Supreme Tamer
Chapter 1075 - Chapter 1075 Chapter 940 Why Pledge Loyalty to the Nightmare

Chapter 1075: Chapter 940: Why Pledge Loyalty to the Nightmare Demon Palace? Chapter 1075: Chapter 940: Why Pledge Loyalty to the Nightmare Demon Palace? Observing the battle, Shen Mo stretched his chin, looking at Chu Mu as if he were observing a monster.

Shen Mo had decided to give up the struggle, of course, because Shen Qiu, Jiang Demon Emperor, and the Old Hermit, these three heads of Nightmare Demon Palace, had strengths that surpassed his. Besides, considering their meticulous approach in battle, it was impossible for them to give him even a slim chance of a fluke victory.

“I had thought that participating in the struggle, I would at least be able to cross hands with Chu Fangchen; who would have known this guy would be even more terrifying? It’s a good thing I gave up,” Shen Mo secretly celebrated the decisiveness of his own relinquishment.

Out of these four individuals, not a single one was easy to provoke, especially Chu Fangchen!

As for Shen Qiu, he was already somewhat prepared psychologically; after all, he had witnessed Chu Mu’s White Nightmare Demon unleash a Space Storm when he was in Spirit City. If not for that, Shen Qiu would not have specifically invited Chu Mu to come along,

“Chu Fangchen, why can your White Nightmare Demon perform this skill?” Jiang Demon Emperor still had his eyebrows furrowed horizontally, seriously questioning.

“The Heaven and Earth Demon Sword Array can only be used by nearly Dominator Level and Dominator Level White Nightmare Demons. Your White Nightmare Demon is clearly Invincible Emperor Level, and hasn’t yet crossed over into Dominator Level!” The Old Hermit immediately asked as well.

The Old Man had personally experienced the might of the Heaven and Earth Demon Sword Array; if he hadn’t called for a halt in time, another wave of the skill would have meant the demise of his Crystal White Demon King. Once the strength reached this level, often a tiny variable could lead to instant defeat!

Chu Mu was in no hurry to answer and instead asked the White Demon to return.

The White Demon was clearly still agitated and hadn’t fully unleashed the irritability in its heart, staring ominously at the White Nightmare Demons of Jiang Demon Emperor and Shen Qiu.

However, since Chu Mu had called it back, no matter how much resentment it harbored inside, it had to suppress it, slowly floating back to Chu Mu’s side before resuming its previously gloomy demeanor.

Chu Mu glanced at the White Demon and noticed that this fellow had become exceptionally obedient, much more so than before. This made Chu Mu rather unaccustomed to it; the previously misbehaving White Demon was always unrestrained in battle, akin to a wild horse unleashed from its reins.

“Chu Fangchen, you’re being asked a question!” The Old Hermit asked loudly, his face flushed red; this youngster was too dismissive of them.

Jiang Demon Emperor also focused his attention on Chu Mu, waiting for his response.

“Skills are simply a matter of enlightenment. My White Nightmare Demon just has higher aptitude,” Chu Mu answered simply.

“Impossible, our White Nightmare Demons all have top-tier aptitudes. Why haven’t our White Nightmare Demons mastered these skills?” The Old Hermit said somewhat excitedly.

“There’s no such thing as top-tier when it comes to aptitude, only higher and lower,” Chu Mu said lightly.

“Are you saying that all of our White Nightmare Demons have low aptitudes?” Jiang Demon Emperor’s face hardened, this kid was too blunt. Although they had to admit that Chu Mu’s White Nightmare Demon likely had a higher aptitude, couldn’t the kid learn to be a bit more tactful? After all, the three of them represented the strongest batch of people in the Nightmare Demon Palace!

Chu Mu didn’t want to belabor such issues with these few individuals and said, “It’s not strange for a Soul Pet to spontaneously grasp a skill higher than its level. It just so happens to only know the ‘Heaven and Earth Demon Sword Array’.”

