Insufficient balance

  The day passed quickly and it was deep into the night again, all the guards gathered in my room.

  "I said in a low voice: 'What we are going to do tonight is very dangerous, so everyone must follow my orders. If there's any mistake, it may lead to the destruction of our entire army.'"

  The guards nodded firmly, and Wolf said: "Young master, just give your orders."

  I scanned the surroundings and said in a low voice, "Alright, today our target is Wol Mountain one hundred miles west, where there's a gang of wolf tribe bandits. We're not going to eliminate them, but to tame them. Remember, no one is allowed to kill without my order, let's set off."

  Everyone quickly changed into black night-traveling clothes, grabbed their own weapons, and although there were twenty people, not a single sound was made. We swiftly snuck out of the village.

  Thick fog drifted over, soaking our clothes slightly damp, but it didn't affect our speed at all. Taking advantage of the night, we sped westward.

  After we had been flying with the wind for two hours, a mountain range appeared before us. Stopping in his tracks, Wolf asked me, "Young master, there are so many mountains here, which direction should we head in?"

  I looked up and saw that in front of me, one mountain range after another stretched out endlessly, and for a moment I couldn't tell how high the mountains were.

  I hesitated for a moment, then said: "Let's head inside. Since the god of your wolf tribe lives here, there should be guards. As long as we run into them, I'll have a way to deal with it."

  So we marched into the mountains with great fanfare, and after climbing over a small hill, it was already deep in the night. Due to the sparse moon and stars, we could no longer tell which direction we were heading.

  "Everyone stay where you are and rest for a bit." Just then, a rustling sound entered my ears. This wasn't the sound of wind blowing through leaves, but rather the sound of someone moving and their feet scraping against the ground. Although they were being very careful, they still couldn't escape my keen sense of hearing.

  In order to let them discover me more easily, I loudly shouted: "Who's there?"

  The quiet night was shattered by my angry roar, and the mountains echoed with "What man, what man, what man, what man, what man..." Suddenly, the dark forest lit up, illuminating the open space we were in as if it were daytime. Due to the sudden change in light, our eyes could not temporarily accept it, and we all squinted involuntarily.

  As I gradually got used to the light, I found that we were surrounded by forty or fifty werewolf soldiers.

  They were entirely different from the werewolf soldiers we met at the border of Yun, each wearing brown light armor, one hand holding a long knife and the other grasping a newly lit torch, their fierce eyes gleaming in the light of the torches, the brown fur on the back of their necks standing on end as they glared at us with vigilance and ferocity. I stood up straight, my chest out, my hands behind my back, and shouted: "What kind of people are you? Bandits?"

  The guards drew their weapons and formed a semicircle around me. A wolf-like soldier emerged from the group, distinguishable from the others by a silver streak on his dark grey head, making him look even more majestic. He gazed at us with a gloomy expression, waving his long knife, and said in a stern tone: "What kind of people are you, daring to trespass on forbidden land? Are you tired of living?"

  I snorted coldly and said, "What are you, anyway? All the places here belong to the Beast Emperor, all the beastmen are the children of the Beast God. What right do you have to privately divide out forbidden land?"

  The leader of the werewolves was suddenly choked by me and couldn't speak, and he roared: "Take them down."

  I stretched out my left hand and shouted: "Halt."

  The werewolf leader sneered and said: "Are you afraid? If you're afraid, then surrender and go back with me to settle the score."

  I snorted and said, "Afraid? This word has never been in my dictionary. Let me tell you, I am the messenger of the Beast God, specially come to see the Wolf God, there is an important matter to discuss with him. If you delay my meeting with the Wolf God, when he blames you later, can you afford it?"

  As soon as I said that I was seeking an audience with the Wolf God, the wolfman's leader's arrogance was immediately suppressed. He asked in a puzzled tone: "How did you know the Wolf God is here? Which traitor told you?"

  I put on a reverent expression and said, "It's the great beast god who told me, the beast god ordered me to come and discuss some matters with the wolf god, so it's better to report quickly."

  The werewolf leader asked: "Beast God? Where did the Beast God come from, that's just a legend. When has the Beast God ever taken care of us? Only our Wolf God is the savior of the beastman tribe."

  I disdainfully said: "This I won't argue with you about, quickly take me to see the Wolf God, I have important matters to discuss with him."

  The leader of the wolfmen thought for a moment, then said: "You wait here." After finishing, he ordered his subordinates two sentences, turned around and ran back, instantly disappearing into the dark forest.

