Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 1249 - 1216: Flame Ancient Domain, Zhurong Aristocratic Family!

Chapter 1249: Chapter 1216: Flame Ancient Domain, Zhurong Aristocratic Family!

Xiao Chen’s strategy was division, to split apart the united Hidden Families, as once the Hidden Families were internally chaotic, they would naturally be less difficult to deal with.

"This will require the cooperation of several kings, starting with the Xiangyang Imperial Clan and Fengyun Family under the rule of my Gu Yuan Tribe, along with numerous Ancient Clans. I will offer them substantial benefits, the kind they know are traps, yet too tempting to resist. Blocking the other Hidden Families will then be up to the other kings!"

Xiao Chen said with a light chuckle, his eyes gleaming with a bright light.

"Xiao Clan Leader, the Eastern Wasteland is too vast, even if we try, it’s difficult to block it completely."

"Don’t worry, the Void Teleportation Array is in the hands of my Gu Yuan Tribe. Even if they evade the investigation of the four great King-level Tribes, my Gu Yuan can still kick them out!"

"Xiao Clan Leader, since our five great King-level Tribes have formed an alliance, my four King-level Tribes also need to utilize your Void Teleportation Array. After all, the resources above the Southern Territory Land are indeed scarce in my Eastern Wasteland, and to obtain them, one must go to the Eastern Emperor Domain and pay a higher price!"

"This is natural. With the alliance between Gu Yuan and the four great King-level Tribes, naturally, we advance and retreat together," Xiao Chen waved his hand, showing no sign of refusal. Suddenly, Xiao Chen’s gaze shifted, and he spoke again: "The Void Teleportation Array is just one part."

Is there more?

Hearing Xiao Chen say this, interest rose again in the eyes of the four great kings.

"Have you heard of the Ancient Desolation World?"

The following words from Xiao Chen left the four great kings a bit puzzled, but soon, one of them, with a flicker of insight in his eyes, responded.

"This king has indeed heard about a Small World where, with an Ancient Desolation Order, one can enter and trade items. It is rumored that this Ancient Desolation World can bring together people from many territories for mutual benefit. Does this Ancient Desolation World have something to do with Xiao Clan Leader?"

"Exactly!" Xiao Chen nodded. Originally creating the Ancient Desolation World was for the Gu Yuan Tribe to accumulate resources. Over the years, the Gu Yuan Tribe indeed gained substantial resources from it, but the Ancient Desolation World had also reached a bottleneck.

Initially, the strength of the Gu Yuan Tribe covered only about ten Human Race Territories near the Border Wasteland Region, limited by the territory; though flourishing, the Ancient Desolation World had its limitations.

However, now that Xiao Chen had become a king, he was capable of expanding the Ancient Desolation World again.

"Entry into the Ancient Desolation World requires an Ancient Desolation Order, and all Hidden Families in the territories of the four great King-level Tribes are forbidden."

Although curious about the Ancient Desolation World, the four kings understood that this was Xiao Chen’s own fortune and naturally refrained from asking.

"I wonder what the four kings think about this, can this open a gap within the Hidden Worlds?"

Yes, of course!

Who would pass up the chance to earn resources? For the Hidden Families, it’s like a beast smelling blood, they would definitely wish they could pounce immediately.

However, at this time, the Hidden Families under the rule of the Gu Yuan Tribe had the opportunity to seize resources, while those under the four great King-level Tribes were prohibited. Human nature is unpredictable, and perhaps unexpected changes might occur.

"Xiao Clan Leader has given out benefits, but seems to have forgotten his own influence," Heavenly Cassia King said with a smile to Xiao Chen.

"Xiao Clan Leader is about to become our Human Saint Child, which is an opportunity for everyone. Perhaps the Hidden Families under your jurisdiction are discussing how to get closer to the Gu Yuan Tribe."

Finally, after some discussions among the five great King-level Tribes, they reached an alliance, joining hands to reorganize the order of the entire Eastern Wasteland South Region!

...

In the eastern part of the tribal city, Xiao Chen’s figure appeared. As for the four great kings, they had left the Gu Yuan Tribe earlier. Now that the five King-level Tribes had reached an agreement, the strategy to divide the Hidden Families naturally began to be implemented.

Although Xiao Chen also couldn’t guarantee how far it would go, for now, the immediate interests of their five King-level Tribes were aligned, leaving no room for other thoughts.

"Brother Xiao, this Blood Wine is really good; in the future, old man Zhu Rong of the Gu Yuan King-level Tribe will have to come often to ask for a drink."

War Barbarian King’s voice buzzed, his robust body blocking out a large swath of sunlight.

"If my elder brother likes it, the Gu Yuan Tribe is always welcome. The Herbal Nourishment Blood Wine will definitely satisfy elder brother," Xiao Chen replied cheerfully.

"In a hurry through a hundred years, I didn’t expect such a drastic change. Back before the battle of the Void had even begun, you were still at the realm of a Venerable, but now your strength has surpassed us; truly, fate has favored you."

Compared to War Barbarian King, Celestial Seal King had a touch of sigh in his eyes, as Xiao Chen’s change was far beyond many people’s imagination.

On the hillside pavilion, Charming Queen and Mu Qing were keeping their distance from them, whispering together. What Charming Queen said made Mu Qing’s face blush.

"Now that the battle of the Void is over, I wonder where the two elders have gone?" Xiao Chen soon asked.

"Although the battle of the Void is over, it doesn’t mean our Human World is secure. These alien races are often clever and cunning, causing disturbances outside the Void and the Starry Sky of the Human World Earth."

