Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 299 - 290 Depths of the Great Wasteland! _1

Chapter 299: Chapter 290 Depths of the Great Wasteland! _1

Deep in the Desolate Ancient Forest.

A black bear roared like thunder, charging through the forest, its mouth clenching a young deer. The scent of blood splashed around, its monstrous face coated with blood. Its crimson eyes twinkle with a hint of madness, seemingly lost in the carnage.

Whoosh!

All of a sudden, a shadow, sharp as an arrow, pierced through the dense jungle and the ancient trees, stirring up a bloody wind in the forest. Before the bear could react, half of its body had already fallen into a massive mouth. A thick body, covered in palm-sized black scales of a grown man, quickly wrapped around it.

It was a massive black python spanning seventy or eighty feet long. Its hideous head was adorned with dragon-eye-sized green spots. With a mighty crunch, the black bear’s body was cleaved in half, its blood gushing like a spring.

The bear blood instantly filled the earth. The python lifted its head and swallowed the giant bear in one gulp. The taste of blood left the snake satisfied, releasing a contented low moan. Its tightly fitted scales relaxed, the green spots disappeared, and its serpentine eyes slightly closed.

Whizz!

Then, a black beam broke through the air with a formidable aura of evil. Before the python could react, it rammed into its massive body, hurling it in the air and disintegrating the giant trees behind it into dust.

Roar!

The assaulted python roared, its massive body whipping around like a giant black whip, severing tree trunks in its path. Intense pain drove it into madness, and the surrounding ancient trees trembled in fear, rapidly stained red by fresh blood.

The ground in a radius of dozens of feet was pulverized, the soil upturned by the colossal python.

Boom!

The next moment, a new shadow attacked. Under a grey robe, a pale withered hand pressed down on the terrifying snakehead. With a flash of black light, the writhing python started shivering. Its seventy or eighty feet long body quickly shrank at speeds visible to the naked eye. Under its palm-sized black scales, waves of life force surged towards the dry hand holding the snake, leaving only a dried snakeskin on the ground.

In the blink of an eye, disordered footsteps followed the figure. Another, similarly black-robed figure emerged, leading a group of dozens of people to the front.

"Reporting to the Evil Brute Thousand Leader, we have swept over ten li of the Desolate Ancient Forest, only found one human Centurion level warrior who committed suicide since he could not escape. But there is no trace of the human Thousand Leader!"

"Escaped, did he?"

Hearing the report, the shadow who had just hunted the beast, enjoying its vital energy, his eyes sent out two sharp glares, "Extend the search radius, if not within ten li, then thirty li, fifty li, one hundred li. That human warrior was injured by our Great Commander, and would not have gotten far. According to the blood stains, he escaped in this direction. Inform the Evil Ming Thousand Leader, tell him to search from the right side of the mountain range towards this position!"

"Only a regular human Thousand Leader, throughout these years, eighty to a hundred of such human minions have been killed by you. Why the fuss? In my opinion, this person is severely injured, surely he can’t escape this Desolate Ancient Forest. After all, the untold numbers of beasts here are more than capable of ending his life!"

Subordinate tribal soldiers, who numbered in the dozens, complained out loud. They didn’t even mention other tribal soldiers who were in the siege, but with the small squadron of war soldiers he led, they had been hunting for the injured human centurion in the dark and desolate ancient forest for three nights and days. They hadn’t found a trace of a man, let alone a single clue.

At this moment, they were already exhausted; each soldier looked as if he were a beggar. Entering the depths of the desolate ancient forest, they had to not only search for the human centurion but also be on guard against the endless beasts. If they accidentally intruded into the territory of powerful beasts, they would pay a heavy price. Over the past three days, several soldiers from their team had accidentally trespassed into the territory of powerful beasts and became blood food in the beasts’ mouths.

"Humph! This time, my Evil Spirits Tribe and scattered soldiers from other tribes have united to attack that so-called Gu Yuan Tribe. As there are many entanglements, it’s better to keep a low profile and not draw attention. This human ranger has been following behind our warriors recently, even infiltrating into our Great Camp, seemingly to investigate. The commander took action just now, but this man slipped away. Upon realizing that he had been discovered, he immediately escaped into the Great Wasteland. We must capture him to find out who dares to investigate our tribe and prevent any slip-ups in our operation."

"Sir, could this human ranger know about our tribe’s plan?"

"That’s impossible. For this plan, my Evil Spirits Tribe chose to march in a remote Desolate Wilds. We took a detour before returning, which made it seem like we were going to flee to the depths of the Giant Stone Valley. This is also why we wanted to rendezvous with scattered Blood Tribe Warriors, which caused our planned meeting time to be delayed by several days!"

The Evil Spirits Tribe’s Thousand Leader, who had absorbed all the blood and flesh essence of a giant python, was no longer exhausted. His eyes shone with a strange, eerie light. "This Human Blood Refining Realm Warrior is severely injured. However, his flesh essence is highly nutritious. If this Thousand Leader were to get it, I could break through to the next level easily!"

"Let’s see how far this severely injured man can run in the depths of this desolate ancient forest. Just make sure you don’t become beast dung, haha!"

With a burst of laughter, the dozens of men disappeared into the depths of the desolate ancient forest under the leadership of the Evil Spirits Tribe’s Thousand Leader.

After the time it took to steep several pots of tea, the earth became tranquil again, leaving only devastation behind. The soil that was once upturned by the python was seeping clear spring water, quickly turning red as it soaked up the remaining blood.

A few moments later, from under a pile of deadwood beneath a giant stone a hundred feet away, a sound echoed. A figure slowly appeared. It was Tie Wen.

At this moment, he was holding a weapon, his battle robe was torn, and he had a cut at his waist, where dried, dark red blood was sticking on the edges. He looked pale, but he didn’t appear as severely injured as the Evil Spirit Tribe’s Thousand Leader had assumed.

Thud!

Tie Wen suddenly spat out a grey pill from his mouth. Seeing its color turning white, he murmured, "It seems that this Breath Concealing Pill won’t last much longer. These remaining Evil Spirits Tribe members deserve to die. But they probably don’t know that the Blood Tribe has been turned into ghosts under the blades of my Gu Yuan Soldiers!"

The Breath Concealing Pill was a special pill refined by Xiao Chen for the scouts of the tribe to hide their whereabouts while gathering intelligence. Each pill could last for a day, and keeping it in your mouth could reduce a person’s aura to the minimum. This was how Tie Wen could evade the siege of the scattered Evil Spirits Tribe warriors after being seriously injured.

However, there was also a drawback to the pill: once it was consumed, the warrior could not make any movements; otherwise, it would lose its effectiveness, which was why Tie Wen had hidden under the dry leaves and branches behind the giant stone.

Carefully packed the grey Breath Concealing Pill back into a beastskin bag, Tie Wen once again pulled out a porcelain bottle from his bosom, and without looking, he poured a healing pill into his mouth. As the pill descended into his abdomen, a trace of ruddiness appeared on Tie Wen’s pale face.

"The next time we meet, it will be the end of you remnants!"

Looking in the direction where the Evil Spirits Tribe’s Thousand Leader had disappeared, a clear intent to kill flashed in Tie Wen’s eyes. The next moment, he determined the direction, disappeared into the depths of the ancient forest. He needed to rush back to report his findings to Xiao Chen.