I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself

Chapter 435 - 186: Meteor Falling from the Sky (Part 2)

And far away in the Dai Land, the Dragon Bear also successfully advanced.

From then on, all six Clan Guardian Beasts within the tribe became Tier Four Wild Beasts.

A month later, Huo Yunn came to the Ancestral Temple to report to Shen Can again.

The five clan members with the Fire Ape Battle Body in the valley, after cultivating the Luwu Method, all became like Huo Shan, turning into a blend of Luwu and Fire Ape.

And the beast patterns on the spines of the five clan members showed slight signs of disappearing.

After cultivating the Luwu Method, the beast patterns became a fusion of Luwu and Fire Ape, which was the same for both Huo Shan and the five clan members.

Shen Can personally checked the five clan members, and the disappearing part of the beast patterns on their bodies ranged from more than two percent of the entire pattern to less than one percent.

But it was indeed less.

Why did this situation occur?

It is currently unexplained.

As night fell.

Shen Can sat cross-legged in the Ancestral Temple, his spine trembling slightly like a great dragon, a scorching heat surged from the marrow seas within several vertebrae, beginning to wash over his body.

The heat emanating was his Human Race Origin, assuming that the disappearing part of the beast patterns was actually consumed by the origin, turned into nourishment.

During the cultivation of the Luwu Divine Form, he also considered not being restricted to each wild beast, as all beast forms were merely nourishment to enhance one’s own strength.

Following this thought, he decided to refine various beast forms, to see how much change they could bring.

...

The next day.

Huo Chang returned from outside the tribe and learned about Huo Shan’s ascension to Divine Treasure, heading directly to the valley.

"Is the matter with the treasure ship resolved?"

Huo Chang went out to deal with the attack on the treasure ship earlier.

Huo Chang gently shook his head and said, "It’s resolved. It was a group of Rangers, all of whom have been wiped out, some of whom were mutated.

Speaking of which, the place these Rangers occupied was actually a Bo Division relic, known as Primordial Yang Mountain—a mountainous region with abundant source power located by a branch of the Luo River.

This place, whether in terms of terrain or environment, is an excellent clan land, yet it was occupied by a group of Rangers, and no nearby tribe dared to covet it."

Huo Chang sighed, thinking that if the Blazing Flame approached, the Rangers would have been driven away long ago.

"The Fire Marrow Stone has also been recovered; they didn’t have time to make a move."

"Additionally, we acquired a large amount of resources, with over 60,000 Light Source Stones."

Thinking of the gains, Huo Chang felt extremely satisfied.

"The Primordial Yang Mountain is a good place; it could serve as a transit station. Should we send clan members to occupy it in the form of wild beasts to conceal our identity?"

"We can."

After a moment of thought, Shen Can agreed.

"Brother Atang... I heard Brother Atang is here..."

Outside the Ancestral Temple, Huo Shan’s voice echoed, reaching inside the temple, though he was still far from it.

"Brother Atang."

Huo Shan entered the Ancestral Temple quickly, his face excited, looking ready to show off in front of Huo Chang.

"Impudent!"

But as soon as Huo Shan stepped inside, a reproachful voice sounded in his ear.

"The Ancestral Temple is a sacred place; how can you be so frivolous!"

Hearing the scolding, Huo Shan instinctively suppressed his excitement, adopting a docile demeanor.

He glanced at Shen Can, who was looking off to the side, then at Huo Chang, who bore a solemn expression.

"The Clan Leader is here."

"Hmm."

Huo Chang stood with hands clasped behind, snorting through his nose.

"Well."

Huo Shan rubbed his palm-sized hands together, temporarily forgetting his smug intentions.

Seeing Huo Shan subdued, Huo Chang was inwardly pleased. He approached Huo Shan, squeezed his arm, and circled around him.

"Not bad, not bad. You’ve lived up to expectations. It seems like it’s time to discuss my abdication."

"Ah, Brother Atang, there’s no need to rush."

"If I don’t step down soon, someone will knock me off."

"I didn’t mean it. I was just kidding. Besides, how can I be the Clan Leader? I can’t do it, you know me—I’m easily fooled."

Hearing Huo Chang suggest stepping down for him, Huo Shan was a bit at a loss, his large face drooping.

He really didn’t know how to be a Clan Leader!

He’s good at fighting, but handling clan affairs is a challenge for him.

"No worries, just be the Clan Leader when it’s your time. I assure you, there will be fights to be had. We’ll manage the tribe’s affairs."

