Chapter 304: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes

Jiaomujiao said in an incomparably heavy tone; he had made a very difficult decision.

"Uncle-Master, rest assured, there won't be any problems."

"I can guarantee that not a single Thunder Bird will be able to break through the defensive line where I am."

"Moreover, we are currently using the power of the Thunder Birds to suppress the Corpse Whisperers."

"By the way, do not let the Pet Beast Masters fight the Thunder Birds to the death; the Thunder Birds shouldn't have the heart for that right now."

"My Sunflower Emperor Clone will come to find you in a moment."

"You summon the Hellfire to walk toward the Flame Leopards; the Sunflower Emperor Clone will help you persuade the Flame Leopards to surrender, you just need to open the Secret Realm Space."

Ye Bai's casual words caused Jiaomujiao's brow to furrow into a 'chuan' shape, a trace of worry lingering at the corners of his eyes.

He was nearly dying of anxiety, yet Ye Bai still appeared unhurried.

Just a moment ago, he had accidentally wiped out one-third of the Thunder Bird population.

Thunder Birds are not easy Exotic Beasts to deal with; these fellows are vengeful and hold grudges.

If the Thunder Birds were left unchecked, would that mean they would rush toward other parts of the Yan Country?

One must know that ordinary people cannot contend with Fifth-tier Exotic Beasts like Thunder Birds; once they break into a town, it would be a one-sided slaughter.

However, when Jiaomujiao's gaze fell upon the sky, he discovered that these Thunder Birds had no intention of fighting at all.

They flapped their wings, like arrows released from a bowstring, flying toward the distance.

The Thunder Birds gathered in the air became fewer and fewer.

"What has Ye Bai done?"

"How could he have attracted so many Thunder Birds to rush over there?"

"Could it be that he has finished making the bait?"

Jiaomujiao wanted to ask Ye Bai, but he discovered that his mental energy was severely insufficient; he would be unable to converse for a short time.

At this moment, many Sunflower Emperors had already poked their heads out, and they were looking at Jiaomujiao with curious eyes.

Clearly, these Sunflower Emperor Clones had already heard the Sunflower Emperor's instructions.

They would follow Jiaomujiao and release Heavenly Dew in the large Secret Realm.

"Haha, since Ye Bai has a plan and is even helping me intercept the Thunder Birds, I, as his Uncle-Master, naturally will not question it."

The Flame Leopards were originally within the scope of Jiaomujiao's plan to subdue.

Subduing the Flame Leopards could greatly reduce the impact of the Beast Tide on Nantianmen Fortress.

It could buy a window of time for Nantianmen Fortress and alleviate the pressure on everyone.

In preparation for the arrival of the next wave of the Beast Tide; just that previous wave of attacks had already left quite a few Pet Beast Masters injured.

A Hellfire several tens of meters tall was summoned out.

It landed heavily on the ground from the air.

Only a violent Impact sound was heard, and dust rose everywhere.

The Flame Leopards climbed up from the ground one after another; they felt this was a provocative act against them.

The fur of the Flame Leopards was ignited instantly, every strand radiating a scorching aura.

Its gaze was sharp and full of hostility, seemingly ready to erupt with destructive power at any moment.

The Hellfire appeared exceptionally arrogant in its confrontation; an endless sea of fire rolled, and the Xianghuo seemed capable of burning everything to ash.

The air was filled with a scorched smell, and the breath of the Flame Leopards even carried sparks.

Its muscles were taut, each one like a bow and arrow ready to be fired, prepared to erupt with the most ferocious strike at any moment.

The firelight reflected in the eyes of the Flame Leopards, flickering with the light of a challenge.

They entered a combat state; this was an outcome of life or death.

Just at this moment, a massive spatial ripple appeared.

At the critical moment, Jiaomujiao opened the space gate.

If Jiaomujiao had released the space gate from the beginning and respectfully invited them to enter, they might have given Jiaomujiao some face.

As a result, once the Hellfire smashed down, the thoughts of the Flame Leopards changed completely.

They intended to turn everything upside down.

However, just as the Flame Leopards were preparing to act, the soil shifted, and more and more Sunflower Emperors poked their heads out from underground.

They filed in one after another, their bodies emitting a thick floral fragrance.

That floral fragrance was like the intoxicating scent emitted by a forest after the rain.

The Flame Leopards, which had originally been glaring with rage, all exited their combat state.

They seemed as if their souls had been hooked by the charming fragrance, and they followed the Sunflower Emperors into the large Secret Realm in a daze.

At this time, Xuemo Dubo discovered the clues.

He paced back and forth in the Blood River with his hands behind his back.

"Damn it, this is not looking good."

