Chi Hu was trapped within the Formation, and Ye Qiu did not stop, but instead led people to seize Chi Hu’s power.

With Chi Hu no longer a factor, when Ye Qiu arrived at Chi Hu’s territory, it was like an uninhabited realm. He easily took many beastmen under his command, and those who resisted were all killed.

Facing these ancient beasts, Ye Qiu showed no mercy.

Only iron and blood can make them understand his terrifying nature.

The power of the Wolf King Lord expanded several times, primarily in the number of ancient beasts under his command, which increased significantly compared to before. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

With Chi Hu’s disappearance and his power taken over, this news quickly spread, causing many small lords to be shocked. Especially upon hearing that this was the work of the Wolf King Lord, many small lords found it hard to believe.

Ye Qiu did not bother with other small lords, letting them indulge in their own schemes. Now, with the tiger gone from the mountain, the monkeys became kings, Chi Hu’s disappearance prompted some small lords to take action.

Initially, many thought that the Wolf King Lord would want to become king, ruling over everyone. However, after waiting for several days without news, the ancient beast lords started to feel restless, thinking they too could compete.

Thus, conflicts and battles began to erupt among some of the small lords.

Ye Qiu watched all of this unfold, with Taishan reporting the situations of the surrounding lords every day. Ye Qiu did not plan to interfere and let these guys fight among themselves. When they’ve fought enough, it wouldn’t be too late for him to step in.

Ye Qiu planned with the idea of the mantis stalking the cicada unaware of the oriole behind. He had the strength to do so. Even if some lords knew his intentions, they had no means to counter him, due to Ye Qiu’s formidable power.

Of course, there were some curious lords who took risks to secretly explore, only to end up trapped in the Formation, unable to escape.

Ye Qiu was very busy, not only needing to study the Formation but also honing martial arts with Chi Hu and his son.

This was a torment for Chi Hu and his son. Initially, Ye Qiu only trained with Chi Hu’s son, who was in the Saint Realm. Ye Qiu fought him using his own Gui Xu Realm strength. Naturally, due to the power gap, Ye Qiu could not defeat him, but he did not let the opponent have an easy time either, inflicting significant damage.

After a brief struggle, Ye Qiu left the Formation, consumed a pill, and quickly appeared again. This cycle repeated, with Ye Qiu recovering quickly thanks to the pills, but Chi Hu’s son couldn’t sustain such battle endurance, even as a Saint.

Since the son couldn’t handle it, Ye Qiu sparred with the father.

At this time, Ye Qiu was more severely injured than before. After all, Chi Hu’s power far surpassed his son’s initial Saint Realm power. Even though Chi Hu hadn’t reached the level of a Supreme Saint, he was still at the fifth or sixth tier of the Saint Realm.

Ye Qiu was initially covered in wounds, and without utilizing the power of his dark transformation, it was indeed difficult to spar with a Saint. Despite the accelerated recovery from the pills, he still couldn’t defeat the opponent.

However, Ye Qiu was simply honing himself and didn’t use some of his hidden cards.

After all, the opponent was his sparring partner, and he couldn’t just train them to death.

Chi Hu discovered Ye Qiu’s secret, as Ye Qiu appeared again without revealing those mysterious black patterns, reminding Chi Hu of an ancient clan sought by the Heavenly Palace.

The Dugu Clan!

Chi Hu realized that Ye Qiu must belong to the Dugu Clan, but alas, he was trapped within the Formation and couldn’t inform the Heavenly Palace even though he knew this secret.

Upon hearing the words "Heavenly Palace" from Chi Hu’s mouth, Ye Qiu’s mind was shaken, not expecting the name of the Heavenly Palace to be equally well-known in the Southern Wilderness. Even some ancient beasts were aware of the Heavenly Palace’s pursuit of the Dugu Clan’s people.

This served as a reminder to Ye Qiu of the Heavenly Palace’s might, which was not limited to the Eastern Wilderness but equally influential in the Southern Wilderness. This demonstrated the terrifying power of the Heavenly Palace, its influence extending beyond a single landmass, making even those in the Southern Wilderness wary of them.

A gargantuan entity like the Heavenly Palace would not be easy for Ye Qiu to topple.

If some people knew of his ambition to destroy the Heavenly Palace, many would probably ridicule him for overreaching.

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

The territory remained quiet, with no intruders.

Taishan was more stable than before, now resembling a general, his aura sharp.

Taishan was quite powerful to begin with, though he had never left the forest. Under Ye Qiu’s intentional training and guidance, he was now capable of handling matters independently.

Ye Qiu thought fighting Chi Hu’s son was unsatisfying, so he let Taishan enter to spar with him, which was a major reason for Taishan’s significant increase in strength.

The battles among those who sought to become kings and the new Chi Hu-like small lords had mostly ended.

Interestingly, one small lord managed to defeat all competitors and became the strongest lord.

It’s said that this small lord had a stroke of luck, as he broke through to the Saint Realm in the last second while being besieged by several lords, turning the tide of battle.

Even though Ye Qiu did not personally investigate these matters, there were always people reporting to him daily.

Some clever beastmen had already discerned that Ye Qiu was the one calling the shots in the entire territory, so many beastmen secretly pledged loyalty to Ye Qiu, offering to help him eliminate the Wolf King Lord and serve him as the master.

Ye Qiu found this amusing because the Wolf King Lord was his own avatar, killing him would be akin to killing himself.

Ye Qiu wouldn’t remove the Wolf King Lord avatar and come out as a lord himself since he was a human, not an ancient beast, and this distinction would always exist. It was more suitable to have his Wolf King Lord avatar in front.

It felt a bit like using the emperor to rule the dukes, but who would realize that Ye Qiu was using himself?

Regarding the disturbances among the small lords and who became the new Chi Hu, Ye Qiu only took note of it, not paying much attention as long as no one provoked him. He wouldn’t actively provoke anyone either.

Moreover, according to Ye Qiu’s speculation, many would probably guess that Chi Hu’s death had something to do with him, which deterred anyone from acting rashly.

Ye Qiu enjoyed these peaceful days free from disturbances, during which he could gradually enhance his strength.

He felt that his breakthrough to the Saint Realm was approaching swiftly.

Additionally, he gained considerable insights recently in comprehending the ’Grand Formation,’ advancing slightly in formation knowledge.

Given his current strength, even a tiny improvement in either formation or martial arts path represented a substantial increase in power.

Thinking these peaceful days might last for a while, at least two to three months, but someone eventually broke Ye Qiu’s tranquility.

The newly promoted Saint Realm lord who was elected as the Great Lord arrived.

Alongside him came the various small lords who had been defeated by him.