Celestial Seal King responded and then spoke again, "We are destined for hard labor, always bustling about outside. Thankfully, with your Gu Yuan Tribe guarding the Southern Territory, we can serenely explore the starry skies and the Void Worlds."

Hearing this, Xiao Chen nodded. He thought back to when he was deep in the starry sky and had seen the fleets of alien races. The starry sky was too vast, housing not only the human fleets but also those of various alien races mingling with each other.

"Are you aware of some of the conditions in our Human Realm’s Southern Great Earth?" Suddenly, Xiao Chen asked again.

"Southern Great Earth?"

Seeing the puzzled looks on Celestial Seal King and War Barbarian King’s faces, Xiao Chen spoke again, "My Gu Yuan Tribe has a Void Teleportation Array that directly reaches the Southern Great Earth. We have also begun constructing Starry Sky Battleships in the tribe. Since the Southern Great Earth is rich in resources, naturally we will not let it slip by."

"Teleportation Array, Starry Sky Battleships."

Upon hearing this, the two kings’ eyes lit up as they stared at Xiao Chen, not expecting the relatively young Gu Yuan Tribe to have such capabilities.

"Speaking of the Southern Great Earth, let Charming Queen tell you; she was born there and came to the Eastern Wasteland by a twist of fate." After a moment, Celestial Seal King responded.

On being mentioned, Charming Queen and Mu Qing gracefully approached and sat down in the pavilion. With a charming twist in her eyes, Charming Queen looked toward Xiao Chen, whom she found somewhat difficult to accustom to her boldness.

"How very dull."

Seeing Xiao Chen remaining unfazed and his expression unchanged, Charming Queen huffed, the charm in her tone abundant.

At that moment, Xiao Chen couldn’t help but guess what this troublesome queen had possibly instilled in Mu Qing.

"The Southern Great Earth is vast, even larger than the Eastern Wasteland. It’s densely packed with ancient forests, and many tribes live among the trees; its relations are even more complex than those in the Eastern Wasteland. To which Human Race Territory can your tribe’s Void Teleportation Array reach?"

"According to ancient handwritten records, this Void Teleportation Array originally starts from our Border Wasteland Region and reaches the Flame Ancient Domain of the Southern Great Earth."

"Flame Ancient Domain?" Charming Queen pondered, obviously unfamiliar with the name.

In fact, the Human Race Territories are numerous, so much so that even kings cannot remember too many of them.

"If Gu Yuan Tribe’s Void Teleportation Array is of the Heavenly-grade, based on the transmission distance of the Heavenly-grade Arrays, it could cross the Luo Long Mountain Range, reaching either the Northern or Eastern Regions of the Southern Great Earth."

Seeing Charming Queen contemplating, Celestial Seal King said, "And these two lands are also the Human Race Territories closest to the Luo Long Mountain Range."

Hearing this, Xiao Chen nodded. The Heavenly-grade Void Array indeed had its limitations and could not transport over excessively long distances.

However, venturing to the Southern Border was his established strategy, as well as a part of his plan to dilute the Hidden Families’ power. It was an open scheme laid out by Xiao Chen, offering tangible benefits to these Hidden Families. Even if it was a trap, if they couldn’t resist the benefits, they had no choice but to jump into it.

There was also a greater benefit involved — the Beast Underworld. However, Xiao Chen would not disclose this; in his heart, the entire Royal Beast Race was his Gu Yuan Tribe’s to claim.

"In that case, the Southern Great Earth, in comparison to the four major regions of our Human Realm, is more barren and the local customs more unruly, even explosive. Dealing with the tribes of the Southern Great Earth requires caution, as disagreements might quickly lead to drawn blades."

Soon, Charming Queen’s voice rang out again. Although she spoke of serious matters, a hint of charm still lingered in her tone.

"While I do not know where the Flame Ancient Domain is, in both the Eastern and Northern Regions of the Southern Border, there exist forces you must be wary of, even tread carefully around."

She became solemn as she spoke, clearly the Southern Great Earth’s forces causing her complexity.

"In the Northern Region of the Southern Great Earth resides an Imperial Blood Noble Family, which once competed with this generation’s Southern Fire Emperor for the Human Emperor’s throne. Although they failed, they are still proven emperors, and nearly the entire Northern Region of the Southern Great Earth is under the influence of this Imperial Blood Noble Family."

Xiao Chen sharply inhaled. An Imperial Blood Noble Family with a living emperor was vastly different from one with only the bloodline surviving.

"Although this emperor has not appeared in the world for a long time, this family interferes in all of the region’s resources and even the tribes’ merchant convoys. If Gu Yuan Tribe’s Void Teleportation Array ends up in this Northern Region, no matter which Human Race Territory it is, it will inevitably be oppressed by this noble family!"

Well, Xiao Chen could only hope the Void Teleportation Array landed in the Eastern Region. Facing an Imperial Blood Noble Family using ancestral influence, Gu Yuan Tribe truly had no recourse."

"Do you know the name of this Imperial Blood Noble Family?" Xiao Chen quickly asked again.

Hearing this, Charming Queen eyed Xiao Chen with a glint of strangeness in her gaze, only giggling after he looked away.

"Xiao Clan Leader, are you not about to assume the position of our Human Saint Child? In the future, you may also compete for the role of Human Emperor, and perhaps even contest for the Central Land’s Human Emperor title, at which point you might meet the successor of this Imperial Blood Noble Family?"

"Human Saint Child?"

Xiao Chen was puzzled, but in the next moment, he realized and exclaimed, "Southern Saint Child Zhu Rong Bow, Imperial Blood Zhu Rong Family!"