Chapter 1 Snake King City

The eerie mist billowed, shrouding Xi Chuan Town, obscuring the sun and stars, yet three months had quietly passed.

Within the mist, a magnificent and enormous city loomed, vaguely visible.

Constructed entirely of massive stones and horizontal logs, its architectural style was rough and primitive, similar to the arched structures of the Roman era, but even grander and more imposing, exuding an aura of solemn oppression.

Though not yet fully completed, the towering city walls already stood nearly a thousand meters high. Silhouettes of animals carrying huge stones and massive logs moved along the top, their shouts echoing through the mist.

Inside the city, the streets were wide.

Even the narrowest alleys were a hundred meters across, with buildings on either side mostly shaped like triangular pyramids, constructed of wood, primitive and ancient, yet extremely sturdy.

Deep within the city, the Snake King Palace was under construction, using vast quantities of timber, trees so large it took dozens of people to encircle them.

In Xi Chuan Town, wood was now the least of their worries.

Moreover, the trees grew straight and thick, regrowing within minutes after being felled, eliminating any concerns about over-logging. This wood was also fire-resistant, extinguishing itself even when ignited.

The eerie mist served as the ultimate fire extinguisher.

"Ah—!"

A rabbit building the city wall fell from the thousand-meter height, its body half-pulped, a gory mess, yet its vitality was strong, and it didn't die.

The eerie mist surged forth, instantly healing its injuries, and it hopped back onto the city wall to lay bricks again.

The surrounding people paid no attention, accustomed to the sight, continuing to work with smiles, chatting and joking.

On the city wall battlements.

A giant rat, eighty meters tall, stood upright, its hind claws planted on the ground, its front paws clasped behind its back, its gaze fixed on the city's outline, filled with hope and anticipation.

"Snake Lord initially only wanted to build a Snake King Fort, but I insisted on expanding it a hundredfold, building the Snake King City. I'm really looking forward to seeing the look of surprise on Snake Lord's face when he sees it," Liu You Shan said with a smile, pride evident in his eyes.

Beside him stood a blood-armored crocodile snake and a large rat.

They were He Zhi Guo and Gao Xin.

Hearing Liu You Shan's words, He Zhi Guo quickly replied, "This is all thanks to your brilliance, Eunuch Liu, your outstanding command and direction. That's why we were able to build Snake King City to this extent in just three months. In another ten days or so, it will be completed."

His tone was full of flattery and respect.

Over the past three months, Liu You Shan had rewarded him with a lot of Demon King meat, and his evolution had progressed rapidly, reaching the eighth level of fierce beast.

Liu You Shan and the others from the Heavenly Snake Gang were already all ninth-level fierce beasts.

But they were stuck there, unable to advance further to ancient beasts.

Hu San, who had entered the Dog Phase Secret Realm once, was said to have broken through to ancient beast inside the realm, but he never showed off his strength, remaining very low-key. No one knew how strong he really was.

"Rumble!"

From the direction of the Misty Forest, another series of violent explosions echoed, as if an earthquake was about to occur. The people on the city wall quickly crouched down, preventing themselves from falling.

However, some thrill-seekers took the opportunity to fall off the city walls, smashing themselves to pieces, then quickly healing and rushing back onto the city walls.

Liu You Shan stood on the wall, his claws sinking more than a foot into the wall bricks, keeping his figure still.

He gazed at the direction of the Misty Forest, a look of awe in his eyes, and said, "Snake Lord is eating meat again, isn't he?"

Gao Xin, standing beside him, nodded and said, "Yes, Snake Lord and his meatball second brother have been killing each other for the past three months. This has happened many times."

He Zhi Guo said with emotion, "Thank goodness for that meatball, otherwise Snake Lord would have no food source. With it, we are all much safer."

Liu You Shan nodded. Snake Lord was ferocious, and no one could guarantee that Snake Lord, if extremely hungry, wouldn't eat them all.

"Everyone work faster! After the completion, everyone will have Demon King meat to eat!" Liu You Shan said loudly. In the mist, the excited cheers of various animals rang out, the sounds of cattle, horses, sheep, tigers, chickens...

He Zhi Guo excitedly went to personally direct the construction.

Liu You Shan came down from the city wall and ran into Hu San.

