Cloud Sea, Floating Cloud Pavilion!
The meeting of the Six Great Demon Kings had already been going on for more than three months. During this time, they had been arguing day and night, every single day.
There were simply too many points of disagreement. At this rate, no one knew how much longer they would have to argue.
Some disagreements were simply impossible to reconcile, and neither side was willing to give way.
For example, the Demon Alliance Army, what proportion of troops each clan would provide, what proportion of provisions each clan would provide, and who would become the alliance leader?
And so on and so forth. There were more than a hundred points of disagreement among the various clans.
However, after the Blood-Coloured Stars flashed six times more than a month ago, all the disagreements seemed to disappear.
The terms of the alliance were approved one after another.
Within just a few days, almost all the terms of the alliance had been settled.
The Six Great Demon Clans established a defensive and offensive alliance. The alliance stipulated that if any clan was attacked, the other five Great Demon Clans must send troops to assist unconditionally.
Regardless of which country or force in the world, if anyone launched an attack against any one of the Six Great Demon Clans, it would be equivalent to declaring war on the Demon Alliance.
The Six Great Demon Clans established an allied army, provisionally set at ten million soldiers, with each clan sending elite forces according to a set proportion.
However, there was still one matter that could never be agreed upon.
That was who would become the leader of the Demon Alliance.
Among the Six Great Demon Clans, three Demon Kings were qualified to contend for the position of alliance leader.
The first was the Demon King of the Earth Fiend Clan, because among the Six Great Demon Clans, the Earth Fiend Clan had the largest territory and the strongest power.
The second was the Demon King of the Rakshasa Clan, because he was the one who initiated this alliance.
The third was the Queen of the Demoness Kingdom, because she had the closest relationship with the Demon Emperor.
Of course, the Demoness Kingdom had not joined the Demon Alliance, so only the Rakshasa King and the Earth Fiend King remained as contenders for the position of alliance leader.
This disagreement was simply too great, and neither side was willing to compromise in the slightest.
The Earth Fiend King believed that he was contributing the most to the Demon Alliance and providing the most troops, so why could he not become the alliance leader?
The Rakshasa King believed that his Rakshasa Clan’s territory bordered the Sky Fiend Clan’s territory the most. Once war broke out, the Rakshasa Clan would be the first to bear the brunt. For the sake of the Rakshasa Clan’s territory, he had to become the alliance leader. Moreover, this Demon Alliance had been initiated by him.
Since there was no breakthrough on this crucial point, the Six Great Demon Kings had no choice but to decide on a rotating alliance leadership system.
Each Demon King would take turns serving as alliance leader, with each term lasting two years.
The first alliance leader would be the Earth Fiend Demon King, the second would be the Rakshasa King, and the third would be the Demon King of the Cloud Evil Clan…
The major negotiations had already been completed more than half a month ago. The reason the Demon Alliance had only officially been established now was entirely because they had been trying to win over the Queen of the Demoness Kingdom.
During these past few months, the Six Great Demon Clans had sent more than a dozen groups of envoys to Demoness City, and the Six Great Demon Kings had personally gone there three times.
At first, all of them were turned away at the door.
The last time, the Earth Fiend King, Rakshasa King, and Cloud Evil King personally went to Demoness City.
And this time, they finally met the Queen of the Demoness Kingdom.
The Queen formally stated her condition. As long as the Six Great Demon Clans officially tore up their non-aggression treaty with the Dragon Sacred Temple and returned to a state of war, the Demoness Kingdom would immediately join the Demon Alliance.
At this point, the Six Great Demon Clans directly gave up on trying to win over the Demoness Kingdom.
Because the crazy Queen of the Demoness Kingdom was actually preparing for war and attempting to launch an attack against the Dragon Sacred Temple.
Moreover, she had already sent an envoy to the Dragon Sacred Temple, demanding that they hand over the murderer, White Wolf.
Only then did the Six Great Demon Kings learn that the Demoness Kingdom had already had two clashes with the Dragon Sacred Temple, killing three hundred Heavenly Guard Knights and even capturing the Dragon Sacred Temple’s Saintess, Ji Xiuning, and torturing her.
