On Liu Peninsula, nearly a hundred thousand li lay between the Red Flame Plains in the west and Leopard Hills in the east. The land between was mostly plains, with only scattered hills and forested mountains.
The Glass River wound through it all, flowing eastward.
At this moment, a streak of red light shot across the sky like a meteor, fleeing from west to east. It was the Red Flame Lion King.
Behind it, three escaping lights pursued relentlessly.
A streak of azure light led the chase. It was the Azure Roc Demon King, who cultivated the laws of wind. Its pursuit speed was the fastest—even three parts faster than the fleeing Red Flame Lion King.
After chasing for a while, the Azure Roc Demon King would often catch up to the Red Flame Lion King, and the two would immediately clash in the sky.
The Azure Roc Demon King did not fight to the death. It merely did everything in its power to hold the Red Flame Lion King back.
Two more escaping lights trailed behind them. They belonged to the Pangolin Demon King and the Wild Boar Demon King, who had previously been defeated.
However, these two Demon Kings cultivated laws aligned with metal and earth, and were not skilled in aerial escape. Their speed fell far short of the Azure Roc Demon King and the Red Flame Demon King, so they could only pursue from a great distance behind.
But as long as the Azure Roc Demon King entangled the Red Flame Lion King for a while, the other two Demon Kings would naturally catch up. Then, with three Demon Kings besieging the Red Flame Lion King, it would have no road to escape even if it had wings.
Thus, every time the Azure Roc Demon King