The other party looked very comfortable. Although he was a dog, he stood upright, his front paws leading a white husky on a walk. Huang An, a local field dog beside him, held a bag of Demon King meat, and Hu San occasionally grabbed a handful and fed it to the white husky.

He laughed as he watched the husky wag its tail, eat meat, and lick its lips.

"Hall Master Hu!" Liu You Shan called out.

"Hall Master Liu, what's the matter?" Hu San asked, his scarlet dog eyes scanning Liu You Shan, emitting a dangerous light.

Liu You Shan felt uncomfortable being looked at by him. He always felt that after this guy went to the Dog Phase Secret Realm, it wasn't as simple as breaking through to ancient beast. He should have other secrets on him.

"Hall Master Hu, there isn't much Demon King flesh and blood left. We still need to supply the laborers with food and drink. You can't just feed a dog at will!" Liu You Shan frowned and reminded.

As soon as he finished speaking, the white husky held by Hu San Qian barked "Woof," its eyes full of ferocity, baring its teeth at Liu You Shan.

It was the Giant Tiger Lynx, and it had been having a very happy time recently. It originally thought that pretending to be a guard dog husky would be very hard, but Hu San actually fed it meat, and it was Demon King meat.

Demon King meat! It had never eaten it when it was on its home planet of Tabi. Only the elders and big shots in the clan could eat it. At most, it could only smell the taste.

But here, it was wantonly fed Demon King meat by Hu San, eating at least ten pounds every day.

So comfortable, so wonderful!

Is this the joy of being a husky?

In just three months, it had evolved three times, and its body had also grown to a height of thirty meters. Being led by Hu San, who was a hundred meters tall, was no longer so shabby, but very mighty.

Now, hearing Liu You Shan complain that it was eating too much meat, it immediately barked angrily.

"Woof!"

Liu You Shan growled in his throat, and the evil aura on his body soared. The white husky was immediately frightened and shrank back behind Hu San, tucking its tail between its legs, looking trembling.

A cold light flashed in Hu San's eyes and he said, "Hall Master Liu, what are you doing? If you have something to say, just say it. Why bully Little White!"

Little White was the name he gave to the white husky.

Liu You Shan raised his head and said, "Demon King meat is the wealth of the entire Heavenly Snake Gang, not just yours. You are wantonly feeding a dog. Do you know that some people in the Heavenly Snake Gang are already dissatisfied?"

Seeing Hu San's indifferent look, Liu You Shan said coldly:

"Moreover, the Snake King Consort is about to give birth. She needs a lot of Demon King meat every day to supplement her nutrition. If the Demon King meat is squandered by you like this and affects the Snake King Consort and the child in her belly, don't blame me for not reminding you, Hu San. Even if you are favored, if Snake Lord investigates, you will be finished!"

His tone was serious, with a strong warning.

Hu San narrowed his eyes, remained silent for a moment, and cupped his claws. "Thank you for the reminder, Hall Master Liu. I have indeed been a bit excessive recently!"

Liu You Shan snorted and turned to leave.

Huang An approached Hu San and said, "Hall Master, this surnamed Liu is very arrogant. Do you want your subordinate to find a few people to mess with him?"

Hu San slapped him to the ground and scolded, "Mess with what? Have you done a good job with the livestock farm I asked you to manage?"

"Liu You Shan is building Snake King City, which is a great achievement. Snake Lord will definitely be happy then. Our Dog Hall can't lag behind either. The only thing we can show off is the Happy Home Livestock Farm."

"Those that produce milk and lay eggs, speed them up for me. Send more Demon King meat to those women. How can they lay eggs and produce milk if they don't have enough nutrition?"

Huang An nodded in agreement.

Hu San looked at Liu You Shan's back disappearing into the mist and said with emotion, "I have become increasingly arrogant and domineering recently, walking sideways. If this continues, I will have big trouble sooner or later. But now, in the entire Heavenly Snake Gang, only Liu You Shan dares to scold me to my face and point out my faults."

"So, although I don't like him, it is indeed much better with him around!"

"He is my mirror!"

Hu San sighed and kicked Huang An's butt with a paw, and said in a low voice, "Later, send some of the mare's milk wine we brewed to Liu You Shan."

"Yes, Hall Master!"

As the two were talking, an excited shout suddenly came from the mist in the distance.

"Come quickly, the Snake King Consort has laid an egg! Notify Snake Lord, he is going to have a child..."