The panther yokai general was panicking. He had never imagined that the fox in the sky was actually a great yokai. Even with Panther King backing him, he understood that he had crossed someone he could not afford to offend.
Though great yokai varied in strength, even the weakest among them was beyond comparison to ordinary yokai. If he died at the hands of a great yokai, he could only blame his own bad luck.
As for whether Lord Panther King would avenge him? That was unlikely.
Unless the fox delivered itself to him, even Lord Panther King could not possibly go out of his way to hunt down a great yokai. His focus was still on the dog tribe and the Western Lands.
The hundred-meter giant fox transformed from that great fox yokai had utterly terrified the panther yokai general. In just a few breaths... nearly a thousand of his subordinates had died.
Before a great yokai, these yokai, himself included, were utterly insignificant. So without the slightest hesitation or any thought of fighting the fox, the panther yokai general took a group of men and fled with the jewel containing the Four Souls while the yokai scattered in all directions in utter panic.
"I should have gotten away, right?"
After running seven or eight kilometers, the panther yokai general slowed his pace slightly. Under normal circumstances, seven or eight kilometers would take him quite a while to cover, yet while fleeing for his life at full speed, he had crossed it in just a few minutes.
The yokai general cautiously held the jewel and looked back... the giant fox was almost out of sight. He should have escaped...
Yet before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the ground began to shake violently.
"Gods! What is that coming