The Master of Beasts

Chapter 832 272_2

"Signs of battle!"

Jialouluo, who was most sensitive to fighting techniques, looked at the barely noticeable marks on the ground and said with a frown.

"There's no real problem, all the familiar scents in the tribe are still here, and those natives haven't suffered any significant personnel reduction," Meng Ze's words somewhat reassured the others.

"You are finally back!"

When Jialouluo and the others saw the Akam Tribe, Shuibing also sensed their presence.

"Did something happen?" Chen Jiuge asked.

"Did something happen? A lot has happened!" Shuibing smiled wryly.

Truthfully, seeing this expression on Shuibing's face, who never admitted defeat and was always self-assured, Chen Jiuge knew the situation was not simple.

"There are many matters; let's talk about it after we go back!"

"Alright!"

At the tribe's camp, they each poured Spiritual Tea and Spiritual Wine, relaxed on chairs.

No matter what happened, returning to home base brought a sense of calmness to Chen Jiuge and the others.

"Let me start from when you all left the tribe." Shuibing fell into memory and began to recount slowly.

"Three years ago, you led the Tribal Warriors and those Loose Cultivators to the Nine Dragon Tribe to investigate the reality of the Eye of the Yellow Spring."

"I didn't sit idle either. I dispatched all the subordinates you left behind, as well as those natives from the Akam Tribe, constantly collecting surrounding Fierce Beasts and Spirit Plants."

"Xiao Hong's capabilities are quite good; she compiled most of the effects of Spirit Plants, the strengths and weaknesses of Fierce Beasts—everything was developing positively."

"But unforeseen events always catch one off guard."

"About a year after you left, I was dealing with some trivial matters, and suddenly three people wearing black cloaks appeared outside the tribe, along with a native named Di Chun!

The cultivation of those three in black was too high; neither Sorrowful Girl nor I had the strength to resist. Fortunately, they weren't here to destroy the Akam Tribe. Instead, after learning that Sorrowful Girl and I were the strongest in the tribe, they wanted us to fight that Di Chun!

We weren't their match and had no choice but to agree, and then we lost!"

"Wait, Di Chun, you even lost?" Chen Jiuge frowned somewhat.

"Yes, Di Chun, do you know them?"

"Members dispatched to the Nine Dragon Tribe by the Three Lives Tribe!" Song Bei explained.

"Calculating the time, a year, it's about right!" Chen Jiuge nodded.

When our group came out, the outside battle had ceased for quite a while, indicating that the war between the Twelve Demon Gods and the Nine Dragon Tribe didn't last long at all.

"But how could you possibly lose to him!" Jialouluo was puzzled. Shuibing was different; she excelled in Magic Technique and Divine Skills, and her physical strength was the weakest among the group, so not being Di Chun's opponent wasn't surprising.

Yet, Sorrowful Girl was different. Her essence was a Chaos Demon God, with a ridiculously strong physical body. Even Jialouluo didn't dare claim to be a match for her in terms of physical prowess alone. How could Di Chun, a native comparable at best to Feng Cang, win?

Shuibing shook her head and said: "I don't know what strength she had when you met her, but we did lose, and completely without resistance—her cultivation was far beyond ours!"

"According to this world's classification, she is at Heavenly King Level Peak, while Sorrowful Girl and I are merely Warrior Kings, with a King Level gap between us."

"Heavenly King Level, how could that be!" Jialouluo couldn't believe it.

"Jialouluo, don't be too anxious; let's hear Shuibing out first," Chen Jiuge reassured.

"After we were defeated, one of the individuals in black said something to us—'What a pity, it seems this Akam Tribe doesn't qualify either!'"

"Initially, I didn't know what this qualification entailed until later.... "

"That Di Chun became the new overlord of Sunset Mountain Range!"

"She took the place of the Nine Dragon Tribe!"

"What?" Chen Jiuge couldn't help but be surprised that Di Chun actually became the new 'Nine Dragon Tribe.' What a joke!

"Although I find it difficult to understand this maneuver, the fact is, those three individuals had the ability to easily dominate Sunset Mountain Range, but instead expended effort to support an inexperienced person!"

