Although Marquis Ziyang was the ruler of a region, the main character today was the entire Gu Yuan Tribe. Therefore, he was subordinate to the Gu Yuan Tribe and took the role of the sacrificial officer.
"However, the Human World is currently in chaos. The foreign races are wreaking havoc, and the land is divided. Therefore, the sacrifices to the tribes are simple."
Marquis Ziyang's expression was extremely solemn. The Human Race offered sacrifices to their tribes and ancestors. The martial artists who presided over the sacrificial ceremony were all people of virtue and prestige.
After receiving Marquis Ziyang's signal, Xiao Chen took a deep breath. His eyes were filled with purple splendor. The Gu Yuan Tribe's Blessing Essence Pillar slowly rotated above his head and flickered with auspicious light.
"Today, the Gu Yuan Tribe protects the land on behalf of the Human Race. Fortunately, the Gu Yuan Tribe is blessed by the Destiny of the Vast Expanse Human Race. Today, the Gu Yuan Tribe wishes to be promoted to a marquis grade war division. We sincerely inform the world, the mountains, and the Vast Expanse Ancestral Tribe!
"The patriarch of the Gu Yuan Tribe, Xiao Chen, stands solemnly for the world and all races to bear witness!"
Rumble!
As Xiao Chen's words faded, the entire altar began to shake violently. The thick Blessing Essence Pillar in the sky flickered with endless purple light, and the Destiny Spirit Python let out a roar.
Buzz buzz buzz!
An invisible will descended from the depths of the endless void, as if it had transcended time and space, and suddenly entered the space between Xiao Chen's eyebrows.
Compared to the time when the Gu Yuan Tribe had created the Destiny Tribe, the might of the tribe's promotion this time was much weaker.
However, the ancient will that descended from the sky became increasingly obvious. Not only did it descend on Xiao Chen, but it also enveloped the people of the Gu Yuan Tribe.
The originally noisy tribal city had turned silent at this moment, frozen by that desolate will.
On the altar, the Gu Yuan Tribe's sacrificial divine artifact, the Sacrificial King Cauldron, also buzzed and vibrated, connecting with the descending will. The Sacrificial King Cauldron suppressed the Blessing that belonged to the Gu Yuan Tribe, allowing the manifested Blessing to exist for a long time.
Buzz buzz buzz!
As the ancient will manifested, the purplish-green battle pact appeared on Xiao Chen's forehead once again. It actually began to absorb the purple mist around it.
The purple divine splendor sprinkled down and was instantly absorbed by the purple-and-blood-colored battle pact. This purple-and-cyan battle pact symbol actually manifested in the sky above the entire mountain city of the Gu Yuan Tribe. It even expanded abruptly and enveloped the entire mountain city in this purple-and-cyan color.
As the purple runes enveloped all the clansmen, the entire mountain city shone with a purplish-red brilliance. Countless purplish-red auras manifested from the runes and began to descend.
In an instant, the clansmen of the Gu Yuan Tribe felt the wisps of purplish-blood-colored aura enter their bodies. However, no matter how hard they tried to search, they could not find anything. However, they were certain that the aura had entered their bodies.
Whether it was an old man with withered Qi and blood or a newborn baby, there was no difference in the purplish-blood-red aura. Regardless of their strength or age, as long as they belonged to the Gu Yuan Tribe, they would all be blessed.
Roar!
Up in the sky, the Luck Spirit Python swung its tail and plunged its huge head down ferociously. It was like an illusion as it entered Xiao Chen's body. In that instant, Xiao Chen felt dazed as if his mind and will had undergone a metamorphosis.
At this moment, he could sense the thoughts of countless clansmen in the entire tribe. Moreover, because of the battle pact, he felt that the connection between every clansman in the tribe had become even closer.
In an instant, he had an epiphany. This time, not only had the tribe advanced, but also because of the Battle of Providence, the entire Gu Yuan Tribe had been bound by a shackle. This shackle was the purplish-blood-colored aura hidden in the clansmen's bodies.
This was a life-threatening talisman. Once the tribe entered the Heavenly River Space in the sky and started a bloody battle with the Blood Race families, none of the clansmen would be able to hide due to the existence of the aura. This was because once they encountered the Blood Race clansmen, this aura would form a connection with them. No matter what, it would make them fight to the death!
This was the mark of the battle pact!
The Battle of Providence Blood Sacrifice was a battle between the strengths of the tribes. The entire tribe bore the will, will, and Providence of an entire region. In fact, it was spread to every clansman in the tribe.
