Chapter 511: Wolf Emperor Hall

But it was useless.

Back in the Floating Light Secret Realm, Ye Xuan’s Swallowing Martial Soul had only been at Three-Stars, yet it had devoured Jin Lin’s Soul Thought and seized control of the Armored Dragon under his command.

Now, Ye Xuan’s Swallowing Martial Soul was more than ten times stronger than before. Devouring the wisp of Soul Thought left in the Black Rock Poison Spider’s mind was an incredibly simple matter.

In just a moment.

Ye Xuan successfully devoured every last trace of the Soul Thought left in the Black Rock Poison Spider’s body, turning it into nourishment for his Swallowing Martial Soul.

Afterward, Ye Xuan attached the power of his Swallowing Martial Soul to the Black Rock Poison Spider’s mind.

A feeling of perfect control, like moving his own limbs, emerged in Ye Xuan’s mind.

The Black Rock Poison Spider stood up unsteadily. It understood that it had a new master, and a hint of reliance on Ye Xuan appeared in its eyes.

Ye Xuan immediately began to search the Black Rock Poison Spider’s memories, trying to get some information from it.

Sure enough, through his communication with the Black Rock Poison Spider, Ye Xuan learned that there was indeed a Profound Beast Demon King in this mountain range.

And the Demon Race martial techniques the Black Rock Poison Spider cultivated had also been taught by this Profound Beast Demon King.

This Profound Beast Demon King ruled the mountains for tens of thousands of miles around, making it the undisputed king of this region.

In addition, there were several other Demon Beast Demon Kings in this mountain range, all of whom were subordinate to this Profound Beast Demon King.

However, a few months ago, the Profound Beast Demon King seemed to have some business to attend to. It led several Demon Beast Demon Kings away from this place, leaving only the Black Rock Poison Spider and a few other Demon Beasts behind in its territory.

’My guess was right,’ Ye Xuan thought, his heart sinking upon receiving this information. ’There really is a Profound Beast Demon King in this area, and on top of that, several Demon Beast Demon Kings as well.’

According to Ye Xuan’s speculation, when the Gale Light Academy masters were looking for an assessment location, they must have been searching for a region in the Endless Mountain Range that had a large number of Tier Six Demon Beasts but no Tier Seven Demon Kings.

This place fit their criteria perfectly, so they settled on it.

But they had no idea that the reason there were so many Tier Six Demon Beasts here was because this entire area was under the rule of a Tier Seven Profound Beast Demon King.

’Once that Profound Beast Demon King and its subordinate Demon Beast Demon Kings return, the consequences...’

Thinking of this, Ye Xuan immediately communicated with the Black Rock Poison Spider again.

However, the Black Rock Poison Spider had limited intelligence. It only knew that the Profound Beast Demon King and the Demon Beast Demon Kings had left on some matter, but it had no idea what they were doing or when they would return.

"We’re finished." Ye Xuan gave a bitter smile.

Actually, since the Profound Beast Demon King had already been gone for several months, it probably wouldn’t return anytime soon.

But he had just destroyed the Soul Thought the Profound Beast Demon King left in the Black Rock Poison Spider. The Profound Beast Demon King must have known about it the instant it happened.

The moment it had a free second, it would definitely return to its territory.

’I hope whatever that Profound Beast Demon King is doing is critical and doesn’t allow for distractions.’

Although Ye Xuan was slightly anxious, there was nothing he could do. He couldn’t just go find Master Qingfeng and tell them everything, could he?

His Swallowing Martial Soul was far too important; it was something he could never reveal.

Besides, he considered it carefully. With the strength of the Gale Light Academy masters, they would surely notice the Profound Beast Demon King the moment it returned.

If it was just one Profound Beast Demon King and two or three Demon Beast Demon Kings, it might not be that dangerous.

Thinking of this, Ye Xuan finally calmed down.

He walked into the depths of the Black Rock Poison Spider’s cave and, sure enough, found a Crystal Stone inside.

Ye Xuan asked the Black Rock Poison Spider about the Crystal Stone, but its answer was that it didn’t know where the Crystal Stone came from either.

Ye Xuan immediately understood. The Gale Light Academy masters had probably placed the Crystal Stone without alerting the Black Rock Poison Spider, acting in secret.

After successfully obtaining the second Crystal Stone, Ye Xuan looked at the Little Purple Mink again.

’I can’t deal with the Profound Beast Demon King situation for now,’ he thought. ’The most urgent task is to find more Crystal Stones.’

Seeing Ye Xuan’s gaze, the Little Purple Mink immediately put on a smug expression, then pointed its little paw toward another spot outside the cave.

Ye Xuan’s figure immediately transformed into a stream of light, shooting off toward the next Crystal Stone location as directed by the Little Purple Mink.

「At this moment, deep within the Endless Mountain Range, hundreds of thousands of miles away.」

A magnificent black mountain peak stood tall, exuding a majestic aura.

At the foot of the mountain, a large number of Profound Beasts and Demon Beasts were gathered, each one seemingly in devout prayer.

Every single one of these Profound Beasts and Demon Beasts emanated a dense demonic aura. They were all Tier Seven Demon King Level beasts. At a rough glance, there were at least a hundred of them.

