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nAfter the battle, corpses were strewn everywhere in a devastating sight.

nHowever, the demon beasts of Howling Moon Mountain that survived were excited as they collected various trophies of war from the ground.

nThey had won this battle!

nInitially, Howling Moon Mountain was on the verge of destruction.

nHowever, with the arrival of one person, the tides had changed entirely!

nThe demons reared their heads and looked at the figure on the mountain peak of Howling Moon Mountain with reverence in their eyes; there was an indescribable fervor in their gazes.

nIn the world of demons, their belief was that the strong reigned supreme!

nAfter this battle, the rise of Howling Moon Mountain was inevitable and no one would be able to stand in its way!

nThe Rat King puffed his chest proudly as he walked through the crowd with an impressive strut.

nFrom time to time, lesser demons would close in with pandering expressions and offer him spoils of war.

nHe had the right to be proud indeed.

nNo matter what, he was the one that brought Su Zimo here from the ancient battlefield.

nAmong the demons, he was also the first to make acquaintance with Su Zimo.

nThat fact alone gave him an unshakable status among the demons!

nOn the mountaintop.

nMonkey, the spirit tiger and Qing Qing descended with blood all over their body; some were theirs and some were from other people.

n“Che che, amazing!”

nMonkey smacked his lips and grinned, as though he could not feel any pain on his body at all.

nThere was finally a great battle that could satisfy him after he became a fiend demon.

nAlong with the spirit tiger and Qing Qing, the three of them hunted down fiend demons of Black Sand Ridge and Cyclone Cave for dozens of kilometers and had only just returned.

nAlthough Little Fox had already adapted to life in the jungle, she did not like to kill. She did not chase after the demon beasts of the two territories that fled and returned to Su Zimo’s side a long time ago.

n“Go and rest to recuperate first,”

nSu Zimo smiled. “There might be more battles in time to come.”

nHe was already prepared to head to Black Sand Ridge and Cyclone Cave and claim the territories under his command!

nBe it Territorial Lords or Overlords, it would naturally be better for them if they occupied more territory.

nThe greater their territory, the more the demon beasts under their command.

nThis also meant that they would gain access to even more resources such as natural minerals, materials, spirit herbs and treasures!

n“Territorial Lord, thank you for protecting Howling Moon Mountain,”

nBlack Wolf bowed deeply towards Su Zimo.

nWithout Su Zimo, the outcome of the battle today would have been starkly different.

nHowling Moon Mountain would have ceased to exist, divided by Black Sand Ridge, Cyclone Cave and Ghastly River.

nBut now, not only has Ghastly River submitted, the territory of Howling Moon Mountain has expanded by more than twice!

nAt that thought, Black Wolf turned to look at Solitary Cloud instinctively.

nIt was understandable why the Territorial Lords of Black Sand Ridge and Cyclone Cave were defeated.

nIt was because they were weak.

nAmong them, the Territorial Lord of Ghastly River behaved the strangest.

nThe other two Territorial Lords bore a semblance of hope and turned to flee. However, this guy chose to submit right away.

nAt that moment, Solitary Cloud said, “Territorial Lord, you seem to always be alone. Don’t you have a mount yet?”

n“No,”

nSu Zimo shook his head without thinking too much.

n“That’s good!”

nSolitary Cloud was delighted and hurriedly said, “Territorial Lord, let me be your mount!”

nBlack Wolf and Chan Ruyi were both pondering about why Solitary Cloud would submit and whether the latter possessed any devious intentions. However, their jaws nearly fell to the ground when they heard that.

nThis was not just a mere submission.

nHe was almost sprawled onto the ground completely!

nWhere in the world would there be a demon beast that would offer to be a mount for someone else?!

nIt might be understandable if they were facing a supreme expert or some Overlord, but this was a low-level fiend demon right before them!

n“It’s fine,”

nSu Zimo waved it off. “You are the Deputy Territorial Lord of Howling Moon Mountain. It will lower your status significantly if you become my mount.”

n“It’s fine, it’s fine!”

nSolitary Cloud waved it off as well. “I won’t be a Deputy Territorial Lord then! I’ll just be your mount!”

nBoth Black Wolf and Chan Ruyi were stunned.