"No, Di Chun is still considered a figure of hatred from the Three Lives Tribe, so the input and output truly don't match up!" Shuibing was really perplexed about the motive.

Chen Jiuge and the others looked at each other in dismay, and Song Bei was the first to speak: "It looks like the White Ape King was telling the truth."

"So, Di Chun is the next Nine Dragon Tribe?" Bai Li frowned.

"It seems that way; it's just uncertain how long he can last!"

"Wait, even if Di Chun became the Nine Dragon Tribe, it shouldn't affect us much, right?" Meng Ze asked, puzzled.

Indeed, previously, the Nine Dragon Tribe only recruited tribes from Sunset Mountain Range when the Eye of the Yellow Spring was about to erupt every sixty years. They never intervened in the affairs of Sunset Mountain Range otherwise.

"Here's the key point: although these natives are straightforward, they're no fools. Di Chun might be dissatisfied with the Three Lives Tribe, but regardless, she came from there!"

"So the Three Lives Tribe has thoughts about us?" Song Bei added.

"Exactly, recently, the Three Lives Tribe has been sending people to scout around us. If not for the Five Stars Tribe suddenly strengthening significantly and setting their sights on the Three Lives Tribe, the Akam Tribe might have already been annexed!" Shuibing smiled wryly.

"Five Stars Tribe?" Chen Jiuge was somewhat troubled, realizing the complexity in managing a power, as you can't act freely, needing to consider many things.

"Why did Five Stars Tribe suddenly become stronger?"

Addressing this, Shuibing showed a hint of resignation: "Speaking of this, it's quite funny and embarrassing."

"How come?"

"All thanks to slaves that Five Stars Tribe became stronger!"

"Slaves?"

Chen Jiuge was puzzled; while slaves existed in the Heavenly Gift Realm, they were essentially the mountain people from settlements captured by tribes for mining or farming as laborers.

However, relying on such slaves for growth seemed incredibly far-fetched.

The more Chen Jiuge learned about the Heavenly Gift Realm, the clearer it became that this world with little development held deep, complex mysteries akin to a bottomless black hole!

"They are slaves, but different from regular ones—they come from the True Realm!" Shuibing recalled the absurdity of Nine Great Holy Lands disciples becoming slaves here in the Heavenly Gift Realm.

Especially disciples from the Soul Suppressing Holy Land; their cultivation techniques emphasized the soul, resulting in weaker bodies. It's said that in the Five Stars Tribe, Soul Suppressing Holy Land disciples became the lowest class of slaves, with many dying from exhaustion in mines.

"Haha, serves them right!" Bai Li and Feng Cang exchanged glances and spoke simultaneously.

If anyone hated the Nine Great Holy Lands the most, surely it would be the Demon Clan.

While the human-demon war had its reasons, the Nine Great Holy Lands, as the origin of humans, hoarded the best resources, nurturing the mightiest cultivators.

Yet, most of those nurtured cultivators hid away, much like the antiques in the Tomb of Death, fearing for their lives despite occupying the True Realm's finest resources!

To live longer, they developed many life-extending Secret Techniques, often sinister, where extracting cultivator's Essence Blood to extend life was just a trivial part.

"So what exactly is the situation now?"

Shuibing summarized: "Currently, the Three Lives Tribe feels their back strengthened with Di Chun as Sunset Mountain Range's overlord, but due to average relations, their ambitions are small, merely wanting to annex us."

"However, they didn't anticipate the Five Stars Tribe's enormous appetite, aiming to swallow them whole."

"Truthfully, if Di Chun hadn't appeared, the Three Lives Tribe might already have vanished!"

"Additionally, since the Three Lives Tribe seems difficult, the Five Stars Tribe now targets us as well!" Shuibing said helplessly.

This is the plight of the weak—like a piece of meat that everyone wants to take a bite of.

"No way to avoid it?"

Returning from the Nine Dragon Tribe expedition, Jialouluo was clearer on their actual strength.

"Only by migrating!" Shuibing sighed.

"Migration?"