King of Creation Chapter 1688: 1673: Bull Demon and Moon Demon's Collaboration

In the Primordial Continent, Great Zhou grants no nobility without military merit. This merit holds immense importance, yet the Demon Clan reveres it far more intensely.

Within the Demon Clan, military merit ascends to an exalted position.

Indeed, military merit links to every vital element in the Demon Clan: status, ranks, territories, true authority, fame, riches, and beyond.

This reach extends from the lowest levels to the highest, shaping internal opinions in the Demon Clan, amplifying the power of royal families through bolstered military merit.

Consequently, every demon turns extraordinarily warlike.

Still, the Demon Clan's crude internal framework and administrative setup, inferior to Great Zhou's, ensure their military merit verification lacks Great Zhou's precision.

As such, Demon Clan military merits divide into two categories: battlefield achievements, precisely tallied to adjust territories, positions, and real power.

Enemy-killing exploits of a personal nature mostly bring acclaim and fame, easing service under a lord.

Yet orchestrating a grand incident shifts everything dramatically.

One thousand six hundred and thirty years prior, spoiled royals from the Three-eyed Demon Clan’s royal family daringly slipped into a supply fortress on the Human-Demon Battlefield.

Great Zhou's forces slacked off, convinced the rear location on the Human-Demon Battlefield deterred demon invasions or infiltrations.

Nevertheless, those spoiled kids from the Three-eyed Demon Clan’s royal family infiltrated successfully.

At matched cultivation realms, Demon Clan fighters surpass human warriors in prowess, while royal scions—especially with awakened Innate Divine Ability—might overcome elite human fighters from higher realms.

Thus, though merely a handful of spoiled royal youths from the Three-eyed Demon Clan, they butchered the entire garrison at that supply fortress.

They seized the largest haul of supplies possible, then ignited the leftovers—provisions for a million souls over two months.

Furthermore, they departed before Great Zhou reinforcements could arrive.

Great Zhou reinforcements, upon reaching the site, panicked at the supply fortress's state, suspecting a vast Demon Clan assault. They triggered maximum First Level alert, redirecting masses of troops to encircle and pursue near the fortress.

The Three-eyed Demon Clan’s spoiled kids, long gone, reveled in the chaos, thrilled as Great Zhou armies pulled from frontlines, swiftly weakening those original defenses.

These troublemakers plotted once more, ravaging the shifted camps of Great Zhou elites, stirring turmoil, sparking fires, and fleeing.

Chaos erupted across the Human-Demon Battlefield's western camps, with infernos scorching the skies.

Not until half a day passed did Great Zhou's fully roused forces pinpoint the spoiled kids' trail, slaying three of four culprits while one escaped unscathed.

Great Zhou named it the “Four Demons Camp Raiding Incident.”

Conversely, among the Demon Clan, the escaped youth soared to hero status, instantly appointed the youngest elder in the Three-eyed Demon Clan’s royal family upon return.

Backed by the Three-eyed Demon Clan’s royal family, he ascended to Demon God Palace as a grand deacon within a mere ten years, also claiming a spot among the Demon Emperor's thirty-six Marching Grand Commanders.

He embodied a legendary icon among the Demon Clan’s rising stars.

That spoiled youth fathered the Three-eyed Demon Monarch Jii Hua, familiar to Ye Zhen.

This stood as the Demon Clan's supreme feat of forging fame; countless akin exploits dotted the millennia since.

Any demon who engineers a spectacular deed in human lands and survives emerges a Demon Clan legend without fail.

Even those perishing in failure within human realms grant their kin notable honors.

In truth, every demon indulges such fantasies after bouts of drink and sleep.

Successes, however, remain exceedingly scarce.

Hence, Bull Demon Lord Longnu and Great Demon Master Yue Dao, upon beholding the urgent alert from their life-and-death controller, swiftly linked it to such storied ventures.

Yet, neither of these two was a fool; one commanded a fiefdom as its lord, while the other served as a Great Demon Master in a branch hall of the Demon God Hall, both possessing sharp foresight and profound wisdom.

They could sense the huge rewards this piece of information promised, though securing it wouldn't come without effort.

Even though they hailed from separate regions, both delved deeply into the message Ye Zhen had transmitted via talisman.

They sought to unravel the hidden implications lurking in every phrase.

Regrettably, Ye Zhen's talisman message held no deeper secrets.

After about half a quarter-hour, Bull Demon Lord Longnu, still lacking the intel he craved, respectfully dispatched a jade scroll to Ye Zhen with utmost caution.

Its core question probed whether Ye Zhen could reveal the origins of those Bull Demon and Moon Demon powerhouses from Tuluo State’s branch temple, and if their return was possible.

Ye Zhen’s reply came swiftly and to the point: “Don’t worry, the three behind that world-shaking incident are gone for good! The Heavenly Temple knows only that Bull Demon, Moon Demon Imperial Family, and a Soul Demon Sovereign were involved—nothing more!”

Soon after, a jade scroll of inquiry from Moon Demon Imperial Family’s Yue Dao arrived; unlike Bull Demon Longnu’s, Yue Dao’s probe was far blunter and more savage.

