After some deliberation, the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent and the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf decided to join forces to build the Totem Kingdom, with their respective divine statues housed within the temple.
If they were to recover their divine strength, this Totem Kingdom would become the strongest around Yanhuang.
As for the name of the Totem Kingdom, the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf had already decided: the Snake Moon Totem Kingdom.
The snake represented the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent, and the moon represented the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf.
To demonstrate their sincerity, the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf personally annihilated several Totem Kingdoms, their territories no less than those of the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent.
Their territories had long since expanded beyond the original domain of the Ice Plain Snowmen, threatening the entire northern region of Yanhuang.
On the other side, to test Yanhuang.
The Bloodthirsty Wolfmen dispatched by the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf also arrived outside the Hu City Base City.
Hu City Base City was still quite far from the Imperial Capital.
The distance between Hu City Base City and the Imperial Capital was extended due to the descent of multiple异世界 (otherworlds).
These several异世界 were inhabited by large numbers of extraordinary creatures, and multiple Totem Kingdoms had been established.
Although far inferior to the Snake Moon Totem Kingdom jointly created by the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent and the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf, they were no less impressive than the previous Qingqiu Totem Kingdom and Divine Tree Totem Kingdom.
This also resulted in Hu City being far from the Imperial Capital Base City, making it like an exclave of Yanhuang.
Fortunately, these Totem Kingdoms that descended from other worlds were engaged in mutual conquest and integration, and had not yet paid attention to Hu City Base City.
Once these Totem Kingdoms integrated into a powerful Totem Kingdom and birthed a divine-level extraordinary creature, they would inevitably move against Hu City and nearby base cities.
Hu City Base City did not have a large population, being one of the least populated among the base cities.
However, there were still two Ice Plain Snowmen stationed here.
Compared to other base cities, the Ice Plain Snowmen preferred Hu City Base City.
The cold and dry environment here was very suitable for them.
They did not enter Hu City Base City but instead built an ice mountain outside and hid within to cultivate.
Five Bloodthirsty Wolfmen arrived outside Hu City Base City. Their original strength was considerable, but like the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf, they were all injured, and severely so.
Their divine bodies and souls were damaged, and even the divine personalities of two of the Bloodthirsty Wolfmen showed signs of fragmentation. Despite reaching the rank of Upper God, they could only exert the combat power of a Lower God.
Even so, they were still stronger than the two Ice Plain Snowmen.
As the Ice Plain Snowmen had not fully integrated, these two could only exert the strength of a Lower God.
When the five Bloodthirsty Wolfmen arrived outside Hu City Base City, the Ice Plain Snowmen also sensed them.
The Ice Plain Snowmen possessed a powerful perception skill, Ice Snow Sense.
They could sense the five Bloodthirsty Wolfmen through the ice on the ground and the snowflakes in the air.
Even if the Bloodthirsty Wolfmen concealed their auras, they could still be detected.
However, the Ice Plain Snowmen did not rush to attack.
They were intelligent enough to know they were no match for the opponents and requested reinforcements.
They went to a Dragon Vine Grass at the foot of the ice mountain and conveyed the information to it.
The Dragon Vine Grass was a split body of Ling'er, which had already spread throughout Yanhuang, capable of rapidly transmitting information, no slower than a phone call.
As soon as the Ice Plain Snowmen informed the Dragon Vine Grass, Ling'er received the information and immediately informed Zheng Dong.
Zheng Dong did not intend to go to their aid himself but instead sent the Ice Plain Snowmen stationed in other base cities to help.
The distance between each base city was not short, and it would take considerable time for the Ice Plain Snowmen to travel there.
However, they could directly reach Hu City Base City via spatial teleportation through Ling'er's split bodies.
Ling'er's growth level had now reached Lower God, and its split bodies were at least Emperor-level, so using spatial teleportation was not a problem.
Thus, Ling'er transmitted Zheng Dong's orders through its split bodies to each Ice Plain Snowman.
These Ice Plain Snowmen, as Zheng Dong's believers, did not hesitate and, with the help of Ling'er's split bodies, quickly arrived at Hu City Base City.
As more and more Ice Plain Snowmen arrived, their numbers quickly reached eighteen.
Eighteen Ice Plain Snowmen, each capable of exerting Lower God combat power, could handle these five injured Bloodthirsty Wolfmen.
On the other side, the Bloodthirsty Wolfmen were also preparing to attack.
After observing for a long time and finding nothing unusual, they prepared to attack Hu City Base City as per the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf's orders.
One Bloodthirsty Wolfman stood upright, its height exceeding 2.2 meters. It swung its claws at the defensive city wall of Hu City Base City.
As the sharp wolf claws swung, crescent-shaped bloody light blades slashed towards the defensive city wall.
The city wall was fifteen meters high and five meters wide, cast from a hard alloy, emitting a silver-gray metallic luster. It looked like a dragon coiled on the ground, seemingly indestructible.
