The Four Great Animal Kings of the North, South, East, and West

For a short while, the soil continued to tremble lightly again and again, as though there was a tiny plant trying hard to grow upward underneath.

Yet, no matter how hard it tried, it simply couldn't break through the soil's confinement.

Meow~!

A soft, gentle, peaceful, and barely audible mew seemed to ring out underground.

It carried some light frustration and grievance.

In spite of that, there was no irritation, anger, or anything like that which should have been there.

As though a clear spring in the mountains, it was gentle, peaceful, and free of any restlessness.

After another short while, the milky-white glow suddenly intensified greatly. A dull, muffled boom rang out, and the soil was blasted open.

A lithe and graceful figure leaped out of the hole. Amid the milky-white glow, the lithe figure transformed.