The three soon returned to the War Hall branch. Along the way, they did not encounter another attack. No one knew whether their opponents were brewing an even greater conspiracy or whether the three who had fled were too ashamed to speak of it.
After returning to the War Hall, the three immediately presented their items and showed that they had completed the mission. They then recounted everything that had happened during the mission to the War Hall managers. Upon hearing this, the War Hall's sole Spirit Saint elder snorted coldly. "Hmph, these Dragon Beasts are becoming more and more arrogant. I never expected Spirit Beasts to actually want to provoke a conflict with us. They truly do not know whether they are dead or alive."
The branch elder was human and did not particularly like Spirit Beasts. Of course, Dragon Beasts were different from ordinary Spirit Beasts. After ordinary Spirit Beasts took human form, they either formed their own factions or allied themselves with humans.
Dragon Beasts, however, belonged to the Dragon Clan. Deep in their bones, they looked down on humans and ordinary Spirit Beasts alike. Thus, these Dragon Beasts usually formed their own faction. Whenever conflicts over benefits arose, they did not care whether their targets were humans, Spirit Beasts, or Ferocious Beasts—they attacked them all.
Therefore, Drake Spirit Beasts were unwelcome anywhere. Even Ferocious Beasts and the Dragon Clan had never truly regarded these Drakes as their companions. Such treatment had made these Drake Spirit Beasts increasingly extreme. Now they had actually dared to provoke the War Hall. No wonder the branch elder was so furious.
After a long while, the branch elder said, "Forget it. You do not need to concern yourselves with these matters. Although Drakes are no good, they are still a powerful