The reason why it was called a blood sacrifice was because once the battle started, not a single clansman in the tribe would be spared. Whether it was a child crying piteously for food or the leader of the tribe, they would either defeat their opponent and slaughter the entire tribe, or they would be slaughtered by their opponent.
Similarly, in the case of the Blood Race families, the battle pact would also fuse Providence and Qi into the bodies of the Blood Race clansmen. If they died, the Qi attached to their bodies would be devoured by their opponents until there was no more descendants in the clan. All the Qi attached to their bodies would be devoured.
"The fate of the clan is vast and everlasting. As a witness, the Gu Yuan Tribe will inherit the rank of a marquis tribe to uphold its prestige. As a witness of the world, the tribe shall be established!"
Xiao Chen's voice rang out again. At some point, the Spirit Python of Providence that had entered his body had returned to the sky. However, at this moment, there was a purplish-blood-colored rune between the eyebrows of the Spirit Python's huge head, just like Xiao Chen's!
Edict!
A heavenly voice suddenly rang out from the depths of the sky, penetrating the hearts of countless people. The vast will of the clan quickly receded like a receding tide.
But in an instant, everyone understood that Xiao Chen's sacrifice and promotion of the tribe had obtained the recognition of the Human Race's Providence. This was recognition from the entire Human World.
As for the clansmen of the Gu Yuan Tribe, a strange feeling rose in their hearts. It was as if the Gu Yuan Tribe had become an indelible mark in their hearts. This was a sense of belonging.
On the altar, Xiao Chen's eyes looked towards the endless void. The vast will of the clan's Providence began to fade away. The sacrifice and promotion of the tribe had obtained the decree of the clan's will. From this moment on, the Gu Yuan Tribe was promoted to a marquis rank.
The Gu Yuan Tribe!
Moreover, the Ancient Yuan Tribe was the second grade of a marquis division, which was a grand monarch division. It was also the only tribe in the Desolate Border to become a marquis division since time immemorial. It had only taken the Ancient Yuan Tribe ten years to become a marquis division. Even in the entire Eastern Wasteland, there was probably no other tribe in the entire Desolate Border that had achieved such a feat!
However, at this moment, the Gu Yuan Tribe was wreaking havoc in the Human World of the Eastern Wasteland. Dozens of small alien worlds had appeared outside the Hole Void and were eyeing them covetously. The Gu Yuan Tribe had been forced to sign a blood sacrifice agreement with the Blood Race. Today, the tribe's promotion to the marquis rank seemed to have lost a lot of its luster. Everything seemed very simple.
Moreover, after the tribe's promotion, the Gu Yuan Tribe would embark on a journey. If they were defeated, the Gu Yuan Tribe, which had only appeared once in ten thousand years, might become extinct!
After the promotion, the other tribes in the mountain city rushed over to leave. This was Xiao Chen's voice once again.
"Today, I, the Gu Yuan Tribe, have advanced to the marquis rank. Heaven and earth are the witnesses, and the fate of my tribe is prosperous. However, the Human World is rising, and the Desolate Border is in danger. The Gu Yuan Tribe carries the Desolate Border's Human Race's Providence and has signed a Providence Battle Agreement with the Blood Race. In a few days, millions of my tribe will fight against the Blood Race.
"The Gu Yuan Tribe is located in the valley, inheriting the benefits of the earth's mountains and rivers, enjoying the spirit of geomancy. However, the Human Race's Providence has decreed that the entire tribe will fight. Today, with the Ancestral Court Lord present, Gu Yuan Xiao Chen, I declare to the Desolate Border that I, the Gu Yuan Tribe, will give up all the land that I, the Gu Yuan Tribe, have obtained and enjoyed.
"The Gu Yuan Tribe wishes to give up the benefits of the tribe's territory in order to fight with all its might, to destroy the Blood Race families, and to raise the prestige of the Desolate Border!
"The Gu Yuan Tribe wishes to give up the benefits of the tribe's territory in order to fight with all its might, to destroy the Blood Race families, and to raise the prestige of the Desolate Border!
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen's words immediately caused an uproar among all the martialists. Not enjoying the benefits of the territory and not gathering the vassal battalions meant that the Gu Yuan Tribe had given up the territory under its jurisdiction. All the vassal tribes and the resources and mines on the territory would no longer be claimed.
The low-ranked battalions that were originally vassal tribes would no longer have to pay tribute to the Gu Yuan Tribe.
It could even be said that from this moment on, the Giant Rock Valley and the Fallen Dragon Territory, which spanned hundreds of thousands of miles, would become ownerless lands.
"Tribe Leader!" Even some of the Gu Yuan Tribe members were extremely shocked and could not help but speak.
