Divine Beast Creator

Moving forward again, although Feng Yuan remained vigilant all the time, they did not encounter any more attacks targeting Qi Chen, as if the opponent had already given up.

"There’s no way to search for similar incidents, after all, there’s fighting everywhere at this time, even the Alliance and the Divine Beast Hall don’t have the capacity to discern who was abducted by the Imperial People."

Veronia looked at Feng Yuan helplessly and said. Initially, both she and Feng Yuan suspected whether this was a special situation targeted at Qi Chen, but they had no way to verify it.

Because there was no suspicious information in the data Veronia retrieved, meaning that even if there were others who were captured alive, the teammates with them were either taken away, or...

"Can’t verify it? That is troublesome. What exactly are they up to, or rather, what makes them so special?"

Glancing at Qi Chen, Feng Yuan said confusedly. Dou Yanlan, who was always recalling the previous battle, couldn’t make a potential guess. No wonder, the opponent’s attack was extremely sudden but clearly targeted. Moreover, besides the beasts, the opponent never appeared in their sight.

They didn’t even know whether the attacker was male or female, let alone gather more information from it.

"Maybe it’s to disrupt our vision?"

Veronia thought of an unlikely possibility. The actions of the Imperial People were too strange, and she couldn’t comprehend their purpose.

"Disrupt vision? Is that meaningful?"

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan felt confused. Apart from collecting materials to build the Temple, his team did nothing else. Is there a point in interfering?

"Huh?!"

Before he could make a sound, Feng Yuan waved his hand, and the Black Ancient Book appeared out of thin air and was flung out. In the air, the Black Ancient Book opened itself, golden runes rose from the ground, and ancient stone pillars emerged from the earth, startling Qi Chen and the others with Feng Yuan’s actions.

However, the next moment, they understood why Feng Yuan acted that way. The twisted shadow of Dunaby suddenly appeared and came before everyone. If not for the power released by the stone pillars to restrain it, this twisted shadow might have already rushed to Qi Chen in a matter of seconds.

"Xing Bo!"

Resting against a boulder, Dou Yanlan immediately called her beast. Cotton was not good at defense, only Xing Bo was the most suitable.

Tamur had also reacted by this time, with the power of Mythical Transformation descending. Xing Bo unfolded a Mythical Transformation defense barrier to protect Dou Yanlan without hesitation.

"Ah Chen! Come quickly!"

Looking at Qi Chen beside Feng Yuan, Dou Yanlan shouted. Veronia had already engaged in combat with the twisted shadow of Dunaby, and others actively shifted their positions to full defensive mode.

Although the previous intelligence suggested that Qi Chen was their target, others could not guarantee the attacker would not suddenly change their mind.

The Hao Chun Bird and Ah Mu joined forces to create a relatively safe passage between Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan. Qi Chen did not hesitate and immediately rushed towards Dou Yanlan.

Although theoretically, the safest place was beside Feng Yuan, staying near him at this time would only hinder his performance.

"Something is indeed not right."

Feng Yuan muttered to himself, having no time to dwell on it. The opponent’s beasts appeared once more, but this time Feng Yuan didn’t want to let them escape. Wielding the Black Scythe in his hand, he twisted space in an attempt to isolate and keep them there. However, after a battle, the twisted shadow of Dunaby unleashed strong energy, forcefully breaking through Feng Yuan’s blockade in a self-destructive act.

"Damn it, they got away again!"

Seeing the group of beasts disappear into the forest, Feng Yuan couldn’t help but curse. These guys were really annoying; if they kept harassing, not to mention the upcoming actions, even returning to Maomu City wouldn’t be peaceful.

"You should have noticed something just now."

Veronia floated over to Feng Yuan and said. Although the enemy had retreated, Qi Chen and the others still dared not relax. After all, the twisted shadow of Dunaby was a formidable opponent for them.