Unfortunately, in front of the bloody light blades, it appeared as fragile as tofu.
With a roar, a large section of the city wall collapsed.
The various mechanical cannons on the city wall tumbled to the ground, many of their barrels shattered by the slashes.
Startled by the sudden attack, the Beast Tamers guarding the city wall were taken aback.
In the ensuing chaos, some Beast Tamers contacted their superiors, requesting reinforcements.
At the same time, Zheng Dong also informed Long Zhen Legend about the situation in Hu City Base City.
He also received authorization to directly access real-time information of Hu City via satellite.
Upon seeing the five Bloodthirsty Wolfmen, Zheng Dong did not pay them much mind.
He was confident he could deal with these Bloodthirsty Wolfmen.
Therefore, he broadcast the situation in Hu City Base City live.
Subsequently, everyone in Yanhuang could witness the battle.
"Holy crap, what's going on? The defensive city wall, forged from special alloy, was shattered by a single swipe?"
"Who are these wolfmen? I've never seen them before. Are they also from another world?"
"I remember now, these should be Bloodthirsty Wolfmen. I saw their fossils during my archaeological research. However, these Bloodthirsty Wolfmen are infinitely stronger than those recorded in history. They should be Bloodthirsty Wolfmen that have reached the divine level."
"It's over, is Hu City going to be in trouble? My hometown is Hu City."
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As the live broadcast began, various bullet comments and discussions popped up.
Many people worried that Hu City would be destroyed.
Some also questioned why Zheng Dong hadn't gone there.
It wasn't until the Ice Plain Snowmen appeared one after another that the Elder Council announced that Zheng Dong controlled the Ice Plain Snowmen and that they would henceforth guard the various base cities.
As soon as the Ice Plain Snowmen appeared, they blocked the path of the Bloodthirsty Wolfmen.
Instantly, the surrounding temperature plummeted, and the snowflakes falling from the sky grew larger.
In the blink of an eye, the entire world seemed to have transformed into a vast ice plain.
The Bloodthirsty Wolfmen showed no fear.
Although they were injured and their power was limited, their cultivation realm remained, and their combat experience was not lost.
Subsequently, the five Bloodthirsty Wolfmen coordinated their attacks and charged at the Ice Plain Snowmen.
The Bloodthirsty Wolfmen excelled in close combat; a swing of their claws could be fatal.
Their two claws were their most formidable weapons.
Unlike other extraordinary creatures, Bloodthirsty Wolfmen liked to forge their wolf claws into divine artifacts.
These five Bloodthirsty Wolfmen, having reached the Upper God rank, had claws that could already rival low-grade divine artifacts.
In a one-on-one confrontation, the Ice Plain Snowmen were no match for them.
With the five Bloodthirsty Wolfmen coordinating their attacks, their combined power would undoubtedly be stronger, giving them the upper hand even against more than a dozen Ice Plain Snowmen.
Before long, one Ice Plain Snowman was actually injured.
This was beyond Zheng Dong's expectations.
However, the injured Ice Plain Snowman did not retreat and continued to fight.
This scene also surprised the viewers watching the live broadcast.
"Damn it, how can these Bloodthirsty Wolfmen be so fierce? Even the Ice Plain Snowmen are no match for them. However, I'm more curious about how Zheng Dong managed to subdue these Ice Plain Snowmen. Not a single one has fled."
"Could these Ice Plain Snowmen all be Zheng Dong's contracted beasts?"
"How is that possible? Zheng Dong can't possibly contract so many Ice Plain Snowmen!"
"Don't forget, Zheng Dong is a Mythical-level Beast Tamer. Perhaps upon breaking through to the Mythical level, the number of contracted beasts is no longer limited?"
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As people continued to speculate, it ignited the desire in more individuals to become Mythical-level Beast Tamers.
Unfortunately, there were no more than ten Legendary-level Beast Tamers in the entire Yanhuang, and to become a Mythical-level Beast Tamer, even Zheng Dong needed to continue cultivating.
The reason Zheng Dong posed as a Mythical-level Beast Tamer was to give hope to numerous Beast Tamers and to gain more faith power.
The battle continued, and more and more Ice Plain Snowmen were injured.
The offensive of the Bloodthirsty Wolfmen also grew fiercer.
If Yanhuang's foundation was only this much, the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf would not need to act; these few could already destroy Yanhuang.
They wanted to see if Yanhuang had any other divine-level extraordinary creatures besides the Ice Plain Snowmen.
Just as they were about to finish off all the Ice Plain Snowmen in one go, an unexpected event occurred: the Ice Plain Snowmen began to fuse with each other.
Nine Ice Plain Snowmen, whose strength had just reached Middle God, appeared.
This surprised the Bloodthirsty Wolfmen.
The fused Ice Plain Snowmen were not only stronger but also fully recovered from their injuries.
