Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 613 - 599: Tribe’s Response, Entering the Desolate Wilds! _1

Chapter 613: Chapter 599: Tribe’s Response, Entering the Desolate Wilds! _1

The mention of the Monster Beast Race sent a chill down everyone’s spine. The people, who had initially been urging Shi Ya and Xue Li to leave, suddenly stopped. All eyes were intently focused on Shi Ya.

The Monster Beast Race was like a nightmare to the Gu Yuan Tribe. The fortifications of the ancient city within the Void Path had been crafted in expectation of a future breach by the Monster Beast Race. However, hearing that they had appeared in the Dragon Fall Territory now forced everyone to pay serious attention.

"Shi Ya, inform everybody about what you discovered in the depths of the Dragon Fall Mountain Range," said a voice after a moment of silence.

Xiao Chen took a breath as he resurfaced from his thoughts. As the proverb says, ’When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy defends, we attack.’ Since the foreign tribe had appeared, the Gu Yuan Tribe had to respond. There was no room for confusion or discord.

Moreover, the appearance of this Monster Beast Race was concealed. If it hadn’t been for Shi Ya and his companion’s investigation, it would have been challenging to discover their traces. The arrival of the foreign tribe in the human world surely carried some sort of conspiracy with it.

Recalling Elder Shi’s revelations about the Heavens’ River at the Human Ancestral Court in the Border Wasteland, Xiao Chen felt an inescapable sense that the Border Wasteland was about to undergo a tremendous shift. As the Gu Yuan Tribe was inevitably caught in the middle of the coming events, they would unavoidably be affected.

The sudden appearance of the Monster Beast Race in the Dragon Fall Territory, coinciding with the descent of the River of Realm, undoubtedly demanded a thorough investigation to uncover any potentially sinister plots at work.

"Great Chieftain, a few months ago, three Star Beasts from the southern region of the Dragon Fall Territory caused havoc in our Battle Division. This was connected to the Monster Beast Race. The first time I ventured fifty thousand miles into the Desolate Mountain Forest, I didn’t find anything unusual."

"However, this time, under your orders, Chieftain, we didn’t head straight for the southern region of the Dragon Fall Territory. Xue Li and I circled around from the southwest of the territory, venturing deeper into the Dragon Fall Mountain Range. We went as far as eighty thousand miles into the Dragon Fall Mountain Range."

"In the deepest regions of the mountain range, where three-star peak-leveled beasts and even four-star beasts usually roam, Xue Li and I noticed a strange phenomenon. The beasts that used to run rampant seemed to have vanished, leaving only lesser three-star beasts, and even these were far and few between. All the powerful three-star and four-star beasts have disappeared without a trace."

"Thus, we continued further into the mountain range until we reached a place more than a hundred thousand miles in, where three-star peaks and four-star beasts started to make their appearances again."

"Xue Li and I spent more than ten days hiding in the depths of the Dragon Fall Mountain Range until we finally discovered a secretive area under an ancient mountain. The atmosphere there was unsettling. We even spotted guards of a foreign race around the mountain. Out of necessity, we decided to retreat, but we ran into a member of the Monster Beast Race along the way."

"This monster beast was a warrior comparable to a human in the fifth level of the Zhong Lou Realm. He was carrying a freshly slain three-star beast. I was severely injured in the process of killing this Monster Beast Race member. After that, I made my way straight back to the tribe without finding out the secrets hidden beneath the ancient mountain."

Out of breath, Shi Ya recounted what he knew. After hearing his story, Xiao Chen gently patted his shoulder, his voice barely audible. "First, take care of your injuries. The tribe will handle the rest."

"Grand Elder," Xiao Chen called out after a moment of contemplation. "Instruct the tribe members that these days, when they go on hunting expeditions or training exercises, they should not venture too far and should return to the tribe as soon as possible."

"Send for the War Masters. They should head to all the major Battle Divisions under our command and promulgate my decrees. Any suspicious activities occurring within their territories must be quickly reported back to the Gu Yuan Tribe."

"Ding Shan, as the War Master of the tribes in the Dragon Fall Mountain Range, you should postpone your operation to explore further into the mountain range. Consolidate your existing hunting grounds to ensure the tribe’s blood food supply, and call back the two ten-thousand-men divisions for defense in the Void Path."

"Grand Elder, I’ve brought back spirit crystals and top-grade spirit stones this time. Install them immediately onto the Void Battleship and keep it on standby. If anything unusual occurs in the Monster Beast Race Void Path, the Void Battleship should be ready to sail into the Void Path."

"The five highest-ranking Elders who are stationed with the War Masters should go and investigate the deeper parts of the mountain range, to see if anything unusual is happening in the western part of Dragon Fall Mountain Range."

"Xue Sha, set off immediately to investigate the eastern part of the Dragon Fall Mountain Range in Dragon Fall Territory."

"Yes, Sir!"

Everyone bowed and accepted their orders. A few moments later, the space was void except for Xiao Chen, Mu Qing, and Nianhua. Xiao Chen took a deep breath and let out a long sigh, seemingly expelling the pressure in his heart.

He thought about the upcoming battle at the Heavens’ River in ten or twenty years and the Tribe’s continued suppression of the Foreign Void Road. Reminiscing about when he was only at the midterm of the Blood Refining Realm and saw the Purple Snake Venerable in the abandoned ancient city underneath the world, he realized how far he’d come. He was now at the sixth level of the Towering Realm.