They did not understand why Xiao Chen wanted to give up all the resources that the Gu Yuan Tribe had accumulated over the years. The vast land and the territory of the tribe was the key to the tribe's reproduction. Whether it was the daily supply of blood and food, the mining of mineral veins, or the consumption of spirit herbs, they all needed to fight in the Desolate Border. However, their Lord Tribe Leader wanted to give up all of this at this moment.
Compared to the exclamations of the ordinary people, the elders of the tribe seemed very calm and confident. Giving up these resources would not be a big loss to the Gu Yuan Tribe. Now that the Gu Yuan Tribe had a secret realm, the spatial secret realm was enough to make up for the production of the territory. As for the so-called tributes from the vassal battalions, they were actually dispensable to the Gu Yuan Tribe.
Furthermore, they had to pay a certain price to give up the resources of this land. The Human World was the foundation of the tribe's reproduction. In fact, in the Desolate Border, once a tribe had established a tribe's location, very few tribes would easily migrate unless there was a life-and-death crisis.
This phenomenon was especially obvious for middle-ranked and above tribes. Middle-ranked tribes could expand their territory, recruit low-ranked battalions as vassals, and obtain a piece of land to provide for them. Furthermore, as the tribe reproduced and manifested the tribe's destiny, the entire tribe would quickly integrate with the land's veins and obtain the benefits of the land's veins.
Take the Gu Yuan Tribe for example. Although the tribe had only existed for 10 years, the mountains, rivers, and land within thousands of miles of the mountain city had gradually gathered under the Gu Yuan Tribe's mountain city and integrated with the tribe. Three years ago, after Xiao Chen had integrated the Ancient Bronze City into the mountain city, he had ordered the artifact spirit, Qing Ling, to integrate the land's veins into the mountain city.
Life was unpredictable. This time, they would have to give up their territory and the power of the mountains, rivers, and land's veins.
However, the Gu Yuan Tribe would be living in the Ancient Bronze City and giving up the benefits of the mountains, rivers, and land would actually obtain more.
Buzz buzz buzz!
In an instant, there was a buzzing sound in the mountain city. A huge, dark-yellow tablet rose and floated above the mountain city. The words on it were clearly engraved with the densely packed names of the tribes.
Ten Thousand Tribe Tablet!
Above this decisive dark-yellow tablet, the names of the tribes were close to each other. Some of the names of the tribes had already dimmed. These were the tribes that had been exterminated or had been annexed by the Gu Yuan Tribe. However, most of the names of the tribes still had a faint luster.
"Disperse!"
A shout rang out as a green light swept across the Ten Thousand Tribe Tablet from Xiao Chen's hand. In an instant, the names of the tribes that had been engraved on the Ten Thousand Tribe Tablet began to slowly disappear, just like snow melting!
"This is …!"
"Stripping the subordinate relationship. Tribe Leader Xiao is stripping the subordinate relationship with our tribes."
"Perhaps Tribe Leader Xiao knows that this battle with the Blood Race is extremely dangerous. If the Gu Yuan Tribe is defeated, I'm afraid we will be implicated!"
Immediately, some martialists began to guess Xiao Chen's intentions.
"It can't be. The Gu Yuan Tribe is already a marquis tribe, while we are just a small, low-grade tribe with less than 10,000 tribesmen. Will we really be implicated if the Gu Yuan Tribe suffers a mishap?" Of course, some martialists had different thoughts, but they were immediately reprimanded.
"The subordinate relationship between us and the Gu Yuan Tribe is shared by the Human Race. Since we have become vassals, we will naturally be implicated, even if it is just a little. However, if something unexpected happens, it might be a disaster for a small tribe like ours. Tribe Leader Xiao is a merciful person."
No one said anything else. Being a vassal of the human race was a tradition that had been passed down since ancient times, and it was also related to the unpredictable fate of the human race. Just as someone had said, they were only a small race, and they couldn't cause even the slightest bit of trouble.
Rumble!
However, the next moment, the mountain city of the Gu Yuan Tribe began to shake, as if an earth dragon was rolling under the ground.
Earth Vein!
"He is stripping the Earth Vein!"
The people of the Gu Yuan Tribe might not be able to accept the fact that the land where they had lived for 10 years was being given up just like that. After all, it was this land that had created the Gu Yuan Tribe. However, they would not refute Xiao Chen's decision. As for what would happen next, with the tribe leader at the helm, they would naturally follow in Xiao Chen's footsteps.
Advancing to a marquis tribe meant giving up their territory, stripping the vassal tribes, and giving up the integrated Earth Vein!
In one day, whether it was the Gu Yuan Tribe or the other military divisions outside the mountain city, it was like a dream.