Chapter 205: Sixth Old Man Gu Han.
"Hmph, Di Tian, why are you retreating?"
Xiong Jun was deeply displeased with this battle. He glared at Di Tian with a fierce look.
Di Tian frowned slightly, his dragon eyes glancing at him calmly. "Do you think the situation is still suitable for continuing the fight?"
"Hmph, give me time, I will definitely tear those two human Titled Douluo apart."
Xiong Jun was clearly unconvinced, believing that he had been careless and had not yet used his full strength. Given time, he would definitely defeat his opponent.
"Come on, if it weren't for Bi Ji, you would have been killed by that dragon and the sword-wielding spirit master."
Zi Ji showed no mercy and immediately put the Xiong Jun to shame.
"You!!"
Xiong Jun glared at Zi Ji.
Zi Ji remained undeterred. "What do you mean by 'I?' Am I not telling the truth?"
"Hmph, I don't argue with women!"
Xiong Jun waved his arm and turned his back. If it weren't for the fact that the other woman was female, he would have attacked her with a claw even if she were Di Tian.
"Don't forget our purpose here,"
Di Tian spoke again, "We're looking for the auspicious beasts and, by the way, teaching the humans a lesson."
"So, you mean we're not fighting anymore?"
Xiong Jun was unconvinced, unable to stomach the thought of being beaten.
"Fight, of course, but we'll need more hundred-thousand-year soul beasts."
Di Tian made his point. Fighting was a must. Now that the war had begun, negotiations needed to be evenly matched. Otherwise, with the cunning of the humans, they wouldn't give up.
After this battle, Di Tian realized he had underestimated the humans' fighting power.
He wanted to end it quickly, but he didn't want the soul beasts to suffer. So he needed a good fight, at least a draw.
Only then would the humans be wary, refrain from making excessive demands, and even agree to something.
"Auspicious beast eggs, auspicious beast eggs, damn humans, how on earth did they find them!?"
The mere mention of this infuriated Xiong Jun. It was hidden so well; if he hadn't known about it beforehand, even he wouldn't have been able to find it.
How had a mere human managed to remove the auspicious beast egg from the Star Dou Great Forest without the notice of so many ferocious beasts?
"The auspicious beast egg actually triggered the beast tide."
Gu Han's Yang Shen stood in plain sight among the ferocious beasts, his presence unseen, unnoticed.
Even after returning from Sea God Island, Gu Han was still perplexed. He once again deployed his Yang Shen, infiltrating the ferocious beast gathering point openly, just in time to overhear the beasts' conversation.
"But since it's all about the auspicious beast egg, this matter won't end so easily."
Gu Han pondered. He would have to find the auspicious beast egg. The beasts' accusation that humans had stolen it was surely not groundless.
Something must have happened, something he himself hadn't noticed.
After listening for a while, Gu Han determined that the other party needed to recuperate and return to gather more high-end combat power. He wouldn't attack for a week, so he returned to his physical body.
He found Qian Xunji and got straight to the point without any unnecessary nonsense: "Master, I have already used my Yang Shen to inform the chief priest, and he said he would be returning to the mainland soon."
"After that, I went to the soul beasts and learned that they launched a beast tide just for a lucky beast egg. However, the previous battle made them realize that they couldn't take us down, so they went to the Star Dou Great Forest to move high-end combat power."
"Also, the soul beasts were also consumed a lot this time. After going back and forth, they won't launch another large-scale beast tide within a week."
"Well, your Yang Shen's ability to gather intelligence is truly unique."
Qian Xunji first sighed at the strength of Gu Han's Yang Shen, and then said with a slightly solemn tone: "Although I don't know what that lucky beast egg is, the subsequent battles will certainly be more difficult."
"Well, this matter still requires Master to discuss countermeasures with the priests, elders, and seniors from the three upper sects."
"Disciple will rely on Yang Shen to see if he can find the lucky beast egg that Di Tian mentioned."
