The Ten Great Demon Kings

"Mm. You may rise!"

Zhu Huang sat on the imperial throne above and had the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress sit on either side of him. He looked down at the full ten Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts below. Even Ah Rou, the weakest among them, possessed strength close to that of a super Douluo; once she took human form, she would at worst be able to step into the ranks of super Douluo.

"From now on, you are the Ten Great Demon Kings under my command. I now officially confer your titles. In the future, you will help me rule over all demons. In addition, I will pass down a simplified, most basic cultivation method. Spread it throughout the soul beast world, so that low-level soul beasts can also cultivate by absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, slowly transforming Soul Power into demon power, and ultimately becoming part of the demon race, raising the overall strength of the demon race. Ten-thousand-year soul beasts will have the chance to take human form. All transformed demon beasts must join the Sky Demon Palace and be led by us as one. For now, we will not enter into any major conflict with humans. We must lie low and build up our strength."

Hearing Zhu Huang's words, the demons' expressions turned excited, as though they had already seen the rise of the demon race and an infinitely bright future.

Zhu Huang continued, "The Ten Great Demon Kings are as follows. The First Demon King: the Titan Snow Demon King, titled Demon King, stationed in the Far North Ice Plains."

"The Second Demon King: the Sky Azure Bull Python Da Ming, titled Dragon King."

"The Third Demon King: the Titan Giant Ape Er Ming, titled Ape King."

"The Fourth Demon King: the demonic bear Xiong Da, titled Bear King."

"The Fifth Demon King: the Soft Bone Charm Rabbit Ah Rou, titled Charm King."

"The Sixth Demon King: the Soft Bone Charm Rabbit Xiao Wu, titled Rabbit King."

"The Seventh Demon King: the Blazing Lion Shi Lie, titled Lion King."

"The Eighth Demon King: the Black Water Mysterious Snake Hei Xuan, titled Snake King."

"The Ninth Demon King: the Nether Purple Fox Zi Ming, titled Fox King."

"The Tenth Demon King: the Purple Lightning Great Roc Lei Peng, titled Peng King."

When the demon kings heard their titles, they all joyfully gave thanks. This makeshift troupe was finally starting to look the part.

After that, Zhu Huang conferred titles on a number of demon generals as well. These were all soul beasts of eighty to ninety thousand years, around twenty or so in total, and their strength was also quite extraordinary.

These soul beasts were Zhu Huang's current core foundation. If the divine realm was not counted, they could be said to be an invincible force; even Spirit Hall would never be able to defeat them.

Unfortunately, above them stood the lofty divine realm. If these soul beasts emerged in force and caused too great a stir, they would definitely alarm the gods monitoring the various worlds, to say nothing of the fact that Douluo Continent still had quite a few inheritances left behind by gods, whose divine senses often awakened.

Even if their divine senses could not see through the soul beasts' true bodies, if they drew the attention of a god king, or even caused a true body to descend and inspect them in person, they definitely would not be able to hide.

Therefore, although Zhu Huang now possessed powerful strength and forces, he could only lie low for the time being. His opponents had never been in the mortal world, but in the divine realm.

Even when he went to war with the divine realm in the future, human power could still be used by him. If nothing else, seizing the destiny of the human race for his own use would be of immense significance, whether for increasing his cultivation speed or augmenting his combat power.

Everyone was delighted. Only Tao Yaoyao looked uneasy. A faint expectation rose in her heart, yet she was uncertain, her tender heart tossed up and down. She could not help walking to Zhu Huang's side and asking, "Your Majesty, what about me? They're all demon kings and demon generals. What am I?"

Zhu Huang directly took her hand and announced before everyone, "Tao Yaoyao shall be the Flower Queen. From now on, she will help me handle the affairs of the Demon Emperor Palace and command the demon kings. Seeing her is the same as seeing me. You are not to defy her."

Though the demon kings were somewhat surprised, they did not dare question it and quickly bowed again. "Greetings, Flower Queen."

Tao Yaoyao's beautiful eyes suddenly widened. She had not expected her wish to be fulfilled all at once. Only joy and sweetness remained in her heart, and that bit of bitterness and resentment instantly vanished without a trace.

