Chapter 827: Chapter 826 That Person_1
This breath came so unexpectedly, avoiding the detection of many experts from the six major tribes, even Shi Xiaole had not sensed it in advance.
But Shi Xiaole was not panicked, "Who are you, and why do you want to kill me?"
"The dead don’t need to know the answer."
The figure, like a ghost, had not finished speaking when it already entered Shi Xiaole’s tent, unleashing a poison snake palm strike filled with tremendous tearing force.
As the third son of the old chieftain of the Soaring Snake Tribe, Shen Ying was responsible for traveling among the tribes to exercise supervision, preventing any outsiders from rising up.
Previously, with the deterrence of the Divine Dragon Tribe, the Soaring Snake Tribe did not dare to be too reckless, but now that the Divine Dragon Tribe had fled, there were naturally not many concerns.
In fact, the reason why the Black Spider Tribe chieftain was so eager to make a name for himself and wanted to wipe out six second-tier tribes had a lot to do with Shen Ying’s sudden descent.
Having heard of the Black Spider Tribe’s failure from the rear, Shen Ying immediately started to inquire about it, and soon targeted Shi Xiaole, leading to tonight’s event.
In his view, a person like Shi Xiaole must die, no matter the cost.
However.
When Shen Ying saw Shi Xiaole’s face, the poison snake palm’s energy seemed to freeze and automatically dissipated, his voice filled with terror, "How can it be you, hadn’t you left long ago?"
Without thinking, Shen Ying turned and fled. When Shi Xiaole gave up the idea of using a killing technique to chase him, only a residual breath lingered in the night sky.
"Brother Shi, what happened, was there someone?"
Hearing the commotion, Li Xinghe and the others gathered around.
"He’s already left."
After a moment of silence, Shi Xiaole said.
...
"That guy, he broke through space two years ago, when did he come back? The surname Shi, I thought so, it couldn’t be that there are so many freaks in the world; just by changing a name, you think you can fool us, bastard!"
After running far away and assuring himself that no one had followed, Shen Ying finally dared to stop and catch his breath.
Two years ago, an outsider had appeared out of nowhere and in just half a year, overwhelmed countless second-tier tribes and ten first-tier tribes, an unstoppable force.
Upon hearing the news, the three strongest tribes each sent three peerless experts, laid traps, and ambushed that person. That battle was a pain the three tribes did not wish to mention.
All nine peerless experts went and never returned, causing the three tribes to drop a tier in strength. Later, even when the three tribe chiefs joined forces with their town-defending treasures, they still could not defeat him, and they even suffered losses.
That period was the darkest time in the history of all the indigenous tribes; everyone was afraid for their lives, worrying that he would lift his butcher’s knife and mercilessly kill.
The fear of the first-tier tribes was such that, even though they had his portrait, they only dared to curse him when alone, never daring to commit any lewd acts before the portrait.
Thankfully, due to his overwhelming strength, he soon could no longer stay in this realm and broke through space to leave; but Shen Ying never expected that man to return.
No wonder, no wonder he was so calm. With his methods, he must have been playing with me on purpose.
In Shen Ying’s mind, he vaguely wondered why the other had not chased him, but he did not dare to take any chances. It was better to report this news upwards, and let the people from the three major tribes deal with it when the time came.
...
Because of the Divine Dragon Tribe’s defeat, the area where the Heavenly Stone Clan was located was not peaceful. Based on various pieces of information, it was deduced that the Soaring Snake Tribe would soon strike hard to eliminate the tribes controlled by outsiders.
"Brother Shi, do you have any ideas?"
While the people from the five major tribes had not yet left, on this day, Li Xinghe once again invited Shi Xiaole and the five others to ask for their opinions.
All eyes were on Shi Xiaole.
A person’s right to speak is often determined by their strength.
Therefore, even on the Gun Spirit Tribe’s territory, Shi Xiaole’s status was still higher than Li Xinghe’s.
"We cannot just sit still and wait for death; moving is our only choice right now," Shi Xiaole blurted out without thinking.
Among the second-tier tribes, the Black Spider Tribe was not very strong. It is said that the truly top second-tier tribes even have Ninth Tier Earth Immortals, something Shi Xiaole could not contend with.
So, retreat was the best strategy.
This was also the survival method of most tribes, on one hand looking for targets and on the other hand facilitating the avoidance of the Chou Family.
Lan Tianyun, Wang Qiushui and others remained silent.
No one liked to be constantly on the move, but apart from leaving, they really couldn’t find a better strategy; staying would mean death sooner or later.
"Everyone, why don’t we act together? Even though we’ll be a bigger target, we can still look out for each other and combine our strengths," proposed Li Xinghe, a suggestion he had already thought about. Though he said ’everyone,’ his eyes earnestly looked at Shi Xiaole.
After absorbing some of the power from the Black Spider Totem, he had advanced a step further, but how easy was it to return to the Divine Barrier Realm? Fleeing alone, who knows what one might encounter along the way.
But it was different with Shi Xiaole, who even before regaining his strength at the Divine Barrier Realm, could battle a Fifth Tier Earth Immortal, and now having reached the second level of Divine Barrier Realm, he probably holds the power of a Seventh Tier, so following him would ensure greater safety.
Before the others could speak, Lan Tianyun walked up to Shi Xiaole: "Young Hero Shi, if you don’t mind, the Blue Cloud Tribe is willing to merge into the Heavenly Stone Clan."