Stroking his chin, Feng Yuan glanced at Qi Chen standing with Dou Yanlan and said,

"Yes, their target is only Qi Chen. It’s strange, if it was planned against me, why overlook Dou Yanlan? Thinking this way, it’s unlikely they’re targeting them to affect me."

After all, for hostage threats, Feng Yuan saw no reason to fixate on Qi Chen; Dou Yanlan would also suffice. That they didn’t do so suggests the matter wasn’t considered from the start.

But, aside from this, what is it about Qi Chen that makes him the target? Strength? Potential? Or some bizarre reason?

This attack not only provided more clues for Feng Yuan’s group but also left them more confused and bewildered.

After a while, seeing no further attacks, Dou Yanlan cautiously approached Feng Yuan with Qi Chen.

"Feng Yuan, did you notice something?"

Looking at Feng Yuan, Dou Yanlan hesitated before speaking. Sighing slightly, Feng Yuan said,

"I noticed, their target is only Qi Chen."

"No, not that."

"Then what is it?"

Hearing Dou Yanlan’s words, Feng Yuan and Veronia curiously looked at her. Although the opponent struck again earlier, he felt except for this point, there seemed to be no other important clue. It couldn’t be that the group of beasts had something special, right?

"It’s just my speculation, but I feel these two attacks don’t seem to be conducted by the Imperial People."

"What do you mean?"

Feng Yuan raised his eyebrows and lowered his hand from his chin, attackers not being Imperial People? This...

"Yes, although I haven’t seen them, I think their attack habits don’t quite match those under the Imperial Timeline, of course, it could be intentional, but..."

"Combat habits... Yeah, that seems right."

With Dou Yanlan’s prompting, Feng Yuan immediately realized what felt odd before — it was the group’s attack methods.

Imperial People prefer to employ the power of beasts and personally engage in battle, meaning when fighting them, you can usually see them leading at the front.

However, the two attacks were entirely different; the opponent never appeared, instead always letting the beasts fight.

"Maybe it’s disguising identity, but I feel it shouldn’t be."

Veronia wanted to say the Imperial People were deliberately misleading but...

"If they were Imperial People, even if done deliberately, their habits differ from ours. But the one attacking us commanded the beasts without any difference from us, if it’s not someone from another country, then..."

Stroking his chin, Feng Yuan said with his head down. Everyone already understood Feng Yuan’s implication, even if he didn’t say it explicitly, they knew whom Feng Yuan was referring to.

The Imperial Timeline!

"But, what do they actually want to do?"

Although they noticed the unusual identity of the attacker, it was meaningless for them. At least, what concerned them was what the attacker intended to do.

"What makes Qi Chen so special that attracts them?"

Studying Qi Chen, Feng Yuan looked puzzled. No matter how he thought, Qi Chen wasn’t unique to that extent. Just then, Feng Yuan squinted at the forest and said,

"Hiding there, be careful others misunderstand. Given that you actively came to find us, you probably have important information, right?"

A man in a black robe emerged from behind a tree. He wore a hood that obscured his face, the cloak, and hood emanating a unique barrier to block spiritual power detection, but it couldn’t block Feng Yuan’s divine sense.

Therefore, Feng Yuan knew the man was Qi Chen from the Imperial Timeline. If it wasn’t for the former’s previous actions gaining Feng Yuan’s trust, with such behavior now, Feng Yuan would have likely struck out immediately.

"Important, not exactly. I can confirm the attackers are the blades of Yalmorde from the Imperial Timeline, but I don’t know why they targeted him."

As the Imperial Qi Chen spoke, Qi Chen had realized the man’s identity. After all, he was familiar with his own voice. With brows furrowed, Dou Yanlan pursued,

"You really don’t know? No clues at all?"

"None. Only, I seemed to see earlier that they targeted only him. I have a conjecture, could it be due to the reason of shared existence?"

Thinking of a possibility, the Imperial Qi Chen voiced his thoughts. Everyone froze; this assertion... seemed, not impossible!