Chapter 1 The Founding of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom

The Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom was established.

This year was the first year of the King Cobra. In the blink of an eye, another month had passed, and the season had reached the twelfth lunar month of winter. The temperature plummeted, and snowflakes fluttered in the sky, dyeing every corner of Snake King City white.

The heavy snow did not melt, and the strange mist added to the coldness. Overnight, Snake King City became a magnificent ice city.

The weather was cold, and the wind and snow filled the sky, but Snake King City was very lively. The figures on the streets were endless. The animals that people had transformed into grew fur with the changing seasons, greatly increasing their ability to resist the cold, allowing them to walk and shop in the icy and snowy weather.

A pair of rabbits were kissing passionately in the street, even sticking out their tongues.

A mother hen had just hatched a group of chicks. Although they were called chicks, the smallest was also three meters tall. They went shopping together to buy candied haws. They met the Embroidered Uniform Guards patrolling the streets and greeted them in crisp voices, "Hello, Embroidered Uniform Guards uncles."

Several little monkeys were throwing sandbags and playing in the alley, their laughter echoing.

Several foals galloped across the road, as fast as the wind, but slipped and slid dozens of meters, causing the people in the restaurants and inns on both sides of the street to laugh.

The Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom had been established for a month, but it was a scene of prosperity, full of vitality.

Many people no longer cared about having children. Those belonging to the chicken normally hatched chicks, those belonging to the snake normally laid eggs, and those belonging to the ox, horse, and tiger successively gave birth to their cubs.

Although these newborns looked like animals, their bones were strong, their strength was astonishing, and their talents far exceeded those of their parents. They were as strong as young ferocious beasts, and they were very intelligent. They could speak as soon as they were born and were very filial to their elders.

In Snake King City, there are now many of these little fellows, and people have gradually accepted their existence and like them very much.

Obviously, they are a happy generation. Although they are not human, they are born strong, have extraordinary potential, and eat the Demon King's meat soup, so their future is limitless.

River Bottom Hot Pot Restaurant.

Zhang Ji grabbed a live yak and threw it into the pot in front of him, boiling it with its fur and skin. After a moment, he threw it into his mouth, chewed, and swallowed, nodding in praise, "The spiciness is full, this taste is what I like."

Liu Youshan, who was accompanying him, hurriedly took out a palm-sized piece of bone and rewarded the service monkey.

The service monkey was overjoyed and put the bone away.

This bone was no ordinary bone, but the legal currency of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, cut from the bones of thousand-year-old demons. It could be used for transactions and settlements, and also for boiling soup for cultivation.

It could not be faked, as it contained the unique aura of the Demon King.

At this time, Bei Liu, wearing a robe, came in from the wind and snow on the street. As soon as he entered the door, he hurriedly reported without taking time to brush off the snow, "Reporting to the Snake King, the three royal consorts have given birth to a total of three hundred snake eggs, and all have now hatched."

Zhang Ji nodded, using his snake claws to pick up a wild boar and put it into the hot pot. After boiling it for a moment, he took it out, dipped it in sauce, and swallowed it in one gulp. The half-cooked meat, blood, sauce, and the spicy flavor of the hot pot all entered his throat together, and the taste was delicious.

He licked his lips and asked with a smile, "How many males and females are there?"

Bei Liu said, "One hundred princes and two hundred princesses. The male-to-female ratio is unbalanced, but the Supreme King said this is a blessing, as more daughters are more filial."

The Supreme King was Zhang Ji's grandfather, Zhang Youfu. Now, his status was very noble, but he still had no airs and was with Old Lady Li and a group of old buddies.

Bei Liu glanced at Zhang Ji and then said, "The Snake King Consorts said, please give the princes and princesses names, Snake King."

Zhang Ji turned his head and smiled, "Three hundred children, naming them is also a headache. Let's call them by numbers, Snake One, Snake Two, Snake Three... all the way to Snake Three Hundred."

"As for what they're specifically called, let them draw lots."

Bei Liu noted it down and bowed to take his leave. Zhang Ji waved him over to eat hot pot together.

Bei Liu was indeed a little hungry, but he was somewhat restrained.

Liu Youshan, while serving Zhang Ji, also smiled and said, "What's wrong? The dignified Prime Minister of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, Lord Bei Liu, can't even eat a hot pot with the Snake King? Today, you must be fined five hundred catties of mare's milk wine."

Bei Liu cursed in his mouth, "You old rat spirit," but he sat down with a happy face. The monkey waiter helped him take off his snow-covered cloak and took it to the stove to dry. He quickly pulled over an iron cage, which was full of live animals such as pigs, sheep, and cattle.

This was what Zhu Dagang, the Minister of Logistics of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, cultivated and raised.

His combat power was not strong, but his breeding technology was very powerful. He used Bei Liu's secret method of accelerating growth in the Great Wilderness, as well as the quick-success secret technique provided by the Green Lotus Snake Woman, and finally developed a set of methods suitable for his own use, which improved the survival rate of livestock.

Moreover, the yield was extremely high, enough to maintain the normal living needs of the people of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, but the price was expensive, and not everyone could afford it.

