Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 625 - 611: The Venerable Doubts, Undercurrents in the Palace!_1

Chapter 625: Chapter 611: The Venerable Doubts, Undercurrents in the Palace!_1

"Warriors of the Sacred Beast Tribe have descended upon our human world; could it be that the Heavens’ River has already formed in the Void, allowing the warriors of the Sacred Beast Tribe to easily pass through the Space Wall Barrier?"

"No, if the Space Wall Barrier had become weak, there would be no need to go to such lengths, using blood sacrifices to open temporary Void Path. It seems they are using a method we are unaware of, descending on our Border Wasteland Region of the Human World. Blood sacrifices are merely an attempt to summon more warriors of the Sacred Beast Tribe. We must slay all these warriors to prevent them from summoning more."

"Xiao Clan Leader, exactly how many warriors of the Sacred Beast Tribe have descended upon our Human Earth, and how strong are they? Where are they hiding now?"

The eyes of the Supreme Venerables once again turned to Xiao Chen, all asking the same question. Even Venerable Minghe, who sat at the main seat, furrowed his brows. As the one who truly helmed the Ancestral Court of the Border Wasteland Region, the crises that had erupted over the past two months had made him, a Zhong Lou Realm Martial Artist of the Seventh Heaven, feel somewhat overwhelmed.

In the Foreign Void Roads suppressed by the major tribes, the Exotic Clans had been counterattacking the Human Clans without counting the cost. The surviving remnants of the Exotic Clans in the Depths of the Great Wasteland had even left their treacherous Secret Realms to openly massacre the Human War Tribes. The casualties of the Ancestral Court’s Celestial Soldiers, who had originally been hunting these remnants in the depths of the Great Wasteland, were even more numerous than in previous years.

Now, warriors of the Sacred Beast Tribe had descended onto the Human Earth through some special method and were planning to use a blood sacrifice to open a temporary Void Path, to summon even more of their brethren. It seemed as though the Heavens’ River was truly about to descend and the various Exotic Clans could not help but stir, causing chaos and disorder.

"Master, let the disciple take the Celestial Soldiers of the Ancestral Court to encircle and exterminate these descending warriors of the Sacred Beast Tribe to eliminate future threats. We won’t give them the opportunity to summon any others or to open the Altar and create a temporary Void Path."

Suddenly, Blood Wind stood and made this request to Venerable Minghe. He did not have the casual demeanor he had earlier when he was boasting with Xiao Chen. Instead, he now wore a serious expression.

Waving his hand for Blood Wind to stand down, Venerable Minghe turned his gaze back to Xiao Chen and said, "Xiao Clan Leader, exactly how many warriors did the Sacred Beast Tribe send to our Border Wasteland Region of the Human World, and what is their strength?"

"Reporting to the Grand Elder, the Sacred Beast Tribe warriors who have descended onto our Human World and Desolate Wilds number several. Among them, there are two Venerables, who most likely arrived through a space rift."

What!

"Two Venerables from the Sacred Beast Tribe, plus several other Towering Realm Martial Artists. It seems like the sacrifice the Sacred Beast Tribe warriors made for this trip was not small. We must slay them, to prevent future harm."

"When the Heavens’ River descends, we must secure domestic security before thinking of external threats. We must clear away all the termites hiding in the human world, so that we can dedicate all our forces to the war in the Heavens’ River!"

"However!"

Xiao Chen then continued.

"However what?" someone asked out loud.

"The descended Sacred Beast Tribe warriors have already been slaughtered by me. Even their altar for the blood sacrifice to open the temporary Void Path has been seized."

As he finished speaking, Xiao Chen waved his hand. A gray altar, ten Zhang in size, crashed into the center of the Great Hall.

What!

"You’ve killed all the Sacred Beast Tribe warriors that descended, including the two Venerables and several other warriors?"

"This...this...this..."

"Indeed, the Sacred Beast Tribe warriors who descended upon our Border Wasteland Region of our Human World have been slain, and as proof, here is the altar."

The voice of Xiao Chen was calm, but it penetrated with absolute clarity into the ears of every Venerable in the Great Hall.

"Two Venerables from the Sacred Beast Tribe, but you have only just ascended to the rank of Venerable. How could you have possibly slain them!"

"Xiao Clan Leader, this matter concerns the safety of our Border Wasteland Region. We must be absolutely certain."

Of course, there were Venerables who did not believe even though Xiao Chen had brought the altar used to open the temporary Void Path. After all, it was an unthinkable thing. Or perhaps the Sacred Beast Tribe Venerables had stood still, just waiting for Xiao Chen to strike them down.

Right now, even Elder Ming He, at the top seat, and Elder Shi sitting beside him, furrowed their brows and their eyes were glued to Xiao Chen, as if trying to ascertain if he was actually speaking wildly.

With the numerous doubts and disbelief, Xiao Chen was unfazed. He understood the thoughts of the distinguished figures in the room. He had only just ascended to the Venerable realm, thus he hadn’t received the recognition from these established Venerables. Even his exceptional talents caused some of these old monsters to shun him. They were all patriarchs of their tribes, and now, he rose to prominence, standing eye to eye with them, which had somewhat bruised their pride.

"Brother Xiao, you can’t spout nonsense. I know you’re extraordinarily talented and have refined your physique for war, so you’re incredibly powerful. But against two Sacred Beast Tribe Venerables, even I would have to weigh my chances," said one.

Amidst a hall filled with vibrating energy and dubious stares, Blood Wind stepped forward, standing beside Xiao Chen. The stares were blocked, causing Xiao Chen to look at Blood Wind in a new light. He was an honest man, sincere in his actions, and without a hint of pretense.

