The Nine Beastman Emperors

Her body then started transforming from a jade beauty into a handsome young man. As the nine-tailed fox, illusion was one of her specialties.

Meanwhile, Quartz and the group found themselves inside a beautiful palace. The whole building looked like it was made of sand, but it was intricately carved, and the sand had a unique quality to it. It gave off a feeling like someone was looking at a starry sky.

"You built all this, Ariadne?" Quartz asked while looking at it with amazement. With how big the hallway was, two Dragari dragons in their dragon forms could walk side by side and still have space to spare.

"Of course not, this is my spoil. I took it over from the first emperor of the beast region, or as they call this land, Grimwild."

"What a weird name. But the first emperor—does this mean you're the strongest one here?"