Around Fengying Lake, aside from Sikong Jing and his group, there were only millions of War Soul Pursuing Army inside and outside the forest.
They surrounded the entire Fengying Lake, searching for Sikong Jing and his companions.
"Sikong Jing, you can’t escape. You are doomed!"
Just at that moment, a terrifying voice arose from the edge of the forest.
Flight-capable demon beasts sped from afar, and this voice was that of the Palace Master of the War Soul Xingluo Palace. The people of War Soul Xingluo Palace were also nearby tracking Sikong Jing, and when they heard that nearby pursuers had encircled Sikong Jing, they quickly rode their horses over.
On the shore of the Fengying Lake, within an extremely hidden mass of vines.
Sikong Jing and the seven hundred Jueye Wolf Guards were deeply concealed, making no sound with the demon wolves they were on.
Now, outside, millions of soldiers were searching for them, and moreover, the strong ones from the War Soul Xingluo Palace were present, yet Sikong Jing’s expression remained unchanged, puzzling the stern-faced Jueye Wolf Guards around him.
In such a critical situation, why was Commander Sikong still so calm?
He smiled and gently withdrew his gaze, then asked, "Lian Guang, why do you think we are being besieged here?"
As soon as these words came out, Lian Guang was stunned, and so were the Jueye Wolf Guards.
They wanted to say, we don’t want to be besieged either, but weren’t we just too hard to find and got surrounded?
"Because the War Soul Dynasty is even crazier than I had previously thought, especially in their pursuit of General Ning. If this continues, they might not make it to the Northern Mountain, so we must be discovered."
"We must buy time for General Ning and the 66th Army. We must become the focus of this grand escape."
Sikong Jing explained to the Jueye Wolf Guards clearly and slowly.
Lian Guang and the others couldn’t help but widen their eyes. So Commander Sikong had intentionally been discovered to help General Ning and his group escape smoothly and reach the Northern Mountain.
A million mountain bandits versus merely seven hundred Jueye Wolf Guards. It’s needless to say who the focus naturally was.
It was certainly the million mountain bandits.
Therefore, Sikong Jing intended to snatch the focus from there, becoming the prime target of pursuit by the War Soul Dynasty.
After hesitating, Lian Guang asked, "Commander, what should we do then? Our seven hundred men might not be enough to be the focus."
He couldn’t understand how such a small number of people could become the focus, the primary targets of pursuit by the entire War Soul Dynasty?
Moreover, now surrounded by millions of soldiers, it would be difficult to even escape.
Lian Guang and the Jueye Wolf Guards were even mentally prepared to die here, fighting to the death if necessary to protect Sikong Jing’s departure.
Sikong Jing slowly replied, "It’s simple. All of you need to enter the Daoist Martial Realm, and all the demon wolves should at least reach the Daoist Martial Fourth Realm."
As soon as these words came out, Lian Guang’s eyes widened. That was an impossible feat.
The seven hundred Jueye Wolf Guards and their mounts all explosively becoming stronger would naturally create a chance to become the focus of the pursuit, but the cultivation of Martial Arts inherently required gradual progress. How could they possibly suddenly burst forth all at once?
The majority of the Jueye Wolf Guards were around the Xuantian Third Realm, which was still far from the Daoist Martial Realm.
Moreover, their talents were limited. Whether they could reach the Daoist Martial Realm in their lifetimes was still an unknown.
Seeing the doubtful and incredulous people around him, Sikong Jing spoke again, "Next, I will have you consume even more terrifying wolf blood. You will all evolve comprehensively, but the process will be very painful. If you can’t withstand it, you will die."
As soon as Sikong Jing spoke these words, all doubtful gazes were withdrawn.
They absolutely trusted Sikong Jing. Since the Commander said they could reach the Daoist Martial Realm, then it must be possible.
As for the more terrifying wolf blood, concerning pain and death...
They looked at each other and immediately replied, "Commander Sikong, we are not afraid of death."
"Right, we have already died once before, we never thought that we would have a new lease on life today, never thought we would face such an earth-shattering battle situation, we have no regrets in this life."
More Absolute Night Wolf Guards made their heavy declarations, their eyes a blazing red.
Once, they were the failed experiments of Seventh Prince Ji Ming, transformed into half-man, half-wolf, having lost the rationality humans should have, treated like trash discarded for the amusement of the successful.
It was Sikong Jing who restored their human form, and it was Sikong Jing who led them through each unfathomable battle.
They desired nothing else, their lives were Sikong Jing’s.
Thinking this, they all trembled, and Lian Guang’s hoarse voice rose again, "Though we are not afraid of death, we definitely will not die, we must move forward, fighting for Commander Sikong."
His voice inspired all the Absolute Night Wolf Guards, each one’s gaze resolute and determined.
Sikong Jing swept his eyes sternly over everyone and said forcefully, "If you can complete the Daoist Martial burst and transformation, then the earth-shattering has just begun, then we will be truly unstoppable."
At the sound of his words, they all trembled, their fists clenched tight.
"First, you must immediately start cultivating the new ’Absolute Night Wolf King Technique,’ just get familiar with it."
Time waits for no one, Sikong Jing didn’t waste further words, but threw out a Green Jade Tube to each of the Absolute Night Wolf Guards, made from recent research on Mo Ci’s corpse, combined with the meridians of the Absolute Night Wolf King.
After receiving the Green Jade Tubes, they instantly entered a state of cultivation, very orderly.
Since they had already learned the old ’Absolute Night Wolf King Technique,’ they quickly familiarized themselves with the new one.
Seeing that they were almost ready, Sikong Jing slowly took out a drop of blood.
A drop of blood that caused all Absolute Night Wolf Guards and demon wolf mounts to tremble uncontrollably, indescribable by them, evoking a feeling of wanting to worship.
This strange sensation filled everyone with curiosity.
And Sikong Jing gently explained, "This is the most potent blood of the Absolute Night Wolf King in the world, but you cannot absorb it directly, even I would explode and die if I swallowed it."
"Therefore, we have come to Fengying Lake, where this drop of blood will be diluted by the water, and then it will be safe to consume."
Having explained, Sikong Jing immediately placed the drop of the Absolute Night Wolf King’s blood into Tianying Lake.
The next moment, the lake water started boiling, starting from the shore where Sikong Jing stood and boiling out across the entire lake surface like a seething line spreading outward, a spectacular sight.
At the same time, the fish in the lake painfully leapt up, and powerful Demon Fish roared as they burst from the lake.
The entire lake surface was in extreme frenzy, as if the water was all boiling.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Just then, the flying mounts of War Soul Star Palace and the War Soul Army quickly approached.
Obviously, they had come following the sound of Fengying Lake boiling, they flew high above the lake surface, then one after another widened their eyes, someone shouted, "What has happened to this lake?"
"How can this be, it’s as though someone has poisoned the entire lake, so many fish are bursting and dying."
"It must be Sikong Jing, he’s definitely up to something."
Shouts kept falling through the air, but because of the boiling lake and the muddled scents of the Demon Fish, the pursuing forces were all the more unable to find Sikong Jing and the others, hidden among the vine thickets by the shore...
They were utterly shocked, what they saw were small fish leaping up and bursting, dying instantly.