"The Blood River has been absorbed by that crazy woman quite a bit; now, relying on the energy of the Blood River, I can only summon a Seventh-tier Demon God."

The strength of a Seventh-tier Demon God is about the same as mine; even if summoned, it would be nothing more than a slightly larger ant.

It simply cannot defeat the Pet Beast Masters guarding Nantianmen Fortress.

The Blood Demon even had a faint feeling of wanting to vomit blood.

It would have been better if he had used the Blood River to summon the Demon God earlier and ruled this world a step sooner.

Now, it is too late to regret.

Fighting until now, not a single drop of blood has seeped down from the ground.

This made the Blood Demon's guts turn green with regret.

"Damn it, if I find out who is pulling the strings behind my back, I will definitely turn that person into a puddle of pus and blood."

The Blood Demon does not dare to go out now, because that fierce god Jiao Mujiao is still sitting in command above; if Jiao Mujiao discovers that he is not dead, he will likely be ground to dust by Jiao Mujiao directly.

"There is no other way, now I can only use this method which is not a method."

"I will split off clones to go to the Tuzai Chang to slaughter Exotic Beasts and absorb enough blood."

"I am not being greedy this time, as long as I can summon an eighth-order Blood Demon God, that will be enough."

Because time was tight and the task was heavy, the Blood Demon directly changed the mission objective.

"Blood Demon Art: Blood Clone Technique."

Streaks of blood-red baleful aura flew out from the Blood Demon's fingertips and landed in the Blood River below.

The Blood River writhed for a moment, the surface of the river like boiling water, and countless black shadows emerged from the Blood River.

At first they were just a mass, but after coming into contact with the air, they gradually transformed into human shapes.

And their appearance was exactly the same as the Blood Demon.

"This way I don't have to worry about Jiao Mujiao finishing me off directly."

"Hehehe."

The clones created by the Blood Demon turned into Blood Mist one after another and dissipated in mid-air.

Imperial Capital University.

Upon learning that a major change had occurred with the bait, the researchers at the Imperial Capital Research Institute immediately began to study the formula and verify the feasibility of the bait.

Especially after the formula in Lan Fa's hands was sent back, the faces of these researchers turned as dark as ink.

They realized the seriousness of the incident.

There was an extra drug in the formula, which would cause a violent explosion.

And the more lightning it absorbed, the more powerful the explosion would be.

What was most incredible was that the formula had clearly been sent from the Imperial Capital.

Yet after Jiao Mujiao received it, the formula had an extra drug name.

In other words, someone had tampered with it here. Who exactly had such great ability, and who was so daring as to disregard their fellow citizens of Yan Country?

Consequently, the higher-ups issued an order that in times of crisis, one must verify the formula with the person on the other side once to ensure it was correct before it could be considered a normal handover.

Having lost a third of their companions, the Thunder Birds must surely hate humans to the core right now.

Their plan to tame the Thunder Birds had completely fallen through, and it might even trigger a siege by the Flame Leopards.

This was perhaps the true goal of the mastermind—to throw Yan Country into complete chaos.

Therefore, the five Marshals all issued a death order: investigate, and uncover the truth.

"The current situation is relatively stable for now; the Flame Leopards have spontaneously burrowed into the Secret Realm Space."

"We will have a period of rest and reorganization next."

The Thunder Birds in the sky were becoming fewer and fewer, those Thunder Birds looking as if they were being chased by dogs.

They turned into streaks of light and disappeared one after another.

"I wonder if Ye Bai really found a way to intercept the Thunder Birds."

"That last wave of attacks by the Thunder Birds caused us heavy losses."

"The Stone Lion is currently gestating, and quite a few Pet Beast Masters have been injured."

Among the many Pet Beast Masters, Jiao Mujiao even saw a white-haired old man.

He was sitting on a Flying Dragon, charging at the very front.

"Everyone, rest for a while."

"Maintenance team, be responsible for reinforcing the Nantianmen Fortress."

"At the same time, urge the electrical team to see when they can fix the protective barrier."

"Medical team, hurry up and carry out rescue work."

Jiao Mujiao gave orders in an orderly manner.

Soon everyone was performing their own duties, and the severely injured Pet Beast Masters and Pet Beasts were treated immediately.

"Fang Ritu, I have something I need to entrust to you."

"Help me go to the Yingxiong Muyuan ten kilometers away; I want to know what exactly is happening over there right now."

Fang Ritu nodded: "Jiao Mujiao, you are worried that the Corpse Speaker is not easy to deal with, right?"

"Especially with so many Thunder Birds rushing over there."

"Alright, I will set off immediately."

Fang Ritu shrank her two giant golden hammers until they were only the size of a thumb, stuffed the giant hammers into her palms, and then leaped down from the Nantianmen Fortress.

