The human race quickly gathered their forces in the central plains after hearing the news. Any half- bloods they found that were a part of the Xuan Beast Alliance were killed mercilessly and any that were not a part of that alliance were either apprehended or made to sign an agreement.
Sheng Tian didn't really care about all that. He was more worried about the Devil Sanctuary than a few half-bloods.
"Hey old man, what are the chances that the Devil Sanctuary works with those demon worshipers"
Feng Wu Di came out of his sea of consciousness and flew next to him.
"Unlikely, the Sacred Blood Sect's style is overbearing and prideful. They wouldn't work with or even use half-bloods to achieve their goal"
Wu Di paused for a moment to think.
"This might be another force. In fact it might not be demon worshipers at all"
"Not demon worshipers? Then what are they?"
He shrugged "No idea"
"You fucker"
Wu Di smacked him over the head "A mere Foundation Realm newbie, not worth me getting angry over"
Sheng Tian grabbed him in retaliation and stuffed him back in his sea of consciousness "Just a dead man pretending to be a ghost, not worth me quibbling over"
"You!!"
Sheng Tian blocked all sounds from his sea of consciousness. This was one of the reasons Sheng Tian had no problem with Wu Di living in his sea of consciousness. The ruler of that sea has control over everything inside no matter their cultivation base.
"Spirit Phantom Steps"
Sheng Tian disappeared from his previous location and reappeared amongst the tree's thick branches. Just under him was a camp housing around a thousand half-bloods of various races.
Suppressing his aura to the greatest extent, Sheng Tian began to eavesdrop on the conversations below.
A half-blood with gray fur covering his body and the face of a lion was talking to another with the wings of an eagle.
"How is everything looking?"
The birdman sighed "We suffered over three hundred casualties but managed to kill two hundred men and captured one hundred women of the human race"
The lion half-blood crushed a cup with his fist, veins appearing on his arms "What's even the point in doing so if we can't even have a taste?! That stupid Peng is probably enjoying all of our merits right now!"
"Shh!" The eagle man hastily covered his companions mouth and looked around with narrowed eyes.
"If you don't want to fucking die and have your head roll across the ground them you should stay quite. That 'Peng' has an extremely pure bloodline and is even a descendant of a dragon! We have no choice but to obey"
"PFFT! Get your feathered hands off me! Of course I know that. But who was the one to put him in charge? And why the fuck are we even attacking the humans?"
At this point Sheng Tian can conclude a few things. One, only a few beings of the Xuan Beast Alliance knows exactly why they are suddenly attacking the human race and two, there is a particularly strong half-blood who even has the blood of a dragon.
"Peng. Could it be the Kun Peng from the legends?"
His confusion then cleared.
"No, a Kun Peng would not mate with a dragon. More likely is that a particularly horny dragon had impregnated a bird-type half-blood and produced a new bloodline with thin dragon blood"
Sheng Tian made sure to memorize every race that is a part of the Xuan Beast Alliance as well as those that are not a part of it. Sweeping his spiritual sense around while avoiding the largest tent at the center of the encampment, Sheng Tian found the captured women of the human race at the west side of the camp. He saw that they were not hurt nor would they be in danger any time soon according to the conversations of the half-bloods.
He left west for the mountains. Apparently those that had not joined this alliance were there and Sheng Tian wanted to see if they knew anything. The half-bloods had wanted to invite the famous Feathered Queen, Tang Die Hua, whom they claim to be the most beautiful woman of the Mortal Realm along with the Crimson Serpent, Shang Yu Hong, a cruel woman know to kill anyone she finds unpleasant to the eye.
Tang Die Hua is the descendant of the Soaring Sky Peacock race while Sha Yu Hong is from the Scarlet Flame Serpent race. Both are aloof and hold great pride due to their bloodlines being the highest in the Mortal Realms and are two of the most favored to ascend.
A day later, Sheng Tian arrived at the outskirts of the western region.
The mountain was over ten miles high and boasted a terrifying coldness that could kill most ordinary cultivators. Sheng Tian sensed two particularly strong auras and started flying towards them, not bothering to cover his aura.
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"Oh~"
Two seductive women huddled together near a towering bonfire. One wore a colorful feathered dress while the other was dressed in a skintight red dress.
"We've got a guest"
A white robed young man descended from the skies and landed right in front of the duo. The first thing they noted was how handsome he was before sensing his aura. They stared at each other in silence.
Shang Yu Hong sent a voice transmission to Tang Die Hua "Hey spring chicken, can you tell how strong he is?"
Tang Die Hua rolled her eyes "A crass and profane snake like you won't be able to find a husband"
"I'm asking you a question!"
Tang Die Hua didn't bother with Shang Yu Hong who was rapidly spewing curses at her via voice transmission and looked at Sheng Tian.
"You're quite strong for me to not be able to sense anything off of you and even be able to eavesdrop on our voice transmission. Tell us, what do you want?"
Shang Yu Hong's eyes widened and she pointed at Tang Die Hua "Stupid bird! Why didn't you tell me he could hear everything!"
Tang Die Hua looked at her with narrowed eyes "Because it's funny seeing you make a fool of yourself"
"You bitch!"
Luckily, Shang Yu Hong didn't continue to argue. Unluckily, she turned her fury to Sheng Tian.
"You! Tell us why you're here now!"
Sheng Tian smiled and unleashed his draconic might. An ancient aura spread and the duo stiffened for a moment before kneeling in horror. Shang Yu Hong in particular paled significantly and her entire body trembled.
"Y-you"
She couldn't finish her sentence before fainting. Tang Die Hua also fainted shortly after and Sheng Tian retracted his Dragon's Might and sighed.