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Chapter 1625 Final Chapter: Demon Master

Chapter 1625: The Final Chapter - Demon Master

Shen Tang was somewhat stunned when she first came to the demon realm.

Pei, the Demon Emperor, the Panda Hero, Ye Jian Shen Tang's reaction revealed the reason: "Does it evoke a sense of nostalgia, like revisiting a place I've never been before?"

The so-called Demon Realm is actually a territory separated from the ancient continent. Pei, the Demon Emperor, the Panda Hero, and Ye refined it into a realm. They selected a few stars from the vast starry sky and constructed an environment similar to the solar system, quietly nestled in a corner of the Great World.

This place is in a remote location, difficult for ordinary life to reach.

But it is the best place for the fragile demon cubs to grow up.

Pei, the Demon Emperor, the Panda Hero, walked inside: "I heard the Seventh Prince say that this continent was once the residence of the Fifth Prince. However, when I dragged it away to recreate the Demon Realm, there was no life left here. Some time ago, a few mischievous demon cubs went out to explore and discovered an ancient temple building buried deep underground. I guess it should be the site of your former residence."

Shen Tang said calmly, "It's all in the past."

I had thought this continent (my hometown) would either be occupied or destroyed in that turbulent ancient era, but I never imagined it would still exist and now be brimming with new life. The demon realm isn't very large; you might not see a single demon for ten days or half a month.

Only the central area was slightly more lively.

The Demon Emperor led Shen Tang to see the pile of eggs waiting to hatch.

"So many eggs?" Each one was surrounded by a pure demonic aura, some strong and some weak. Shen Tang glanced at them and spotted an egg with a familiar aura. He was speechless for a moment. "Am I out of touch with the times? I remember that not all demons lay eggs."

These eggs contain all sorts of demons.

It flies in the sky, runs on the road, and swims in the water.

They were all stuffed into an egg and left to hatch?

Pei Ye wore a complicated expression: "I'm at my wit's end. Originally, only some demons had the habit of sending their newborns out to be raised, but I don't know what the newborn demons were thinking, they insisted on learning from the human race... and now, it's back to me."

The concept of kinship-based social structure is rather vague within the demon race.

However, they are very familiar with the hierarchy of superiors and inferiors, the strong and the weak, and the noble and the lowly.

Entrusting the baby to the strongest person will definitely ensure a safe outcome.

Meanwhile, Demon Emperor Pei Ye received more and more eggs thrown to him by his parents. Even the live-born demons were being sent over eggshells wrapped in the demonic power of their parents. Then, some idiot started shouting it out, and other demon couples, hearing this good news, followed suit.

Demon Emperor Pei Ye: [...]

The once-reconstructed Valley of Ten Thousand Demons became a place for hatching eggs and raising chicks, but how could she possibly hatch so many eggs? Not to mention, she was a panda and had no skills in incubating eggs. Left with no other choice, the Demon Queen had to make a trip to the breeding farm and learn the entire process from there.

Each step was modified to make it more suitable for the demon race.

Since adopting this system, Demon Emperor Pei Ye only needs to monitor the hatching progress of each egg in the incubation garden every day. If the egg is lacking in demon power, he can replenish it. If the temperature is too low, he can raise it. If the humidity is not high enough, he can spray more water. The hatching demons can then use clips to attach the eggs to the assembly line and send them to the logistics department for a thorough cleaning.

All the necessary checks have been done, and all the required vaccinations have been administered. After that, the kids' kindergarten life officially begins.

After hearing all this, Shen Tang was speechless.

Before leaving, the Demon Emperor winked at Ji Moqiu and the other two, asking, "Isn't Jiang Zhao's situation a bit precarious?"

The Demon Emperor knew all three of them.

To be precise, it was his previous life, a boy named Jiang Zhao.

The Demon Emperor wondered back then why Jiang Zhao had been reincarnated so early.