  Looking at his speed, his Dou Qi foundation is quite good. Although he still has a certain distance compared to Wolf, among the Beastmen, he can already be considered a top-notch expert. I knew that as soon as he brought out the Wolf God banner, he wouldn't dare to slack off. The first part of my plan was a success.

  I sat cross-legged on the ground, regulating my breath, while my guards surrounded me, vigilantly watching the werewolf soldiers around us. The over 100-mile journey had consumed a small portion of my internal energy, and although I hadn't seen the Wolf God yet, it was certain that he wouldn't be easy to deal with. I had to face him in top condition.

  It only took a short while, and the wolfman leader came running back, sweating profusely. It was clear that he hadn't delayed on the road at all. Even a small leader like him had such quality, which increased my vigilance even more.

  The werewolf leader took two deep breaths and said, "Follow me." He then led the way with his soldiers in front. I stood up and followed closely behind with my guards.

  All the way here is a winding small road, it's really hard for us to find by ourselves. After crossing two mountains, I finally saw their base.

  Here, in the midst of several hills, lies a small basin, with buildings similar to those in the village, only larger. In the center of the entire base stands a massive temple, its scale rivaling that of the Beast Emperor's Imperial Palace.

  Around the temple was a circle of huge stone pillars, each with a giant double-headed wolf emblem carved at the top, cast vividly. I thought, that must be where the Wolf God lives.

  As expected, the werewolf leader led us to the front of the temple. There were sixteen werewolves guarding the entrance of the temple. Unlike before, they each had a golden thread on their heads, apparently indicating that their status was higher than that of the werewolf leader.

  The leader of the werewolves stepped forward quickly and respectfully said to a temple guard, "They are the ones I was ordered to bring." The temple guard nodded his head with an arrogant expression and said, "You wait here, I'll go in and report."

  Not even a guard has ever been so arrogant in the Beast Emperor's palace, and yet I've encountered this kind of treatment from this Wolf God, whose bearing is truly not small.

  The werewolf leader stood respectfully aside and didn't dare to make a sound, the guards who came with him surrounded us from behind, but their long knives were put on their backs.

  After a while, the temple guardian walked out and said to the werewolf leader: "You take your people back, I'll handle this from here."

  The werewolf leader respectfully responded with a single word, turned around and left with his subordinates. The temple guard looked us up and down, saying faintly: "Follow me." After speaking, he turned his head and walked inside.

  I shot a glance at Wolf, and followed him. Just as we were about to step into the temple, we were stopped by several temple guards at the entrance. I frowned and said, "What's going on? Is this how the wolf god treats his guests?"

  The temple guardian said, "Only one of you can go in, the others must wait here."

  I had long expected that it wouldn't be so easy for me to see the Wolf God, so I smiled slightly and said, "Alright, I'll go. Worf, you guys wait here for me, don't make any moves until I come out."

  "Wolf, we need to protect you!" I patted his shoulder and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, it's okay. If I can't handle it, there's no use in you guys going too. Wait for me here and don't clash with them, got it?"

  Wolff reluctantly nodded and led the other guards away. I turned to the temple guard who was leading the way and asked, "Can we go now?" He grunted and turned back inside.

  Inside the temple, there were no pillars supporting the entire building. The light was very weak, with only one candle every ten meters. Under the faint candlelight, I found that the walls of the entire temple were carved with exquisite murals, and the main characters on them were all werewolves, some of whom were killing people, some were farming, and some were celebrating victory.

  The temple guardian led me to the center of the temple and stopped, saying: "You wait here for a moment." After that, without waiting for me to speak, he turned around and retreated from the original path.

  Although the light here is very weak, there is not a hint of eeriness, but rather a sense of tranquility and peace lingering in my heart. Since I've already come here, I'm not in a hurry, and I'm savoring every moment, looking at the murals around me, each one seemingly having its own story to tell.

  Just as I was about to fall asleep, a gentle voice sounded behind me: "Are you the one who wants to see Lord Wolf God?" I suddenly turned my head and a black shadow wearing a cloak appeared behind me. With my keen sense of hearing, I couldn't even detect when he had arrived.

  Although my attention was on the mural just now, the opponent can quietly sneak up behind me, which indeed surprised me. But intuition and his words told me that this guy is not the Wolf God. I smiled and said: "Not bad, it's really me, are you the Wolf God?" The black shadow shook its head, took a few steps forward, and lifted off the hat on its head.

