"Woo—!"
Tuozi, who had been happily chewing on a piece of candy with her tail swaying contentedly, suddenly stopped in her tracks and let out a low, wary growl.
Her body lowered slightly, and her round eyes instantly sharpened as she stared fixedly at the two enormous gray-robed figures that had appeared somewhere ahead in the alley, standing in the middle of the road like iron towers.
They were the two men who had been watching from the corner of the market earlier. They had completely released their restrained auras, heavy and oppressive as mountains.
"What's wrong, little Tuozi?" Tribbie was startled by the sudden turn of events and instinctively gripped the edge of the cart.
Yan Huan looked ahead in surprise.
"Hey, buddy, you're blocking the road."
"Hehe..."
The gray-robed man with the hoarse voice let out a dry, grating chuckle.
He pulled back his hood, revealing a weathered bluish-black face marked by a vicious claw scar. His hawkish gaze locked onto Tuozi.
"Kid, leave that Earth Beast by your side behind. It isn't something you can lay your hands on."
The other gray-robed man, even taller and broader, spoke in a deep voice like muffled thunder.
"We sensed the awakening of Earth's bloodline here and came specifically to welcome it."
"Hand her over to us. She will lead the children of Earth toward revival and gain the freedom and glory she deserves!"
"Huh? What are you talking about? Earth?" Yan Huan scratched his head and thought back.
At present, the children of Earth—the Mountain Folk and Earth Beasts—were all in Okhma City.
According to what Aglaea had revealed, Huang Di, the Earth Demigod, had also inherited the divine position and sunk beneath the ground, trading his own slumber for Earth's stability.
"Even so, you shouldn't have come to