Chapter 255 A Small Beast Tide in the Far South.
"Holy crap?! A Phoenix-crested Chicken egg!"
When Qian Gu Panlong saw the egg, which was the size of a human head, that Xuan Mo took out from the "King Kong," he almost drooled. Xu Lei, standing to the side, looked on with disgust.
"Brother Mo, where did you get this egg?"
Feeling Qian Gu Panlong's burning gaze fixed on him, Xuan Mo told him about how he had "borrowed" one of the eggs from the Phoenix-crested Chicken.
"Hehe, Brother Mo. As the old saying goes, the best ingredients deserve the best chef. So, you..."
Qian Gu Panlong grinned lewdly and grabbed Xuan Mo's shoulder. But before he could speak, Xuan Mo frowned slightly, then slowly pushed Qian Gu Panlong's hand away, feigning ignorance, and said, "Brother Qian Gu, what do you mean by that? I don't quite understand."
"Don't pretend, Lao Xu and I both know your skills."
Qian Gu Panlong subtly gave Xu Lei a look, "Besides, Phoenix Crown Feather Chicken eggs are a rare delicacy. You wouldn't be stingy with us two brothers, would you?"
Xuan Mo looked troubled and said, "Even so, I can't make it without the ingredients. A skilled cook can't make a meal without rice."
"That's easy."
At this moment, Xu Lei suddenly appeared in front of Xuan Mo and Qian Gu Panlong, and his next action made Xuan Mo's face turn as ugly as if he had eaten shit.
He took a soul tool from a mercenary member, swiped it with his right hand, and spices and seasonings appeared on the ground—no shortage of ingredients.
"Don't worry, Brother Mo, everything's ready."
Hearing Xu Lei's booming voice, Xuan Mo cursed inwardly, "You, Xu Lei, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, I really misjudged you. My balls!"
"Brother Mo, hurry up."
Qian Gu Panlong sidled up to Xuan Mo, rubbing his hands together incessantly, looking like nothing was more important than eating. Xuan Mo felt a pang of heartache and a headache; he almost wanted to bite him.
He muttered, "Eat, eat, eat until you die."
But he still took the seasonings…
Meanwhile, twenty kilometers away from Xuan Mo's location…
One of the men patrolling the area muttered to his companion, "The Grand Commander and Second Commander actually know that guy, and I didn't expect him to be so strong!"
"What 'that guy'? They're so ignorant."
His companion rolled his eyes. "He's the one who defeated the Spirit Hall in the Soul Master Competition, a true genius."
"Tch, if you ask me, the two commanders aren't bad either."
The man smirked. "If it weren't for their advanced age, they wouldn't be much weaker than this guy."
"Eh! That's true, I agree."
Suddenly, the two seemed to notice something. Their spirits immediately activated, and they flew into the air. Gazing at a distant point in the far south, their expressions darkened.
"Wait, what's that!?"
In the distance, they saw a black line advancing relentlessly, churning, its target clearly in their direction.
"Oh no, that's a beast tide! Go and inform the two commanders immediately. I'll keep an eye on their route and progress."
Hearing his companion's words, the other man didn't hesitate. He spread his wings and flew towards the place where the Ancient Dragon and his group had just encamped. After all, this was a crucial juncture, not the time for shirking responsibility. At the same time, Xuan Mo and his group had a plentiful supply of firewood laid out on the open ground, and the mercenary members had gathered stones from nearby to build a makeshift stove.
"Brother Mo, it's about time you made your move."
Qian Gu Panlong squatted beside the stove, staring longingly at the egg in Xuan Mo's hand, occasionally glaring fiercely at the others, including Xuan Mo and Xu Lei, seemingly declaring the area around the stove his territory.
"Damn it..."
Xuan Mo looked at the egg with reluctance, then his expression turned pained again. "Goodbye, my egg..."
Just then, the pebbles on the ground trembled slightly. While imperceptible to most, it was impossible for Xuan Mo, Qian Gu Panlong, and Xu Lei, the three Soul Kings, to miss it.
"Huh? What's going on?"
Not only did Qian Gu Panlong stand up abruptly with a serious expression, but the other members of the Dragon Shield Mercenary Group, under Xu Lei's organization and reminder, also raised their vigilance to the highest level.
"It seems something has happened in the far south."
Xuan Mo put the egg back into "King Kong" and looked solemnly in the direction from which the tremor came. At this moment, both he and Qian Gu Panlong had already guessed what was going on.
"Let's go and take a look."
Just as Qian Gu Panlong was about to set off, a mercenary group member's figure passed through the dense forest and came to Qian Gu Panlong and Xu Lei. Before he could even catch his breath, he hurriedly reported, "Two, two leaders, the beast tide..."
"What did you say?!"
Hearing this, the most impatient Qian Gu Panlong flashed and appeared in front of the mercenary.
"What's the size? Which direction?"
"It's not very big, just a small beast tide..."
This mercenary, in wartime, would be considered a professional scout, reporting not only the size of the beast tide but also its entire route.
"Phew, thank goodness it's a small beast tide."
Xu Lei's furrowed brows relaxed slightly after hearing this. After all, a small beast tide could only be a thousand years old at most; ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts wouldn't appear.
With their current strength, they could barely hold it off.
"This beast tide is strange."
Xuan Mo suddenly spoke up, "Although this beast tide is small, it came too suddenly, without any warning."
"Brother Mo, you don't know. Recently, a group of wolf bandits infiltrated this far south. I suspect this beast tide is related to them."
"Impossible."
Qian Gu Panlong's words were immediately rejected by Xuan Mo.
"The explosion half an hour ago was orchestrated by me to kill the wolf bandits. So neither the wolf bandits nor the explosion half an hour ago were the cause of the beast tide."
"This…you suspect someone did it intentionally?"
Xuan Mo recalled the evil soul master he had killed half an hour ago and nodded slightly.
"It's not impossible."
"Hiss! Who could be so vicious?"
Qian Gu Panlong couldn't help but gasp.
You see, not far from the edge of this far southern land are scattered villages. Although there are soul masters there, there are mostly civilians. Facing any beast tide, regardless of its size, if they aren't stopped, there's only one fate…death!
"Alright," Xu Lei suddenly spoke up, "We'll discuss whether there's a mastermind controlling the beast tide later. The focus now is that we can't avoid this beast tide; we have no choice but to fight it."
He paused, then continued, "So, in my opinion, we can only choose a suitable position to ambush them."
"Ambush?"
Xuan Mo and Qian Gu Panlong exchanged a glance, offering no objections, then directly asked, "Where do you think would be suitable?"
"According to our investigation, there's a valley ahead..."
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