Their terrifying demonic might dyed the very heavens and earth a shade of pitch black.

Suddenly, one of the Earth Dragon Profound Beasts shuddered violently. Its blood-red eyes snapped open, revealing a furious light.

"Damn it."

It let out a low growl. The grim sound flowed across the foot of the mountain as its powerful Soul Thought transformed into a gale, howling with rage.

"Kalu, are you looking to die?"

An ape-like Profound Beast Demon King next to it let out a low snarl, lowering its voice to say angrily, "What are you doing? This is the critical moment of the divine prayer! If you disrupt the process, believe me, Lord Wolf Emperor will rip your head off."

The Earth Dragon Profound Beast Demon King’s body shook, and it quickly fell silent, but the fury in its eyes still burned brightly.

"Kalu, what in the world happened?" the ape-like Profound Beast Demon King asked.

"One of my subordinates was just taken control of by another Profound Beast," the Earth Dragon Profound Beast Demon King said angrily. "You expect me to stay calm?"

"What? Something like that happened?" The ape-like Profound Beast Demon King was also stunned.

Profound Beast Demon Kings possess extremely high intelligence, so they take the concept of their territory very seriously.

If one of their subordinate Demon Beasts were killed by a human or another Demon Beast, they wouldn’t be so moved. After all, the strong preying on the weak is the natural law of the Demon Race.

But to have a subordinate stolen by another Profound Beast Demon King was a deeply insulting act for a Profound Beast.

No wonder the Earth Dragon Profound Beast Demon King was so furious.

The ape-like Profound Beast Demon King frowned in confusion. "This entire region is Lord Wolf Emperor’s territory, and it’s currently the time for the Wolf Emperor Hall’s blessing ceremony. All the Profound Beast Demon Kings under the Wolf Emperor Hall have been summoned here. Could it be a Profound Beast Demon King from another faction is causing trouble in your territory?"

The Endless Mountain Range was the main stronghold of the Demon Race. The various demon clans were divided into different factions, and this group of Profound Beast Demon Kings belonged to the Wolf Emperor Hall’s faction.

If a Profound Beast Demon King from another faction took advantage of the Wolf Emperor Hall’s divine prayer to cause trouble in their territory, it would not be a small matter.

"This is a critical moment for the divine prayer. As a member of the Wolf Emperor Hall, you absolutely cannot leave. But your subordinates are another matter."

The ape-like Profound Beast Demon King made a suggestion. "How about this? I’ll send one of my subordinates with one of yours to investigate your territory and see what’s going on. If it really is another Profound Beast Demon King breaking the rules and causing trouble on Wolf Emperor Hall’s turf, then even if we can tolerate it, Lord Wolf Emperor absolutely will not let it slide."

"Good idea."

The Earth Dragon Profound Beast Demon King’s eyes lit up instantly. It used its Soul Thought to quickly issue a command.

A moment later...

From among the hundred-plus Demon Beast Demon Kings on the outskirts of the mountain, two emerged. These two Tier Seven Demon Kings instantly transformed into streams of light and shot toward the Gale Light Academy students’ assessment area.

At this very moment, the numerous students had no idea they had fallen into a crisis, and were still searching everywhere for Crystal Stones.

Some of the lucky ones had already found one or two Crystal Stones, while the unlucky ones had found nothing at all.

In comparison, Ye Xuan was doing far, far better.

Under the Little Purple Mink’s guidance, he had found five Crystal Stones without much effort at all.

’I just need to find four more, and I can exchange them for a Tier Seven Spirit Medicine for free.’

After finding the sixth Crystal Stone on a cliff face, a smile couldn’t help but appear on Ye Xuan’s face.

"Halt!"

Just as he was about to head to the next location, a loud shout came from behind him. A few figures rushed up and surrounded him, each one radiating killing intent.

The leading student had an excited look on his face. He shouted coldly, "Kid, hand over the Crystal Stone you just got, or else I’ll..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he saw Ye Xuan’s face as he turned around. The words he was about to say immediately got caught in his throat. His eyes went wide as saucers as he said in shock, "It’s you..."

The other students beside him also widened their eyes, blurting out in horror, "Senior Brother, that’s Xuan Ye!"

"Damn it, why is it this kid?"

"What rotten luck! Let’s go, quick!"

The students all spoke at once, then retreated backward at a speed even faster than when they arrived. The leading youth, in particular, ducked into the forest and vanished in an instant.

"Hmph." Ye Xuan snorted coldly, narrowing his eyes as he watched the lead youth. ’Trying to rob me, of all people? This guy has the aura of two Crystal Stones on him. They’re as good as mine.’

As the thought crossed his mind, the Lingxu Wings on his back suddenly unfurled.

With a ZZZTT sound, amidst a flash of purplish-blue lightning, Ye Xuan instantly gave chase.

"Damn it, Xuan Ye is chasing us!"

Seeing this, the lead youth was so scared he nearly jumped out of his skin.

When people like them ran rampant in this area, the ones they feared encountering the most were experts like Ye Xuan.

"Everyone, split up and run!"

The leading youth was decisive. He knew very well that his own two legs were no match for Ye Xuan’s flight-type Spiritual Treasure, so he immediately gave a low shout.

With a WHOOSH, the several students scattered in all directions like a startled flock of birds.