Headfirst, she felt the thrill of the fall, and just as she was about to have a head-on Charge with Mother Earth, Fang Ritu directly changed direction in mid-air, landing on the ground with extreme ease.

Yingxiong Muyuan.

A large number of Thunder Birds were attracted by the Heavenly Dew and burrowed into the Secret Realm Space.

Leiwu was currently joining forces with Dabai to attack the Corpse Speaker.

One of the Corpse Speaker's arms had been severed, yet he still wore an expression of complete indifference on his face.

He reattached the arm to the severed point, and countless tiny blood threads emerged from the break to connect with the severed limb.

Before long, it was as good as new.

Damn it, these two guys are too difficult to deal with, and there are still quite a few Thunder Birds lurking nearby.

The Corpse Speaker already had a faint thought of fleeing.

But he had only just completed his ultimate sublimation; as an eighth-order powerhouse, if he were to leave here in a sorry state, the Corpse Speaker would lose face.

"There is no other way, I can only fight for my life."

The Corpse Speaker took a deep breath and pulled the thorn embedded in his head out.

If Ye Bai were in the Secret Realm Space, he would certainly have been able to discover the Corpse Speaker's abnormality.

A large amount of black Qi emerged, and the blood-red aura on his body became even more violent.

The two short blades in his hands also transformed into two sharp long swords under the reinforcement of the black Qi.

The number of Thunder Birds was too great, so the sky of the entire Secret Realm was crackling with sound.

Bolts of electric current fell from the sky, striking heavily at the Corpse Speaker who was entangled in a fight with Dahui.

In fact, a small portion of the current also followed the ground and landed on Dahui's body.

However, Dahui, who had mastered the Thunder Axe, was naturally immune to the damage of electric-type skills.

The Corpse Speaker was suppressed severely, and in this Secret Realm, his power was also weakened by thirty percent.

Zhang Lingxue was on the periphery of the Secret Realm, watching the Thunder Birds rush toward the spatial ripples, and then she dove straight in without looking back.

"Ye Bai, can we keep the Corpse Speaker here this time?"

"Otherwise, more Pet Beasts or Pet Beast Masters will suffer."

Although the Corpse Speaker's strength was great, the dense barrage of electric current falling from the sky all at once made the Corpse Speaker doubt his life.

This thunder was extremely rigid and fierce, striking heavily on an open space in the Secret Realm and blasting it into an unfathomably deep hole.

This made the Corpse Speaker very uncomfortable.

He had refined himself into a corpse puppet, and his body contained a large amount of Yin Qi.

Originally, he was impervious to swords, spears, water, and fire, but as bolts of lightning fell violently from the sky, they concentrated on his body.

Under the harmonization of Yin and Yang, the Corpse Speaker's originally sublimated power was being weakened.

His movements also gradually became slower.

After all, with so many Thunder Birds gathered together, even if each Thunder Bird only produced one bolt of lightning, the accumulation of sand into a tower meant the quantity and power were quite considerable.

The Corpse Speaker felt like a frog in warm water; he wanted to jump out of this cage, but he could never leave this Secret Realm Space.

Time passed second by second.

The Corpse Speaker's sublimated power was thus ground away by the Thunder Birds and Dahui.

The baleful aura entwined around his body was torn apart by the thunder.

The Corpse Speaker's eyes had become incomparably turbid.

Dahui raised the Thunder God Axe in his hand and struck heavily toward the Corpse Speaker.

A sound of air being torn came, and the Corpse Speaker's eyes reflected the axe emitting a cold light.

A head immediately flew off, and a violent electric current slammed heavily into the spot where the Corpse Speaker had originally stood.

An unfathomably deep pit appeared.

At this moment, the Corpse Speaker recalled that he had once been a human; because he craved eternal life and immortality, he had used a family forbidden spell to transform himself into a corpse puppet.

After he transformed into a corpse puppet, he lost human emotions, his personality became increasingly irritable, and he eventually developed the idea of turning the things he loved and the people he loved into puppets.

By the time he was recruited by the leader of the Death God Society, he was already a powerhouse in his own right.

At this moment, his life was flashing before his eyes.

Is living forever like this really good?

When eating, he could not taste a single thing; it was like chewing wax.

Having become a puppet, he actually longed to become a human, because his heart was cold.

He wanted to feel the sound of a heartbeat.

Unfortunately, there are no "ifs."

If time could turn back, he would certainly want to bathe in the sunlight and enjoy the wind, frost, rain, and dew.

Humans, the more they obsess over something, the easier it is to lose it; by the time that happens, it is too late to regret.

Dahui swung the Thunder God Axe again, and the Corpse Speaker's head was split in two just like that.

The Corpse Speaker had fallen.

(End of this chapter)