The First Demon of the Chan Sect-Chapter 258 - 204 The Minor Incident at the South Heavenly Gate

Chapter 258: Chapter 204 The Minor Incident at the South Heavenly Gate

Three years later, Pingyu Jia Yitian at the Heavenly Court.

The Palace of the Polestar is bustling with activity today, with Xi He giving birth to ten Golden Crow Crown Princes for Di Jun, and Chang Xi giving birth to ten Moon Rabbit Princesses for Taiyi. To celebrate the offspring of the Golden Crows, both sovereigns specially arranged a lavish feast at the Palace of the Polestar, inviting the great powers from the Primordial Era.

However, different from the Heavenly Marriage occasion of the Heavenly Emperor, this birthday celebration prepared for the Crown Prince and Princess is limited to those within the Demon Race. The likes of The Three Pure Ones, the Western Two Saints, and other great powers were all excluded from the invitation list.

On this day, every notable Great Demon of the Demon Race came to the Heavenly Court bearing gifts.

The one in charge of reception was not Bai Ze’s son, Bai Xing, who had long been taken away by Li Qingming, with his Primordial Spirit sealed within a Spiritual Treasure.

The one standing at the great entrance of the South Heavenly Gate is an elderly fox from the Fox Clan named Hu Si. No one knows when this old fellow appeared in the Heavenly Court, nor does anyone know why he has earned the favor of Di Jun and Taiyi. Every official from the Demon Court who has dealt with Hu Si seems to have a good impression of him, with endless words of praise. Thus, the task of receiving the great powers of the Demon Race was handed over to Hu Si by Di Jun.

As Li Qingming arrived at the South Heavenly Gate with the East Sea Dragon King Aoguang and the Dragon Crown Prince Ao Yu, the sun was setting in the west. Although there is no distinction of day and night in the Heavenly Court, arriving at such a late hour could attract criticism from the uninformed.

By this time, Hu Si was no longer guarding the South Heavenly Gate but had temporarily handed over this duty to his trusted subordinate Hu Gang.

Hu Gang’s true form is that of a rare fox species within the Fox Clan, the Space Fox. As the name suggests, the innate divine abilities of the Space Fox involve traveling through space. However, this Demon’s character is rather arrogant and unruly. Moreover, his master, Hu Si, has been recently favored by Di Jun. This has led Hu Gang, as a servant, to regard himself superior to others. Apart from a few great powers of the Demon Race, he believes no one in the Heavenly Court can control him.

Coincidentally, Li Qingming’s visits to the Heavenly Court are always untraceable, and Hu Gang has never seen him. Even the Four Sea Dragon Kings are not considered important by him, mainly as he has never actually seen them. Thus, when Li Qingming, alongside Aoguang and Ao Yu, appeared at the South Heavenly Gate, Hu Gang was leisurely reclining on a soft cushion, legs crossed.

Li Qingming, leading the way, didn’t even glance at Hu Gang as he barged inside. This infuriated Hu Gang, as everyone knew his rule of ’plucking a feather as each goose passes’—squeezing an egg out of even the stingiest of roosters. How could he not be angry when Li Qingming and the others disregarded his presence and barged in so carelessly?

"Hey! You three, come over here. The Heavenly Court isn’t a place you can just enter as you please!" Hu Gang leaped up abruptly, his voice shrill and scathing. With a round chubby face, he bore some resemblance to Maitreya Buddha.

Li Qingming stopped, looking back with interest at the plump figure, and said, "Oh? Are you calling us?"

The fat man arrogantly stroked his round belly and said, "Nonsense, I’m talking to you guys! Who’s your clan, and who is your Clan Leader? Do you have an invitation?"

When Ao Yu saw Li Qingming smiling, he knew that Li Qingming didn’t take this insignificant person seriously. He stepped forward and said, "How dare you! Do you not know who stands before you?"

"Honestly, once on my turf, you still dare to be arrogant with me?" Hu Gang seemed to encounter something amusing, laughed loudly and said, "Hahaha! I don’t care who you are, whether you’re a dragon, you have to coil up for me, and if you’re a tiger, you must lie down as well!"

Ao Yu was furious, thinking, "This damned fool, why is he so ignorant! I warned you earlier so you could avoid disaster, but you still dare to be so arrogant. It’s true, ’heaven’s wrath may spare yet folly leads to self-destruction’!"

With that thought, Ao Yu stepped forward, and with a flash of thunderous light, he issued a "roar" and transformed into his true form, a Nine-clawed Thunder Dragon, looking down at Hu Gang and said, "I am of the Dragon Clan! Today, I want to see how you make me coil up!"

Li Qingming originally thought that when Ao Yu revealed his true Thunder Dragon form, the other party would certainly be scared witless. But who would have thought, the individual would leisurely tidy his clothes and said, "I spit in your face! Just a dragon? Don’t even mention a prince, even if the Old Dragon King himself came, he’d have to coil up obediently for me!"

With another "roar" of dragon roar, Ao Long was originally smiling faintly. He could no longer hold back. Suddenly, he soared into the air, transforming into his true form, a Nine-clawed Golden Dragon, and with fiery golden eyes, he glared at Hu Gang and said, "I am Aoguang, the East Sea Dragon King. What is your intention?"

At the same time, the overwhelming pressure of a Quasi-Saint Peak bore down on Hu Gang.

"Ga!" Now, Hu Gang was truly dumbfounded, and with a thud, he knelt on the ground. His master may be favored, but it didn’t mean he could catch the eye of the Heavenly Emperor.

