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The four Guardians of Jackal, Wolf, Tiger, and Leopard carried the sedan chair, slowly walking out from the depths of the bamboo forest.

Whenever they entered the territory of a Demon Beast, countless Demon Beasts would be intimidated by the terrifying aura inadvertently released by the Tiger General, submitting to him.

It had only been a short while since they set out, and the original five-Demon-Beast team now had hundreds of Demon Beasts ahead opening the way for them.

"My lord, it has been understood that the Demon Beast that went to hunt those with a Special Constitution not long ago is dead!"

The Wolf Guardian bowed his head and respectfully reported to the Tiger General, avoiding direct eye contact. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

The Tiger General nodded, "Hmm, got it!"

The Wolf Guardian nodded and continued heading towards the Great Wilderness Border Village.

The Tiger General was very satisfied with the current spectacle.

Being the King of Hundred Beasts, he was extremely proud and arrogant. Ever since he came to the Great Mountain for the Snake King’s revival, he had been dormant for too long, and his heart could no longer be restrained. Now, finally presented with this opportunity, he wouldn’t miss a grand tour of the Great Mountain, and planned to leave Demon Beasts under his command in preparation to welcome the Snake King.

Of course, this was naturally done with the consent of the Bear General, otherwise, he wouldn’t be acting this way.

Soon, the group of Demons led by the Tiger General arrived at a clear lake. The lake appeared to be about a hundred meters wide, crystal clear, with many fish Demons swimming within.

Even though the lake was a hundred meters wide, this posed no problem for these Demon Beasts. A single leap could easily carry them across, and even the four Guardians carrying the Tiger General’s sedan chair could still manage to be light as a swallow.

Just as all the Demon Beasts were about to leap across, the Tiger General stood up in the sedan chair, and suddenly a massive pressure descended, the shoulders of the four Guardians sank, their faces showing expressions of pain.

"I, the Tiger General, when encountering a mountain shall part it, and when encountering a road shall pave it; naturally, when encountering a lake, I shall build a bridge!" Having spoken, he lay back down in the sedan chair.

The four Guardians understood the Tiger General’s intent, and four ferocious auras surged wildly from their sides, surrounding all the Demon Beasts around the Tiger General. Their bodies bent in pain, their faces contorted in agony.

"The Tiger General commands, build a bridge, all Demon Beasts cut down the giant trees here to build a bridge, to welcome the return of the Snake King!!"

The piercing voice of the Wolf Guardian rang out, and then the aura dissipated.

In an instant, the oppressive force on all the Demon Beasts vanished, and they quickly wiped the cold sweat from their faces.

Among this group of Demon Beasts, while many acknowledged the Tiger General’s formidable cultivation, a portion of the Demon Beasts had no choice due to the law of the jungle, where the weak are prey to the strong.

All the Demon Beasts used all their strength to cut down the giant trees around the lake, and very soon, the towering trees around the lake collapsed, as if this group of Demon Beasts were merciless bulldozers, taking down every giant tree they came across.

Originally, the area around the lake was dotted with tree branches through which only some sunlight could pass, casting shimmering reflections on the lake.

But now, there was not a single obstruction above the lake, the sun hung high, the sunlight fully reflected on the lake’s surface, causing the surrounding temperature to rise a few degrees.

Because the sunlight shone directly onto the lake, the lake’s temperature also rose significantly.

In less than an hour, a wooden bridge ten meters wide had appeared over the hundred-meter-long lake, with all the Demon Beasts kneeling around the lake, heads lowered, not daring to look in the direction of the Tiger General.

"Tiger General, the bridge is ready!"

No sooner had the words been spoken than sudden changes occurred in the lake.

In the center of the lake, a massive pitch-black shadow emerged, and on the head of this shadow was an iron horn a meter long. The lake water, stirred by this suddenly appearing force, rippled into layers, spreading in all directions.

"Moo~~Moo~~Moo~~"

Subsequently, a gigantic figure leaped out from the lake. It was a massive Black Rhinoceros, jet-black all over, and several tens of meters long.

