After the alliance was settled, the Moon Devouring Dog and the other Ancient Divine Beasts assumed their strength had increased dramatically. They proposed entering Beast Soul Valley at once to fight for the Phoenix Soul Fruit, but the Young Leader, Feng Lingzi, and the others stopped them, offering sound reasons.
It was true: the God Realm was full of experts. The Phoenix Soul Fruit's allure had drawn many masters who usually kept themselves hidden into the fray, and their numbers were even greater than those of the experts who openly showed themselves. If both these hidden masters and the openly active experts targeted them, then even with Fengyun Pavilion and Soul Severing Cliff joining forces, they would gain no advantage. They might even suffer a devastating blow—and that was the last thing they wanted.
Besides, Feng Lingzi and the others knew quite a bit about Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. They understood that unless the Phoenix Soul Fruit was willing, capturing it by force would be extremely difficult, especially in a strange place like Beast Soul Valley. In the end, they decided to wait until the Jade Devouring Sky Python finished its beast-soul inheritance before deciding whether to enter the valley.
"Let the other major powers and the Rogue Cultivators fight over it first. If nothing unexpected happens, countless people will be killed or wounded. So far, more than ten Quasi-Saint experts have already fallen," the Golden Winged Great Peng said with a cold laugh. "Once they've suffered enough losses, there won't be many left to compete with us when we enter Beast Soul Valley. The pressure on us will be much lighter."
At that, the people around them nodded. They began hoping the Jade Devouring Sky Python would finish its beast-soul inheritance soon.
Afterward, Feng Lingzi discussed a few things with