God of Pets

Chapter 952 The Demon King's Feast

The news that the great demon Qingbai had invited the ten major families to the Demon King's Banquet quickly spread throughout the land, and everyone felt threatened.

Because a woman beside the great demon was actually a level ten expert, even King Jiang was not confident that he could defeat her, so he had no choice but to accept the invitation.

Even a powerful figure like King Jiang and the Jiang family were forced to accept the Demon King's invitation; how terrifying is that?

The great demon visited each of the ten great families, and at each family he visited, Miaoshan would show off his skills.

Although she did not actually fight against the Heavenly King or the experts of the Ten Great Families, the Ten Great Families have now confirmed that she is a genuine Ten Awakening expert, and her abilities are unfathomable. Even the Heavenly King cannot know her strength, and no one dares to fight her on the spot.

In this way, the great demon's reputation reached its zenith. Even such a powerful Tenth Awakening cultivator was only his subordinate. It was unimaginable just how strong the great demon himself was.

There were many speculations, with most people believing that the Great Demon Lord had probably already reached the Tenth Awakening stage.

"Heaven is unjust! Why wasn't a wicked being like the Great Demon Lord taken away by the Soul Devouring God?"

"Is even the Sky Realm a bully who preys on the weak and fears the strong?"

"Even the Devouring God didn't dare to take the Great Demon's people away, just how powerful is that Great Demon?"

Amidst numerous rumors, the ancestral temple convened its first meeting of elders. This time, there were far more Heavenly Kings present than during the election of the temple's president.

Apart from the Lone Heavenly King and two other Heavenly Kings who had already entered the Heavenly Secret Realm, all the other Heavenly Kings came.

The Heavenly King sent Zi Pao and Gu Shan as representatives, the Feng family sent Feng Guihai, and the Ji family sent Ji Liuying.

The matter they were discussing was, of course, whether or not to attend the Demon King's Banquet set up by the Great Demon Lord.

Although Chen Guan himself called it the Immortal Mountain Banquet, no one took the name seriously; now everyone calls it the Demon King Banquet.

"What exactly does this great demon want?" King Shang asked, narrowing his eyes. "Why did he invite people from our Shang family to this Demon King's Banquet? What are his intentions? Is he planning to use these people as hostages to threaten us?"

"No matter what his intentions are, our people must not go there," the Heavenly King said coldly.

“The great demon of today is somewhat different from the great demon of the past. Regardless of whether the great demon of today is Qingbai or not, the power he possesses far surpasses that of the great demon of the past. The male and female subordinates beside him should both be Tenth Awakening cultivators. Add to that the lightning golden monkey pet from before, and this power alone is enough to give people a headache,” said King Chu.

“It is indeed a problem. If we do not reach the Tenth Awakening, it will be difficult to protect our family members. The Great Demon is definitely capable of carrying out a massacre. But if we do reach the Tenth Awakening, Feng Tianwang and Ji Tianwang are good examples. They will definitely be taken to the Sky Secret Realm…” Qin Tianwang said.

"What methods did that great demon use to prevent their own people from being taken to the Sky Secret Realm by the Devouring Spirit God after they advanced to the Tenth Awakening? If we can obtain this secret, we can have no more worries..." Zhang Tianwang said thoughtfully.

"Is it possible that the Great Demon King invited us to share this secret?" King Jiang asked.

"How could that be? If he were so kind, he wouldn't be a great demon." King Gong retorted coldly.

"That's not necessarily true. Although the current great demon has the title of great demon, it's still uncertain whether he is the same great demon as before. Judging from his current actions, he doesn't seem to have done anything heinous. It's not impossible that he is the same person," said King Qin.

“I think there is indeed such a possibility. If he wanted to be an enemy of our ten major families, or wanted to attack us, there would be no need to only invite the younger generation of these families to the banquet. This move does not seem like a threat to us, but rather like he wants to prove something to us,” Zhang Tianwang said after thinking for a moment.

“In any case, we should go and see what he’s up to,” Xia Tianwang said.

