Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 841 - 826: Death Crisis - Counterattack at the Brink of Death!

Chapter 841: Chapter 826: Death Crisis - Counterattack at the Brink of Death!

Whoom!

Although the Blood Clan Ancestor had returned to the Blood Clan Sky Island with the aid of the shattered Half Royal Blood Wheel, the entire Heavenly River Space had turned blood-red. Drop by drop, water fell from the sky, which was actually Blood Rain, the fresh blood spilled from the shattered body of the Blood Clan Ancestor.

The blood spilled upon the earth, and while the flesh and blood of this legendary strong one had not reached the level of Blood Rebirth, the contained energy was undoubtedly immense. Moreover, the frigid mysteries of the blood refined by the Blood Clan immediately turned the vast land bone-chilling cold wherever the Blood Rain fell, freezing into ice in the blink of an eye.

The residual soul of the Blood Clan Ancestor returned to the Blood Clan Sky Island and activated the island’s grand array, turning the entire island into a turtle shell-like fortress. Xiao Chen and Lord Qingjiao did not make another move. At this time, Xiao Chen was completely drained, in both spirit and will, as well as in his combat Qi and War Body.

A sense of exhaustion emanated from deep within his body, a feedback of his physical condition.

The Blood Clan Ancestor’s blood body had shattered, and now, holed up on the Floating Island, he was a turtle in a jar waiting to be slaughtered. Once the Floating Island was breached, the Blood Clan could be completely beheaded, annihilating the Blood Faint Noble Family and securing the final victory in the karmic blood sacrifice war.

"Chief!"

Seeing Xiao Chen descending from the Void, the many War Masters of the Gu Yuan Tribe rushed forward, while Mu Qing and Nianhua approached him, one on each side, supporting his nearly burnt-out state.

Xiao Chen waved his hand, indicating to the elders that there was no cause for alarm, and said softly, "The chief has merely exhausted his strength."

"Now that the Blood Clan has activated the defense system of the entire Void Floating Island, they have essentially cut off contact with their external forces. Elders, go and dispatch warriors from our tribe to clean out any remaining Blood Race Soldiers lurking in the dense forests around the Ancient city."

Without any hesitation, Xiao Chen continued, "Since that old ghost of the Blood Clan has cowered and begun the Floating Island’s defenses, it’s natural that the countless Blood Clan Warriors who were fighting in the dense woods with the Gu Yuan Tribe Soldiers couldn’t retreat to the island in time, thus severing their connection to it."

"Acknowledged!"

In an instant, several Venerable members of the Gu Yuan Tribe took the command and swept into the dense forests alongside the Bronze Ancient City to purge the enemy.

"Elders, the Blood Clan has retreated. Now we must forge ahead with all our might and crush the Blood Clan Sky Island, extinguishing the Blood Faint Noble Family."

As he said this, Xiao Chen paused for a moment and, after several breaths, continued, "However, even though the Blood Clan has retreated, the elders should not take the situation lightly simply because our Gu Yuan Clan’s overall situation seems secure. Once you enter this space, there’s no turning back, it’s a fight to the death. So do not think for a moment that the Blood Clan will meekly await their slaughter, letting our Tribal Warriors behead them without resistance!"

Although Xiao Chen’s words were soft, they caused the remaining elders of the Gu Yuan Clan to tremble slightly, straightening their expressions. The closer one is to death’s crisis, the more crazed and desperate one becomes, even to the point of a mutual downfall—a simple truth.

"Elders, go prepare. Once we have eradicated those Remnants of the Blood Clan lurking deep in the Ancient Forest, it will be time for our Gu Yuan Tribe to launch an attack towards the Void Floating Island!"

Xiao Chen didn’t immediately launch an attack on the Floating Island. With victory in sight, he opted for a steady, calculated approach. First, because the Blood Tribe Floating Island had activated its utmost defenses, making a breach no easy task. Facing the threat of death, the people of the Blood Clan would undoubtedly fight back desperately.

Secondly, he was already exhausted and needed to recover his strength. Moreover, in these past days, the pitched battles between the Gu Yuan Tribe and the Blood Faint Noble Family deep in the Ancient Forest had heated up to an intense stage.

It was essentially a second battlefield. The total number of War Masters from both sides clashing within the forest had reached well over half a million, with at least a hundred Towering Realm commanders and not less than ten Venerable ones overseeing the battle!

Seeking to exploit the dense forest, which was not conducive to large-scale conquest, they aimed to wear down the enemy’s living forces, even resulting in a tug-of-war situation.

If not for Hun Shixin’s ascension to the Eighth Level of the Heavenly Realm and his eagerness to crush the Gu Yuan Tribe, bringing along two other Stage Eight Realm strong ones for the slaughter, the battle might still be at a deadlock. After all, neither side had fully prepared for an all-out onslaught.

However, what transpired had caught all the Blood Clan Warriors, including the Patriarch, by surprise—the three Stage Eight Realm strong ones had fallen, the Ancestor’s War Body was shattered, and the remaining soul fled in disgrace back to his den.

After making the arrangements, Xiao Chen did not return to the clan but casually sat on top of the City Wall, consuming a large number of Elixirs to replenish his drained Heavenly Meridians and refill his Qi within the sea of energy.

Lord Qingjiao likewise did not leave but stood atop the City Wall, looking out at the Blood Clan Sky Island a hundred miles away, ready for any unexpected changes.

In the nearby dense forests, the Gu Yuan Tribe Soldiers, reinforced by the tribe’s Venerable ancestors, fought with renewed vigor.

