Chapter 302: Terrain Survey
"What?"
"Is this for real?"
Di Tian's words left the fierce beasts in shock. They were no strangers to the term 'deity.' Wasn't it that group of sanctimonious gods who had turned their master into the scheming figure he was today?
With this thought, Xiong Jun's face turned fierce, baring his teeth as he said, "Then why didn't you keep him? Once he becomes a deity, won't he come for us?"
The other fierce beasts remained silent, but their expressions were far from pleasant, clearly sharing the same concern.
Di Tian curled his lips into a smile and relayed the Silver Dragon King's words.
"Don't worry. That kid inherited the position of the ancient Ice God. That god had no enmity with the Dragon God and even had a good relationship with him. It's just a pity he fell too early."
"I see. Could you have just said everything at once? You nearly gave me a scare."
After hearing Di Tian's explanation, the fierce beasts visibly relaxed. Xiong Jun even shot Di Tian an angry glare. Among the fierce beasts, only he would dare do such a thing.
"Tch, as if you'd have kept him if I didn't explain it clearly. I'll be honest with you: even without the divine position, that kid's strength is already on par with mine. If he has a backup plan, defeating me wouldn't be impossible. You want to keep him? Go ahead, have a dream about it."
With that, the fierce beasts looked at each other, unable to speak for a while. Finally, Xiong Jun spat and asked, "No, it's impossible, right? That kid's only been training for how many years? And he's already at your level?"
Although Xiong Jun didn't always get along with Di Tian, he still respected Di Tian's strength. Even with all his effort, Xiong Jun could only manage to injure Di Tian at most. Now Di Tian said that Ning Bei's strength was equal to his own and might even be able to defeat him. How could the fierce beasts not be surprised?
"Hmph, don't believe me? Go ahead and try. See if he beats you. Ning Bei might let you off, but do you really think he's easy to bully?"
"And about only training for more than twenty years, do you know why the gods found him but not you? Is it just because you're ugly?"
Di Tian's words made Xiong Jun lose his temper, but deep down, he already believed what Di Tian had said.
"Shut up. I, Old Bear, was once a handsome young man, famous for miles around. How could I be ugly?"
"Wait, but the gods didn't choose you either. Does that mean you're ugly too?"
"Tch!"
Looking at Xiong Jun, who had just realized this, the other fierce beasts couldn't help but feel disdain. They turned and went about their own business. Di Tian, in particular, had to travel across the Star Dou Forest to gather soul beasts for voluntary blood donation. He didn't have time to waste with this fool.
As for the other fierce beasts, their thinking was simpler. As long as they confirmed Ning Bei wouldn't become an enemy in the future, they didn't care about how strong he was. After all, even if he was powerful, he no longer needed soul rings. Why should they, as mere soul beasts, worry about him?
"Hey, you guys haven't said if you're going to challenge Ning Bei for a fight or not?"
Xiong Jun scratched his head and looked at the other fierce beasts, who were no longer paying attention to him. He muttered softly, "I still have a move called the Ripping Sky Claw. Whether I lose or not, I'm not sure."
Ning Bei had no idea that, after he left, he was being discussed by the fierce beasts. After leaving the Forbidden Zone of Life, he headed straight for the Xing Luo Border.
The dense forest passed by in a blur. Occasionally, Ning Bei could spot some soul beasts unique to the Xing Luo area, such as Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul, the Phantom Spirit Cat. These soul beasts could only be found near the Xing Luo region.
When Ning Bei's spiritual power began to sense the presence of these soul beasts, he realized that he was getting close to his destination.
Several minutes later, he noticed that the surroundings were becoming brighter. Ning Bei understood that he was approaching the edge of the forest.
Once outside the forest, a wide river appeared before him. This river acted as a natural barrier to prevent soul beasts from wandering into the Xing Luo region. Of course, for Ning Bei, a person with intent, it was nothing.
Looking farther out, he could see a town situated several tens of kilometers across the river. This town was similar to the one leading from the Tiandou Empire to the Star Dou Forest, serving as a transit point for Xing Luo soul masters hunting soul beasts.
Ning Bei's goal was to invade Xing Luo and create chaos. If he triggered the beast tide here, the people in the town would have little chance of survival. That would create too much of a massacre. After considering this, Ning Bei moved nearly a hundred kilometers to the side, reaching the forest's edge far from the town.
This area was sparsely populated. The wide river came to an end here, replaced by towering mountains. These endless mountains served as Xing Luo's natural barrier.
"This will do. It's far from the town. I believe the rampaging soul beasts won't find this place. Now, it's up to whether Xing Luo's army can spot the breakthrough point of the beast tide and arrive in time to support."
Ning Bei summoned a ten-year-old albatross from the Soul Tower. After marking the location of the beast tide, he instructed that it should begin in three days and tied a note to its leg before sending it off to Tian Dou to inform Qian Renxue.
To enhance the effect of the beast tide, Ning Bei went deeper into the forest and released the Soul Tower for a few minutes before quickly leaving.
This way, the soul beasts would sense something drawing them in but wouldn't be able to pinpoint it, causing them to wander around the Xing Luo border.
With everything set, it was now time to wait. Ning Bei pulled out a table, chairs, a sunshade, peanuts, sunflower seeds, and Eight Treasures Porridge, and began to leisurely camp by the river outside the forest. Bored, he even set up a barbecue grill with various seasonings.
Of course, the greedy Qiu´er was present. As soon as the meat touched the fire, she started making noise inside the Soul Tower.
"Alright, alright, can't leave out your greedy self."
"Hmph, if I don't call you, you'd forget about me, wouldn't you?"
Qiu´er glared at Ning Bei with displeasure, as if to say, "Is this how you treat me after I helped your soul beasts get double experience? How heartless!"
Helpless, Ning Bei raised his hands in surrender and promised to only roast the meat and not eat any, leaving it all for her. Only then did Qiu´er relent and happily urge him to start roasting.
"By the way, Ning Bei, what are you doing all the way out here, in a place where even birds don't go?"
"Mm? How should I explain this? Starting a war."
"A war?"
"Yes, when the Sky Piercing Arrow shoots into the sky, I'll transform into the Beast God and lead the beast tide to conquer the nations beneath."
"A beast tide?"
Qiu´er's eyes lit up. This was her area of expertise. Besides the Soul Tower and the fierce beasts of the Forbidden Zone of Life, she was the only one who could summon a beast tide.
"That sounds fun! I want to join! I'll be the general!"
Having exchanged memories with Ning Bei, Qiu´er understood what a war, a commander, and a vanguard general were.
As for the commander, she thought it sounded too boring, staying in the rear and doing nothing. So she chose to be the one leading the soul beasts in charge of the charge.
"Oh? If you're interested, just have fun with it. It'll save you from being bored in the Soul Tower every day."
"Great! Let me show them my Fire Charm Technique!"
"Pfft!"
(END CHAPTER)
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