It was incredible for them to have such strong and strange friends!
In this group, there were humans, sea beasts, and land beasts that didn't exist on the Continent of Beasts. And most of them were near the end of the 9th stage or the beginning of the 10th stage, enough to influence the tribe.
When he thought about it, he felt incredible that he had appeared in front of such a prestigious group. Especially since one of them had such a strong aura that it even seemed like a dragon was among them.
Feeling excited and grateful for the help of one of those elders, he asked. "Elder, may I guide you? It would be an honor for me to take you to the leaders of the tribe."
Emlyn knew many things might have changed in her tribe since she left, so she readily accepted the young man's request.
"Hmm, very well, take us to the tribe leaders."
With that, the group soon followed the level 75 beast until they reached the area near a large lake where the Nine-Tailed Fox tribe lived.
However, before entering the Nine-tailed Foxes' city, the group was stopped by a 9th-stage elder who, unlike the level 75 fox, knew all the elders of his tribe.
"You, stop! Where do you think you're going?" A level 85 elder jumped in front of Minos' group, not afraid of the fact that there were Demigods in this group.
Even if he wasn't strong enough to stop this group, would these beings dare to act in the Phoenix-protected area? Besides, it was his job to protect this territory, even if he had to risk his life!
"Elder, the two elders are returning to the tribe with important allies and friends." The level 75 'youth' said, not knowing what was in the stressed elder's mind.
"Fool. These two are not elders of our tribe!" He said when he saw that this youth had been deceived by this group.
Not every Nine-tailed Fox was a member of the tribe. Some left the tribe to venture out into the Spiritual World and try to start a new life on the Divine Continent, while others were forcibly taken to the Central Continent.
Regardless of how they left this continent, Emlyn and Kyla were not registered as elders of the tribe. As far as this elder knew, they could be beasts tamed by the humans of that group.
Such beings would never be welcomed into this tribe without reservations!
Even if some were taken by force, and the tribe tried its best to resolve such cases, they wouldn't let such beings into their territory without several precautions.
Some tamed beasts might plot against the tribe to benefit their masters, so even those forced to leave the tribe and live away from this place would not be free to enter this territory without a series of precautions.
Emlyn knew this and made a respectful gesture to the elder, bowing her head to him. "Senior, I left the tribe with my late husband decades ago.
Unfortunately, many things prevented me from returning, but today, I'm here with my daughter and friends to see old acquaintances and attend to business.
If you don't trust us, please ask someone to accompany us. We won't make it difficult for your group."
"Tsk! Do you think it's that easy?" The even bigger fox than Emlyn asked, looking especially at Minos, who was at her back and seemed to be one of the most dangerous ones there, although he was not as high level as the various Demigods in the group.
"We don't have anyone to accompany a group as strong as yours. If you really care about the tribe, leave. Bringing such beings into our territory is a huge risk to our people!" He complained.
They had excellent relations with the Phoenix Tribe. Still, no Phoenix stayed in this territory to act together with them in situations like this. They would only act after the aggression against their partners, but they would hardly be able to protect this tribe in real-time against the arrival of groups like this.
A large part of the Phoenix Tribe's protection was their power of persuasion, which meant that if you did something wrong, you could be sure to be persecuted by them.
Since there were no Demigods in the tribe at the moment to accompany this group, the elder didn't feel safe letting these people into his city.
But then Minos opened his mouth: "Elder, tell Demi that Minos Stuart is here. She will authorize you to allow my group to enter."
When he heard that name, the level 85 elder looked at Minos strangely, not expecting that this guy actually knew Demi, the first in the line of succession of the Nine-Tailed Fox tribe.
But Demi wasn't just an heir. Since the tribe's leader was already very old and wasn't expected to live much longer, she was already acting as a leader on several fronts.
This was especially true after she had returned from her trip to the Central Continent, where she had participated in the Ancient Dragon Spatial Kingdom event a few months ago.
"How do you know that name? Who are you?" The elder felt uncomfortable, not liking that such a strange person knew about someone so important and pretended to know her.
"I met Demi on the Central Continent. That's all you need to know. Tell her I'm here. I'm sure she'll come and welcome my group. We're friends after all." He said enough to make the old fox uncomfortable but without giving too many details.
That fox stood where he was, the fur on his large body standing as he stared at Minos intensely.
But without many options, he looked at the level 75 'youth' and said. "Kid, deliver this human's message to the tribe's leadership."
"Okay..." The fox with eight tails on his body said, feeling rather uncomfortable with the situation.
Meanwhile, several other protectors of the tribe with levels similar to that of the first elder who stood in the way of Minos' group appeared on the outskirts of their group, surrounding them.
Minos and his allies noticed this but didn't bother to react. They just stayed where they were and waited for the tribe's decision.
"Are you really friends of the Nine-Tailed Fox Tribe?" One of the mercenaries asked Minos, remembering he had said he was friends with this tribe.
But none of them had expected that a friend of this tribe would be greeted with such suspicion...
"Yes, but we haven't known each other very long. Maybe the elders on the outskirts haven't heard about us yet..." Minos replied casually.
"Won't that cause us problems? The Phoenix are quite strong." One of the Sea Folk members asked.
"Don't worry. We have friends in the Phoenix tribe as well."
...
Meanwhile, the level 75 'youth' made his way through the Nine-tailed Fox city, quickly arriving at the center where the tribe's headquarters were located.
Once there, he approached one of the guards with the symbol of the level 85 elder who had stopped Minos' party, thus gaining access to the most important building in the place.
"A guy named Minos Stuart is on the city's outskirts, waiting for permission to enter with a group of more than 10 Spiritual Demigods. He claims to be a friend of Madam Demi!" He shouted as he entered a hall where several of the tribe's strongest elders were on the outskirts dealing with internal affairs.
"What?"
