Whether or not he was dead, Shuten-doji had indeed disappeared.
There was no sign of him reviving within dozens of kilometers. It was impossible to tell whether he had fled after realizing things had gone wrong or hidden himself somewhere.
Ghost Cultivation Mountain was the only monster left at the scene.
When he realized he was alone and surrounded by three enemies, Ghost Cultivation Mountain couldn't help cursing inwardly.
Shuten-doji had said the enemies were only a few Aces at most, but these Aces were no ordinary opponents. Worse, one of them was a Proxy of an Evil God.
What he found most ridiculous was that not one of these enemies was a monster.
He had come to compete for the title of Lord of Ten Thousand Monsters. Why was he fighting a bunch of non-monsters?
But things had come to this, and he had already sworn an oath to Shuten-doji. Ghost Cultivation Mountain had no choice but to grit his teeth and fight.
Fortunately, his mission was only to stall them.
Still, before the fighting began, Ghost Cultivation Mountain decided to try stalling for time with a few words.
"I am Ghost Cultivation Mountain, here to compete for the throne of Lord of Ten Thousand Monsters. This has nothing to do with you. Leave at once."
Ghost Cultivation Mountain's voice brimmed with authority, as did the aura of a legendary Great Demon.
"You damn turtle! You secretly dug up our land, and you still have the nerve to act so arrogant?"
Ye Yuqing shot back immediately. "Just you wait. I'll chop off your tur—cough, I mean, your head!"
After dragging Ghost Cultivation Mountain out of the ground, Tsukimi Mei had gone back and returned Ye Yuqing's body to her.
Ye Yuqing had been itching to get into the fight