"Could it be that Xiao Clan Leader is extremely powerful, and even the foreign tribe can’t escape him?" Suddenly, a voice echoed in the room, belonging to an acquaintance of Xiao Chen, the ancestor of the Sky Lake War Tribe. His voice, however, was tinged with sarcasm as he glanced at Xiao Chen.

The thought of Xiao Chen making a fool of himself was quite pleasing to him. He had stood up for Ice Frost Venerable previously, only to be suppressed by Xiao Chen, making him the laughingstock among the Border Wasteland Region’s venerables. Being treated as Xiao Chen’s stepping stone after having cultivated for thousands of years was humiliating. Now, with the possibility of Xiao Chen embarrassing himself, he was more than delighted.

"Since Xiao Clan Leader insists he has killed two Sacred Beast Tribe Venerables and destroyed their temporary Void Road, he should know why the Sacred Beast Tribe warriors have descended upon the Human World," he said.

Following the Sky Lake ancestor’s statement, all eyes in the hall turned towards Xiao Chen. Undoubtedly, the old man had hit the nail on the head, making everyone curious about the proof.

Seeing Xiao Chen’s calm and composed expression, Blood Wind tried to speak up but was silenced by Xiao Chen’s gaze. Xiao Chen then spoke, "The Sacred Beast Tribe warriors have descended on our Human World to establish a temporary Void Road and summon more of their elites. But that is not their ultimate goal."

He paused for a moment, glancing around the room, before continuing, "Their ultimate goal is to reopen the Beast-controlling Tribe’s Void Road that has been sealed for tens of thousands of years, allowing their War Masters to descend on our Human World again!"

"What?!"

"That’s impossible!"

"The Sacred Beast Void Road was completely sealed by our human tribe’s strongest warriors tens of thousands of years ago, turning it into a dead road. How can there be a seal to be broken?"

"Indeed, why would Xiao Clan Leader fabricate such stories to fool us? Even if you’re trying to cover up whether you killed two Sacred Beast Tribe Venerables, you don’t have to resort to this."

"So you think that since you’ve ascended to Venerable, you can toy with us?"

Xiao Chen’s words took everyone aback. The Sacred Beast Tribe from tens of thousands of years ago was a nightmare that the Human Clan couldn’t rid itself of.

The clans present were established only after the Sacred Beast Tribe warriors were driven out of the Desolate Wilds. Even the centuries-old Bai Ze Marquis Division was merely a small, unknown tribe tens of thousands of years ago.

Of course, the Sacred Beast Tribe inflicted the most harm to the Western Region of the Border Wasteland Region, where they had rampaged tens of thousands of years ago. Back then, the Bai Ze clan was only a minor tribe on the outskirts of the Eastern Region, but it managed to survive and develop, eventually becoming today’s prominent Bai Ze Marquis Division which was chosen to suppress the Ghost Tribe’s Void Road.

Although most of the Battle Divisions hadn’t experienced that bloody and violent period, their tribal histories still had scattered records of the Sacred Beast Tribe from tens of thousands of years ago, giving them some understanding of the dark times.

"Clan Leader Xiao, you shouldn’t speak rashly." The honored Bai Ze Patriarch, He Ze, spoke at this moment. As the leader of the most powerful tribe in the Border Wasteland Region, his command carried weight, bringing silence to the hall.

"Clan Leader Xiao, my Bai Ze Division has survived the huge changes from tens of thousands of years ago. Although we were just a small tribe at that time, we’ve continued up to now, and our tribal records have documented those events.

"Tens of thousands of years ago, there was a large tribe, called the Purple Snake Marquis, who ranked among the Supreme Marchioness Divisions. As a tribe, they launched conquests against the Sacred Beast Tribe that ravaged the Great Wasteland. For unknown reasons, the Purple Snake tribe was completely wiped out, disappearing from our Border Wasteland Region in the Human World. Along with them, the Sacred Beast Tribe also disappeared. Since then, apart from a few remnants of the Sacred Beast Tribe, no organized group has appeared in the Desolate Wilds."

When Xiao Chen heard about the Supreme Marquis Division from Venerable Heze, he couldn’t help but gasp. Tens of thousands of years ago, the Purple Snake Division was actually ranked as a Supreme Marquis Division!

He was somewhat familiar with the hierarchy of the Human Tribe’s Marquis and Battle Divisions. It now seemed that the fragment of the Purple Snake Venerable that appeared in the underground world had hidden some things from him. The reason behind the concealment remained unknown. He had always thought that the Purple Snake Division was just an ordinary Marquis Battle Division.

A Supreme Marquis Division was completely wiped out, forcing a blood sacrifice of the entire tribe. It seemed that the hundreds of thousands of tribesmen he had seen were the remnants of the Purple Snake Division, who survived the battle.

The Supreme Marquis Division was at the third rank among the Marquis Battle Divisions. The Marquis Battle Divisions were categorized based on the strength of their strongest members, making it easier for the tribesmen to distinguish. In Supreme Marquis Divisions, there was at least one warrior at the Stage Eight Realm of the Towering Realm.

The Marquis Divisions with a Venerable at Stage Six of the Towering Realm were the most common Marquis Divisions. But if a Venerable at Stage Seven of the Towering Realm was born within the tribe, the status of the Marquis Division would be elevated to be called Grand Venerable Marquis Division. Following them were the Supreme Marquis Divisions with a warrior at Stage Eight of the Towering Realm, and Legendary Marquis Divisions with a warrior at Stage Nine of the Towering Realm or even a half-king.