Chapter 1191: Chapter 740: Heaven-Flipping Golden Seal (Part 3)
Shi Wanqiu glanced at Gao Xuan again. Although the latter didn’t make a move, his proud demeanor already fully expressed his attitude.
As a dignified Demon Emperor, he naturally had his own magnanimity. Even though he had already decided to kill Gao Xuan in his heart, he remained expressionless on the surface.
Shi Wanqiu was even quite interested in raising his glass to Gao Xuan, indicating for them to have a drink together.
Gao Xuan smiled. Shi Wanqiu indeed lived up to the title of Demon Emperor, far beyond the likes of the Golden Ape King.
He casually poured a glass of wine and raised his glass to signal Shi Wanqiu, and both of them downed the drink together.
The demons in the square knocked their heads three times and repeated the same birthday blessing nine times.
For a moment, the heavens and earth were filled with the echoing sounds of "Longevity without bounds, and long life as the heavens."
Shi Wanqiu happily said, "Everyone, be at ease. Today is a good day, feel free to enjoy yourselves without reservation."
The many demons were very pleased to receive Shi Wanqiu’s approval. After sitting down, they eagerly began to indulge in the feast.
The Great Demons, like the Nine-headed Bird, seized the opportunity to present their birthday gifts, and a master of ceremonies loudly announced each gift according to the list.
If the gifts had been meager, it would have surely been embarrassing at this moment.
Fortunately, the likes of the Nine-headed Bird and the Thousand-Eyed Demon Monarch were all wealthy. It was Shi Wanqiu’s thirtieth era birthday, so the gifts they gave were all suitably lavish.
Including demons like the Golden Bull King, they all proceeded to offer their birthday gifts at the scene, which was quite lively.
The Golden Ape King stood behind Gao Xuan with his head down, not daring to look at anyone. Serving under Shi Wanqiu, yet standing behind Gao Xuan, this itself was a problem.
The Golden Bull King, Purple Eagle King, and other demon kings knew what was going on but still looked at the Golden Ape King with unfriendly gazes.
The Golden Ape King, afraid of death, was truly disgraceful.
If not for Shi Wanqiu’s grand birthday celebration, a day of great joy, these demon kings would have already turned hostile.
After the many demon kings presented their gifts, the Purple Eagle King couldn’t help but ask, "Golden Ape King, it’s His Majesty’s birthday, did you come empty-handed?"
The Golden Ape King’s old face turned a deep red. He had prepared some fine spiritual objects, but they were all taken by Ripples.
Especially the Purple Gold Spirit Sand, which he hadn’t even wanted to give to Shi Wanqiu but was forcibly taken by Ripples. It pained him every time he thought about it.
Seeing the Golden Ape King silent, the Purple Eagle King sneered, knowing it was pointless to make things difficult for him. He turned to ask Gao Xuan, "Daoist, you’ve come to attend His Majesty’s birthday banquet with no gift? Isn’t that rather rude?"
Gao Xuan smiled and ignored the Purple Eagle King. He raised his voice to Shi Wanqiu, "In my haste to come here, I didn’t prepare any gifts. I can only offer a set of swordsmanship to Fellow Daoist Shi as a celebration. I only wonder if you dare to accept?"
Shi Wanqiu’s eyes narrowed; the other party indeed had the audacity to challenge him publicly. That was fine, killing Gao Xuan would just elevate the birthday banquet’s atmosphere to the highest point.
Gao Xuan’s words were understated, yet many demons present heard the provocation in his words.
Most demons were shocked; this little human race cultivator had the gall to challenge Shi Wanqiu publicly—truly reckless...
Even strong demon kings like the Purple Eagle King and the Golden Bull King were surprised. They knew Gao Xuan had malicious intent, but to openly challenge Shi Wanqiu with such grandeur and heroism was something beyond their own capabilities.
The Nine-headed Bird couldn’t help but clap in admiration, "Such courage, truly formidable!"
Across the table, the Thousand-Eyed Demon Monarch coldly glanced at the Nine-headed Bird, "You’ve been instigating all along, and now you’re satisfied!"
"Hahahaha..."
The Nine-headed Bird laughed loudly, "Fellow Daoist Qianyan, these words are too laughable. This Daoist wants to challenge His Majesty—it’s not at my instigation? Utterly absurd..."
The Thousand-Eyed Demon Monarch said no more. Indeed, challenging an Earth Immortal was such a significant affair, how could it be changed by a few words?
A character such as this shouldn’t have the qualifications to challenge Shi Wanqiu.
The Thousand-Eyed Demon Monarch quietly opened the thousand eyes on his body; he was naturally born with a thousand eyes and had mastered many eye technique secret techniques over hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation.
Now with a thousand eyes opened simultaneously, he could observe Gao Xuan from all levels.
Of course, directly observing a strong practitioner like this could easily provoke retaliation.
The Thousand-Eyed Demon Monarch dared not look around previously; now that Gao Xuan and Shi Wanqiu’s auras were intertwined and their imposing manners confronted each other, he reckoned Gao Xuan had no time to bother with him.
In the Thousand-Eyed Demon Monarch’s thousand eyes, the image of Gao Xuan simultaneously emerged.
To the Thousand-Eyed Demon Monarch’s surprise, Gao Xuan appeared so elegant and noble in each of his eyes, perfect and without flaw.
He couldn’t discern Gao Xuan’s true form, nor could he see any changes in Gao Xuan’s primordial qi or divine soul.
In other words, no matter from which level he observed, he could not see through Gao Xuan.
Realizing this point, the Thousand-Eyed Demon Monarch was immediately shocked. How could it be, how could there be a perfect cultivator in the world?
Even Shi Wanqiu must have some obvious flaws.
Afraid of making a mistake, the Thousand-Eyed Demon Monarch turned his eyes again towards Shi Wanqiu.
Sure enough, under his thousand-eye gaze, Shi Wanqiu could not fully maintain his human form. In some of his eyes, Shi Wanqiu had already turned into a blue lion. In other eyes, Shi Wanqiu was a lion-headed human body.
This indicated that Shi Wanqiu existed in different states, and observing from different levels would yield different results.
Certainly, seeing Shi Wanqiu’s true form didn’t necessarily mean anything. Nor did it affect Shi Wanqiu’s strength.
The Thousand-Eyed Demon Monarch once more focused his gaze on Gao Xuan. He couldn’t believe that this person could maintain a perfect state on every level, without any flaws?
Even if this person was incredibly skilled in cultivation, achieving primordial unity and perfection inside and out, under the pressure of Shi Wanqiu’s immense power, he would surely show some flaw.
