Chapter 224: Phantom Array Enters Dream

Yuan Yao's heart stirred, and she quickly released her spiritual sense, instantly covering this area, carefully probing every corner of the surroundings.

Just as she sensed a somewhat familiar aura—

But that aura suddenly vanished without a trace, as if it had never appeared.

She stared intently at the spot where the aura had been, trying to find a clue, but ultimately found nothing.

Yuan Yao withdrew her spiritual sense.

"That person should have left." Zhou Zhouzhou raised his eyebrows and said.

Yuan Yao looked up at him and gave a slight smile: "Thanks for the reminder."

She opened the door and walked out.

Zhou Zhouzhou stepped forward to follow.

Yuan Yao walked a distance and realized he was still following her.

She stopped, her face slightly sinking, and said: "What exactly do you want to do?"

Zhou Zhouzhou laughed: "I said, since we came out together, we should go back together. Yuan, Xiao, Liu."

Yuan Yao's expression shifted, and she finally said helplessly: "Wait here a moment for me; after I finish my own business, I'll immediately come to meet you."

"Okay." Zhou Zhouzhou agreed this time, then changed tone: "I'll give you half an hour; if you don't return in half an hour, I'll report to the demon tribe soldiers in the city that you're a human spy."

Seeing his smiling, narrowed eyes, Yuan Yao instantly thought of three words: "smiling tiger."

"An instant."

She left those words and quickly flickered away from the spot.

Zhou Zhouzhou crossed his arms, his deep gaze fixed on Yuan Yao's retreating back, a faint cool smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

He seemed to sense something and looked toward a certain direction.

Who exactly is following Yuan Xiaoliu?

That person's cultivation strength is not weaker than his.

At that moment, a squad of Wolf Tribe soldiers patrolled to this place; they first surrounded Zhou Zhouzhou, then proceeded to interrogate him.

Zhou Zhouzhou looked at these wolf demons who had taken human form; they appeared basically no different from humans, except for the wolf ears retained on their heads, which revealed their true identity.

Zhou Zhouzhou produced an Eagle Tribe soldier's identification token, fabricated a reason for his presence, and successfully passed the Wolf Tribe soldiers' interrogation.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Yuan Yao alone moved through the city streets, during which she carefully avoided the patrolling Wolf Tribe soldiers.

She first set up four formation barriers at four locations in the city, then quickly headed toward a certain direction.

Soon, she actually looped back to the City Lord's Manor.

But not the front gate of the City Lord's Manor, rather the rear of it.

She hid in the corner of an alley, slightly poked her head out, and observed the situation behind the City Lord's Manor.

Behind the City Lord's Manor also stood a squad of Wolf Demon elite guards.

Just as one of the wolf demons was about to notice her, she quickly withdrew her gaze and pressed herself against the wall.

The Wolf Demon elite guards were very cautious; they immediately sent two soldiers toward Yuan Yao's position.

Yuan Yao naturally sensed their movements, unconsciously pursed her lips, and silently counted in her heart: three.

Two.

One.

With her final silent count, an instant later, a violent explosion sound came from a certain direction in the city.

The two Wolf Tribe soldiers were startled, instantly turning their gaze toward the direction of the sound.

"Enemy attack?!"

The next moment—

Another direction then transmitted a violent blast sound.

"Quick, go check the situation!"

In an instant, the Wolf Tribe soldiers patrolling the city almost all rushed toward the direction where the explosions occurred.

Meanwhile, the squad of Wolf Demon elite guards guarding behind the City Lord's Manor only sent two elites to investigate the situation, while the rest remained stationed in place.

A third blast sounded.

Inside the City Lord's Manor, the Wolf King and the Eagle Tribe Commander Cangming, who were holding a meeting, were also startled by the successive blasts.

The Wolf King's face instantly darkened; he rose abruptly, flashed away, and vanished from the spot.

Seeing this, Eagle Tribe Commander Cangming felt a faint unease in his heart and followed after him.

…

Behind the City Lord's Manor.

Yuan Yao's expression slightly tightened; she hadn't expected these few sounds to fail to draw away the guards here.

After a moment's thought, she had no choice but to summon the Phantom Spirit Sword and the Golden Egg.

"You go help me lure them away."

The Phantom Spirit Sword agreed without hesitation.

The Golden Egg, however, hesitated, seeming unwilling to suffer a loss.

"You don't want to cause destruction?" Yuan Yao reached out and touched the Golden Egg.

Upon hearing that, the Golden Egg became eager.

Want to!

Of course I want to!

At the same time, inside the beast pet space, the Little Fox sent a mental message to Yuan Yao: "Leader, if you have anything, you can also command me!"

It does not want to be an incompetent spirit pet.

It also wanted to be like Golden Egg and Phantom Spirit, able to help the leader relieve worries and solve difficulties.

Yuan Yao heard this and showed slight hesitation.

Because she knew Little Fox was only a first‑grade spirit beast, its strength still very weak; if she let it undertake such a dangerous mission, it would likely get injured or be slain.

Little Fox seemed to sense Yuan Yao's thoughts; it drooped its head dejectedly, then whispered: 'Leader, I overestimated myself; Little Fox doesn't want to cause you trouble.'

Golden Egg: 'Chitter‑chatter, what's the fuss! Master, let it out; I'll shield it with my own power—no one can move it!'

After thinking it over, Yuan Yao still decided to let Little Fox out for some real‑world combat training.

After summoning Little Fox, she instructed: 'If you can't beat them, run—got it?'

Little Fox's heterochromic eyes shone bright; it nodded repeatedly, sending mentally: 'Leader, I will accomplish the mission.'

Golden Egg: 'Let's go!'

It couldn't wait any longer!

Phantom Spirit instantly transformed into a five‑colored hammer that flickered with light.

Yuan Yao watched them, a warm current surging in her heart.

She reached out and touched each of them, then said: 'This mission is arduous; you must stay united!'

They agreed, and under Yuan Yao's guidance, they slipped out from another street entrance.

The unit of wolf demon guards originally stationed behind the City Lord's Mansion suddenly felt a chill rise from their spines, as if a pair of cold eyes were staring at them from behind.

Before they could react, a huge shadow descended, covering the sky and earth.

They looked up in shock and saw a gigantic hammer, as huge as a mountain, gleaming with five‑colored light, hurtling toward them with the force of a mountain‑toppling wave.

"Dodge!" someone shouted, and the wolf demon guards panicked, but it was already too late.

With a loud 'Boom' the earth shook violently, the whole ground seeming to be torn apart, revealing deep fissures.

Those wolf demon guards who couldn't dodge in time didn't even have a chance to scream before being flattened into meat patties by the terrifying hammer.

At that moment, a golden light shot forth like lightning.

Bang bang bang!

It sent all the wolf demon guards present flying.

The heterochromic fox leapt out, its sharp claws aiming for their vital points.

Ah—

The heterochromic fox's small body could nonetheless tug the wolf demon's physique; after tearing open one wolf demon's throat, it dragged the corpse away at great speed.

At this moment, the wolf demon guards all reacted.

They immediately began to counterattack.

Just then, a figure flickered into view.

The comer was Yuan Yao herself; she flashed forward, her hand seals fluttering like butterfly wings, and in the blink of an eye she completed a complex and mysterious maneuver.

At the same time, a mighty, unmatched surge of spiritual power burst from her body, like a flood breaking through a dam.

Accompanied by Yuan Yao's soft shout: 'Phantom Formation—'

"Enter Dream!"