The next day, at dawn, not a hint of light had yet appeared.
A wolf's howl shattered the early morning silence, and also woke Ling Yun from his slumber.
Drowsy, Ling Yun reluctantly opened his eyes, taking advantage of the tiger-type soul beast's excellent night vision.
He saw a five-thousand-year-old Yōumíng Wolf Leader running towards the lake from a distance.
The wolf pack led by this Yōumíng Wolf Leader was one of the scouts Ling Yun had arranged on the outer perimeter.
Yōumíng Wolves were nocturnal creatures. Ling Yun had them patrol the outer perimeter at night, which allowed him to effectively monitor any forces that entered the Star Dou Great Forest under the cover of darkness.
Since this Yōumíng Wolf Leader had run in, it must have discovered something on the outer perimeter.
Ling Yun's sleepiness vanished instantly; life was far more important than sleep.
He climbed up from the ground and ran towards the Yōumíng Wolf Leader.
"You don't need to wake them? Just tell me. Did you discover any human tracks outside?"
The Yōumíng Wolf Leader nodded repeatedly and let out a few low howls.
Although Ling Yun couldn't understand wolf language, the Yōumíng Wolf Leader, as a five-thousand-year-old soul beast, could understand some simple human language.
Therefore, there wasn't much of a problem with the two sides communicating simply.
Now it was certain that humans had entered the outer area again. Ling Yun couldn't be sure if they were from Spirit Hall, so he decided to go out and take a look himself.
If it really was a team sent by Spirit Hall, Ling Yun could then implement the plan in his mind.
Ling Yun prepared to set off for the outer area, but the Yōumíng Wolf Leader didn't seem willing to leave.
After a slight moment of thought, he raised his paw and gently patted the Yōumíng Wolf Leader's back, speaking to it in the tone of a leader addressing a subordinate.
"You did very well today, making a great contribution to the Beast Alliance. I'll find a chance to help you increase your strength later. Five thousand years of cultivation is too weak."
Originally, Ling Yun wanted to give the Yōumíng Wolf Leader a tempting prospect to keep it working for the Beast Alliance.
But unexpectedly, the Yōumíng Wolf Leader didn't give him any face.
Moreover, it respectfully looked at Er Ming, who was snoring not far away, and didn't listen to his words.
Ling Yun embarrassedly scratched his nose with his paw.
He almost forgot that the Yōumíng Wolf Leader had joined the Beast Alliance because of Da Ming and Er Ming.
Now that it had performed a service, it definitely didn't want to leave immediately. It wanted to wait for Da Ming and Er Ming to wake up and then ingratiate itself.
This was only natural; it was a normal phenomenon for humans.
It was just that Ling Yun hadn't expected the Yōumíng Wolf Leader to be so human-like.
Ling Yun couldn't help but frown, this wolf was looking down on him.
Just you wait. One day, he would make the Yōumíng Wolf Leader regret it.
Thinking of this, Ling Yun didn't care whether the Yōumíng Wolf Leader wanted to leave.
After a strange contortion of his body, he transformed into a Bloodthirsty Griffon and took off from the ground.
The Yōumíng Wolf Leader's eyes widened, displaying a human-like daze.
As if saying, what the hell is going on? How did he suddenly change from a terrestrial beast to a bird?
This ability isn't even possessed by the two overlords of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The Yōumíng Wolf Leader showed a look of envy, and actually howled "Awoo, awoo" towards Ling Yun, who had flown away.
Because the howling was so loud, Xiao Wu and Er Ming, who were still sleeping not far away, were all woken up.
Xiao Wu even angrily cursed, "What are you howling about in the middle of the night? Er Ming, go beat it up."
Er Ming, receiving Xiao Wu's command, treated it as a sacred decree. His huge body got up from the ground and, like a small mountain, came in front of the Yōumíng Wolf.
"Roar..."
Er Ming didn't attack the Yōumíng Wolf Leader, but only roared at it.
Half a second later, the Yōumíng Wolf collapsed to the ground, directly unconscious.
It was uncertain whether it had been roared unconscious by Er Ming, or if it had fainted from the stench of its breath because it hadn't brushed its teeth in ten thousand years.
Er Ming hadn't finished roaring when a tail lashed out from the lake and struck towards it.
"Xiao Wu-jie told you to teach it a lesson, not to shout louder than it! Shut up and go to sleep!"
Er Ming was struck by the tail and simply fell to the ground, pretending to be dead.
Xiao Wu rubbed her sleepy, hazy eyes and gazed in the direction Ling Yun had departed, muttering to herself.
"I wonder what my brother is doing out there. I hope he doesn't run into those humans..."
Ling Yun flew along the outer perimeter, his sharp, eagle-like eyes scanning the ground.
In his travels, he encountered a Dark Spirit Bat out at night. Sensing the seventy-thousand-year aura emanating from him, the bat fled in a panic.
Ling Yun then realized he hadn't concealed his aura.
He was searching for those Title Douluo-level experts from Spirit Hall.
If he didn't suppress his aura, it would be like an old man consuming arsenic; he'd be courting death.
Ling Yun quickly concealed his aura, trying his best to prevent any of it from leaking out.
After flying for nearly two hours, Ling Yun finally arrived at the outer perimeter of the Yōumíng Wolf's activity area.
He slowed his flying speed, his eyes scanning the ground.
Finally, perseverance paid off. Ling Yun spotted a flicker of firelight about three miles ahead.
He had learned about this in his previous life from the internet.
Adventurers with experience camping in the wild would not extinguish their campfire after starting one. They would also arrange for people to keep watch to prevent Soul Beasts from attacking.
Thus, he couldn't fly directly above them.
The sound of flapping wings would likely alert the people on watch.
It was best to return to the ground first, then approach them, so as not to be discovered.
He slowly landed on the ground, his body contorting back into a Slime state. He concentrated on concealing his aura as he crawled towards the firelight.
After seven or eight minutes, Ling Yun got close to where the group was camping.
By the light of the fire, he saw that there were a total of four people on watch.
Their clothes were embroidered with very obvious "Spirit Hall" markings.
After confirming that these people were sent by Spirit Hall, Ling Yun's mood was very good.
"These guys finally came. I thought that Qian Daoliu guy was a turtle, so patient. This young master waited a whole week.
Heh heh, Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Thousand-Jinn Ant, those bastards actually dared to refuse this young master's invitation and not join the Beast Alliance. Since that's the case, don't blame this young master for being ruthless."
Ling Yun's body quickly twisted, mimicking the appearance of a Three-Tailed Yōumíng Tiger, and casually walked towards the campfire.
Don't think he was flirting with death. He was completely confident because the four night watchmen all had Soul Emperor level strength, posing no threat to him.
The other strong individuals were sound asleep in the tents. Ling Yun didn't worry about a Title Douluo suddenly emerging from a tent to chase after him relentlessly.
A mischievous smile crept onto his lips. The good show was finally about to begin!
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