I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

Chapter 155: The Fate of the First to Stick Out

What kind of powerful human beings would dare to use the corpse of the Earth Python Demon King as food, and even start a fire and cook it right here in the Cloud Spirit Forest!

Doesn't he know that this forest is the territory of monsters?

To boil and eat a demon king on the territory of demonic beasts—that's incredibly audacious!

The white wolf demon spirit slammed its four claws into the ancient tree beside it, snapping it in two, and roared, "He is showing contempt for all of us demon beasts! This person must not be forgiven!"

The other demons kept echoing their sentiments.

For a moment, a savage ferocity took over their rare moments of reason.

They were all arrogant and domineering beasts who roamed the forest and would never tolerate a human challenging their dignity!

Moreover, that person dared to do such a heinous thing on their territory, and their anger surged up rapidly, with no one thinking of suppressing it.

Until the eagle spirit flapped its wings, a strong wind swept through, waking up all the spirits whose minds were not very bright to begin with.

"Gentlemen, don't forget, if what this bat says is true, then a human could kill the Demon King with a single arrow. How could we possibly deal with that? Moreover..."

Having said that, it exerted more force with its eagle claws, stomping on the wild bat spirit until it screamed in agony.

"Dead bat, are you lying or not?"

Under immense pressure, the wild bat spirit was almost on its last legs, but it could only muster its strength to say, "Not a single lie is false..."

The eagle spirit thought for a moment and then released its eagle claws.

"Alright, we'll go check it out and see what's going on with that human!" "If he's lying, I'll be the first to eat you!"

At the command of the Eagle Demon Spirit, the other demon spirits immediately found their leader and followed it towards the cave of the Earth Python Demon King.

"I told you not to go, sigh..."

The wild bat spirit staggered to its feet, clutched its chest, coughed twice, blood and foam trickling from the corner of its mouth, and muttered something.

He didn't want to go to his death with those guys.

Oh well, anyway, the Earth Python Demon King is definitely dead, I saw it with my own eyes. If I stay, those twelve demon spirits are not on good terms with me, and sooner or later I will die at the hands of those demon spirits.

Without much thought, the wild bat spirit flapped its wings and flew towards the territory of the white bear demon king.

Within half an hour, the twelve demon spirits arrived, their anger reaching the heavens. They quickly reached the Earth Python Demon King's cave, the small waterfall and pool. Just as the Wild Bat Demon Spirit had said, the Earth Python Demon King should have been absorbing the medicinal power of the Purple Dendrobium Spirit Flower in his cave, but he was nowhere to be seen. Further on, they all saw the man leisurely drinking wine by a fire, leaning against a blue stone.

The man was dressed plainly, looking like a city dweller. In this forbidden area that few humans dared to enter, he was leisurely and happy as if he were on a wild excursion, as if he had an extraordinary aura and was the only king in this world... No way!

Isn't he just an ordinary person?

If the twelve demon spirits sensed anything, it was that this man seemed truly ignorant and fearless.

Daring to set up camp on top of the Demon King's cave?

Has he never died?

"...This is the human that the wild bat spirit spoke of, the one who killed the demon king with a single arrow?"

"How is this possible? This person isn't even a cultivator!"

The demons had initially been cautious, worried that if the wild bat demon was telling the truth, their swaggering approach would surely alert it. So they had concealed their presence and approached carefully. But what they were seeing now made them feel like fools who had been tricked.

This is definitely just a mortal.

None of the demons could sense even the slightest threat from this man; he was nothing more than a delicious piece of meat that they could pounce on and devour completely!

"How come he didn't even notice us... This guy seems to be just a mortal."

The eagle spirit stood on the treetops and said coldly.

"And what about the Demon King? How could the Demon King possibly forgive such a mortal who dares to be so presumptuous?"

The white wolf spirit also found it strange.

Given the nature of the Earth Python Demon King, even demons like them would be scolded or even beaten if they dared to approach its cave. It was an absolutely arrogant and suspicious creature.

There's a human now camped out on top of its cave, even making a fire to cook soup and roasting meat! But judging from the looks of it, that human has probably already had a good meal.

The eagle demon spirit was also confident in answering the white wolf demon spirit's question, and sneered, "Hmph, the Demon King is focused on absorbing the essence of the precious medicine, how could he have time to pay attention to this little mortal? I'm afraid that the wild bat demon spirit is a bully who picks on the weak and fears the strong, and thinks that the Demon King is dead just because a human dares to occupy the top of the cave!"

Now, Eagle Demon Spirit is certain.

That bat is lying!

The Demon King is dead? There's not a trace of his body or blood!

Someone said they wanted to cook it and eat it? That's why there's no corpse? But the Demon King's python is so big, even if humans could eat it, they wouldn't finish it in half an hour, let alone this mortal could eat it!

Therefore, the Earth Python Demon King is definitely not dead!

Perhaps it was just for insurance purposes that it found another place to absorb the essence of the precious medicine!

This human just happened to take advantage of the Demon King's absence to usurp the throne, and the wild bat demon spirit even thought that the other party was some kind of extraordinary person...

What a disgrace to the demon spirits!

"Everyone, the Demon King is surely still alive, there is no need to worry."

The eagle spirit shared its guess, and the other spirits found it quite reasonable.

But then, everyone's thoughts became the same.

This mortal must be killed.

Otherwise, if the Earth Python Demon King discovers that a mere mortal dares to camp on the top of its cave, and that these demons remain indifferent and engage in a battle of wits and courage, then in the end, everyone will suffer the consequences.

Killing a mortal doesn't require any tacit understanding or coordination.

Normally, they rarely get to eat such fresh meat so easily; most human cultivators are difficult to deal with, often leaving them covered in wounds. This time, however, they get a free lunch.

It's all about who's faster!

The eagle spirit was the first to attack; it spread its wings and charged directly at the mortal.

"You bastard, now you're thinking of robbing me!"

The white wolf spirit was not to be outdone. It was also very fast, dashing through the forest and quickly catching up with the eagle spirit!

The other demons realized what was happening and, having just set off, understood that they were falling behind and would miss out on the meat.

However, the mortal man looked at the eagle demon spirit rushing towards him.

The other party paused for a moment, then slowly pulled out a tattered black bow, nocked an arrow, and aimed it at the eagle spirit.

"Hmph, you think you can hurt this piece of junk—"

The eagle demon's eyes burned with even greater bloodlust. Then, an arrow pierced its heart, sending it flying ten feet away and pinning it firmly to an ancient tree.