diskusbooks Chapter 118 Subduing the Night Walker
Chapter 118 Subduing the Night Walker
Li Muyang was initially thinking he had gained a group of powerful thugs, but he was very disappointed. Forget about thugs, he even wondered if he had taken in a group of refugees.
Even the three strongest demons, according to their memories, were only at the Nascent Soul level at their peak! The others... were mostly just a bunch of rabble who could only scare people.
Upon hearing Li Muyang's evaluation, the group of monsters showed shy and disappointed expressions; their new leader had rejected them.
Who knows why they accepted reality so quickly and recognized Li Muyang as the new Demon Lord! Even with the Three Divine Artifacts, they shouldn't have adapted so fast, right? Li Muyang found this kind of thinking a bit hard to understand! Are they really that casual? Their loyalty must be pretty low, right?
It was the three demons who saw Li Muyang's concerns and explained the reasons to him in detail.
Great Tengu: "My lord, we do not randomly choose a master. You possess the Three Sacred Treasures, which means you must be connected with those three. That is one point."
Tamamo-no-Mae: "My lord, we demons also value bloodline levels! You possess an extremely powerful divine beast-level bloodline, which has a suppressive effect on us all, that's the second reason!"
Shuten-dōji: "As for the third reason, it's naturally because of your talent and strength!"
He/She pointed at Li Muyang and said, "I sensed the aura of Orochi on you! If I'm not mistaken, you recently killed Orochi, didn't you?"
"At your age, you possess the power to slay that guy. That alone is enough to prove your strength! None of us are your match now! You are the real deal when it comes to being the Lord of Demons! Even if your current level is not as high as ours at our peak, with our Lord's talent, surpassing you will be a piece of cake! It's only a matter of time!"
As he spoke these words, Shuten-dōji's eyes revealed a fervent fighting spirit and longing! At the same time, there was also a kind of conviction in power! The other two, one was meaningful, and the other was serious.
It's impossible for the three demons to be highly loyal to Li Muyang right now, but they understand their current situation! At least subjectively, they don't particularly mind submitting to Li Muyang; they'll just have to wait and see how Li Muyang behaves and what his character is like in the future.
Whether they are satisfied later is a matter for the future. Right now, they must make Li Muyang the Demon Lord in order to gain the support of the people! The three demons understood that without a common Demon Lord, they would inevitably become three parties and start fighting each other, eventually being completely defeated and disappearing from this world!
Looking at the group of monsters before him, their eyes filled with fervor, Li Muyang fell silent for a moment. Was it really possible for someone to kneel and submit with just a tremor of their body? He was truly inexperienced in this area!
The three great demons were willing to submit to Li Muyang for different reasons. Ōtengu believed Li Muyang was connected to the Three Imperial Gods; Tamamo-no-Mae sensed Li Muyang's aura—even just Shiro's aura! And Shuten-dōji was drawn to Li Muyang's power!
These three simple and straightforward reasons would be enough to subdue other monsters, not to mention that Li Muyang possesses all three. For this group of monsters who are now like refugees and have lost their past, they are now desperately eager to have a suitable leader!
Without Li Muyang, they would each have been subdued by a portion of the three great demons, forming a three-way balance of power. But now that there is a demon lord whom even the three great demons respect, they are naturally happy to follow him! It makes no difference to them!
“I am a human,” Li Muyang emphasized slowly.
To everyone's surprise, Tamamo-no-Mae smiled and spread her hands: "My lord, you have some misunderstandings about certain concepts. In the distant ancient times, all living beings, if they had a spirit, were demons! At that time, demons referred to all races! Even humans were within the scope of demons! Does it matter whether one is human or demon?"
Shuten-dōji grinned and said, "Hehe! I have never looked down on humans. I only look down on those weak and ignorant fools who don't even know their own place!"
Li Muyang shook his head, both amused and exasperated: "Of course I don't care whether someone is human or demon. I'll stick to the facts and not be prejudiced. I'm just worried that you might be concerned about that."
Upon hearing this, the Great Tengu immediately knelt down and cried out, "Our lord is merciful! He is truly a wise ruler! We are willing to follow our lord to the death! We beg our lord to accept us!"
He only cares about whether Li Muyang treats the demons well. Right now, they are a group of refugees in distress. If they find a leader with bad character, Da Tengu cannot accept it. So far, Da Tengu is very satisfied with Li Muyang!
"May my lord take me in!" xN
When the Great Tengu shouted this, his Tengu underlings behind him also shouted in unison. Before long, almost all the remaining demons also expressed their desire to be adopted. Tamamo-no-Mae and Shuten-dōji also bowed their heads to show their submission.
What's the point of all this talk? Li Muyang was just worried that their inexplicable submission might leave behind some trouble and problems. Since things had already progressed to the point where they were about to be crowned emperor, dragging things out would only make them seem petty!