They were neither kith nor kin, so to gain protection from him, some price had to be paid. Maybe Shi Xiaole wouldn’t mind, but Lan Tianyun had his own considerations.
Acting together and becoming part of the Heavenly Stone Clan meant different levels of protection in Shi Xiaole’s heart; they would not be the same.
After all, it was not a clan extermination; one didn’t have to worry about the cultivation problem, nor about being killed by Shi Xiaole to become part of the totem power; at most, their status would be a bit lower.
Once Lan Tianyun made his position clear, Wang Qiushui and Wei Huangshan immediately followed suit, clearly having pre-arranged this. Li Xinghe and Ye Xiaoxiang exchanged glances and, after only a moment’s hesitation, quickly did the same.
Admitting inferiority to Shi Xiaole was not such a difficult thing to accept.
"Since that’s the case, let’s each return to our tribes to integrate. We’ll meet here again in ten days."
Shi Xiaole didn’t pretentiously decline; in the current situation, if he didn’t agree, the five of them wouldn’t feel secure. Moreover, having the support of the five major tribes would benefit him as well.
That very day, Li Xinghe and the others summoned all their subordinates and announced on the spot that they would join the Heavenly Stone Clan. The process went unexpectedly smoothly, with no one objecting.
The formidable image of Shi Xiaole had long been imprinted in everyone’s hearts. With the top leader having decided, what was there for them to oppose?
Ten days later.
The reorganized six major tribes met at the designated location, and after discussing, they headed east. It was said that several first-tier tribes founded by foreigners were located in that direction.
...
The Thousand Poison Tribe, one of the first-tier tribes, was also amongst the most powerful, capable of rivaling the three major native tribes.
The buildings of the Thousand Poison Tribe were not the usual tents, but instead a series of sturdy black stone palaces.
At the heart of it all, a thirty-zhang high tower’s top was occupied by an ageless figure sitting cross-legged.
Whoosh!
The void violently twisted, spreading rapidly from the person at the center to several thousand zhang, tens of thousands of zhang, until the entire headquarters of the Thousand Poison Tribe were engulfed.
Anyone enveloped by the fluctuation, regardless of whether they were from the Void Origin Realm, Divine Barrier Realm, or Dragon Gate Realm, all felt dizzy and weak until the fluctuation dissipated and they slowly recovered.
"The top leader has grown even stronger."
Many looked towards the tower with both awe and alarm.
When an individual’s strength reaches a certain level, numbers can be disregarded. Without a doubt, the top leader’s strength was of this caliber. Amongst the Void Origin Realm masters, few could find a match.
"My Thousand Poison Scripture is finally nearing perfection."
The corner of the man’s mouth on the top of the tower twitched slightly.
The Thousand Poison Scripture was considered a taboo top-level martial art by the world, only cultivable by Void Origin Realm powerhouses, and not every Void Origin powerhouse had access to top-level martial arts.
With his era-surpassing talent, nearly two thousand years of arduous cultivation had brought the Thousand Poison Scripture close to completion, indicating the profound and terrifying nature of top-level martial arts.
But correspondingly, his strength far surpassed that of ordinary Void Origin Realm powerhouses. Not to mention within this space, even in the outside world, he was confident in sweeping through all adversaries.
Thump, thump, thump.
In the midst of his joy, a series of footstep sounds emerged.
The man’s brows furrowed.
Without his orders, no one dared to step here unless, unless something earth-shattering and extremely urgent happened!
"Top leader, something terrible has happened..."
The newcomer bowed their head, their usually composed voice, for the first time, trembled a bit.
"What’s the matter?"
The man asked flatly.
"That person, that person has appeared again."
Boom!
The air vibrated as if hundreds of explosives had detonated simultaneously, which would have been enough to kill tens of thousands of ordinary people. Yet, this was merely a slight leaking of the man’s aura.
As a Void Origin Realm Martial Emperor, remaining unfazed by the collapse of Mount Tai was a basic quality, for they had experienced too much and it was difficult for anything to make them lose composure, much less to control their own aura poorly.
Yet this man, with his unparalleled skills, made that mistake.
In this space, who else could make people not dare mention by name, unwilling to speak of, even in whispers, having to refer to them only as ’that person’?
For the people of the various native tribes, that person was an invincible nightmare; for the man, it meant even more!
...
The six major tribes advanced in batches, taking secluded mountain paths. Along the way, they encountered many fourth-tier tribes, third-tier tribes. Without Shi Xiaole having to lift a finger, the others settled everything and seized more totems.
Eventually, they even came across several second-tier tribes. Thankfully, these were not top-tier in strength, and under the powerful martial suppression of Shi Xiaole, all submitted.
Shi Xiaole’s cultivation level rose again.
By the second month, he had fully recovered to the early phase of the Fifth Tier of the Divine Barrier Realm. However, in terms of combat power, due to a more refined Vigorous Air and breakthroughs in the Wind Sword Way, he became a notch stronger than before.
Of course, he hadn’t yet reached the mid-level Eighth Tier.
From the lower Eighth Tier to the mid-level Eighth Tier, despite both having a twenty-year gap, after breaking through the first potential spring, the increase in power each year would be much larger than before and incomparable to the Seventh Tier.
On this day, the six major tribes arrived near a hilly depression and halted.
For ahead, intense explosions could be heard.
"Zhang, you can’t escape!"
Shi Xiaole faintly caught a delighted laugh.
