The next day, the entire Heavenly Soul Domain erupted into an uproar. No matter how one looked at it, the Beast King Sect was a first-rate sect. Although the sect itself had relatively few Spirit Emperors, they were all Insect Spirit Masters and Beast Spirit Masters.
Its true strength ranked among the very best of the first-rate sects. Even with its Sect-Guardian Grand Formation destroyed, wiping out the Beast King Sect overnight would still require considerable power-at least that of a fairly strong super-first-rate sect. Yet clearly, no super-first-rate sect had attacked it yesterday.
At least, that was how it appeared on the surface, which made the situation all the more terrifying. The forces connected to the Beast King Sect were especially alarmed; among those lacking sufficient strength, everyone began fearing for their own safety. Huo Hai knew nothing of any of this.
No one imagined that the culprit behind it all had not gone far from the Beast King Sect at all. The Hidden Assassins knew who had done it, but they would never publicize it. They were an assassination organization, not an intelligence organization.
After entering Beast King Mountain, Huo Hai discovered that its resources were indeed abundant. Who knew how many years the Beast King Sect had spent cultivating it? The mountain was arranged like a series of terraced fields, its layers packed closely together. The outer reaches held weaker Spirit Beasts and Spirit Insects, while the farther one ventured inward, the higher the grades of the creatures one encountered.
However, the beasts at Earth Grade and above were all Ferocious Beasts. After all, Spirit Beasts could assume human form, and generally could not be controlled at will. Doing so could easily provoke resentment and hostility from certain Spirit Beast clans.
Although the Beast King Sect controlled