In just a few minutes, the Red Bear Patriarch, who had been seriously wounded and was about to drop from his original cultivation level, once again returned to his peak, and even improved further.
"Lord, this, this..."
Soon, the Red Bear Patriarch had no time to care about the shock in his eyes. His mouth trembled, but he could no longer speak.
Xiao Chen's sudden arrival and the slaughter of tens of thousands of foreign race combat masters with a wave of his hand had left a deep impression on the Crimson Bear War Division's clansmen when they witnessed this shocking scene. The overwhelming aura that Xiao Chen displayed with every move he made was deeply imprinted in their minds.
Then, Xiao Chen made a grabbing motion with his empty hand. The flesh and blood essence of tens of thousands of foreign race corpses turned into a blood-colored torrent, which was sent into the patriarch of the Red Bear War Division. All of this was like a miracle.
"Thank you, Lord, for saving our division!"
"Thank you, Lord!"
The clansmen of the Red Bear War Division, who had come to themselves, knelt on the ground and bowed to Xiao Chen. Finally, after a long time, the patriarch of the Red Bear War Division came to himself. He managed to calm his emotions and bowed to Xiao Chen again. "The Red Bear War Division thanks you, Lord."
Xiao Chen looked around and waved his hand gently, saying, "The foreign races wreaked havoc in the desolate border. This venerated one did not expect them to move so quickly. They actually gathered scattered combat masters to surround and attack my human combat divisions. This venerated one has received an edict from the ancestral court to lead the four divisions to conquer the desolate land. I will definitely kill them all!"
"Patriarch of the Red Bear War Division, the war has just ended. You must have many things to do. You don't have to worry about me."
Then, the Red Bear War Division said no more and led Xiao Chen to the tribe. The foreign races besieged the tribe, causing the Red Bear War Division heavy losses. There were many things to deal with.
Originally, the two elders of the tribe had left with thousands of soldiers, escorting some women and children. They hadn't gone far before they were chased back by their clansmen. The foreign races had been destroyed, so there was no need for them to flee the tribe.
Xiao Chen did not leave the Red Bear Battalion. Instead, he chose a bamboo pavilion near the cliff of the tribe as a resting place. There were green bamboos under his feet, and the fresh bamboo fragrance filled his nose and mouth, making him feel at peace.
When the night fell, the people of the Red Bear War Tribe served up the medicinal cuisine that had been carefully cooked. There was also some aged wine, and the rich fragrance of medicine filled the air. After the meal, several young girls of the Red Bear Tribe came up and served tea made from bamboo leaves. Immediately, white steam rose from the hot spring, and the fragrance of the tea greeted the nose.
"Chi Xiong pays respect to Milord!"
Suddenly, outside the bamboo pavilion, a voice rang out. Three figures stood respectfully outside. It was Chi Xiong and the two supreme elders of his tribe.
Xiao Chen sat on a stone chair with his black hair casually draped over his shoulders. Even though he didn't intentionally release his aura, an invisible aura was still being released.
"Ten days ago, Chi Xiong received an edict from the ancestral court that the tribe would be under the command of Venerable Xiao. However, we suddenly encountered such an unexpected disaster, and even missed the time to pay respect to Milord. Please punish us, Milord!"
Xiao Chen waved his hand, indicating for him to sit down. After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Xiao Chen finally spoke, but there was no hint of blame.
"Has the tribe been settled?"
He had received an edict from the ancestral court to govern the four divisions. He had the right to recruit the warriors and battle masters of the four divisions to conquer the foreign races of the Great Wilderness. However, after this battle, although the Red Bear War Tribe had not been completely destroyed, they could not recruit a large number of battle masters. This meant that before the conquest of the Great Wilderness had even begun, they had already lost a division of strength.
"Everything has been settled!"
Chi Xiong said respectfully. He exchanged a glance with the two elders beside him. He couldn't guess what Xiao Chen was thinking.
"Regarding this edict from the ancestral court, I originally wanted to recruit the great warriors of the Heavenly Building realm and a portion of the chiliarchs of the Blood Refining realm to form an elite force to sweep through the surrounding seven hundred thousand li of the Great Wilderness."
"However, I didn't expect that Chi Xiong would encounter such a disaster. I am not a pedantic person. Of course, Chi Xiong's suffering can't be compared to the others. I don't know how many more soldiers the Red Bear War Tribe can send."
"Milord, the Red Bear War Tribe originally had thirty thousand battle masters, but we lost more than half of them. There were more than eight hundred Blood Refining realm warriors, and two hundred of them died in this battle. The remaining ones are almost all wounded. As for the Heavenly Building realm warriors, apart from me, there are only the three Grand Elders. Fortunately, none of them died. In addition, tens of thousands of our clansmen died or were injured."
These losses made Chi Xiong's heart ache. In this battle, it could be said that the Red Bear War Tribe had lost hundreds of years of accumulation.
Hearing Crimson Bear's introduction, Xiao Chen's mind raced. Not to mention recruiting more combat masters from the Crimson Bear Division, as long as the Crimson Bear Division could protect itself, it would be enough. After all, when recruiting combat masters from other divisions to fight against the foreign races, one had to first ensure the safety of each division. If the foreign races were to take advantage of this, the losses would be too great.
