Lu Tianyao bore the title "Life-Reaping Demon Venerable." Ever since he first made his name, he had murdered and plundered with exceptional brutality, yet no one had ever been able to bring him to heel. The reason was that his primary spirit creature was a desolate beast from Remote Antiquity-a Zheng!
This powerful desolate beast was included in the Record of Mountains, Seas, and Rare Treasures, with clear accounts of it dating back to Elder Antiquity and Middle Antiquity.
The Zheng resembled a red leopard, with five tails and a single horn. Its cry sounded like stones striking together, and among ancient beasts, it was a powerful species renowned for its ferocity and bloodlust.
Its claws and fangs could rend metal and stone and pierce all things. Even in the eyes of the Ancient Cultivators of certain Beast-Command Schools in Middle Antiquity that specialized in studying ancient beasts-the very branch from which the Spirit Command Dao had originated-its body possessed the power of a law representing ferocious weapon power. It could practically be called a Heaven Tier being from birth.
Most ancient exotic beasts could control origin energy innately and possessed Earth Rank potential. Yet even during the golden age of the Dharma Dao, when origin energy was most abundant and spiritual richness most plentiful, Heaven Tier beings born with control over the power of laws were exceedingly rare.
Ferocious weapon power, in particular, excelled in warfare and was far beyond comparison with ordinary auxiliary laws. Thus, this species had always possessed unmatched prowess in actual combat.
With the aid of this desolate beast and the appreciation of an accomplished expert, he had been able to rise above the countless masses, fully realize his gifts and talents, and grow into a towering figure.
Elder Tang of the Earth Baleful Gate