(Heartfelt thanks to Kaede no Chōrei, Black Cat Liuli, and Lei Xiang for their rewards!)
Today, it seemed as though even the heavens feared the coming war that would sweep across the entire Sparlier World and engulf two races. Layer upon layer of dark clouds had covered the sky, preventing even a sliver of sunlight from piercing through and shining upon the earth.
Wu Yan's guess had been correct.
The magical beast race was vast beyond measure. Even if the Beast King had temporarily led them into hiding due to the turmoil of the Pseudo-Divine Power within his body, where could such an enormous race possibly hide?...
Other than the Giant Beast Forest, there was nowhere else to go!
And it was the heart of the Giant Beast Forest!
"Roar----!"
"Howl----!"
"Awoo----!"
At the very core of the Giant Beast Forest, around the clearing where the Beast King had just advanced to the Demigod Rank and transformed into human form, Ninth Order Magical Beasts stood guard one after another. Their ferocious beastly eyes vigilantly watched the surroundings, yet from the corners of their eyes, they furtively glanced toward the center of the clearing, where faint traces of fear could be seen.
That was because a figure sat cross-legged in the center of the clearing, with dense black mist surging from his body like an erupting volcano. It dyed the center of the clearing even darker and more sinister than the clouds overhead.
Of course, strange as it was, strangeness alone was not enough to make those Ninth Order Magical Beasts afraid. The true reason none of them dared approach was that the black mist contained its master's emotions, rolling and churning as though those feelings had been laid completely bare.
Chilling!
Violence!
Savagery!
Rage!
Malice!
All kinds of intensely negative