21: The power of the Silver-Scaled Rhino Horn King

The Central Vortex Forest and Whirlwind Forest Northern Part were the paradise of the Mystic Rhinoceros Clan.

Here, the Mystic Rhinoceros Clan was the most supreme race.

Any other demon beast, besides them, who would dare to provoke their wrath?

But at this moment, all the demon beasts here, including those of the Mystic Rhinoceros Clan, did not dare to breathe a word.

This was simply because their King, the Silver Scale Rhino King, had an extremely gloomy expression.

The Silver Scale Rhino King stood there.

His massive body stood like a mountain, his dark silver scales glinting with a chilling cold light under the sunlight, and the spiral-shaped horn on his forehead was entwined with wisps of blood-red lightning.

The demon beasts present could not imagine what had happened to make the ruler of the Vortex Forest act this way.

Clearly, something had occurred that made him incredibly furious.

The Silver Scale Rhino King glanced around, and all the demon beasts were so terrified that they trembled.

Nothing else, just because the Silver Scale Rhino King's status was earned through sheer slaughter.

He slaughtered so many Demon Origin Realm demon beasts that the entire Vortex Forest was almost left with a generational gap!

And among them, many were from the very demon beast races present before him.

However, by now, they no longer harbored hatred, nor did they dare to.

All that remained were eyes filled with fear and expressions of terror.

But the Silver Scale Rhino King had not chosen to completely eradicate them all back then!

He only eliminated those who had the potential to contend with his Mystic Rhinoceros Clan in the future, and some stubborn races.

The remaining demon beast groups were preserved; otherwise, if the entire Vortex Forest was left with only their Mystic Rhinoceros Clan, then they would almost certainly be finished.

After all, some of these races possessed a trace of ancient bloodline that was far stronger than his own.

His current strength relied on his awakened bloodline.

If those demon beasts with ancient bloodlines even stronger than his also awakened.

If those demon beasts gained power even greater than his current strength, there was no guarantee they wouldn't do the same as him.

Should he gamble his life and the lives of his entire clan on the kindness of those demon beasts?

Once such demon beasts appeared, not many, just one would be enough to plunge them into eternal damnation.

Didn't he do just that?

Thus, a bloody massacre that swept across the entire Vortex Forest unfolded.

It ended only after the entire Vortex Forest was in self-preservation mode, and his position was completely solidified.

All of this established his formidable reputation, to the extent that even an ambitious demon beast like the Shadow Wolf King was extremely wary of him.

He didn't even dare to raise his head before having absolute certainty.

The Silver Scale Rhino King silently looked towards the east, although he didn't know what had happened.

But the moment the explosion erupted in the Eastern Vortex Forest, the Silver Scale Rhino King felt it.

Unlike the Shadow Wolf King, the Shadow Wolf King could sense it primarily because the source of the explosion's power originated from him, so he naturally had a connection to it.

The Silver Scale Rhino King, on the other hand, sensed it purely through his own strength.

Although both were Demon Spirit Realm demon beasts, the Silver Scale Rhino King's strength was still considerably greater than the Shadow Wolf King's.

The higher the realm, the greater the difference between each minor realm.

If the Shadow Wolf King were to openly challenge the Silver Scale Rhino King to a duel, he would be defeated very quickly.

Although the Silver Scale Rhino King still didn't know what had happened at this moment, with such a major incident, he estimated that demon beasts would soon come to report it.

Judging by the fluctuation, it had to be an existence at least at the Demon Spirit Realm level to unleash such power.

Furthermore, the Windtail Boa King hadn't come to report to him for so long, so he was probably in grave danger.

However, the death of the Windtail Boa King was of no consequence; he could cultivate many more of such caliber.

The key lay in whether the events involved were targeted at him?

This was also why the Silver Scale Rhino King chose not to investigate personally, fearing it might be a trap set for him.

The Silver Scale Rhino King had spies planted in various territories of the Vortex Forest.

