Chapter 283 - 274: Great Black’s Tribulation, Summoning Puppets

Chapter 283: Chapter 274: Great Black’s Tribulation, Summoning Puppets

The golden giant wolf quickly arrived.

Thanks to Cocoa’s presence, Jiang Zuo quickly earned its trust.

With a wave of his hand, Jiang Zuo successfully drew the golden giant wolf into his Spirit Garden.

"Senior, if saving Cocoa required sacrificing you, what would you choose?"

Instead of continuing to the other Array hubs, Jiang Zuo asked this as they were heading back.

"Save Cocoa, of course. At my age, I don’t mind losing a few more years."

The ancient Tree Spirit replied without a moment’s hesitation.

"I understand."

Jiang Zuo nodded.

The Tree Spirit and Cocoa watched Jiang Zuo return to the gray Giant Eagle’s side before they both vanished.

Now, all Jiang Zuo had to do was wait for the Tree Spirit’s signal.

When Jie Qiu and Xie Xiuyue saw Jiang Zuo return, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

They had been terrified that Jiang Zuo would abandon them and escape on his own.

If that happened, death would be their only fate.

"Things have gotten a little complicated."

"If you two want to live, listen up. After I leave with this Giant Eagle, follow the map I’m giving you to a specific location and wait for me there. Be ready to use a Teleportation Talisman at a moment’s notice."

Jiang Zuo took out a Divine Sense Jade Tube and recorded a route to the first Array hub inside it.

On his way back, with the Tree Spirit’s help, he had found a path that bypassed all the Demon Beasts.

It would just take a little longer.

"Alright, we understand!"

The two women nodded in agreement, not doubting him in the slightest.

If Jiang Zuo had wanted to harm them, he wouldn’t have needed to go through such a complicated process.

「In the dim forest.」

Bai Ling, Gu Wei, and their two companions were still moving silently through the Forbidden Land.

"Our direction has changed from where we were originally headed."

Mo Yunzhen said, looking up at the branches of the Beast God Tree overhead.

"That’s right. I thought we were already very close to the center of the Forbidden Land."

"But about an hour ago, the path guiding us began to gradually change course."

Bai Ling added coolly.

"Why? If it was guiding us here, why make us walk in circles?"

"Could it be that the time isn’t right yet?"

A sharp glint flashed in Gu Wei’s eyes.

"The Beast God Tree must have a reason for guiding us here."

"Unless it wants to devour us, it most likely wants to use us to fight someone else."

Bai Ling nodded.

"If someone else is here, doesn’t that mean it has to be people from the Sang Family?"

Gu Wei’s killing intent surged.

In the Upper Realm, he wouldn’t dare offend the Sang Family.

But in this realm, his Cultivation was higher than theirs, and he was in a possessed body, so he had no reason to fear them.

If he could ruin the Sang Family’s plans, it would be a great accomplishment when he returned to the Upper Realm.

Bai Ling had the same idea. The two exchanged a look and, without another word, decided to team up.

The Beast God Tree wasn’t letting them advance, just leading them in circles, and the four of them didn’t have any better options.

Not unless they wanted to leave the path and face the endless tide of fifth and sixth-rank Demon Beasts.

They walked in circles for several more hours.

"The path has changed."

"Let’s go!"

Seeing the way forward open up, Bai Ling and Gu Wei took the lead and sprinted ahead.

The Cyan Ape Demon Venerable and Mo Yunzhen followed close behind.

「Meanwhile, at the hiding spot of Jiang Zuo’s group.」

Jiang Zuo’s expression shifted. At the same moment, the gray Giant Eagle received Santu’s command and shot into the air with a powerful flap of its wings.

With Jiang Zuo’s help, Jie Qiu and Xie Xiuyue had already jumped down.

The two women watched Jiang Zuo and the gray Giant Eagle fly into the distance. Then, without a backward glance, they followed the route Jiang Zuo had given them and headed for the first Array hub.

"Sealing Array!"

"Activate!"

Beneath the Beast God Tree, Sang Yao roared in a deep voice.

A brilliant light bloomed from the ground, forming streams that flowed toward the Companion Spirit Tree at the center of the Array.

Instantly, Inscription Lock Chains materialized and wrapped around the Companion Spirit Tree.

Just as the seal was about to be completed...

four figures suddenly descended from the sky.

"Who’s there!"

The sudden appearance of Bai Ling, Gu Wei, the Cyan Ape Demon Venerable, and Mo Yunzhen caught the three from the Sang Family completely off guard, startling them all.

"Good! Excellent! Two Venerables, and two others with the aura of the Upper Realm!"

"You must be from the Bai and Gu Families, having snuck down to the Lower Realm, aren’t you?"

"Not only did you sneak down here, but you also dare to show your faces before us, the Sang Family. You’re courting death!"

Sang Yao bellowed.

"I have no idea what nonsense you’re spouting. All I know is that treasures belong to the worthy."

"We’ll be taking this Spirit Tree!"

Bai Ling chuckled.

She would never admit her identity, of course. The Sang Family was powerful in the Upper Realm, but what could they do without proof? As long as she denied it, it didn’t matter if the Sang Family knew.

With the seal still incomplete, Bai Ling’s group of four launched a brazen attack against the Sang Family members.

"Hmph! I’d like to see just how capable you really are!"

The Sang Family members wasted no time on words, directly summoning three sixth-rank Demon Beasts.

Correction—only two were sixth-rank. The one Santu summoned was merely a fifth-rank Demon Beast.

On command, the two sixth-rank Demon Beasts and Santu’s fifth-rank one let out a Roar and charged toward Bai Ling’s group.

BOOM!

In an instant, the air filled with the thunderous clash of Magic.

The sixth-rank Demon Beasts were powerful, but the Cyan Ape Demon Venerable was also a sixth-rank Demon Beast, and Mo Yunzhen was a mighty Cultivator with unfathomable techniques.

With only two sixth-rank Demon Beasts, the Sang Family was no match for Bai Ling and her allies.

In fact, it was clear that in just a short while, they would be completely overpowered.

"Santu, where is your sixth-rank Giant Eagle?"

Sang Yao demanded furiously of Santu.

Before Santu could answer, his sixth-rank Giant Eagle shot out from the nearby woods.

The Giant Eagle landed only a few dozen meters from the three Sang Family members, right beside the Companion Spirit Tree.