Jiang Demon Emperor and the Old Hermit saw how evasive this youth was and knew that further pressing wouldn’t yield any more information, so they let it be. Perhaps his White Nightmare Demon had indeed accidentally developed a Dominator Level Skill; this could only be deemed a stroke of extreme luck.

However, when Shen Qiu heard this statement, he secretly shook his head: Chu Fangchen was a little too good at telling lies, to dare say such a thing right in front of his own eyes. Could it be that the ‘Space Storm’ released by this White Nightmare Demon in Spirit City was an Emperor Level Skill?

Shen Qiu knew that Chu Mu certainly still hid secrets that couldn’t be revealed, and he didn’t publicly call out Chu Mu’s lie.

“The Ancestor is waiting for us to decide the victor. Jiang Demon Emperor and Elder Jiang, since Chu Fangchen’s White Nightmare Demon has proven superior, let him inherit the Nightmare Demon Ancestor’s power,” Shen Qiu said.

Both Jiang Demon Emperor and the Old Hermit were clearly not willing to let go, but if they really continued to fight, they were bound to lose.

Indeed, Jiang Demon Emperor and the Old Hermit could join forces to first eliminate Chu Mu, but such an act would definitely go against the wishes of the Nightmare Demon Ancestor. The Nightmare Demon Ancestor wanted to choose the strongest White Nightmare Demon, and presumably, he could see the battles here; if they resorted to such underhanded tactics for a win, they might incur the Ancestor’s wrath and perhaps miss out on the inheritance altogether. Then who would support the entire Nightmare Demon Palace?

The Nightmare Demon Palace was now in a crisis, and neither Jiang Demon Emperor nor the Old Hermit dared to do anything too rash, as using such methods in this succession could potentially mark them as the Nightmare Demon Palace’s greatest traitors!

“Chu Fangchen, you must swear an oath of loyalty to our Nightmare Demon Palace with your soul,” suddenly said Jiang Demon Emperor, his voice solemn.

“We can talk about that after I’ve received the inheritance,” responded Chu Mu, not liking the idea of swearing an oath on his soul so casually.

“No, the oath must be taken now!” Jiang Demon Emperor insisted forcefully.

He could give the opportunity of this inheritance to the promising Chu Fangchen, but he had to ensure that Chu Fangchen was one of their own in the Nightmare Demon Palace.

Seeing the strong stance of Jiang Demon Emperor, Chu Mu frowned and replied, “If the Nightmare Demon Palace is in trouble, I will naturally lend a hand. But don’t you find it a bit ridiculous to ask me to swear loyalty to the Nightmare Demon Palace?”

Chu Mu emphasized the words “loyalty” when he spoke!

Loyalty? Chu Mu could easily kill the Nightmare Demon Ancestor now if he wished, what’s more to talk about loyalty? It would make more sense for the Nightmare Demon Palace to pledge their loyalty to him instead!

Initially, Chu Mu did not have a good impression of the Nightmare Demon Palace, but now that the Three Major Palace Powers had united and the Soul Hall itself was in jeopardy, Chu Mu took care of their affairs along the way.

However, this did not mean that Chu Mu was now subordinate to the Three Great Palaces!

Even until now, the Soul Hall had not required Chu Mu to swear fealty to them. Instead, they ingeniously bound him through marriage alliances. What right did the Nightmare Demon Palace have to demand his soul oath of loyalty?

“You! What do you mean by that statement!” The Jiang Demon Emperor was truly angered this time!

He forsook his greater concerns, painfully offering such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to Chu Fangchen in hopes that he would pledge loyalty to the Nightmare Demon Palace. Could it be that this guy, having taken the heritage, intended to be ungrateful? If so, the Jiang Demon Emperor would rather summon other Soul Pets to dispose of Chu Mu than to let the heritage fall into his hands.

