Although the corpses on the battlefield had already been cleaned up, the bloodstains on the wasteland could not be covered. At this moment, apart from the howling wind, the entire battlefield was silent and solemn.
At Xiao Chen's command, the warriors of the Gu Yuan Tribe entered the Desolate Ancient Forest to cut down trees and gather them into furnaces to send their brothers on their last journey.
The raging fire was ignited, but it could not cover the spirits of the warriors who had passed away. Xiao Chen stood in front of the fire, and the raging fire reflected his body. Hundreds of warriors returned to the wasteland in this fire, and the sound of breathing could be heard from the people behind him.
After a long time, the raging fire burned out, and only ashes that hadn't been completely burned out were left. Nothing was left. Hundreds of brave warriors had completely disappeared just like that, their lives so fragile.
Only after experiencing war could one truly understand how cruel and bloodthirsty it was. Xiao Chen took a deep breath. This kind of war would not stop, and today's battle would continue to repeat itself. He did not know when this would end.
After the fire was extinguished, warriors came forward with wooden jars that were chiseled out of wooden stakes. They came to the burnt ashes and put the ashes of the warriors into the jars. They were ready to bring them back to the tribe and bury them in the tribe's land.
"Lord Chief, this time, a total of 513 warriors of the Gu Yuan Tribe died on the battlefield. I have arranged for these warriors to be recorded in a register, and the names of the warriors have been written on each wooden jar so that they can be handed over to their families when they return to the tribe. As for the rest of the warriors, almost all of them have suffered from various injuries. Fortunately, our tribe brought enough healing herbs before we set off, so their injuries have already been effectively treated."
"Alright, as for the spoils of war, I will hand them over to Elder Xiao Qin to deal with after we return to the tribe."
Seeing hundreds of lives turn into ashes, Xiao Chen could not help but feel a little suffocated. At this moment, he was not in the mood to ask about the spoils of war.
"Lord Chief, when the Kuishui Tribe escaped, they abandoned their mount, the Roaring Flame Beast, and this fierce beast has been seriously injured by Chief. We don't know what to do with it!"
After hearing this, Xiao Chen remembered that there was still a Two-star Roaring Flame Beast that had not been dealt with. He looked up and saw a bloodstained fierce beast lying on the ground at the edge of the battlefield. Its serious injuries made it unable to get up at all. Noticing Xiao Chen's gaze, the Roaring Flame Beast could not help but let out a cry, and there was even a trace of despair in its fist-sized eyes.
As a Two-star fierce beast, the Roaring Flame Beast had long surpassed the boundaries of wild beasts. It already had some basic intelligence and knew some advantages and disadvantages. How could it not remember Xiao Chen, who had seriously injured it? In its eyes, Xiao Chen could be said to be a demon-like figure who had almost shattered its power source, the Desolate Star. Now that it had fallen into Xiao Chen's hands, it would be easy to peel its bones, pull out its tendons, and refine its blood into medicine.
Xiao Chen did not have any intention of killing this Two-star Roaring Flame Beast. Such a strange beast was comparable to a human Blood Refining Realm warrior. Furthermore, this fierce beast was different from humans. Humans were sinister and cunning, and strange beasts would only submit to the strong. If he could subdue it for the Gu Yuan Tribe, wouldn't he have another Blood Refining Realm warrior?
He slowly walked over to the Roaring Flame Beast. It had to be said that this fierce beast was huge. Even though it was heavily injured and could not get up, Xiao Chen still looked like a small person standing in front of it. However, this did not mean that it was strong.
At this moment, this Roaring Flame Beast was seriously injured, and the desolate star between its eyebrows was about to crack. If he did not treat it quickly, the desolate star might shatter, and its strength would fall.
After staring at this fierce beast for a long time, Xiao Chen finally opened his mouth and said, "I know that since you have broken through to the Two-star fierce beast realm, you have evolved quite a bit of intelligence and can make all kinds of decisions. Moreover, the ability to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages is the innate ability of every living creature!"
Hearing Xiao Chen's words, the Roaring Flame Beast actually nodded its huge head like a human.
"Very well, whether you live or die depends on your decision. If you live, you will submit to my Gu Yuan Tribe and be at our beck and call from now on. If you don't, then I can only peel your bones and pull out your tendons. I will then take your bones and flesh for my tribe's children to cultivate!"
Xiao Chen's words were laced with killing intent. He believed that this Roaring Flame Beast, which had developed quite a bit of intelligence, would make the right choice.
Roar!
After a long time, the Roaring Flame Beast let out a roar. Although its voice was a little weak due to its heavy injuries, its prestige as a Two-star fierce beast was still not diminished. Its huge head prostrated at Xiao Chen's feet. This was its way of expressing its submission.
"Good, good, good!
Joining my Gu Yuan Tribe means that we will live and die together. You won't be like Mysterious Snake, who abandoned his brothers and tribesmen and ran for his life when he encountered danger. "
Seeing this huge beast submit, Xiao Chen couldn't help but laugh heartily. How could he not be happy about the addition of another Blood Refining Realm expert in the tribe? Not only Xiao Chen, but even Ding Shan and the others were delighted. The increase in the tribe's strength meant that the Gu Yuan Tribe would be safer.
Seeing that this huge beast was so sensible, Xiao Chen naturally wouldn't be stingy. He took out a porcelain bottle and poured all the healing pills inside into the Roaring Flame Beast's mouth.
"Congratulations, Big Brother Xiao. Not only did you lead the Gu Yuan Tribe to defeat the Mysterious Snake and Kui Tribes, but you also subdued such a huge beast. Our Gu Yuan Tribe's strength has become even stronger."
"That's right, Clan Leader. Miss Qing 'er is right. Today, Lord Clan Leader has led us to break the centuries of humiliation that has been suppressing our Gu Yuan Tribe. From now on, our Gu Yuan Tribe will no longer have to live in fear. In the past, whenever the tribe was about to develop, these two tribes would secretly cause trouble and disrupt our development. We had no choice but to compromise for the sake of survival."
"Lord Clan Leader has defeated the foreign enemies, raised our tribe's prestige, and even snatched back the land that our Gu Yuan Tribe originally obtained. Since the founding of the Gu Yuan Tribe, such an achievement can only be matched by the first Clan Leader's achievement in establishing the tribe. I think we should follow the example of our ancestors and carve a stone tablet here to record Lord Clan Leader's achievements for the future generations of our Gu Yuan Tribe to admire and encourage our descendants to move forward bravely!"
"Carve a stone tablet to record Lord Clan Leader's achievements!"
Huang Liang's words entered the ears of every soldier of the Guyuan Tribe. Recording merit on a stone and being conferred the title of Wolf Storehouse was the supreme glory of every man. Everyone looked at Xiao Chen fervently, waiting for his decision.
Carving a stone tablet to record merits was a custom that had been passed down since ancient times. Legend had it that in ancient times, the ancestors of the Human Clan had defeated the foreign clans and the Eastern Domain of the Great Desolation. In order to commemorate the sacrifices of the ancestors and to commend them for their glorious achievements, the Almighty of the Human Clan carved a stone tablet on a cliff that was tens of thousands of feet high in the Heaven's Burial Cliff to record the achievements of this battle for the future generations.
Since then, the custom of carving a stone tablet to record merits had been passed down from generation to generation, and it had become the goal of every tribe. In the eyes of the people of the Gu Yuan Tribe, Xiao Chen was worthy of carving a stone tablet to record merits. After all, since the founding of the Gu Yuan Tribe, there had never been a Clan Leader who had expanded their territory and made a name for the other clans in the Outer Domain. However, Xiao Chen had done it!