140: Chapter 140 Live Streaming Returns

[ "Growth Demon King" has appointed you as one of the Four Heavenly Kings. ]

[ Upon being appointed as one of the Four Heavenly Kings, you will inherit a portion of the Demon King's direct power. ]

[ You have obtained the authority to challenge the "Growth Demon King". ]

"Whew..."

Having successfully completed his plan to be appointed as one of the Four Heavenly Kings, Fu Hao let out a long sigh of relief in his heart. Although it was a gamble with a very high winning rate, the stakes were huge, so it was hard not to be nervous.

"Please take care of me from now on."

Philip extended his hand toward Fu Hao with a bright smile, signaling for a handshake. Since beginning his new life in the Demon World, he had developed the habit of not doubting established facts and not being indecisive.

However, it didn't take long for Philip's bright expression to turn into confusion—as a Demon King, he had taken the initiative to extend his hand to an NPC who wasn't even considered a noble before, just an ordinary demon, yet the other party did not shake his hand and instead stared straight at his face.

Just as Philip was uneasily thinking about withdrawing his hand, the notification box he least wanted to see suddenly popped up:

[ "Fu Hao" channel has started a live stream. ]

"Tsk, he returned so quickly."

Even though the Four Heavenly Kings, who were about to become his strongest growth asset, stood before him, Philip still habitually clicked the button to watch Fu Hao's live stream.

But what appeared on the screen was his own face—not just his face, but the background was also a scene he was all too familiar with: the anteroom he had meticulously decorated, which was both elegant and eerie, a place he occasionally felt inspired to create an atmosphere for a Demon King's residence.

"Hm?"

Before Philip could react to what was happening, new notification boxes popped up one after another:

[ Received a challenge request from the Four Heavenly Kings "Hao Fu". ]

[ Received a challenge from someone with challenge authority. If you refuse the challenge, it will seriously damage the Demon King's dignity and you will lose all ruling power over the demons under your command. After accepting the challenge, if the challenger wins, you will be stripped of all Demon King authority, and the benefits for the next 30 days will belong to the new Demon King. ]

[ The challenger is a player. Because both parties are players, the challenge process will be conducted through the duel system. ]

[ Received a Demon King challenge request for the first time. ]

[ "First Demon King Defense Battle" quest accepted. ]

Philip looked at the notifications, his face turning bright red at first, and finally turning livid. It wasn't that he didn't know Hao Fu might be hiding some scheme, or even possibly using the position of one of the Four Heavenly Kings to challenge him, but he never dreamed that this Hao Fu was actually a "player".

Suddenly, Philip looked at the live stream screen again, and a chill went down his spine.

"Hao Fu... Fu Hao?"

He whispered the name, hoping in his heart that the demon named Hao Fu would not admit it. But reality would not go as he wished—Fu Hao realized the time was right, removed all mystery-type items and disguised nicknames, and revealed his true face.

"...How are you here?"

Philip exuded the dark red aura unique to a Demon King, wearing his exclusive Demon King equipment, looking majestic from the outside—in a sense, this was the first opportunity for hundreds of thousands of viewers to witness his majestic appearance after the live stream started.

It would have been best if he could have made a grand entrance at an ideal time after hiding his identity, but since he was forced to be exposed, he at least had to maintain the dignity of a Demon King. However, beneath this majestic facade, Philip could only point a trembling finger at Fu Hao, throwing out a nonsensical question in a shaky voice:

"I should be the one asking that, right?" Fu Hao answered his question with a counter-question, "You even obtained a Baron title back then, so how did you end up becoming a Demon King in the Demon World?"

He wasn't avoiding the question, but was genuinely curious—how did Philip become a Demon King in the Demon World? Although Fu Hao himself had forcibly thrown 500 people from the Five Great Guilds into the Demon World, that was purely a series of coincidental events, and he was able to stay in the Demon World because of his title effect.

Philip must have also experienced some kind of miraculous encounter to become a demon and settle in the Demon World, but Fu Hao knew nothing about his background, just as Philip couldn't guess at all why Fu Hao appeared here.

Meanwhile, the viewers were also confused about the situation before them. Fu Hao had just started the live stream and was already confronting a seemingly strong demon in a strange place, and the chat was filled with questions:

- "I thought you stopped streaming again!"

