For new demon kings like Frey and Leon in the past few hundred years, they don’t know much about the Eastern Empire. This is because since the storm dragon Veldora was sealed 350 years ago, the demon kings have concluded
The treaty established the Jura Forest as a forbidden area to prevent the evil dragon from being accidentally released.
Instead of passing through the Great Jura Forest, if you want to go to the Eastern Empire, you have to make a long detour, which is extremely inconvenient and the demon kings are not interested.
There is only one thing that is certain, that is the oldest and most powerful country in the world today. Different from the current status quo of the Western countries, the Eastern Empire unified the entire East a long time ago.
"Has anyone seen this person?" After the image of Kondo Tatsuya disappeared in her mind, Fleur asked: "Is he a general of the imperial military? The purpose is probably to provoke a war between humans and demons in the West and prepare for their invasion.
and prepare for conquest.
I remember that Demon King Valentin mentioned at the previous Demon King's Feast that the Eastern Empire has planted many spies in various parts of the West. Let us be more careful and not be shamefully plotted. Unexpectedly, their hands have already reached out to the Demon King.
."
Although Clayman is the demon king, Frey, who has just awakened, does not have much confidence to be condescending. Even before she awakened, she was not much stronger than Clayman. If that bullet was shot at her, she would
Maybe she had been controlled unknowingly, and she absolutely couldn't bear it.
Vampire Demon King Valentine snorted. He seemed to know a lot about the Eastern Empire, but he seemed to have some concerns and did not speak.
"With ultimate skills, it should be in single digits." At this time, Qi Yi said with a smile: "The emperor of that empire was an uncreative man. He ranked his subordinates numerically. Those who can enter the top 100 are basically humans.
Most of the so-called immortals have awakened and are saints."
"In other words... there may be nine saints?!" Rimuru blurted out. Having experienced the power of Sakaguchi Hinata, she had a bit of PTSD about saints. It would be even more exaggerated if saints like Ji Xing were included. Nine saints...
…Isn’t it possible that he will soon reach the top of the ten demon kings?
At this time, she looked at Valentine covertly, because when Ji Xing was exploring Clayman, there was another scene that concerned her, that is, Clayman received a summons from Laplace - before he infiltrated the Western Holy Church.
In the temple, he encountered the vampire demon king Valentine, the temple dedicated to the god Ruminas, and the Western Holy Church where Sakaguchi Hinata was loyal. Why was there a demon king in the temple?
Sensing her inquiry, the maid behind Valentine looked over fiercely, the murderous intent in it was very obvious, and Rimuru was stunned.
At this time, the giant king Dagliel also said in a thunderous voice: "It is indeed an extremely powerful country with a history of more than two thousand years. I remember that the emperor who founded the empire was the first brave man, Rudra.
."
"Rudra!" The awakening of a hero requires a contract with an elf of light or dark attributes, and there is absolutely no way around Ramiris. She clapped her hands and said: "I remember him, a very interesting human boy, and his lover seems to be
that……"
"Velgrind." Guy said.
"Viru?" Fleur couldn't help but said: "This name can't be..."
"The second sister of that evil dragon." Valentin hummed: "One of the only four-headed dragon species in the world, the natural disaster-level Scorching Flame Dragon Velugrendo, is a more troublesome guy than that evil dragon.
."
Veldora's sister? She is in love with a human hero? Rimuru said solemnly: "But the lifespan of a hero should not be as exaggerated as two thousand years. That Rudra has passed away long ago, right? Is the Burning Flame Dragon still in the Eastern Empire now?
?”
"Still." Qi Yi smiled: "She has been the patron saint of the empire, so if you want to get rid of the humans you just saw, you'd better be more careful. I don't want there to be more people when the next Demon King's Feast is held.
A few idiots like Clayman who are being controlled without knowing it."
It looks like persuasion, but in reality it is a warning.
Only he knows that the empire has changed emperors several times, and the move of naming each emperor as Rudra is just a cover-up. The brave Rudra is still alive in this world, and he is very strong.
They were his friends and rivals. The two had agreed not to take action personally, but to use the world as a chess piece. Rudra's chess pieces were his empire, and Guy's chess pieces were these demon kings.
The combat power of both sides is generally balanced. As for Clayman being controlled, for him, it was just a move made by Rudra. He would not be angry about it, but was in a good mood.
Because Ji Xing exposed the situation on the spot, he not only 'killed' one of Rudra's chess pieces, but also allowed Ji Xing to stand on his side of the chessboard.
Milim is not good at anything else, but her eyesight and strength are sufficient. The person he can praise will most likely be able to shine in his eyes.
