"He is the owner of the bead. Unless I kill him, I can't take it away, just like others can't take away my golden hoop."
The monkey stood up and said,
"Stop talking about those meaningless things. I know that my most important thing now is to improve my strength.
My king said that the lava purgatory can help me improve. Elder Green Snake, please open the lava purgatory and let me go in to practice."
"Okay, this is something we have discussed before, and I will certainly do what I say. You are the king of our demon clan, and you are already.
Tomorrow, a grand enthronement ceremony will be held for you. Ten thousand demons will come to the court, and powerful men from the barbarian tribe will be invited to watch the ceremony. Under the watchful eyes of all your fellow tribesmen and guests, you will be enthroned as the new king of our demon tribe, announcing it to the world.
After the ceremony, I will arrange for you to go to lava purgatory to practice."
"No need, what about the enthronement ceremony? Why do we have to do the same thing as the human race? Now that I have become the new king of the demon clan, I will go into seclusion to practice. I still can't control the demon clan. The demon clan should be left to you to manage. As for the enthronement ceremony,
Let’s talk about it after I get out of quarantine.”
Monkey is now preoccupied with practicing, becoming stronger, and taking revenge. How can he think about inheriting the throne? Such trivial matters are too complicated.
"That's not possible. If you don't hold a ceremony, who will recognize you as the king of the demon clan?"
Elder Green Snake quickly advised.
When the monkey heard this, he became furious and said,
"Every time a new king ascends the throne, it is the old king who puts on the crown in person. My king...my king once said that in the future, she will personally put the crown on my head.
But what about now? My king’s body is still lying in Yumen Pass, trampled on and humiliated by others. The enemy who killed my king is still at ease. What shame do you want me to have to ascend the throne? You want me to step on my king’s body to ascend the throne.
?
Do you want the entire demon clan to become the laughing stock of the world?
I, a monkey, a mere third-grade person, ascended the throne and became the king, making the world laugh at me?"
Having said this, the monkey's tone became softer and said to Elder Green Snake,
"Green Snake, I know you have good intentions, but in this special period, all red tape can be omitted, and we can wait until I get out of quarantine to talk about everything.
Monster clan, I’ll leave it to you for now.”
Elder Green Snake opened his mouth, swallowed his words, nodded helplessly and said,
"Okay, with your talent, it will probably take less than a few years to break through to the second level in lava purgatory. I will wait for your return."
"Let's go, follow me to lava purgatory." 33
Under the leadership of Green Snake, Monkey and a group of elders flew towards the north.
They flew over the grassland, flew over the North Lake, and came to a glacier and snow field.
After falling in front of an iceberg, Elder Green Snake came to the edge of the cliff, stretched out his hand, and pushed hard on a rock. The rock opened with a creaking sound.
A dark passage appeared in front of the demons.
The monkey squinted his eyes and felt a cold breath coming towards his face.
Aren't you going to lava purgatory? Why is it so cold?
The monkey is a little confused.
"Let's go, the lava purgatory is down here."
Elder Green Snake took the lead and walked forward.
The monkey turned to look at the monsters behind him, nodded, and followed the green snake in.
Behind him, the chorus of shouts from all the monsters came.
"We are waiting for the return of the Monkey King!"
"We are waiting for the Demon King to return!"
After entering this dark passage, I felt a biting cold.
It twists and turns, winding straight down. The monkey doesn't know how long it went down, and the cold breath gradually disappeared.
What replaced it was an extremely comfortable temperature.
After walking down for a long time, the temperature gradually got higher and higher, and the monkeys even started to sweat.
It shook its head and transformed back into its original form. Its skin became like a rock, and there was a faint glow of fire flowing through the cracks in the rock.
This is the fire attribute given to it by Han Yun.
After switching back to the original body, the monkey felt much more comfortable.
All the way down, I don’t know how deep it is, but suddenly my eyes open up.
This is a...huge pool of magma.
The area of this magma pool is huge, probably much larger than the area of the Holy Mountain. In the magma pool, many strange-shaped creatures are constantly jumping up and into the magma.
These creatures are not humanoid, nor are they in the shape of normal monsters, nor are they fish-shaped. In short, they are extremely ugly and weird, and there is no animal that can be compared with them.
The most numerous of them is an animal with three heads, eight paws, no legs, and a thin body.
Very strange.
"What are these?"
The monkey asked curiously.
"This is the lava purgatory of our demon tribe. To be precise, this is not our territory, but the territory of these fire beasts. They are the natives here.
This place is thousands of miles deep underground, and the temperature is extremely high. If monsters below the third level come in, let alone enter the magma pool, even this terrifying high temperature cannot be sustained for long.
Look, I am already showing signs of dehydration. As for you...
Huh?"
Elder Green Snake turned to look at the monkey, shocked.
I saw the monkey's eyes shining with excitement. Not to mention beads of sweat on his body, he immediately started to get angry.
"You seem to like the environment here very much."
"Yes, I feel that when I get here, I feel as comfortable as returning to my own home. This is like a nest tailor-made for me. I can't wait to jump into the magma pool and fight with these monsters."
"Oh, that's good. It seems like you can achieve a higher level of fortune here, which is a good thing.
We demon clan members practice here, usually sitting on the rocks outside, and occasionally entering the magma pool to temper their bodies and fight fire beasts.
If we win, we eat the fire beast; if we lose, the fire beast eats us.
All you have to do is enter the magma pool directly...
Hey, I haven't finished speaking yet."
While Elder Green Snake was speaking, the monkey jumped into the magma pool with a plop.
The monkey originally thought that magma was like water, and if it jumped in without swimming, it would sink to the bottom. However, it did not expect that its feet were standing on the surface of the magma and it was slowly sinking.
This lava is quite thick.
So how do those fire beasts swim inside?
When a fire beast saw a foreign enemy invading its homeland, it rushed over with its fangs and claws.
The monkey grabbed it in his hand, opened its mouth wide, and bit off one of the fire beast's heads in one bite.
This kind of fire beast is not big, about the same size as a human being. It looks very small in front of the monkey's huge body. The monkey eats it all into its stomach in just three or two mouthfuls.
"How does it taste?"
Elder Green Snake said with a smile.
"Hmm... How can I put it this way? This gadget is quite heavy, but it can't swim in such thick magma if it doesn't sink.
As for the taste, it’s quite delicious. It’s hot, chicken-flavored, and crunchy. I like it very much. And I feel that after eating it, I have more energy in my body and my state of mind has improved a bit.”