“Emperor Jiang, please be calm. What Chu Fangchen means is that he would spare no effort to help should the Nightmare Demon Palace face trouble. However, he is free in his own right and, given his youth, still has a long path to pursue in the way of Soul Pets. In fact, even the Soul Hall hasn’t required Chu Fangchen’s loyalty, otherwise they wouldn’t have arranged for Chu Mu to marry their princess, not to mention the Soul Pet Palace that would love nothing more than to instantly betroth Pang Yue to him…” Now Shen Qiu could only play the peacemaker and mediate between both sides.

“Chu Fangchen, if you are interested in any unmarried lady from our Nightmare Demon Palace, you can marry her immediately after the heritage!” The Jiang Demon Emperor scoffed and lowered his demands slightly.

“…” Chu Mu was speechless for a moment.

He finally understood why those old fellows were so anxious about his marriage; it appeared they wanted him to be completely loyal to their power, for due to his wife’s affiliation, he would inevitably have to involve himself in their affairs.

Alas, these old guys really were full of painstaking intentions!

The Nightmare Demon Palace did indeed have a woman Chu Mu was interested in, but she was already in eternal slumber, and Chu Mu, now with Ye Qingzi, had no desire to entertain these issues.

Thus, the seemingly lowered stance of the Jiang Demon Emperor was even more unacceptable to Chu Mu.

“Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!”

Suddenly, an ancient and weary scream of a Demon Cry came from all directions, charging into everyone’s souls, causing their spirits to tremble at this grating cry!

“It’s the Ancestor summoning us!” The Old Hermit and the Jiang Demon Emperor’s expressions changed, and they could no longer afford to entangle with Chu Mu over this issue, quickly ushering everyone into the space of the Nightmare Demon Ancestor of the Demon Palace.

The Nightmare Demon Ancestor helped Chu Mu out of this predicament, and Chu Mu, saying nothing more, followed the four into the domain of the Nightmare Demon Ancestor again.

“Brother Chu, Emperor Jiang is quite straightforward and, being one of the Emperors of the Nightmare Demon Palace, he cares a lot about his face. You don’t need to challenge him so stiffly. If this continues, you might lose the opportunity for the heritage,” Shen Mo communicated with Chu Mu using the voice of the soul.

“No choice, it’s a matter of principle,” said Chu Mu.

Shen Mo gave a wry smile, then slowly tried to ascertain Chu Mu’s acceptable bottom line by moral tutoring.

On the other side, Shen Qiu was also providing mediation for Emperor Jiang and Elder Jiang.

“Old Devil Jiang, you are over fifty years old now, and you are losing your temper with a kid. Don’t you know that young people like him are very temperamental? If you talked to him nicely, or more subtly, I think based on my understanding of him, he certainly won’t delay our requests. That kid is someone who can be persuaded with gentleness but not with force,” Shen Qiu said earnestly.

“This kid is too infuriating, acting as if he doesn’t care about us just because he possesses the special White Nightmare Demon!” Emperor Jiang still hadn’t calmed down.

“Sigh, he really does have the ability. As the Emperor of the Nightmare Demon Palace, you should treat the worthy with respect. Think about Mo Ling from Snow City, Zhu Chao from Spirit City, Poisonous Desolation Nie Yunbin and Chen Fang; each one of them has caused us immense trouble that only ended up being resolved by Chu Fangchen. Plus, judging by the attitudes of the Tu Zuns, this kid might become the Guardian of the Three Major Palace Powers in the future. You asking him to pledge loyalty to our Nightmare Demon Palace is like dragging him down,” Shen Qiu explained.

After listening to Shen Qiu, Emperor Jiang’s mood also eased considerably.

“Perhaps it’s because this kid got the heritage, and I feel uncomfortable about it. Forget it, after all, he’s now tied up by the Soul Hall, and he should eventually accept the heritage of some Venerable Position,” Emperor Jiang said.

If he were to succeed a Venerable Position, it wouldn’t make much difference to the Nightmare Demon Palace.

A Venerable Position was a strong one respected by both sides, and also protected both great powers. The last Forefather sacrificed himself without reason when the White Yuhua became half-demon and plunged the whole Nightmare Demon Palace into disaster.

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