32: Conference starts

Under Bear Two's urging, Wei Xun had no choice but to bring Bear Two and Big Yellow to the entrance of the Demon King Cave in advance.

There was a large flat area in front of the Immortal Cave, and at this moment, many demons had already gathered there.

Furthermore, many demons were busy moving things around, and they had even placed several stone chairs and stone tables on a high platform in the flat area. It seemed those were for the Demon King and Demon Generals to sit, being quite conspicuous.

Immediately after, whole freshly slaughtered wild beasts and Spirit Beasts were carried up by the demons. Each one was a large ox, sheep, or deer, making the surrounding demons drool.

These demons often went hungry, so when they saw so much food, they were all incredibly excited, wishing the Assembly would start immediately.

Wei Xun waited on the side, not getting too close, as this was his first time attending the Group of Demons Assembly, and he wasn't sure what exactly it entailed.

After waiting a while longer, more and more demons gathered at the Immortal Cave entrance, and it was nearing noon.

At this moment, a Chicken Demon with a rooster comb on its head suddenly jumped onto a conspicuous stone and shouted to all the demons: "The Group of Demons Assembly is about to begin! The Great King has arrived!"

The Chicken Demon's voice was very high-pitched, like that of an eunuch.

As his voice rang out, all the demons' gazes turned in unison towards the Immortal Cave's main gate.

Then, from within the Immortal Cave, the Tiger King strode out. Unlike the first time Wei Xun saw him, the Tiger King was now clad in black armor, like a general going into battle, appearing mighty and domineering from afar.

Following closely behind the Tiger King was a bald old man, dressed in a wide, long robe woven from what looked like black feathers, completely enveloping his entire body. Only his bald head was exposed outside the feathers, making it unclear what kind of being he had transformed from.

Next, a man with six arms emerged. His skin was dark, and he had long, flowing hair, appearing strong and muscular. Two of his arms grew on the sides of his ribs, and another two on his back. His upper body was bare, revealing a set of robust muscles.

Similarly, it was unknown what he had transformed from.

Further back was Fox Elder, a fox who had become a demon. His face was always smiling, making him look like a harmless human old man.

The Tiger King led them to their seats first, and then a group of Instructors sat on both sides of the open space, forming three groups.

Wei Xun's position belonged to a member under Fox Elder, and their number was the smallest among the three groups, with only about thirty demons present.

"Begin!" After the Tiger King took his seat, he gestured to the Chicken Demon beside him.

The Chicken Demon immediately understood, and loudly shouted: "The Assembly begins!"

Then, to the cheers of the Little Ones, skinned and cut fresh meat from wild beasts was carried by some Little Ones to the front of the three demon groups.

Seeing the fresh, delicious meat, Bear Two, standing beside Wei Xun, was already drooling.

However, Wei Xun didn't have much appetite for these. Compared to raw meat, roasted food seemed more appealing to him.

But even though the meat was brought out, not a single Little One dared to start eating.

At this moment, the Tiger King stood up and spoke: "Little Ones, today marks the beginning of another Group of Demons Assembly! This King has specially prepared plenty of meat and wine for everyone, so eat and drink your fill."

As soon as the Tiger King spoke, Little Ones immediately emerged from the Immortal Cave, carrying several jars of wine into the demon groups.

Seeing the wine, the Little Ones became even more parched and eager.

But similarly, these Little Ones still dared not act rashly.

"Before we eat, this King has thought of a few new competitions!" the Tiger King continued, "The winners will still receive generous prizes, so remember to participate actively."

At this point, the Tiger King nodded again to the Chicken Demon standing on the stone.

Seeing this, the Chicken Demon immediately continued to shout: "There will be three competitions at this Assembly! The first competition is drinking! Participating demons, come to the stage! There's no limit to the amount of wine you can drink. Whoever drinks more, wins!"

As soon as the Chicken Demon said this, several demons immediately carried dozens of jars of wine to the center of the venue, arranging them in several rows.

Seeing this competition, all the Little Ones were eager to try, wanting to go up and participate.

"What's the prize?" At this moment, an Instructor suddenly asked loudly.

"The prize for this competition is a highly nourishing Spiritual Plant!" the Chicken Demon continued to explain loudly, "It is a treasure that the Tiger King has cherished for many years. One root can greatly increase one's Cultivation!"

After the Chicken Demon finished speaking, the Tiger King chuckled and flipped his palm, revealing a red Immortal Plant.

Wei Xun looked from afar with his Spirit Seeking Eyes, and indeed, there were many Spiritual Qi light spots on the Spiritual Plant. However, within these light spots, a faint trace of red Qi could be seen, though he didn't know what it was.

Seeing this prize, the Little Ones became even more excited.

"Participation is limited to thirty demons! First come, first served!" As soon as the Chicken Demon shouted this, a group of demons swarmed forward, running towards the wine jars in the center of the venue.

Demons who were too slow and failed to grab a wine jar were disqualified from the competition and had to dejectedly return to below the stage.

Among the thirty demons who managed to grab wine jars, a large majority were those Instructors, and most of the rest were at the captain level.

Those Little Ones simply didn't have the opportunity to snatch a spot in this competition.

Immediately after, the Assembly began, and this group of demons hugged their wine jars, chugging them down.

Each wine jar could hold over twenty catties of wine, and although the alcohol content didn't seem too high from afar.

However, drinking it like that, an ordinary Physique would probably not be able to handle it.

When they had just rushed up to grab the wine jars, Bear Two had wanted to go up, but Wei Xun held him back.

It was better to be low-key when first arriving.

Moreover, the prize for this competition didn't particularly appeal to Wei Xun. The Spiritual Plant offered as a prize was, at best, comparable to the ginseng whisker in Wei Xun's mouth.

After such a long period of Cultivation, although not many ginseng whiskers were left, there were still forty to fifty, so there was no need to participate in this competition.

Watching the demons on the stage frantically chugging wine, the demons below also cheered on their respective supported demons, their shouts echoing incessantly.

Then, the demons in the middle of the venue who were chugging wine fell drunk one after another. Many demons collapsed without a sound before even finishing half a jar of wine.

After another period of competition, only three demons remained on the field.

These three demons were all large and strong Instructors.

A Cow Demon, a Pig Demon, and a Donkey Demon.

The bellies of these three demons were already bloated from the wine, yet they were still trying to drink the wine in the jars dry.

However, the Cow Demon was the first to give up. As he took a large gulp, he felt his stomach churn, and all the wine he had just drunk came back up.

Immediately after, the Donkey Demon lost his footing and fell to the ground, and the unfinished wine spilled from the jar onto the ground, making the surrounding Little Ones feel incredibly pained.