"What's the background of this newly ascended Demon King? How did he muster such a grand reception?"
As countless little demons cheered Hu Lao's arrival, the mighty figures of the Demon Kingdom on the elevated platform noticed him as well. They had been feasting together, occasionally chatting and laughing as they watched the fights and offered a comment or two.
Every few years, another hundred or so Great Demons ascended to become new Demon Kings within the kingdom, while some of the old Demon Kings met dismal ends, leaving their territories vacant.
Such rises and falls, triumphs and defeats, had long ceased to stir even a ripple in these mighty figures' hearts.
Yet now, seeing such an unconventional new Demon King win the support of so many demon cultivators, great and small, they could not help feeling curious.
Lord Bashan's expression, however, grew grave. "That is..."
"My lord, that seems to be the bloodline of the Heavenly Fox Race. His natural gifts look quite considerable, too.
"When the Demon Queen perished all those years ago, her flesh and blood dispersed, becoming spirit resonance that circulated between heaven and earth. From time to time, it creates lucky individuals like this one. He already has three tails. Given time, he will surely become a grave threat!"
Beside Lord Bashan, another Demon Emperor of the Tiger Race spoke.
He was Yu Lan, the leader of a Tiger Demon tribe other than Lord Bashan's own.
Lord Bashan frowned. "The great sages of old left us an ancestral injunction: any Heavenly Fox that brings turmoil to our Demon Kingdom must be killed.
"All this time, we have scorned and demeaned them, attempting to exterminate the Heavenly Foxes and sever that circulation. Yet we have never managed to eradicate them completely. That was because the Demon