Silverbone Demon Venerable

Tanzhou.

Changsha Commandery.

The Xiang River flowed north, winding around the city here.

At the tip of Orange Isle, cold woods stretched into the mist.

Inside a deep limestone cave.

A blood-reeking wind assailed the nose, and white bones lay in heaps.

Several pine torches were wedged into the cave walls, casting flickering light across the vast space.

Thick animal hides covered the ground. Several stone tables stood across it, laden with bloody food.

Seated in the center was a Golden Lion Demon King.

The brute had a broad mouth and jutting fangs, with a wild mane that bristled like steel needles.

He wore a suit of golden armor stripped from some unknown victim, his chest bare and his muscles knotted.

At that moment.

He was clutching a thigh and tearing into it with great bites.

"Pah!"

The Golden Lion Demon King spat out a piece of broken bone, cursing.

"Damn it, these country bumpkins taste sour and bland. Not a bit of chew to them!"

To his left.

An enormous green-scaled python lay coiled. His upper body had taken the form of an effeminate man, but his lower half remained a thick snake tail, slowly writhing across the ground.

"You should be grateful there's anything to eat."

The Green Snake Demon gave a sinister smile, lifted his wine bowl, and took a sip.

"That Lotus-Seeding Realm warrior newly dispatched by the Demon Suppression Office has terrifying abilities. If you ran into him alone, big brother, you might not actually be his match..."

The Golden Lion Demon King snorted. "He's strong enough, but I'm no pushover either. I say we storm Changsha Commandery, stomp those lousy walls flat, and swallow every last person in the city. Wouldn't that be satisfying?!"

"It's only because the old Great Sage insists on making