Besides, could Li Muyang really just abandon them? Where could he possibly leave them?
"Very well! Since that's the case, you may stay here! After a short while, I will move Heian-kyo into my little world! There is enough space there for you to live and reproduce!" Li Muyang announced solemnly, and to match his imposing manner, he even activated the divine light protection of the Shennong Beast!
In an instant, Tamamo-no-Mae's eyes, which had been full of smiles, became even clearer! She had originally thought that Li Muyang's aura was that of a pure Nine-Tailed Fox! The reason she had given in so quickly just now was because she thought that Li Muyang had members of her own bloodline on his side!
She is indeed a nine-tailed fox, but she is not a celestial fox; she is merely a demon fox. The difference of one word makes all the difference!
Judging solely from the purity of their power, the Celestial Fox's power is far purer than that of the Demon Fox! This purity of power not only symbolizes greater strength but also how far one can go!
Due to various reasons, Tamamo-no-Mae was forced to cultivate too many different types of mixed powers, which turned her into a fox demon and caused her to be stuck at the Nascent Soul level. Otherwise, with her nine-tailed bloodline, how could she possibly be stuck at this level? She would at least be a ferocious god on par with Orochi!
Upon seeing a celestial fox, Tamamo-no-Mae was naturally thrilled! Now she could say she was starting over! All the chaotic power had dissipated, and if she could be guided by this celestial fox, she, a demon fox, might very well transform into a celestial fox! This was a crucial opportunity for her to break through her past limits!
So what's wrong with submitting to a man? She understands men best!
But now… Tamamo-no-Mae is truly alarmed! This bloodline power… it might not be one of those legendary ancient divine beasts!
Guaranteed profit! A huge windfall!
Shuten-dōji's situation is even simpler! First, he wants to find a place for himself, and second, he wants to find an opponent! Don't think that Li Muyang can't be an opponent just because he became the Demon Lord! It's the same thing!
Shuten-dōji worshipped power! Now that Li Muyang is stronger than him (or her), he's willing to acknowledge him as the Demon Lord! Seeing this protective divine light makes him even more excited! This new leader really seems quite powerful!
With the three great demons welcoming him, Li Muyang entered the palace in Heian-kyo.
With only one person and three demons left, Li Muyang began to ask more detailed questions. There were some things that were not appropriate to say in front of so many demons.
Ahem, actually it's mostly gossip!
"Is that a mask you're wearing? I thought you really looked like that!" Li Muyang stared wide-eyed, curiously observing the Great Tengu's face, or rather, his mask.
This guy is really tall, over two meters tall, and that's after he's been shrunk down. He's half a head taller than Li Muyang! It's true that his strength is not as good as Li Muyang's, but he still looks incredibly imposing.
The Great Tengu's lips twitched, and strangely enough, the corner of his mouth on his mask twitched along with it! Then he reached out and took it off, revealing a face that was obviously serious and meticulous! A standard, solemn, and earnest square face!
“My lord, our lineage of the Great Tengu originates from His Majesty Susanoo! This mask is merely a disguise for us... because His Majesty said that our personalities are too easily deceived, so we need to make it look more frightening.”
Shuten-dōji, standing to the side, blurted out without restraint, "That's right, my lord! Once those fools like Ōtengu acknowledge a master, they will serve him for life and never betray him! They'll live and die together!"
"To be honest, I might have disagreements with that vixen Tamamo-no-Mae in the future, but it's really impossible for the Ōtengu lineage to have any issues with them. They're stubborn and blindly loyal!"
The Great Tengu remained silent, which was also a tacit agreement.
Tamamo-no-Mae was taken aback by Shuten-dōji's words! She immediately tried to explain and show her loyalty: "My lord! Please don't listen to this tomboy's nonsense! I am absolutely loyal to you!"
"Alright, there are no outsiders here, you don't need to be so polite with me. Nobody does anything without a reason. We've only just met, so it's normal that you're not very loyal to me. If you were all loyal from the start, I would suspect that you have ulterior motives!"
"Don't worry, I'm not a tyrant. If you want to leave in the future, I won't stop you!" Li Muyang waved his hand dismissively; he really didn't care!
If he really can't control these monsters, keeping them around will only cause him trouble. Power? I'm cultivating immortality, why would I care about that? Imperial tactics? Come on, isn't that exhausting! Having grown up under the influence of communist ideology in both his lives, Li Muyang is extremely averse to being oppressed by others, and he also dislikes oppressing others!
Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you!
Therefore, he was prepared to treat these monsters with sincerity and honesty, let nature take its course, keep them if they could, and it wouldn't matter if they couldn't keep them!
With the three demons' senses, they could completely feel that Li Muyang was speaking from the heart, and they were even happier!
What does this show? It shows that this new leader truly treats them as human beings, not as expendable resources!