"Cheers!" Zhang Ji raised his cup, which was actually a huge wooden barrel with a diameter of ten meters, filled with viscous mare's milk wine, which was mellow and intoxicating.

"Respect to the Snake King!"

"Long live the Snake King!"

Liu Youshan and Bei Liu hurriedly held their cups with both hands in return. After the wine went down, their bodies became hot, and after eating a few more wild boars, they became more talkative.

"Snake King, I heard that you are preparing to break through the strange mist and let our Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom see the light of day again, is that right?" Bei Liu asked, personally pouring wine for Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji nodded, eating hot pot with one mouth, drinking wine with three mouths, and speaking with the remaining mouth, "Yes, it's time to break through this damn strange mist."

"I have been waiting for the Twelve Divine Kingdoms to send experts again, but so much time has passed and no one has appeared. Maybe no one will come in the future."

Zhang Ji sighed, feeling a little regretful and helpless.

If the other party didn't come, he would have one less source of evolution points.

Liu Youshan picked up a goat and stuffed it into Zhang Ji's mouth, pondering, "Snake King, once the strange mist is broken, I'm afraid these people in our Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom will not be able to stay and will leave this place."

"You also said that there are still humans outside. Although the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom is not bad now, they will definitely prefer to return to their former world."

Zhang Ji's scarlet vertical pupils flickered, and he smiled, "Can they go back?"

"This King has been a snake for too long, drinking blood and killing people like hemp. I have long forgotten how to be a human. Although they are not as brutal as I am, they are still beasts, no longer humans."

"Even if they want to go back, will the human world welcome them? I'm afraid they will be treated as monsters."

Bei Liu nodded and said, "What the Snake King said is reasonable, but we must be prepared."

Zhang Ji pondered for a moment and said, "No need to worry about them. Once the strange mist is broken, we will inevitably have conflicts with the outside world. Battles are inevitable. Let's prepare for a grand military exercise in the coming days!"

"We don't have airplanes and cannons, but we have forged divine weapons, strong bodies and strength, and the invincible Twelve Legions."

"When I break through the strange mist, there may be people outside who will not welcome us, and we must be prepared for battle."

Bei Liu and Liu Youshan's expressions became solemn upon hearing this. They stood up and saluted, "Yes, as you command, Snake King!"

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Chapter 2

The Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom was newly established, but under the overall management of Liu Youshan, Hu San, Bei Liu, He Zhiguo, the Green Lotus Snake Woman, and others, it was orderly and thriving.

Hu San's Embroidered Uniform Guards infiltrated every corner of Snake King City, becoming ubiquitous. Anyone who spoke ill of Zhang Ji was secretly arrested, severely tortured, and their heads were hung on the city gate the next day, their blood frozen solid.

This ruthless and iron-blooded method achieved a very good deterrent effect. Everyone in Snake King City praised Zhang Ji for being wise and benevolent, the most great and kind Bodhisattva Snake.

Some hostile elements fled outside Snake King City, hiding in the Misty Forest, where they were hunted down.

Liu Youshan wrote "Ode to the Snake King," requiring everyone to stand in front of their homes every morning and sing it towards Snake King City.

The first lesson for all children entering the classroom was ideological and historical education, and the history book in their hands was "On the Snake King's Heroic History of Conquering All Directions." The book had illustrations and plotlines, depicting the King Cobra as a heroic and righteous great snake.

In the streets and alleys, children admired the King Cobra, vying to buy King Cobra toys from grocery stores.

Adults sat on the thresholds with their eyes narrowed and smiled. Only they knew how dark the past years were. A ferocious and cold-blooded King Cobra devoured all directions, eating all their relatives and friends, and only they survived humbly.

But these things and the truth, no one dared to say.

They would not even tell their children forever. The wronged blood and bones were buried in the ruins of Xichuan Town. Now, only the magnificent Snake King City could be seen. They cherished the hard-won peaceful years and did not want to see the same terrible nightmares reappear.

"Dang dang dang..."

The bell on Snake King Square rang, echoing through the streets and alleys. People hurried over, as today was the day the Snake King held the grand military exercise of the Twelve Legions.

The snow was heavy, and the cold wind swept through the fur. People gathered on the square in the freezing weather.

Zhang Ji coiled on the high platform, raising his five heads, his majestic appearance making many children below feel awe and admiration.

National Teacher He Zhiguo presided over the ceremony and announced loudly, "The Twelve Legions Military Exercise begins!"

In an instant, the Twelve Legions below the stage came out one after another to show their strength. Among them, the most powerful and terrifying were Hu San's Embroidered Uniform Guards. Each dog had reached the level of a Level 9 Fierce Beast, and their bodies were all over ninety meters tall.

They were clad in snake scale armor. Although they were dogs, they all maintained a human-like stance, with their two hind legs on the ground and their two front paws holding the Snake King Spear and the Snake King Shield, like human monsters wearing dog skins.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

They competed and fought each other. The Snake King Spear was hundreds of meters long, and the Snake King Shield was as huge as a small mountain. Every swing made a weeping sound, showing their great strength.

When the spear and shield collided, sparks flew.

