The person who had come was Ding Shan, the commander of the tribe guards. At this moment, he had lost his forthright side and stood rooted to the ground, not knowing whether to advance or retreat. He was extremely depressed. He had ruined the chief's plan. What should he do? He had been a brave warrior who had faced countless battles and never changed his expression when facing the foreign races, but now he was actually acting coy.
"Commander Ding, has the tribe's defense been arranged?"
"Chief, I didn't see anything, I didn't see anything, I …" Ding Shan immediately defended himself loudly when he heard Xiao Chen's voice. However, he stopped mid-sentence.
Seeing Xiao Chen look at him with a faint smile, Ding Shan's tanned face could not help but turn red. He even rubbed his hands involuntarily, but in the blink of an eye, Ding Shan had already adjusted his state of mind. He said again, "Reporting to the chief, the tribe's 2,000 warriors have all been deployed. The entire tribe is under martial law."
Looking at Ding Shan's somewhat bewildered expression, Xiao Chen could not help but feel a little amused. He had never talked about these people before, so he quickly adjusted his state of mind. After all, the Guyuan tribe was currently in a crisis, and it was not the time to be sentimental.
"Alright, I will grant you the right to kill first and report later. Anyone who dares to make a move in the tribe, regardless of the reason, can be killed on the spot."
"As the chief commands, I will definitely catch all the evil people in the tribe in one fell swoop!" Ding Shan immediately left after receiving the order.
Seeing that Ding Shan had left, Xiao Chen did not stay where he was. He floated towards the fourth floor of the stone tower. In this spacious space, dozens of women were nervously packing up some medicinal herbs.
Stopping the greetings of the clansmen, Xiao Chen did not waste any more time and went straight to the point, "Third Elder, how are the preparations going?"
Third Elder Xiao Qin, who was busy commanding the clansmen, heard the shout and hurriedly came before Xiao Chen. He said, "Chief, all the medicinal herbs have been prepared. There are a total of 190 portions. They will not delay the chief's important matters."
"Alright!"
Without saying anything else, Xiao Chen quickly walked towards the first floor of the stone tower. There, hundreds of warriors were waiting for him, waiting for an unknown fate.
In the hall on the first floor of the stone tower, there were four hundred clan soldiers gathered. These four hundred people were not as neatly dressed as the tribal warriors. Some of them were wearing battle robes, but most of them were simply draped with an unknown animal skin. Some of them were even bare-chested. They all had a distinct characteristic, that was, their strength was below the middle stage of Bone Honing, and they had passed the best golden period for practicing martial arts.
Following the revolving bluestone stairs, Xiao Chen walked down the stone tower step by step and arrived at the hall on the first floor of the stone tower. His figure was instantly discovered by everyone.
"Patriarch!"
Seeing Xiao Chen's figure, the hundreds of clansmen of the Guyuan Tribe in the hall of the stone tower roared. Their eyes were filled with awe and a hint of passion. It was as if the Guyuan Tribe could overcome all dangers with the existence of this cyan figure.
Looking at the excited crowd, Xiao Chen's eyes were as calm as water. In the blink of an eye, he glanced at the surrounding clansmen. Seeing Xiao Chen's gaze, the hundreds of men immediately stopped speaking and straightened their backs.
The shouts of the hundreds of warriors made the First Elder and Ding Shan, who had their backs facing Xiao Chen, turn around in time. They wanted to greet him. Seeing this, Xiao Chen hurriedly waved his hand to stop the two of them. Then, he walked in front of the crowd. He did not say much, nor did he make any sensational remarks.
"Brothers, I believe the First Elder and the others have already told everyone what happened. Now, those who want to withdraw can step forward. There is a great terror between life and death. I will not blame you."
Silence!
Only silence answered Xiao Chen. Not a single one of them made a sound. Every single one of them stood firmly on the ground like a spear. Their eyes were filled with a resolute divine light.
Since they had come here, they had already disregarded life and death.
Time passed quickly. Just like that, the entire hall on the first floor of the stone tower fell into a strange silence. Xiao Chen looked at the clansmen, and the clansmen stared at Xiao Chen.
"Good, good, good!"
Xiao Chen's voice sounded like thunder, echoing endlessly. "Everyone here is the brave warriors of my Gu Yuan Tribe."
"The Mysterious Snake and Kui Tribes have occupied my territory for no reason, invaded my mine, killed my people, and captured my compatriots. Xiao Chen is incompetent. As the patriarch of the tribe, he could not protect his clansmen. He could not defend the tribe's territory and allowed his compatriots to be bullied by other tribes. Now, all of you must pay with your lives. This is all because of Xiao Chen's incompetence!"
Boom!
The next moment, hundreds of warriors knelt on the ground and shouted in unison.
"We are willing to die for the patriarch and die for the Guyuan Tribe without regrets!"
"We are willing to die for the patriarch and die for the Guyuan Tribe without regrets!"
"We are willing to die for the patriarch and die for the Guyuan Tribe without regrets!"
In just a short moment, three consecutive shouts were heard. The hundreds of warriors of the Guyuan Tribe held their weapons and glared angrily at each other. The aura condensed by them was enough to sweep the surroundings. The wind and clouds surged, and a volcanic aura rose among them. The entire space was like a blazing furnace rising. The majestic blood Qi made the entire tribe feel an invisible force surging in the stone tower.
Whoosh!
The next moment, a green light flickered on Xiao Chen's body, and a powerful aura instantly enveloped the entire space. The strong blood Qi was like a blazing sun, shining in everyone's eyes. In an instant, this supreme aura blended into the force formed by the hundreds of soldiers without any jerkiness.
After a long time, Xiao Chen could not help but nod. The morale of the troops could be used!
"Those with children at home, step out!"
Following Xiao Chen's order, more than a dozen figures walked out of the hundreds of people. However, among the crowd, several strong figures unconsciously trembled a few times. Then, they stood firmly on the spot, their eyes filled with determination.
"Those with no siblings at home, step out!"
"Those with elderly parents at home, step out!"
"Those whose cultivation has not reached the middle stage of the Bone Tempering Realm, step out!"
After careful consideration, although they had obtained a portion of the medicinal ingredients through Mu Qing, they had only gathered 200 portions. Moreover, such an overbearing medicinal effect was filled with countless risks. How many of these warriors could withstand it? At this moment, Xiao Chen could not help but feel uneasy. Therefore, in order to reduce the casualties of the tribe, Xiao Chen issued a few orders.
Although such an overbearing medicinal effect could stimulate the potential of the human body, it would also destroy the entire body. The level of one's strength would also play a role in whether one could withstand such a huge destruction. Moreover, if one's strength was too low, even if one's potential was successfully stimulated, one's strength would still not reach the perfect Bone Tempering Realm. It would not be of much help to the Guyuan Tribe at this moment.