"Is it over this time? Does Clayman still have any information in his head?" he asked Ji Xing.
"No more, nothing related to this incident." Ji Xing said.
Guy nodded: "Well, everyone, let's move on. Do you have any other opinions on the issue of allowing Rimuru and Shyvana to be called Demon Kings?"
"Hmph, the despicable slime wants to be the Demon King, there is no way I will agree to it!" Before Rimuru could say anything, Valentin objected with full malice, but fortunately he was the only one who objected.
On the other hand, several demon kings have opinions about Shyvana. Even Dagliel said: "From the perspective of magic and strength, the Flame Dragon Shyvana is indeed a qualified demon king, but I don't hope that there will be any demon kings."
A human yes-man, even if this human helps expose the real culprit behind Clayman who is plotting against everyone today."
"That's right." At this time, the maid behind Valentine spoke in a bad tone: "My Lord Demon Kings, please forgive me for talking too much. If you are a follower, you should be as taciturn as I was before, rather than the opposite.
The guy who is the Demon King has not said a word until now, so he is completely his agent, right?"
"It's just that you don't need me to speak." Shyvana stood up and said in a sonorous voice: "Compared with the resourceful master, I am only good at fighting and flying. Do you want to try it?"
"Oh, Master?" the maid said, "You just called him Master, right?!"
"That's right." Shyvana said calmly: "Which rule stipulates that a demon king cannot have a master?"
The maid choked and looked even more unkind. Qi Yi stepped forward in time to interrupt the argument: "That's it. Shyvana, there is no clause that stipulates that a demon king cannot have a master, but the agreement concluded between demon kings states that the demon kings cannot have a master.
An agreement to put interests first. If one day, the interests of the Demon King conflict with his, what will you do?"
Shyvana remained silent and said truthfully: "I will put the interests of the master first."
After saying that, she turned around slightly and bowed her head apologetically to Ji Xing. She knew that as long as she said something, even if she pretended to put the Demon King's interests first, she could easily get through the 'difficulties' in front of her, but let her do that kind of thing.
, she really doesn’t want to.
Ji Xing just patted her shoulder and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if I become the Demon King or not, it's just a reason to attend the Demon King's feast. I felt someone was plotting against me before, and now I've revealed the truth to you. It's done."
In addition, I have also done the promotion that needs to be done. You are welcome to come to me to buy skills at any time. As for whether Shyvana is considered a demon king or not, it is up to you."
This guy is so bold, showing that he doesn't care about the Demon King's title in front of all the Demon Lords? Rimuru was sweating in his heart.
Milim burst into laughter and said: "Qiyi! Or let's let Ji Xing become the devil directly! Humans are human beings, isn't Leon the same? Besides, Ji Xing knows so many skills, and he can also simulate evil spirits when he transforms.
, there’s no difference!”
"Yes, yes!" Ramiris agreed.
Guy ignored it directly and said: "Clayman was removed from the demon king queue, Rimuru joined, and the number of the top ten demon kings just stayed the same. Since Shyvana is in a special situation, she will be listed as a candidate. If the top ten demon kings are missing, we will consider it again.
Supplementary."
This was not a discussion, but a decision. Valentine's maid hesitated for a moment and said nothing more.
Just when the dust was about to settle, Fleur stood up and said: "Well, this makes my proposal a little inappropriate, but this is something I have decided a long time ago... Well, I want to quit the ranks of Demon Kings and join
Milim’s subordinates.”
"Um?"
All the demon kings were stunned, and Milim even yelled: "Fule, are you serious?!"
Fleur smiled: "We have already agreed, haven't we? I will try my best to help you take care of your territory from now on, Milim."
She nodded lightly to Qiyi, and Qiyi instantly remembered the transformation skill that Milim bought. So he was silent for two seconds, and he smiled casually: "In that case, I agree. Shyvana, from now on
From today on, you are one of the demon kings."
In this way, after many twists and turns, Rimuru and Shyvana replaced Clayman and Frey to form the new top ten demon kings.
The feast continued, and the new ten demon kings, who also wanted to get rid of Carion, who was not present, began to discuss the issue of Clayman's disposal.
Ji Xing watched quietly, mentally reviewing the information about the Scorching Flame Dragon Velgrendo.
…
At the same time, the Eastern Empire, the Royal Palace.
Kondo Tatsuya, who was already neatly dressed, knelt on one knee and reported all the details about Ji Xing to the man sitting on the throne.
