Becoming the Demon Lord: Taming the Demon Queen Begins

"Haha, who would've thought that Holy Emperor Featherwind would actually get killed?"

The canyon was crawling with all sorts of grotesque Demonic Beasts.

At its deepest point, countless beast and human bones were scattered around as decorations.

Sitting on a throne made of beast hides and bones, the Beast King, with the head of a bull and a body rippling with muscles, let out a few wild laughs.

A pig-headed Demonic Beast standing nearby looked confused. "Your Majesty, we were working for those two Holy Emperors. Their deaths should be bad news for us, right? Why are you so happy?"

"What do you know?"

The Beast King laughed wildly. "Sure, we worked for them, but I'm the king of all beasts. And yet, I had to take orders from them? Now that both of those Holy Emperors are dead, we've already pocketed the Mana Crystals we earned from capturing the Sea Serpent tribe for them. The deal's done, and they're gone. It's the best outcome we could've hoped for.

As for Goddess Sylvia, she wouldn't even bother with a filthy place like this. The only potential issue is some weirdo named Timothy, but I doubt we'll ever cross paths with him. So, no worries there.

Now, not only do we have all these Mana Crystals, but we've also got the remaining Sea Serpent girls…"

He glanced at the few Sea Serpent girls tied up nearby, a lecherous grin spreading across his face. "I've always hated the Sea Serpent tribe, but I gotta admit, their girls are something else. Look at that smooth, white belly. You won't find anything like that in this canyon.

Finally, I don't have to hand them over anymore. So, the rest of them are mine to…"

The grin on his bull-like face grew even more disgusting, and he couldn't help but drool a little.

Stepping down from his throne, the Beast King slowly approached the girls.

His rough, hoof-like hand landed on the soft, pale belly of one of the Sea Serpent girls, rubbing it back and forth.

"Not bad. Not bad at all."

He glanced at the surrounding Demonic Beasts, his grin growing even more arrogant.

"Today, I'm going to enjoy myself right here."

His hand started moving upward from her belly. In an instant, the Sea Serpent girl's face turned deathly pale, drained of all color.

The other girls beside her were equally terrified, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

They had heard the stories—how the Beast King liked to toy with his victims before handing them over to his underlings.

Feeling the greedy, malicious gazes from all around, they couldn't even begin to imagine what would happen to them in the hands of these monsters.

It was all over. Everything was over.

Tears welled up in their eyes, and the Sea Serpent girls began to cry uncontrollably, their faces streaked with fear.

The Beast King's grin grew even more depraved, his ugly bull mouth opening wide.

"Who's there?"

Suddenly, he spun around.

Somehow, without anyone noticing, a figure had appeared in the canyon, amidst the horde of Demonic Beasts.

And now, this figure was casually walking through the crowd, completely unfazed.

"Who are you?!"

The Demonic Beasts guarding the entrance finally snapped out of it and rushed forward, trying to block Timothy's path.

But as the hulking Demonic Beasts charged at him, blood sprayed through the air. In an instant, their bodies were sliced clean in half.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of Demonic Beasts were slain simultaneously.

And these weren't just any Demonic Beasts—none of them were below Mystic Core level in strength.

At this moment, a rare look of seriousness crossed the Beast King's face. He reluctantly stepped away from the Sea Serpent girls beside him. It had been a long time since anyone had made him feel fear.

But for some reason, this figure approaching from the distance stirred a deep, instinctual dread within him.

"Damn it, a human dares to barge into our beast valley!"

A massive hippo-like Demonic Beast, with strength at the late Mystic Core stage, opened its gaping maw and lunged forward, bringing with it a foul, stinking wind.

But that enormous body came to an abrupt halt.

Everyone could clearly see a sword mark appear, slicing through the hippo-like beast's body.

It was a faint, almost imperceptible cut.

But in an instant, light burst from the wound, and the thin sword mark rapidly expanded.

"Splat."

The hippo-like Demonic Beast's body split in two and crashed to the ground, lifeless.

Blood rained down, splattering in all directions.

As the blood mist cleared, the Beast King finally got a good look at the figure.

"Timothy!"

Even though he didn't know much about human practitioners, this name was one he had committed to memory.

Rumor had it that when the two Holy Emperors attacked Sky Sanctuary, they used some strange method to summon the corpse of an Ascension Phase being.

In that battle, even Goddess Sylvia couldn't stand against them.

But Timothy of Sky Sanctuary had incinerated both Holy Emperors and the summoned corpse with a sky full of azure flames.

No one knew Timothy's true power, but it was clear that his strength was unfathomable, beyond any measure.

The Beast King's face twisted in panic. "I have no quarrel with you! I've never offended Sky Sanctuary. My friend, there's no need for us to have any unpleasantness between us, right?"

But Timothy kept walking forward.

Wherever he passed, blood flowed like rivers, and not a single Demonic Beast survived.

The sheer power he displayed was overwhelming, utterly crushing.

The Beast King was now completely terrified. "My friend, what do you want? Gold, jewels, Mana Crystals—I can give you anything. Wait…"

He glanced at the Sea Serpent girls beside him, as if realizing something. His face lit up with a sycophantic smile. "If you're interested in these Sea Serpent girls, I can give them all to you. If you want more, I can even help you capture more of them."

"Sorry, I'm not interested."

Timothy smiled faintly, but his gaze toward the Beast King carried a hint of greed.

"Wait… you're not…"

Noticing Timothy's look, the Beast King's bull-like face flushed red.

As a fellow male, he could easily recognize that greedy look.

What else could Timothy be after, staring so intently at his body?

He never expected that someone as handsome as Timothy would be into… that!

"You're actually interested in my body… I mean, I am the Beast King, but if it really comes to that…"

"Like hell I'm interested in your body!"

Timothy nearly spat out blood in frustration.

"But that look you gave me…"

The Beast King blinked, then seemed to realize something. "They say human men are all liars. You gave me that look, and now you're trying to deny it?"

His ugly bull face flushed even deeper, and his massive body started to squirm awkwardly, as if embarrassed.

The sight was so nauseating that Timothy almost threw up everything he'd eaten in the past few days.

"Ughhh…"

Timothy's scalp tingled, and he couldn't take it anymore.

"Celestial Feather Form."

"Three Legendary Holy Emperor Phantoms."

"Celestial Azureflame."

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In an instant, the entire canyon was reduced to rubble under Timothy's wrath.