The Tiger Clan was a race that revered strength.
Among ordinary tiger packs, an aging Tiger King's position would always be challenged by younger tigers.
This instinct was branded into the Tiger Clan's very bones.
Thus, the Tiger Clan worshipped the strong, yet from top to bottom, it was also a race steeped in suspicion, constantly suppressing clansmen who threatened its own position.
The Tiger Clan continually nurtured new powerhouses, while at the same time suppressing the powerful members of the younger generation.
It sounded contradictory, but that was precisely the truth.
Take the current White Tiger Demon Emperor. He had forcefully suppressed the Black Tiger King, the one most likely to break through into the Creation Realm and become a Demon Emperor, for over ten thousand years.
Over those ten thousand years, countless miraculous medicines that extended one's lifespan had passed the Black Tiger King by.
This had created the Black Tiger King's current predicament. That step which seemed ready to be taken at any moment might require several hundred years, or perhaps several thousand years—but he did not have much lifespan left.
This was also why Ye Zhen had been able to complete a deal with the Black Tiger King.
Likewise, because the Black Tiger King did not have much lifespan left, the several Great Sages under him—especially his sons—fought fiercely among themselves.
As long as the Black Tiger King died naturally, one of them would become his successor.
Among the Demon Race, there was a bloodline inheritance secret art.
Before some powerful beings died, they would pour all their immense power and insights into the Heavenly Dao into their successor, ensuring the continued strength of their clan.
Thus, for all these years, the Black Tiger King's two most outstanding sons, Purple Beard Great Sage and Black Cloud