"Higher Realm? You're not even cultivators from the Eastern Sea Region? Then all the more reason I can't let you live!"
Hearing Chun Sheng's complaint, the great demon beasts all went red-eyed, charging at them like madmen. Their assault was so fierce that even Xia Chang was struggling to hold them off.
"What's wrong with these people? Why do they get so agitated at the mention of the Higher Realm, as if they bore a blood-deep feud?"
Shen Yi was still puzzled. He could not help wondering whether news of Sky City had leaked, driving this group of great demons to fight so desperately.
"These are old matters from centuries ago. Back then, an immortal descended in his true form and seized many powerful demon beasts from the Eastern Sea Region, nearly bringing ruin upon the entire region. In the end, it was only thanks to the mysterious being within Sky City taking action that many demon beasts were saved. That is why the Demon Cultivators of the Eastern Sea Region who lived through that calamity are so sensitive toward the Higher Realm."
Zi Yu had learned all this from Kui Niu. Back then, even Kui Niu had nearly been taken away. To save him, the previous King Beast had fought to the death, barely winning Kui Niu a sliver of life.
"An immortal descending... just thinking about it makes one's heart tremble."
Shen Yi could not help shuddering. He found it hard to imagine what kind of upheaval an immortal's descent would cause in the world. He grew even more curious about the mysterious being in Sky City. Being able to contend against a true immortal was nothing short of a miracle.
These great demon beasts had cultivated for over a century. Even if they had still been young