"Big Brother!"
Far away in the Demon Forest, brilliant flames lit the heavens. A streak of dark light tore through the air, and a gray-haired, middle-aged man shrouded in black radiance came to stand a hundred meters before Jin Kui. His expression was complicated and faintly wary as he greeted Jin Kui respectfully.
Jin Kui's appearance and reunion with the Fire Demon Holy Army had been part of the plan, so Niu Qi was not surprised.
Yet the moment Jin Kui appeared, he had begun slaughtering madly, killing his own kin, without a trace of his usual composure. This was nothing like what they had expected. Not only the great demons of the Fire Clan, but even Niu Qi found him unfamiliar.
Looking at his big brother, whose towering flames seemed poised to burn the heavens and destroy the earth, Niu Qi felt a flicker of fear. Compared with before, he was more guarded and wary, deliberately keeping his distance.
"Don't be afraid, Second Brother. My breakthrough failed, and my inner demon is difficult to purge. I now need divine essence to nourish the wounds to my Dao. What I did just now was all my inner demon's doing. I've suppressed it now!" Jin Kui said.
Niu Qi was his second brother, and the two demons shared a deep bond. Though plagued by his inner demon, Jin Kui still retained his reason. He could not possibly kill Niu Qi too.
Years ago, when Jin Kui was destitute and had yet to soar into the skies, he had suffered endless bullying. It was Zhu Wei's grandmother, Pig Baohua, who took him in and gave him a warm den.
For many years afterward, Jin Kui, Zhu Wei, and Niu Qi had laid their hearts bare to one another, supporting each other through