A Demonic Venerable with the bloodline of the Golden-Winged Roc Demonic King had perished!
Blood and bones splattered everywhere, but in the next moment, they seemed to freeze in the Hole Void. In the blink of an eye, the flesh and blood of the Demonic Roc condensed again in the air that was filled with a bloody mist. It turned into a ball of blood and was absorbed by the huge battleship.
Hum!
After absorbing the blood and bones of the Demon Clan's Demon Venerable, the huge Void Battleship immediately let out a buzzing sound that resounded throughout the entire Hollow World. A layer of blood-colored mist floated above the green light barrier and melted into nothingness.
"Set off, return to the tribe!"
After killing the Demonic Venerable, Shi Ya looked into the depths of the Hole Void and saw the outline of the small world that had appeared above the endless Heavenly River.
"Yes!"
Following Shi Ya's order, the huge battleship above the Boundary River in the Hole Void World pierced through the void like a giant beast. In an instant, the Hole Void Void was shattered, and the battleship advanced towards the wasteland.
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In the Guyuan Tribe, Xiao Chen comforted his youngest disciple, Zi Yuan, for a long time before she gave up on the idea of leaving the tribe and skipped off to find her senior sister. However, before he could take a breather, the Great Elder and the Third Elder hurried over.
"Elders, why are you in such a hurry?" Xiao Chen asked in a low voice.
"Reporting to Tribe Leader, we have just received news that the mid-grade Ting Que Combat Division was destroyed five days ago. Nearly a million tribesmen were slaughtered by the foreign races!" After a simple salute, the Great Elder brought news that shook the desolate border once again.
Boom!
The teacup in front of Xiao Chen instantly turned to dust. Another mid-grade Human Race combat division had been destroyed. In fact, the Ting Que Combat Division was not the first to be destroyed by the foreign races in the past three years.
Even though the entire Desolate Border had been mobilized under the orders of the Human Ancestral Court, it was still difficult to take care of everything. In three years, five middle-grade battalions had been destroyed by the other races. The Purple Lun Battalion of the high-grade battalions had not been spared. Millions of human descendants had been slaughtered!
"Clan leader, our Gu Yuan Tribe has received an edict to search for millions of human descendants in the land of a million miles southwest of the Desolate Border. This burden cannot be said to be light, and the slightest mistake will lead to a disaster. However, with the current strength of our Gu Yuan Tribe, it is difficult for us to maintain such a large burden!"
As the Great Elder of the tribe, it was unimaginable that the Gu Yuan Tribe would have such strength in the past. However, at this moment, the Great Elder's expression was grave and filled with deep worry.
"Tribe leader, the Great Elder is right. Our Gu Yuan Tribe has paid an unimaginable price to maintain the stability of the land of a million miles and prevent the invasion of the foreign races. If this continues, the foundation that the tribe has accumulated over the years will be exhausted, and the tribe might even be dragged down!" Third Elder Xiao Qin also had a trace of worry on his face.
Xiao Chen did not say anything and signaled for the Third Elder to continue.
"Tribe leader, in just three years, our Gu Yuan Tribe has lost a total of 17 Heavenly Layer Realm warriors. Among them, the strongest was at the Fourth Heaven of the Heavenly Layer Realm.
"Nearly 20,000 Blood Refining Realm warriors have died or had to retire due to serious injuries." As the Internal Affairs Elder, he calculated the various expenditures of the tribe, the number of tribesmen, and the number of warriors.
In these three years, the entire Eastern Wasteland had entered an era of chaos, not to mention near the Gu Yuan Tribe, which was located in a corner of the Desolate Region. In order to suppress the foreign races, Xiao Chen had also sent the tribe's Battle Formation Masters to conquer the Great Desolate Region. After many bloody battles, even with the advantage of the Battle Formation, it was inevitable that some warriors would die. In these bloody battles, life and death were unavoidable. Even with Xiao Chen's current strength, he still could not guarantee the safety of every tribesman.
"Although a portion of the Heavenly Layer warriors that died were experts recruited by the tribe from the Wanderers, they can still be regarded as the backbone of our Gu Yuan Tribe. Moreover, half of them were promoted by the elders of our Gu Yuan Tribe."
Xiao Chen nodded lightly. After every expedition, the casualties of the tribe's Battle Masters would be reported to him. Moreover, this was within his Gu Yuan Tribe. One could imagine the losses suffered by other human combat divisions within a million miles.
There would eventually be a time when a passive defense could not hold on, and a comprehensive defense would be full of loopholes. This was an unchangeable principle. Fortunately, the tribe's Venerables and Almighties had not died, and their top forces were not harmed. However, how long could this situation last? As the Void Boundary River became more stable and the foreign races' small world fully manifested, more and more foreign race experts crossed over. Now, this seemingly balanced but also full of loopholes in the defense, how long could it last?
"This is only the number of warriors that died. In the past three years, the tribe's Void Battleships have been ordered to patrol the human world. Although the results are outstanding, such as killing more than ten Venerables of the foreign races and countless other foreign race survivors, the resources consumed is an astronomical figure!"
After a pause, the Third Elder continued, "In the past three years, the ten Void Battleships have consumed more than five hundred Lower Spiritual Crystals, two thousand Supreme Grade Primary Stones, and fifty thousand Upper Grade Primary Stones!"
Killing the Venerables of the other races was based on the enormous consumption of resources. Without these primal stones and spirit crystals, the void battleships were just a pile of scrap metal that couldn't be moved, and the primal stone cannons were just for show.