- "What is this?"

- "Is this the Demon World?"

- "Philip?"

Fortunately, Fu Hao had set the live stream location to "Demon World", and Philip had exposed his nickname without reservation, so some viewers gradually began to notice the clues.

Philip didn't want to leak his secrets, but he wanted to know the inside story of why Fu Hao appeared here even more.

"...If I speak first, will you tell me how you got here too?"

Philip calmed down a little and confirmed again.

After all, apart from the fact that Philip had become a demon, players could not use items similar to the Blood Contract Book between each other. Although Philip viewed Fu Hao as an enemy and could not completely trust his promises, he believed that Fu Hao had a sense of responsibility for his live stream and would care about public opinion, so he believed that what Fu Hao promised during the live stream would definitely be kept.

"Of course. But before that, can you accept the challenge first?"

Fu Hao brought up the challenge request that Philip had not yet processed. He was certainly curious about Philip's background, but that was just pure curiosity; if the challenge was not accepted, it would seriously disrupt his plans, so he prioritized getting Philip to accept the challenge. In case Philip changed his mind after hearing his story, it was better to get him to agree to the challenge first.

"...Alright, I'll accept the challenge first."

Philip agreed without thinking much. Although he was unhappy that things were developing according to Fu Hao's intentions, he had no choice—the penalty for refusing the challenge was too severe.

What's more, he believed that he had long since grasped Fu Hao's attributes and fighting style by watching the duel between Leonhardt and Fu Hao, while Fu Hao knew nothing about his attributes, which made him quite confident:

"Fu Hao has been running around to solve the World Tree problem lately, and his attributes might be increasing every day, but his fighting style shouldn't be much different from when he dueled Leonhardt."

"Having to rely on the help of The Seven Legends to take down a High-Rank Demon King, it seems he isn't that amazing."

Philip thought that Fu Hao's confidence stemmed from his Demon King subjugation record—after all, whether with the help of legends or not, being able to one-shot a High-Rank Demon King was indeed reason enough to look down on him, the lowest-ranking Demon King.

But that was purely because demons are weak against Holy Power: if there was no Holy Power assistance, fighting the Envy Demon King's true body in the Demon World, even if all of The Seven Legends were there, they couldn't win.

Although Philip was also weak against Holy Power, among the various hidden items he had monopolized in the Demon World, there were skills that could temporarily eliminate the weakness to Holy Power, so even if Fu Hao used items or skills to release Holy Power comparable to that of a legendary saintess, he was not afraid at all.

"Challenge accepted. Simply put, the reason I came to the Demon World is because of you."

"Because of me?"

"Wasn't I expelled by you from the Rowen Kingdom?"

[ "Jin Hao" donated 50 Yuan. (Bringing it on yourself, and still blaming others) ]

Fu Hao wanted to refute Philip's words, but just then this comment floated by, making him swallow his words.

"And then?"

"After being expelled from the Rowen Kingdom, my guild also disbanded, and I drifted alone. I originally wanted to give up on the otherworld, and even planned to gamble with my account, but found out it had long since stopped operating."

Hearing "account gambling", Fu Hao was obviously stunned, but fortunately, Philip was immersed in the resentment of those days and did not notice the change in his expression.

"So I broke the pot and smashed it, sold all my property to buy Holy Water, and came to the Demon World. Thinking that in a place where players hadn't set foot, I might be able to find hidden items—actually, it was more out of self-abandonment, but my choice was right. Just as the Holy Water was about to run out, I encountered the High-Rank Demon King of Desire Alkunia at the border. She seemed to think it was novel that a human wanted to enter the Demon World, so she turned me into a demon. After that, as you thought, I relied on various first-time achievements and titles to quickly ascend to the position of Demon King."

Fu Hao seemed to hear the curses of the members of the Five Great Guilds who were thrown into the Demon World in an instant—they thought they were the first to venture into the Demon World, but it turned out they had just picked up a scrap.

Although they hadn't gained much before, at least they could attract attention with the "first" title, and now even that bit of attention was going to disappear.

Philip showed a bleak smile, looking at Fu Hao:

"However, why did you pretend to be an NPC to challenge me? I originally thought revenge would have to wait until the God-Demon War a few years later... I didn't expect you to take the initiative to bring me an opportunity for revenge."