The demon leader, a giant scorpion, was also stunned. It watched the departing figures of the half-demon tribe and then burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha!!!"
"Half-demon mongrels, not worth scheming with!!"
"Roar roar roar!!!"
"Jie jie jie—"
As the great scorpion roared with laughter, the demons present also let out roars, their words and actions revealing their disdain and arrogance towards the half-demon tribe.
"You, you, and you! Go conquer the world on the other side and expand our territory for the demon race!"
"Yes, leader!"
The hastily formed vanguard team, led by a calamity-class demon, immediately drove small demons into the passage upon receiving the order.
Meanwhile, Bai Ye withdrew his senses, a flicker of surprise in his eyes. Though brief, he felt as if someone on the other side had sensed his intrusion.
"The Demon King's strength is indeed beyond comparison with these mere lesser demons," Bai Ye muttered to himself, then turned to look at the surviving demons and half-demons.
Sensing Bai Ye's gaze, all the demons and half-demons immediately felt a fatal crisis, as if their lives no longer belonged to them.
"Demon King, what are your orders? We await your command!" The elder among the half-demons stepped forward under the pressure to speak. The other demons lay flat on the ground, ears perked, not daring to move.
Demons, demon plants, and half-demons, along with all other alien races, now had a new name on Blue Star: the Demon Race.
"I am the guardian of this world. I heard you wish to invade this world?" Bai Ye spoke in the common tongue of the Titos World. His words were calm, yet they sent a chill through all the demons, their faces changing dramatically.
A guardian? This world actually had a guardian? And it was a terrifying Demon King? Who the hell...?
"Is that so? Then where is your sincerity?" Bai Ye's gaze swept over the weapons in their hands. Ancient bows and arrows, possessing metallic luster yet bearing wooden textures, were undoubtedly another type of demonic artifact.
The half-demons froze. Bai Ye's gaze was so obvious; how could they not understand? The half-demons hesitated, and the elder half-demon gritted his teeth, offering his bow and arrows with both hands.
"Your Majesty is truly wise, seeing through it at a glance. These are the gifts we've brought!"
Seeing this, the other half-demons, no matter how reluctant or pained they felt, had no choice but to offer their possessions one after another.
Bai Ye's lips curved into a smile. He did not reach out to take their weapons but said, "Give them to the people outside."
"Remember, when you get outside, hold your weapons above your heads and do not resist..."
With a wave of his hand, Bai Ye used spatial power to instantly transport them to the crater of Mount Fuji.
"Enemies."
"Demons! Prepare for battle!!!"
The half-demons' vision blurred. When they reacted, the world around them had changed, and tense alarm sounds echoed.
The troops deployed at Mount Fuji were already in combat readiness. The moment they saw a group of half-demons appear, all aircraft and artillery immediately aimed at them!
As long as the order was given, the most terrifying firepower would be unleashed. The commanding officer awaited Princess Qinghe's instructions.
As the half-demons emerged, they immediately felt the latent deadly threats all around. Monsters flying in the air, metal lumps on the ground...
What kind of strange world is this? Setting aside that Demon King, these peculiar beings seem capable of killing us too?
Recalling Bai Ye's words, the half-demons, who had no intention of fighting, immediately raised their bows and arrows high above their heads, shouting:
"Don't shoot, don't shoot! We come for peaceful exchange!"
However, the soldiers present couldn't understand their words. Although the World Alliance had begun studying the Titos common tongue, it had not yet reached the stage of widespread use.
Nevertheless, their act of surrender was quite standard. The R-country troops roughly understood their intentions.
"Your Highness, they... seem to be surrendering!" At the underground command post, the commanding officer pointed at the screen in disbelief.
It was him! Princess Qinghe, endowed with great wisdom and foresight, immediately understood the reason.
"Unarm them and take them to Daxia."
"Yes!"
...
In the underground space of Mount Fuji, Bai Ye turned to look at the smaller demons.
"What about you?"
The small demons immediately panicked. They wanted to follow the half-demons' example but had nothing worthy of offering as a gift.
Just as they were at a loss, the passage entrance suddenly flashed repeatedly. Sensing something, the small demons looked towards it.
Before long, colossal figures rushed out of the passage. The moment they emerged, they let out roars of arrogance.
"Roar!!!"
"Roar roar roar!!!"
...
However, when they saw many of their companions prostrate before a single figure, they were stunned.
Isn't this the posture of submission? What's going on?
But judging by the situation, they knew Bai Ye was no benevolent demon. They roared even louder.
"Roar roar!!! (Who are you?)"
At this moment, Bai Ye had completely retracted his aura. Lesser demons of this caliber could not detect his strength. But the group of lesser demons behind him understood! They nervously shrank their necks, their expressions dim.
They wanted to remind their companions that he was a Demon King! But they feared for their lives and dared not speak.
Suddenly, Bai Ye made a move, a gentle flick of his finger. The space, previously heated by magma, instantly plummeted in temperature, becoming bone-chillingly cold.
This is... ice power? The small demons looked forward in horror and then shrank their heads, their eyes filled with dread.
The demons that had just emerged were all turned into ice sculptures, falling to the ground and shattering with cracking sounds...
"Heavy Mountain Seal!!!"
The calamity-class demon leading them, now in human form, saw this the moment it emerged and felt as if facing a formidable enemy, it launched a decisive attack.
Visions of great mountains appeared above Bai Ye's head, pressing down unstoppably.
Finally, a powerful figure has arrived! The small demons rejoiced internally. But when they looked up, they all suddenly shrank their heads again.
Bai Ye stood his ground, conjuring two fireballs with his hands. He threw one towards the illusory mountains above and the other towards the calamity-class demon in front.
This... a Demon King!! Feeling Bai Ye's aura, the calamity-class demon's face changed drastically. It tried to dodge with all its might, but it was too late.
Boom boom boom!!!
Two explosions simultaneously ignited with terrifying firelight, making the entire space blindingly bright, rendering everything invisible.
[Congratulations to the host for defeating a calamity-class demon. Prestige +30,000,000+]
As the firelight receded, the illusory mountains vanished. On the ground lay a pile of charred meat scraps, making it impossible to discern the original form of the calamity-class demon.
"Roar—"
The group of small demons lay sprawled on the ground, having suffered injuries of varying degrees from the impact, unable to suppress their cries of pain.
At this moment, their fear of Bai Ye had become a psychological shadow. Even the most monstrous Demon Kings in the Titos World had never made them so terrified!
"If you want to live, do whatever the people outside tell you to do!" Bai Ye also sent them out. These demons held little value for him. However, for the people of Blue Star, they were excellent targets for combat training...
[Calamity-class demons have passed. The passage's energy remains stable without any impact. Bai Ye, this passage will soon be able to teleport Demon Kings. Time is running out.]
The system's voice suddenly sounded again, its tone more serious.
"I guessed as much," Bai Ye replied calmly. "It's not a big problem. I'll go home first, then come back to force my way in."
Bai Ye planned to return to the ranch to make arrangements. He had originally intended to spend more time training with those children, bringing them to the ranch for live broadcasts to boost everyone's confidence, stimulate their training, and harvest some prestige, but now it seemed too late.
[No, there's no time. This passage will be expanded soon, and at that time, it will be able to teleport a Demon King. If you want to go through, you'd better guard it, or the Demon King on the other side will seize the initiative. Opportunities are fleeting~]
"Is that so..." Bai Ye frowned.
[There's another issue...]