Continuing the fight, the Bloodthirsty Wolfmen gasped in shock; each Ice Plain Snowman was no weaker than their injured selves.
This meant that the nine fused Ice Plain Snowmen, coordinating their attacks, could suppress them.
This exceeded their expectations.
If these Ice Plain Snowmen continued to fuse, would they not be defeated very quickly?
The five Bloodthirsty Wolfmen exchanged glances and quickly made a decision.
Then, they unleashed their combined skill, the Ultimate Wolf God Annihilation.
Their target was not all the Ice Plain Snowmen, but one Ice Plain Snowman that had revealed a weakness.
They intended to kill it completely.
Unfortunately, even Wolf God Annihilation did not kill the Ice Plain Snowman.
The Ice Plain Snowman's terrifying power completely melted and dissipated, leaving behind only a drop of ice water.
This drop of ice water was the core of the Ice Plain Snowman, which fell to the ground and quickly merged into the ice layer.
After the terrifying attack power disappeared, the Ice Plain Snowman reformed, its aura significantly weaker than before.
However, it immediately chose to fuse with another Ice Plain Snowman.
The fused Ice Plain Snowman became even stronger, getting closer and closer to Upper God.
Seeing this, the Bloodthirsty Wolfmen were dumbfounded.
These Ice Plain Snowmen were harder to kill than they had anticipated.
If they were not injured, they might not have feared these Ice Plain Snowmen.
Now, with their severe injuries still unhealed, they could only exert twenty to thirty percent of their power, making it very difficult to suppress these Ice Plain Snowmen.
It seemed they would not be able to gauge the depth of Yanhuang's strength.
Immediately, the Bloodthirsty Wolfmen decided to retreat.
They did not want to continue fighting.
After all, the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf had only sent them to test Yanhuang's strength, not to fight Yanhuang to the death.
The Bloodthirsty Wolfmen turned and retreated, moving away from Hu City Base City.
However, the Ice Plain Snowmen had no intention of letting them go.
Zheng Dong's orders were to capture all these Bloodthirsty Wolfmen and not let them escape.
This was because Zheng Dong wanted the surrounding Totem Kingdoms to fear Yanhuang, to let these divine-level extraordinary creatures know that Yanhuang was not to be trifled with.
The fused Ice Plain Snowmen caught up with the Bloodthirsty Wolfmen and launched fierce attacks.
Unfortunately, the Ice Plain Snowmen's strength was somewhat limited, making it difficult to capture these Bloodthirsty Wolfmen.
The battle thus entered a stalemate.
Seeing this, Long Zhen Legend became a little anxious.
"What are you doing, kid? Why didn't you send more Ice Plain Snowmen?"
"What's the rush? This is also a form of tempering for these Ice Plain Snowmen, enriching their combat experience. If even one Ice Plain Snowman grows, the others will follow.
If one of them can grow to Upper God, the rest will likely become Upper Gods in no time.
Then, if they fuse into one, their strength might reach the Divine Lord level. I just don't know if the fused Ice Plain Snowmen will still be under my control," Zheng Dong said.
"I'm not worried about that. By the time these Ice Plain Snowmen grow, you'll probably be able to deal with Divine Lord-level extraordinary creatures," Long Zhen Legend chuckled.
Outside Hu City Base City, the battle had reached its climax, with Ice Plain Snowmen getting injured continuously.
Of course, the Bloodthirsty Wolfmen were not faring any better; multiple Bloodthirsty Wolfmen were injured again, their wounds worsening.
At this point, the advantage of the Ice Plain Snowmen became apparent again.
They fused with each other once more, becoming four even more powerful Ice Plain Snowmen.
One of them could even unleash the combat power of an Upper God for a short period.
As a result, the Bloodthirsty Wolfmen were being suppressed by the Ice Plain Snowmen.
Soon, the Bloodthirsty Wolfmen could no longer bear it.
They sent a distress signal to the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf.
The Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf did not dare to be careless and rushed over quickly.
Since the Bloodthirsty Wolfmen had left, it had been keeping an eye on their movements, ready to provide timely rescue in case of any accidents.
A clone it had condensed had followed the Bloodthirsty Wolfmen to Hu City Base City later, but had not acted until now.
Seeing the Bloodthirsty Wolfmen in dire straits, its clone finally appeared.
It was a blood wolf more than three meters long, with a patch of silver fur on its forehead, resembling the silver moon in the sky.
However, the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf was injured, and its clone could not exert much power, only managing to barely hold back the attacks of the Ice Plain Snowmen alongside the Bloodthirsty Wolfmen.
However, this bought time for the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf.
It arrived quickly.
And it also notified the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent.
Hoping that the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent would intervene at the critical moment.
However, the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent had its own agenda. If Yanhuang's strength became too formidable, it would be unwilling to take the risk.
But if Yanhuang's strength was not too great, it was quite willing to join forces with the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf to destroy Yanhuang and obtain more faith power.