Standing on the high platform, Li Mo smiled and nodded slightly.
He looked around at the many members of the Demon Race below. Every one of them had clenched fists and gritted teeth as they glared at Li Mo.
The murderous aura surrounding them was more than enough.
Li Mo pressed both hands downward and said, "Standing up here really gives me the feeling of 'When I reach the summit, all other mountains look small.'"
The moment he said that, it was as if he had lit a powder keg.
Wasn't Li Mo saying that he was looking down on the Demon Race below?
What gave him the right?
The members of the Demon Race below were all growing furious. Their magic power was practically surging toward Li Mo.
If Di Jun weren't here, they would probably have already attacked.
Seeing this, Di Jun couldn't help smiling wryly.
Weren't you going to establish your authority?
Wouldn't saying something like that just make everyone furious?
"Heavenly Emperor, Mo Huang certainly has a way with words. 'When I reach the summit, all other mountains look small,'" Nuwa said with a quiet laugh, sending him a voice transmission.
The next moment, Li Mo spoke in a ringing voice.
"Now is the time for our Demon Race to rise to power."
"Here in this boundless primordial world, there are bound to be countless enemies of our Demon Race, whether in the open or in the shadows."
"Our Demon Race must work even harder. I have a few words for all of you."
"Heaven moves with vigor; the superior person strives tirelessly. The earth is broad and receptive; the superior person carries all things with virtue."
As soon as he said this—
The stars flashed, and the Heavenly Dao trembled.
The ceiling of the Sun God Palace above them suddenly turned transparent.
The demons saw boundless purple qi begin to gather frantically toward the Sun Star and the Sun God Palace.
At this sight, nearly every member of the Demon Race widened their eyes.
Purple qi stretched thirty thousand li across the sky above the Sun Star.
"It's purple qi! It's purple qi!"
"Purple qi stretching thirty thousand li! My heavens!"
"This... This is a supreme truth! A supreme truth!" Bai Ze exclaimed first, overcome with excitement.
"Indeed, these are sacred words. They must be! What else could cause something like this?" Shang Yang suddenly felt as if Li Mo had become an entirely different person in his eyes.
"What's going on? How did he draw in boundless purple qi?"
Bai Jiu murmured under his breath.
The other four Demon Emperors exchanged smiles at the sight.
Di Jun in particular nodded proudly.
As if to say, The Demon Emperor I chose is impressive, isn't he? This is what makes me so clever.
Li Mo himself looked up at the sky.
He was thrilled!
[Those authors of primordial-world novels weren't lying to me!]
[I recited a few lines of classical Chinese, and the Heavenly Dao trembled. Purple qi stretched thirty thousand li!]
[Who else could pull off something this impressive?]
[In this primordial world, aside from Hong Jun, I, Li Mo, refuse to believe anyone else could do this.]
[I'll keep going! This isn't enough! It still isn't enough!]
Li Mo continued building up his momentum!
[Whether I can establish my prestige today all depends on the classical texts I memorized back then!]
"When Heaven is about to entrust a great task to someone, it first tests their resolve, wears out their muscles and bones, starves their body, impoverishes them, and throws everything they do into confusion."
Li Mo quoted a famous line from Mencius. There could hardly be a better way to inspire people.
As soon as he finished speaking—
In an instant, the boundless purple qi once again expanded frantically in every direction.
The thirty thousand li of purple qi spread even farther.
The members of the Demon Race stared at the sight, their eyes wide.
"A sharp sword is forged through grinding; the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold!"
"Perseverance can chisel through rotten wood. Without perseverance, even metal and stone cannot be carved."
"Those in ancient times who accomplished great things were not only gifted with extraordinary talent; they also possessed unyielding determination."
Li Mo rattled off one classical passage after another, pouring out every line he had memorized in his previous life.
With each sentence he spoke, a new celestial wonder appeared in the sky.
Heavenly flowers fell in profusion, and ten thousand brocade lanterns shone.
At the same time, golden dragons of merit descended from the heavens like shooting stars, one after another.
"Golden dragons of merit! Those are golden dragons of merit!"
"This is terrifying! Is this the new Mo Huang the Heavenly Emperor chose for us? He can actually draw down so many golden dragons of merit!"
"Even when the Heavenly Emperor established the Demon Race and founded the Heavenly Court, nothing like this happened, did it?"
They watched as one golden dragon of merit after another surged straight into Li Mo's body, and his strength rose rapidly.
The other members of the Demon Race were so excited they could hardly contain themselves.
By the time Li Mo had poured out all the classical knowledge he had stored in his mind—
The Sun God Palace suddenly shook with a rumble.
His cultivation, which had been at the mid-stage of the Mystic Immortal realm, broke through all the way to the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal realm.
He had become a Golden Immortal on the spot!
The countless members of the Demon Race below could hardly believe what they were seeing.
He was only a Golden Immortal, but each of those words of wisdom had stirred the Heavenly Dao.
That proved the Heavenly Emperor had chosen the right new Demon Emperor.
"We were wrong—we were terribly wrong! The Heavenly Emperor couldn't have chosen a more suitable new Demon Emperor than Mo Huang." The diviner's eyes filled with tears. Before, Li Mo had been nothing more than an insignificant little demon in his eyes.
But now, he was a true Demon Emperor, someone who could stand alongside Di Jun.
With someone like him leading the Demon Race, how could they fail to stand at the peak of the primordial world?
"This is my disciple! Do you see? This is my disciple, Bai Ze!" Bai Ze exclaimed excitedly to everyone.
Li Mo had accomplished something this remarkable, and as his master, Bai Ze felt immensely proud.
"Senior Brother is so handsome!" Bai Qianqian gazed at Li Mo with stars in her eyes, looking utterly lovestruck.
"Indeed. Though Mo Huang's strength isn't great, he is more than capable of serving as Demon Emperor." Fu Xi nodded repeatedly, a smile in his eyes.
He was also deeply gratified that the Demon Race had such a ruler.
"It seems I underestimated Mo Huang. With strength like this, if he goes to listen to sermons every time, he may well reach the Saint realm someday," Nuwa remarked.
"Fifth Brother really is impressive. How did I never realize he had this kind of ability?" Tai Yi laughed heartily.
Looking down at the members of the Demon Race, Li Mo saw that they had once regarded him with utter disdain, while now they treated him with the utmost respect. He couldn't help feeling delighted.
He had achieved his goal. He had established his prestige.
[Good thing I memorized so many classical texts back then.]
[Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to cause such a celestial wonder.]
[Now then, who still looks down on me?]
[Now that I've established my prestige, the next thing is to keep the fact that I've become a Demon Emperor from getting out.]
[If word gets out, will I still be able to avoid the war between the Wu and Demon Races?]
[Maybe I could avoid it, but nowhere would be safe to hide.]
Hearing this, Di Jun's mouth twitched, and he nearly toppled over.
He had almost forgotten that Li Mo wanted to keep his status as Demon Emperor a secret.
Thinking of that, Di Jun felt less concerned.
At any rate, he had already achieved his goal.
"Silence! Silence!"
Li Mo smiled and pressed both hands down, like a school or company leader preparing to give a speech back in his student and working days.
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