Now, seeing the situation of the three people makes it clear.

How could a normal reincarnation fall apart like this?
There's probably more to Jiang Zhao's death than meets the eye.

"...I remember when you entered the mortal world to undergo your tribulation, it was a tribulation of love? You changed it later. If you hadn't changed it...Jiang Zhao's emotional ties and good intentions were hidden in the cycle of reincarnation, and he would never have been able to get past this hurdle. Could it be Him who could do such a despicable thing?"

Shen Tang said, "Mm."

Demon Emperor Pei Ye's gaze swept over Qin Li: "This is the first time I've encountered such a situation. If there's anything I can help with, Fifth Prince, please don't hesitate to ask. It's my way of repaying the kindness I showed you back then."

Shen Tang politely declined, saying, "I already have a plan."

This is also her signature skill.

Even the fragmented soul of Demon Emperor Pei Ye could be stabilized with her help, let alone something that was merely divided into three parts.

Shen Tang: Let's leave it at that for now.

This marks Shen Tang's second foray into the demon realm.

She rushed over as soon as she received the message from Demon Emperor Pei Ye, but the Demon Realm was too remote, and Shen Tang didn't know the way well, so it took her quite a while to get there. The Demon Emperor was the first to notice Shen Tang's presence in the Demon Realm: "Fifth Prince, you're a little slow."

"I missed?"

I originally thought I could catch it when it hatched.

"It's not that I missed one or two, it's that I missed them all."

Shen Tang: "..."

Why did she detect a hint of schadenfreude in her voice?

The Demon King Panda stood up and tossed a vegetable basket to Shen Tang.

The basket looked small, but it was actually quite large inside, stuffed with an unknown amount of fresh spiritual fruits, meat, and snacks: "What are you going to do with this?"

The Demon Emperor said, "Dinner is served. Feed him."

Qin Li looked surprised.

Back then, Ji Moqiu told him about his background, and Qin Li didn't believe it at first, but eventually convinced himself to believe it. Over the years, he has also learned about many things that seem bizarre to him, but even so, he still can't understand how to use these things to feed his former colleagues.

"They have their own hands and feet, why should you trouble yourself?"

The Demon Emperor said, "Alas, you'll understand once you see it."

Cultivation is inherently difficult for demon cubs. Even those who inherit blood from their parents, making the initial stages of cultivation much easier than for ordinary beasts, are not born with this advantage. Many demons are born with demonic energy but are fundamentally more beastly.

Heaven's Way has always been petty and dislikes the Demon Emperor Shunxin.

The Demon Emperor went to the human race to intercept the Demon Master, so naturally He would make things difficult for him.

Qin Li quickly understood what it meant.

Contrary to his expectations of a warm celebration of his colleague's return, the scene before him was utter chaos. A group of indescribable animal cubs were fighting around the young man with blue hair and gray eyes, some flying, some running, some jumping, some pecking at him... It was incredibly noisy, with round and flat fur flying wildly in the air, and the gray-eyed young man, who was being used as a pillar, grew increasingly gloomy.

"these are……"

The Demon Emperor sighed: "Your colleagues."

Qin Li: "...They have no memory?"

If I had any memory, I wouldn't have been beaten like this.

The Demon Emperor said, "Where is Heaven so kind? Let alone their memories, even their crossbones are still there. They need to break through them themselves and open their spiritual platform and sea of consciousness. Their preserved memories of past lives will naturally return. But until then, they are just troublesome brats. They will act more according to their own demonic nature... But there is some good news. They are still young and cannot cause any waves."

Qin Li: "..."

These colleagues... are in a terrible situation.

The group of lesser demons were the first to realize that the Demon Emperor was approaching. They were instinctively happy and wanted to come closer, but after running a few steps, they spotted Shen Tang.

One by one, the riots intensified.

They bypassed the Demon Emperor and headed towards Shen Tang.

It kept barking and meowing.