The Dragon Sacred Temple had then sent White Wolf, the commander of the Heavenly Guard Knights, to kill Lan Qi, the Blue Sea Banner Lord, and rescue Saintess Ji Xiuning.
The Sky Fiend King alone was enough to give the Six Great Demon Kings an enormous headache. There was also the Demon Tuo Empire eyeing them covetously from the north, and now they were supposed to go to war with the Dragon Sacred Temple as well?
The Six Great Demon Kings were not that crazy!
Thus, the Six Great Demon Kings completely gave up on the Demoness Kingdom.
The Demon Alliance was officially established!
The shadow of war formally descended over the Southern Wilderness. The internal war among the Eight Great Demon Clans was already not far away.
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On the second day after the three Demon Kings left, the great Sky Fiend King personally went to the royal city of the Demoness Kingdom to meet Her Majesty the Queen and invite the Demoness Kingdom to join the unified front of the Demon Empire!
Why was it called a unified front?
The Sky Fiend King felt that the Demon Clan was facing a huge threat now, and might even face annihilation.
In order to resist the Demon Tuo Empire in the north, the Southern Wilderness had to establish a unified Demon Empire. They had to completely end their state of being scattered and divided in order to face the future world war.
Otherwise, as the continuation of an ancient civilisation, the Demon civilisation might even be completely wiped out.
The Queen of the Demoness Kingdom was extremely straightforward. As long as the Sky Fiend King tore up his armistice agreement with the Dragon Sacred Temple and restored the state of war, the Demoness Kingdom was willing to join the unified front of the Demon Empire.
The Sky Fiend King hesitated for one second.
Restore the state of war with the Dragon Sacred Temple? This was an extremely terrifying matter.
Others might not know the strength of the Dragon Sacred Temple, but the Sky Fiend King knew it perfectly well.
However, he also knew very clearly that once he embarked on the path of unifying the Demon Clan, he would inevitably become an enemy of the Dragon Sacred Temple.
The Dragon Sacred Temple ruled the human kingdoms and had always regarded the Demon Clan as its greatest enemy.
Therefore, the divided state of the Demon Clan was most beneficial to the Dragon Sacred Temple. Once someone attempted to unify the Eight Great Demon Clans, the Dragon Sacred Temple would definitely intervene and crush them. Whether the armistice agreement with the Dragon Sacred Temple was torn up or not was actually meaningless.
When the Sky Fiend King unified most of the Southern Wilderness, that would even be the moment when the Dragon Sacred Temple sent its troops.
Either the Dragon Sacred Temple would send troops, or perhaps the Demon Tuo Empire would send troops. These two forces definitely had a relationship that could not be revealed.
One second later, the Sky Fiend King took a crystal scroll from his chest and tore it to pieces in front of the Queen of the Demoness Kingdom!
This was the armistice agreement and non-aggression treaty signed between the Demon Alliance and the Dragon Sacred Temple three thousand years ago.
This was an unequal agreement.
First, the Aurora Gate connecting the human kingdoms to the Southern Wilderness had not been closed. As long as the Dragon Sacred Temple was willing, it could send troops to invade the Demon territories at any time.
Second, the treaty stipulated that, in order to capture the remnants of the Ghost King, the Dragon Sacred Temple had the right to enter Demon territory at any time with a military force of no fewer than ten thousand people.
Ten thousand people might not seem like many, but what if those ten thousand people were all Demon Sects? Of course, whether the Dragon Sacred Temple actually had that many Demon Sects was another matter.
In short, although these ten thousand people might not seem like many, they were an extremely powerful force.
Why had Lan Qi, the Blue Sea Banner Lord, happened to appear over the Sea of Misfortune? Why had he slaughtered the Heavenly Guard Knights and captured Ji Xiuning?
This was the order of the Queen of the Demoness Kingdom.
The thirteen Banner Lords, together with the army of the royal city, made a total of fourteen armies that had to patrol the skies over the Southern Desert at all times, ready to block an invasion by the Dragon Sacred Temple and defend the Aurora Gate.
For thousands of years, this patrol had never stopped for a single day.