"...That's it, the skill merchant used a weird ultimate skill to lock me in reverse, and revealed my face and the skills you gave me in front of all the demon kings. My subordinate's reckless actions caused disaster, please
Your Majesty punishes me!"
The person he calls your majesty is naturally the Emperor of the Eastern Empire, the first-generation hero Rudra. He seems to be a little sleepy because he was woken up late at night. His domineering face looks quite tired, and the woman standing next to him is looking at him with some distress.
.
The woman appeared to be about 20 years old, with a slim figure and long green hair tied up with a black silk rope at the back of her head. She had the youthfulness of a girl and the charm of a mature woman.
It’s none other than the Burning Flame Dragon Velgrendo!
Earlier than Rudra, she said with a hint of dissatisfaction: "Kondo, do you think those demon kings dare to come to the empire to take revenge on you? It's just that there was a change in the plan and your appearance was exposed. Why did you come so late at night?
Wake up Rudra?”
"Sorry, please punish me, Marshal!"
"No..." Rudra finally said hoarsely: "Kondo, you are right. It is too dangerous to be able to use the captive's ability to trace the source. The sooner you know and take precautions, the better."
Kondo Tatsuya lowered his head, waiting for orders, and Velgrendo no longer interrupted his thinking.
Ten seconds later, Rudra said again: "If Ji Xing joins Qi Yi's side, as long as he captures a high-ranking warrior in the empire, everything in the empire will no longer be a secret. If such a person cannot be won over,
, we can only get rid of it as soon as possible!”
Kondo Tatsuya also thought the same: "Your Majesty is wise...The opponent is a human transcendent who has mastered at least two ultimate skills. I think it is safe to send at least four single-digit figures."
"It's not enough." Rudra shook his head slightly, looked at Velgryndo and said, "I guess you'll have to go there yourself."
Velugren was stunned for a moment: "Hard work doesn't count, but a human being, really..."
"No, I have an uneasy feeling."
"Is that so?" Velgrendo was slightly solemn and said seriously: "Then let me eliminate him with my own hands! Just in time, I heard that my stupid brother was resurrected, so I stopped by to see him."
Kondo Tatsuya confirmed: "Your Majesty, don't you need me to cooperate with the Marshal to control him?"
"No..." Rudra denied, and then emphasized: "This person needs to be eliminated directly!"
…
"Aww!"
At the Demon King's feast, Rimuru opened his mouth and swallowed a piece of abalone-shaped pastry. While chewing, he nodded and said, "It's delicious, Ji Xing. It seems we have underestimated the food in this world!"
Ji Xing picked up a piece and looked at it: "Ajinomoto, arrowroot powder, rock fruit... 6 kinds of ingredients, 11 kinds of seasonings, 17 processes. If something that has been carefully made for a long time is not delicious enough, it must be a chef who has inherited the method.
No more."
"Oh, is it so powerful?" So Rimuru quickly stuffed another one into his mouth, observed other delicacies, and said at the same time: "Speaking of which, your ultimate skill is a bit similar to mine, in some places.
The analytical ability is even stronger.”
King of Wisdom: "..."
Hahaha, Mr. Raphael, don't be angry, I'm just being polite, don't take it seriously!
Rimuru laughed in his heart, but was suddenly startled: "Hey, Shyvana, eat slowly!"
Well, obviously, the "business" of the feast has begun, and the devil kings have started to eat.
The demon kings did not discuss the issue of Clayman's disposal for too long. Originally, Rimuru was determined to kill him, but after discovering that Milim was only pretending to be controlled, Clayman was actually being controlled.
, it is no longer a big deal to her whether to kill Clayman or not.
So in the end, Guy made the decision to leave Clayman alive for the time being and let him handle it. If there was a war with the Eastern Empire in the future, Clayman could still be a strong vanguard.
As for the mediocre clown company behind Clayman, headed by Kazalim and human Yuuki Kagurazaka, Rimuru stepped forward and asked to be handled by him, and Guy agreed. However, Demon King Valentin said that he and the clowns
They also had grudges and intervened, so it became a collaboration between the two parties.
But coordination is probably impossible, so Rimuru just prays that they won't hold them back.
All in all, everything went smoothly. Although all her preparations were in vain, Ziyuan was a little itchy because she didn't win the battle. She looked like she was looking for a random demon to kill... But fortunately, she had successfully turned her anger into resentment.
Appetite is gone.
I just hope that Shion won’t imitate the meals for the Demon King’s Feast when she goes back.
Everyone here ate to their heart's content, but the maid of the Demon King Valentine over there was extremely angry.
Of course she is not a real maid. Her real name is Luminas Valentine, the god of the Western Holy Church - Luminas.