The most eye-catching of them all was a black cat. Seeing Shen Tang staring blankly with her head tilted, she realized she'd already been left behind by the group of lesser demons. The black cat meowed anxiously twice, hurrying to catch up. Coincidentally, the black cat bumped into a shiny golden puppy. The cat and dog, the former meowing pitifully with its fur standing on end, the latter barking irritably at the black cat, their attention drawn to each other.

He completely forgot about Shen Tang.

The Demon Emperor said, "They've started fighting again."

Shen Tang: "...Don't they get along?"

She remembered that the two demon beast eggs were next door neighbors, shouldn't they be very familiar with each other's auras? This goes against the nature of the demon race.

The Demon Emperor said, "Cats and dogs are natural enemies."

Although both are cubs, they possess the formidable physiques of demons, and their battles are quite noisy. The Demon Emperor told Shen Tang that these cubs are relatively harmonious after hatching, and their occasional tantrums usually stem from a cat and a dog. Once a fight breaks out, it affects the other cubs, whose simple minds are not yet capable of processing complex issues like "the culprit is always right." As long as they feel pain, they assume the most recent beast was responsible.

"However, there are some that are easy to deal with, though not many."

Without the Demon Emperor needing to explicitly remind him, Shen Tang already knew who the Demon Emperor meant by the few "troublesome" creatures. For example, a fluffy, grayish-brown, round-faced, round-headed sloth was climbing up the crisscrossing vines, slowly approaching Shen Tang.
While the other cubs were fighting fiercely, the sloth slowly climbed to the top of Shen Tang's head, let go, and was caught accurately.

Shen Tang grabbed a handful of tender leaves from the basket and handed them over.

The sloth slowly opened its mouth and slowly chewed. Shen Tang, remembering the sloth's diet, was a little worried about its future brain development. The Demon Emperor said, "You should feed it spirit fruit instead..."

Sloths clearly don't like eating these leaves.

Shen Tang, still somewhat doubtful, switched the fruit.

The sloth immediately switched to ten times the speed.

Shen Tang: "..."

The Demon Emperor was already very familiar with the habits of these young beasts, and said in a familiar tone, "These children are full of energy and won't be quiet for at least half a day. Fifth Prince, please come with me to the side and wait for a while."

Shen Tang and the others sat down.

The sloth slowly moved away after it had eaten its fill.

Finally, he clung tightly to the pavilion pillar, closed his eyes, and rested.

A rustling sound came from the grass not far away, and soon a small black alpaca with a side-parted fringe emerged. The alpaca stared at Shen Tang for a long time, then took two steps closer. Seeing that she didn't move, it took two more steps closer. Shen Tang wanted to see what the alpaca's purpose was, but then—the alpaca quickly spat in Shen Tang's direction, turned its head, let out a strange laugh, and jumped towards the lake.

Shen Tang: "..."

The alpaca did not fall into the water.

It was lifted up by a black and white orca.

The killer whale and the alpaca fled at breakneck speed.

Shen Tang: "..."

The Demon Emperor couldn't help but chuckle, explaining to Shen Tang, who looked like she'd been struck by lightning, "This child is good at spreading rumors and sowing discord among the young beasts. Out of ten battles, five involve cats and dogs, and five are because of it... However, this child isn't always so successful."

It seems to confirm what the Demon Emperor said.

A long, childlike cry rang out, and the orca, which had been leading the alpaca in its escape, seemed to hear some kind of provocation. It threw off the alpaca and swam towards the direction of the sound. The two whales flicked their tails at each other, while the alpaca skillfully swam to the shore, shaking off the water and making strange noises.

Shen Tang: "..."

The alpaca was knocked down after taking only a couple of steps.

The alpaca turned its head and spat at the target that was attacking it.

