Chapter 170 The Wolf is Coming
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Amon couldn't possibly tell Bibi Dong the truth, but the Spirit Hall wouldn't completely rely on Amon's information either; they also sent people to verify it.
However, although they sent a large number of people, their overall level wasn't high, making it difficult to obtain truly valuable information.
Located deep within the forest, Di Tian, Bi Ji, and the Auspicious Beast were completely unreachable by the Spirit Hall's intelligence personnel. At most, they could only determine that the ferocious beasts causing the soul beast riot in the Star Dou Great Forest numbered more than one.
After corroborating this with the information Amon provided, and finding that everything matched up, they came to a conclusion: Amon wasn't lying; everything he said was true.
Of course, Amon wasn't lying. He told the Spirit Hall many truths, such as about Xiong Jun, the Ten Thousand Demon King, and Zi Ji.
But he concealed the most important ones: Di Tian, the Auspicious Beast, and Bi Ji.
Otherwise, the Spirit Hall wouldn't have dared to attack the Star Dou Great Forest at all.
Even Qian Daoliu, unless absolutely necessary, would never provoke this soul beast king comparable to a Limit Douluo.
One bright and sunny morning, Amon sat unceremoniously on the city wall of Spirit Hall City, watching the sun slowly rise from the eastern sky.
The sunlight dispelled the slight chill of the morning, and the green grass in the distant wilderness swayed gently in the breeze.
The clouds in the sky were sparse, and as far as the eye could see, there was a vast expanse of blue.
Guarding the city gate, soul masters clad in bright silver armor stood ramrod straight, displaying excellent qualities and a good demeanor that were distinctly different from ordinary city guards.
The sound of hurried footsteps rang out, and Amon turned his head to see Bibi Dong and her entourage slowly approaching.
Bibi Dong stood in the very center. She had changed out of her gorgeous long dress and wasn't wearing her crown. She was dressed in simple and capable black attire, and her beautiful eyes revealed a different kind of brilliance.
Behind her, Yue Guan in white robes and Gui Mei, shrouded in shadows, followed on the left and right respectively. After them came the rest of the group.
The two sides met at the city gate.
Walter nodded to Amon as a greeting.
Amon chuckled and said, "Good morning, Your Holiness the Pope, and esteemed sirs."
Bibi Dong said indifferently, "Lead the way, let's depart."
The group headed towards the Star Dou Great Forest.
…
At the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, Amon's main body stood in an open space, with a large black wooden barrel on his back.
The barrel was made of sturdy ironwood, secured with iron hoops made of refined iron. Inside was a secret weapon specially prepared by Amon.
A young man with deep blue hair and azure eyes, with a hint of delicacy, stood beside Amon.
"Mr. Amon, can we really trust the Spirit Hall? With the lure of a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone, can this fragile alliance be maintained?" Lei Yin's eyes held a hint of puzzlement.
Amon smiled softly, "It doesn't matter. I don't care about soul bones, you should deeply understand this. The soul rings I and they need don't conflict. Besides, I've never trusted them.
"Cooperation doesn't necessarily require both parties to be sincere. Partners with ulterior motives also have their value."
Lei Yin nodded thoughtfully.
When the clone following Bibi Dong approached the main body to a certain distance, the mental connection between the two was established.
Amon's main body raised his right hand, pinched the monocle, and looked at Lei Yin beside him, saying, "Soul fusion, let's begin the operation."
Lei Yin nodded, emptied his mind, and left everything to Amon's control.
A dazzling starlight lit up, and streaks of silver-white lightning with blue hues reflected, accompanied by the faint sound of thunder. Amon and Lei Yin's bodies gradually disappeared into the light.
Subsequently, a man with sea-blue hair and a monocle on his right eye appeared in the light. His face was delicate, his eyes were deep, and he possessed the characteristics of both Amon and Lei Yin.
Lei Yin cooperated with Amon, actively reducing his will to the weakest state. At this time, he could sense everything in the outside world, but he wouldn't react in any way, being able to avoid his will interfering with Amon's judgment to the greatest extent.
Lei Yin Amon carried the large wooden barrel on his back. First, he activated a stolen permanent soul skill, "Color Change," to integrate himself with the surrounding environment.
Then, he used another soul skill, "Silence," to eliminate all sounds he made.
Both of these skills were obtained when he was rampantly stealing from the Spirit Hall in the past. He returned some useless soul skills, only keeping a few auxiliary skills with outstanding effects.
Then, he used his first soul skill, "Steal," to steal all soul power fluctuations.
Having done all this, Amon rushed into the forest like a ghost.
Although soul beasts have many special senses different from humans, they can still discover Amon, but doing so can avoid the detection of most soul beasts, which is enough.
Amon isn't trying to sneak in; he doesn't need to be completely undetected. He's just doing this to reduce some trouble. If it really doesn't work, directly killing his way in is also an option.
Bibi Dong and the others had already arrived in the middle of the forest. The gazes peering at them from between the trees kept their spirits in a state of high tension.
