Aside from the demons who were either watching the show with powerful backers or preparing to flee as independent rogues, there were several of Duke's acquaintances.
In East Blue, the Flood Dragon Demon King paced restlessly within his own Dragon Palace. When the Dragon Maiden approached to serve tea, he slapped it from her hands, his face full of irritation.
At Dragon Imprisoning Mountain, the Roc Demon King gripped his Halberd with Crescent Blade, cold light flickering in his eyes as he rose and pushed open the gates of his cave dwelling.
At Accumulated Thunder Mountain, the Bull Demon King held the delicate Jade-faced Princess in his arms. He glanced at the Mixed-Iron Club in the corner, then thought of his first wife in Pipa Cave and Red Boy clocking in for work at Mount Luojia. In the end, he sighed and rolled over, pinning the Jade-faced Princess beneath him.
"Brother, if this old bull were alone, I would surely go help you... Sigh, words are useless. Brother, take care of yourself!"
Within the Heavenly Net and Earthly Web Formation, Duke fought with increasing ferocity. Facing three enemies alone, he gradually gained the upper hand. Though he looked like a lone boat amid a raging storm, liable to capsize at any moment, only Son Goku and the other two knew how bitterly they were suffering. Duke's momentum was overwhelming, and they could no longer hold him down.
Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li sat high above, his face filled with fear at Duke's heaven-shaking martial skill. Only after Guanyin Bodhisattva uttered a Buddha's Name beside him did he snap out of his terror and hurriedly order the Four Heavenly Kings to join the battle.
Excluding King Li, there were exactly four Four Heavenly Kings. Each possessed a magical treasure, but the