Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 562 - 548: Disturbing the Great Wasteland, Trace of the Spiritual Wood!_1

Chapter 562: Chapter 548: Disturbing the Great Wasteland, Trace of the Spiritual Wood!_1

The Vajra Venerable of Bai Ze Marquis Division and the Lord of the Blood Fox, without hesitation, abandoned their original purpose of entering the Wilderness.

Their departure echoed among some of the warriors, they said their goodbyes and also abandoned the pursuit of the Thunder Tribulation Spirit Wood, all being warriors of the Human War Tribe.

They had seen the truth clearly. Regarding the sneak attack by foreign tribes this time, this wilderness was the closest to the Gu Yuan Tribe’s territory, and it could even be considered within their sphere of influence. With the Heaven Grade Battleship stationed there, even venerable ones would face death.

They didn’t dare snatch food from the tiger’s mouth. Even if they were to discover the Thunder Tribulation Spirit Wood again, they wouldn’t dare confront the sharp edge of the warship. If they stayed, wouldn’t they just be making contributions to the Gu Yuan Tribe? They wouldn’t gain anything and would, instead, offend this newly emerged powerful force.

Of course, there were some warriors who did not express whether they would leave or not, they were somewhat ambiguous. These were mostly freelance rangers who ventured into the Great Wasteland alone, seeking fortune in danger, and striving to survive in deadly situations. For them, this was nothing unusual.

"Xiao Clan Leader, Tiantai gives its respects. We will surely repay the kindness we received today in the future!"

Tiantai Xuan’s eyes flickered lightly. Despite the bloody battle, she hadn’t changed her unaffected demeanor. She gave a slight bow to Xiao Chen, her gaze filled with a hint of curiosity.

This was her way of thanking Xiao Chen for saving her life. If it hadn’t been for the Gu Yuan clan’s Void Battleship, she might have perished today. Even worse, she could have been captured by Feng Tianming of the Wind Spirit Tribe, which would be a fate worse than death, suffering all sorts of humiliations.

Now that Feng Tianming had fallen, it was a huge benefit for their entire Tiantai War Department. The strength of the foreign tribe they suppressed on the Foreign Void Road was not much different from the supreme war department. The fall of a warrior who was at the fifth level of the Towering Realm and had the potential to become a venerable powerhouse was a heavy loss for the Wind Spirit Tribe.

"I bid you farewell. My Tiantai War Department also gives up the pursuit of the Thunder Tribulation Spirit Wood!"

Immediately after, Tiantai Xuan leaped up, like a celestial maiden soaring upwards. Deep in the sky vault, a rainbow Qing Luan cried out long and loudly. She landed on the back of the Qing Luan, quickly breaking through the clouds and disappearing into the depths of the sky vault.

"Xiao Clan Leader, we bid you farewell!"

Several warriors came forward one after another, saluting Xiao Chen. They understood that after today, the name of the Gu Yuan Tribe would truly spread across the Wilderness, becoming one of the greatest war tribes in the Border Wasteland Region.

The eyes looking at Xiao Chen were full of awe. A warrior who had stepped into the venerable level in terms of mental will, his future achievements would be immeasurable. Moreover, he was under thirty years old, making him even more formidable than Tiantai Xuan from the Tiantai War Department.

Half an hour later.

Xiao Chen was already aboard the Void Battleship. At this moment, the battleship was still hovering near the original valley, and the warriors who remained had all left.

In front of Xiao Chen was a giant cauldron, three feet in size. Underneath it, fierce flames soared, surprisingly using medium-grade spirit stones as fuel, continuously brewing the medicinal materials inside the cauldron.

This time his injury was quite severe. His whole body’s battle bones shattered, and he didn’t have the appropriate healing pills on him. He was also unable to open the furnace for alchemy, so he could only use medicinal baths to treat his wounds.

The giant cauldron was already exuding a strong medicinal fragrance. Each strain of medicinal materials inside was no less than a thousand years old. The fire from the white spirit stone was boiling, but no heat escaped from the pot, only an increasingly dense medicinal soup remained.

