Sun rose and set, time flowed like water.
After a full two months of travel, She Mao Hai finally returned to his island.
When he left, there were 31 demons, of more than ten races.
When he disembarked again, there were only 19 demons left, all of the snake demon tribe.
Although it had only been two months, their auras were clearly much stronger than when they departed.
She Mao Hai had reached the seventh tier, third layer, and the other snake demons were all at the sixth tier Demon King level.
"My subordinates, surround Mi Snake Island and kill all demons other than the snake race."
Following She Mao Hai's command, the 18 Demon Kings immediately dispersed and surrounded the entire island. Before long, the snake demons on the island received the notification and also began to act.
All demon races other than the snake race were either killed or captured.
Their only fate was to become food.
Just as Yang Hong had expected, She Mao Hai launched a massacre.
However, what surprised Yang Hong was She Mao Hai's extremely clever methods.
He only killed the non-snake demons who accompanied him, leaving the snake demons behind.
Furthermore, he also passed down the "You Snake Transforms into Dragon Art" to the other snake demons.
This action immediately earned him the support of all the snake demons.
However, he only taught his subordinate snake demons the cultivation techniques corresponding to their respective cultivation realms. He kept the remaining cultivation techniques firmly in his grasp, as he intended to maintain absolute leadership.
Fifth-tier snake demons could only learn fifth-tier Nascent Soul cultivation techniques, and sixth-tier Demon Kings could only learn sixth-tier Spirit Transformation realm cultivation techniques.
Moreover, after memorizing the "You Snake Transforms into Dragon Art," She Mao Hai publicly destroyed the jade slip. (In reality, he had made a copy.)
This way, as long as his subordinate snake demons wanted to continue progressing, they could only rely on She Mao Hai.
After another three months of rectification, She Mao Hai popularized the "You Snake Transforms into Dragon Art" throughout the entire tribe.
He was an ambitious demon, and he wanted to make the Mi Snake tribe a royal clan!
"Boom~"
A muffled sound echoed from a cave in the center of Mi Snake Island, followed by She Mao Hai's delighted laughter.
"Hahaha~ Hahaha~
The 'You Snake Transforms into Dragon Art' is truly worthy of being a mid-grade Earth-tier cultivation technique, and one specifically adapted for our snake race!"
"In three months at sea, I broke through from the seventh tier, second layer, to the seventh tier, third layer.
After returning, in just three months, I've broken through again!"
"Powerful~ truly powerful."
She Mao Hai clenched his fists, feeling the powerful strength within him, and then examined his increasingly robust body.
"Bang~ Rumble~~"
"This is the power of an Earth-tier cultivation technique! Although the increase in magic power is not much different from before, my physical body has become at least three times stronger."
Looking at the closed-door cultivation cave he had punched into pieces, She Mao Hua was extremely satisfied.
"Swoosh~ Swoosh~ Swoosh~"
Just then, ten Demon Kings flew over rapidly.
"Great King~ Great King, Great King, are you alright?"
As the snake demon kings approached, they all asked anxiously.
Immediately, they began to vigilantly scan the surroundings from the sky to the ground.
"Hehe~ I'm fine, I'm fine. I was just testing my increased strength."
She Mao Hua waved his hand and smiled, deliberately bringing his clean hands in front of him and waving them.
"Gulp~ Gulp~"
The ten snake demon kings looked at the mountain peak where dust had not yet settled and swallowed in unison, their eyes filled with trepidation.
A mountain peak thousands of feet high had shrunk by a quarter.
It had vanished out of thin air!
Then, they became excited again.
They were also cultivating the "You Snake Transforms into Dragon Art," which meant that they could also become this strong in the future.
"Great King, your strength has broken through again? What is your current cultivation?"
A demon king, who was relatively close to She Mao Hai, cautiously asked.
"Mmm~ Seventh tier, Integration realm, fourth layer."
She Mao Hai did not hide anything and answered with a smile.
"Hiss~ Long live the Great King! In just half a year of cultivating the 'You Snake Transforms into Dragon Art,' you've broken through two levels consecutively, directly reaching the mid-stage of Demon Lord!"
