Demon Continent

"The Heavenly Court had fallen, gods and Buddhas had vanished like smoke, demons and monsters ran rampant across the world, and the Human Race had become the oppressed lowest class, reduced to food for demons."

"This was the Demon Continent."

"Main quest: Subdue the four great demons—Black Mountain Demon, Pudu Cihang, Bull Demon King, and Zhu Ganglie—and rescue five romanceable female protagonists."

By convention, shouldn't there be five if they were called the Four Kings?

Meng Qi awoke from his daze and instinctively grumbled inwardly as he listened to the Lord of Six Paths of Reincarnation's voice.

Judging from the names of those four great demons, the setting of this Demon Continent was a fusion of many film and television worlds. Every great demon was the ultimate villain from one such work.

What they had in common was that the worlds these demons came from were all dark worlds where gods and Buddhas had disappeared, the Human Race had declined, and demons ran rampant.

The Human Race lived at the very bottom in those worlds, enduring precarious lives where tomorrow was never guaranteed.

"I just wonder whether this ranking is in order. Could the Second Senior Brother in this world actually be stronger than the Bull Demon King?"

After briefly considering it, Meng Qi opened his eyes and looked around, discovering that he was standing on a desolate old official road.

Weeds grew wildly on both sides of the road. An old, dilapidated temple stood amid the dense forest in the distance. The setting sun shone through gaps in the trees onto him, yet it carried not the slightest warmth. Instead, it felt cold and eerie.

This was clearly Orchid Temple, where Black Mountain Demon resided.

"Hmm? Why is there no main quest reward?"

Meng Qi waited where he stood