She is the original vampire and the real fifth devil. It is only for some reasons that she retreats behind the scenes and controls the Western countries.
Only the first four demon kings knew about this matter. The sixth demon king, Dino, might also have some vague guesses, but juniors like Carrion and Frey definitely didn't know, and she didn't want to expose it.
It's normal for her to be upset with Rimuru, because the Western Holy Church's doctrine of ruling the Western countries is to use monsters as the imaginary enemy. The establishment of the Monster Kingdom is a huge blow to her prestige.
As for Ji Xing’s dissatisfaction, it’s naturally because when she read Clayman’s memories, she brought her subordinate, Valentine, who was disguised as the Demon King.
This caused everyone to associate the Western Holy Church with Valentine, which was very troublesome.
"These bad guys who haven't eaten good food have turned into demon kings. What on earth is Qi Yi thinking?" She whispered in her heart.
At this moment, she suddenly saw another blue-haired maid in the venue walking quickly to Ji Xing and whispering something to him.
That was Guy's maid, Blue, one of the original demons, Rein. After seeming to say something to Rimuru, Ji Xing followed Rein to the next room, and Milim was also at this moment.
I followed him step by step and saw what Chao Jixing was saying.
Luminas recognized from the vague mouth shape that Milim said something like the word "fight".
So she narrowed her eyes slightly, and some traces replayed in her mind.
Milim said that this human being is very strong... Is this the reason why Guy is so 'tolerant' of him? As a powerful ancient demon king and known as the strongest saint in the West, Hinata Sakaguchi was defeated by her.
In order to serve, the most active brave man in modern times, Gulan Bell, also became her subordinate.
She didn't think Ji Xing was any better than those two people, but the state of Qi Yi and Milim made her thoughtful and her anger subsided.
'Huh, no matter what, the dust has settled, there is no need to make enemies for no reason.'
She whispered in her heart, still casting an unhappy glance at Rimuru, and approached Valentine and said: "Klayman looked at you especially when the feast started, and I guessed that he was related to those clowns. I chose the moon specially.
The Demon King's Feast is held on the night of the moon, and those guys may even invade the temple.
You can eat here by yourself, don’t worry about the slime anymore, I’ll go back first.”
Valentine was startled and whispered: "Are you going to take action personally? Why don't I pretend to be dissatisfied and leave early, if those guys dare to..."
"No, I'll go in person." Luminas said in a low voice, "Thanks to that human businessman, the trick of exchanging identities won't last long."
In fact, she should thank Ji Xing. If Ji Xing hadn't influenced some plots and prevented Rimuru from 'fragmenting' the comics provided to Storm Dragon Veldora, Storm Dragon would have come over and her identity would have been revealed.
Revealed face to face.
In the distorted light of space, Luminas disappeared on the spot, attracting the attention of several demon kings, and Ji Xing couldn't help but look back.
'Huh? She went back in person?'
With a sigh of relief in his heart, he followed Lei Yin into the secret room that had just been opened in the banquet hall. As for Milim, a pair of hands held down her shoulders when he entered.
"F-Fule! What are you doing?!"
Fleur said with a smile: "Mr. Milim, please don't disturb the communication between Mr. Qiyi and Mr. Ji Xing. If you have anything, wait until they finish talking, okay?"
Milim cried with a sad face. She had never been controlled by anyone, she already had a premonition of her next misfortune, but... in this way, the ability to transform is extremely precious. Don't try to catch me, Fleur!
And as Rein closed the door, only Ji Xing, Qi Yi, and Qi Yi's two maids, Rein and Misali, were left in the secret room.
Compared with the bustling banquet hall, there is only a simple square table here. Qi Yi sat at the other end of the square table and smiled and said: "Sit down."
Ji Xing sat down opposite him unceremoniously and said directly: "Shvana is indeed the monster I named her, and she is a member of my soul lineage."
Qi Yi paused and smiled: "Have you guessed what I want to ask you?"
Ji Xing looked at the original blue Leiyin and the original green Misali who were standing behind him, and said: "Otherwise, if you were to talk to me, there would be no need for them to stand neatly behind you like this. Life under the lineage of other people's souls
It is true that I have a way to awaken them, but I will charge a fee."
Lei Yin was obviously more lively than Misali. Her eyes lit up when she heard this and she was about to speak. Qi Yi raised his hand to stop him and said with a smile: "Besides Rudra, you are the second person to bargain in front of me.
.Um, method? Price?”
