Early in the morning, the Gu Yuan Tribe was filled with killing intent. The peace and tranquility of the past were long gone.
The atmosphere in the meeting hall at the center of the tribe was as heavy as a mountain. It seemed as if it could crush down on everyone present at any time.
Da da!
Time ticked by. Some of the more cowardly people in the hall were still sweating profusely, dripping onto the ground and creating ripples on the ground.
The three elders of the Gu Yuan Tribe, the commanders of the guardian soldiers, and the tribe steward were all sitting in the hall with solemn expressions. They were silent and seemed to be deep in thought.
Xiao Chen, who was seated in the host's seat, had a grave expression on his face as he said, "Everyone, according to the reports of the scouts, the people of the Black Mountain Tribe and the other tribes have gathered fifty kilometers south of our tribe since yesterday afternoon. They have been preparing for the entire night. Perhaps today is the day of the battle."
The news that came out of Xiao Chen's mouth was like a bolt from the blue that exploded in everyone's hearts. It was truly shocking.
This matter concerned the rise and fall of the Gu Yuan Tribe, so they could not afford to be careless.
"This … Is this the prelude to a war between the tribes?
How would Xiong Li dare to do so?
Isn't he afraid of being condemned by the people of the mainland? "an elderly tribesman said in disbelief.
A war between tribes was not a personal grudge between individuals. Once a war broke out, all the tribesmen involved would have to participate in it. No one would be spared. Both sides would fight to the death. Only when one side submitted or completely collapsed would it end. Hence, a war between the tribes would not be started lightly. Once it started, one side would definitely perish.
What would come would come. Xiao Chen had prepared for this day for a long time. Coupled with his unexpected breakthrough to the peak of the early stage of the Blood Refinement Realm, he could feel the surging power in his body. He believed that he would be able to give Xiong Li a huge surprise this time.
Thinking of this, a cold smile flashed across Xiao Chen's face. He then said, "If nothing goes wrong, there will be three Blood Refinement Realm warriors on Xiong Li's side. Fortunately, the heavens have blessed Gu Yuan. Elder Lin Shan has also broken through to the Blood Refinement Realm yesterday. When the time comes, Elder Lin Shan and I will deal with Xiong Li and the other Blood Refinement Realm warriors."
Speaking up to this point, Xiao Chen looked at Mu Qing, who had an eager expression on her face. He gave her a look to tell her to calm down and listen to what he had to say.
"Guardian Soldier Commander Ding Shan, listen to your orders."
Hearing Xiao Chen's shout, the commander of the Guardian Troops, Ding Shan, stepped forward and bowed. He said in a deep voice, "Guardian Troops Commander Ding Shan is here."
Xiao Chen looked over and said, "I order you to gather the soldiers and climb up the walls of the tribe. Then, lay out the defensive equipment and strengthen the defenses of the city."
"Yes, Clan Leader."
Ding Shan accepted the order in a loud voice. He felt that the pressure on his shoulders had doubled. Ever since he followed Xiao Chen to fight the Heishan Tribe, he had been impressed by Xiao Chen's invincible heroism. He knew that having a strong and protective clan leader was a blessing for the Gu Yuan Tribe.
What he didn't expect was that not long after he returned to the tribe, Xiao Chen actually made him the commander of the tribe's Guardian Army. This made this simple and honest man develop the thought of a soldier dying for his bosom friend. At this moment, Xiao Chen handed such a heavy responsibility to him. He couldn't help but secretly make up his mind. Even if he had to die, he wouldn't let the enemy take a step past the city walls.
"Elder Xiao Qin is in charge of all logistics. Great Elder Tie Shi is in charge of the overall situation."
"Tie Wen, Shi Yong, Huang Liang, you three are all warriors at the Great Perfection of the Bone Tempering Realm. You are now appointed as the centurions of the Guardian Soldiers. Each of you will lead a team of 100 people to guard one side of the tribe."
"Mu Qing, Lin Caier, organize people to rescue the wounded."
"Yes!"
Hearing that Xiao Chen had finished the arrangement, everyone took the order in unison. All the orders were in order. At this moment, after more than half a year of training, Xiao Chen still showed the demeanor of a tribe leader.
At the foot of a nameless hillside a hundred miles south of the Gu Yuan Tribe, there was already a sea of people, and there was a hubbub of voices. Three groups of people surrounded a big red tent in the center. The big tent was dozens of feet high, and there was an unknown pattern on the tent. If one listened carefully, one could even hear the wild laughter coming from the tent.