Compared to the stationed demon beasts, the Silver Scale Rhino King was more inclined to trust his spies.

Sure enough, after a short while, a demon beast came scrambling from afar to deliver news.

The Silver Scale Rhino King had already given instructions, and this time, no demon beast dared to obstruct, so he arrived unimpeded beside the Silver Scale Rhino King.

Upon seeing the Silver Scale Rhino King, the arriving demon beast dared not waste words and immediately knelt to report the intelligence he brought: “Reporting to Your Majesty, the intelligence I received is that a sky-blue rat-type demon beast appeared in the Whirlwind Forest Northern Part, causing widespread slaughter and severe damage.

It then appeared in the Eastern Vortex Forest, initiating a massacre with cruel methods, and was met by the Windtail Boa King, who rallied all Demon Qi Realm ninth-level demon beasts and a large number of late-stage Demon Qi Realm demon beasts to besiege and kill it.

They met with disaster; the Windtail Boa King and all the Demon Qi Realm ninth-level demon beasts were wiped out, and the remaining demon beasts suffered heavy losses.

The site of the disaster was only a hundred-meter-wide crater, along with fragments of the Windtail Boa King and other demon beasts' corpses, and the entire high-level combat strength of the Eastern Vortex Forest was almost completely lost.”

Upon hearing such news, the Silver Scale Rhino King slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then asked, “What about the Azure Winged Mosquito Demon's Vortex Forest West?”

The demon beast hesitated for a moment, then stammered, “N-no news! Everything is as usual!”

The Silver Scale Rhino King suddenly opened his eyes, “No news? Are you sure? Both the east and north have problems, and only its west is perfectly fine?”

Those demon beast spies were carefully dispatched by the Silver Scale Rhino King, so it was almost impossible for them to lie.

Seeing the Silver Scale Rhino King's gaze, the demon beast immediately said, “Yes, Your Majesty, that is the intelligence I received.”

The Silver Scale Rhino King fell silent; he dismissed that demon beast and then carefully pondered the problem.

If the demon beast that just reported wasn't lying, and the demon beast spies he sent weren't lying, then the Azure Winged Mosquito Demon was very likely problematic.

The territories of other demon beasts had incidents, but its territory had none; this was the biggest point of suspicion.

Of course, it could also be a frame-up, deliberately diverting the Silver Scale Rhino King's attention, or it could be that it hadn't had time to go to the west yet.

It was even possible that the Shadow Wolf King was also problematic.

However, the Azure Winged Mosquito Demon's suspicious points definitely could not be cleared.

Thus, the Silver Scale Rhino King immediately dispatched his subordinates to the territories of these two stationed demon beasts to notify them to come and see him.

Calling them here this time, things would definitely not be so simple.

In fact, the Silver Scale Rhino King already had the intention of replacing both of them.

Originally, the Silver Scale Rhino King was a demon beast who would rather kill the wrong than let go of the right, as could be seen from his act of bloody purging the Vortex Forest.

However, in the end, the Silver Scale Rhino King still wanted to see if they could provide an answer that satisfied him, to save their own lives.

With this thought, the Silver Scale Rhino King stopped thinking further and intended to turn and leave to return to his cave dwelling.

Then, he unreservedly released his oppressive aura, even enveloping the demon beasts of the Mystic Rhinoceros Clan within it.

Next, the Vortex Forest was likely to be turbulent, including its northern and central parts.

The Silver Scale Rhino King's action was intended to give these demon beasts a preemptive show of force, to prevent any further trouble later on.

Thus, with each step he took, the ground cracked with spiderweb-like fissures, and the Demon Spirit Realm fourth-level pressure swept across the entire forest like a tide, even solidifying the air into a viscous plasma.

The countless demon beasts present were all pressed to the ground, unable to move, and dared not move.

They didn't know what temper the Silver Scale Rhino King was in today, but all they could do was obey.