Although he had spotted the Spirit Bat, Huo Hai did not make a move immediately. This place was simply too close to the center. Spirit Beasts possessed a strong sense of territory; even after fully taking human form, they remained the same.
Perhaps Spirit Beasts that had lived in the human world for years, or those within societies formed by higher-ranked Spirit Beasts, had habits similar to humans. But Huo Hai could not be certain about these Spirit Beasts living in the wild Barren Mountains. Besides, the Spirit Bats before him had not reached the Spirit King Realm at all. Huo Hai did not want to waste Spirit Energy Beads nurturing them again.
No Spirit Beast that could survive in a place like Hidden Thunder Mountain was simple, and flying Spirit Beasts were especially dangerous. Huo Hai believed that if there were Spirit Bats, then there had to be Spirit Bats that had reached the Spirit King Realm. So he simply followed these few Spirit Bats.
Very soon, Huo Hai waited until the Spirit Bats had finished feeding, then carefully followed after them. In less than two hours, Huo Hai had moved far away from the central region. "If I make a move here, it shouldn't draw the attention of Spirit Emperor Spirit Beasts, right?"
Huo Hai looked behind him and continued waiting where he was. After an unknown amount of time had passed, to the point that Huo Hai was growing impatient, he finally sensed an aura of the Spirit King Realm fly out from a cave. Moments later, a Spirit Bat whose body looked mostly human aside from its wings appeared within Huo Hai's sight.
"It has transformed this much already. No wonder—it's a Fourth-Level Spirit King." Huo Hai's eyes lit up, and he secretly followed it. There