About 2.5 meters tall, the bipedal bull rested his hands on a battle-ax, staring at six 2.1-meters-tall bulls that kneeled before the stairs leading to his throne.
”It seems that the dragons’ innate resilience and regenerative abilities were of absolutely no use against that outsider. Even an early-stage Dao Revelation realm expert might not have this level of firepower. The enemy can either crush us all with absolute strength or is infinitely more resourceful than we first expected. Regardless, these…are terrible news. Great Prince, what should we do?” One of the kneeling bulls asked, and though he too wore large armors and boasted rippling muscles, his high-pitched voice reminded more of a eunuch’s than a dominant male specimen.
”Never fear, the High Command Seal is here. No matter how powerful the enemy is, I refuse to believe that they can break through an 11th-layer Defensive Formation. Moreover, we have Tieshan. With Tieshan’s Space Control and her mysterious demon backer, we can weather all storms,” the Bull Demon Prince said, yet for the imperceptible split of a second, he seemed to frown at his own words.
”Yes, Princess Tieshan is invincible and will lead us to the peak of this world!” Unaware of their prince’s inner discomfort, the armored bulls slammed the blunt side of their battle-axes on their chests, singing Princess Tieshan’s praises in complete adoration. This move only added to their prince’s discomfort, but still, he managed to keep it all hidden—not that fooling these silly bulls required elaborate stratagems.
”Yes, but we must first access what we face. Send a Stampede of 1,000 Gled Bulls to probe their depths. If they can resist, it means that their strength exceeds Dao Revelation. In that case, we can only rely on the defensive formation.” The Bull Demon Prince gave his orders, but instead of carrying them out, the Gled Bulls floundered, exchanging apprehensive glances as they considered how to respond.
”WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!” The Bull Demon Prince rose from his throne, red steam pouring from his large nostrils as his demonic powers unfurled, revealing a Divine Transformation cultivation base at odds with his bestial appearance.
”Great Prince, this…without Princess Tieshan’s orders, it seems a bit…rash—oh.” Barely had the bull finished his words that the prince’s battle-ax fell on his neck, beheading him in a single blow.
”Repulsive wretch! Am I the Prince, or is she the Prince? Following our wedding, who will be crowned Bull Demon King? Tieshan or I?!”
”Great Prince, please forgive u—aaaaaaargh!” The Bull Demon Prince no longer cared for apologies. His ax whirled across the scene, sending the bisected heads of the five remaining bulls flying into various corners.
”Since you cannot follow my orders, I will find bulls that will.” The Bull Demon Prince snorted at the tumbling corpses, then turned towards his throne, punching half the splat off in one move.
”Tieshan, that Demon Noble has been eying Green Leaf Village’s Celestial Farm for 1,000 years, and planned to use you to take control of it, so you entrusted me with the High Command Seal, forcing the demon to cooperate. I have to admit that, in brain or battle-prowess, I am not your match. Having you as a wife should be my life’s greatest accomplishment, but why—WHY—are you so much like your mother?! Tieshan, I can’t stand this anymore! WHERE DO YOU PUT MY ROYAL DIGNITY?!”
As the Bull Demon Prince’s roar shook the throne room, two guards brought a young bull into the scene, suppressing his struggles by restraining his arms and cultivation base.
”Great Prince, please don’t make me a Gled Bull! I beg you! I will do anything you ask, be your dog or cow, but please don’t do this to me!” The young bull thrashed against the guards, weeping bitter tears.
Alas, the Bull Demon Prince’s heart didn’t warm up to the young bull’s words. With hatred burning in his flashing red eyes, the Bull Demon Prince ambled at the young bull, raising his battle-ax at the trembling calf.
”Sorry, you are at that age. If I can’t have them, I must make sure that no one else can. Believe me, I get no pleasure from doing this. But just like my predecessor had no other choice…this is the only way for me to guarantee…THAT YOU CAN NOT PROFIT FROM MY SUFFERINGS!” The Bull Demon Prince said, before slashing at the young bull’s genitals—castrating the young, and turning him into yet another Gled Bull.
His screams soon filled the throne room.
As this went on, one tall woman with scarlet eyes and protruding bovine horns faced a gathering of 100,000 cow women and girls. They stood in an open-air field, ordered with flawless discipline.
A sangria eye hovered in the horned woman’s palm, blood tears dripping from its slit pupil, while bat-like wings extended from its sides, flapping in rhythmical fashion.
”Longevity Cow sisters. After experimenting on myself and 20,000 Monstrous Bulls, I can tell you with confidence that this Diabolic Artifact leaves you with no side effects. Through it, just like the Monstrous Bulls, you will undergo full demonization, enabling you to not only obtain strong battle-prowess but also break your shackles and cultivate beyond Divine Transformation!” Here, the horned woman paused, her Spiritual Sense sweeping through all cow-girls. Larger than watermelons, her breasts heaved up and down, as if matching her surging emotions.
”Never again will you be at the mercy of men, and with me to lead you all, one day, the Cow Demonesses of Green-Leaf Village will proudly march through the Yanzhou Province, break free of even our demon patron and show to the world that, even a matriarchal empire can dominate the Four Continents!” Princess Tieshan clutched at the sangria eye. Dark-red rays poured out, revealing alarming tides of Evil Qi that soared into the sky.
The Cow Monstresses crossed their arms before their chests, all bowing at Princess Tieshan—all, except for one. That one broke ranks, rushing towards Tieshan.
”Tieshan, you treasonous slut! You formed a pact with a Demon Noble, created a spatial rift that connected our isolated village to the outside world, and murdered your father! The list of your sins knows no end! Your father was blind to spare your life and should have stomped you to death, just like he did with your whore-mother! I will kill you!” With incandescent hysteria, the Cow Monstress threw herself at Tieshan, her hands clawing at the princess’ neck.
Princess Tieshan didn’t move, didn’t glance at the assailant, and stomped her foot. Formless shockwaves rolled out, sending the hysterical Cow Monstress crashing into the ground, right before Princess Tieshan’s feet.