This also represented the Demoness Kingdom’s rejection and contempt for the armistice agreement and non-aggression treaty.
That day, Lan Qi, the Blue Sea Banner Lord, happened to be leading his army on patrol.
Therefore, no matter who it was, they would choose to wage war against the Heavenly Guard Knights of the Dragon Sacred Temple, because this was the unified will of the Demoness Kingdom.
And after the Blue Sea Banner Lord Lan Qi was killed, seeking revenge and settling the score also became the unified will of the Demoness Kingdom.
Seeing that the Sky Fiend King had torn up the unequal treaty with the Dragon Sacred Temple, the Queen of the Demoness Kingdom said directly, “From now on, I will join the unified front of the Demon Empire. But you must also promise me that once the Demon territories are unified, you will definitely invade the human kingdoms to the north and go to war with the Dragon Sacred Temple. This is His Majesty the Demon Emperor’s eternal will!”
The Sky Fiend King’s gaze burned with determination. “From the day I unify the Demon territories, it will also be the day we declare war on the Demon Tuo Empire and reclaim our homeland. Once I reclaim the Northern Wilderness, it will be the day we launch our war against the human kingdoms and the Dragon Sacred Temple!”
The Queen of the Demoness Kingdom said, “Good, then it is settled. Whenever you need the Demoness Kingdom to send troops, send someone to tell me. I will not keep you any longer.”
The Demoness Kingdom was simply such a country.
All agreements were verbal, and there was no need to sign any documents.
However, once they gave their word, they would definitely honour it, even if the price was enormous.
Some people could tear up a treaty at any time, even after signing it.
Others would honour nothing more than a verbal promise for generations.
Why did the Demoness Kingdom refuse to sign a non-aggression treaty with the Dragon Sacred Temple? It was not because they were warlike. Rather, they believed that the Eight Great Demon Kings had no right to sign such a treaty. Only His Majesty the Demon Emperor had the right to sign it.
The state of war with the Dragon Sacred Temple had been initiated by His Majesty the Demon Emperor countless years ago. What right did they have to bring it to an end?
Before the war had been completely decided, they had signed an armistice agreement. That was surrender.
“Your Majesty, I would like you to meet my most outstanding daughter, my most beloved daughter, the culmination of half my life’s efforts,” the Sky Fiend King said.
“Do I have to meet her?” The Demoness Queen made no attempt to hide her impatience.
“Di Nie, my daughter, come in!” said the Sky Fiend King.
The next second, an enchanting fragrance drifted through the air.
A woman appeared inside the magnificent great hall.
Peerlessly beautiful, breathtakingly gorgeous, exquisitely stunning, endlessly enchanting!
She was Princess Di Nie, Yan Nai’er after her demonic transformation.
No words could describe Princess Di Nie’s beauty and demonic charm.
Even the lazy and disdainful Demoness Queen suddenly stood up, her beautiful eyes widening in disbelief as she stared at Princess Di Nie.
After a long while, the Queen of the Demoness Kingdom said, “I finally understand why you are so eager to begin the unification of the Demon territories. But what about your Crown Prince? What will happen to him?”
“Hahaha…” The Sky Fiend King burst into laughter. “Her Majesty the Queen can become the ruler, so naturally my Di Nie can as well. My Crown Prince will of course have his place too. Once the war begins, my Di Nie will command an army of ten million and sweep across the Demon lands. Please guide her well.”
The Queen of the Demoness Kingdom said, “She is so arrogant that I am afraid no one will be able to guide her. However, my Demoness Kingdom does not welcome any men, so if there is anything in the future, you can have Princess Di Nie come and discuss it with me!”
After Princess Di Nie entered, she did not say a single word. She merely narrowed her eyes and stared at the Queen of the Demoness Kingdom, appearing extremely impolite.
Because she had never encountered a woman who could rival her in appearance. Now, she had finally met one.
She had always been extremely domineering. If she did not want to speak, she would not speak. If she wanted to kill someone, she would kill them. If she wanted to look at someone, she would simply stare at them!
If there was anyone in this world who could make her slightly lower her proud head, it was the Sky Fiend King.
Because her rebirth had been brought about by the Sky Fiend King.
