Long Sleep Lord slowly opened his eyes and smiled faintly. "You seem to have quite a prejudice against Fan Lang. Whenever you mention him, you always sound indignant. Are you jealous of him?"
"Jealous of him?" The Youth Adjutant reacted strongly. "My cultivation is higher than his, and my official rank is higher than his. Why would I be jealous of him?"
"If you're not, then you're not. Why get so worked up? The two of you are both outstanding among the younger generation. You could get along well. Fan Lang is no ordinary man; he already has the momentum to accomplish great things. With your talents, you should become the pillars of the divine kingdom in about a hundred years."
"Tch. Who wants to befriend him?"
As they spoke, the two drew closer to the Three Kings Mining Area.
The Three Kings Mining Area had three bosses: King of Myriad Beasts, Tiger Might King, and Spirit Fox King. All three cultivated the same technique, known as the Devouring Beast Battle Art. This technique allowed one to fuse parts of demon beast bodies into one's own, thereby increasing one's strength. The stronger the demon beast fused, the greater the enhancement obtained.
Each of the three bosses had fused with different kinds of demon beasts. Spirit Fox King specialized in fusing with fox-type demon beasts, turning herself into a half-human, half-fox enchantress.
Tiger Might King specialized in fusing with tiger demons, and even his head had become that of a tiger.
King of Myriad Beasts was the strongest and the most deranged. He had actually fused many kinds of demon beasts into his body, regardless of their mutual rejection. Fusing so many demon beasts inevitably affected his personality. At the slightest provocation, his beastly nature would erupt, and sometimes he would