  He is a werewolf, but a different kind of werewolf. He actually has a silver wolf head. Even in weak light, his silver fur still shines brightly. Silver Werewolf!

  The silver wolf-like man smiled slightly at me in surprise, saying: "Very surprised? I am the leader of the Wolf God Guardian Team here, you can call me Silver Arrow."

  I couldn't have heard that right, "Lewd"! And there's actually someone with this name, it's truly incomprehensible. I nodded and said: "Silver Arrow Commander, I've come here to request an audience with the Wolf God, would you be so kind as to introduce me?"

  Yin Jian's expression was calm, and he said lightly: "The Wolf God is not easily seen by people. Even I, without his summons, dare not go to disturb him. I heard that you claim to be the Beast God's messenger, I don't know what brings you here."

  I have recovered from the surprise of seeing him, and said in a calm tone: "I am the self-proclaimed messenger of the Beast God, and this is indeed the case. I came here to represent the Beast God to find the Wolf God, as for what business, I'm afraid you're not qualified to ask."

  Yin Jian's eyes flashed with anger upon hearing my words, his robes fluttering without wind, and he said calmly, "So, you won't speak unless you see the Wolf God?"

  I nodded proudly and continued to look at the murals around me. Silver Arrow said, "Originally, you shouldn't have been able to get here, but I heard from my subordinates that you claimed to be the messenger of the Beast God, and was surprised that you could find this place, so I let you in. If you don't reveal your purpose, I'll have to be rude, after all, the secrets here can't be known by outsiders."

  I shifted my gaze back to him and smiled slightly, saying: "What's wrong, want to gang up on me?"

  For the first time, a look other than calmness appeared on Yin Jian's face, that was disdain: "We wolf tribe are proud people, since you came to see the Wolf God according to etiquette, how could we bully the few with more? Alright, if you can beat me, you can take your subordinates and leave, otherwise, I hope you can stay in the mountain and do something for me."

  "I snorted coldly: 'Want to keep me as a laborer? Then it depends on whether you have the ability.' Silver Arrow pulled off the cloak from her body, lightly swung and threw it aside, revealing the tight outfit underneath."

  The hair exposed on his body was the same as that on his head, completely silver. A compelling aura instantly spread from him. He raised his right hand, with his elbow bent, and made a false grab in the air. His left hand was under his right hand, but with his palm facing upwards. His left foot took half a step to the left, with his knee slightly bent.

  Looking at his strange posture, I felt a bit weird. What kind of kung fu is this? I've never seen it before. I took off the scabbard from my body and gently swung it, silently throwing it aside: "Since you don't use weapons, let's fight empty-handed."

  Yin Jian's eyes flashed with a hint of admiration, and he said: "Alright, since you're so elegant, let's have a good fight. Come on, bring the lanterns."

  The entire temple hall suddenly lit up, and it turned out that more than a hundred magic lanterns were hanging from the top. What I found strange was that there was no statue of their wolf god in this hall, and I didn't know what the reason was.

  The light shone brightly, and the silver arrow's fur was even more radiant. I thought to myself that using his pelt to make a garment would be quite good.

  This guy can hold the position of Wolf God Guardian Captain, he's definitely not a mediocre person. I also dare not be careless, concentrating my spirit and quieting my energy, the Crazy God Fighting Energy starts to accelerate continuously in my body.

  A layer of yellowish aura emerged from my body, highlighting the lion-headed mask on my head. To others, this battle seemed like a contest between the Lion King and the Wolf King.

  "Good strong aura, watch out!" Yin Jian exclaimed. His body suddenly shot up, flashing with a silver glow, and in mid-air, he flipped his body, his feet kicking forward and backward, heading towards me.

  Yin Jian's aura and his hair were both silver, I infused the Kuang Shen aura into my arms, barely blocking his thirteen consecutive kicks.

  This guy's leg strength is incredibly powerful, with my defensive power and Kyoshin Douki, I was actually kicked by him to the point where both arms were slightly numb. Unbeknownst to me, Silver Arrow's surprise was even greater than mine, he didn't think that among the beastmen, apart from Bimon Giant Beast, there would also be someone who could completely withstand his proud thirteen consecutive kicks with just brute strength.

  My arm is numb, his foot is no better, the same force and reaction force, our strength is almost the same. His defense is not as good as mine, although the aura is similar, but overall, in the first confrontation, I still have a slight advantage. After this first attack, I also gained confidence in my heart, Silver Arrow is indeed very powerful, but for now, it's just one or two levels stronger than Wolf, and it's not worth worrying about.

