Earth Guard walked all the way without encountering a single Demon Beast! If it continues , there won’t be any results from this trial! Liu Tian waved everyone to stop and gather together, seemingly holding a meeting. "This is very strange! Take out the Demon Beast Detector and see if there are any Demon Beasts around!" Liu Tian said. One of the Earth Guards took out an instrument, starting a scan of the surroundings. On the screen, there were five blue dots, representing the five of them. Soon, they saw an astonishing sight. On the screen were red dots, representing Monster Beasts, but the location of these Monster Beasts was truly bizarre, with nothing around the blue dots, a void outside a circular area, densely packed with red dots. This means the Monster Beasts were purposely avoiding them! "This... This is too strange!" The person holding the Demon Beast Detector said, the skin on his face twitching! Liu Tian grabbed the detector and was stunned as well! The Python Extermination Pool Trial is about slaying Demon Beasts; not seeing a single one is unacceptable. However, these Demon Beasts seem to be quite afraid of them? Promptly putting away the Demon Beast Detector, Liu Tian ordered, "Follow me closely, the area where these Demon Beasts are standing is very strange. If they don’t come to us, then we will go to them!" Then, the large group headed towards the red dots, all of which were Demon Beasts. Yet, an eerie thing happened again; wherever they went, the red dots on the Demon Beast Detector scattered, maintaining a safe distance from them, as if establishing a security perimeter! All five people were speechless! "What’s really going on?" Liu Tian had never seen such a bizarre situation. Tang Zhong, however, knew. If these Demon Beasts were captured from the Dark Universe, they definitely wouldn’t dare to approach him. After the last Beast Tide from the Dark Universe, the fierce Monster Beasts he killed ran away upon seeing him, so these Demon Beasts avoiding him was normal. If he continued with this team, the group would never encounter any Demon Beasts; he must leave. He immediately suggested, "How about we act separately?" "Acting separately is absolutely impossible. Those Demon Beasts are nearby, and acting separately would easily result in getting killed. These are real Demon Beasts!" Liu Tian instantly rejected the idea. "But... there aren’t any Demon Beasts around here..." Tang Zhong replied. He needed to leave; otherwise, Demon Beasts wouldn’t come. Plus, he had some personal matters to attend to! Liu Tian, hearing Tang Zhong’s words, felt at a loss for words. Indeed, separation might be a solution. "But you can’t go alone!" Liu Tian said. Beside them, Xiang Nan was quite tense. If they acted separately and he wasn’t with Tang Zhong, he wouldn’t be able to deal with him. He had to stay with Tang Zhong. However, before Xiang Nan could speak, Tang Zhong spoke up. "I never said to act alone. How about I team up with Xiang Nan, and you team up with the other two?" Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan was slightly stunned, turning to look at Tang Zhong, finding it hard to believe he would suggest this. However, he was very satisfied with this outcome and immediately agreed, "Yes, I agree with Tang Zhong’s suggestion. As an experienced soldier, and despite Tang Zhong being new, he is formidable. We will definitely make a good duo, while Liu Tian can easily manage the other two as the Earth Guard leader!" Liu Tian had no idea about the animosity between Xiang Nan and Tang Zhong, but since the request came from Tang Zhong, she didn’t know what to say. Separation might be a viable method. However, Liu Tian was genuinely afraid Xiang Nan would harm Tang Zhong, so she kept warning Tang Zhong from the side, "I heard there was a dispute between you two previously, but this time it’s a group activity. I hope you won’t have any more disputes!" "Rest assured, there won’t be any!" Xiang Nan said with a smile. He was eager for Tang Zhong to accompany him and immediately hugged him, "Don’t worry; when Tang Zhong hit me last time, it must have been unintentional!" Xiang Nan’s reasoning was laughable; even he didn’t believe it! Tang Zhong smiled too, "It indeed was unintentional!" Liu Tian wasn’t foolish; she could only accept this arrangement. The other two people weren’t particularly strong, but with her leading them, there wouldn’t be any problems. She immediately said, "Then let’s part ways here, we’ll go elsewhere, and you must be careful!" Xiang Nan quickly responded, turning to Tang Zhong, "Brother Tang, come with me. We will work well together!" Tang Zhong clearly understood Xiang Nan’s true intentions and grinned, "Alright!" The two of them set out together! Xiang Nan was incredibly pleased. After fighting with Tang Zhong last time, he realized this man was no simple opponent; therefore, he didn’t plan to fight alone but to collaborate with Huang Xiang. Sneakily walking behind, he took out a communication device and wrote two words: "Success!" This message was to inform Huang Xiang that he had succeeded. While fighting among a group of Demon Beasts, Huang Xiang suddenly saw the message on the communication device and smirked, quickly writing back. "Proceed with the original plan, don’t expose yourself!" Then he laughed sinisterly, "Tang Zhong, Tang Zhong, this time I must see how you meet your end!" Their plan was simple: lure Tang Zhong to Huang Xiang’s side and then kill him together! Reading the message on the communication device, Xiang Nan chuckled darkly, glancing back at Tang Zhong, who wasn’t looking at him, clearly unnoticed, and decided to proceed as planned! Unbeknownst to them, their actions were all noticed by Tang Zhong. He also wanted to use this trial to deal with the two of them. He might as well pretend to fall for the trap! All along the way, there was still no sign of Demon Beasts. Xiang Nan found it odd; he had participated in the Python Extermination Pool Trial before, and he remembered Demon Beasts charging at them upon entry, ready to devour them. This time was abnormal, though it conveniently suited his plan to first lure Tang Zhong over. "Brother Tang, there are no Demon Beasts here, let’s go over there and take a look, shall we?" Xiang Nan pointed to the distant direction where Huang Xiang was. He feared Tang Zhong would catch on and did not point directly at the specific location. Without hesitation, Tang Zhong replied, "Alright, perhaps the Demon Beasts are there, and going over might lead to an encounter!"