Half a year flew by in the blink of an eye.
The Southern Jiang Outlaw Gang continued to ravage the Ancient Imperial Continent, plundering vast amounts of lightning-element resources.
Under Old Xie’s guidance, they could easily find the resources they desired, even those buried underground were discovered…
The formidable beasts, as the dominant rulers of the continent, naturally could not stand idly by and were constantly launching encirclements and pursuits.
However,
Xiao Xing’s mutated Thunder Bird’s speed had now become almost incomprehensible.
A legendary contract spirit, possessing no offensive skills, no defensive skills, and no recovery skills.
All it had were various life-saving skills…
Such an outrageous existence was unheard of even in the Ancient Imperial era.
Even the Human Emperor would not have imagined that someone would fear death to such an extent…
For a time, a saying spread across the Ancient Imperial Continent:
With the flash of lightning, one could travel anywhere under the heavens!
The Thunder Bird’s primary focus was on the extreme…
Xiao Xing’s survivability now rivaled that of the Time-Space Dragon Rabbit of the past. Let alone top-tier ferocious beasts, even World Dragons would have difficulty dealing with it…
Despite numerous encirclement attempts organized by the ferocious beasts, they gradually came to a desperate realization:
They couldn't catch it, they simply couldn't catch it…
Xiao Xing was responsible for running, Old Xie for finding, and Wang Jue for showing off.
As for Fang Si and A Liang, they were tasked with instantly eliminating various ferocious beasts, as any place with resources was inevitably guarded by such creatures…
Their division of labor was clear, their methods ruthless.
In a short span of time, the notorious reputation of the Southern Jiang Outlaw Gang echoed throughout the Ancient Imperial Continent…
At this moment, the ferocious beasts finally understood one thing:
Although Chen Shu was gone, the Southern Jiang Outlaws remained…
This five-person group was no different from Chen Shu in the past; in the eyes of the ferocious beasts, they were all intractable tumors…
In the very center of the continent, the territory of the World Dragons,
Over thirty Beast Emperors were gathered, discussing something amongst themselves.
“Those humans are too arrogant; we cannot let this continue!”
“If we let them continue plundering like this, the Ancient Imperial Continent will truly be desolate…”
“We are the true rulers of the continent; we cannot allow a group of ants to wreak such havoc!”
The Beast Emperors were furious, wishing they could tear Fang Si and the others limb from limb on the spot!
“Can we stop talking nonsense?!”
The Great Ferocious Beast Xiang Liu gazed at them calmly and said,
“The question is, what should we do? Do any of you have a solution?”
In an instant, the previously noisy territory fell into complete silence.
If they had a solution, they wouldn’t be here spouting empty threats…
“You’ve lived for thousands of years, yet you can’t even deal with a group of ants?!”
A hint of ferocity appeared in Xiang Liu’s eyes.
The other Beast Emperors remained silent but secretly grumbled,
You don’t have a solution either, do you?
One of the Great Ferocious Beasts cautiously suggested,
“Perhaps… we should let the Dragon Emperor come out of seclusion…”
Their strength was insufficient, but if the World Dragon personally took action, there might still be a chance. After all, that entity was capable of forcing Chen Shu to his death…
“Absolutely not!”
Xiang Liu immediately rejected the idea,
“The Dragon Emperor explicitly instructed us not to disturb it unless it decided to emerge on its own!”
“Then what do we do?!”
An upper-tier Great Ferocious Beast impatiently retorted, “Let those humans trample the continent at will? This is practically defecating on our heads!”
“I actually have a plan…”
At this moment, the Nine Nether Giant Python, which had been silent, slowly spoke.
A sinister glint flickered in its eyes, as if it were contemplating something.
“Speak quickly!”
Xiang Liu was overjoyed and immediately inquired.
If they could eliminate those humans, the World Dragon would undoubtedly reward them…
“The Dragon Emperor was able to force Chen Shu to his death back then; we can actually repeat the same stratagem…”
“Hm?”
The Beast Emperors blinked, not quite understanding.
Xiang Liu slowly asked, “You mean… to use other humans as a threat?”
“Precisely!”
The Nine Nether Giant Python nodded and said,
“Humans are now united as never before. This is both their strength and their weakness!”
Since the incident of Chen Shu’s sacrifice, the ferocious beasts had already recognized this.
Although it was a foolish action for the ferocious beasts, they could exploit it…
“It’s feasible…”
Xiang Liu mused, “The problem is, without the Eye of the Beast Ancestor, how can we locate the other humans?”
“It’s not necessary to only target humans from the ruins.”
The Nine Nether Giant Python slowly stated,
“Don’t you forget, some humans are hiding on the continent.”
While the people of China were all within the ruins, the survivors from other countries had previously hidden in alternate dimensions.
Now, with the convergence of those alternate dimensions, they had naturally arrived on the Ancient Imperial Continent…
“That makes sense!”
Upon hearing this, Xiang Liu’s expression suddenly brightened, and then it muttered,
“However, will they fall for it? Humans are also divided by different nations…”
“We can only try…”
The Nine Nether Giant Python said lightly, “Or do you have a better plan?”
Hearing this, all the Beast Emperors concurred…
Xiang Liu then asked, “But is it too late to find them now?”
“I have already found them!”
The Nine Nether Giant Python stated calmly, “However, since they were merely ants, I paid them no mind.”
“Aren’t you afraid they’ll escape?”
“Give them a year, and they still won’t be able to escape the Ancient Imperial Continent; what’s the rush?”
The Nine Nether slowly said,
“Besides, the Ancient Imperial Continent is teeming with ferocious beasts. If King-level Beast Tamers can run, how can low-level Beast Tamers or even ordinary humans escape?!”
“What if those few people take them away?”
“I’m afraid they won’t bother!”
The Nine Nether said coldly, “Once they’re burdened with hundreds of thousands of dead weight, they won’t be able to escape themselves!”
Xiao Xing’s survivability, though formidable, couldn’t possibly carry so many people away…
Upon hearing this, the Beast Emperors were reassured.
Those humans couldn’t run, nor could they fight; they were destined to become pawns in the hands of the ferocious beasts.
The Nine Nether Giant Python calmly stated,
“What we need to do now is to deliver a message to those few individuals!”
They lacked the World Dragon’s ability to project their voices across the entire continent, so they had to resort to more primitive methods.
The Beast Emperors deliberated once more,
Then they all departed, beginning their search for Fang Si and the others across the continent.
What the Beast Emperors did not anticipate was that
The Southern Jiang Outlaw Gang had already returned to the Starry Sky Ruins.
Before them stood hundreds of thousands of Beast Tamers, all with cold gazes and imposing auras!
A Liang looked at the crowd before him and slowly said,
“Beast Tamers of Silver rank or above, whose contract spirits have not perished, step forward!”