Infighting

"Damn it, you hurt me so badly, otherwise I would have won the championship long ago!"

Perhaps it wasn't the first time they'd done something like this; the dwarf tree even whispered as it approached Ding Kui.

The trees gradually changed, and the body of a ferocious tiger with wings began to emerge.

Confined within the range of Dingkui, if it does not exist in the special form of a tree, its time of lucidity is obviously very limited.

Tiger Hao slashed at Ding Kui with his claws, not wasting even a second after regaining his physical form.

Ding Kui, who was half a person tall, was grabbed and lifted up, and Hu Hao then quickly flapped his wings.

Zhang Xuezhou saw the faint light emanating from Ding Kui flicker erratically. Illuminated by Ding Kui's faint light, he felt a slight dizziness in his Yang Soul, which made him quickly retreat.

"I'm definitely going to win!"

With a loud shout, Zhang Xuezhou didn't care whether Hu Yu heard him or not; his Yang Soul floated lightly, soaring higher and farther away.

Just as Yang Po retracted into his body, Zhang Xuezhou heard a loud collision, followed by Ding Kui's brilliant light.

However, compared to the area of ten miles around mentioned by the Void Furnace, the light that Ding Kui emitted this time was only about one mile wide.

The roars of the ferocious beasts, seemingly delayed, echoed from behind. Zhang Xuezhou saw the white dragon wobbling and flying into the night sky, while the giant white horse, its head ablaze with flames, charged around aimlessly. The stone pillars of the snake cave echoed with a series of crashing sounds, and the entire mountain shook several times.

Amidst the chaotic sounds, Hu Hao spread his enormous wings and, gripping Ding Kui, continued to ascend into the sky.

Below Hu Hao, Hu Yu also revealed his enormous, ferocious beast body, with wings that resembled blue light flapping behind him, and his claws slapping at Hu Hao, who was holding Ding Kui.

"Yu, you've lost. Ding Kui is in my hands; you can't defeat me!"

Tiger Hao held Ding Kui in his claws, showing some embarrassment at being caught red-handed, but his attitude remained firm.

Even though he was slower than Hu Yu and was repeatedly attacked and unable to retaliate, Hu Hao did not give up on Ding Kui.

"My dear brother, I am the true master of Dingkui. You cannot control Dingkui. If you cannot get rid of me in a short time, Dingkui will surely return to my hands!"

With its blue wings unfurled, Hu Yu showed no sign of panic as it pursued, but instead launched its attacks with remarkable composure.

Even though the power of each of his fierce attacks was neutralized by Ding Kui, Hu Yu didn't care at all and continued to strike in rhythm.

"Then you'll see if I can shake you off, Hu Sun! Ma Liu!"

Tiger Soared higher and higher, but he did not fly indefinitely. Instead, after reaching a certain height, he shouted in all directions.

In the darkness of night, a rock the size of a human head streaked through the air with a whooshing sound as it flew high into the sky from several miles away.

"Yu, without Ding Kui's protection, do you dare to withstand Hu Sun's powerful stone throw?" Hu Hao shouted, "You dodged this attack, but if Ma Liu controls you for even a second, you will definitely be hit and injured!"

"Snort!"

"My men are truly capable and battle-hardened, not your bunch of good-looking but useless trash!"

Hu Hao also displayed remarkable composure.

He failed to shake off Hu Yu, but he believed it wouldn't take long.

Whenever Hu Yu is dealt a heavy blow, that will be the moment for Ding Kui to break away from Hu Yu.

By distancing himself from Ding Kui and cutting off Hu Yu's perception of him, he could hide away and spend time studying Ding Kui, thus allowing Ding Kui to find a new master.

The plan was so sound that Hu Hao couldn't see any possibility of failure.

But a shadow inexplicably fell over him. During his normal theft, he would have to fly at least several hundred meters before Hu Yu could spot him. Little did he know that some noise had woken Hu Yu up.

"I wonder whose side had the most subordinates die, and who were even captured by humans!"

Hu Yu dodged the boulders being thrown from below. While continuing to chase and attack Hu Hao, he couldn't help but feel suspicious, fearing that he might be ambushed by a group of people.

"That was just an accident. We were ambushed by humans, just like you were bound to be ambushed right now. Let's see how long you can hold out!"

Holding Dingkui in its two paws, Huhao flapped its wings and flew continuously over the area around the snake den.

Below him, boulders were occasionally thrown at Hu Yu, but none of them hit him.

This made Hu Hao more anxious as he continued his pursuit.

"I think it's you who can't hold on!" Hu Yu said.

He flew almost a complete circle around the snake's den, his heart pounding with fear, but he also managed to avoid the flying rocks time and again.

He didn't even need to deliberately avoid them; as long as he didn't suffer a mental shock that caused his body to open wide and become out of control, these flying stones wouldn't actually injure him.

After flying over the surrounding area for dozens of miles, he became even more certain of his answer.

Although the cause of the problem is unknown, Hu Hao's assistant has not shown up.

While his subordinates were indeed incompetent, Hu Hao's subordinates also failed at crucial moments.

"You're finished!" Tiger Yu roared.

"Ma Liu!"

Soaring through the air, Hu Hao gripped Ding Kui, feeling his limbs gradually grow cold and numb, and his heart grew cold as well.

The repeated shouts went unanswered; Ma Liu clearly hadn't launched any attack.

Damn it!

After flying around once, even if Hu Hao was slow to react, he knew very well that there had been a mistake in their teamwork today.

He didn't know if something had happened to his men or if they were just too cowardly to attack Hu Yu, but in any case, he had to admit defeat today.

Before Ding Kui could dispose of his possessions, he had to find a safe way to retreat.

After cursing, Hu Hao began shouting orders for the ferocious beasts below to retreat.

"My good brother, you can't hold on any longer?" Tiger roared.

"Except for bloodline, I am better than you in every way. You are not worthy to control Dingkui. I will come back!" Huhao roared unwillingly.

"Besides bloodline, you know you have to be bloodline!" Tiger Cub roared wildly, "Without the bloodline of the White-browed Clan, what are you? Without bloodline, you are nothing!"

"Snort!"

"Like begets like; bloodline determines everything. You've used your bloodline to gain power, yet you deny its nobility—how pathetic!"

"Your bloodline is powerful, yet your strength is inferior to mine. This proves that my talent surpasses yours, that I am more suited to control Ding Kui, and that I am more likely than you to dominate this world!"

"You may have some shitty talent, but that's just because you've spent more time on it than I have!"

Hu Hao and Hu Yu continued to curse, their curses echoing as they flew away like lightning.

Although the mental shockwaves from their roars were extremely loud, they became inaudible as they moved further away from the snake pit.

How long can this Tiger Hao hold out?

Zhang Xuezhou felt that Hu Hao was at a significant disadvantage, and he slightly regretted yelling that time.

But if he didn't yell that, he felt that Hu Hao would most likely take Ding Kui away, and might not even need the cooperation of his subordinates, nor could he possibly incite an internal conflict between Hu Yu and Hu Hao.

An internal conflict has broken out. Not only have the two sides moved away from the snake pit, but the seemingly powerful beasts under Tiger's command have also lost their composure, as if Ding Kui has stripped them of their sensory abilities.

This was an excellent opportunity, but Zhang Xuezhou found it difficult to predict when the internal strife would unfold.

This made him somewhat hesitant, unsure whether he should take advantage of this opening to venture into the snake pit.