Xia Pingan didn't hesitate to grab Elder Mu's hand. Xia Pingan's soulforce turned into specks of golden light. They were like fireflies as they landed on Elder Mu's body and were absorbed by him.
Elder Mu's body started to reform as Xia Pingan's soulforce poured into him. His body started to shine brightly as he returned to his original appearance.
"Your Majesty, that's enough. I'm fine. Don't waste your precious soulforce …"
Xia Pingan only stopped after transferring about two slices of soulforce to Elder Mu. He furrowed his brows and looked at the sky, as well as the huge burning rocks that kept flying over from afar. He asked, "What's going on?"
"When Your Majesty appeared at the stronghold last time, you killed some beetles and zombies in the wilderness. That alarmed the other beetles and zombies around the stronghold. After Your Majesty left the stronghold, the stronghold was surrounded by the beetles and zombies. Fortunately, the stronghold was still functioning normally. Those beetles and zombies didn't attack. Otherwise, Your Majesty would have been in trouble …" Elder Mu said calmly.
"The stronghold has been surrounded?"
"Yes!" Elder Mu nodded.
"Let's go and take a look!"
"Please follow me, Your Majesty!"
Elder Mu's figure floated within the stronghold as he led Xia Pingan to the top of the stronghold's gate tower.
Xia Pingan arrived at the top of the stronghold's gate tower not long after. He could finally see the situation outside the stronghold.
The entire stronghold was covered by a huge energy barrier. Thousands of ugly green-skinned zombies roamed the plains five to six thousand meters away from the stronghold. There were thousands of green-skinned zombies and other types of zombies gathered together to form a huge and chaotic military camp.
Besides the green-skinned puppets, Xia Pingan also saw hundreds of huge caterpillars flying in the wilderness above the barracks. What made Xia Pingan more surprised was that he also saw some human-like monsters in the barracks. Those human-like monsters were wearing black armors, had hands and feet, and walked upright. They had a layer of scales on their heads, faces and bodies, and even had tails behind them. Surrounded by those caterpillars and puppets, those monsters were pointing at the fortress in the center of the barracks.
There was also a hundred-meter-tall metal giant in the camp. It was hurling huge flaming rocks at the stronghold.
The metal giant was too shocking. Its entire body was flashing with a layer of slightly rusty metallic luster. The giant bent down and grabbed the ground with its hand. It could grab a house-sized stone or soil from the ground. When the giant clenched its hand, the thing it grabbed would burn and then fiercely throw it over. It was like releasing a flaming meteor with peerless power.
A monster was standing on the metal giant's head, as if it was commanding the metal giant's actions.
The stronghold's energy barrier was one-way. It was like a special kind of frosted glass. Those inside the stronghold could see the situation outside through the energy barrier, but those outside couldn't see the situation inside the stronghold.
Xia Pingan and Elder Mu went up to the stronghold's wall. Those outside still didn't notice anything different inside the stronghold.
"What are those human-like monsters? And where did they find that metal giant?" Xia Pingan asked.
"Your Majesty, those human-like monsters you mentioned are the Horseshoe Beetles!"
"Ah, what? Those monsters are Horseshoe Beetles?" Xia Pingan was surprised.
"Yes, they evolved from Horseshoe Beetles. The higher the rank of the Horseshoe Beetle, the more human-like it will evolve!" Elder Mu explained, "That metal giant was the stronghold's Flaming Guardian Ape …"
"Flaming Guardian Ape?"
"Yes, that's right. The Flaming Guardian Ape has boundless strength and can use fire spells. It can be considered the stronghold's guard. But later on, the stronghold encountered a huge change. The Flaming Guardian Ape went outside to exterminate the Horseshoe Beetles and Zombie Puppets. Its core soul stone was contaminated by demonic qi, so it was controlled by the Horseshoe Beetles …"
Xia Pingan looked at the Zombie Puppets and Horseshoe Beetles outside the stronghold and licked his lips. These things were naturally a threat to the stronghold, but to him, they were walking soul power and nourishment. As long as he could kill them, his soul power would definitely increase explosively, and he should be able to advance to become an intermediate Spirit Shepherd.
However, with so many Horseshoe Beetles and Zombie Puppets gathered together, it would be difficult to deal with them. There was also the seemingly invincible Flaming Guardian Ape. He had to think of a way.
"Can you find a way to control the Flaming Guardian Ape?" Xia Pingan asked Elder Mu.
Elder Mu was silent for a moment, "Unless the Flaming Guardian Ape's soul stone is purified again and the demonic qi in the Flaming Guardian Ape's soul stone is expelled. But to purify the Flaming Guardian Ape's soul stone, the only way is to re-inject the Flaming Guardian Ape's soul stone with clean soul power …"
"Is my current soul power enough to purify the Flaming Guardian Ape's soul stone?"
Elder Mu had already guessed what Xia Pingan wanted to do. He shook his head, "I'm not sure. I don't know to what extent the Flaming Guardian Ape's soul stone has been contaminated, so I can't determine the soul power needed to purify the soul stone!"
"Where is the Flaming Guardian Ape's soul stone?"
"It's on his head, in the place between his eyebrows that protrudes like a vertical eye. Your Majesty, I know what you want to do. It's too risky!"
"In this case, if we don't take the risk, we can only passively take a beating. It's possible that more and more Horseshoe Beetles and Zombie Puppets will gather around the fortress. There will also be a day when the fortress's defense forces will collapse. If the fortress collapses, I can retreat, but what about you? So, we still have to take the necessary risks. I already have a plan in mind. You just need to cooperate with me! " At this time, Xia Pingan showed his domineering side. Once he made up his mind, he would not waver.
Elder Mu was also a very straightforward and bold person. When Xia Pingan said this, Elder Mu glanced at Xia Pingan with appreciation and gratification in his eyes. Only such a person could shoulder the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the Spiritual Realm. Elder Mu instantly made up his mind, "Your Majesty, if you're not afraid of danger, I have a way!"
"Tell me about it."
"Wait a few hours. After it gets dark here, the spirits in the sky will appear. The Flaming Guardian Ape will stop, and the Horseshoe Beetles will also absorb the energy of the spirits. At that time, I'll let the two Stone Guards rush out of the fortress and attack to attract the attention of the Zombie Puppets and the Horseshoe Beetles. Your Majesty will take the opportunity to approach the Flaming Guardian Ape and rush into the camp of the Zombie Puppets and the Horseshoe Beetles to complete the purification of the Flaming Guardian Ape's soul stone.
"Haha, this plan is the same as what I thought!"
"It's just that Your Majesty will enter the enemy camp alone. There will be danger everywhere. If you're not careful, you'll be surrounded and your life will be in danger. Those evolved Horseshoe Beetles are more difficult to deal with than ordinary Horseshoe Beetles!"
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