The Sky Fiend King said, “Your Majesty, I next intend to persuade the Wing Clan. What do you think?”
The Wing Clan, among the Thirteen Demon Clans, had once been the race closest to His Majesty the Demon Emperor, almost on par with the Demoness Kingdom.
The Wing Clan was also the only aerial race, the only Demon Clan with wings.
The demonic bloodline flowing through their bodies was also the purest.
However, the Wing Clan was also a race filled with tragedy.
As one of the Thirteen Demon Clans, they had been enfeoffed in the Northern Wilderness. Over the past several hundred years, they had always been the backbone of the Northern Wilderness in resisting the Demon Tuo Empire.
The Demon Tuo Empire had a population of hundreds of millions and an army of tens of millions.
Like the Demoness Kingdom, the Wing Clan had only a mere two million people.
With a population of two million, the Wing Clan resisted the Demon Tuo Empire for more than a hundred years.
Although the Wing Clan was incomparably powerful, the disparity between them and the Demon Tuo Empire was simply too great. Several decades ago, the Wing Clan faced the crisis of destruction.
It was at that time that a split occurred within the Wing Clan.
One faction of the Wing Clan completely betrayed the Demon Clan and actually defected to the Dragon Sacred Temple.
The other faction of the Wing Clan migrated from the Northern Wilderness and fled to the Southern Wilderness!
Although the Eight Great Demon Clans of the Southern Wilderness accepted the Wing Clan, they only allocated a very barren territory to them.
Over the past few decades, the once immensely powerful Wing Clan had lived in extremely miserable conditions.
Why had the other faction of the Wing Clan betrayed them and defected to the Dragon Sacred Temple?
It was because they had become disappointed with the Eight Great Demon Clans of the Southern Wilderness, or more precisely, the Seven Great Demon Clans.
The Demon Tuo Empire swept across the Northern Wilderness, destroying one Demon Clan after another.
The Wing Clan had sent envoys to the Southern Wilderness to seek assistance countless times. They believed that the Thirteen Demon Clans shared the same roots and bloodline, and resisting the Demon Tuo Empire was not solely the responsibility of the Wing Clan. The Eight Great Demon Clans of the Southern Wilderness also had an obligation to send troops.
However, over more than a hundred years, apart from the Demoness Kingdom sending an expeditionary army of two hundred thousand soldiers, the other six Great Demon Clans did nothing at all, simply watching as the Northern Wilderness fell.
This made the Wing Clan extremely furious. Some of them became utterly disappointed with the Demon Clan and even filled with hatred towards the Southern Wilderness. In a fit of anger, they chose to defect to the Dragon Sacred Temple.
Now, the other faction of the Wing Clan that had fled to the Southern Wilderness had only a population of a little over one hundred thousand.
They had completely withdrawn from the world and no longer had any dealings with the Eight Great Demon Clans. Their cities refused entry to anyone. The only one they welcomed was the Demoness Kingdom, because they believed that only the Demoness Kingdom was worthy of being called a Demon Clan. When they had been at their most difficult, only the Demoness Kingdom had continuously sent expeditionary armies to support the Northern Wilderness. Hundreds of thousands of Demoness Kingdom warriors had died on the land of the Northern Wilderness.
At this moment, the Sky Fiend King wanted to win over the Wing Clan and bring them into the unified front of the Demon Empire. He could only ask the Queen of the Demoness Kingdom for help.
The Queen frowned. She had originally intended to refuse, but after glancing at Princess Di Nie, she said, “The Wing Clan does not welcome you. Let Princess Di Nie go and negotiate. I hope that after seeing Di Nie, the Wing Clan can regain its ambition.”
The Sky Fiend King said, “Good!”
The Demoness Queen said, “Li Ren, come in. Take Princess Di Nie to visit the Wing Clan Demon King!”
An exceptionally beautiful woman with an icy expression and a face as cold as jade walked in.
It was none other than A Shi Li Ren, who had successfully completed her demonic transformation!
Upon seeing A Shi Li Ren, the usually cold and emotionless Princess Di Nie’s beautiful eyes contracted, and her heart trembled.