Despite being deep in the Dense Forest, the tens of thousands of soldiers from the Blood Faint Noble Family were aware of everything that had just happened, which they found hard to accept. The once-stalemate situation against the Gu Yuan Tribe had almost instantaneously collapsed.

With their patriarch fallen and the Ancestor grievously wounded and fled, the pillar supporting the Blood Race Soldiers’ spirits had crumbled. How were they to resist the onslaught of the Gu Yuan Tribe?

Kill, kill, kill!

The morale of the Gu Yuan Tribe was soaring at this moment, with the enemy chieftain slain, naturally exciting all the Gu Yuan Tribe Soldiers.

As their power grew, the fall of the Blood Clan was like an unstoppable flood. Yet, at this moment, their stronghold, the Blood Clan Sky Island, was completely sealed off, trapping them with no avenue of retreat.

"Kill!"

Xue Sha’s War Saber erupted with a blood-red saber light tens of yards long, slashing down from the Void, instantly toppling countless Ancient trees. Amidst the trees, there was a contingent of Blood Clan Warriors thousands strong, but within moments, a third of them were devoured by the blood light.

"Your master has already departed on his journey, now join him in the afterlife!"

In response to the Blood Clan’s howls, Xue Sha’s War Saber grew even more fierce, tearing through the Void with blood-red saber Qi, incessantly raining down upon the Dense Forest below, where a blood fog rose.

With every breath, hundreds or thousands of the Blood Race Soldiers were felled by the blade; in a mere five or six breaths, the entire forest below was transformed, with rocks exploding, Ancient trees uprooted, and the thick scent of blood wafting up, though no longer accompanied by the wails of the Blood Clan.

Kill! Kill! Kill!

In the depths of the Ancient Forest, such scenes unfolded repeatedly as the Blood Clan was in retreat, and the Gu Yuan Tribe naturally would not miss the opportunity to slaughter their way into the ranks of the Blood Clan Soldiers.

"Warriors of the Blood Clan, our Floating Island has now closed, we have no escape left, and by entering this space, there was never a chance to leave. Even in death, we must drag these vile humans down with us!"

"We of the Blood Clan inherit noble blood from ancient times. Now that there’s no way out, let the sons of the Blood Clan follow me in battle, fight our way back, and kill these human Tribe Soldiers!"

Finally, after a period of disarray and fear, the remaining Blood Clan Soldiers realized they couldn’t survive in this space, and even all the members of the Blood Faint Noble Family on the Floating Island behind them would probably never leave this space. Only death remained as their fate.

At this moment, a ferociousness ignited in the hearts of some within the Blood Clan. Since there was only a dead end ahead, even in death they would charge into the human ranks, taking these lowly humans to the grave with them.

"Slay these vile humans, Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The remaining Blood Race Soldiers turned to face the Gu Yuan Tribe’s Soldiers, their eyes wild with madness and bloodlust, fearless now due to the loss of hope for survival. Death was inevitable, whether sooner or later; they would fall under the humans’ blades anyway, and their initial fear had vanished.

Boom, boom, boom!

Just as they intended, the now-mad Blood Clan Warriors charged at the Gu Yuan Tribe Soldiers.

Almost in an instant, the sound of explosions thundered, the Blood Clan Soldiers detonating themselves in a bid to take the Tribe Soldiers with them to death. Some Tribe Soldiers who failed to avoid in time were almost instantly turned into a Blood Mist.

"Be careful, the Blood Clan is starting to fight desperately!"

This madness sparked by the crisis of death instantly rendered the Gu Yuan Tribe’s offensive momentum invisible. High above in the sky, Ding Shan and other Venerables who had later come to exterminate the Blood Clan Warriors turned pale and shouted loudly.

"All Soldiers, retreat from the Ancient Forest."

Even though they ordered the Tribe Soldiers to retreat from the Ancient Forest, the madness spawned under the threat of death led to thousands, even tens of thousands, of the Blood Clan Soldiers to self-detonate their War Bodies, with the Gu Yuan Tribe’s fallen and injured Soldiers being several times more numerous.

Fortunately, the Gu Yuan Tribe’s Soldiers withdrew from the Ancient Forest, avoiding further contact with the Blood Faint Noble Family’s now-maddened Soldiers.

"All Soldiers, surround the perimeter of the Ancient Forest. Commanders of the Towering Realm and above, follow your Lord into the Ancient Forest to exterminate the Blood Clan Soldiers!"

The next moment, Ding Shan’s voice rang out again. The self-explosions of the Blood Clan Soldiers were not much harm to the average Heavy Tower Realm Martial, who with sufficient caution could avoid damage; even their externally-released Combat Qi attacks did not require close range to cut them down.

Boom!

In the Void above, a deafening explosion rang out, with dense Blood Mist splashing, mixed with fragments of bones. It was one of the Blood Clan Venerables, commanding the Blood Clan Soldiers in battle with the Gu Yuan Tribe, who were also devoid of any escape.

The self-detonation of a Venerable could be astonishingly powerful. Amidst the Blood Mist, Xue Sha’s figure rushed out. His Battle Armor was shattered, and his mouth was smeared with blood, clearly indicating that the self-detonation of this Blood Clan Venerable had caused him considerable injury.

Driven to desperation, the counterattack of the dying Blood Clan Soldiers inflicted severe damage on the Gu Yuan Tribe. Their fearlessly suicidal blasts were a common sight in the depths of the Ancient Forest, and even when facing Heavy Tower Realm Warriors, they still rushed forward to self-explode together.