As soon as Qi Wu finished speaking, the gray mist ahead parted as though pushed aside by an invisible force. Five figures as massive as small hills slowly came into view, their footsteps shaking the earth.
From left to right, they were:
A giant black ape covered in stiff, iron-black hair that gleamed like metal, its arms reaching past its knees and its knotted muscles looking as though they had been cast from steel.
Its eyes were blood-red, its fangs exposed, and scorching white vapor streamed from its nostrils. Each step left a deep footprint in the ground-the [Black Ape King].
A giant eagle with a wingspan of nearly ten meters, its sparse, shedding feathers exposing gray-black skin like dried leather beneath.
Its head was bald, its hooked beak glinted coldly, and its eyes shone an eerie green. It circled low overhead without a sound, yet radiated a chilling killing intent-the [Vulture King].
A male lion nearly eight meters long, its golden fur resembling burning flames.
Its thick mane was imposing, its amber eyes regal and savage. Low, thunderous growls rumbled in its throat, while a faint golden aura of Spiritual Power rose around its body-the [Golden Lion King].
A giant bear slightly smaller than the Black Ape King but just as powerfully built, covered in thick, snow-white fur.
It stood upright, its paws as large as millstones and its sharp claws gleaming coldly. Despite its honest-looking face, its small eyes glittered with cunning and cruelty-the [White Bear King].
Last was a giant crocodile lying low to the ground, over ten meters long, its back covered in heavy bony plates like a moving tank.
Its dull iron-gray skin was covered in rough scales and vicious bone spurs. Corrosive slime dripped from its slightly open, fang-filled jaws, and a gentle sweep