However, it struck him that the Purple Snake Venerable he thought was at the same stage must be a lot more powerful than that. When he first saw her, he was still naive, barely understanding the divisions among the Towering Realm warriors, let alone the disparities among them, as vast as the sea itself.

It seems that the Purple Snake Venerable intentionally concealed his actual cultivation level, only revealing to Xiao Chen that he was in the sixth level of the Towering Realm, the details of which remained unknown.

Consequently, the power of the Purple Snake Marquis Clan must be more than what Xiao Chen had observed in the underground world. As the saying goes, the stronger you become, the more you realize your insignificance. He has now ascended to the venerable level, and the strength of the Gu Yuan Tribe can rival top-tier battle divisions. However, the crises he now faces are hundreds or even thousands of times more severe than before.

During the Monster Beast Race rebellion thousands of years ago, which lasted for several thousand years, if the Purple Snake Marquis Clan possessed only the power that Xiao Chen saw, the Monster Beast Race would have already dominated the Border Wasteland Region. Xiao Chen couldn’t help but speculate that the Purple Snake Marquis Clan he saw was what was left after countless wars.

An incredibly powerful clan was shattered during their resistance against foreign races and finally performed a tribe-wide blood sacrifice to seal the foreign race. Just thinking about it sent chills down his spine.

The arrival of the Heaven’s River at the Border Wasteland outside Void could make the spatial barrier of the human world weaken, providing an opportunity for the foreign race to enter. However, the appearance of the Monster Beast Race in the southern domain of Dragon Fall Ridge made Xiao Chen wonder where they had come from.

Although the Void seal guarded by the tribe would not be unsealed for at least a hundred years under normal circumstances, these assumptions had been contradicted by the appearance of the Monster Beast Race in Dragon Fall Territory. Xiao Chen simply couldn’t believe that this was not in some way related to the Void Path.

Behind Xiao Chen, two shadows exchanged glances, both seeing a touch of distress in each other’s eyes, a distress for the man standing before them.

"My lord."

The two tender voices call out in unison, stirring Xiao Chen from his deep thoughts. Mu Qing and Nianhua, one on either side, held onto Xiao Chen’s sleeves, snuggling up together.

"We face enemies as they come and overcome obstacles as they arise. The Gu Yuan Tribe has overcome countless setbacks under your leadership in just a few short years, developing into what we are now. Each time was fraught with crises. No matter how dire the circumstances ahead are, my sister and I will always be with you."

"Yes, my sister and I will be by your side."

Gently embracing the two women, feeling the warmth, Xiao Chen’s heart found some peace.

"My lord, are you planning to personally inspect the southern domain of our territory?" After a long silence, Mu Qing and Nianhua exchanged glances, then lifted their heads to softly ask.

"Yes." Xiao Chen did not hide anything from his wives, "This encounter with a warrior from the Monster Beast Tribe by Shi Ya accidentally stirred things up. No doubt, those Beast Tribes hiding deep within the mountains must have noticed. If they have any plans, they will certainly make their next move."

"Whether they initiate the attack early, or their conspiracy is not yet ready, leading them to hide elsewhere once again, either way, if the Monster Beast Tribe appears outside the tribe, I have to figure out what conspiracy they are involved in."

Xiao Chen’s eyes were filled with killing intent, and there was even a trace of cruelty.

"If it’s really related to the Void Path our tribe guards, I’ll exterminate this crisis in advance. If the seals in the Void Path are threatened, our current Gu Yuan Tribe is not yet prepared to face the Monster Beast Race."

With Xiao Chen’s command, the entire Gu Yuan Tribe began operating like a war machine. The two Ten Thousand War Masters returned from Dragon Fall Mountain Range on the same day and immediately entered the Foreign Void Road without any delay, defending the Ancient city and nine other guard cities.

Xiao Chen once again went to the seal to investigate. Only after finding no changes in the seal did he breathe a sigh of relief, then ordered the two Ten-Thousand Men Leaders to stay and monitor the seal’s condition at all times.

A day later.

A blue figure appeared in the depths of the Desolate Ancient Forest. The small Pegasus, who had originally been his mount, was sent into the Mountain and River Seal Space by him. After arranging everything for the tribe, Xiao Chen entered the depths of Dragon Fall Mountain in the southern domain in less than half a day.

Dragon Fall Mountain has been there for an unknown amount of time, an ancient mountain range stretching for countless miles. Green hills and clear waters were a sight to behold with a desolate aura permeating the air. Old trees with twisted roots filled the scene, with their sturdy roots resembling earth dragons piercing deep into the earth, breaking even large rocks open.

The ancient mountains spread continuously, the steep cliffs were awe-inspiring, and the strangely shaped stones were breathtaking. Yet, none of these magnificent sights caught Xiao Chen’s attention.

Deep in the ancient forest, roars of beasts echoed. It was the roaring of ferocious beasts, but Xiao Chen could easily tell that these roaring beasts were only at the two-star level.

His current position was deep within the mountains, eighty thousand miles in. As Shi Ya had mentioned, this should have been the territory of three-star and even four-star beasts, but strangely there were only a few three-star savage beasts present.