Chapter 2704: Ten Tigers Vie for the Throne!

In a secret cave, nine fierce tigers gathered, each looking ferocious and menacing.

"Third Brother, why did you summon us all? Where's Sixteenth?" said Sabah, the fifth son of King Huben.

King Huben had sixteen sons in total, with the sixth having died young.

Now, only ten were still alive.

The eldest among them was Hefeng, and the youngest was Shuoyan.

Ordinarily, the other nine were quite cordial to Shuoyan, but among themselves, they fought to the death.

Because in the end, only one of them could survive!

The law of the jungle was extremely cruel; King Huben's ten sons were not like the carefree second-generation heirs in human territories.

From the moment they came of age, they had to endure constant slaughter.

Among these ten sons, when one eventually ascended the throne, all the others would have to die!

Of course, many of them wouldn't even live that long.

Survival of the fittest; those lacking strength could only be eliminated!

Hefeng's face was gloomy, and he said coldly, "I called you all here this time precisely because of Sixteenth! You're all on your own territories, so you probably don't know yet, do you? Sixteenth has already broken through to the Boundless Heaven realm!"

"Third Brother, are you joking? Half a year ago, I saw Sixteenth, and that cub was only at the Upper Great Heaven realm! In just half a year, he broke through to Boundless Heaven?" Sabah scoffed.

"Hey, Third Brother, you urgently called us here, saying something huge had happened. After all this fuss, it's just this? What's the big deal! Even if Sixteenth really did break through to Boundless Heaven, it's nothing to worry about, right?" Eighth Brother said, looking displeased.

Among the ten brothers, Hefeng was not the strongest.

The strongest was Fifth Brother, Sabah!

The ten brothers fought abroad all year round, constantly tapping into their potential.

Sabah had come from behind and surpassed Hefeng in strength.

Eighth Brother's strength was not far behind Hefeng's either.

Thus, he didn't hold much reverence for Hefeng.

Hefeng snorted, "What do you know? I was summoned by Father to find a celestial herb when I happened to run into Sixteenth! Do you know how he broke through?"

Seeing Hefeng's grave expression, Sabah's brow also furrowed.

Although Third Brother's talent was somewhat lacking, he hadn't survived this long by being foolish.

If he was being so serious, there might indeed be something major.

"Stop being cryptic. Spit it out!" Sabah said.

Hefeng recounted how Shuoyan had swallowed a genuine-grade celestial pill, causing the eight listeners to gasp.

"I've already inquired. That human is an extremely formidable celestial pharmacist! He came to the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains as a hostage, actually to refine Fourth-Rank Imperial Heaven Pills for Father and the others, so that the five kings can break through to the Saint Emperor Heaven! Of course, Father breaking through to Saint Emperor Heaven is a great thing, but the deadly part is that the relationship between that human celestial pharmacist and Sixteenth is extraordinary! With his heaven-defying methods, if he's determined to help Sixteenth, where does that leave us? Do you think this is a trivial matter?" Hefeng snorted.

"Third Brother, are you joking? As far as I know, human celestial pharmacists can't be that powerful, right?" Sabah frowned.

Hefeng sneered, "I didn't believe it at first either, so I specifically went to find Uncle! That human was there when he gave Sixteenth the celestial pill! The five kings personally witnessed Sixteenth's breakthrough. How could that be false?"

The other seven all gasped and stopped mocking Hefeng.

Their expressions varied, but clearly, they all became wary of Shuoyan.

Or rather, wary of the mysterious human celestial pharmacist behind Shuoyan!

"Third Brother, what are you thinking?" Sabah suddenly asked after a long silence.

Hefeng chuckled, "I called you all here to discuss a countermeasure! Fifth Brother, you're usually the most cunning. Give us some advice!"

Sabah's face darkened, but he didn't refute. He said calmly, "Since Sixteenth has come of age, he must participate in this year's hunt, right?"

Hefeng raised an eyebrow, "You mean..."

Sabah said flatly, "During the hunt, accidents are understandable. After all, in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains, someone breaks through to the Jade Heaven realm at any time. If Sixteenth dies at the hands of a Jade Heaven expert, Father probably won't say anything."

Hefeng shook his head, "One Jade Heaven isn't enough!"

Sabah frowned, "During the hunt, we can't bring Jade Heaven experts with us! Can't one Jade Heaven handle Sixteenth?"

Hefeng said, "I'm worried that human celestial pharmacist will intervene! I fought him that day, and he had a Primordial Supreme Treasure. Even Moxi was defeated by him!"

"What! A Primordial Supreme Treasure! Moxi was actually defeated!" Everyone was shocked.

A celestial pharmacist, they didn't take seriously.

After all, no matter how good you are at alchemy, you're no threat once you're dead.

But a celestial pharmacist who could rival a Jade Heaven expert was a completely different matter!

This meant that Sixteenth had an extremely powerful backer!

Hefeng nodded, "This human is unfathomable. If we don't act, fine; but if we do, we must not give him any chance!"

Sabah finally understood why Third Brother had summoned them all.

He alone simply couldn't handle it!

"Since it's come to this, let's not hold back! I know you all have some trump cards! This time, reveal them all! I've raised an elite force in the Tianyue Mountains. Their leader is an Eight-Spotted Leopard I subdued over a hundred years ago, now at the Middle Jade Heaven realm!" Sabah said.

Hefeng smiled and nodded, "I subdued a Purple Light War Wolf two hundred years ago. He's also at the Middle Jade Heaven realm now!"

All nine of them had been operating for a long time, so naturally, they had some trump cards.

These cards had never been revealed, but this time, for Ye Yuan, they brought them all out.

The other seven each had their own army of true spirits, with leaders at least at the Lower Jade Heaven realm!

Although they themselves were only at the Boundless Heaven realm, King Huben's prestige was still very great in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains.

It was nothing for some Jade Heaven experts to secretly pledge allegiance to these tiger princes.

If they bet correctly, they would be rewarded as founding contributors in the future!

The nine agreed to dispatch these nine elite forces simultaneously, determined to kill Shuoyan.

If Ye Yuan didn't go, that would be best.

As long as Ye Yuan didn't help Sixteenth, there would be no conflict of interest with them.

But if Ye Yuan did intervene, they would take care of him as well.

Even if it meant causing King Huben to lose the chance to break through to Saint Emperor Heaven, they would not hesitate!