(Heartfelt thanks to 'Kaede no Chōrei' and 'Tianming. Canyue' for their rewards!)
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Seven pairs of eyes focused neatly on the Guardian Divine Tree sapling. Before it, the transparent vortex enveloped by a ring of light slowly spun, and silence lingered for quite some time.
Although, from how it looked now, the transparent vortex was merely turning slowly without the slightest anomaly or oddity, everyone present knew that if they were not careful, a great Demon King could emerge from it.
This was absolutely no joke.
And what was even less of a joke were the words that great Demon King had left behind while it was in its brief slumber.
Three Demigod Rank Beast Kings!
Among the magical beast army currently attacking the Three Great Empires of the Sparlier World, there were still three Demigod Rank Beast Kings!
Originally, Beast Kings possessed the ability to command magical beasts, making all magical beasts below the Demigod Rank obey them.
It was precisely because of this ability that the Three Great Empires had taken the birth of a Beast King so seriously, and why the magical beasts had broken their usual patterns and left their habitats.
Without a Beast King's command, magical beasts with low intelligence and strong territorial instincts would never leave the Giant Beast Forest and enter the world where humans lived.
Moreover, the magical beast world was thoroughly one where the strong preyed upon the weak. High-level magical beasts treating low-level magical beasts as food, and low-level magical beasts treating high-level magical beasts as natural predators, were both common occurrences.
Under such circumstances, with food and natural predators all around them, how could magical beasts possibly unite and attack humanity?...
It was like putting lions and rabbits together. They were both animals, but who could make them attack