"If you're willing to send your disciples on dangerous missions, that's your business. The Gong family won't get involved," said Gong Tianwang.

The invitation only invited one genius from the Gong family, Gong Wudi.

Gong Wudi is the most talented and capable young generation in the Gong family, and King Gong is unwilling to let him take risks.

In the eyes of King Gong, Gong Wudi was the most likely person to reach the level of King in the future, so how could he act recklessly? "King Gong, our ten great families have always stood together through thick and thin. Surely your Gong family won't not send a single person this time?" King Shang said.

The merchant and the Gong family actually have a good relationship. He didn't say this to put down the Gong family. It was simply because without the Gong family, the merchant's representatives would have less say among the various families.

King Gong naturally understood King Shang's meaning, but he pretended not to know and coldly said, "The person invited by your Shang family is only Shang Ziyi, not the future number one seed of the family. The person invited by our Gong family is the number one seed of the Gong family. How can the two be compared? If we were to send your Shang family's Shang Suanzi, would you agree?"

His words, seemingly a rebuttal to King Shang, were actually just an explanation of why the Gong family would not participate.

"The Gong family can choose not to participate, but if that great demon really does publicly reveal the method of advancing to the Tenth Awakening, the Gong family should not regret it then," Qin Tianwang teased with a smile.

"You're overestimating that great demon's kindness. I'm afraid your Qin family won't be able to return, and then you'll regret it. Of course, those invited from your Qin family aren't the seeds of the future, so it's normal that you don't care," King Gong said contemptuously.

The Ten Heavenly Kings had clashed in their youth and fought many battles when they vied for supremacy. The relationship between Qin Heavenly King and Gong Heavenly King was not good, and the Qin family and the Gong family had always been hostile to each other.

The person invited by the Qin family this time was Qin Ziyu. Although he was not the number one seed that the Qin family was fully cultivating, he was someone that Qin Qiu, the future leader of the Qin family, fully supported, and was now considered a key target for cultivation by the Qin family.

King Qin smiled and said nothing more.

In fact, Qin Tianwang's number one choice was Qin Ziyu, but he just didn't want outsiders to know.

Because the invitation clearly stated that only invited guests could attend the Demon King's Banquet, the Heavenly King Gong strongly opposed it, and the Gong family would not send anyone.

In the end, the ten major families failed to reach an agreement or reach a consensus on uniting to fight against the Great Demon.

Although Xiu Jieming was the presiding judge, he only acted as the host at this meeting and did not have the opportunity to express his opinions, which he did not care about.

After the elders' meeting ended and all the Heavenly Kings left, Xiu Jieming called Ji Liuying aside.

"Patriarch Ji, I heard that the Great Demon Lord invited you. Are you going?" Xiu Jieming asked directly without beating around the bush.

"Does Judge Xiu have any instructions?" Ji Liuying knew that Xiu Jieming's private conversation with her was definitely not as simple as asking about her intentions.

“If I were you, I would go,” Xiu Jieming said.

"Why?" Ji Liuying asked, somewhat surprised.

“Because I know who that big devil is, he won’t harm you,” Xiu Jieming said solemnly.

Ji Liuying was greatly surprised and looked at Xiu Jieming, saying, "Aren't you afraid that I'll tell the other families about this?"

"The Ji family needs allies, and so do I. Patriarch Ji, you may consider this." Xiu Jieming neither confirmed nor denied, but simply stated his purpose.

"I cannot answer you right now," Ji Liuying said.

“It’s alright, tell me the answer when you come back from the Demon King’s Banquet.” Xiu Jieming smiled.

"Who is this great demon that gives you such confidence?" Ji Liuying frowned slightly.

"You'll find the answer when you get there." Xiu Jieming didn't explain further, but simply saw Ji Liuying off.

When the time came for the ten major families to be invited, many people arrived at the agreed location. In addition to the ten major families, there were also many other families and lone wolves who came here.

However, although the Gong family sent people over, Gong Wudi, who was invited, was not here.

(End of this chapter)