After the elder left, the entire palace fell into an eerie silence.

After a long while, Snake King Mu Ling tilted her head slightly, blinked her eyes, and said with her red lips slightly parted: "It's been so long, is the Fox King still planning to hide?"

"Do you really think that I can't sense your presence?"

As she spoke further, her voice became colder and colder, and the temperature of the entire palace dropped instantly, as if it were in an ice region.

After a moment, a flattering laugh sounded: "Ah haha... Lingmei is joking, I just got here not long ago, don't get me wrong."

At this moment, a fair-faced and elegant man slowly walked out from behind the stone pillar.

He has a tall and straight figure, elegant temperament, and a white robe fluttering in the wind, as if he is an immortal descending to earth.

This man was none other than the Fox King, one of the three kings from the Ten Thousand Demons Palace.

The Wan Yao Palace and the Snake People belong to the same demon clan. Although they are not from the same ethnic group, they are still inextricably linked to each other.

This fox king has a special affection for the snake queen Mu Ling and has been pursuing her relentlessly for many years.

For almost every sacrificial activity every year, he would take the trouble to come from the Palace of Ten Thousand Demons and participate in it secretly, just to get a glimpse of Mu Ling, whom he had been thinking about all the time.

At first, Queen Mu Ling was quite disgusted with the Fox King's behavior, and even a little annoyed.

However, as time passed, she gradually discovered that the Fox King was not a frivolous person, and his persistence and sincerity slowly touched Mu Ling's heart.

"Humph!" Mu Ling looked gloomy as she stared at the Fox King coldly and said unceremoniously, "I've told you many times, don't call me Sister Ling!"

There was clear dissatisfaction in her voice.

"Ha..." The Fox King showed a helpless smile on his face, nodded bitterly and said: "Okay, then I will call you by your full name from now on."

"Mu Ling, I found an earth treasure this time. Haven't you been studying secret techniques for the past two years? Maybe I can help you a little."

As soon as the words fell, the scene fell into awkwardness.

Looking at the treasure that the Fox King took out, Mu Ling fell silent for a rare moment and sighed, "Fox King, you don't need to be so persistent."

"I am the queen of the snake people. I shoulder the responsibility of the entire tribe. I cannot let my personal feelings affect the future of the tribe."

"Your strength can't help me much. There's no possibility for us to be together in this life. You know this better than me."

Just as the Fox King was about to speak to persuade them to stay, a buzzing sound suddenly came from outside the door, and the sacrifice was about to begin.

"The sacrifice is about to begin. I have to go and take charge of the situation first. Please do as you please!"

Mu Ling said something casually, then turned into a stream of light and rushed out of the palace, heading towards the altar in the distance.

The Fox King looked in the direction where Mu Ling left, his eyes full of loss, but he soon became determined again.

"Maybe she just feels responsible for the clan, not because she dislikes me. Yes, that must be the case."

He straightened his clothes and followed.

On the altar, Mu Ling was wearing a gorgeous sacrificial costume. The main color of the costume was red, and it was embroidered with exquisite golden snake patterns, which sparkled in the sunlight.

Her long hair was tied up high and she wore a golden crown inlaid with gems on her head, which made her look more solemn and majestic.

Mu Ling stood in the center of the altar, holding a golden scepter carved with a snake head, facing the many tribesmen below the stage, and said in a clear and solemn voice:

"Today is the 581st year since the founding of our Snake People."

"We, the Snake People, are descended from the great Snake God on the Divine Path. She gave us life and power and created this unique tribe of ours."

"As her descendants, we naturally hold a grand sacrificial ceremony for her every year to express our gratitude to her and pray that the snake god can continue to protect us and let us prosper in this land."

Her words echoed in the air, allowing every member of the tribe to hear them clearly.

"The Queen is right. I hope the Serpent God can protect us."

"Great snake god, please protect your people."

"Bless me, Lord Snake God."

Many snake people began to close their eyes and prayed silently in their hearts.

The creatures on the altar also began to melt away, emitting a huge light that enveloped the countless snake people around and enhanced their bloodline power.

Time goes by little by little...

Just when the ceremony reached a critical moment, the sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, and waves of evil aura rushed towards them.

"Haha... the timing is just right."

With a sneer, a beam of demonic light descended from the sky and shattered the entire altar.

The snake people who were praying were awakened by this sudden force. They all spat out blood and their breath became weak.

"Oh no, there is an enemy attack, quickly form the Sky Snake Formation."

An experienced snake elder immediately reacted and shouted to the people around him:

"boom."

With the fusion of countless spiritual powers, a large formation of sky snake phantoms appeared, confronting the numerous demonic shadows in the sky.

"Black Robe Ghost Face, are you from the underworld?"

Mu Ling looked up at the sky, frowned, and said in a serious tone

The dark shadow in the sky gradually lost its disguise and revealed its face.

"Snake Queen, there are only two overlords in the entire Western Region, you and the Underworld. You should have expected this day a long time ago."

The Central Ghost Emperor Ju Sheng stood in the center of the vortex. His tone was a little flat, but the ghost power on his body became stronger and stronger, as if he wanted to devour everything here.

Seeing that the ghost power of the Saint was gradually increasing, Mu Ling's heart tightened involuntarily. She picked up the scepter in her hand and gently touched the ground.

"Fengsha River."

At the moment the scepter touched the ground, a powerful energy suddenly burst out like a flash of lightning.

In an instant, the wind was howling, sand and rocks were flying, and the entire space was shaken by this powerful force.

The two forces are constantly confronting each other, and neither is evenly matched.

But after a while, a deep purple magical power came down from the sky, and the Lord of the Demon Palace arrived.

"Devil's Palm."

A huge purple palm print with the power of destroying the world came towards Mu Ling and others. Mu Ling's face changed drastically, and the scepter in his hand shone brightly, trying to resist the attack.

But the power of that palm print was too strong, and the Sky Snake Formation was on the verge of crumbling in front of it.

At this critical moment, the Fox King stepped forward, his body shining with white light, and he used the fox clan's strongest secret method to resist the purple palm print.

With a loud "bang", the Fox King was shocked and vomited blood, and flew backwards.