"It takes 100,000 souls for one person to awaken, which is the fire of life. I want double copies. To help them awaken, that's 400,000 human souls." Ji Xing said.
"Ten times the consumption of ordinary demon kings?" Qi Yiha shook his head and said, "It's so simple. No problem. After the banquet is over, you can go to my place for a few days to help them awaken."
"I heard that the weather over there is freezing and not very livable." Ji Xing said with a smile, "It's better to wait a week and let them go to Rimuru's place."
Bargaining for the second time? Even Misali was a little restless this time. Is this human really not afraid of Master Qi’s anger?!
But Qiyi just squinted his eyes and looked at it with interest, and said: "Oh, you know what you are doing. Don't overestimate your capabilities. It doesn't matter if you are killed. Don't delay the awakening of Rein and Misali."
The words seemed to have no beginning or end, but in fact they both knew what each other was talking about. Guy knew Rudra and how the Eastern Empire was doing.
The owner of the ultimate skill who reverse-detected the empire revealed such a powerful reverse-detection ability. The revenge of the Eastern Empire would definitely come, so he proposed that Ji Xing go to his place to help the two original demons awaken, which was also a sign that he could do it.
Shelter Ji Xing for a while.
But Ji Xing asked the two of them to come to Rimuru's place "a week later", which was telling Guy that he wanted to handle it on his own and did not need help.
"How likely do you think it is that the Burning Flame Dragon Velgrendo will personally take action?" After a two-second pause, Ji Xing asked Qi Yi.
"Who knows." Qi Yi shrugged: "Since you rejected my kindness, even if you meet her, you should be lucky."
Ji Xing smiled: "Okay, is there anything else?"
"Ah, when the time comes, make a list of the skills you can sell and give it to me?" Qi Yi said.
"Of course, no problem, welcome to buy."
The 'private chat' simply ended like this. Looking at Ji Xing's leaving figure, Qi Yi's lips curled up slightly.
This chess piece is at least a 'general'. Rudra probably has a headache. Well, I hope this human can give me more surprises...
"Eh? Are you done talking, Ji Xing? It's so fast, hahahaha - Qiyi, can you help set up a barrier with maximum strength later? I want to have a good fight with Ji Xing,
Decide the winner carefully!"
Milim rushed in happily and the words in her mouth made Qiyi pause, and the two demon maids were also shocked... OK? Seriously?!
"Obviously I planned to relax, but the recent schedule has become full without realizing it." Ji Xing's voice floated up: "Mirim, can it be a little later? Is it okay in half a month?"
"Well, then it's agreed!"
…
On the other side, outside the Western Saint Church.
Laplace, the deputy leader of the mediocre clown company, stared at the maid across from him with his mouth open: "Hey, hey, what are you doing? How can there be a vampire ten times more powerful than Valentin?! It's obviously a full moon night.
There’s nothing to weaken it!”
"Laplace?" Luminas looked coldly and hummed: "A mere clown really dares to explore my territory for the second time. Valentin didn't catch you last time, but this time... hum!"
The powerful fluctuations of magic energy roared, and the violent explosion made Laplace disgraced, pissed, and fled into the distance without looking back.
"No, no, it's okay, Valentin is fine, this is an opponent that Wo can't handle at all... Wo is going to die here, he's really going to die!"
Even though he said that, the speed of his escape was not compromised at all. It only took half a minute for Luminas to go from being dismissive to looking shocked.
‘What’s going on with this guy?!’
There is obviously a huge difference in energy, but they always dodge fatal attacks at the last moment instinctively. Their combat experience and skills are simply exaggerated to the extreme. If it were Valentin... No, Valentin may not be this guy's opponent.
!
He is several times stronger than Clayman!
Luminas became serious, but five minutes later, she was still standing on a piece of gray land angrily plowing the open space with attacks: "Damn it!"
I took action personally and got away?!
…
Free Guild Headquarters.
Kagurazaka Yuuki woke up late at night and received an urgent message from Laplace: "...What? A female vampire ten times more powerful than Demon King Valentine? Is such a guy hiding there?!"
"Yes... ahem... Wo, Wo is dying. People from the Western Holy Church are still searching for Wo. Wo needs to hide quickly... I wish Wo good luck, employer, and... Wo is a little worried about Clay.
Man, she directly asked Wo, "Is Wo the Laplace?"... It could also be somewhere else..."
The communication was interrupted, and Kagurazaka Yuuki stood at the window for a long time with an uncertain expression. The uneasiness in his heart made him contact another person.
"Lord Gulamber, it's me..."
The Demon King's Feast is gradually coming to an end, but its impact has just begun to ferment.