the person arrived. When the figure stepped out of the doorway, Lei Hao finally saw the demon king of the Purple Bat King.

  Lei Hao still remembered the appearance of the purple bat king a few months ago. At that time, the purple bat king was thin and small in stature, with a high degree of transformation, but on his sordid face were two tufts of whiskers and buck teeth. Although Lei Hao disliked him for capturing humans on his territory at Mount Kan Yuan, he could also see that this mouse demon was just a low-intelligence brute, and Lei Hao pitied him for not being suited to cultivation. Since eating people was just an instinct, Lei Hao only injured him before retreating.

  The purple bat king in front of him now, his body hasn't changed much, but his whole body is emitting a bloody aura, with a complete white face that's even somewhat handsome, except for the blood-red eyes that send out a resentful and poisonous gaze that makes Lei Hao's heart skip a beat. The purple robe on his body is still dripping with bright red blood... Where is the majestic power of the purple bat king from a few months ago?

  "Who told you to come to my territory and grab the Blood Food again, you ignorant kid? I think the lesson I taught you last time wasn't enough, so I'm here again today." Lei Hao said with a nonchalant tone, digging his nose with his finger, although he was already on high alert in his heart, but he refused to lose face to Zi Bat King.

  "Spare your life, I'll let you off this time since you didn't finish the job last time. Take your men and get out of here." The Purple Bat King's voice was still calm, but Lei Hao detected a hint of hesitation in his tone, which confirmed his previous speculation.

  "Want me to leave? Sunzi, how's your injury?" Lei Hao suddenly asked.

  After listening to Leihao's words, the eyes of the Zi Bat King moved, and his face turned very gloomy. "How is the king's injury? You come try it out and you'll know." The Zi Bat King said provocatively, and as soon as the words fell, a heavier pressure enveloped Leihao's body.

  The action of the Purple Bat King made Lei Hao completely relieved, this guy was absolutely just pretending.

  Lei Hao knew that, at this time, the Violet Bat King was also secretly suffering. Last time, he found not only a volume of Gong Fa on that human corpse, but also a bottle of Dan medicine containing Xian Qi. When he was injured and practicing that Gong Fa, he swallowed a grain of Dan medicine out of hunger, and as soon as it entered his mouth, the Xian Qi surrounding the Dan medicine turned into poison. A large amount of uncontrolled Xian Qi rampaged through his body, tangling his meridians into a mess, and in desperation, he could only follow the method described in the Gong Fa to break through to the Demon King realm without regard for anything else. The result was unexpectedly smooth, and he easily broke through to the Demon King realm. However, his misfortune had not yet ended. After advancing to the Demon King realm, the Violet Bat King's meridians were already a mess, making it impossible to contain the fluctuations of the Demon King-level law.

  Then he was struck by lightning, and the lightning strike made him almost immortal. After the wild escape of the fairy energy and the heavenly tribulation in his body, he only had one last breath left. If it weren't for his quick thinking to suck the blood of hundreds of demon soldiers, he might have become the shortest-lived demon king in history. For several months, the Purple Bat King has been working hard to recover from his injuries. In order to heal his wounds, he once again sucked the blood of hundreds of small demons in the Bat Demon Cave, and it's worth noting that all the demons inside were his "sons and grandsons". Just as his injuries had improved by half, Lei Hao came knocking on his door, and he had no choice but to stop his recovery and come out to fight.

  The Purple Bat King originally wanted to use the Demon King's intimidation to scare off Lei Hao, planning to recover from his injuries before finding Lei Hao to settle the score, but unexpectedly Lei Hao didn't fall for that trick.

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