In fact, Ye Qiu hadn’t spotted the figure of this big shot. The reason why he said that just now was merely to test things out. As it turns out, his test was effective, and the other party was indeed hiding in the shadows.

Moreover, being able to evade his detection means the other party is definitely strong.

As the Great Lord above many minor lords, even if Ye Qiu was in his place, he wouldn’t ignore the mutual annexation among the lesser lords beneath.

Besides, considering Jin Bao’s strength, just a step away from Saint level, being killed by Wolf King Lord was anticipated by Ye Qiu long before; thus, he could disregard those minor lords who came earlier.

Spending time on them was obviously a fool’s errand because the real trouble was surely this big shot.

How can one allow another to snore beneath their bed!

Ye Qiu didn’t believe that a guy who achieved above the Returning Virtue Realm would ignore all this. Facts proved that his anticipation was correct; this big shot indeed appeared.

The big shot named Chi Hu, according to Ye Qiu’s speculation, his true form should be a tiger.

Chi Hu didn’t act immediately like his son did; instead, he was observing Ye Qiu.

"It seems Wolf King Lord has long been your chess piece. Am I right?" Chi Hu said with a smile.

As the highest ruler within thousands of miles around here, Chi Hu understood the minor lords beneath, not thoroughly but somewhat, knowing what kind of people each minor lord was.

Given Wolf King Lord’s character and strength, he dared not kill Jin Bao, just like before, when he robbed the crippled wolf’s territory, he didn’t kill the other party either, because Wolf King Lord was aware there was an overseeing Chi Hu watching him, and if he dared to destroy a minor lord under Chi Hu, it would be a different matter.

Striving for territory was acceptable, but killing a lord would attract Chi Hu’s special attention.

If Wolf King Lord had the guts and strength, he definitely wouldn’t wait until now to act.

So, Chi Hu can assert that the mastermind must be Ye Qiu, who suddenly appeared.

"A human came to our ancient beasts’ territory to stir up troubles. I must say, you’re quite bold." Chi Hu said indifferently.

After all, the Southern Wild is not the Eastern Wild; here is ancient beasts’ domain, naturally filled with ancient beasts. Even if there are humans, they are extremely rare, and most of them exist as food. Few humans can walk freely in the Southern Wild.

Unless they are extraordinarily strong, unmatched by most ancient beasts, but those powerful humans wouldn’t display their strength in the Southern Wild, right? Moreover, the Southern Wild has its regulations, If an eminent eastern wild person appears rudely, it would surely trigger strong experts among the Southern Wild’s ancient beasts.

One can say the Southern and Eastern Wilds mutually restrain and isolate each other, rare for either side to traverse the other’s land.

"So what are you going to do about it? Kill me?" Ye Qiu chuckled.

"Kill you? No, no, no..." Chi Hu shook his head with a laugh: "With such strong power of yours, how could I kill you? I want to savor you bit by bit. The stronger the human, the more delectable they are; I think you must be very tasty."

Ye Qiu squinted his eyes; from the Wolf King Lord’s original soul, he knew Chi Hu liked eating people very much. Otherwise, Wolf King Lord wouldn’t imprison those humans. Those humans were meant to be tributes offered to Chi Hu.

And now, naturally, they won’t be of use. Ye Qiu, though capable of being cold-blooded, wouldn’t take humans to be food.

"Heh, eating me? It seems those who wanted to eat me before are already dead." Ye Qiu said with a smile.

"You’re quite confident. But do you think with just one Saint Realm, you can defeat two of us?" Chi Hu replied.

"Two Saint Realms..." Ye Qiu chuckled, then in a lamenting tone said, "Who said I was going to confront you two simultaneously?" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Huh?

Chi Hu felt a shock in his heart, seemingly preempting something. Suddenly, thick fog appeared around, instantly blurring all the scenery.

At this moment, if Chi Hu didn’t understand, he wasn’t fit to be a strong Saint Realm expert.

"Formation..." Chi Hu showed a wary face. Formations are something few understand in the Southern Wild, even among those heaven-tiered mighty ancient beasts.

Actually, in the Eastern Wild, even cultivators of the Formation Dao lineage are few, let alone the Southern Wild.

Ancient beasts, due to their innate talents, might be able to contend with human martial artists in martial skills, but in formation and alchemy, they’re far behind.

So, seeing Ye Qiu understand formations, Chi Hu felt a chill in his heart.

If this formation can be broken by force, that’s fine; it poses no threat to him. But if he can’t break it, not only is he in danger, so is his son.

Ye Qiu dared to remain here, waiting for Chi Hu to appear, naturally confident.

Long before, he quietly laid formations around this encampment, waiting for the opponent to visit. As soon as it was finished, Chi Hu appeared the next day.

Whatever Chi Hu’s strength, Ye Qiu was yet to be certain, but with the formation hindrance, killing the small one first is easy, and dealing with Chi Hu gradually afterward, no rush needed.

Boom, boom, boom!

The grand formation activated; this place has become a separate zone.

The formation was vibrating. There’s no need to think much; Chi Hu must be using brute force to hit the formation, trying to break out.

Ye Qiu wore a sly smile. Previously, to deal with the Supreme Saint, he studied formations a lot. During these days here, he continued cultivating the Formation Dao, and the formation laid this time is even more formidable than the one he used against the Supreme Saint earlier.

No matter how Chi Hu exerted his strength, the formation remained intact, gradually sinking his heart.

Ye Qiu didn’t attack Chi Hu, especially upon witnessing Chi Hu exerting all his might, causing the formation merely trembling violently; he breathed a sigh of relief, seeing it was effective.

The surrounding half-beasts were utterly bewildered by this suddenly emerged formation. They hadn’t seen anything like this, instinctively feeling it dangerous, all retreating far away.

Even Tai Shan didn’t approach, furrowing his brows without making any rash moves.

When Ye Qiu emerged from the dense mist, Tai Shan stepped forward.

"I’m fine." Ye Qiu waved his hand, then instructed, "Everyone must stay ten meters away from the formation, otherwise if you mistakenly enter, you’ll pay for it."

He’s essentially warning other half-beasts not to let curiosity harm them.

As for Chi Hu and his son, let them stay inside the formation.

Ye Qiu didn’t plan on killing them now because these two strong ones can be his sparring partners.

Previously, on Earth, he formed a Saint Heir sparring squad. Now, mimicking the method, forming a Saint sparring squad to hone his martial arts is indeed a brilliant idea.

Of course, this formation needs constant reinforcement; otherwise, if Chi Hu breaks it accidentally, containing them again would be challenging.