"Your Majesty, I—I will definitely help you manage all the demons well."

During the more than a year that Zhu Huang had been absent, she had already been the one presiding over the Demon Emperor Palace, with Da Ming assisting her. She had both experience and ability in managing the demon race. Now that she had been given status and Zhu Huang's formal backing, she was confident she could manage the demon race even better.

"Mm. I believe in you. Bing'er and the Snow Empress aren't good at handling these matters. They're more of a guarantee of martial force. You'll have to put in more effort."

"I understand."

Tao Yaoyao's face flushed shyly, and she also bowed to the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress. "Greetings, two elder sisters."

"Bad big brother!"

The Ice Empress quietly pinched Zhu Huang. She felt somewhat uncomfortable, but when she heard that Tao Yaoyao was willingly placing herself last, and considering that she and Sister Snow Empress together were somewhat unable to cope with Zhu Huang, Tao Yaoyao's joining counted as an extra helper, so she was happy to accept it.

"Sister Tao!"

Both women responded, which counted as confirming their sisterly relationship.

Down below, Xiao Wu pouted, looking somewhat indignant. His Majesty only had that peach tree spirit in his eyes. Why wasn't there a place for her? She could be the Rabbit Queen too!

With Tao Yaoyao presiding over the affairs of the Sky Demon Palace, Zhu Huang basically did not concern himself with much. After helping Tao Yaoyao transform into a human, obtaining Tao Yaoyao's pure yin power, and engaging in a round of mutual dual cultivation with her, his strength also officially stepped into the ranks of an Limit Douluo and began advancing toward demigodhood.

Early in the morning, inside an even more gorgeous palace, Zhu Huang woke with warm, fragrant softness in his arms. He could not help moving his hands a little, waking Tao Yaoyao.

"Your—Your Majesty!"

Zhu Huang simply began a morning exercise session with Tao Yaoyao. At times like this, the strength of one's physique became clear. With the same amount of exercise time, he was still full of energy and even more vigorous, while Tao Yaoyao was already panting, her face flushed, collapsed on the ground as limp as mud.

"Your Majesty, you're too amazing." Worship showed in Tao Yaoyao's eyes. Her Majesty truly was invincible in every way.

"I can't help it. I was born gifted."

Zhu Huang was very pleased. There was no man who disliked such praise.

"Oh, right. I forgot to tell Your Majesty. That Tang Hao came to the Star Dou Great Forest a few months ago and killed a soul beast of over sixty thousand years. At the time, we were encircling the Snake King in Ghost Mist Swamp and couldn't spare attention for him, so he obtained a Soul Ring of over sixty thousand years."

"Also, Bibi Dong of Spirit Hall brought several Title Douluo from Spirit Hall and killed seven or eight ten-thousand-year soul beasts in succession. On the one hand, we couldn't spare the attention; on the other, we didn't want to clash with Spirit Hall, so we didn't show ourselves."

A sharp gleam flashed in Zhu Huang's eyes. "Bibi Dong? Has she already become a Title Douluo?"

Tao Yaoyao shook her head. "From the intelligence, she is still a Soul Douluo. Her first martial soul only has eight Soul Rings. But she has already begun absorbing Soul Rings for her second martial soul. The ten-thousand-year soul beasts she killed all had their Soul Rings absorbed by her second martial soul."

Zhu Huang pondered. "Looks like she's quite ambitious. She wants to absorb a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring for her ninth Soul Ring. She couldn't find a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest, so she's temporarily not absorbing one. But with her second martial soul absorbing eight ten-thousand-year Soul Rings in succession, once she absorbs any ninth Soul Ring, the Soul Power she has accumulated will surge, raising her to super Douluo in one stroke."

Although Bibi Dong had not broken through to Title Douluo, the Soul Power from the Soul Rings she absorbed would not disappear. Instead, it would accumulate within her body. As long as the bottleneck broke, it would erupt all at once, so applying Soul Rings to her second martial soul in advance would not cause any waste of Soul Power.