Chapter 1324: The Era Has Passed

Even though he had been reduced to a mere human sandbag and posed no threat to Xu Yang, he kept getting up, time after time, to face Xu Yang's fists head-on.

Xu Yang himself was growing tired of the fight, yet he was unwilling to simply dispatch the leader of the Black Bear Tribe. Reluctantly, he conceived a more effortless way to resolve the situation. Suddenly, Xu Yang stomped his foot, and the light of the Ghost Valley Array of Qimen Dunjia flashed once more. Without hesitation, he began to alter the spatial configuration of the array, pulling his entire team into its central region, thereby forcing a spatial transfer. In this manner, the team effortlessly bypassed any further obstruction from the Black Bear warriors, and at the same time, avoided annihilating the entire tribe.

"Hahaha, Boss, I knew you didn't have the heart to completely wipe out these Black Bear warriors. It's just that these stubborn fools are truly dim-witted; they know it's impossible to defeat us, yet they keep rushing forward to their deaths."

Xu Yang's expression grew calmer as he spoke to the Xuanwu clone, "Their attitude and spirit are worth emulating. 'Fight to the last drop of blood'—I like that motto. Perhaps it's precisely because of this attitude that I didn't slaughter them all. After all, they are not the true adversaries we seek. Our real enemies will be the Dragon and Phoenix tribes, along with the Fox King's tribe, whom we will encounter next."

The Dragon and Phoenix tribes, as well as the Fox King's tribe, would show no quarter to Xu Yang's team, for their mission to stop Xu Yang and his companions came directly from the Beast Emperor's leader. Should Xu Yang's team indeed venture further past the Central Plains battlefield, it would signify that these three strongest Ten Kings tribes of the Central Plains would face severe punishment from the Beast Emperor.

After bypassing the Black Bear Tribe, Xu Yang's team hastened their advance. This time, they opted to use the White Dragon as a mount, flying high above the Central Plains battlefield to gain a broader vantage point. Since Xu Yang had already deduced that the temporary relocation of these three major tribes was a direct command from the Beast Emperor, there was no longer any concern about "stirring the grass and startling the snake." Given that the Beast King Tribe had already discerned Xu Yang's true objective, there was no longer any need for concealment. They simply needed to employ the most efficient method to reach the final region of the Central Plains battlefield.

Upon entering a valley region ahead, Xu Yang once again produced the map. According to the markings, this place was named Thousand Fox Mountain. This was precisely the former unified territory of the Fox King Tribe. However, after their powerful rise, the Fox King Tribe had discovered new territories more suitable for their cultivation and had not returned to this original region for quite some time. This time, however, after receiving orders from the Phoenix Tribe, they had been forcibly recalled to their original tribal base, deep within Thousand Fox Mountain. In other words, Xu Yang's team had now arrived at the Fox King Tribe's current location and could encounter its members at any moment.

"I once consulted the records of the Far North Barbarian Clan and found information about the Fox King Tribe," a voice began. "It is said that most members of this tribe are life forms evolved from ancient celestial foxes, naturally endowed with incredibly powerful charm abilities. Furthermore, the Fox King Tribe possesses incredibly strong spiritual power. I fear we are bound to encounter attacks within illusionary realms this time."

The Azure Dragon pondered for a moment, instinctively glancing at the female envoy in red.

"There's no need to worry. We have her as a secret weapon; even if we encounter an illusionary space, she should alert us immediately. Moreover, with Boss and Great God Xiaohua here, even the most powerful illusion presents us with a chance to break free."

The Azure Dragon's words were, in fact, meant to embolden himself, the Xuanwu clone, and the White Tiger youth. He paid little mind to the specific offensive tactics the enemy might employ, believing that "meeting soldiers with generals and water with earth" was the optimal counter-strategy.

In Xu Yang's view, a cultivator's greatest vulnerability lies in possessing weaknesses. If a cultivator can perfectly compensate for their inherent flaws and continuously refine their cultivation system, then even when facing the most formidable opponents, that cultivator retains the possibility of turning the tide. This is particularly true in beast territories, where beast tribes often possess extremely powerful bloodline talents, yet these advantages are typically accompanied by even more pronounced flaws. Therefore, when facing beast warriors, identifying their weaknesses allows one to achieve twice the result with half the effort in suppressing them. While the Fox King Tribe possesses incredibly strong spiritual power, their physical bodies are correspondingly much weaker, far from the rugged and robust state of the Black Bear Tribe. Consequently, if their mental blockade can be shattered and their physical bodies targeted, the battle is naturally half-won.

And an enemy who exposes their weaknesses naturally cannot pose a significant threat. Guided by Xu Yang's theory, the team soon felt highly unusual fluctuations in the surrounding aura. The valley before them was picturesque and filled with the rich scent of flowers, yet not a single trace of a beast tribe could be seen.

Xu Yang instinctively sensed that something was amiss, but he did not voice his suspicions. After all, he had yet to find concrete evidence proving that the unusual surroundings were merely an illusory fantasy. Xu Yang worried that making such a rash guess might cause unnecessary mental disturbance to the young companions beside him. However, he did not foresee that his unvoiced suspicion would almost bring an even greater disaster upon the other young ones.

In a sudden, unnoticed instant, the fragrant flowers and plants all around them abruptly mutated into incredibly fearsome plant warriors. Each rare and exotic plant had surprisingly developed soul-dwelling fluctuations, transforming into one forest warrior after another, tightly encircling Xu Yang's team. Every single plant had transformed into a deadly weapon, capable of harvesting the lives of Xu Yang's team members at any moment. They emitted an incredibly chilling aura of slaughter, each locking onto a different member of the team.

"Holy crap, no way, Boss, what's happening? Have we truly entered an illusion crafted by the enemy? I've never encountered such a bizarre and absurd environment before!"