This world is inhabited by various beings, ranging from ordinary humans and mixed-bloods to powerful beasts.
All of this came about due to an interdimensional war. They invaded new worlds to seize the available resources, and the battles destroyed several regions, angering nature and creating demonic beasts.
Demonic beasts were born from the wrath of nature itself, while Mythology Beasts originated from the hope of humans who wished for an end to it all.
The war happened a long time ago, approximately eighty thousand years prior. This world has been rebuilt by Mythology Beasts and several cultivators who won that battle.
Now, in a forest inhabited by an old man, a demonic beast that had long been dormant suddenly awakens. It is roused by a fight between disciples of the Ice Cloud Sect and the old man.
The roar from within the forest where the Demonic Beast resided caused trees to fall and swallow birds to fly away aimlessly.
Its eyes glowed orange, its body like a mass of hard magma, resembling a tiger.
Each step the creature took caused the surrounding plants and animals to die, burned to ashes without a trace.
A scorching aura turned the air into a searing heat, and the ground cracked and dried up as if devoured by drought.
The roar of the Demonic Beast was heard by the disciples of the Ice Cloud Sect and the old man, who had been fighting and were about to determine a victor, halting abruptly upon hearing the demonic beast's roar.
They were shocked, their eyes wide, their hearts pounding heavily, their breaths becoming labored, as if indicating something dangerous and powerful was approaching.
"That sound... It's the Tale Tiger's roar," one of the Ice Cloud Sect disciples spoke loudly, his body reflexively recoiling at the mention of the name.
They were all taken aback upon hearing the creature's name. It was a rare and dangerous demonic beast.
Legend had it that it was created by human greed when they extracted the natural energy of a volcano. It had existed since the age of destruction. It had been sealed for over fifty thousand years.
The ancient seal that had held it for 50,000 years cracked under the shockwaves of qi from the battle between the Ice Cloud Sect disciples and the mysterious old man.
The Tale Tiger, the Bringer of Fire Calamity, awoke from its 50,000-year slumber! Each step left a trail of magma that devoured life. The cultivators of the Ice Cloud Sect trembled; they knew the ancient legend: "Where its claws tread, mountains become seas of fire."
Farmers drew the symbol of a fire tiger on red flags to ward off pests, for legend said: "Where its tracks appear, the land turns to ash for 100 years."
The farmers knew very well that if this tiger appeared, a terrible disaster was certain to occur, whether created by nature or by humans themselves.
The Tale Tiger's killing intent drew closer, leaving both sides with no choice but to cooperate.
The old man glared sharply at the Ice Cloud Sect disciples. "To survive, this old man is forced to cooperate with trash sects like you! Unleash your strongest techniques or die here!"
The disciples exchanged glances and nodded in agreement. "Alright," they said in unison.
The old man then released his restraints.
"Remember, we are allies now!"
The Demonic Beast drew closer. Its realm pressure was higher than the nascent soul stage, causing their bones to creak as if about to break.
The Ice Cloud Sect disciples unleashed an array formation, the 'Five Elements Heaven'. As the array formed, the five elements gathered, swirling around before finally merging and transforming into a Five Elements Dragon.
The clouds rumbled, bringing forth purple lightning that struck the ground, causing it to crack.
It was the old man's turn to unleash a talisman, the 'Heavenly Thunder'. He doused the talisman with sacred wine mixed with a drop of his blood.
"Behold this! Trash sects. This is a technique that has been lost for a thousand years. Today, I shall reveal it to you!"
The talisman released thunder similar to a heavenly tribulation when someone underwent a realm ascension. Red lightning flashed and struck the mountains, shattering several parts of them.
"Heaven never gives a trial that humans cannot face!" the old man shouted while controlling the activated talisman.
The Tale Tiger finally arrived before them, its fiery aura causing the surrounding creatures to lose their lives.
Their formation and talisman were ready to be launched towards the tiger.
The Five Elements Dragon, created from the Ice Cloud Sect's array formation, shot forward simultaneously with the old man's Heavenly Thunder talisman.
Their attacks collided with the Tale Tiger's body, spiritual qi spreading everywhere, destroying the area.
They were all thrown quite a distance.
The Ice Cloud Sect disciples, who were already injured from the beginning, now had several of their members killed, leaving only two severely wounded.
The old man collapsed, spitting blood from his mouth. He was severely injured and unable to fight any longer.
Two Ice Cloud Sect disciples tried to flee, but their bodies were slowly scorched by the Tale Tiger's hot aura.
Meanwhile, the Tale Tiger was only scratched, feeling no pain at all.
The Tale Tiger suddenly turned around.
The old man was surprised that the tiger suddenly went in another direction. He narrowed his eyes and realized that the Tale Tiger was heading towards his residence.
"Damn it! That's my place, and Xiao Jun is inside!"
The Tale Tiger walked towards the old man's house, sensing the direct descendant of the ancient Dragon Emperor.
"Dragon Emperor! Today, I will avenge the grudge from fifty thousand years ago."
Fifty thousand years ago, the Dragon Emperor fought the Tale Tiger and sealed it. Since then, the Tale Tiger held a grudge against the ancient Dragon Emperor.
The night that should have been peaceful was now gone, replaced by a life-and-death struggle.
Xiao Jun, who was resting inside the old man's house, felt the blood in his body boil as if burned by a deep hatred.
His body reacted to the approaching Tale Tiger. His eyes glowed brightly, his body transforming into dragon scales, and horns began to emerge from his head.
The dragon scales that appeared on his body formed an ancient pattern, the 'Nine Azure Dragon Revolutions', a symbol only possessed by the direct descendants of the Ancient Dragon Emperor!
"Tale Tiger...!" his voice echoed strangely, like two voices merging.
Xiao Jun's body moved on its own, as if possessed.
The seal on his jade ring shattered, releasing the sword 'Night Chaos Destroyer'. The sword contained 30% of the Ancient Dragon Emperor's power.