The mighty fluctuations of mana had already alerted Hu Si who had just entered the inner chambers.

Sitting high on the Golden Crow Throne, Di Jun looked at Hu Si quizzically and asked, "Hu Si, what’s going on?"

Hu Si hurriedly stood up, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, it must be someone causing trouble in our Heavenly Court without knowing any better. Your servant will go take a look and quickly settle this matter!"

Di Jun nodded slightly and waved his hand to signal Hu Si to leave the hall. Looking around, he said in a loud voice, "Fellow Daoists, please wait a moment. Once Fellow Daoist Qingmingzi arrives, the banquet will commence immediately!"

All the powerful members of the Demon Race seated there bowed in unison.

Meanwhile, Hu Si had just reached the entrance of the South Heavenly Gate, only to see a purple and a golden fierce and terrifying giant dragon circling in the sky. With both shock and anger in his heart, Hu Si quickened his pace and yelled, "Your Majesty Aoguang, hold back! This is the gateway of the Heavenly Court, how could it be a place for wanton violence?"

Taking the opportunity, Hu Gang sprang up from the ground and took a quick breath before saying, "Master, it was these two fellows, including that one at the gate! Without an invitation, they just barged straight in. I merely advised them, but who would have expected that Taoist by the gate to incite that old thief Aoguang to transform into a dragon form, intending not only to kill me but also to destroy the gateway of the South Heavenly Gate! They are truly deserving of death, their hearts ought to be annihilated!" fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

Hearing Hu Gang’s narrative, Ao Yu in the sky let out a furious roar, saying, "What a glib and shameless Little Demon! Spinning such lies, aren’t you afraid of divine retribution?"

"Just as the saying goes, emperors can be provoked, but Little Demons are troublesome! Yu’er, in your father’s eyes, both of these master and servant Demons are no good. Why waste so many words? Just kill them and be done with it!" Aoguang’s beastly body madly flailed, his aura raging like a storm.

Hu Si looked quite unhappy. Ever since he entered the Heavenly Court, nobody had dared to treat him like this. And since he largely believed Hu Gang’s words, he selectively ignored the important character Li Qingming.

"Aoguang, you disregard the dignity of the Heavenly Court and even seek to destroy the gateway of the South Heavenly Gate! Today, I shall eliminate you, this treacherous subject, on behalf of His Majesty!" Hu Si’s face twisted ferociously, and in an instant, a vast oppressive force nearly as formidable as Aoguang’s spread out, filling the entire space around the South Heavenly Gate.

"Boom!"

Aoguang’s dragon eyes widened, shooting out two torch-like lights, as his front Dragon Claws emerged with a sharp cold gleam, aiming straight for Hu Si.

Hu Si held a dark golden long spear in his hand, and as Mana surged through, it was fiercely infused into the dark golden long spear.

"Clang!"

Dragon Claw met long spear, and a faint ripple spread through space in a circular pattern, moving in every direction between Heaven and Earth, drawing lines of undying Divine Radiance.

"Phew!" In this first collision, Hu Si spat out a bit of fresh blood, his body shook and almost got smashed into the ground by the aftershocks. Hastily retreating hundreds of feet, he finally stopped the onslaught. This single strike made it clear that there was an obvious gap in strength between the two.

"Ssss!" And just at this moment, a serpentine light, suddenly pierced toward the back of Aoguang’s head with a force as terrifying as Heaven and Earth Cracking.

"Despicable!" Ao Yu, seeing someone sneak attacking his foster father, swung out his giant tail, the huge tail flashing with specks of purple electricity, fiercely lashing out at Hu Gang who had ambushed Aoguang.

"Bad luck!" Seeing Ao Yu’s move, Hu Gang cursed under his breath, and after his strike missed, he vanished into thin air. When he reappeared, he was already hundreds of feet away.

Li Qingming, who had been silent, noticed Hu Gang’s agile movements and proficient use of space traversal, his eyes lit up, and he thought to himself, "Such fluent use of Space Law. This fat man is not entirely useless!"

"Death to you, fat pig, for sneaking an attack! I, Prince Ao Yu, will have you cut into a thousand pieces!" Ao Yu looked at Hu Gang with a furious gaze, clearly enraged by the fat man’s despicable actions.

"Roar!" On this side, Aoguang let out an angry long chant, his body’s Blood Qi surging like an ocean. Underneath his belly, the Dragon Claws emitted a series of shimmering blue lights, firing a volley of bloodthirsty and soul-devouring blue Arrow after Arrow, rumbling echoes penetrating Heaven and Earth, instantly flooding the Void before him.

Hu Si’s face paled, his hand wielding the dark golden long spear drew a circle, and out of thin air, he conjured a black and a white Yin Yang Fish. The two fish swirled up and down, interpreting the melody of the Dao. Threads of Yin Yang Power were drawn out by the two fish, intertwining into layer upon layer of black and white light screens before Hu Si.

"Boom!"

The azure Arrow left trails of cracks in the Void, striking fiercely into the light screens before Hu Si. The few thin layers seemed to contain some great power, managing to resist Arrow after Arrow, even reflecting them back.

"Phew!" Aoguang watched the returning Arrows with a calm expression and blew a light breath. The Arrows, which seemed sharp as knives and swift as lightning, vanished into nothingness.

Thus, the two Great Demons attacked back and forth, with Aoguang having the upper hand in Cultivation, and Hu Si excelling in the multitude of his Spells. Outside the South Heavenly Gate, both Demons had concerns, with some forbidden moves that simply couldn’t be used. Neither could overpower the other, leading to a stalemate.

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