Coming out with the Manager, I reached a big tent. Inside were five huge beasts around a table, with countless smaller demons standing behind them.
The fox saw me and walked over."Fellow daoist, the Demon King will arrive soon."
A sound came from the main seat. I turned to look.
A half-beast, half-human figure sat there. At Core Formation beasts could take on human traits.
The Demon King glanced at me. For a moment, surprise flickered in his eyes. Then he looked away.
A thirty-meter bear at the peak Foundation Establishment slammed a paw on the table."My king, let's kill the humans quickly. Their meat is tender and will help our cultivation."
Others agreed, voices rising in excitement.
"Quiet!" the Demon King's voice cut through the noise."We will attack the human sect soon. They have five Foundation Establishment elders, one patriarch at peak Foundation Establishment, and one ancestor at Core Formation. But that ancestor's life is almost over. This time, we will destroy them completely. For years, they have turned our kind into pills and weapons."
The beasts growled in anger promising to kill every human.
The Demon King laid out his plan. First, send Qi Refining beasts in a horde to smash into the sect. Then the stronger ones would follow.
The weaker beasts spread out, starting a stampede in the forest.
Two hours later, we reached the sect. Tall walls surrounded it, with disciples patrolling.
A sharp-eyed disciple shouted,"Monsters are attacking!"
The alarm rang and a giant array lit up.
The weaker beasts crashed into the glowing barrier dying quickly, one after another.
The Demon King's plan was working by slowly wearing down the sect's array.
Inside the sect, in the Main Hall, six seats surrounded a table filled with people.
The head of the sect turned to one of the elders and asked.
"How much time can the array last?"
"We can hold for two hours like this," the elder replied. "But there are too many beasts outside."
The patriarch's face darkened. Two hours was too short.
An elder spoke up."Patriarch, how about we call the ancestor? We can't hold much longer."
Another elder agreed."Thats ture, we face are fascing a survival crisis, the ancestor sure won't blame us."
Listening to their voices, the patriarch made his decision.No time to hesitate.
He approached a stone door and knelt."We beg the ancestor to come out of seclusion."
The door rumbled open. An old man appeared.
"Say! What makes you think you can call me?"
"Ancestor the demon beasts are attacking. The array will fall in two hours."
The old man gazed outside.A huge sparrow's shadow passed over.
Someone must have leaked news to the Sparrow Demon King but now was not the time to find the traitor.
Flying into the air, the old man shouted."Sparrow! Have you gone mad? This is human race terrirory, leave now and I will forgive you."
The Demon King's voice answered from above."Stop wasting my time. I have watched you grow since birth. Your time is near. Humans are short-lived."
They clashed in the air.