The big tent was covered with a thick layer of black carpet, which was brought by Xie Li, the patriarch of the Scorpion Men Tribe. It was said that the whole carpet was made of human hair. When Xie Li became the patriarch of the Scorpion Men Tribe, in order to show his political and martial arts skills, he specially made the carpet with the hair of the humans he killed. In the past decades, the carpet had already contained the hair of tens of thousands of humans.
"This time, we must kill Xiao Chen and that little bastard."
"That's right, we will definitely slaughter the Gu Yuan Tribe, and their flesh and blood will become the food of our tribe's warriors. Haha, let's drink to celebrate our victory in advance."
Hearing the two of them say that, Mu Yan subconsciously touched his chest, and a trace of hatred flashed in his heart. The enmity of the spear that day could be said to have made him, Mu Yan, lose all his face. Countless tribes sang that they must use Xiao Chen's flesh and blood to resolve the enmity.
Fiercely drinking the strong wine in his cup, Mu Yan hatefully said, "Even if Xiao Chen is a genius, and no one in the younger generation within ten thousand miles, today, we three great Blood Refining warriors have gathered here. We must burn his bones and scatter his ashes to relieve the hatred in this elder's heart."
Xie Li had already heard the two of them say more than once that Xiao Chen had broken through to the Blood Refining Realm at a young age, and that his foundation was even deeper and longer than a normal Blood Refining warrior. In a short period of time, he could even compete with Xiong Li and the other veteran Blood Refining warriors without falling behind. However, he had not seen it with his own eyes, so he always had some doubts in his heart.
He grabbed a ferocious beast's thigh and wolfed it down. Then, he mumbled, "Even if that bullsh * t chief of the Gu Yuan Tribe is a one-in-a-million genius, I love torturing and killing geniuses the most. My precious Black Hair Carpet doesn't even have hair from a Blood Refining Realm martial artist, let alone a genius martial artist. Killing him will make my treasure even better than before, hehe!"
"Elder Mu, I heard that a group of people in your Withered Tree Tribe did not listen to your orders, betrayed the tribe, and fled to the Gu Yuan Tribe."
Xie Li, who was just fantasizing about killing Xiao Chen and adding new hair to his black hair carpet, seemed to have thought of something, and in the blink of an eye, he started to provoke Mu Yan again.
Not only that, Xiong Li also put down his wine cup and looked at Mu Yan. He had also heard about Mu Wufeng's defection from the Withered Tree Tribe. He had originally wanted to launch a surprise attack on the Gu Yuan Tribe, but with Mu Wufeng's defection to the Gu Yuan Tribe, it had become a bubble. He needed Mu Yan to give them an explanation for this.
At this moment, Mu Yan was also caught unprepared by Xie Li's words. He originally did not want to mention the matter of Mu Wufeng successfully escaping from the pursuit and arriving at the Gu Yuan Tribe. After all, this matter was too humiliating for him. As the actual ruler of the Withered Tree Tribe, such a slip-up had happened right under his nose, causing him to be extremely embarrassed. After all, a person only had a face, and a tree only had a bark.
Seeing that Mu Yan was silent and seemed to be absent-minded, it was obvious that Mu Yan did not want to explain too much about this matter.
Seeing this situation, the two of them did not dwell on this matter too much. In their opinion, even if Xiao Chen knew in advance that they were going to attack the Gu Yuan Tribe, so what? It would not change anything. At this moment, their army had gathered, and there were 5,000 warriors above the Bone Honing Realm. Just like that, 5,000 warriors who had been through hundreds of battles could directly crush and break through the Gu Yuan Tribe without any tricks. Resistance?
It was just a mantis trying to stop a chariot and overestimating its own strength.
Unfortunately, they had forgotten that there was another saying, "After not seeing for three days, you should look at someone in a different light." Moreover, more than ten days had already passed. The current Xiao Chen was no longer the Xiao Chen who fought against them. The Gu Yuan Tribe today was also no longer the Gu Yuan Tribe that was facing a catastrophe half a year ago. At this moment, everyone in the Gu Yuan Tribe was already sharpening their swords and waiting for battle.
After the three of them drank to their heart's content, they finally began to gather their respective subordinates and set off for the Gu Yuan Tribe. They planned to flatten the Gu Yuan Tribe in one go.
The 5,000 warriors galloped wildly in the wilderness, leaving a mess wherever they passed. Not long after, they arrived in front of the Gu Yuan Tribe's city.
On the city wall, there was no panic and disorder as Xiong Li and the others had imagined. Instead, they saw a forest of flags on top of the city wall. The warriors of the Gu Yuan Tribe were all holding their weapons and waiting for battle.