Huo Chang glanced at the divine tablet on the divine platform and pointed at it, "See the divine tablet? Just think of yourself as one on display."

"Ah, the divine tablet, Brother Atang, I’ve just ascended to the Divine Treasure, I don’t want to die yet."

Hearing this, Huo Chang clutched his heart, looking as if his heart was hurting, and said through clenched teeth, "If there were any other tribesmen, I would have sent you to live as a wild man in the Giant Mountain Range."

"Acan, it seems the cultivation of the younger generation is urgent. We need to select the third generation of clan sons."

Saying this, Huo Chang bowed towards the divine tablet.

"Ancestors, forgive us. Ashan is just a bit dull in nature."

For a moment, the atmosphere in the Ancestral Temple wasn’t too awkward, after all, from the beginning, it was decided that Huo Shan, the next clan leader, was transitional.

As a front, just cultivating well is enough.

Clan affairs have elders, the big picture has the ancestral temple keepers, and the old clan leader.

"Since the clan leader has mentioned starting the cultivation of the third generation, our clan had limited resources before. Although we established the Witch Hall and the Martial Hall, we haven’t invested too much attention.

In some time, we should gather the young clan members and hold a bloody trial.

Take this opportunity to change the training system of the Witch Hall and the Martial Hall."

After pondering for a moment, Huo Chang agreed.

"Alright."

"I’ll handle the arrangements for the trial’s content," Shen Can nodded.

The reason to wait a while is naturally to prepare the trial content.

As for how the trial should proceed, Shen Can still needs to carefully think about it, including the age limit range for the trial participants and other considerations.

"Alright, once the clan sons are chosen, we can settle for a few years and prepare to ascend to the Bo Division."

Huo Chang sighed, "Time really flies. In the blink of an eye, decades have passed, and the days of burrowing into mountain holes are like a dream.

When we ascend to the Bo Division, I’ll pass the position of clan leader to Ashan."

"Ashan, Lord Blazing Flame."

"Just average," Huo Shan rubbed his big hands, "Brother Atang, Acan, I will surely pass the position stably to the next generation inheritors."

Huo Shan’s words didn’t bring any doubt to Shen Can and Huo Chang.

"Hey, Brother Atang, can you call me Lord Blazing Flame again?"

"Sure, come here."

Huo Shan took two steps back, "Never mind, you can’t beat me, but I can’t hit you either."

"I’m off to cultivate; how can the clan leader be weak? Otherwise, in a fight, if I can’t beat others, it would embarrass Blazing Flame, Brother Atang, and Acan."

"It’s good that Ashan’s nature is straightforward, reducing some troubles."

Watching Huo Shan leave, Huo Chang spoke softly.

"Acan, I know that for Yongyi, a tribe reaching the Bo Division means it needs to begin safeguarding its achievements.

But I know your ambitions are big, and so are mine. Our Blazing Flame Division is far from ready to settle down.

It’s a pity my martial dao is limited, the future path depends on you, Ashan, and the clan members."

"Alright, I’m heading back to the Stone Tower to handle clan affairs."

Huo Chang stepped out of the Ancestral Temple, jumped onto the flying ship, and headed out the mountain.

The sunset’s afterglow illuminated the mountains.

Night fell.

In the sandy land.

Even at night, endless sands whirl, making it hard to keep one’s eyes open.

Deep in the yellow sands from all directions, a gigantic beast avatar was devouring sand.

Rumble!

Beneath the yellow sands, empty spaces caused torrents of sand to cascade down, revealing the giant beast’s form in the sands, gazing upwards.

At this moment, the powder inside the beast, like stars, transformed into a brilliant Milky Way.

The desert under the night sky, bathed in moonlight, still appeared quite bright.

But now, above the endless yellow sands, high in the sky, immense lifeforms traversed.

Huge bodies connected, each with enormous wings that lightly fanned, creating storm and turmoil on the heavens.

The linked bodies cast a vast shadow upon the yellow sands.

Their gleaming skulls shimmered with a radiance, with red claws below their bellies, their long mouths holding tiny stars shining with spiritual light.

They traveled from northwest to the east.

As they flew, one massive figure abruptly shook, and the star held in its mouth suddenly dropped out.

Rumble!

The star fell, its speed like lightning, igniting into a brilliant fire meteor, tearing across the sky.

PS: These past days I’ve had a recurrence of tenosynovitis, the more I apply heat, the worse it gets. Typing today brought both pain and numbness, so I’m limiting it to eight thousand words, will make up for it next time.