nSolitary Cloud was the most prideful loner in the region.

nAs a pure-blooded ferocious beast, he was indeed qualified to have that attitude.

nHowever, what was happening here?

nWasn’t the difference in his attitude before and after way too great?!

nCould he have some immense benefit to gain by being the mount of the Territorial Lord?

nIt was a fleeting thought and neither of them thought too much about it.

nIn truth, there was indeed an immense benefit for Solitary Cloud to be Su Zimo’s mount!

nAfter Solitary Cloud deduced Su Zimo’s true form, he garnered that he could accompany the latter and cultivate together with him if he became the latter’s mount.

nEven if he could only absorb a trace of aura from the Dragon race, it would provide an unimaginable benefit for Solitary Cloud’s cultivation!

nThe Dragon race!

nThat was the existence that once reigned over the primordial era!

nIn Solitary Cloud’s mind, he imagined that as someone from the Dragon race, Su Zimo must have come to this random small place to become a Territorial Lord just to have some fun.

nOnce he had his fill of fun, he would definitely return.

nIf Solitary Cloud could follow Su Zimo along to return to the sacred land of the Dragon race, the possibility of his dragonificiation would be much greater!

nSu Zimo mulled for a moment and had already guessed Solitary Cloud’s thoughts.

n“Are you sure?”

nHe gave a faint smile with an odd gaze.

n“Definitely! I won’t regret it!”

nSolitary Cloud nodded hurriedly. “I’m willing to lay down a blood oath and follow you for life…”

n“There’s no need,”

nSu Zimo waved it off and interrupted him. “If you’re willing to do it, we’ll follow your intentions,”

n“Thank you, master!”

nSolitary Cloud had already changed his way of addressing Su Zimo.

n“Your status as a Deputy Territorial Lord shall remain unchanged. Head back, recuperate and prepare to attack Black Sand Ridge and Cyclone Cave!” Su Zimo said deeply.

n“Understood!”

nSolitary Cloud bowed in response.

nSu Zimo stood at the top of the mountain with monkey, the spirit tiger, Little Fox and Qing Qing behind him.

nHis scarlet hair rested on his shoulders as he looked into the distance with a deep gaze and murmured, “From this day forth, the five of us siblings are going to start ruling over the vast forests.”

nSu Zimo gazed into the North with a hint of sorrow in his eyes.

nHe was far from his homeland and would most likely not be able to return within a short period of time.

n“Qing Qing, hurry, look! I painstakingly dug this beautiful pearl necklace personally from a corpse! It’s extremely compatible with you!”

n“Get lost! You disgust me!”

n“Fufu, Brother Tiger, you sure won’t know how to coax a girl,” Foxy quipped in a teasing manner.

nThe sorrow in Su Zimo’s eyes dissipated when he heard the laughter around him and he gave a suave smile.

nAt the very least, he won’t be bored in the future with monkey, the spirit tiger, Qing Qing and Little Fox around him.

nA storm was destined to befall Thousand Demon Valley because of the five of them!

nA month later.

nThe army of Howling Moon Mountain was split into two, led by Su Zimo and Solitary Cloud respectively to conquer Black Sand Ridge and Cyclone Cave!

nSolitary Cloud fought against the demons of Cyclone Cave for half a day and the latter submitted.

nSu Zimo descended upon Black Sand Ridge and killed half of the Black Scorpion race, leading to an instant submission by the demons of Black Sand Ridge!

nThereafter, in less than half a year, Howling Moon Mountain merged Black Sand Ridge and Cyclone Cave completely and the territory under their command on the maps expanded rapidly!

nThe name of Howling Moon Mountain spread wildly!

nIn the days after, Howling Moon Mountain engaged in a few more conquests against the territories in the vicinity and everything concluded in victory!

nThe territory of Howling Moon Mountain expanded once again!

nThe name of the Mo Demon was renowned.

nMany experts came in reverence of the Mo Demon and submitted to his might. As such, the strength of Howling Moon Mountain grew even further.

nTowards the end, Su Zimo rarely appeared.

nSolitary Cloud, Black Wolf and the other demons held the fort and that was enough to ensure Howling Moon Mountain’s continued development.

nThe sands of time flowed freely.

nIn the blink of an eye, a hundred years passed.

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