Hu San was especially terrifying. His body was tall and mighty. He stabbed his paw spear into the ground, and the floor tiles shattered like a spider web. The image of a powerful and vigorous fierce dog was simply horrifying.

Then, they performed the combat qualities of dog knights. Each dog rode a fierce beast mount and fought, galloping back and forth on Snake King Square, with a fierce aura, and the cold light of weapons intertwined.

Hu San's white-haired husky was the most conspicuous. Its white hair was as beautiful as snow, but it was fierce, vicious, and terrifying, further highlighting the invincible power of Hu San, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

Zhang Ji stroked his palms on the platform and praised, "Not bad, worthy of being this King's number one fierce general. He himself is a Level 5 Ancient Beast, and his battle beasts are not inferior."

He gave Hu San extremely high praise, revealed Hu San's true cultivation, and called Hu San's mount a battle beast, obviously also discovering the hidden identity of the white-haired husky.

Hu San's eyes were filled with joy at Zhang Ji's praise, and the others straightened their chests with pride.

The white-haired husky was so frightened that it broke out in a cold sweat. Seeing that Zhang Ji saw through it but did not have the desire to eat it, it was completely relieved. It seemed that it could be a proper husky battle beast in the future.

The people of Xichuan Town watching from all sides swallowed their saliva and their eyes were unnatural.

If they had to say which of the Twelve Legions they hated and feared the most, it would be Hu San's Embroidered Uniform Guards, because these dog things were a bunch of dog spies. They were ubiquitous, specializing in arresting people who spoke ill of Zhang Ji.

After the establishment of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, many people who gossiped and spoke ill of Zhang Ji behind their backs were arrested and never returned. The rest fled into the Misty Forest and were hunted down every day.

"The Western Depot performs!"

He Zhiguo announced.

Liu Youshan led his Western Depot rat subordinates out. As rats, they not only had strong combat power, but they were also very agile and swift. Their fierce aura was not inferior to the Dog Hall.

It was just that Liu Youshan, the Grand Eunuch of the Western Depot, was weaker than Hu San, and they did not have battle beast mounts, so they seemed to lack a lot of prestige.

But in the end, they performed a unique skill: digging holes!

With Liu Youshan's order, the claws of the Western Depot subordinates were like iron hooks and sharp blades. In just a few seconds, they dug huge holes in the paved square. They shuttled through the holes, sometimes left, sometimes right, appearing and disappearing unpredictably, causing bursts of cheers.

Zhang Ji also stroked his palms and laughed, "Good you, Eunuch Liu, good Western Depot, using your own talents and abilities in battle, worthy of everyone's learning."

Upon hearing this, Liu Youshan excitedly stood up straight, while not forgetting to proudly raise his chin at Hu San.

Next, the Horse Division, Tiger Division, Snake Division, Chicken Division, Pig Division, Rabbit Division, Dragon Division, and other Twelve Legions successively performed, which were wonderful and had good combat power.

The Chicken Division performed aerial gliding, and they were not far from being real flying chickens. With a light touch of their chicken claws and a flap of their wings, they could fly over a thousand meters.

The Rabbit Division and the Monkey Division used their talents for powerful jumping, carrying swords on their backs, moving quickly, dazzling the eyes, sometimes left, sometimes right, appearing in the void in the next moment, drawing their swords, and the cold light reflected the sky.

They were on the assassin route.

The Dragon Division, the bloodline of the Jiaolong made them fierce and unparalleled. Long Sihai, as the Grand General of the City Guard, was even more eye-catching. He was a dragon turtle, showing powerful defensive strength and physical strength, far exceeding other Level 9 Fierce Beasts.

Zhang Ji commented, "If he can break the shackles of flesh and blood and advance to an Ancient Beast, Long Sihai will definitely be the number one fierce general of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom!"

These words made Long Sihai excited and helpless.

He did not break through in the Dragon Appearance Secret Realm, missing the opportunity, and now there was even less hope.

Hu San glanced at Long Sihai in the distance, and a flash of unwillingness and fighting spirit flashed in his eyes.

Zhang Ji pretended not to see it.

The other divisions were ordinary. The worst was Zhu Dagang's Pig Division. They were fat-headed and big-eared, as clumsy as elephants. Although they were not panting, they accidentally bumped their teammates unconscious during the exercise. They fell to the ground and snored loudly, unable to be awakened.

The surrounding people couldn't help but laugh.

Bi Lian also chuckled.

Zhang Ji frowned on the platform and scolded them as "rice buckets," scaring Zhu Dagang so much that he trembled and hurriedly apologized, leading a few subordinates to carry the unconscious teammate back to the team.

The Twelve Legions military exercise was the most lively scene, making the people of Xichuan Town watch with excitement and clamor. If it weren't for the Pig Division's jokes at the end, this exercise would have been a very successful event.

After the grand military exercise ended, Zhang Ji took two steps forward and announced loudly:

"Today, this King will break through the strange mist and let our Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom see the light of day again and regain its freedom. My dear subjects, are you ready?..."

The people had already heard the rumors, and now that it was confirmed, they immediately roared excitedly: "We are ready! The great King Cobra is immortal! Please break through the damn strange mist!"