Mutual Combat

The entire Sky Swallowing Beast was blanketed beneath the earth's crust, and the descending crust was all plated with a lustrous sheen, making it seem incomparably hard. Those inverted mountains resembled sharp spears.

Though Little Three, the Sky Swallowing Beast, was starving, it had not completely lost its reason. As the mountain-bearing crust came crashing down, it instinctively twisted its body, avoiding the spots where the sharp peaks struck. Its entire body was pressed beneath the earth and stone of the barren valley floor.

"Wuuu—"

"Rumble... rumble-rumble-rumble..."

Buried underground, the Sky Swallowing Beast struggled with all its strength, twisting its body and lashing its tail. Several fallen slabs of earth's crust heaved endlessly up and down, and some even began to crack.

The two Demon Kings hovered in the air, watching this scene. When they turned back to look at the several thousand spirit monsters and demons skilled in earth-element techniques, every one of them was straining to maintain their spells. Incantations filled the air; some were drenched in sweat, while others trembled all over.

A Demon Cultivator with two great black wings on his back flapped them a few times and flew over to the young Demon King in brocade robes.

"Great King, they cannot hold on any longer."

"Mm. They're a pack of trash. I never expected them to be of much use anyway."

As he spoke, the Brocade Robed Man looked toward the Beast Hide Clad Man not far away.

"Now that the people of the Lofty Brow Sect have crossed the border without cause, we are not the ones stirring up trouble. The Lofty Brow Sect indulged its immortal beast and slaughtered my Demon Race. Naturally, it must pay the price!"

The Beast Hide Clad Man appeared exceedingly rough and boorish, but he merely smiled.

"Mysterious