  "I'll take you down with one move. Gale Force!" I exclaimed, taking a step forward and punching the ground heavily. But just as my fist made contact with the earth, something unexpected happened. The gale force that was supposed to explode under my opponent's feet suddenly rebounded back at me, sending me flying backward with incredible force. It was like I had punched myself in the face.

  With a loud crash, my body heavily slammed into the wall. What's going on? Sliding down from the wall, although I didn't suffer any internal injuries, after all, this was only the first move of the Crazy God Technique, but my entire skeletal system was shaken to the point of soreness. Silver Arrow didn't pursue me, instead he stared at me with a bewildered expression, he also couldn't understand why I had suddenly flown out myself.

  "I angrily said: 'What kind of ground is this? Why can't power penetrate it?'"

  Silver Arrow suddenly realized, understanding that I was going to attack using the method of transmitting power through objects. Apologetically, he said: "I'm really sorry, I forgot to tell you earlier, this temple has been set up with a seal by the Wolf God, which is impenetrable by any power. Your previous use of object transmission...

  I cursed in my heart, damn it, why didn't you say so earlier, making me hit myself. That broken seal may not be unbreakable after all, but it would require more power than that so-called Wolf God to break it.

  "Silver Arrow said: 'For fairness' sake, don't you want to take a rest first?'"

  His words made me feel a lot better about him. This guy is really a humble and polite wolf-like person, I've never met anyone like that before. Not bad, I like it.

  I smiled slightly, flexed my joints and said, "No need, I'm fine. Let's continue."

  Silver Arrow nodded slightly, then struck the same strange pose as before, let out a weird cry, and his body flashed forward like lightning.

  This time, he no longer clashed with me head-on, but instead constantly changed the direction of his attack, making it impossible for me to grasp his rhythm.

  He was getting faster and faster, a silver figure constantly flashing in front of me. My current speed couldn't catch up with his, so I could only use the stupid method of guarding the tree stump, spreading my fighting energy throughout my body, letting him attack me, wherever he attacked me, I immediately counterattacked with a punch, but all the counterattacks naturally fell empty, after all, I wasn't as fast as him!

  At the same time, although I couldn't hit him, he didn't dare use his full strength either, and could only touch and run, unable to cause me great harm.

  To be honest, I hate this kind of playstyle the most, running around everywhere, so boring. A fierce and intense battle is my favorite. This guy's speed is too fast, suddenly, I discovered a secret, in Silver Arrow's speed there exists wind magic, that means his speed has a large part supported by wind magic. A werewolf who knows magic?

  Today's surprises are too many. He can cast magic, why can't I? In my low chanting, countless first and second level magic spells spread out in all directions, even if the silver arrow is fast, he can't leave this space, instantly hit by several of my magic spells, although it didn't cause him much harm, but greatly affected his speed.

  The Silver Arrow's figure flashed in mid-air and landed ten meters away, asking in surprise: "You, you can use magic?"

  I smiled slightly and said, "Since you are a messenger of the Beast God, what's impossible? Aren't you also using wind magic to speed up?"

  "Alright, since you already know my secret and can also use magic, I'll have to go all out."

  His hands moved slowly in front of him, his mouth whispering something, and I felt the wind elements around me begin to stir, gathering towards him.

  Gradually, a cyan wind system magic ball actually appeared in front of Silver Arrow.

  Silver Arrow let out a loud shout, his entire body bursting with silver aura, completely merging with the green magic sphere and silver fighting spirit.

  To be honest, his magic and martial arts skills are well combined, at least stronger than mine, but he has a weakness, that is, his absolute strength is weaker than mine. It's precisely because of this that I'm not afraid of his full-strength attack, on the contrary, I'm secretly delighted.

  The fierce god's aura began to rapidly circulate within me, dark magic infusing into the aura, my full head of "lion-like hair" standing on end as the aura circulated.

  The fusion power of the Silver Arrow had reached its peak, and he let out a loud shout: "Gale Wolf Blast!" His body transformed into a cyan-silver light that shot towards me like lightning.

  As he launched his attack, I leapt high into the air and shouted: "Crazy Dragon's Swift Dance." My body transformed into a flying yellow dragon that charged forward to meet him.

  Just as the two massive energies were about to collide, the yellow dragon I transformed into suddenly sank down, narrowly avoiding his frontal attack in a flash. It then turned around abruptly and emitted an even more powerful light, heavily colliding with the Silver Arrow's back.

