At that moment, all warriors there including Ricky and his two partners gathered around the valley and swiftly hid themselves. They were considering how they should successfully enter the valley.
There were so many beasts wandering around the valley, and there was no lack of powerful beasts at the eighth grade of Bone Reinforcement. The beasts guarded the valley warily.
Some specific beasts at the ninth grade of Bone Reinforcement were also possibly hiding in the valley. When the surge of beasts had come, quite a few beasts at the ninth grade of Bone Reinforcement appeared in the Upper Region. It was thanks to the eight demi-immortals who had taken actions; the beasts would have surely taken over the Chaotic Region otherwise.
Moreover, the level of psychic intelligence the beasts had at the advanced stage of Bone Reinforcement was almost at the same height of an adult warrior, which made it impractical to distract their attentions the same way they used on lower grade beasts.
"Numerous warriors are here, but it seems that there are no warriors at the ninth grade of Bone Reinforcement around. It may be much more difficult for us to enter the valley than we thought," Tyson whispered as they looked around.
"Calm down. Someone will eventually stand out as the strongest. If they aren't here yet, then the real strong one must be on the way here," Ricky said. "The Eight Demi-immortal Forces in the Upper Region will not let go of such a good chance."
"Leader Russell is right. I am sure that they will send warriors at the ninth grade of Bone Reinforcement to the valley sooner or later. Then, we can go to the troubled water and follow them in secret." Bastian nodded.
All the warriors there waited quietly and planned for their opportunity to enter the valley.
......
Several hours passed and a mighty troop of soldiers finally appeared after few warriors arrived. Such a high profile troop like that attracted the attention of everyone around.
A middle-aged man with a thick beard headed the troop. He gave the impression of a fierce and aggressive man. There was also such an evil spirit that emanated from him that explained what a formidable warrior he was!
"No doubt that he is definitely a warrior at the ninth grade of Bone Reinforcement," Ricky muttered softly.
"Look at their clothes -- they're all in black and the right breast of their robes is embroidered with gold mesh. They must have come from the Arhat Palace which is one of the Eight Demi-immortal Forces in the area." Bastian revealed their identity.
"The Arhat Palace?!" Ricky and Tyson quietly murmured as they looked at each other. Although they had no idea of what the Eight Demi-immortal Forces exactly were, they could tell that they were all fierce and strong because the Arhat Palace was a rival in the competition for the opportunity to become an innate spiritual king.
All the Arhat Palace warriors puffed their chests out with pride. Once they sensed the hidden warriors around them, disdainful expressions appeared on their faces.
No one could blame the Arhat Palace warriors for their behaviors -- they had so much power!
Led by the bearded middle-aged man, the troop was so arrogant that they didn't even try to hide themselves. They faced the wandering beasts around the valley with confidence!
Roar! Roar!
The beast's fierce roaring resounded through the valley at once. It was just like a preview of the surge of beasts.
The leader of the Arhat Palace didn't care about the beasts at all. Suddenly, he called forth his power of the ninth grade of Bone Reinforcement. The beasts roared in a low voice and stepped back in fear.
The savage beasts that they had expected as ones of the ninth grade of Bone Reinforcement didn't appear at all.
The Arhat Palace warriors stopped before doing anything else. They were at the eighth or ninth grade of Bone Reinforcement, and so were those beasts. Scaring the beasts was enough for them, because they absolutely didn't want unnecessary fights.
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