In a corner of the city outskirts, an ethereal formation shimmered. Cloudlike white light swirled beneath the mountain city, sealing off a stretch of the world.
Ordinary living beings could not detect anything unusual here. Only after entering would they discover that even space had been twisted, crumpled like paper and forcibly folded over itself.
Within the gaps in space, several figures flickered, exchanging fierce blows as origin energy surged like a tide.
"Little brother, forget about me! Run!"
Tears filled Hu Gou's eyes as she cried out in anguish.
An enormous black tiger pinned her to the ground. A wound ran down from her shoulder blade, nearly tearing her entire demonic body apart, and a pool of blood had already formed beneath her.
But the black tiger did not kill her. Instead, he held her captive to prevent Hu Lao from escaping.
Not far away, three humanoid figures watched with their arms folded, cold smiles on their faces.
They were the Five Brothers, Hei Biao, the fiercest and most capable generals under Lord Bashan.
Born to a powerful family in the Demon Kingdom, with both parents at the Demon King level, they had become biao beasts through a chance opportunity and possessed formidable strength.
Even the weakest, the youngest brother, possessed strength approaching that of the Blood Shark King of years past. The fourth and third brothers were respectively two to three times as strong, comparable to the Blood Shark King at his peak. The eldest possessed the strength of five Blood Shark Kings, already placing him among the mighty of the age, while the second was the strongest of the five, with strength exceeding seven Blood Shark Kings.
Their minds were linked, and their temperaments matched. Whenever they fought, they invariably joined forces. Even as Great Demons, they