“Ha ha ha ha! The bride’s really something, isn’t she?” the gathered demons and fiends hooted.

The whole place was boiling with excitement.

And yet, the Lord of Mengyan himself didn’t seem to be present.

“Everyone!” A voice rang out, carrying a chill that shook the soul. There was no telling where it came from. “Thank you all for attending my son’s wedding. Now, I declare the wedding feast officially begun!”

“It’s the Lord of Mengyan!”

“The most mysterious, most powerful lord in the entire Demon Realm!”

“Truly a dragon that shows its head but never its tail!”

The master of ceremonies, a demon with a shrill voice, shouted, “Will the groom please go receive the bride!”

“M-Me! Me, that’s me!” The Lord of Mengyan’s son—fat, ugly, and a little slow—shuffled toward Star Dance, drooling as he tottered along, like a walking hill about to collapse onto the pure‑white Star Dance.

Seeing that her groom turned out to be this disgusting mess, Star Dance, though mentally prepared, still felt a wave of helplessness.

“Izayoi… I really hope you’re safe,” she thought.

“Hold it!” Suddenly, a young man’s voice came from within the crowd.

The demons all turned. Xu Chen, dressed in black, walked out from among them, with Qingyin and the Four Demoness at his side.

“Who’s that?”

“A human?”

“No way. He’s gotta be some god’s son. What human would dare stir up trouble here?”

“Xu Chen?” Star Dance felt both moved and troubled. “Y-You… why did you come?”

“Star Dance! Listen to me!”

Star Dance turned her head away. “There’s nothing left to say. I already explained everything to you. I’m… about to get married. You should go.”

“No! Star Dance, that’s not it at all!”

The fat son of the Lord of Mengyan, Gataku, waddled up to Star Dance. One thick arm scooped her up and pressed her against his chest. The stench coming off him made Star Dance frown.

“Star Dance!!” Xu Chen shouted. “Why are you letting that brain‑dead idiot hold you!”

Star Dance was also extremely embarrassed, but she still lowered her head and turned her face toward Gataku. “Since I’ve married this man, letting him hold me… is only right…”

“No! Star Dance, you’ve got it wrong! Y-You’ve been tricked! They tricked you!” Xu Chen yelled.

“Eh?”

“Star Dance!” Qingyin took a step forward and called out, “Izayoi’s soul fragment is no longer in the Lord of Mengyan’s hands. They used a nonexistent condition to threaten you, forcing you to marry this ugly, fat, stupid idiot! Star Dance, you’ve been sharp your whole life—how can you be this confused now!”

“Eh…?” Star Dance’s eyes went wide. Shock and dawning realization flashed across them.

“Who dares crash the wedding of the Lord of Mengyan’s son?” the demons exclaimed.

“Sakiko? You lot aren’t dead yet? And you dare come here to throw your lives away?” The Oni Lord Tenzai rose from the VIP seats and spoke.

The idiot groom, however, really was slow. He didn’t understand a word of what was being said. “S-Star Dance… you… r-really pretty! Such a pretty woman be my wife. I… happy! I wanna—I wanna kiss you!”

Gataku grabbed Star Dance’s face with one fat hand. His thick, slobbery lips went in for the kiss.

There was no time to argue anymore. Xu Chen decided to stop the idiot from defiling Star Dance first, then explain everything to her.

He leapt, turning into a streak of light, and in an instant appeared in front of the fool. Xu Chen ignored the fact that this was the Lord of Mengyan’s son and lashed out with a flying kick, sending that lump of meat soaring.

Gataku might have been mentally deficient, but he was still the Lord of Mengyan’s son. His physique was tough, and his cultivation was at the peak demon sovereign level. Otherwise, that one kick might’ve killed him on the spot.

The meat mountain tumbled backward and crashed into the demons’ banquet tables, injuring several weaker demons.

Chaos exploded on the scene.

“Impudent brat! How dare you!”

From all directions, dozens of demon guards, along with several demons who’d come as guests, surged in to surround and kill Xu Chen.

Xu Chen had no desire for pointless slaughter. He grabbed the still‑dazed Star Dance, pulled her into his arms, and leapt into the air, fleeing toward the outside.

“Stop! You dare steal the bride at the Lord of Mengyan’s own wedding feast?!”

Xu Chen was incredibly fast. The average demon guard couldn’t even react. But the Oni Lord Tenzai sprang to his feet, shot into the sky, and went after Xu Chen.

As for the other demon emperors, they were honored guests, but none of them made a move. They only watched to see how things would play out.

“Wmm—!” Four different colors of light gathered and pulsed in the sky.

The Four Demoness hung in midair, forming a beautiful field of light. Within that field, colors streamed and flowed, clouds and mist rippling.

Qingyin stood at the center of the formation. The fluttering black gauze on her body gave off a chilling aura. The handle of her “Four Seasons Fan”—Flowers, Birds, Snow, and Moon—extended and lengthened, turning into a weapon shaped like a naginata. She hovered in the air, blocking the Oni Lord Tenzai’s path.

“The Four Demoness Formation!” some knowledgeable demons at the feast cried out. “This Four Demoness Formation, formed by the four great beauties of the Demoness, is terrifyingly strong. It can match a demon emperor. It used to be just a legend—who knew it really existed!”