Douluo: The blue phoenix cries loudly, and the wind whistles through the air

Wu Qi and his two companions did not enter the city immediately, but lingered outside the city for a while.

Now that we've confirmed the presence of wolf bandits here, we should be able to find some clues to determine the size of this band of wolves.

To be the sixth test, the difficulty of this assessment is no joke.

Either the wolf bandits are so numerous that they are difficult to completely wipe out, or there are senior wolf bandits among them who are extremely powerful.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has limited intelligence capabilities, and with the Empire's focus on the border, the Heavenly Dou Royal Family remains unaware of the wolf bandits appearing in Xibei City.

If they act rashly without knowing the size and strength of the enemy, they will surely be the ones who suffer.

Before long, Wu Qi squatted down under a large tree.

Because of the recent rains, the footprints on the ground had long been washed away, but a foul stench of rotting corpses wafted from the vicinity.

Picking up a stick and parting the fallen leaves, I saw a piece of gnawed and rotten flesh.

Qian Gu Chang Kong recognized it at a glance: "This is human flesh!"

Although the skin was rotting, the tattoos on the surface were still visible.

Wu Qi looked around and said, "Let's search the area. A wolf bandit team once ate here."

The size of this wolf bandit squad can be roughly determined by the distribution of nearby debris.

It should be noted that the Wolf Thief, a type of spirit beast, is a product of humans and Gale Wolves. Although its appearance and characteristics belong to spirit beasts, it possesses intelligence that is no less than that of humans.

Wolf bandits are social spirit beasts, and a lot can be analyzed by examining their organizational structure, division of labor, and the number of people in their teams.

While searching, Qian Gu Chang Kong suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but say, "Why is the product of a human and a Gale Wolf a soul beast? And Tang San is also the product of a human and a soul beast, so how come he's a human?"

Wu Qi rolled his eyes at him and said, "You can criticize Tang San as you please, but his mother has already completed her human form and is now human."

"The Gale Wolf doesn't have 100,000 years of cultivation, nor has it been able to transform into human form."

After a brief interlude, they had thoroughly searched the area.

What's evident so far is that this wolf-bandit squad is highly disciplined. They've buried almost all the bones and scraps of meat they left behind to ensure they won't be detected anytime soon.

"This squad has about twenty wolf bandits, and their leader is quite intelligent, probably with twenty or thirty thousand years of cultivation."

Some wolf bandits possess innate secret techniques, and their strength will undergo a qualitative leap after going berserk, making them difficult for ordinary Soul Saints to defeat.

Wu Qi didn't know if there was anyone similar to the wolf king among this group of wolf bandits.

If it exists, this wolf king must be very powerful and able to organize a large number of wolf bandits.

He's definitely not an easy opponent!

……

As dusk approached, wandering around outside the city was not a good idea.

If they reveal their strength prematurely, alerting the wolf bandits, it will be difficult to find them again once they scatter and flee.

The three did not linger and immediately headed to Xibei City.

At this time, martial law had been imposed in Xibei City, and the city walls were filled with fully armed soldiers and militia temporarily conscripted.

The three men's appearance was unusually abrupt, and soldiers immediately opened the city gates and surrounded them.

Wu Qi was exceptionally handsome, unlike the hairy and ugly wolf bandits, so he was clearly not a wolf bandit.

A middle-aged man in a white robe stepped out from the crowd.

The hem of the white robe was covered in dust, but it was not cleaned.

The man looked haggard and walked with unsteady steps, clearly having not rested for many days. He stepped forward and said helplessly, "You three friends are from out of town, aren't you? Alas, you shouldn't have come to Xibei City at this time."

Having confirmed they weren't wolf bandits, the white-robed man beckoned the three of them to follow him into the city.

Once inside the city, the soldiers quickly closed the city gates and used huge logs, each as thick as several people could hug, to prop them up.

Inside the archway.

"May I ask, are you the Lord of Xibei City, senior?" Wu Qi inquired.

The middle-aged man glanced at him and nodded slightly: "I am Han Shizhong, the city lord here."

"My friends, from which faction or academy do you come? You are unaware that Xibei City is currently facing a great calamity. Tomorrow morning I will find a way to send you out so that you can take the message to Tiandou City and seek the support of the current emperor."

Wu Qi took out Xue Qinghe's gold medal from his soul tool.

"No matter how urgent the border war is, His Majesty and the Spirit Hall know that Xibei City is in great trouble, so they specially sent us here to provide assistance."

"You?" Han Shizhong scrutinized the three men with a critical gaze.

After a short while, he sighed and said, "It seems that His Majesty is still unaware of the troubles in Xibei City. Forgive my bluntness, but the three of you are too young to be of any use."

Before he could finish speaking, at Wu Qi's prompting, Qian Gu Chang Kong and Chen Ping revealed their spirit rings.

Although their spirit ring configuration didn't seem genuine, the powerful fluctuations in their spirit power convinced Han Shizhong that the two were truly Soul Saint level experts.

Han Shizhong himself was only a peak Soul Master, but when he saw that a Soul Saint expert had been sent to provide support, he burst into tears.

"His Majesty has not forgotten us, nor has he forgotten the thousands of ordinary people of Xibei City."

Wu Qi tapped his fingers lightly on the table and said, "Lord Han, now is not the time for you to be moved. I need to sort out the current situation as soon as possible so that I can make arrangements quickly."

After regaining his composure, Han Shizhong quickly offered an explanation.

Six months ago, when the wolf bandits first appeared, they slaughtered an entire village.

Several days later, when caravans from the city passed through the village, they noticed the tragic scene.

Subsequent investigations, coupled with the wolf bandits committing another crime, finally confirmed their identities.

Unfortunately, the Spirit Hall of Xibei City was transferred away by the Spirit Hall due to the border war, resulting in a weak defense force in the city.

Knowing the ferocity of the wolf bandits, Han Shizhong arranged for all the villagers from several villages near Xibei City to move into the city and imposed martial law.

Unfortunately, for the past six months, he had been sending people to send messages to the outside world, but had not received a reply from the royal family until today when he saw the arrival of Wu Qi and the other two.

Wu Qi and the other two did not come because they received the news, but because of the Divine Examination; otherwise, they would not have known about the fate of Xibei City.

As for those men sent by Han Shizhong to deliver the message, they were either robbed and killed by wolf bandits or encountered other problems.

In short, Ning Fengzhi, who was in charge of the empire's stability, did not receive any relevant information.

"Can you estimate the number of wolf bandits?" Wu Qi asked.

Originally, the Spirit Hall was responsible for cracking down on evil spirit masters and dealing with wolf bandits.

However, in order to prepare for the continental war, Bibi Dong recalled all the Spirit Masters who were outside the Spirit Hall to the Spirit Hall.

Without intelligence agents outside, they naturally had no idea about the large-scale wolf banditry.

Han Shizhong hesitated for a moment before saying, "There may be more than a hundred, or even more."

"My lords, Xibei City is truly depleted of talent; there are no powerful Soul Masters here. With the limited resources of our City Lord's Mansion, how dare we attempt to track the wolf bandits?" (End of Chapter)