Clang, clang, clang...
Nangong Yan cultivated the Vermilion Bird Blazing Fire Art, the finest among high-grade cultivation arts, surpassed only by the Vajra Dragon Elephant Art.
Her cultivation realm was slightly higher than Pei Menglong's, and her mastery of her art was greater as well, so she alone could hold back the Black Tiger King.
Pei Menglong, Zhong Lian, and another young general held back three Great Demon Kings.
General Sun was fighting a burly man with short, refined hair in the night sky ten kilometers north of Blood River Forest.
The burly man was also a Demon King. He was more than three times stronger than the Black Tiger King. Though he was at a disadvantage against General Sun, he could still withstand General Sun's fierce attacks.
By the Hour of the Ox, Pei Menglong had severely wounded his opponent, and that Demon King turned to flee.
The tide of battle turned, becoming completely one-sided.
The Black Tiger King was utterly unwilling to accept this. He wanted to kill Chen Xian, but Nangong Yan kept him tied down, leaving him unable to get past her.
The Black Bear King, who was fighting General Sun, kept retreating step by step. He was clearly at the end of his rope.
Clang!
While the Black Tiger King was distracted, Nangong Yan thrust her spear into his chest. The sharp spearhead tore through flesh, and though his refined-steel tiger bones stopped it, blood still streamed out.
He let out a furious roar, knocked Nangong Yan away with his long blade, then turned and sped toward the camp.
Right after that, the Demon Kings fighting Zhong Lian and the other young general fled one after another.
At last, the Black Bear King broke away from General Sun after a single clash and also turned