It was precisely this tiny semblance of order that attracted innumerable demons to head there and take up residence there. It was only after a long passage of time that the grandly-proportioned Ice Demon City of current times came to be.
While walking within the walls of Ice Demon City, one would see shops, restaurants, teahouses, demonic weapon stores... In this aspect, it was unexpectedly more or less similar to the human world.
“Kylegas’ Miscellaneous Goods?”
Meng Lei sensed a fairly fearsome demonic might when he walked by a shop. Curiosity couldn’t help but come over him, and he walked into the shop with Dodola.
“Esteemed, sir, may I know what you’re looking for?”
A Succubus dressed in a sexy, revealing outfit sashayed over to them cheerfully. Her ample bottom moved from side to side as she moved, giving off great allure all over. How would ordinary men possibly be able to take the sight? They would probably have already wet themselves a long time ago.
“Just looking around.”
Fortunately, Meng Lei had a strong will, so he was unaffected. His gaze swept across the display shelves before finally stopping at an arm with bulging veins.
“What’s that?”
Meng Lei pointed at the arm and asked.
“What a sharp eye you have, sir!” The Succubus said cheerfully, “That arm originated from a high-level Great Demon God-level Hundred-Armed Giant. It’s one of our shop’s best products!”
“Is that so?” Meng Lei raised an eyebrow and asked, “How much is it?”
The Succubus gave him a sweet and beautiful smile and replied, “Sir, this is a high-level Great Demon God’s arm, so it naturally has extraordinary value to it. But seeing as to how you’re really taken with it, I’ll give you a discount at 3,000,000 Demonic Crystals!”
“3,000,000 Demonic Crystals? That’s daylight robbery!”
Meng Lei scoffed. The Demonic Crystals in question here weren’t the magic crystals[2] formed from magic power that people extracted from magic crystal mines in Heaven’s Vault Continent. Rather, they were crystals formed from demonic aura and were worth roughly the same as Divinity Crystals.
,000,000 Demonic Crystals were approximately equivalent to 3,000,000 Divinity Crystals. The price could be said to be ridiculously high. Disregarding how he didn’t have many Demonic Crystals, to begin with, he wouldn’t have born to buy the arm either—and this was in spite of the fact that he had great use for it.
Meng Lei turned and looked at the other products, among which the ones that came in abundance the most were demonic cores. Demons frequently fought and killed one another in the demon world, so what they lacked the least were demonic cores.
“Sir, if you find it too expensive, we can discuss the price further?”
The Succubus persisted, almost pressing her full, ample chest right against Meng Lei. She even constantly gave him amorous looks, the coquettish air around her off the charts.
Meng Lei snorted and said, “10,000 Demonic Crystals! That’s all I can afford. I don’t have even more than that!”
“10,000!?”
The Succubus froze for a moment, and then she promptly distanced herself from Meng Lei. Loathing and dislike filled her eyes as she looked at Meng Lei, and her expression became one of someone looking at a pauper.
Meng Lei was unaffected. After taking a casual look around, he got ready to leave. However, it was at this point that a cold and aloof low roar suddenly rang out outside.
“Where is the Ice Demon Prefecture Master? Get the hell out here and meet your end!”
The voice wasn’t particularly loud, but it was extremely penetrative. It pierced through the air and passed through all obstacles to reach Meng Lei’s ears, as well as everyone in the city. It was as though the voice had arisen in their hearts.
“A challenge to the Prefecture Master? O Demon Grandmaster above, a demon is actually challenging the Prefecture Master?”
The pretty Succubus’ expression changed drastically in the store, and she ran out of the store like the wind.
Meng Lei and Dodola exchanged a look, both seeing the surprise on each other’s faces. Boy, someone had actually beaten them to it.
“Let’s go out and take a look!”
The duo went out of the store to find that the entire Ice Demon City had gone into a furor. Demons were walking out of stores, walking out of their homes, walking out of the colosseums...
Demon traffic surged and flowed as thousands upon thousands of demons filled the place.
The streets and alleys were chock full of demons.
The weak ones—like the Demon Overlords and the Demon Lords—stood docilely on the ground while the strong ones—like the Great Demon Lords and the Demon Gods—floated in mid-air.
The demon world’s strict class stratifications were displayed to their fullest in this instant. The strong could stand in the sky while the weak could only stay on the ground docilely.
Every demon had its own position. No one dared to easily go against it.
“Who’s so bold as to actually challenge our Prefecture Master?”
“Probably someone that doesn’t cherish their life again?”
“How long has it been since our Prefecture Master was last challenged? 18,000 or 19,000 years?”
“In any case, it’s nearing 20,000 years!”
“There’s gonna be a good show now!”
The demons speculated wildly among themselves.
At this point, the demons suddenly noticed Meng Lei rising into the air and floating above them. For a moment there, all the demons became enraged.
“Who’s that unfamiliar-looking fellow? How dare he fly above us? The audacity of him!”
“To think it’s actually him!”
The Succubus among the demon masses had also spotted Meng Lei, who had flown above them. A hint of surprise flashed across her countenance. She couldn’t tell how strong Meng Lei was, but she had assumed that he couldn’t be particularly strong anyway.
Being a Great Demon Lord herself, she was
