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Chapter 571: Redirecting Trouble
Chapter 571: Redirecting Trouble
Chapter 571: Redirecting Trouble
As the elder plunged his staff into his own heart, the other Menace Lion Tribe warriors were also chanting the same thing as they pierced their claws into their own hearts, sending blood spilling all over the entire altar they were standing on.
With the staff pierced through his chest, the elder's vitality was rapidly fading as if it were being sucked away by the staff, but his eyes were only glowing brighter and brighter.
As the chanting continued, a layer of dark red light began to emerge over the bloodstained altar, and before long, the layer of light had risen up to form a pillar of dark red light that was over 10,000 feet tall.
An enormous beastly projection appeared within the pillar of light, and it gradually took on a substantial form. It was a mountainous primordial true spirit with nine lion heads growing on its neck.
Its fur was a dark purple color, and the mane around its neck was glowing purple while rippling slightly like a clump of seaweed, resembling a dark purple flame.
A furious look appeared in the true spirit's eyes at the sight of the horrific scenes in the valley, and all nine of its heads let loose a thunderous roar of fury in unison.
In contrast with the relationship between the other Beast Race tribes and the true spirits that they worshiped, the Menace Lion Tribe were true descendants of the true spirit, thereby inheriting its bloodline. As a result, the bond between them was more intimate.
"How dare you!" Jiu Ling roared, following which one of its nine heads abruptly made an inhaling motion, releasing a burst of tremendous suction force.
The blood of the Menace Lion Tribe warriors that was permeating throughout the area converged from all directions before being sucked into its mouth, and at the same time, all of the altars littered throughout the valley suddenly lit up on their own.
The totems engraved upon them began to glow brightly, and a series of lit purple braziers rose up from their centers.
There were specks of faint purple light within these braziers that were drifting out like fireflies before surging into Jiu Ling's mouth alongside the blood of its descendants, and it let loose a low roar as its muscles began to bulge outward.
At the same time, a layer of dark red scales emerged over its body, and the mane around its neck also grew to twice its original length, while its aura began to rapidly approach the mid-High Zenith Stage.
On the riverbed, a hint of surprise appeared on Han Li's face upon sensing this, and he remarked, "It seems like the Menace Lion Tribe shares a different relationship with their true spirit than the other Beast Race tribes.
“It's a little similar to the Ancestral God system of the Black Wind Sea. Through the sustenance of their bloodline and the power of faith imbued within the altar, perhaps this true spirit really will be able to put up a fight against the Gold Devouring Immortal."
"Really?" Jin Tong asked with a skeptical expression.
"Setting aside the bloodline sustenance from the Menace Lion Tribe warriors, no one knows just how much power of faith has accumulated in these totems. It definitely won't be able to defeat the Gold Devouring Immortal, it's just a matter of how much of a fight it can put up," Han Li said.
A hint of intrigue appeared on Jin Tong's face upon hearing this, and she was suddenly struck by the urge to spectate the battle, but there was no time for that.
Han Li gave her a pat on the head as he said, "We have to go."
Jin Tong faltered slightly upon hearing this, then flipped a hand over to produce a Soul Armor Talisman that she applied to her own forehead.
Han Li also swept a sleeve through the air to summon Xiao Bai, which immediately swallowed Jin Tong.
Moments later, a massive wave suddenly erupted out of the river, and a green jade flying carriage emerged before speeding away into the distance as a streak of green light, vanishing out of sight.
Outside the river, the Gold Devouring Immortal could sense that Jin Tong's aura had vanished once again, and as it looked up into the sky, a cold gleam flashed through its eyes as it set off in pursuit of the flying carriage.
However, right at this moment, a vast expanse of purple light suddenly emerged in front of it, and bursts of purple flames surged directly toward it, forming a scorching sea of fire in its path.
The Gold Devouring Immortal turned to discover Jiu Ling's central head with its mouth wide open, releasing a torrent for purple flames.
At the same time, the four heads on its left also had their mouths open to release gusts of white wind that swept the flames into a massive vortex, trapping the Gold Devouring Immortal within. Simultaneously, its remaining four heads were releasing vast waves of purple lightning that were injected into the fiery vortex.
Hundreds of enormous fiery vortexes were conjured up, all of which were connected by the purple lightning to form an extremely powerful suction force, transforming the entire surrounding valley into a restricted area.
Anyone within this area would be made to feel as if their bodies and souls were being restricted by this burst of suction force, rendering them completely unable to get away. All they could do was watch helplessly as the fiery vortexes were drawn closer and closer to them by the purple lightning until they were incinerated into nothingness.
At the same time, the hundreds of griffin-like demon beasts that had appeared in the valley earlier also emerged to surround the sea of purple flames while releasing the same screeching sound as before, sending powerful shockwaves sweeping directly toward the Gold Devouring Immortal.
