From the way the Beast Lord had acted, he did not seem like the type to stay hidden forever. He would probably intervene when the beast horde shifted.
No one cared much about direct combat now. What they feared was him attacking from the shadows.
In short.
The Beast Lord would probably truly disgust everyone during this period.
Now it depended on whether everyone would be disgusted by him.
[Haha, the Beast Lord was pretty underhanded too.] [He fired hidden shots while using his powers to infiltrate the beast horde, then suddenly came at everyone with close-range attacks. He was quite good at combining long-range and close-range combat.]
The Heavenly Venerates in Three Pure Ones Hall all revealed expressions of unsurprised understanding.
They had actually anticipated how things would develop.
Still.
This method of trying to kill you as long as you were not dead was extremely effective. It truly slowed the Preaching Squad's progress.
On the road to the Western Heaven.
Atop the dragon carriage.
The members of the Preaching Squad all wore faintly displeased expressions.
They had thought that since the Beast Lord intended to avenge the Yoga God, he would surely confront them openly and mercilessly crush them.
Yet he did not directly contend with them at all.
Relying on the Beast Lord's authority, he kept doing underhanded things, plotting against them whenever they dealt with the beast hordes, with no intention of facing them head-on.
The other side was remarkably patient. He seemed to have completely transformed himself into a hunter, while they had become prey, their patience steadily worn away.
Still.
The behavior looked foolish, but it was effective.
As they spoke.
They once again heard beast roars resounding all around them.
The beasts converged from every direction once more, layer upon layer,