As Zixin flew at full speed, not once did he come across a living creature. The demons were like a locust swarm that devoured everything in sight. Now he was worried that the Battle Beast he was looking for would also be eaten.
…
"I didn't grant you an audience just for you to keep quiet. Speak, why have you come to see me."
Inside a large hall with marble floor and very high golden walls, an old man wearing a simple gown sat on his throne and was looking at the kneeling figure with annoyance. The kneeling figure was a middle aged man wearing dragon scaled armour and also had branch-like horns on his head.
"Venerable Tai, I want to go on a trip to deal with a small matter. Please grant me this request." said the man with the dragon armour.
"Why?" asked the old man.