"Boom~"

The enormous sound suddenly hit the ground with a loud, dull thud, as if the earth was trembling and dust flew up all around.

On its enormous head was an iron horn a meter long, gleaming savagely, as if it could pierce through anything; its surface covered in a thick layer of black skin, as hard as black iron.

Clearly, this Black Rhinoceros was the most powerful Demon Beast in this lake, and now that they had turned its home into such a state, how could it not be angry?

Its eyes emitted a fierce light, glaring intently at the Tiger General, with water vapor occasionally spewing from its nose.

The immense pressure caused the already kneeling Demon Beasts to lower their heads even more, as the Black Rhinoceros’s strength was greater than all of them combined, otherwise why would it be able to monopolize a lake several hundred meters wide?

However, this pressure was nothing to the four Guardians and the Tiger General.

The Tiger General, leisurely lying in the sedan chair, simply waved a hand.

The Wolf Guardian pointed a finger at the kneeling Demon Beasts, then transformed its claw into a fist, and with a huge suction force, drew a group of Demon Beasts under the sedan pole, using their bodies to carry the Tiger General’s sedan.

In the blink of an eye, the Wolf Guardian’s figure reappeared in front of the Black Rhinoceros, lifting its left hand again, and the sharp claws radiating with a biting cold glint suddenly emanated an icy aura. Upon close examination, a faint blood-red glow could be seen on the claws.

This was the special power it gained from serving the Snake King by the blood-colored lake. Its claws had the ability to decay. In the next moment, it fiercely struck at the Black Rhinoceros.

"Pssh!"

Despite its massive body and strong defense, the Black Rhinoceros was very slow. When the Wolf Guardian’s claws, exuding a decaying aura, pierced into its body, it felt a burst of pain, realizing that the Wolf Guardian had already reached it.

"Moo~~"

The Black Rhinoceros roared at the Wolf Guardian, and a heavy aura of Spiritual Qi surged up its body.

As a result.

Where the Wolf Guardian’s claw had pierced, a stench of rot emerged. Looking at the wound, it was a bloody color, and the wound was continuing to expand with no sign of stopping.

This, was the ability to decay.

"Moo~~"

This roar from the Black Rhinoceros was distinctly different from before, quivering with fear, clearly aware of the consequences this wound would bring.

Instinctively, it focused all its heavy Spiritual Qi on the wound, attempting to use the Qi to stop the wound from expanding further.

Oddly enough.

Despite channeling Qi from all over its body to the wound, the rate of expansion accelerated instead. The more Qi there was, the faster the decay!

Gradually.

All of the Black Rhinoceros’s black skin decayed away, leaving only a blood-red heart and white skeleton.

"Thump thump--Thump thump--Thump thump--"

The blood-red heart continued to beat, seemingly unaware that the owner, the Black Rhinoceros, was utterly dead.

After several beats, the heart finally stopped.

In the blink of an eye, the once enormous Black Rhinoceros had turned into a pool of blood, a putrid stench emanating, leaving only a white skeleton on the ground,

"Let’s go!"

The Tiger General didn’t even glance over; he knew the fight was over and issued a command.

Who would have thought.

As soon as the Tiger General spoke, the sedan pole, originally resting on the Demon Beasts, suddenly sagged.

"Crack!!"

The immense pressure directly ruptured the bodies of the Demon Beasts carrying the sedan, spilling scarlet blood, which flowed along a slight incline into the lake.

Upon seeing this, the Wolf Guardian swiftly returned to the side of the sedan pole, using both hands to lift the Tiger General’s sedan again.

As for the already deceased Demon Beasts, the Wolf Guardian merely swept them aside like sweeping garbage, with a light kick.

The four Guardians exchanged glances, simultaneously raising their legs and stepping onto the newly built wooden bridge. Only after the four Guardians and the Tiger General crossed did the kneeling Demon Beasts dare to raise their heads, with some Demon Beasts eagerly scurrying after them.

Meanwhile, a few Demon Beasts glanced at their fallen comrades who died carrying the Tiger General’s sedan, cast a brief look, and then followed after him.