The King of Ferocious Beasts stared at the man and woman who had appeared before him—or, more precisely, at the massive sword held in the man's hand.
The blade alone was over two meters long and roughly twenty-five centimeters wide. The hilt took up a third of the entire sword's length. Though it was still sheathed, one could clearly sense the invisible pressure radiating from it.
The dark yellow scabbard had an ancient, unadorned design, and its material was impossible to identify. A yellow gemstone as large as a fist was embedded in the hilt, giving off a faint halo of light.
The red glow of the King of Ferocious Beasts' eyes, hidden within the thick mist, narrowed slightly. He said in a deep voice, "Xuanwu Longjiang, Tu Qilin Yi Ruo, you've arrived at quite the right time!"
The woman smiled faintly as she looked at the King of Ferocious Beasts. "With the King of Ferocious Beasts leading so many ferocious beasts to the vicinity of our Earth Clan, I would be unworthy of being a Qilin if I remained unaware."
Before the King of Ferocious Beasts could speak, the many ferocious beasts led by the Deep Sea Underworld Dragon King and Mahamayuri Vidyaraja all crowded behind him. Their immense auras completely suppressed everyone, including Qi Yue. On the surface, the two sides were not even on the same level.
"King of Ferocious Beasts, are you truly choosing to fight?"
Tu Qilin Yi Ruo—the woman—smiled slightly, her gaze falling upon the massive sword in Xuanwu Longjiang's hand.
Longjiang's arm, which had previously been wrapped around Yi Ruo's waist, had already gripped the sword's hilt. He slowly held the great sword horizontally before him as a pale yellow radiance spread from behind his back, forming a huge halo that completely protected