Creating gods in the Hunter x Hunter world

Both Potobby and King shook their heads. When it comes to framing people, humans are absolutely first-rate. What are Soul-Eating Birds compared to them?

So with just one sentence, the Grand Elder was pinned down.

At the same time, they also observed that another Soul-Eating Bird elder let out a long breath, and two others straightened their chests and raised their heads.

Although I didn't win, I didn't lose, and I'm proud.

Yes, sometimes pride comes that easily.

"That's the Beast Arena, and I didn't give out the reward," the Grand Elder explained.

Isn't the key issue this? It's not whether you released the water or not.

Chapter 570 The Entanglement Between Dong and the Soul-Devouring Bird Clan

The Grand Elder was speechless and unable to defend himself. Fu Long and the others smiled and ignored him. Whether he was wronged or not was no longer important. What mattered was that they could have a proper talk now.

The Soul-Devouring Bird King and Jin came to the side; they were the main force in this negotiation.

The Grand Elder was so busy explaining that he hadn't gone easy on the water that he forgot about the important matter.

There's nothing we can do; they're definitely not good at playing mind games.

And so the conversation ended, and only then did the Grand Elder realize what had happened.

But it was too late to say anything more.

The Soul-Devouring Bird King said, "Alright, I understand the whole story now. After all, it was all unintentional. And this time, they captured more than twenty of our Soul-Devouring Bird kin, but they released them all."

What could the Grand Elder say? Indeed, this time there were more than twenty, including an eight-winged Soul-Devouring Bird, which could be considered a mid-level Soul-Devouring Bird. Losing even one would be a great loss.

As for the two-winged and four-winged ones that died before, that's alright. They were all from the lower levels, so it's not a big problem. There are just too many of these Soul-Eating Birds; you can grab a handful of them.

Wang Du said, "Don't worry about it. If you keep taking it so seriously, it'll be pointless."

The Grand Elder originally had a few allies who were not very friendly to humans, but after learning that he had gone easy on humans in the arena, these allies became somewhat wavering.

Therefore, they still have to listen to what the Soul-Eating Bird King says.

"Alright, but there's something I have to tell you. It's impossible for you to go to the Thunder Zone. Our Soul-Eating Bird clan has been assigned by the Dark Continent to protect this place for generations. If we let you go, it would be a dereliction of duty on our part."

Fu Long looked at Jin and asked, "What did you say to her just now? Why does she still disagree? This is quite troublesome."

"However, every rule has a path that allows people to move forward. Back then, Dong also went to the Lightning Zone, but he didn't gain anything from it."

What? Fu Long's eyes widened suddenly. The East from back then had entered the Thunder Zone?

If this guy went into the Lightning Zone, why didn't he bring Hope out with him?

Wait, that makes sense. Three hundred years ago, during the great war on the original continent, the chaos meant that no country or organization on the original continent could shoulder this hope.

After all, the Hunter Exam had only just begun at that time, so Higashi had only entered the Lightning Zone.

But things are different now; they are fully capable of taking the items back.

Even if they didn't want to give it to V5, the Hunter Association could easily protect that hope with its own strength.

Moreover, this was an order given by Netero to the Hunter Association.

"So, how did Dong get to the Thunder Zone?" Jin asked.

"We fought our way through, using our own strength to break through the Bird Eater Clan's ten layers of defense."

The Soul-Devouring Bird King raised his hands and said, "From the moment the rules were established for the Soul-Devouring Bird Clan, our clan has had a rule: the Soul-Devouring Bird Clan has ten elders. The ten elders lead their own private armies and can form ten battle formations. Each battle formation has twenty-four Soul-Devouring Birds. Together with the elders, they form a powerful force. As long as you break through this battle formation, you can continue to advance. The Soul-Devouring Birds along the way will not attack you."

Fu Long clapped his hands, realizing that it was just a similar level-based game, with ten elders forming ten battle formations.

After defeating one, advance a short distance to the Thunder Zone. That means all ten battle formations have been defeated. It sounds simple enough.

Fu Long glanced at Jin, who nodded and said, "We can practice battle formations. I hope to learn the rules."

"The rules are simple: the no-fly box cannot be used, and as for our side, all the Soul-Eating Birds cannot fly higher than twenty meters."

Hmm, Fu Long thought, this should still be possible.

For the Twelve Branches, a height of twenty meters is still a fighting chance.

Things like Kurapika's chains, Ginta's absolute distance, and Furyu's Wind and Fire Wheels and Poison Stinger can all be dealt with at this distance.

At a height of twenty meters, you could easily knock the opponent down and then beat them up.

"No problem, we accept the challenge."

"Very good." The Soul-Devouring Bird King then threw down something that looked like animal hide. Jin quickly caught it; on the hide was a map.

"This is the route. Your current location is slightly off from the starting point. Go and adjust it. Then proceed along this route. The Soul-Eating Bird Soldiers along the way will guide you. Break through the formations one by one until they are all unblocked."

Fu Long also glanced at the map. It was drawn very roughly, but it was barely legible. The ten red dots on it should be the ten so-called formations.

However, we don't know how powerful it is.

"If you get tired, you can rest at any time along the way. That's your own business. If you can't break through the formation, you can also quit, but you can't break through the formation again for three days."

