Invincible Snake Emperor

Chapter 507: Chapter 494: The White Demon King Invites Tu Xiao’an to a Wedding Banquet

However, at that very moment, the ground beneath the White Demon King’s feet rippled. A giant turtle shell mysteriously floated up, positioning itself perfectly for him to step on. Then, a long turtle’s head emerged and spoke in a human voice, "Your Majesty, your wedding is approaching. You must not leave the Azure Bamboo Forest. Moreover, this Snake Demon has successfully attained his Dao. His current momentum is too strong; it will clash with Your Majesty’s fortune."

"Profound Turtle, what are you saying? You told me before that if this snake succeeded in Crossing the Tribulation, I would face disaster. Don’t tell me this is it? This is nothing to me! It won’t even take the time for an incense stick to burn before I return with that snake’s head in hand!"

The Profound Turtle spoke in an ethereal voice, "Your Majesty, that snake possesses heaven-defying fortune and shares a karmic bond with you."

"I’ve never met that snake before. How could we possibly have a karmic bond?"

The Profound Turtle said slowly, "The karmic bond involves Miss Rushi. Your Majesty’s desire to marry Miss Rushi has put you in direct conflict with the snake."

The White Demon King froze for a moment, as if he had just figured something out. "Are you saying that whether I had tried to kill that snake or not, it would have come for me regardless? Its target is my Shi’er, isn’t it?"

The Profound Turtle’s silence was a tacit admission.

In an instant, the White Demon King’s killing intent surged, and the Demon Qi radiating from him caused dark clouds to gather over his castle.

’Damn that snake! So he’s trying to steal my woman? As if he’s worthy!’

The White Demon King’s mind drifted to Rushi Pavilion in the Purple Bamboo Forest.

"Brother Bai, I’m very happy now because I have Xiaoleng with me."

Su Rushi’s cheerful words from that day echoed in the White Demon King’s mind.

"Xiaoleng, don’t leave me. You promised you’d take me away from here."

He pictured the stunningly beautiful girl crouching on the grass in the Purple Bamboo Forest, sobbing her heart out.

Suddenly, it all clicked for the White Demon King. Killing intent instantly erupted from him like a furious gale. A suffocating pressure swept through the entire castle, frightening the resident demons out of their wits.

’So that’s it. That’s it! That snake is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. No wonder he just so happened to appear in the Purple Bamboo Forest. It was all a scheme!’

’If he hadn’t carelessly revealed his Snake Race aura, my Shi’er might have already been abducted by him.’

’What a close call. What a close call!’

The White Demon King clenched his fists so tightly they trembled, his chest heaving violently. He was truly enraged now. In an instant, a terrifying aura burst from him, one filled with intense killing intent and a despair as deep as the abyss.

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger," the Profound Turtle advised. "As long as you successfully wed Miss Rushi, the matter will be settled. That Snake Demon won’t be able to cause any trouble."

"Hmph. A lowly snake dares to fight me for a woman? I’d like to see him try."

Suddenly, the White Demon King laughed, an unnatural sound born of extreme anger. A strange light flashed in his icy eyes. Ever since that snake had left the Purple Bamboo Forest, his Shi’er had been heartbroken. It seemed she had already developed strong feelings for him.

The White Demon King felt as if his own woman had been unfaithful. He was absolutely seething.

His expression was unreadable as he faced the empty air and projected his voice across a thousand li.

"You despicable Snake Demon, I am to be wed in seven days. I hereby formally invite you to my wedding banquet. Our feud will be settled after the ceremony. Do you dare to come?"

’You want to steal my woman? Then I’ll make you watch as I marry Su Rushi, with all the demons and countless races as my witnesses.’

’What can you do then!’

Atop the Cyan Dragon over Monkey Mountain, Tu Xiao’an was stunned for a moment. He immediately looked toward the Azure Bamboo Forest as the White Demon King’s imperious, contemptuous voice echoed in his mind. A faint smirk touched his lips.

’What the hell? Is he deliberately provoking me? Inviting me to his wedding banquet?’

’You’re just a hedgehog, and you think you can marry a woman as beautiful as a fairy?’

Tu Xiao’an coldly projected his voice in reply, "Fine. In seven days, I will be there. But I won’t be coming to congratulate you—I’ll be there to steal the bride. I promised her I would take her away."

"Leave? HAHA! In this entire world, no one can steal my bride. You’ve got guts. I’ll be waiting for you." The White Demon King’s voice was icy and dripping with killing intent. "But that’s only if you survive today. While it would be inauspicious for me to shed blood before my wedding—so I’ll let you live a few more days—the Gray Demon King will not spare you. Try to cling to life, because I want to skin you alive with my own hands."

