Only after completing all his preparations did Hammond quietly leave Woon City with five family elders.
"Hmm? They finally came out!"
Li Xin and Ai Chen, who had been keeping watch near the Huo Family all along, immediately noticed when its head left the estate. They then followed Hammond out of Woon City.
"Family Head, the old demon king that slipped into Woon City's territory during the great Beast Tide battle over five hundred years ago has been recovering there all this time. It hasn't moved."
"In all of Woon City, only our Huo Family knows of its existence. The other families haven't discovered any trace of the Green-Horned Demon King yet."
His subordinate Pan En reported.
"Excellent. These old demon kings love sneaking into Woon City to extend their lives, but little do they know,
"all they're doing is bringing us materials!"
"We have the Immortal Temple's support. Those demonic beasts are nothing more than livestock we raise. They don't deserve lifespans as long as ours!"
Hammond spoke proudly.
In this world, humans like them were born nobler than demonic beasts.
At the same level, humans living in Woon City had much longer lifespans than demonic beasts living in the Demon Realm.
This was not determined by birth, but by their environment-or rather, by geography.
That was why the demonic beasts tried every possible means to infiltrate Woon City's territory, launching a Beast Tide every year to seize this land.
Because creatures living in this territory, compared with those living in the Beast Territory,
had longer lifespans!
"Roar! Those damned humans actually used poison, making my injuries worse and worse!"
Within the valley stood the Green-Horned Demon King, a demonic beast over ten thousand meters tall. Dark green scales covered its body, five sharp horns gleaming with green light