Battle dogs were the divine beasts of the heavenly court; they were more effective than battle drums. However, it was a bit unseemly for dog barks to fill the air before two armies engaged in conflict. Therefore, combat arts were employed to modify their utterances so they’d sound like thunderous drums. In this regard, their barks were also named the roars of war.

Time was a poison that could kill anything. The roars of war returned to their origin in the river of time and sounded like ordinary dogs barking again. But the killing intent nurtured within the barking yet remained.

Soldiers of the heavenly court were heavyweights whose will and mind were far superior to the cultivators...