Take the Half King Grade Battleship for example. Every time it was activated, it would consume a hundred Lower Spiritual Crystals, and this was only for normal cruising. If it entered the Hollowness World, the consumption would double. Moreover, this did not include the energy Primary Stones consumed by the various weapons on the battleship.
Even the most ordinary fire attribute Blazing Lava Cannon required a hundred Primary Stones to recharge every time it was fired. In other words, war was a fight for resources. Even with the Gu Yuan Tribe's current strength, it was difficult to maintain such a consumption. It should be known that the Gu Yuan Tribe had traded elixirs with other combat divisions and earned a large number of Upper Grade Primary Stones.
"Therefore, I ask the Tribe Leader to give the order to reduce the number of Void Battleships and the number of patrolling battleships!"
Third Elder asked Xiao Chen again. In reality, only half of the ten Void Battleships went out to hunt. Now, with such a huge consumption, Third Elder had no choice but to ask the Tribe Leader to reduce the number of patrolling battleships.
"No!" However, the next moment, Xiao Chen rejected Third Elder's suggestion decisively.
"The consumption of Primary Stones is small, but the safety of the Human Tribe is more important. The land of a million miles is already stretched thin with only half of the battleships patrolling. If we reduce the number of battleships, the foreign races will have even more opportunities to attack!"
"But, Tribe Leader!"
Xiao Chen suddenly waved his hand and interrupted Third Elder. He continued, "Third Elder, I know what you want to say. This is not just about the Ancestral Court's edict. Now, the foreign races are running rampant in the Human World. They have even taken advantage of the Small Worlds that have appeared outside the Dongxu Realm to attack the Human World. The foreign races' arrogance must be suppressed. As for the Primary Stones, I will take care of it."
"I have personally gone to the Human Race's Ancestral Court to ask for help. The warriors of the Gu Yuan Tribe fought hard. It is time to use the resources that the Ancestral Court has accumulated for countless years!"
Thinking of the mountain range of Primary Stones in the Ancestral Court's treasury, Xiao Chen's eyes flashed with a strange light.
"Also, Great Elder, send an order to the Iron Hoof, Blue Mountain, Crimson Bear, Yuge, Maple Forest, Moonfall, and Snow Iron — the seven middle-rank battleships and the high-rank Maple Battle Battleships. In ten days, invite the leaders of these battleships to gather in the Gu Yuan Tribe to discuss important matters!"
Just like the last time they had received the edict from the Ancestral Court, but this time, with the Ancestral Court's edict, the Gu Yuan Tribe's defensive area had expanded to a million miles, and the number of battleships under their control had increased to eight, with ten million descendants of the Human Tribe.
"Yes!" Hearing this, the two elders bowed and left the courtyard.
Watching the two elders leave, Xiao Chen was in a daze for a moment before he came to his senses and looked at Pinching Flower.
"Husband, what's wrong?"
"You're right. Right now, the strength of my Gu Yuan Tribe is too scattered. I've sent all the Venerables of the tribe to guard other places. It's very easy for the foreign races to take us down one by one. If we gather the scattered tribes and clench them into a fist, we'll be much stronger than if we're separated!" Xiao Chen said softly as he gently held his wife's hand.
At this moment, Xiao Chen's expression froze slightly, and then a hint of joy appeared on his face. He patted Pinching Flower's hand and said, "Qing 'er has come out of seclusion!"
Mu Qing was in seclusion in the Grotto-heaven Medicine Garden in the Seal of Mountains and Rivers. The safest place in the entire Gu Yuan Tribe was in the Grotto-heaven World of the Seal of Mountains and Rivers.
Soon, Xiao Chen and Pinching Flower entered the Grotto-heaven Medicine Garden in the Seal of Mountains and Rivers.
Now that Mu Qing was in the Venerable Realm and was at the peak of the Middle-stage Venerable Realm, the King's Bloodline in his body was getting stronger.
"Qing 'er, how do you feel?"
Mu Qing, who had just woken up from seclusion, seemed to be a little confused, but the purplish-green Bloodline Lotus mark between her eyebrows was getting more and more mysterious.
"Husband!"
After a while, Mu Qing woke up and smiled as she looked at Xiao Chen and Pinching Flower, who were looking at her with concern.
"Husband, Sister Pinching Flower, I'm fine."
"Congratulations, sister, your strength has improved again!"
Pinching Flower said enviously as she gently held Mu Qing's arm. Although her strength had improved quickly in the past two years, it was nothing compared to Mu Qing's!
Buzz!
At this moment, Mu Qing gently let go of Pinching Flower's hand. The purple mist between her eyebrows flourished, and purplish-green ancient seal characters appeared. In her hand, a purple divine sword floated out.
In an instant, the purple ancient seal characters between her eyebrows seemed to leave Mu Qing and retracted into the purple divine sword.
"Qing 'er, what are you doing?" In an instant, Xiao Chen understood Mu Qing's plan.
"Husband, this Inheritance Divine Weapon Purple Serpent Sword is now dispensable to me. Why don't you pass it on to Sister Pinching Flower!"
Hearing this, Xiao Chen nodded. The King's Bloodline in Mu Qing's body had returned to its ancestor, and her strength had improved by leaps and bounds. The Inheritance Divine Weapon Purple Serpent Sword was dispensable to her now, so it was best to pass it on to someone else.