After reaching the middle of the beast tide, the team faced its greatest pressure.
Because of the commotion earlier, the Fierce Beasts at the rear of the beast tide—the strongest ones and those closest to the Bodhi Ancient Tree—had all charged toward the middle. Amid savage roars, they tried to stop the team from approaching the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
Combined with the already formidable Fierce Beasts in the middle and those that had not been killed at the start, all the Fierce Beasts converged on the center, seeking to wipe out the team.
The pressure on the team was imaginable!
It was at this moment that Hun Yu, while dealing with the Fierce Beasts attacking from all around, took out a jade talisman. His eyes flickered.
In his mind, the words spoken by Clan Leader Hun Tiandi before he had set off for the Barren Ancient Region surfaced unconsciously.
"Hun Yu, our operation on the Northwest Continent has failed..."
Within the Soul Realm, inside a grand hall, Hun Tiandi sat upon a lofty throne. After summoning Hun Yu, he spoke to him slowly.
"Ah! How is that possible? Could it be that Hall Master Hun Miesheng was no match for the Sect Master of the Bai Di Sect?"
Upon hearing Hun Tiandi's words, Hun Yu was filled with disbelief.
"Though it is difficult to believe, that is the truth..."
Hun Tiandi slowly nodded.
"Before he left, I also gave him a spatial jade slip that could summon a Soul Clone I created with the strength of an Eight-Star Dou Sheng. Yet even that Soul Clone did not return..."
"Clan Leader, Gu Yuan must have intervened!"
Hun Yu immediately said with certainty.
"I think so as well. After all, he is Gu Yuan's son-in-law. But since he dared to ruin