Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 421 - 408

Chapter 421: 408

Gu Yuan War Tribe.

At the peak of the ancient mountain in the center of the tribe stands the Great Hall. The hall spans over a hundred and fifty feet in length and approximately a hundred feet deep. At the center of the hall, there is a white jade chair about one foot high.

The white jade chair is hollowed out entirely. Upon it, there are faint carvings of dragon runes, from which mild white light emerges. In front of the chair lies a stone table nearly three feet long. Upon this table, several plates brimming with exotic fruits are placed within jade dishes. The dishes are full of amber-colored, highly viscous liquor, exuding a potent medicinal fragrance.

These fruits come from the millennia-old trees within the tribe. Despite these ancient trees not yet becoming spiritual woods, the fruits they bear are full of primal energy.

Beneath the main chair, there are smaller stone chairs arranged on both sides. There are approximately two hundred of them. These chairs of white jade possess a simpler design, seemingly only polished, with the majority of them devoid of any beast rune decorations.

In front of each stone chair, there is a stone table about one-foot wide. These tables also bear exotic fruits, emitting a rich fragrance.

At this moment, the two hundred stone chairs in the hall are not all occupied. Only about a hundred people reside, their vigorous blood Qi continuously resonating in the hall, suggesting that they are all Blood Refining Realm Warriors!

Perhaps they are newly advanced, their blood Qi throbbing like a tide. Because of this, their Qi keeps pressing together. Despite this, each person is making a strenuous effort to gather their momentum to avoid leaving a bad impression on their tribal leader.

Among these nearly two hundred white jade chairs, thirty more centrally located have a unique design. These chairs are not only decorated with python patterns but also are slightly larger than the other chairs.

The warriors occupying these thirty slightly different white jade chairs are the three Grand Elders of the tribe, several Hall Masters, the top ten Warrior Chiefs, Conquest Elders, and Guest Elders. None of the other Blood Refining Realm Warriors ventured to sit there.

As if an agreement had been made, the ten War Chiefs, led by Ding Shan, are seated to the right of the white jade chairs. The tribal elders and hall masters, led by Grand Elder Tie Wen, are seated to the left.

At this moment, all the warriors are silent, awaiting the arrival of their tribal leader.

Suddenly, a fleeting green figure appeared at the grand entrance of the hall. Before anyone could react, the figure had already taken its place at the head of the hall, atop the white jade chair. The leader placed his right hand on the dragon-carved armrest of the chair, calmly surveying the numerous warriors in the hall.

"We greet the tribal leader!"

Following this, a loud call echoed in the hall as all the warriors rose from their seats. Like the thunderous crash of metal and stone, they bent at the waist in unison, collectively shouting towards the young man at the head of the hall. Their voices rang loud and clear, piercing through the hall and reaching the heavens.

Watching almost a hundred warriors bowing before him, Xiao Chen couldn’t help but nod slightly. All the warriors in the hall were of the Blood Refining Realm, but this wasn’t the total count of Blood Refining Realm warriors within the Gu Yuan Tribe. There were still dozens of warrior chiefs stationed on the mountain walls of the tribe or other locations, protecting the tribe from imminent danger.

Over a hundred Blood Refining Realm warriors, even if placed in some medium or high-level Battle Divisions, were a formidable force. Within the lower-tier Battle Divisions, they had the strength to sweep through most tribes of the same rank in the Great Wasteland.

Even though he had exhausted countless premium spirit medicines to amass these warriors, every bit was worth it. The spirit medicines and treasured blood could be obtained again, but these Blood Refining Realm warriors protected the Gu Yuan Tribe, helping it to thrive better in the Great Wasteland, safely guarding its journey and paving the way for its future.

"Elders, Warrior Chiefs, at ease!"

Xiao Chen remained humble, after accepting the pleasantries, he asked everyone to rise. Today was not a day for formalities but for discussions, as the Gu Yuan Tribe’s ceremonial offering to the heavens was due the following day.

All the other Battle Divisions in the Dragon Fall Territory regarded the Gu Yuan Tribe as a dire threat. Everyone present seemed aware that once the Gu Yuan Tribe established its destiny, it would invariably expand its territory and strength.

Currently, the Gu Yuan Tribe consisted of only two hundred thousand members, with the territory spanning a few thousand wild miles of mountain forests, an area they only managed to possess after the extermination of the demon tribe. The boundaries of the tribe and its sparse population were insufficient to support a destiny tribe.

Take a look at the destiny tribes in the Great Wasteland. At the very least, they are all medium or high-ranking Battle Divisions, ruling over territories that span hundreds of thousands of miles of wilderness, overseeing millions of tribal members, and having numerous vassal tribes under their command. Each one of these destiny tribes, with their extensive histories, are nothing short of legendary.

The Gu Yuan Tribe, even with its low-tier Battle Division status, is bearing the destiny of the human tribe – a role it is not equipped to sustain at present. The consequences may not manifest immediately, but if it doesn’t catch up with this tremendous destiny, the entire tribe could be suppressed and collapse.

Take the human ancient city ruins for example. Even though they’ve been in ruins for tens of thousands of years, the residual destiny of the human tribe is still too great for an ordinary human Battle Division to withstand. Although the Gu Yuan Tribe is stronger than these human Battle Divisions and has the divine object for suppressing destiny, this destiny, hidden from the world, is deeply intertwined with every member of the Gu Yuan Tribe.

The hall remained tranquil. Everyone’s eyes instinctively fixated on Xiao Chen, seated atop the white jade chair at the head of the hall. By now, Xiao Chen was held in almost divine reverence by the tribe.

Especially some of the elders who had once left the Gu Yuan Tribe, they felt this deeply. In just three short years, the Gu Yuan Tribe had progressed from a tribe on the brink of extinction to its current state.

From the disappearance of the tribe’s only Blood Refining Realm Warrior, to now having over a hundred Blood Refining Realm Warriors, there was a warrior breaking through his realm and becoming a Blood Refining Realm Warrior Chief almost every day, due to the tribe’s enormous resources and cultivation.

"Today can be considered the first formal tribal assembly since our Gu Yuan Tribe migrated to the Dragon Fall Territory. Since I took over as tribal leader, our Gu Yuan Tribe has remained in a state of instability, constantly at war and always in danger. All of this is simply because our tribe is too weak. We aren’t in a position to control our own destiny in this Great Wasteland and are constantly being harassed by other tribes."

Xiao Chen began to speak, his voice not loud, but it enveloped the entire Great Hall, clearly reaching everyone’s ears.