One day later, Xiao Chen had thoroughly investigated the area within ten thousand li of the Red Bear War Tribe. There were no traces of the Mutated Races left. In addition, Chi Xiong had made arrangements for the entire Red Bear War Tribe. Then, he hurried back to the Gu Yuan Tribe with Xiao Chen.
The seven hundred thousand li Wasteland could be said to be vast and boundless. On this vast land, there were only five middle-ranked combat divisions, including Xiao Chen's. It could be said that the land was vast but sparsely populated. Humans gathered and lived there. It could be said that there were no signs of human activity in this vast land. These places provided great convenience for the Mutated Races to hide. It could be said that it was very difficult to encircle and annihilate them.
The gathered Mutated Races could disperse and enter the Wasteland at any time. It was very difficult to capture all of them in one fell swoop.
The atmosphere in the main hall of the Gu Yuan Tribe was somewhat gloomy.
Xiao Chen, the chiefs of the four middle-ranked combat divisions, and a few Third Floor Great Warriors of the Gu Yuan Tribe were sitting opposite each other. At this moment, they had no choice but to rack their brains on how to eliminate the Mutated Races.
The land was vast, but there were few soldiers. Moreover, they had to prevent the Mutated Races from invading. This made everyone feel very awkward.
"Lord Xiao, why don't we split up and enter the depths of the Wasteland to investigate the movements of the Mutated Races?"
"That's not a good idea!"
The old man of the Blue Mountain Combat Division had just spoken, but he was immediately interrupted by others. The one who stood up was the chief of the Yue Ge Combat Division.
"The Wasteland is full of dangers. Although we are first step chiefs, our strength is only at the Third Heaven of the Heavenly Building Realm. A three-star peak, or even a three-star advanced ferocious beast is enough to seriously injure us, not to mention those dangerous Secret Lands. Before we find any traces of the Mutated Races, we will have to go in first."
"Humph, the Mutated Races can hibernate in the depths of the Wasteland. They are not afraid of dangerous Secret Lands, nor are they afraid of the invasion of ferocious beasts. Why can't we humans do the same?"
"We have the tribes behind us, and we have the responsibility to protect our land. When the Mutated Races came to our human world, they can be said to be a group of desperadoes. They have long given up on life and death, but we can't. Our deaths are small, but the blood of our tens of thousands of compatriots behind us is a big deal!"
"Enough!" Suddenly, Xiao Chen, who was sitting on the main seat, snorted. Suddenly, the main hall became silent.
"Everyone, the defense area of our five major divisions is 700,000 miles of Wasteland. The combined forces of our Gu Yuan Tribe and the Iron Hoof Division can cover about 300,000 miles of this area."
"And in this 300,000 miles of Wasteland, since the establishment of our Gu Yuan Tribe, the tribal combat masters have never stopped conquering the Wasteland. It can be said that within the territory of the Gu Yuan Tribe, the Mutated Races are almost extinct. Of course, we can't rule out that there are still Mutated Races lurking in some remote mountains and ancient forests."
"As for the Iron Hoof Division, it is neighboring to our Gu Yuan Tribe. It can be said that our Gu Yuan Tribe has heard of some of the dangerous Secret Lands in the Iron Hoof Division's territory."
"Leaders, which one of your tribes hasn't been established for thousands of years? You should be very clear about the situation around your tribes. Everyone, please gather the places where the alien tribes are most likely to exist and report to each other!"
"In this way, apart from the territories and territories of our clans, there are only less than two hundred thousand miles of land between the clans. Let's start from the territories of our clans first, and then sweep through the barren areas between the clans."
Xiao Chen's words reverberated in the hall. Without waiting for the tribe leaders to reply, Xiao Chen continued, "This is just a hypothesis of this venerated self. It is just a rough framework. This venerated self is not very familiar with everyone's tribe. Hence, please go back and think about it. If there is anything you need to add, we will discuss it tomorrow."
"If you have any objections or concerns, you can speak freely. After all, a war requires blood and sacrifice. We can't be careless!"
After half a cup of tea's time, Xiao Chen appeared in the Bluestone Garden. What he said in the main hall was a rough plan that he had thought of after receiving the edict of the Ancestral Court.
In the five major tribes, in addition to him, a Venerable, and his own tribe's three great martial artists of the fourth heavenly layer of the Heavy Building Realm, the strongest martial artist of the other four major tribes was only at the third heavenly layer of the Heavy Building Realm. The four tribes added up to only seventeen martial artists of the Heavy Building Realm, but if they wanted to defend the land of 700,000 miles, it seemed pitiful.
If he had enough strength, he only needed to push forward and crush all the Mutated Races in the depths of the ancient forest. But the Mutated Races were in the dark and they were in the light. Unless he had absolute strength, it was simply unrealistic to find all the Mutated Races. Therefore, he had to use this strategy to divide the areas and wipe them out one by one.
Xiao Chen's figure appeared at the door of Mu Qing's boudoir. Mu Qing had been in seclusion for half a month and had been preparing for a breakthrough. As early as in the main hall, Xiao Chen had sensed a sudden burst of strong momentum in the Bluestone Garden. It belonged to the Fifth Heaven of Heavenly Building Realm.
Boom!
The stone door opened, and a cyan figure swept out of the room and flew out of the mountain city. Above the sky, there was a black tribulation cloud gathering.