Moon Demon God

After practicing his spear techniques for a while, Feng Xiu put away the Golden Dragon Spear and began treating his injuries.

Three months later.

Feng Xiu emerged from the training chamber and came outside his bedchamber, gazing toward Southern Town Pass.

At that moment, Feng Xiu desperately wanted to rush to Southern Town Pass and meet Bai Lingxuan, but reason ultimately overcame impulse. He knew this matter had to be considered carefully.

He had already exposed his identity at Southern Town Pass, alerting the humans. The guards there would certainly be even stricter. Although Feng Xiu did not fear those two Titled Rank Demon Hunt Squads, Southern Town Pass was, after all, home to the Priest Headquarters. He could not slaughter humans before the kind-hearted Bai Lingxuan.

Bai Lingxuan did not yet know his true identity. If Feng Xiu wanted to be openly together with her in the future, this issue would have to be resolved sooner or later.

At the thought of this, Feng Xiu's mood immediately grew several degrees heavier.

Although Bai Lingxuan's suicide note said that she did not blame Feng Xiu for deceiving her, Feng Xiu had always felt guilty over it.

Even if he saw Bai Lingxuan, how was he supposed to reveal his identity to her?

The Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu, who had always remained calm in the face of any change, now found his heart in turmoil.

"Father Emperor!" A Bao's call interrupted Feng Xiu's thoughts.

Feng Xiu sighed softly and led A Bao into the inner chamber of the bedchamber.

"Father Emperor, you seem to have many worries. Are you troubled over the Temple Alliance?" A Bao asked cautiously.

Since he could remember, A Bao had never seen Feng Xiu so sorrowful. After all, there were few things in this world that could stump the Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu.

Feng Xiu waved a hand. "Speak. What did you come to see me about?"

A Bao took a document from his storage equipment and respectfully handed it to Feng Xiu. "Father Emperor, this is this year's grain income and expenditure report for the provinces of our race. Please review it."

A Bao was Feng Xiu's only son and the Demon God Emperor's first heir. Though young, he often handled Demon Race affairs alongside Feng Xiu.

Feng Xiu spread open the document and saw that the grain income and expenditure situation across the Demon Race's twenty-four provinces was as disappointing as ever.

Ever since the seventy-two Demon God Pillars descended upon the Holy Demon Continent six thousand years ago, food, shelter, and travel—things that seemed simple and basic—had remained the three great problems plaguing the Demon Race. Among them, food was the most pressing. Even a peerless powerhouse like the Demon God Emperor had to suffer headaches over it.

The Demon Race lacked creativity and could not make use of this world's resources for production. Most demons possessed dark attributes, and under the influence of dark attributes, it became extraordinarily difficult for any other living thing to survive.

Although the Demon Race was born stronger than humans, with nearly every race being natural-born warriors possessing formidable combat strength from birth.

Their failure to engage in production had always been the Demon Race's greatest weakness. They had never been skilled at growing food or crafting tools and had to rely on humans to resolve their food problem. This was also the main reason humanity had not been exterminated.

Six thousand years ago, the second-generation Demon God Emperor led the Demon Race in occupying most of the Holy Demon Continent and slaughtering humans on a massive scale. At that time, the Demon Race had already possessed the ability to wipe humanity from the Holy Demon Continent completely, yet the second-generation Demon God Emperor did not do so.

Once the war stabilized, the second-generation Demon God Emperor was aghast to discover that the Demon Race's food supply could no longer be sustained. Left with no choice, he ordered that some humans be confined within Demon Race territory to grow crops and raise livestock for them.

Afterward, the second-generation Demon God Emperor deeply realized the Demon Race's problem. He left behind a secret canon ordering every successive Demon God Emperor never to lead the Demon Race in completely destroying humanity.

Thus, the Demon Race relied on the humans raised within its territory to produce food. As time passed, its dependence on humans only grew stronger.

The higher a demon's status, the more it took pleasure in eating and drinking human delicacies. Human chefs within Demon Race territory even held higher status than some lower-ranking demons.

Yet relying solely on that small number of humans within their territory was far from enough. Food production could not keep pace with the Demon Race's rate of reproduction.

Although the Temple Alliance occupied only a quarter of the Holy Demon Continent, and its human population was only one-third that of the Demon Race, the food it produced each year was at least ten times greater than the Demon Race's.

Therefore, to solve its food problem, the Demon Race often traded certain treasures with the Temple Alliance. Each side got what it needed, and many merchant guilds and independent traders consequently emerged in the border cities of both sides.

The document showed that grain output in the Demon Race's provinces had reached a new historic low this year. Yake Province and Narik Province had already run out of food, and the various races were fighting fiercely over provisions, with internal unrest breaking out repeatedly.

Feng Xiu closed the document and fell into deep thought.

To survive this year's food crisis, the Demon Race either had to launch a war and use it to reduce its excessive population, or obtain food from the Temple Alliance through merchant guilds.

In order to reunite with Bai Lingxuan before she gave birth, this was not the time to start a war. Therefore, trading through merchant guilds was the only path left.

"Huang Shuo, summon Moon Demon God Agares to see me." Feng Xiu's voice carried from the bedchamber all the way outside.

"Yes!"

Feng Xiu turned his gaze back to A Bao. "You may leave first."

Upon receiving Feng Xiu's summons, Moon Demon God Agares quickly arrived at the Demon Emperor Palace.

Moon Demon God Agares stood roughly two meters tall. He wore a purple robe trimmed with gold, his long hair naturally flowing down his back and tied with a hair ribbon. His features were as beautiful as a woman's. A faint dark-golden gleam flickered within his purple eyes, while a pale demonic marking like a crescent moon radiated a faint purple glow from the center of his forehead.

In terms of appearance alone, Agares was no inferior to Feng Xiu, though his bearing was not on Feng Xiu's level.

Among the seventy-two demon gods, Moon Demon God Agares ranked second in power, surpassed only by Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu. He was Feng Xiu's trusted subordinate, and his position within the Demon Race was equivalent to that of a prime minister. In many matters, even Feng Xiu had to seek Agares's opinion.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Agares saluted.

Feng Xiu helped Agares up. "Worthy brother, there are no outsiders here. There is no need to be so formal."

Agares respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, rank must be observed, and propriety must not be neglected."

In private, Feng Xiu addressed both Moon Demon God Agares and Star Demon God Vashak as brothers. In Feng Xiu's eyes, only those two in the entire Demon Race were qualified to call themselves his brothers.

"This year, a severe food shortage has arisen within our territory. I intend to purchase a large quantity of food from the Temple Alliance through merchant guilds to resolve this crisis. Second Brother, merchant guild affairs have always been under your charge. I intend to leave this matter entirely to you. But beyond that, I have another important matter to discuss with you."

"Please speak, Your Majesty."

"I intend to follow the merchant guild's convoy and slip into the Temple Alliance. Make proper arrangements for me."

"What!"

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