Chapter 2123: Now I'll have to trouble the seniors

Faced with the glaring gazes of countless beasts, Xu Jie remained unusually calm, as if these beasts posed no threat to him.

You see, while inside the formation he might have felt a little guilty, but now with the formation as a barrier, his confidence instantly surged.

"I'm not scared of you at all."

Xu Jie muttered to himself inwardly, yet his face remained composed, the corners of his mouth slightly twitching up in a hint of disdain.

However, Xu Jie's silence only made the leading immortal beasts grow increasingly restless.

They glared, the cold light in their eyes growing sharper; one of them could no longer hold back and shouted in a low voice.

"Who exactly are you? Where is the king?"

The immortal beast's voice thundered like a clap of thunder, echoing through the space and making the other beasts tremble.

Clearly, they had determined that this guy before them was certainly not their king, and their king was probably already nowhere to be found.

Just as the immortal beast's words finished, something unexpected happened.

Xu Jie's body suddenly began to change; the massive beastly form he had disguised himself with dissipated like smoke blown away by a gust of wind.

In the blink of an eye, that huge beastly figure faded like drifting smoke, bit by bit vanishing until Xu Jie's true appearance was fully revealed—a young human.

This sudden change left the many beasts inside the formation stunned; they widened their eyes, unable to believe what they saw, as if time had frozen at that moment.

Especially the leading immortal beasts, their killing intent erupted like a volcano, locking onto Xu Jie with eyes blazing with fury that seemed ready to burn him to ashes.

"Humans, indeed these vile humans."

One immortal beast snarled through gritted teeth, its voice filled with anger and hatred.

The sight enraged the beasts beyond control; they stared wide-eyed at Xu Jie, as if they wanted to devour him alive.

However, due to the formation's barrier, Xu Jie appeared completely at ease, paying no heed to these beasts.

These beasts were now like wild animals trapped in a cage; no matter how they roared and struggled, they could not break free of the formation's bonds.

They hated Xu Jie, but there was nothing they could do.

At that moment, some beasts could no longer restrain themselves and began to frantically attack the formation's light curtain.

They exerted all their strength, unleashing various attacks in an attempt to breach what seemed an impregnable defense.

Unfortunately, the formation stood as solid as a mountain; no matter how the beasts attacked, it could not be shaken in the slightest.

Their strikes against the formation's light curtain vanished like stones sunk in the sea, raising not a ripple.

Seeing this, Xu Jie's lips curled into a faint smile.

He mocked the beasts, saying.

"Save your strength; don't waste your effort."

However, the few leading immortal beasts did not act impulsively like the other beasts.

They fixed their gaze on Xu Jie, eyes flashing with anger and doubt.

One immortal beast gritted its teeth and asked.

"Where is our king?"

This question was clearly their utmost concern.

They simply could not understand how, right under their noses, their king could have been swapped out by these humans.

Moreover, they had not noticed this at all.

What made them even more anxious was that, if the king had been impersonated by Xu Jie, where then had the real king gone?

This mystery weighed on their minds, making them frantic.

However, facing the immortal beast's question, Xu Jie's lips twitched into a sly smile, and he replied unhurriedly.

"Guess."

Those two simple words were like a fuse, instantly igniting the immortal beast's fury.

It widened its eyes, face full of rage, trembling with anger as it let out a roar.

"You..."

Unfortunately, despite the immortal beast's fury reaching its peak, because of the formation's barrier it, like the other beasts, could only stand in place and vent its impotent rage at Xu Jie.

After confirming that the beasts could not break through the formation, Xu Jie turned and left without hesitation, not looking back.

His steps were especially light, for he knew the first half of the plan had gone smoothly.

The beasts here no longer posed a threat; trapped within the formation, they could not break out at all.

Next, Xu Jie could devote himself fully to handling the follow-up matters.

His heart brimmed with confidence; he feared no upcoming challenge.

Meanwhile, the beasts left behind, though furious at Xu Jie's departure, could do nothing about it.

They could only watch helplessly as Xu Jie drifted away, then unleash all their anger upon that sturdy formation.

Completely ignoring the angry howls behind him, Xu Jie strode off as if he hadn't heard, not looking back.

His steps were light and confident, as if the howls had nothing to do with him.

After walking a distance, Xu Jie soon arrived at the place where the members of the Dao One Immortal Sect had gathered.

Here heads crowded together, bustling with activity; all the honored guests of the Dao One Immortal Sect had assembled.

In the crowd, Xu Jie immediately spotted Ye Zhangqing and Hei Lao standing together, seemingly conversing about something.

Seeing Xu Jie return safely, Ye Zhangqing's face instantly lit up with a delighted smile; he hurried forward and said.

"Third Shī xiōng, you've finally come back."

Regarding Xu Jie's ability to single-handedly toy with the beast herd and successfully trap them with a formation, Ye Zhangqing's heart filled with admiration.

He knew well how difficult this was, yet Xu Jie managed it with ease, which was truly astonishing.

Needless to say, in terms of cunning, few could match Xu Jie.

This kid's scheming mind is truly dark.

Xu Jie saw Ye Zhangqing, and he too felt delighted, after all they had already agreed before departure that Ye Zhangqing would lead the others to provide external support.

After the two senior brothers met, they exchanged a few pleasantries, each expressing admiration for the other's performance.

Afterwards, Xu Jie turned his head to look at Hei Lao, seeing Hei Lao with a solemn face, yet his eyes revealed a sense of steadiness and confidence.

Xu Jie respectfully bowed to Hei Lao and said.

"Next, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you, senior."

Hei Lao smiled slightly and replied.

"It's nothing, the Elephant Ancestor is also an old opponent."

His voice may not be loud, but it is full of strength and confidence.

Earlier, from the beast herd, Xu Jie had already learned who this behind-the-scenes mastermind was.

The Elephant Ancestor, one of the Three Great Beast Ancestors of the Wuji Shanmai, also despises the Dao One Immortal Sect and wants to destroy it.