128: Is war about to break out? That's not my fault!

A residential area.

Three figures sat quietly around the table.

One of them watched leisurely as the Beastkin who called himself Bailian poured tea with a pained expression.

Another, a cat-eared girl with neat black short hair and beautiful crimson eyes, stared in shock at the teacup in her hand.

It seemed her brain had short-circuited.

An couldn't understand it. Even an ordinary tea set was crafted from Advanced Materials she couldn't comprehend!

Could the rumor that the Blue Star World was littered with yuan crystals be true!?

"So, you're siblings?"

Jiang Hao looked over the two underage Beastkin whose hair and eye colors were different.

"Mhm! Mhm!"

The two nodded vigorously.

Having grown up in this 'City of Freedom', both were fluent in the xia country language.

The tea was the kind that could increase cultivation, aid in a Realm Breakthrough, and even boost Mental Energy!

A gift from the Yan Family.

Of course, its effects were most pronounced for Martial Artists below the seventh rank.

Even so, it was a Heaven And Earth Treasure many Martial School graduates dreamed of!

For the siblings, only at the second rank, the instinctive craving and attraction were hard to resist.

Jiang Hao watched with amusement as the girl who called herself An wore an expression of desperately wanting to drink the tea yet not daring to.

And Bailian, with his special eye-related talent, huddled fearfully in the corner.

Jiang Hao thought for a moment, then took out some common xia country foods.

"Go on, eat!"

"They're just ordinary foods. They won't taste good once they're cold."

The cautious and wary black cat girl first stole a careful glance at this human Expert.

Then, in an instant, she reached out, grabbed the teacup, and downed it in one gulp!

"So fragrant! Who cares if there's something wrong with it? I can't resist anyway. Might as well enjoy it!"

Less than two breaths after drinking, the cat-eared girl in the black dress suddenly widened her eyes!

Her breathing grew heavy, her Face slightly flushed, complementing her crimson pupils.

"Sister? Are you okay?"

Bailian's green pupils reflected his sister's trembling Soul.

She was almost unable to suppress the Soul-deep pleasure and the surge of energy pushing her towards the Middle Stage of the second rank.

The black cat girl, nearly letting out an embarrassing sound, rushed frantically into the courtyard.

"Something urgent! I'm stepping out!"

*Snap!*

Jiang Hao casually snapped his fingers. Space shifted, and the room was briefly and completely separated from World No. 8!

Saving a little Face for this somewhat introverted kid.

He learned this trick after seeing Councilor Li, who only knew how to 'scratch the surface' in Nihon, separate an underground exchange from the Blue Star World.

Space Law, plus a touch of powerful spirit infused with Destiny Star authority—Jiang Hao had finally managed to replicate it successfully.

Watching the white-haired boy who didn't dare drink the tea, only obediently picking at the food with his chopsticks.

Hmm, this kid learns fast!

He just needed to see Jiang Hao's actions once to learn how to use chopsticks!

"Different talent abilities in each pupil?

If this were on Blue Star, this would easily qualify as hangers-on number nine!"

Though Jiang Hao felt like saying, "Huh? You're really eating it!"

But after some thought, he decided not to scare the kid.

He picked up his teacup and drank it expressionlessly. Hmm, might as well say it's no different from plain water.

This stuff only has fragrance for those who need to supplement their strength.

Back then, he kept packing hundreds of jars from the Yan Family head's unnatural expression before finally stopping.

He didn't pay double the price for Saint-rank Materials for nothing!

I might not drink it, but I can't not have it!

Bailian, who had also taken a big gulp, found himself unchanged and looked at Jiang Hao strangely.

"Brother Jiang Hao..."

"Huh?"

As if sensing something, Jiang Hao slightly furrowed his brows, interrupting Bailian.

He turned his head.

With a puzzled expression, he looked towards a direction tens of thousands of kilometers away.

"What's going on? Does that clan hostile to humans want an early reunion with their ancestors?"

"A war breaks out right after I arrive? No, wars need reasons and triggers!

I just got here a day ago. It couldn't be this fast!"

Thinking of those Beastkin slaves being sold and traded.

And the Blue Star Martial Artists fighting fiercely over young, beautiful beast-eared girls.

After all, in this 'City of Freedom,' Blue Star people had to have some privileges!

"This is backlash! The clans resent the slave system. Combined with Blue Star's arrival, which boosted this industry.

It forced many destitute, lower-class Beastkin into slavery, igniting the rage of the majority!"

Jiang Hao kept comforting himself internally. This must have been a long-simmering issue!

He just happened to arrive at the same time...

...

One hour earlier.

Ironfang Clan, main stronghold, within the palace.

The current Clan Chief of the Ironfang Clan—Gray Ironfang.

Sat upon a grand throne crafted from the bones of various beasts.

Propping his head with one hand, he listened to the report from 'Ironfist Horn,' one of the clan's Thirteen Braves.

"Clan Chief! That human slave-catching team from before has vanished!"

"Although they always traveled through uninhabited areas, even His Excellency the High Priest personally performed divination this time and found no trace of them!"

"Oh? Then search slowly. Ensure they return safely to that evil human city!"

Gray Ironfang switched the hand propping his head, seeming unconcerned about the fate of his captured kin.

As a Supreme Expert at the Late Stage of the Saint rank, he represented the pinnacle of strength on this Myriad Beast Continent!

Even on the unwelcoming Main Continent, his power ranked within the top five!

"Hmph! With such formidable strength, yet you cower on the Main Continent, letting human merchants act as middlemen to siphon off vast resources!"

"Raging Flame Garr! You are utterly unworthy of being the Beastkin King!"

He was deeply jealous. Jealous of his younger brother, who was more timid and weaker, yet chosen as the successor by the Beastkin King!

And he, after failing the competition, could only leave the Main Continent in disgrace with the majority of his clansmen!

The Ironfang Clan consisted mostly of wolf-attribute Beastkin. Especially under moonlight at night, their combat power increased significantly!

This was why, despite having only three Saint-rank Supreme Experts, they had ruled the entire Myriad Beast Continent for thousands of years!

"A pity... those damned humans..."

"Clan Chief! Spies from the Evil City report that slave-catching team still hasn't returned!"

A Beastkin emitting seventh-rank energy fluctuations reported on one knee.

Gray waved dismissively.

"Forget it then! Anyway, during this period, we've leaked the locations of many small clans to Blue Star's slave-catching teams.

Now, those clans opposing us have been killed by humans or sold off!"

The powerful aura of a Saint-rank Expert permeated the grasslands. Clouds in the sky burst under the pressure of his presence!

Gray Ironfang's voice echoed throughout the Ironfang Clan.

"The damned humans recklessly capture our kin, even amusing themselves with our young and trading them freely!"

"As the master of the Myriad Beast Continent, Clan Chief of the Ironfang Clan, I must demand an explanation from the humans!"

He arrogantly surveyed the thirteen youngest ninth-rank Braves within the palace.

And his uncle, a Saint-rank Middle Stage Expert.

Gray Ironfang laughed wildly:

"Hahaha! War! Only war can reawaken the bloodlust of our kin!"

"This time, we must make the humans pay the price!"