The Master of Beasts-Chapter 584 - 149: Mass Exodus (Part 2)

"I'll hold them off, you run!"

"Buzz buzz buzz"

Behind Mu Hun emerged a golden disc, with a green eye in its center. Endless wood energy surged forth, and in the desert environment, a large number of trees and vines began to grow.

"Good."

Ye Cheng, eager for a fight, praised and charged forward with his spear.

Mu Yue and Mu Cen, who wanted to retreat, were blocked by those thick-skinned, cunning Curse Body Warriors.

.......

Death Defense Zone

Chen Jiuge looked at the dismembered limbs on the ground, his face full of confusion: "Is this a suicide mission?"

"Check if there are any survivors."

In no time, Qiu Ruo brought over a miserable cultivator.

Missing three limbs, his body was covered in bite marks—this unlucky soul surely encountered a fierce beast with no spiritual wisdom.

"Who are you people?" Chen Jiuge asked.

The cultivator remained silent, which didn't surprise Chen Jiuge. He gestured, and a swarm of gold-loving ants, each the size of a palm, emerged from the ground.

"Did you know, gold-loving ants not only like to eat metal but also have a sweet tooth? What do you think if I smear you with honey, what would happen?"

"If that's not to your liking, I could always try something else. Ever heard of the Sand Ape? A Sand Ape with no spiritual wisdom isn't picky about its diet."

"I'll talk, I'll talk." The cultivator immediately nodded, terrified that a Sand Ape might pounce if he wasted any time.

"We are the reserve Wind and Thunder Guards. The elders tasked us with attacking the Death Dark Zone. They said after Brother Ye's last attack, there was no longer any defense here."

"Expendable pawns, huh." Chen Jiuge understood.

A streak of immortal power turned into an arrow, piercing through the man's head, destroying his true spirit and severing any chance of rebirth.

"Senior Brother Chen?" Qiu Ruo called out.

"It's nothing. First, let's handle the battlefield."

After dismissing Qiu Ruo, the unease in Chen Jiuge's heart grew stronger. He immediately sat cross-legged and commanded a large number of sand mice to run towards the surrounding defense zones.

Three hours later, a message returned from the sand mice scouting the nearest defense zone: "Three Tree Defense Zone, completely wiped out!"

"Impossible," Chen Jiuge was in disbelief.

The subsequent messages from the sand mice only worsened.

Yihe Defense Zone wiped out, Yiyuan Defense Zone wiped out, Purple Garden Defense Zone wiped out...

The overwhelming flood of complete destruction messages numbed Chen Jiuge completely.

Taking out a defense zone map, Chen Jiuge began checking one by one, realizing that they had become the last surviving frontline defense zone.

"No, we can't stay here any longer. If the Big Wood Defense Zone falls, we'll be completely surrounded."

Gathering all the cultivators and the four strongest Spiritual Beast representatives within the zone, Chen Jiuge announced the retreat.

"What's going on? Junior Chen, why are we retreating all of a sudden?" Tian Yue asked, puzzled.

"Senior Brother, this is the message brought back by my Spiritual Beasts." Chen Jiuge handed over the compiled intelligence to Tian Yue with a bitter smile.

"Impossible, how could this happen? Absolutely impossible." Tian Yue said, somewhat frantically.

"What exactly happened?" Qiu Ruo asked urgently. Seeing Tian Yue ignoring her, she snatched the intelligence from his hand. A single glance made her shiver all over.

"The sect's defense zones are finished."

After a brief explanation, everyone understood the situation. Black Widow nonchalantly said, "So if we stay here, we're doomed. Our only chance is to retreat towards the Big Wood Defense Zone?"

"That's about the size of it."

"Then let's retreat," Black Widow said indifferently.

Sand Ape King, in a solemn tone, said, "It's not that simple. We can't possibly take too many people with us in a retreat. What about my kin?"

The heaviness of the topic silenced other disciples of the Five Elements Sect. They didn't dare speak up, realizing the strength of these Spiritual Beasts and knowing it was unwise to offend them at this critical moment.

After venting his frustration with a few sharp words, Sand Ape King gradually quieted down, looking at Chen Jiuge with bloodshot eyes: "Master, how many can you take?"

Chen Jiuge sighed, "You can take them all, but when they reappear, they probably won't recognize you." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"So, you're saying these tribesmen will no longer recognize us as their king?" Sandstorm Scorpion King said heavily.

"Yes, but the Spiritual Beast Bag can also hold tens of thousands of Spiritual Beasts, those will still recognize you."

