Chapter 74: Who's Showing Off To Whom?

  "Can all of you still recognize me?" Lei Hao sat on the throne in the Water Curtain Cave, saying casually to the demon kings below.

  The crowd of demons was silent, and no one answered for half a moment.

  Lei Hao waited for a moment, but there was no response from the lower-ranking demon kings. His eyes scanned the 72 small demon kings below, and he saw that all the inner alchemy realm demon kings had a hint of hesitation in their eyes, while all the earthly immortal realm demon kings had an evil and fierce look in their eyes. On the other hand, the demon king sitting to Lei Hao's right, named Du Jiao Gui Wang, was expressionless, his eyes darting back and forth, seemingly lost in thought.

  Lei Hao suddenly understood that these little demon kings must have learned about Sun Wukong's ascension to heaven and were dissatisfied with a mere 'earthly immortal' like him taking up residence in the Flower Fruit Mountain Demon Kingdom, so they invited him over to seize his power.

  Lei Hao guessed that when Sun Wukong first established the Hua Guo Mountain Demon Kingdom, he had just been promoted to the Earth Immortal Realm and hadn't even had time to solidify his cultivation. How many years had passed since then? This period of time was nothing more than the time needed for a small demon king to close up in meditation. Even after Sun Wukong's reputation soared following the battle at Ji Lei Mountain, there were still many demon kings who thought he was just riding on Sun Wukong's coattails and didn't believe that anyone could break through to the Golden Immortal level in such a short period of time.

  After understanding, Lei Hao's eyes flashed with a few purple glows, and when he looked at all the little demon kings again, he suddenly discovered that the single-horned ghost king had actually broken through to the Tianxian realm.

  "No wonder these cowardly little monsters dared to covet the throne of the Demon King, it turns out they have a Heavenly-level Demon King backing them up." Lei Hao suddenly understood the reason behind this group of small demon kings' rebellion.

  Even so, Lei Hao was not afraid at all. If Lei Hao had not yet broken through to the Golden Immortal, relying solely on his Tianxian realm's magical powers, plus the 'Violent Thunder Origin' technique that could temporarily boost his strength, he would still be able to hold his own against this solitary horned ghost king and the green snake king among other earthly immortal demon kings. However, now that Lei Hao was a genuine Golden Immortal cultivator, these minor demon kings were not even in his sights.

  Lei Hao looked at them with a sarcastic expression on his face, seemingly not intending to say anything else. Some of the smaller demon kings couldn't help but feel restless.

  The Horned Demon King gave the Green Snake King a few subtle glances, and the Green Snake King pretended to cough twice before slowly saying: "Lei Dajun, I didn't expect that after all these years, when we meet again, you would be at the same level as me. Thinking back to when Lei Dajun followed the newly promoted Demon King Hunshe Mowang to visit my Snake Demon Cave, you were just an ordinary demon soldier. Now, thinking about old friend Hunshe Mowang's passing, I still sigh with regret."

  The Green Snake King's words were all about how shallow and inexperienced Lei Hao was, speaking to him in a tone of an elder educating his junior, taking advantage of Lei Hao at every turn. And yet he still dares to mention old friendships? Nonsense, he and the Demon King of the Mortal Realm have always been sworn enemies.

  Lei Hao sneered, his face full of mockery: "Indeed, I didn't expect that when I was just an ordinary little demon, the Green Snake King was already a famous and seasoned demon king. After all these years, you're actually sitting below me now. This really makes me feel nostalgic. I don't know whether to say that the Green Snake King has lived long enough to become senile or that he's always been a mediocre good-for-nothing who relies on his age."

  Lei Hao's words were sharp, leaving no room for compromise, and he didn't hesitate to put down Qing She Wang, trampling on the senior identity that Qing She Wang took pride in as if it was worthless.

  Lei Hao's words had barely fallen when the Green Snake King's face immediately turned angry, and he couldn't help but stand up and point at Lei Hao, saying: "You, a small demon who has just been promoted to Demon King, have what qualifications to be so presumptuous in front of me? If it weren't for Mei Houwang's recommendation, could you even sit on the throne of the second-in-command of Huaguo Mountain? You truly don't know how high the heavens are or how thick the earth is!"

  Faced with the Green Snake King's furious face, Lei Hao said in a gloomy and sarcastic tone: "The Great Monkey King's praise? What does that have to do with anything? What can you do to me? A mere Grand Marshal has no qualifications to speak loudly in front of me. Get out and receive a whipping before coming back!"

  The Green Snake King was shaken all over by Lei Hao's sarcastic remark, he had been promoted to the rank of Demon King for countless years, how dare any demon be so presumptuous in front of him? Even the Great King of Huaguo Mountain, Sun Wukong, did not treat him with such contempt. Who does Lei Hao think he is? One of his minor demons?

  The Green Snake King, who had been holding back his temper, was about to engage in a fight with Lei Hao when the silent and motionless Unicorn Ghost King let out a soft cough. The sound of the cough was not loud, but it was amplified by the Unicorn Ghost King's magic power, echoing repeatedly within the grand hall of the Water Curtain Cave, until it finally turned into a deafening roar.

  The Green Snake King's anger suddenly dissipated by more than half, with a somewhat reluctant glance at Lei Hao, his face turned pale and he sat heavily on the throne, closing his eyes and saying nothing more.

