After a long time, a squad of demon beasts descended in front of the passage.
The leader was a tall and thin man dressed in a purple uniform, which indicated he was an "Artifact Master".
"Sir, it is here," said an elder with ant-like antennae respectfully.
The tall, thin man scrutinized the corpses on the ground, his expression slightly stern.
"They all died simultaneously. The team led by Commander Early Sun was wiped out in an instant? It seems... there’s a master!"
The tall, thin man turned around and took out a "Trumpet Flower" and placed it to his lips.
"A human expert from Blue Sea Star has entered the Wing Royal Court’s domain, purpose unknown, and has now disappeared."
The tall, thin man immediately relayed the news to the Imperial Court...
To the north, in the Demon Beast Forest.
Amidst the ice and snow, a pack of polar ice wolves were besieging a white elephant.
The wolves were agile and patient, not attacking recklessly but instead surrounding the white elephant.
Pressuring it while seizing opportunities to tear at the elephant’s body.
The blood from the white elephant continuously flowed, its body growing weaker and more powerless.
And for it to escape?
The cumbersome white elephant couldn’t outrun the polar ice wolves!
Bit by bit, the pack of silver-stage polar ice wolves managed to kill the gold-level white elephant.
"Boom!"
The white elephant collapsed, and the pack of wolves pounced to tear and devour its flesh.
The flesh of powerful star beasts is rich in energy, making the wolves stronger...
Suddenly, the space next to the pack of wolves gently rippled, and a human dressed in a Vermilion Bird Black Robe emerged from it.
Su Yuan quickly examined the surroundings and nodded slightly, "This is indeed the place."
"Howl!!"
"Howl howl howl!"
"..."
The sudden appearance of a human immediately put the ice wolves on alert, causing them to cease their tearing of the white elephant’s corpse and cautiously advance towards Su Yuan with hostility.
"The Frost Giant and Ice Sky Elf Envoy are dead, now only some lower-level dogs like wolves roam this area?"
"Pshh!"
Without Su Yuan needing to act, streams of water erupted from Ruan Ruan’s body, entangling the many ice wolves.
"Howl?!"
Just as the ice wolves emitted faint cries, they were abruptly silenced, bursting into mists of blood with a pop.
The lower three levels’ star cores, Su Yuan didn’t bother cleaning up, instead taking out a map and the Bronze Earth Guide Plate to examine.
"Indeed, there’s a large flow of Earth Qi, such commotion, it must be a Dragon Vein..."
Su Yuan’s eyes narrowed slightly, having witnessed the birth of a Dragon Vein many times, he could now essentially determine a Dragon Vein would form in the Demon Beast Forest, and not long from now!
Su Yuan observed again, confirming the location aligned with the markings from within the headquarters, nodding secretly.
Either the headquarters’ intelligence was precise, or the superior’s derivation technique was accurate.
Su Yuan contemplated briefly, took out the wood chip given by Emperor Ye, and continued forward...
The Demon Beast Forest was unimaginably vast.
Though not as boundless as the Ancient Forbidden Zone, its area was comparable to medium-sized countries like Black Snow Country and Rhein Country.
Here, it wasn’t just ice and snow, but also mountains, deserts, groups of volcanoes, and sea lands...
And at this moment, deeper in the Demon Beast Forest, at a mountain range where the molten rock lands and rainforest meet.
Many Qiguang Knights and some high-level star beasts were locked in battle.
Qiguang and the Demon Beast Forest were slightly different from Great Flame and the Ancient Forbidden Zone.
Great Flame and the Ancient Forbidden Zone reached agreements and treaties because Great Flame resolutely withstood losses to repel the Ancient Forbidden Zone.
Whereas the Demon Beast Forest didn’t have conflicts just because Qiguang was too powerful and simply didn’t want any with it.
This is why the Bach family and several other duchies constantly guarded against the Demon Beast Forest.
Presently, Qiguang’s forces had just advanced to this area.
Given the Dragon Vein’s convergence here, not to mention anything else, the star power was extremely abundant, naturally attracting nearby high-level star beasts and clans early on.
After seeing Qiguang’s people, numerous high-level star beasts in the Demon Beast Forest combined forces and engaged in battle with the Qiguang Knights, hence the current situation.
In the Demon Beast Forest, it’s survival of the fittest, and the star beasts have ample combat experience.
Add to that the most troublesome Three Suns Realm legendary holy beast—Ice Prison Three-headed Wolf, Qiguang found it difficult to clear these high-level star beasts for a while.