"Tens of thousands?" Sandstorm Scorpion King laughed bitterly, finally shaking his head, "Let's take them all; they've bled for me, I can't leave them to die here."

"I feel the same."

The Earth King Snake had no tribesmen, and the Black Widow didn't care much about her spider minions, as they weren't the same species anyway.

The grand migration began.

Watching the dense group of Spiritual Beasts, Tian Yue realized for the first time how unfathomable Chen Jiuge's power was. If these Spiritual Beasts were to attack him, he wouldn't be able to hold on for even a moment.

Even Tian Yue felt this way, and the disciples of the Five Elements Sect who came after were even more intimidated, the gap was simply too vast. No wonder someone with the cultivation of a One Flower Heavenly Immortal could be a Defense Zone Deacon.

......

Perhaps because of Ye Cheng's earlier attack, during the migration, Chen Jiuge noticed that the disciples of the Thunder God Temple were only watching from afar, without taking any action.

When passing through the Three Tree Defense Zone, Ye Cheng appeared.

"I thought you would keep holding your ground." Ye Cheng shouted from the dune.

Chen Jiuge raised his hand to halt the troop's steps, responding, "So, did you specifically come to pick a fight with us?"

Ye Cheng was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "No, I just came to see you off."

"No need to see us off, I know the way."

Ye Cheng hesitated for a moment but eventually stepped aside, watching the vast army pass by.

When the group was far away, leaving only a small black dot, Li Yu, beside Ye Cheng, asked in confusion, "Brother Ye, you wanted to take action just now, right? Why did you let them pass so easily?"

Ye Cheng turned, hands behind his back, and replied, "Even if we won, what meaning would it have? The losses would be significant. Right now, the most important thing is to stabilize these defense zones."

"The outcome of a single battle doesn't matter."

Guarding the rear with the strongest Spiritual Beasts like the Black Widow, Chen Jiuge noticed that the Thunder God Temple indeed did not make a move.

"Looks like that little guy was scared out of his wits last time," Sandstorm Scorpion King sneered.

The Black Widow said speechlessly, "Little Scorpion, which eye of yours saw him scared? I think he just felt it wasn't worth the cost to keep us."

"Stop arguing, let's just leave. This is no longer our territory." Chen Jiuge interrupted the beasts' quarrel.

Gazing at the Death Dark Zone, Chen Jiuge murmured, "You should go in and take a look; I've prepared a little surprise for you!"

...

"Brother Ye, do we really need to go in?" Li Yu asked, looking at his fellows preparing boisterously around them, somewhat puzzled.

"Li Yu, I've been to the Death Dark Zone, there are so many Spiritual Beasts here, the ones we saw before were just a tiny fraction. You know those Spiritual Beasts' flesh and blood are very useful for our Body Refinement." Ye Cheng said with a smile.

One of Ye Cheng's main reasons for not wanting to act against Chen Jiuge, aside from their strength, was the Spiritual Beasts in the Death Dark Zone!

With a wave, he cast an Earth Element Technique, and a simple stone table and chairs appeared. Ye Cheng took out a pot of Spiritual Wine and said with a smile, "Please."

Li Yu thanked him and sat down.

"Li Yu, our battle with the Five Elements Sect is for resources and the prosperity of the Sect; some unnecessary losses can actually be avoided."

"Like this battle, do those Golden Immortal Elders expect to drive the Five Elements Sect out of the Pioneer Area in one swoop?" Ye Cheng instructed with a calm face.

"Uh, Brother Ye, isn't that the case?" Li Yu asked, somewhat confused.

"Of course not, the Five Elements Sect isn't a pushover; how could they be driven out so easily? As long as those Golden Immortals exist, the Five Elements Sect won't leave the Pioneer Area, but nibbling away at some resources is feasible." Ye Cheng laughed.

At this time, a sharp howl accompanied by tragic screams rang out.

"Clang"

The stone chair was knocked over as Ye Cheng stood up suddenly, producing a dull sound. His eyes sparkled with brilliant Spirit Light, a sign of using the Spiritual Eye Technique.

An endless swarm of Gold-loving Ants devoured the Thunder God Temple disciples lagging behind. In just a single breath, they turned to bones. Various Divine Skills fell upon the swarm of Gold-loving Ants, but only caused slight ripples, vanishing without a trace.

"Chen Jiuge, Gold-loving Ants, good, good, good, next time I will definitely kill you!"

With a roar, Ye Cheng reluctantly took out a life-saving Spiritual Treasure; such a vast number of Gold-loving Ants were beyond what one person could resist.