The Dog-Headed Man gripped the Sand Dagger tightly, his eyes sharp.
With hundreds of his subordinates watching him now, if he dared to show any weakness, he feared it would be difficult to manage them in the future.
Recalling his life, he had never encountered such a situation before.
Every time humans came, those with weaker strength were directly devoured by his subordinates.
Even Yin Yang Realm powerhouses among humans were merely food.
But today!
This guy, proficient in dog language, actually incited all his subordinates to challenge the strongest according to clan rules!
This person…
Looks weak, feels strong.
The Dog-Headed Man's nose twitched, and a sense of unease grew in his heart.
And what was even stranger was that as this feeling of unease grew, he only felt that the weakling in front of him gradually became stronger.
Fear arose in the Dog-Headed Man’s heart, and he instinctively took a step back.
Looking up, he felt his consciousness blur.
He seemed to see a sword, a killing sword standing between heaven and earth.
This sword was stirring, as if it could be drawn at any moment, unleashing a devastating, sharp strike that would destroy heaven and earth.
Let him have three moves?
He couldn't even let him have one damn move!
The Dog-Headed Man roared, running like lightning and moving like the wind.
At that moment, his body instantly magnified several times, approaching like a mountain.
At the same time, the Sand Dagger transformed into a golden sharp edge, piercing through the air to kill Zhou You.
That sword…
Must absolutely not be unsheathed!
The Dog-Headed Man's eyes were sharp; he had never been as flustered as he was today.
He had eaten at least eighty, if not a hundred, human cultivators, but this one today was definitely an anomaly.
Zhou You's expression was calm, as still as the water of a cold pond.
At that moment, he seemed to merge with heaven and earth.
Battle intent erupted, and killing intent boiled.
Xiao Jing stood still, feeling his consciousness blur, unable to see anything clearly.
Full power, Super Serious Sword Drawing Technique!
Zhou You's face suddenly turned extremely pale, the high sky vibrated, the distant hills were instantly cut open, and a large area was scalped.
The Sand Dagger pierced into Zhou You’s chest, getting stuck in his sternum.
The Dog-Headed Man was sliced straight open from his chest to his tail.
It wasn't until Zhou You crashed into Xiao Jing that Xiao Jing reacted.
Blood stained his clothes, Zhou You frowned deeply, it hurt so much, it really hurt.
It was all Master's fault; he just wasn't willing to teach him a bit more.
Xiao Jing stammered, “Are… are you alright?”
He didn't know what was wrong with himself; at that moment, he completely lost the ability to react, feeling his whole being dazed.
Zhou You pulled out the Sand Dagger, and the blood flowing from the wound began to flow back, rushing into his body.
Then he walked to the Dog-Headed Man's corpse, absorbed a wisp of essence blood, seized its soul, found the demon core, looked at his clothes, and then looked at Xiao Jing.
Xiao Jing was puzzled.
Zhou You walked over, wiped the demon core a few times on Xiao Jing's sleeve, and then swallowed it.
After finishing, Zhou You stood on the edge of the cliff with the Sand Dagger in hand, his Right Hand raised high, “Woof!”
“Woo, woof!”
The Earth Dogs howled towards the sky, making the entire One-Blade Gorge rumble.
At this moment, he was the Dog King!
No, he was the Canine Emperor.
Zhou You sat on the edge of the cliff and barked again.
Then a Sixth-Rank Earth Dog leaped up and prostrated itself before Zhou You. Zhou You, holding the Sand Dagger, cut its front leg, leaving a very small wound. “May the heavens bless you, my brother, please accept my blessing.”
Then, without a trace, he absorbed a wisp of essence blood from within.
Then, the next one.
“May the heavens bless you, my sister, please accept my blessing.”
“May the heavens bless you…”
Until the sun set and the last Earth Dog left, they all looked at Zhou You eagerly.
“I have a great dream.”
Zhou You cleared his throat, “I will lead you to glory, creating a beautiful future. By then, we will surpass the Dragon Clan, surpass the Primordial Divine Beasts, and become the strongest dogs in this world! And I will also become the strongest Dog King in the entire world! By then, the Sky Dog Clan won't even be fit to carry our shoes!”
The pack of dogs was excited and roared again.
“Now, go back and rest.”
Zhou You waved his hand, “This Emperor also needs to rest.”
After explaining all this, Zhou You turned and walked into the distance.
Xiao Jing quickly followed, seeing Zhou You's face as pale as paper, he was even more surprised, could he be dying?
And what was all this?
Firstly, they were supposed to be here to kill demons?
And then search for the Sand Dagger?
But how did it…
Turn into becoming the Dog King?
After walking more than twenty li, Zhou You stopped in a shadow and sat down on the ground.
Xiao Jing also stopped; he didn't understand why that protector hadn't appeared yet.
“I don’t understand.”
Xiao Jing whispered, expressing the doubts in his heart, “Why did things turn out this way?”
Zhou You glanced at him, “Generally, among clan beasts, within a short period after a new king ascends, other demon races cannot challenge them again. On this point, the demon race is very rule-abiding.”
Xiao Jing was very surprised, “How do you know these things?”
Zhou You replied: “By reading books.”
“…”
Xiao Jing hesitated, “So you’ve really become the Dog King now?”
“Obviously.”
Zhou You nodded, “Before my injuries recover, I am the Dog King… the Canine Emperor.”
Xiao Jing's eyes widened, “But we are humans, how could those demon beasts agree?”
Zhou You frowned, “You're not old, but you talk a lot, are you a curious baby? As for why they agreed? Of course, it's because of the challenge. In my current state, I am very weak in their eyes. Even among the demon race, if a very weak one challenges a very strong one, as long as they can win, they can gain their respect. Demon races are not like humans; they don't have so many tricks, and they won't go back on their word.”
Xiao Jing hesitated, “But why were you in such a hurry to leave?”
“Nonsense.”
Zhou You felt that Xiao Jing was an idiot, “I am human, do you want me to take over the Dog-Headed Man's wife and children? Besides, as a human, once my injuries heal, they can continue to challenge me. Do you really think they are stupid? They are simply acting according to the rules.”
Xiao Jing was stunned, completely frozen in place.
Normally, he was either attacking or fleeing, so where would he have time to understand these things?
Zhou You closed his eyes, “Help me keep watch, I need to rest.”
Before he finished speaking, he had already begun to circulate the Overlord Heaven Art, refining the absorbed demon beast essence blood and integrating it into his own bloodline.
Xiao Jing pursed his lips; he actually had one more question, which was why Zhou You had left a very small wound on all the Earth Dogs. And he even said it was a blessing? Was this also some unwritten agreement of the demon beasts?
“If… ”
Other thoughts stirred in Xiao Jing’s mind, “If we keep challenging the kings of the demon race, can we solve the demon plague more quickly?”
Soon, he shook his head.
Under the circumstances at the time, even someone as powerful as him saw nothing.
Presumably, it mainly served as a deterrent.