Commander Zhu

The blood-baleful aura soaring into the sky, along with the sinister blade flickering faintly within it, immediately drew the attention of dozens of demon beasts.

Not long after Ye Tian left, dozens of figures appeared on the mountaintop almost simultaneously. Seeing the four late-stage Nascent Soul Barbaric Beast Demons lying miserably dead on the ground, their expressions remained unchanged. The Demon Race had always worshipped the strong; the weak could only serve the strong or become their food.

Among those dozens of figures, a ten-foot-tall brute saw the four Barbaric Beast Demon corpses on the ground, and his face immediately turned exceptionally grim.

This brute was Commander Zhu of the Barbaric Beast Den, Zhu Gangqiang—a late-stage Integrated Body expert. He was also the sole powerhouse within several hundred miles who had established his own camp and successfully run the Barbaric Beast Den. As for the other demon beasts who had arrived, some had come after seeing the baleful light shoot skyward, while others were powerhouses from nearby demon cities.

As dozens of Body Integration Realm experts appeared, Zhu Gangqiang's gaze immediately locked onto a man in azure robes. He was Wei Qingfeng, the Young Master of Azure City. His father was the City Lord of Azure City, a Mahayana Stage powerhouse who guarded Azure City, protected the Demon Race citizens across several thousand miles, and suppressed human cultivators.

Zhu Gangqiang's Barbaric Beast Den lay within Azure City's territory. Every three years, Zhu Gangqiang had to present Azure City with a lavish gift in exchange for the City Lord of Azure City's protection.

The Barbaric Beast Den was two thousand miles from Azure City. Zhu Gangqiang naturally understood that even if something happened to the den, Azure City would not mobilize its guards for the sake of a mere Barbaric Beast