Star Dou Great Forest.
Countless spirit beasts sensed something and looked in unison toward the distant southern sky. Before they could react, that terrifying aura had already swept behind them. Immediately after, a violent gale pressed down like Mount Tai, pinning the beasts hard to the ground.
A moment later, when that pressure dispersed, the beasts were terrified beyond measure and fled in every direction.
"Almost there."
Gazing at the forest in the distance and the sapphire-like lake that appeared within it, Dai Yao's face was as still as water as he murmured.
Along the way, Dai Yao saw far more spirit beasts than he had the last time he came, powerful and of many varieties. Clearly, these were signs before a Beast Tide.
Immediately, his Soul Power surged with all its might, and his speed increased another notch. Before long, the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest—the Lake of Life—appeared before his eyes.
"By now, Bibi Dong should have already led people to Zhennan Pass. One month should be enough to take it. When that time comes, the Heaven Dou Empire will be an open road, with no terrain left to rely on. Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect will be nothing more than prisoners."
"And I have to delay things here for at least a month!"
"Now it all depends on my acting!"
A strange light flashed through Dai Yao's icy eyes.
In his youth, in the Cold Palace, in order to survive, he had been cautious in every little thing, and that had honed his acting skills. As his strength grew greater and greater, those superb acting skills had become useless, but now, by coincidence, they had great use again.
The restless stirring of the Beast Tide was meant to force Dai Yao to