"In other words, quitting is equivalent to wasting three days."

“Yes.” The Soul-Devouring Bird King looked at Jin and said, “Back then, Dong broke through ten formations with just his bare fists, and…”

At this point, the Soul-Devouring Bird King paused and glanced at the Grand Elder.

The elder grinned, clearly having figured something out.

"To put it simply, Dong could break through all other formations with a single punch at the fastest speed, but he fought against my formation for three days. I benefited a lot during those three days, and thus broke through my limit and reached twelve wings."

I see, Fu Long's people are all shrewd.

It's not that hard to understand. Back then, the one who was likely to become the Soul-Devouring Bird King was probably that Elder.

After all, the Grand Elder is of advanced age, and the fact that he has lived for so long shows that he is quite powerful.

The current Soul-Devouring Bird King did not have the opportunity back then.

As a result, Dong defeated the Grand Elder and then gave the current Soul-Devouring Bird King some pointers, transforming him into a twelve-winged bird, thus making him the king. He even beat the Grand Elder to it. It would be strange if the Grand Elder didn't hate him.

Fu Long thought for a moment and said, "What about the Soul-Devouring Bird King from three hundred years ago?"

That's a problem, but the Soul-Devouring Bird King said, "Three hundred years ago, our clan did not have a so-called king. At that time, the ten elders jointly governed the Soul-Devouring Bird clan because we did not have twelve-winged Soul-Devouring Birds back then. I was the first one."

This makes it even clearer what happened, Elder. Your hatred is well-deserved.

Everyone who comes here will hate them.

Originally, there was no Bird King. The ten elders jointly governed the area, and the one with the most authority was naturally the Grand Elder.

As a result, you brought up a king, and now even the Grand Elder has to obey orders. Who else would he hate but you?

Chapter 571 The World Tree is Only a Name

Alright, Fu Long is fine this time. Now let's figure out how to beat the Ten Great Formations.

This time, the ten elders who are biased towards the human side are probably not so bad. The formation they used is practically nonexistent; it's just a formality.

But the Bird King said that some of them still hate humans, especially the Grand Elder. If that guy sets up a formation, he'll probably try to trap them to death. We need to be careful about that.

"Then we'll head back now, and continue our journey in three days."

Setting up a formation also takes time, and they don't know how the opponent will arrange it. Anyway, Fu Long and his team need to discuss tactics.

People like Qiduo love to devise tactics.

Soon, the human group retreated and left the area. The Soul-Devouring Bird King looked at the place they had left in, then turned back and said, "I'll leave the Ten Formations to you. Remember, don't deliberately target them. After all, that was three hundred years ago."

That's what the Bird King said, but the Grand Elder's face remained calm.

Not intentionally targeting anyone, well, I didn't do it on purpose, but I did it on purpose, so what?

Let's give it a try.

The Grand Elder already had an idea, but he didn't say anything. It wouldn't be appropriate to confront the King head-on at this time.

The Soul-Eating Bird clan also left, and the Bird King's order was quickly issued.

The entire army of the Soul-Eating Bird clan was only responsible for guarding the route and did not participate in this formation battle.

The formation was composed of the ten elders and private soldiers.

You must have an Eight-Winged Soul-Devouring Bird among your private troops; that's your ability. But if you don't have one, you can't borrow one from elsewhere.

Therefore, the final combat strength of all formations is relatively stable.

Meanwhile, the Grand Elder gathered the elders who had previously been unfriendly to humans and they were discussing something.

Although it ended somewhat unpleasantly, at least a plan was established.

Meanwhile, inside the mountain god's temple, the group found a place to rest and discussed how to break the formation ahead.

The first thing is the allocation of combat power.

The defensive team mainly consisted of Sa Chang, Gong Zhuang, and Hu Mei.

The three of them all possessed some illusion, mental, and musical abilities, and when combined, they had a certain degree of defense against the Soul-Eating Bird's mental attacks.

Next up is the guardian formation, which has a larger number of members and is commanded by Qi Duo. People like Ge'er, Gu Gu, Xiao Shou, and Jiu Gui are all going to join this formation.

With the addition of healing abilities from Wenji and Leorio, this team can ensure the protection of the central mental defense group during battle.

There are also strong players in the team. For example, Ushio and Kansai are the main defenders. Kurapika is also in this group. He and Kita form a dual command system, which can guard against all loopholes.

The rest is the attack team: Fu Long, Potobbai, Jin, Yintai, and Billian, a total of five people.

The attacking team was somewhat weak, because it was really difficult to hit the Soul Eater Bird in the air.

Twenty meters isn't a long distance, and for a hunter, it's normal to arrive in an instant.

However, a height of twenty meters is different. Running forward twenty meters is completely different from an airplane taking off at a height of twenty meters.

Therefore, the key is to be able to shoot down the Soul Eater Bird in the air.

Because they can't use the anti-air box, it's difficult for them to gain an advantage immediately. As for breaking the formation, they can only pull them down one by one.

Billy will use Fu Long's abilities, mainly the Wind and Fire Wheels and the Poisonous Stinger.

In that case, Billy should be able to take down a whole group by himself.

Potts will cooperate with Ginta to take advantage of Ginta's distance and achieve a way to fight in the sky.