  Silver Arrow never thought that he, who was always on the defensive and only knew how to use brute force, would actually come up with such a clever move at the most critical moment.

  With a loud crash, Silver Arrow's body was knocked flying by me like a cannonball and heavily crashed into the wall of the sealed boundary.

  Just now that move was originally used by the Demon Clan Princess Mo Yue against me, only she didn't know what to use to turn her attack around, and I had reserved a few successful moves beforehand, changing my direction at the most critical moment. This impromptu method unexpectedly produced an astonishing effect, easily severely injuring Silver Arrow.

  Silver Arrow's body fell to the ground, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood, his face turned extremely pale, and he trembled as he pointed at me, saying: "You, you despicable person." I smiled slightly and said gently: "Can you tell me how I was despicable? It's just that I used a bit of skill, didn't you also use skill in the previous attack? I didn't say you were despicable, did I?" Silver Arrow suddenly became speechless, and was so angry that he spat out another mouthful of blood.

  At this moment, a clear voice rang out in the great hall of the temple: "Silver Arrow Commander, he's right. As they say, 'a good general never despises deceit.' In fact, your strength and his are not much different, but you're far behind him in terms of strategy. However, he has already shown mercy, otherwise, you would have been dead by now. Let me handle things here."

  Silver Arrow heard this voice, his face filled with a look of reverence, struggled to kneel on the ground, and no longer made a sound.

  Here comes the owner of this voice, who is probably that so-called Wolf God. Here, probably only he can make Silver Arrow like this. From him, I can see that I had mercy earlier, and I know that this person is absolutely not that simple.

  "That clear voice rang out again, 'This friend from afar wants to see me, I wonder what's the matter?'"

  "I asked solemnly: 'Are you the wolf god of this place?'"

  A clear voice said: "That's what they call me."

  I nodded and said: "Alright, since the master has come out, I'll tell you my purpose for coming. My purpose is to challenge you, this so-called Wolf God."

  "Yin Jian lost his voice and said: 'What? You actually want to challenge Lord Langshen, are you tired of living?'"

  Due to their evenly matched strength, this guy has developed a kind of inexplicable affection for me, and in his mind, I could never be the opponent of the Wolf God.

  I gave him a faint smile and said, "Not bad, I'm just here to live up to it. The Beast God sent me here to challenge Lord Wolf God."

  A flash of light, and a figure appeared beside the Silver Arrow. The person's body was completely shrouded in a black cloak, and seeing his attire, I couldn't help but think of the Silver Arrow from earlier. He wouldn't be imitating this guy to create that situation just now, would he? The man in black stretched out a silver-colored hand from his clothes, identical to the Silver Arrow's, and pressed it onto the Silver Arrow's shoulder. A hazy silver light instantly enveloped the Silver Arrow, which was the same origin of aura as him.

  Under the irradiation of silver light, Silver Arrow's wound has obviously improved a lot and his spirit has also been lifted.

  A gentle voice came from the man in black: "Silver Arrow, you go down, remember, no matter what the outcome of our battle is later, do not make things difficult for this person and his subordinates."

  "Yes, Lord Wolf God. But is he worthy of being your opponent?"

  "This is none of your business, just leave. And don't let anyone disturb us."

  The silver arrow's eyes stared at me with a complex gaze, then bowed and retreated. I had a question in my mind, was this guy the one who spoke earlier? It was completely two different voices!

  When the Silver Arrow's figure disappeared, the Wolf God's voice suddenly became much lighter, and this time it changed back to the clear voice at the beginning: "Ah, this guy is gone, I've been so lonely for so many years, finally someone came to play with me, I accept your challenge."

  I was stunned by his words and asked: "Are you very lonely?"

  "A clear voice said: 'If you stay in a place for over a decade, surrounded by people who show respect to you all the time, won't you feel lonely? Youngster, reveal your true self! You may be able to deceive Silver Arrow, but not me.'"

  At this point, there was no need to hide it anymore. I took off the lion's mask and said, "Then shouldn't you also let me see your true face?"

  When he saw my appearance, that gentle voice exclaimed in surprise: "You, are actually human?" His black cloak also fluttered up at this time.

  My astonishment was even greater than his, the wolf god standing in front of me indeed had two wolf heads. This wasn't what astonished me, what astonished me was that his two wolf heads were one gold and one silver, looking incredibly beautiful. Moreover, both of his wolf heads still carried a hint of childishness, fluffy and soft, making me feel they were somewhat cute.