"Well, we do need to discuss countermeasures."
Qian Xunji nodded slightly, "Leave the discussion of countermeasures to me, and you just do your thing."
"Yes."
Gu Han nodded, and his figure quietly dissipated like air.
"It's actually the Yang God, I didn't even recognize it!"
Qian Xunji's eyes narrowed. Just now, Gu Han's presence was almost the same as a real person, and even he didn't notice that this was not his true body.
"Interesting, he is worthy of being described by my father as the most brilliant and talented person in the history of Douluo Continent."
Qian Xunji's mouth curled up. But this person is from my Spirit Hall and a disciple of Qian Xunji.
Haha, Qian Xunji's vision is really sharp.
After being narcissistic for a while, Qian Xunji got up, went into the back room, woke up his wife, and took her to the temporary meeting hall.
On the way, Qian Xunji briefly explained the matter to Ling Yuan.
"It seems a fierce battle is inevitable."
"But what exactly is that auspicious beast egg?"
"How could it possibly cause the soul beast clan to unleash such a massive beast tide?"
"I don't know that either." Qian Xunji shook his head slightly. "But Xiaohan has already gone to investigate. I'm sure there will be results soon. You and I will just have to wait and see."
"Yes, Xiaohan's abilities are very special, making him well-suited to investigate."
Ling Yuan nodded, temporarily putting aside the auspicious beast egg. Their priority now should be to think about resisting the beast tide.
On the way to the meeting hall, Qian Xunji immediately ordered the attendants, elders, and leaders of the major factions to come to the meeting hall.
Inside, Qian Xunji sat at the head seat, Ling Yuan sat second below him, behind Golden Crocodile Douluo. To his left, the other attendants and elders were arranged in descending order of status.
To his right, Tang Tian sat at the head seat, followed by Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Yu Yuanzhen, and then the leaders of the four lower sects and the renowned soul douluos of the continent.
"Your Holiness, you've summoned so many of us here. You must have something important to discuss, right?"
Ning Fengzhi's face was pale from the exhaustion of his previous support, and his voice was elegant yet distinctly fatigued.
"I've been inconsiderate. I'll cut to the chase."
Seeing this, Qian Xunji suddenly remembered that Ning Fengzhi was a Soul Sage. Unlike Titled Douluo like them, his recovery speed was much slower, and he was still weak.
"I just received reliable information. I've learned the reason why the Soul Beast Clan launched this Beast Tide and their subsequent actions."
Upon hearing this, everyone became serious. Tang Tian asked directly, "Your Holiness, I wonder why the Soul Beast Clan launched this Beast Tide, what their next move will be, and how did you get this information?"
"The source of this information is a secret of our Spirit Hall. I'm sorry I can't share it."
Qian Xunji smiled calmly. Naturally, he wouldn't reveal Gu Han's hidden weapon to anyone, lest they start to suspect the Spirit Hall of everything.
"As for the beast tide, it's because the auspicious beast egg their clan was nurturing went missing, and they suspect humans are to blame."
"Auspicious beast egg? What's an auspicious beast egg?"
Yu Yuanzhen expressed confusion. He had never heard of the term auspicious beast or egg. The others also expressed confusion.
Qian Xunji shook his head slightly. "We're still investigating the auspicious beast egg."
Ning Fengzhi pondered for a moment, then said, "This soul beast clan has never been united and intelligent. Now they're mobilizing forces over a single auspicious beast egg. I'm afraid it's something very important to them."
"Since we're still investigating, let's put that aside. What will the soul beast clan do next?"
Yu Yuanzhen was straightforward. Since no one knew about the auspicious beast egg, they could put that aside for now. There was a seemingly more important military intelligence at hand.
"After the previous battle, the soul beast clan knew they couldn't gain any advantage over us, so they plan to deploy more high-end soul beasts. The round trip is estimated to take at least three days."
Qian Xunji deliberately shortened the time Gu Han had suggested, raising everyone's alert...
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