He boldly sought from Ye Zhen the locations of the culprits in that massive event: the Bull Demon, Moon Demon, and Soul Demon Sovereign.

This made his aim crystal clear—to silence them by murder and seize all the glory for himself.

Coming from the Royal Clan, Yue Dao proved even more merciless by contrast.

Ye Zhen responded to Yue Dao with the exact same message he’d sent Bull Demon Lord Longnu.

Once the jade scroll was off, Ye Zhen shut down the compact Communication Transfer Formation.

He’d provided all the necessary details already. Their future success hinged on their own handling of it. Should one shine brightly, Ye Zhen intended to offer extra backing.

Planting a few key insiders among the Demon Clan’s upper echelons struck Ye Zhen as a thrilling prospect moving forward.

Ye Zhen viewed this as a trial for the pair.

As Ye Zhen laid down the challenge, he never imagined the explosive scale it would quickly reach.

A Bull Demon powerhouse, a Moon Demon royal elite, and a Soul Demon Sovereign had wiped out an entire Branch Temple of the Heavenly Temple.

Should this truth surface, it would spark an earth-shaking scandal.

It might even eclipse the infamous Four Demons Night Raid from over sixteen centuries past.

The rewards from such a revelation would prove staggeringly immense.

Bull Demon Guard Longnu and Moon Demon royal Yue Dao were no idiots; each saw the vast gains ripe for the taking in this scheme.

Still, crafting the perfect strategy demanded real cunning.

While Bull Demon Longnu schemed to turn this to his advantage, Yue Dao from the Moon Demon royal clan eyed a different angle.

Yue Dao was well aware of Bull Demon Longnu, knowing Longnu shared his status as Di Kuohai’s servant.

The jade scroll they received explicitly highlighted the epic feat by the Bull Demon, Moon Demon, and Soul Demon Sovereign.

Since he, a Moon Demon, got one, surely Bull Demon Longnu had too?

Yue Dao deemed this likelihood strong.

Should his master have messaged Bull Demon Longnu as well, a simultaneous grab for power could breed chaos and fatal errors.

By Great Demon Master Yue Dao’s typical tactics, wiping out Bull Demon Longnu first, then partnering with loyal underlings to hog the acclaim, would be ideal.

However, that option was off the table now.

If Ye Zhen had tipped off Bull Demon Longnu too, offing him would enrage Ye Zhen and unleash catastrophe.

After deep deliberation, Yue Dao fired off a jade scroll to Longnu: “Has Lord Di Kuohai reached out to you lately?”

Longnu was no simpleton; he caught on fast and shot back, “Why do you ask—has Lord Di Kuohai contacted you of late?”

“Three Demons!” Yue Dao transmitted this enigmatic jade scroll after some thought.

In the cutthroat world of scheming lords, Bull Demon Longnu couldn’t brush it off; he seized Yue Dao’s intent at once and fired back two words.

“Luo State!”

Those words assured Yue Dao that Ye Zhen had looped in Bull Demon Longnu, and as fellow thralls to Ye Zhen, solo play was impossible—alliance was essential.

“This issue weighs heavy; let’s meet in secret right away to plot our big moves!”

“Alright!” Bull Demon Longnu consented without hesitation after a moment’s pause.

Trust was rare in the Demon Clan, especially between rival clans, yet Longnu and Yue Dao shared a unique bond.

Bound by their shared master Ye Zhen, an unshakeable trust formed the solid bedrock between the pair.

Indeed, upon his departure, Ye Zhen had commanded them to aid one another, vowing total destruction should they ever strike at each other.

This solid base erased their initial barrier to teamwork, leaving just the matter of squeezing out every possible gain.

“Remember, from now on, hide your whereabouts; let no one discover you until we meet and discuss our grand plan!” Great Demon Master Yue Dao emphasized.

“It’s best to eliminate any demons who have seen you in the past three to five days! If you’ve engaged in public activities during these days, you’d better think of a reasonable explanation quickly.” Bull Demon Lord reminded just as swiftly.

Fifteen minutes passed, and after several female demons and slave attendants vanished without a trace from Bull Demon Lord Longnu’s mansion, the Bull Demon Lord himself slipped away silently from his domain.

Right then, Great Demon Master Yue Dao carried out the identical maneuvers.

And precisely at that moment, following almost two hours of tense waiting, Ye Zhen finally stepped into Dragon Swimming Plain via the Ancient Teleportation Formation.

Once he put some distance between himself and the Dragon Swimming Plain’s Ancient Teleportation Formation, Ye Zhen plunged into the ground, racing swiftly toward the posthouse.

Meanwhile, Mu Hall Master Mu Xu, fresh at the Weizhou Ancient Teleportation Formation, flung out his broad robe, vanishing instantly alongside Baili Fei and a hundred Heavenly Temple Divine Masters and Grand Divine Masters.

The leftover troops would head out in waves to the Luo Prefecture Branch Temple, the site of that dreadful tragedy!