Fortunately, Master brought Junior Brother and Junior Sisters along, which finally made him feel a bit better. At that moment, he immensely missed his alchemy furnace, alchemy room, and spiritual herbs and flowers. Then he waved his hand dismissively at the crowd of demons and thought: Whoever wants to be this damn Demon King can have the position!
Yet he knew he could not simply do that, because Xiaoyu needed the backing of the demon clan, and him stepping up as the Demon King to take control of the Demon Realm was the most direct solution.
Even if he were to abdicate later, conservatively speaking, he would have to wait about ten years. He had no trusted confidants within the demon clan, and the Solar Tiger beasts had no interest in the throne; while he could not fully trust the others, that did not stop him from picking a capable successor from among the direct lineage in Qingqiu—or even from another clan, as long as their character, demon integrity, and ability were up to par, which would not be a problem.
Chapter 260