"Is this the Star Dou Great Forest under the control of ferocious beasts? It's indeed very dangerous," Qian Jun said with a solemn expression.
Just now, he had released his aura, trying to scare away those ten-thousand-year soul beasts that were spying on them, but he didn't expect that the soul beasts only stirred for a while, retreated a little distance, but still refused to leave.
Moreover, due to the release of his aura, he attracted some soul beasts from further away, and the gazes spying on them became even more numerous.
"What should we do?" Bibi Dong looked at Amon.
"If we are surrounded by them and get caught in a battle, we will only waste our soul power and stamina in vain. The soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest are endless, and it's impossible for us to kill our way through," Amon analyzed softly.
After a slight pause, he continued, "Why not take a slight risk and fly over directly? Anyway, the goal of our trip is to eliminate a certain ferocious beast. Although they will unite against us humans, the ferocious beasts don't gather together at ordinary times.
"As long as our speed is fast enough, we can kill the first one we encounter before the other two can react."
Bibi Dong nodded and said, "Let's do as you say. Yue Guan, Gui Mei, as soon as you see a ferocious beast, use your soul fusion skill, 'Two Extremes Stillness Domain,' to control the opponent.
"Qian Jun, Jiang Mo, please trouble the two Enshrines to use your strongest combined attack skill.
"Walter, you are responsible for guarding the surroundings. Everyone else, attack together."
"Yes," Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and the other ordinary elders answered respectfully.
The three Worships, Qian Jun, Jiang Mo, and Guang Ling, nodded, acknowledging Bibi Dong's arrangement.
Although the Worships usually restrain Bibi Dong in some matters, they are ultimately in the same camp. After deciding to accomplish something, they will also cooperate fully. In this situation, they won't contradict Bibi Dong, the commander of the operation.
Amon's clone smiled slightly, snapped his fingers, and returned "Eternal Creation" to Bibi Dong.
After Lei Yin grew up, he was already sufficient to make up for Amon's lack of attack power, so the move "Eternal Creation" wasn't that important anymore.
Before dealing with the ferocious beast, returning it to Bibi Dong to restore her strength could increase the combat power of the Spirit Hall's side, allowing them to help share more pressure.
"What is this…" Bibi Dong looked at Amon with slight puzzlement, with a hint of suspicion in her eyes.
"If there is a need, I will still take it away, but before that, I will return it to you first. To deal with those terrifying soul beasts, we need sincere cooperation," Amon smiled at her.
Bibi Dong nodded, and the hostility in her heart towards Amon faded a bit.
Deeper in the forest, an Amon had already encountered a ferocious beast.
This was a giant bear fifteen meters tall, covered in dense, heavy dark gold fur, with unusually long and extremely thick arms.
Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, Xiong Jun!
"It's you again, human!"
Xiong Jun's eyes flashed fiercely. In recent years, they encountered Amon every few days, and they were almost used to his existence.
Most of the time, Xiong Jun would silently slap him to death with a palm. Occasionally, he would chat for a word or two, and then slap him to death with a palm.
Amon wasn't completely not resisting or not running away. In a few cases, he would turn around and run… and then be slapped to death by the Xiong Jun who caught up.
"When exactly are you going to stop causing trouble?"
Today's Xiong Jun seemed to be in a bad mood, especially irritable, roaring deafeningly at Amon.
But Amon showed him a mysterious smile: "Today is different, you will die."
"You've said that to me no less than a hundred times," Xiong Jun raised his huge bear paw high, and then slammed it down, smashing this Amon into mincemeat.
In the past, when Amon encountered Xiong Jun, he would also pretend to be mysterious and say similar things, such as "You will die today," "I brought people here," "There's more than just me coming today, be careful…"
At first, Xiong Jun would cautiously be on guard, carefully summoning the other ferocious beasts, ready for battle.
But after being tricked by Amon again and again, and being looked at with the eyes of an idiot by the Ten Thousand Demon King and Chi Wang, who he had summoned, he no longer believed Amon's nonsense.
Although every time he summoned, the Ten Thousand Demon King, Chi Wang, and even Di Tian, would arrive at his side as quickly as possible, never hesitating, and the "boy who cried wolf" situation never happened, Xiong Jun's self-esteem couldn't accept being fooled by the other party like an idiot.
After being fooled for the eighth time, he never summoned other ferocious beasts again.
After this Amon clone encountered Xiong Jun, he immediately transmitted the message to the clone with Bibi Dong through mental connection.
After confirming Xiong Jun's location, Amon activated the stolen "Flight" soul skill, and at the same time, used his soul power to envelop everyone and steal the soul power fluctuations, rushing towards this place at full speed.
"So that's why you don't reveal your martial soul, soul rings, or even soul power fluctuations in battle… It's truly a convenient ability. At certain times, it has great value," Bibi Dong praised, seeing that even when moving at high speed under Amon's soul power, no fluctuations were leaked.
Amon smiled and said, "Be careful, we're almost there, it's Xiong Jun!"
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