  When he saw himself, the coughing stopped the quarrel between Qing Snake Wang and Lei Hao. The Unicorn Ghost King was very satisfied with his domineering manner. He emphasized it a bit and said in a calm tone: "Lei Daxia, please calm down, Qing Snake Wang just made a temporary offense. Two days ago, I received news that you have become an official in heaven, now this Huaguo Mountain is left to us, so today I invite Lei Daxia to come over and discuss who should preside over Huaguo Mountain in the future."

  Lei Hao said in a low voice, "I'm here." Pretending to be somewhat puzzled, he said: "Didn't the King of Beautiful Monkeys instruct before he left? After he left, Mount Huaguo was presided over by this king. Does the Unicorn Ghost King think that this king's presidency of Mount Huaguo is inappropriate?"

  The Unicorn Ghost King heard this and said, "It's fine for Mount Huaguo to be guarded by Lei Dajun, but his cultivation is indeed a bit low. Moreover, Lei Dajun doesn't have the same foundation as me and Qinglangjun, such as the Kanyuanshan Water Cavern and other industries. Naturally, he won't stay in Mount Huaguo for long. So, after discussing it with my brothers, we decided that from now on, I will guard Mount Huaguo, so Lei Dajun doesn't need to worry about it."

  After saying so much, it's finally time to see the picture!

  Upon hearing this, Lei Hao thought to himself, "If he can't even seize power smoothly, what kind of great future can he have?", and so Lei Hao appeared somewhat disinterested. He didn't plan on continuing to deceive these uncultured foolish demons, and lazily said: "What if I don't agree?"

  "Huh?" The single-horned ghost king raised an eyebrow, he never thought that Lei Hao would still dare to be so arrogant without Sun Wukong's support. He said brutally: "You have to agree whether you want to or not."

  After finishing speaking, the Unicorn Ghost King's eyes condensed, and the heavenly-level pressure on his body charged towards Lei Hao with a fierce momentum. He was ready to teach Lei Hao a lesson, letting him know that the seniors of the demon clan were not someone a junior like him could offend.

  If Sun Wukong were here, he would definitely be pointing at the Unicorn Ghost King and laughing to death. Lei Hao's current strength can't even beat Sun Wukong, so how dare a small Unicorn Ghost King like him try to give orders to Lei Hao? Isn't this just asking for trouble - looking for death in the toilet?

  Sun Wukong is now in the heavenly court, so he can't make fun of the one-horned ghost king. The one-horned ghost king naturally doesn't know that the person he's facing is a terrifying existence.

  Looking at the gray pressure pouncing on him with bared teeth and claws, Lei Hao lazily stretched his waist and muttered: "After all this fuss, it still comes down to speaking with strength. Honestly, if you're going to be a monster, just be a monster. Why bother learning from humans and their etiquette before battle? It's really pointless."

  The one-horned demon king, who had been trying to intimidate Lei Hao with his aura, felt something was off when he saw Lei Hao's calm and collected expression. The feeling grew stronger after hearing Lei Hao's low whisper in his ear, and just as he wanted to withdraw his aura, it was already too late.

  Nor did he see how Lei Hao made his move, but a violent and oppressive aura burst forth from his body like a mountain range, crushing the Unicorn Ghost King's pressure in an instant before swiftly rolling towards him. Lei Hao's sudden outburst shocked the Unicorn Ghost King, who turned pale with fright. It was as if a cat had followed its tail to find a mouse, only to discover that what it had pulled out wasn't a mouse, but a lion instead.

  Facing the overwhelming pressure of Lei Hao, the Unicorn Ghost King stood up and wanted to escape from the hall, but it was too late. The whistling pressure heavily pressed on the Unicorn Ghost King's body, and all that could be heard was a "crack" sound. The green stone throne under the Unicorn Ghost King shattered into pieces, and after spitting out several mouthfuls of blood, the Unicorn Ghost King fainted.

  The atmosphere of confrontation between Leihao and the Unicorn Ghost King was so strong that although other small demon kings couldn't see or feel it, they could infer from the Unicorn Ghost King's expression that he had definitely suffered at Leihao's hands. At this moment, all the demon kings in the hall stood up from their thrones, looking at Leihao with shocked and fearful faces.

  As for the Green Snake King who was still shouting with Lei Hao just now, he had already been scared to a pale face like a white-haired zombie, and even the two fangs at the corner of his mouth were stretched out uncontrollably.

  Lei Hao raised the corner of his mouth and smiled lightly: "Why are you all standing up? Sit down, sit down."

  As they looked at Le Hao's smile, all the little demon kings had a sudden realization and hastily sat down, but none of them dared to sit close to the throne, their faces all wore smiles.

  "We'll continue the discussion from where the Unicorn King left off earlier. I've thought about it for a moment, and I think I'm really not suitable to preside over the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits. Please, all of you kings, work together to elect a powerful and capable king to take my place." Lei Hao said with a serious face.

  "I dare not, I absolutely dare not. The Second Grand King is the only one who can preside over the Huaguo Mountain, if anyone is unwilling, I, Qing She, will be the first to disagree." As soon as Lei Hao's words fell, the Green Snake King eagerly jumped out, shouting and dancing with her hands and feet, looking even more loyal than Lei Wei.

  "Huh?" Lei Hao looked at Qing She Wang with a hint of a smile, but said nothing more.

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