Mythology Starts with Childish Skills

To put it this way, after the news spread that Meng Zhao and the Heavenly Demon Palace Master had a life-and-death battle, resulting in mutual injuries, and the location of the battlefield became well-known, Meng Zhao's status in the Northern Lands soared like a rocket. At least in Ji, Liang, and Yan provinces, he was a top figure, second only to the current Emperor Beiyang Sheng.

Even Prince Fu, the ninth prince of the current dynasty, Beiyang Shu, would be overshadowed by Meng Zhao, by many degrees.

After all, this is a world where martial strength is prominent, especially after the world's restrictions were broken, and martial artists had the possibility of scaling new heights. Meng Zhao's personal strength created a siphon effect, almost radiating throughout the entire Northern Lands.

Especially with Lingwu City as his base, strategically located at the junction of three provinces, Meng Zhao's advantage and sense of oppression brought about by his supreme divine martial arts were infinitely amplified.

Fang Duohai was a little worried. Lu Yue wouldn't mention Meng Zhao for no reason. Could it be that the person behind him was actually Meng Zhao?

The thought made him feel a little numb. After all, he never imagined that he would offend the most untouchable person in the Northern Lands just by coming to arrange a marriage.

"What, are you related to the Northern Meng Dragon King? Could it be that the reason you were so rampant before was because you had the Northern Meng Dragon King backing you up?"

Fang Duohai's palms were sweaty. He really hoped Lu Yue would answer with a 'no.' That way, he would still have a chance to struggle.

In his heart, he was filled with regret. What bad luck! Why did he choose this time to come to Mountain Lord's territory to get abused?

Why not a few years earlier, or better yet, why did he even accept this mission in the first place?

Lu Yue laughed heartily, but from Fang Duohai's tone, he sensed weakness and fear. He smiled and said,

"You haven't answered my question yet. You claimed that the power and figures behind you are very strong. I want to see if they can compare to the Meng Dragon King. Or are you just bluffing to scare Mountain Lord Senior?"

Mountain Lord himself wouldn't be afraid of Fang Duohai, but he had a granddaughter. If it was really a deeply hidden force with a vast influence and extremely powerful figures, he would have to consider it carefully before giving an answer.

Otherwise, if they couldn't retaliate against him, they might retaliate against Shanhua.

Mountain Lord added,

"That's right, Fang Duohai. Since you're so confident, why don't you tell us and compare. If the person behind you can really suppress the Meng Dragon King, I might consider this marriage!"

As the saying goes, the older the person, the wiser. Mountain Lord saw through Fang Duohai's insincerity and hidden intentions, which made him resentful.

Good heavens, if you were to use an empty city ploy to trick my granddaughter away, who could I complain to?

Moreover, based on his understanding of Fang Duohai, this guy probably made his way through deception. As for whether he had any real power, it was hard to say.

Perhaps he did, but it probably wasn't as terrifying as he claimed.

If that was the case, Mountain Lord wouldn't be afraid at all.

The main thing was that Lu Yue was here and had connections with the Meng family. He was alone and might not be able to take care of everything, but the Meng family was a behemoth, and their protection of Shanhua would definitely be in place.

Fang Duohai's face turned red and white. His immortal-like demeanor was completely gone, and his aura fluctuated with his emotions, like the tides in the ocean, rising and falling. The entire wooden house was enveloped in a cycle of contracting and expanding airflow.

Mountain Lord snorted coldly, releasing the aura of the king of beasts. The void above his head twisted and transformed into ever-changing shapes, immediately suppressing Fang Duohai.

If you want to talk nicely, go ahead. But if you want to use force, you've miscalculated.

Mountain Lord was never one to compromise. At worst, they could have a fight.

And if they really started fighting, he would start a massacre.

Back then, his son and daughter-in-law were retaliated against by former enemies, causing him lifelong regret. He recognized the essence of worldly struggles, which, although biased, he considered the truth.

That is, either don't do it, or once you do, do it thoroughly.

Just like killing, either don't kill, or once you kill, you must eliminate the roots to prevent the descendants of your enemies from seeking revenge when you're old and weak.

You can avoid it once, but you can't avoid it a second time.

Fang Duohai was silent for a moment, then suddenly threw something from his arms into Mountain Lord's hands.

Mountain Lord caught the object in his hand and took a closer look. It was a copper token.

Light red, with a warm, hard texture, about three inches in size. The front was engraved with a drawing of a demon god with bull horns, revealing an evil and demonic aura. The back had three large characters: Earth Demon Alliance.

Named after demons, it was obviously not an orthodox path. It was probably a force established by someone from the Demonic Path.

"Earth Demon Alliance? A creation of the Demonic Path? Fang Duohai, how come I never knew you joined the Demonic Path?"

As for Lu Yue, he didn't take it seriously at all. It wasn't a major Demonic sect, just a Demonic Path alliance that was almost like a loose organization. It was really useless.

No wonder he, Lu Yue, managed so much of the Meng family's information, but never knew of the existence of the Earth Demon Alliance.

Most likely, this alliance was newly established, recruiting some experts, but it was extremely exclusive and didn't expand its power in a big way. That's why the Meng family didn't collect any relevant information.

In simple terms, it was a small-scale thing, not worthy of attention. The Meng family didn't pay attention to it.

Mountain Lord appeared surprised and uncertain, and also felt a sense of embarrassment turning into anger.

The Demonic Path was what he deeply hated. Back then, his enemies were from the Demonic Path, which ultimately implicated his son and daughter-in-law, causing him lifelong regret.

Fang Duohai dared to collude with the Demonic Path, simply not taking him seriously.

Fang Duohai smiled bitterly and said helplessly,

"Brother Mountain Lord, when we first met, your martial arts were far superior to mine. The gap between us was so great that I almost despaired.

Back then, all I thought about was breaking through to the Innate realm. Later, by chance, I broke through to the Innate realm, and I became greedy again, wanting to go further and become a Grandmaster.

But Innate still had a chance to pass, but how could Grandmaster rely on pure chance to break through?

In the end, I got help from someone. Under his guidance, I gained some understanding and changed my cultivation method, which barely allowed me to step into the threshold of Grandmaster.

For me, this was already an act of God.

But the price of entering the Grandmaster realm was to submit to that lord, listen to his orders, and work for him.

This Earth Demon Alliance was also something he asked me to help raise and prepare.

I used that lord's support as the foundation, suppressed some, and recruited some, and finally built the Earth Demon Alliance. Many people have joined it.

Among them, there is one who is your good brother, good friend, Subai Xing."

(End of this chapter)