Then, Shen Tang saw a daffodil that had been quietly sitting by the water, gazing at its reflection, pull its entire root system out of the soil. The roots transformed into legs, chasing after the alpaca and whipping it wildly. The flower and the alpaca charged recklessly, adding fuel to the already chaotic battle. Just as Shen Tang was about to intervene and forcibly quell the situation, a barrel-shaped capybara knocked over a nearby doghouse.

The golden retriever, which had just been locked in a fierce battle with the black cat, was so enraged that it forgot about the black cat's claws and scrambled back to its den.

Its cries were shrill and mournful.

A bunch of pink wheat ears, with their tassels, crawled out of the ruins of the doghouse.

The golden dog stepped forward and howled, while the wheat stalks swayed left and right.

In short, there were no obstacles in communication between the two sides.

The black cat, whose head had been bald by the golden dog, did not give up.

However, after all that commotion, the black cat shook its limited brain and seemed to remember something. Before any of the cubs could react, it darted to Shen Tang's feet in a wisp of black smoke and climbed onto her lap. The two stared at each other silently for a few seconds. The black cat stretched lazily on Shen Tang's lap, turned around, tucked its paws under its body, closed its eyes, and pretended to sleep, its soft, fluffy black tail swaying from side to side.

With a thud——

A strangely colored, one-horned xiezhi rolled down from the eaves of the pavilion.

It flipped over and jumped up, yelling and cursing at the eaves of the pavilion.

The Demon Emperor said, "The two unicorns that hatched this time don't get along. They love to butt each other with their unicorns over ownership of the same eaves of a pavilion... They've even knocked off countless scales."

Shen Tang: "..."

Two loud cries came from the distant horizon.

A pair of small, winged birds flew into the hall, one on each side. The blue one perched on the teapot handle, carefully preening its feathers, while the fiery red one perched on Shen Tang's shoulder, cooing softly in her ear. With a few nimble leaps, they landed on the black cat's head. The black cat reached out its paw to grab it, but the red bird reacted faster, leaping over the cat's paw and grabbing the cat's ear before taking flight. The black cat, angered, let out a shrill cry and tried to catch the bird, but the red bird just teased it.

The bluebird also joined the battle.

The green and red cats worked together seamlessly, while the black cat was powerless to resist its rage.

Despite fighting for over a hundred rounds, the cat was still at a disadvantage against the two birds.

Shen Tang: "...Poor cat."

They can even bully a bird.

The black cat swatted Shen Tang's hand away with its paw, licked its paw, and snorted angrily. Head held high, tail held high, it strode away. It looked back every three steps, checking Shen Tang's reaction before turning back and continuing on until it disappeared into the bushes.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a chimpanzee pluck a flower and tuck it behind its ear, look in the mirror, scratch its rear end, and choose a comfortable position to sunbathe.

Shen Tang sighed sincerely.

"...Everyone is quite lively."

She's just a little too lively.

She stayed in the demon realm for a while.

Firstly, to help the Demon Emperor alleviate some of the pressure of feeding the young beasts; secondly, she also needed some time to complete the final tasks.

It was a calm and peaceful afternoon.

The sun was shining brightly, and Shen Tang was surrounded by a group of monster cubs who had grown considerably taller, basking in the sun. Surprisingly, the cubs were not fighting.

Suddenly, she felt something.

The former residence of the temple is dappled with the shadows of trees.

The young man, dressed in elaborate robes, looked young, but his eyes held the weariness of time. He stood in the palm of a statue covered in moss and vines—a spot where a bright pearl should have been—and surveyed the dilapidated temple.

Until footsteps broke the silence.

Upon seeing the newcomer, his heart instantly came alive, and countless fresh air rushed into his lungs and filled his limbs.

The believer falls from the palm of the idol.

He ran towards the light to the God he truly followed.

"Your Highness?"

"Well, I'm here."

"Lord?"

"I'm here."

"Then, Mama?"

The first to respond to him was a smiling eye that truly reflected his image.

Then came a sentence, not loud but deep enough—

"I'm here."