A flicker of struggle passed through Gray Bear's eyes. He suddenly thrust out his hand, and the soul chain in his grasp shot up like a black flood dragon. With no time to rise, Azure Ox could only raise an arm to block. With a wet thud, the sharp tip of the chain pierced his arm, sending several sprays of blood flying.
"You have no right to let the word 'brothers' pass your lips. You have no right!"
Azure Ox seized the soul chain and gave it a powerful yank. Gray Bear's towering body pitched forward like a collapsing mountain, staggering off balance. Azure Ox had already pulled the soul chain from his arm and shot it back into Gray Bear's chest.
Spirit Monkey flashed forward, letting out a savage, vicious cry as he thrust his sharp claws straight at Azure Ox's heart. With a bang, Mu Bai used Spatial Shift to appear and kicked Spirit Monkey away, sending him tumbling.
Seeing that Azure Ox could barely withstand Spirit Monkey and Gray Bear's combined assault, Mu Bai had no choice but to abandon his efforts to hold back the hundreds of thousands of beasts and save Azure Ox's life at this critical moment.
He stepped forward to shield Azure Ox. Spirit Monkey and Gray Bear dared not act rashly, while the Beast Tide army surged into Everlasting Spring Valley like a raging sea.
Azure Ox frowned and let out a heavy sigh, slamming his fist into the ground. "Is this the outcome you wanted? This is the place that gave you life and raised you!"
As the Beast Tide poured into the valley, plants and trees snapped, and birds and beasts scattered in terror, dying beneath the trampling army before they could escape. An oriole could have spread its wings