When the medicinal bath in the cauldron had turned into a thick milky white, Xiao Chen stepped into it without hesitation, condensed his spirit, and began to treat his injuries.

Feeling the aches that came from every part of his body, he had endured the blow of a venerable one, then killed a warrior from the Wind Spirit Tribe, and after his battle bones shattered, he had to transform into the Golden Battle Body, bursting out with his strongest attack. At this moment, his body was already in a state of total exhaustion, the flesh and blood lost their luster, and the original gold color of the battle bones became dull.

The emergence of the Void Battleship shocked the warriors present, and now, with the departure of Bai Ze’s venerable ones and the remaining warriors, most of them gave up looking for the Thunder Tribulation Spirit Wood and left. Therefore, Xiao Chen did not order a return to the Battle Division, but ordered the Void Battleship to look for the traces of the Thunder Tribulation Spirit Wood.

The milky-white soup was crystal clear and exuded a strong scent of medicine. Xiao Chen immersed his entire body in the cauldron, and immense, endless medicinal energy immediately surged into his body like it had found a breakthrough.

With his teeth clenched, enduring the violent impact of medicinal energy, Xiao Chen mobilized the Blood Qi within his body, sending the medicinal energy that had entered his body to every corner.

His battle bones were shattered, his flesh was damaged, and even his internal organs were affected. Xiao Chen knew he had overstepped this time.

He originally thought that by fighting beyond his realm and cultivating the Golden Battle Body to the fifth level, plus having the mental will of the sixth level of the Towering Realm, even if he couldn’t beat a venerable powerhouse, he could still fully retreat. But facing the attack of that Ghost Tribe venerable, he was completely suppressed.

This was the pressure from the martial arts realm above. Even with his immense strength, he found it difficult to exert it. As one reached this level, the gap between each realm would become larger and larger.

The medicinal energy was continuously swallowed. The pure medicinal energy circulated throughout his body through his twelve Heavenly Meridians, transformed into countless fine needles as thin as a cow’s hair, and drilled deep into his flesh and bones, constantly mending the torn blood bones.

The trembling internal organs slowly stabilized. The slightly dry flesh, absorbing the enormous medicinal power, gradually exuded brilliance. The Ghost Flames released by the Crimson Flame Ghost Venerable were cold fire, seeping into everything, extremely poisonous, some of which had already infiltrated deep into his blood and bones.

This eerie, chilling force felt somewhat strange to him, as if it was a blend of coldness and mortal will that he couldn’t quite comprehend. Yet, there seemed to be other attributes entwined within.

Xiao Chen attempted to capture a strand of this coldness. This frosty energy riddled with a rich Death Qi embraced each other, merging perfectly to erupt with manifold power.

Each Warrior Bone was being re-tempered, clumps of flesh began exuding vitality. The previously pervasive Death Qi grew weaker, fractures on the Warrior Bones were repaired, the strength from the previously broken Warrior Bones was slowly restored to its original splendour, blooming with a golden glow.

For five consecutive days, Xiao Chen did not move an inch, the raging flames under the Medicine Cauldron gradually extinguished, and the once milky-white medicinal soup became transparent, revealing his silhouette.

All of a sudden, a stream of scarlet Blood Qi surged out from his body, mingling with a layer of golden radiance, exuding an invisible air of solemnity.

This time, his Golden Warrior Bones shattered entirely, which was akin to recasting them all over again. The Warrior Bones became stronger than before. Although it was still the fifth layer Golden Battle Body, Xiao Chen could feel that his body has become more resilient.

Bang!

The entire Medicine Cauldron abruptly burst open, a staggering amount of Blood Qi permeated through the Warship and materialized, Blood Qi from Xiao Chen’s crown rushed towards the sky, morphing into a Blood Qi Jiao Long, the thickness of a water bucket, reaching straight into the clouds.

Afterward, as the Blood Qi Jiao Long dissipated, Xiao Chen’s figure emerged. At this moment, the Cold Darkness left behind by the Crimson Flame Ghost Venerable in his body had disappeared. His Golden Warrior Bones were recast, his original parched and bloodless flesh was getting plump, and even the muscles exposed to air began to exude a faint golden luminescence.