"Have you ever heard of a rat killing a snake? Snakes are the natural predators of rats. That’s true in the ordinary food chain, and it’s even more true in the world of Cultivated Creatures. In seven days, I, the Snake King, will turn your celebration into a funeral. After you’re dead, I’ll even consummate your marriage for you."

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"BASTARD!!!"

Inside the Demon King’s Castle, the White Demon King flew into a volcanic rage. His Demon Qi shot into the sky, and the entire castle began to tremble violently. Suddenly, with a thunderous BOOM, the ground for dozens of li in every direction was ripped apart.

"Profound Turtle! In seven days, I will slaughter this snake to consecrate my wedding!"

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’Inviting me to a wedding banquet? White Demon King, I hope this little death trap of yours is a grand affair.’

The image of a beautiful young woman appeared in Tu Xiao’an’s mind. ’Xiaoleng, take me away from here. I don’t want to marry Brother Bai.’

’Don’t worry. In seven days, I’ll take you away. Just wait for me.’

The Cyan Dragon, hovering in the air, sensed Tu Xiao’an’s complex emotions and asked, "Master, what’s wrong?"

"It’s nothing. Someone just invited me to a wedding banquet," Tu Xiao’an said lightly.

"A wedding banquet?" the Cyan Dragon repeated, looking utterly baffled.

’The White Demon King isn’t coming. So why hasn’t that vermin, the Gray Demon King, shown his face yet? Is he planning to launch another sneak attack like last time?’

Tu Xiao’an’s eyes filled with bloodlust; he was eager to draw blood.

After their exchange, both the White Demon King and Tu Xiao’an were left seething with suppressed rage.

"This is bad! Master, look!"

For a being as mighty as the Cyan Dragon to be so terrified by the sight that he nearly fell from the sky spoke volumes.

Hm?

Tu Xiao’an looked over and was startled as well. The various peaks surrounding Monkey Mountain were mysteriously vanishing.

Mountains thousands of meters high were vanishing at a speed visible to the naked eye. One moment a mountain was there, and the next it was simply gone. Then he saw them: dense, surging hordes of rats, numbering in the tens or even hundreds of millions, swarming in from all directions.

The immensely vast swarm of rats rampaged wildly, devouring everything in its path. Any obstacle—flowers, grass, trees—was consumed in an instant.

Even the hardest stone cliffs could not withstand their sharp teeth and were eaten away entirely.

Looking out into the distance, it seemed as if the entire Yaoling Mountain Range was being overrun by rats.

Their numbers were staggering, almost unimaginable. The few hundred thousand rats on Monkey Mountain had already been a terrifying sight, as they were all cultivated rat breeds, each one enormous.

But now, a tide of rats, like a monstrous tidal wave, was rolling in from every direction. They were like hungry ghosts, intent on devouring everything.

This was a goddamn rat tide. A black, oppressive flood of rats that seemed endless, like staring out at a boundless ocean with no shore in sight.

These couldn’t be called mere rats; they were Rat Beasts. Each one was at least fifty centimeters long. Some were awakened and some were not, but all of them were powerfully built. There were even some at the Spirit Monster Level leading the charge.

There were just too many of them. With numbers like these, it looked as if they intended to take over the entire world.

Wherever the rat tide passed, not a single blade of grass survived. Even a Demon Spirit would be devoured in an instant, leaving no bones behind.

Many of the hidden races on Monkey Mountain had been watching from the sidelines. But when they saw the rat tide approach, they were scared witless and began to flee. The fast ones with high cultivation might just escape with their lives.

But the slow and the weak were simply swallowed by the tide, vanishing without a trace.

"Oh heavens, the Gray Demon King is serious this time! He actually summoned a rat tide! We’re all going to die!"

"Help! Gray Demon King, quell your anger! We’re just innocent bystanders, don’t drag us into this!"

Many races instantly became fodder for the rat tide. For those who couldn’t fly, death was the only outcome.

In just ten-odd minutes, not a single mountain remained within a hundred-li radius of Monkey Mountain. Everything had been consumed by the rat tide, leaving behind a barren wasteland.

At last, only the main peak of Monkey Mountain was left standing. The rat tide converged on it from all sides. Once they swarmed over it, no living creature would be left—no Monkey Mountain, no monkeys, nothing.

The scale of this rat tide was enough to shatter the records of Ancient Times. It was truly unprecedented and utterly terrifying.