While Chen Mo was squatting at the Demon Realm security checkpoint slurping down a bowl of Wangchuan spicy and sour rice noodles, a Husky was using an official transit pass as a frisbee and flinging it into a pool of magma. A Demon Realm guard brandished a trident and sneered, "A top-tier celebrity from the Celestial Realm? Your furry flesh won't pass inspection! At best, you're just takeout ingredients!"
"System Quest: Conquer the Demon Realm via Square Dancing"
"Reward: Demon Lord Crying Emoji Pack (Animated Edition)"
By the time the stage was rigged atop the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons, Chen Mo realized the sound system was actually an upside-down Alchemical Furnace. Taishang Laojun was remotely regulating the heat, sending wisps of blue smoke curling from every lyric. Ten thousand malignant ghosts serving as backup dancers had barely bounced twice before a barrage from the Queen Mother drifted across from the opposite bank of the Wangchuan River: "Skirts are too short, one star!"
Chapter 23