"Greetings Clan Leader!"

On the deck of the Void Battleship, Xiao Chen emerged from his quarters, with Shi Ya, Xue Sha, and others waiting to pay their respects. They had known Xiao Chen had completed his secluded healing the moment the Blood Qi Jiao Long and Wolf Smoke appeared.

"What discoveries were made during this period of seclusion?"

"Reporting to the Clan Leader, most of the Warriors have already departed. Only a minor number of rangers remain in the deep Luo Long Mountain Range and have not left. However, they have not made contact with the Gu Yuan Tribe. Once they catch sight of us from afar, they would quickly depart."

Upon hearing Xue Sha’s words, Xiao Chen understood that these remaining rangers were still hoping to get their hands on the Thunder Tribulation Spirit Wood. However, this time they are doomed to be disappointed. The Gu Yuan Tribe is determined to secure the Thunder Tribulation Spirit Wood and has no fear of anyone else coveting it.

Bai Ze Marquis Division forfeited the contest for the Thunder Tribulation Spirit Wood. Xiao Chen wouldn’t even bat an eyelid at these rangers. As long as they don’t cause trouble within Gu Yuan Clan’s territory, they are free to leave.

Void Battleship!

The emergence of the third Void Battleship in the Border Wasteland Region, and the shockingly slaying of an old Ghost Venerate, thwarted the foreign conspiracy!

During Xiao Chen’s period of healing, the Gu Yuan Tribe once again shook the Border Wasteland Region.

Not only this, but even Xiao Chen’s age was exposed; a mere thirty years old but possessing unparalleled Martial Arts strength below Venerate level. His spirit had already progressed to the Venerate Stage. As soon as his Combat Qi and physical body reached perfection and perfectly merged his spirit and qi, he would be able to ascend to the Venerable Stage after surviving the Heavenly Fire Tribulation.

"Clan leader, I have investigated a hundred thousand miles in the last few days and haven’t detected any trace of the Thunder Tribulation Spirit Wood. I’m afraid it has moved deeper into the Luo Long Mountain Range. However, advancing further would mean encroaching upon the territory of four-star Star Beasts. Therefore, we have been awaiting your decision."

Boom!

The Warship was suspended mid-air, its vast momentum silencing the whole forest. The 300-feet long Warship broke through the thick clouds, streaking across the void like a black lightning bolt, tearing through the air and stirring up a tremendous air wave.

As the dense cloud split, a golden sun was suspended in the Sky Vault, billions of sunbeams showered down, piercing through the torn clouds and illuminating the Earth. On Xiao Chen’s order, the Void War Warship had now entered a deeper area of the Dragon Fall Mountain Range where the presence of a few four-star Star Beasts could already be felt.

At this point, Xiao Chen was also considering retreating. If there are no traces of the Thunder Tribulation Spirit Wood within this vast expanse of tens of thousands of miles, he could only instruct the Warship to return to the Battle Division.

Regardless, this is the turf of the four-star Star Beasts. Even with the Void Battleship, one shouldn’t be reckless. If they provoked any of these old beasts, even the Void Battleship might also be destroyed.

Three days later.

A thunderous roar echoed throughout the horizon. A streak of silver lighting tore through the Sky Vault. On the Void Battleship, one could see a hundred miles away, the sky filled with thunderclouds and silver lightning like dragons. Each booming thunderclap shook the Void. Even at their level, they felt their hearts shudder, a Heavenly Power indeed.

At the heart of the celestial thunder, there stood a purple-gold Ancient Tree swaying ceaselessly. The thunderstorm not only didn’t turn it to ashes but was all absorbed by it. The tree trunk and leaves began to radiate an even more magnificent purple glow, each Spirit Leaf resembling a real Ancient Beast, roaring amidst the flashing lightning.

PS: I’ve been having trouble finding the feeling in my writing for several Chapters now, not sure what’s going on.