Thump! Thump! Thump!
A powerful, utterly steady sound rang out. It sounded like a heartbeat, yet it reached across all of Demon Wolf Castle.
"Everyone, cover your ears!"
Akamaru's expression changed. He projected his command with demon power, warning every member of the Demon Wolf Tribe not to listen to that pulsing sound.
It was terrifying. Their hearts were unconsciously beating in time with it.
To block out the sound of that heartbeat, Akamaru even activated the Guardian Barrier. It was his duty.
Only then did the tribespeople in Demon Wolf Castle find some relief from their racing hearts.
But every one of them was gazing toward the distant mountain cliff, the source of the sound and the secluded cultivation grounds of the King of the Wolf Tribe.
There had been no sign of activity for a year, yet now this heartbeat rang out.
How powerful did a heart have to be to unleash such extraordinary power?
"Lord Mingye's presence is terrifying!"
Chongli stood guard near the cliff. Even with his strength, the pressure of that presence nearly left him unable to breathe.
It was more terrifying than Tōga's presence had been back then, unfathomable as an abyss, vast as an ocean!
Chongli also sensed a frightening chill and searing heat. Those opposing forces sent the temperature across Bluestone Mountain into wild fluctuations.
It was as though a blazing sun and heavy snow existed side by side, one moment scorching hot, the next bitterly cold.
The terrible waves of heat came from Mingye's blood energy, while the chill came from his ice power, which had grown even more frightening.
At the cliff's edge.
Mingye sat cross-legged on a massive bluestone boulder. Half of it had been baked dry, while the other half was encased in ice.
As though passing through