I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

The demons' screams echoing from all directions heralded the start of the opening battle. A massive surge of slaughter-lust flooded into the twin-sword emblem, and Li Yue even considered releasing the gladiators from the lounge then and there, starting the fight on the spot.

Fortunately, he had consumed enough brain-rind walnuts beforehand, and their effect helped him stay somewhat clear-headed.

He couldn't forget to introduce the rules and the contestants.

This was also a crucial part of building anticipation and fueling the desire for carnage.

And any surprises along the way would bring unexpected rewards.

"As I said – the opening battle is divided into 5 rounds –" Li Yue began to explain the combat rules, spouting nonsense.

"The opening appetizer – will be our newly registered, single-day gladiators –" There were many applicants, and Li Yue was too lazy to figure out who was the strongest to build fame.

So the first battle was a free-for-all.

"They will fight each other – carving a bloody path with their own strength –"

As he spoke, he opened the lounge, and the red-skinned demons, skeletons, magical beasts, dwarves, oddballs, and whatnot who had signed up rushed out in a swarm, scattering across the desolate earth to find advantageous angles.

The live broadcast cameras constantly switched, showcasing the gladiators' heroic figures.

"Which race will prove powerful enough to claim the Colosseum's first blood? Let's wait and see –" Li Yue stirred the emotions of the various demon races in the audience.

The slaughter-lust surged into the twin-sword emblem once more.

The pure-blooded demons in the stands suddenly erupted in excitement because they saw one of their own standing on the desolate earth.

The pride of the pure-blooded demons made them unable to accept failure.

Instantly, the pure-blooded demon on the desolate earth became the object of great expectations.

"Of course – be careful of the mystery guest –"

Li Yue hinted at Winnie in the underground, while also continually raising the stakes for the battle.

"Everyone in the stands – if you want to cheer for your favorite contestant – feel free to join in –" Li Yue added this rule on the fly, making it easier for the pure-blooded demons in the stands to interfere.

And also convenient for Akka to interfere.

"The 8 gladiators who survive the first battle will be the victors –"

"In the second round, they will set aside their past grudges, cooperate, and face the baptism of the Colosseum's own gladiators –"

Oogway Boogie didn't play fair, and Li Yue planned to continue the tradition, using the popularity of the first round's victors to promote Legis and Gararek.

They would use the first round's victors as stepping stones to become the new faces of the new Colosseum, and also restart the ranking system.

As for what role Akka would play, Li Yue would have to see how the battle unfolded.

"The third round will be a battle between the courageous gladiators and me –" Li Yue's words caused an uproar in both the stands and Demon King's City.

"Want to become the new Colosseum King? Challenge me, kill me, become me –"

Li Yue announced tonight's grand prize to all the spectators.

Colosseum King.

【Malice +1444+1444……】

The pure-blooded demons in the stands pushed aside the nightmare succubi, directing their malice at Li Yue.

Even Damon Benben's chains trembled, showing a hint of temptation, but he immediately suppressed the thought.

Of course, the one who actually fought wouldn't be Li Yue; and once the audience learned of this setting, even stronger malice would inevitably erupt.

Slaughter-lust, malice…

Li Yue wanted it all.

"As for the contestants for the fourth and fifth rounds, we will decide by voting –"

Voting?

This was a term rarely heard in Demon King's City.

The moon outside the birdcage had gradually turned blood-red, the slaughter-lust was constantly growing, and the audience was almost unable to listen to Li Yue's explanation.

But upon hearing about voting, they couldn't help but feel curious.

"This is important, trust me –"

The Colosseum King chuckled.

"The new Colosseum will introduce a voting mechanism –"

"When the broadcast shows the contestant you want to support, just touch the domino in your hand –" Li Yue picked up a domino inlaid with a mutated eye as a demonstration, "Stab it with a sword, burn it, beat it, anything is fine, just don't hit too hard –"

"Let the domino feel your heart, and the Colosseum will respond –"

"We will provide assistance to the more popular contestants – including but not limited to increased strength, coordinated attacks, and even my personal participation –"

Since he wasn't playing a fair game, he might as well go all out.

Anyway, the audience only wanted to see bloody carnage, and didn't expect fairness.

Since Xinxin could sense the dominoes' locations and transmit the images, it could naturally also sense the dominoes' condition, summarize it, and transmit it to another brain spirit.

The other brain spirit was responsible for counting and statistics, and finally transmitted it to the eggs inlaid in the bone plate, which the eggs would then display.

This was the contraption that Li Yue had come up with after working for a green time and a blue time.

It sounded simple, but it was difficult to implement, and more than once the eggs wanted to quit and replace Li Yue as the new Colosseum King.

"One touch earns one heart; five hearts are one tentacle, ten hearts are one skull… 100 hearts are twin swords!"

"Different support will have different enhancement effects – wait for you to use them and discover them –"

As Li Yue introduced, he associated the number of times with different graphics, making it easier for the brainless demons to remember.

A table had already been laid out on the bone plate, showing it to the audience in front of the mutated eyes.

Although this mechanism still needed to be optimized, it could undoubtedly greatly increase the production of slaughter-lust, and Li Yue had to do it.

If there were abundant resources in the future, he could add some functions to the dominoes to provide a better experience for the audience.

Once he awakened his demon name, he could even allow the audience to send things over, which would be convenient at that time.

Live broadcasting was truly benefiting the Colosseum and benefiting the continent.

"Please vote for your favorite contestants – light up hearts for them, swipe big swords for them –"

"He's really a demon…" Damon Benben's chains froze, and his expression was a little dull.

"Very business-minded, isn't he?" Bao'er smiled, also giving a fair evaluation.

Her hand stroked the chains, bringing a burst of vibration.

"Wait until he can hand over the slaughter-lust~ His task is more than ten times that of Oogway Boogie~" Hearing these rules, Damon Benben took out a domino from his arms, also preparing to try swiping some hearts, tentacles, skulls, and big swords.

"And the voting method is the same as the method of supporting contestants –" Li Yue said, returning to the topic of voting.

"All the demons present – if you want it to participate in the battle, swipe big swords for it –"

The camera zoomed in on the faces of Damon Benben, Bao'er, and the demon legion commanders in the stands, and also didn't miss the old goat cultists wearing black robes and masks.

The bone plate also used seat numbers and sketches to freeze the expressions of each demon, and their current number of votes.

Yes, some demons holding dominoes had already begun frantically swiping big swords.

"Everyone who comes to the Colosseum is a guest – and also a gladiator –" Li Yue began to say his final opening remarks, preparing to welcome a feast of slaughter.

"We're no different –"

"The Colosseum is our carnival –"

"So tonight – and every night –"

Demon King's City vibrated once more, and the opening battle officially began.

On the desolate earth, red-skinned demons, skeletons, wing demons, harpies, gnolls, dwarves, and oddballs quickly hacked and slashed into a chaotic mess.

At the same time, lightning flashed.