"Great King, you are truly the Great King! So amazing."
"Your subordinate will definitely follow the Great King's lead from now on."
"..."
Several snake demon kings, while exclaiming in awe, were vigorously flattering him and pledging their loyalty.
On their faces, besides astonishment, there was also excitement.
In half a year, they had also made considerable progress. At least a minor realm improvement, and those with better talent had improved by two minor realms.
All the snake demons knew that this was the effect of the "You Snake Transforms into Dragon Art."
"By the way, during the three months I was in seclusion, did anything happen on the island?"
After listening to the flattery for a while, She Mao Hai was satisfied and turned to ask about important matters.
"Great King, what could possibly happen on our island?
We've already wiped out the demons of other races. The remaining demonic beasts are being raised as food.
Nothing has happened."
A demon race member spoke up first to report.
Hearing this answer, She Mao Hai nodded with satisfaction, "Good. Now is a time for full development. Nothing must go wrong on the island."
"Great King, nothing has happened on our island, but the nearby sea area is a bit uneasy."
A snake demon king said with a worried tone.
"Oh, what happened?"
She Mao Hai's expression became more solemn.
"The Golden Star Black Fish tribe has issued a wanted notice. One of their important prisoners has escaped, and they are currently searching extensively.
The reward offered is as high as 100 million spirit stones."
"Holy cow! The Golden Star Black Fish tribe is so rich?"
She Mao Hai exclaimed directly. He wasn't surprised by the value of the Golden Star Black Fish tribe's wanted criminal, but by their wealth.
"Hehe~ Great King, haven't you seen what territory the Golden Star Black Fish tribe occupies?
That is the outer region of the Myriad Demon Archipelago. The worst island they occupy is a third-grade spiritual land, and important areas are fifth-grade spiritual lands."
"And look at our Mi Snake Island, which is said to be a third-grade spiritual land, but it can barely be considered one."
The snake demon king said with a hint of sourness, unable to hide his envy.
"Mmm~ Indeed, we cannot compare."
She Mao Hai felt the spiritual energy concentration around him and also frowned, feeling very uncomfortable. With such a spiritual energy environment, it was even difficult for him to cultivate now!
However, with his current strength, he dared not have any objections to the Golden Star Black Fish tribe.
"By the way, what kind of demon is the Golden Star Black Fish tribe looking for?"
Thinking of 100 million spirit stones, he also became interested.
"Hehe~ It is said to be a tree demon, very skilled in brewing spiritual wine. This is the wanted notice."
The previous snake demon king handed over a scroll.
She Mao Hai unrolled it and looked. It showed Wang Feng's tree demon disguised image and aura.
He frowned and said, "Fourth-grade tree demon, sixth-grade formation master, and a fourth-grade wine maker? Such a super talent must have been under strict surveillance by the Golden Star Black Fish tribe. How could they have escaped so easily?
It must have been abducted by a stronger demonic force."
"Let's not even think about finding this demon. Even if we see it, we should pretend not to see it, do you understand?"
After reading the introduction of Yang Hong by the Golden Star Black Fish tribe, She Mao Hai lost interest.
"Yes, Great King, we know what to do."
Because all the demons knew that in the Myriad Demon Sea Region, the highest achievement for a formation master was sixth-grade, a being equal to an eighth-tier Demon Lord.
Since they could escape the control of the Golden Star Black Fish tribe, it must have been a stronger force that intervened.
In fact, even the Golden Star Black Fish tribe thought this way, so the direction they searched for Yang Hong was inwards towards the Myriad Demon Archipelago, not outwards.
Searching outwards was just a show.
Even some Demon Kings of the Black Fish tribe landed on Ren Dao Island, only to take a cursory look before leaving.
The immediate danger for Yang Hong had been resolved.
Putting aside the matter of the wanted notice, She Mao Hai thought of another matter.
"By the way, how is the investigation of the nearby sea islands going?"
"Hehe~ Great King, which island are you planning to conquer?"
She Mao Hai's subordinates did not answer directly but retorted excitedly.