A serious look finally appeared in the Gold Devouring Immortal's eyes, and it flapped its wings vigorously to release a burst of peculiar energy fluctuations...
Inside the Dark Star Canyon.
The chiefs of the eight holy tribes were seated next to each on the large chairs inside the palace next to the waterfall, while the chiefs of the smaller tribes were seated around them. At the center of the palace was a bonfire that was popping and crackling incessantly.
"Rest assured, everyone, our king has already made a full recovery," Nuo Qinglin declared.
"That is indeed a very good thing, but what I don't understand is why the insect spirit hasn't taken advantage of this opportunity to attack us all this time. Could it be that that human was able to inflict so much harm upon it that it's still yet to recover?" Ze Wushi asked with a perplexed expression.
"That's not very likely. If that human really were that powerful, then he wouldn't have snuck out of our Dark Star Canyon and only left that substitute behind," Yin Mei said with a shake of her head.
"I agree. If he really had the power to do that, then he wouldn't have feared a battle against us while our king was still injured," Nuo Qinglin chimed in with a nod.
"Have we still not been able to track down that human, Chief Nuo?" Yin Shen of the Menace Lion Tribe suddenly asked.
"Even though the insect spirit hasn't attacked us again, our two armies are still locked in a very tense confrontation. Hence, the number of people I can send out to search for him is very limited, and I doubt we'll be able to track him down anytime soon," Nuo Qinglin said.
A hint of displeasure appeared on Yin Shen's face upon hearing this, and he was just about to say something when his expression abruptly stiffened, following which he pulled out a palm-sized white bone badge.
He slit his fingertip open before dripping a drop of blood onto the badge, and a layer of concealed runes and a totem symbol immediately emerged on its surface.
Yin Shen then raised the bone badge to his own forehead with both hands, looking as if he were conducting a prayer.
Moments later, his expression changed drastically as he abruptly sprang to his feet, doing so with such force that the large chair beneath him was completely pulverized.
"What's wrong, Chief Yin Shen?"
Nuo Qinglin knew that something extremely important had to have happened for Yin Shen to display such a strong reaction.
"The insect spirit attacked my Red Spiral Valley..." Yin Shen murmured in a stunned voice, seemingly struggling to come to terms with this information himself.
"What? It led the Insect Race army to the Red Spiral Valley?" Ze Wushi asked with a surprised expression.
"No. It traveled to the Red Spiral Valley on its own, killing everyone there with the exception of the women, children, and elderly. Even Master Jiu Ling was..."
Yin Shen's voice trailed off there as a grief-stricken look appeared on his face.
"No wonder the Insect Race army hasn't attacked us since the initial attack..." Yin Mei mused.
"Does that mean that insect spirit currently isn't among the Insect Race army outside the Dark Star Canyon?" Deng Gui suddenly asked as his eyes immediately lit up.
It was clear that he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to send out the Beast Race army in retaliation and wipe out the Insect Race army once and for all.
Yin Shen turned to Deng Gui with a furious expression upon hearing this, and only after a long while was he able to spit out the words: "I'm afraid my Menace Lion Tribe won't be able to continue playing a part in this battle..."
"Don't make any rash decisions, Chief Yin Shen. The Red Spiral Valley is clearly already beyond saving, so it makes no difference whether you go back or not. Instead, you should stay here and help us vanquish the Insect Race army to avenge your brethren! I'm sure that's what everyone else present is also thinking, right?" Deng Gui declared.
No one in the palace responded, and the atmosphere had become rather awkward.
While it was true that this was what everyone was thinking, no one was willing to directly articulate this thought.
"This is a completely unexpected tragedy, so I can understand Chief Yin Shen's desire to return to the Red Spiral Valley as soon as possible. Don't worry about the battle taking place here, and if you need any help with anything, feel free to speak up, our Calm Dawn Tribe will be sure to assist you in any way that we can," Nuo Qingling said with an earnest expression as he rose to his feet.
Yin Shen's expression eased slightly upon hearing this, and he extended a parting salute toward Nuo Qinglin as he said, "Master Jiu Ling is extremely severely wounded, so he's no longer able to provide protection for our Menace Lion Tribe. We won't be able to contribute much by remaining here anyway, so I'll be returning to the Red Spiral Valley."
"Rest assured, Chief Yin Shen, I'll inform Master Suliu and our King of what happened. I'm sure they'll be able to understand," Nuo Qinglin promised.
"You have my thanks, Chief Nuo."
At this point, Yin Shen's heart was no longer here, and he hurriedly expressed his gratitude to Nuo Qinglin before leaving the palace.
Following his departure, all of the tribal chiefs contacted their respective tribes through the use of secret techniques, and they were all very relieved to confirm that their tribes hadn't been attacked by the insect spirit.