Swallowed Star: Lord of the Wolf

In the dark and deep reincarnation passage.

Xu Yang stood on the boat, looking at the light at the end of the reincarnation passage, where a vast and boundless world was vaguely revealed.

"I didn't originally intend to take you with me; I wanted you to stay with Yu'er and come along later." Xu Yang looked at Guji beside him and shook his head.

After becoming the King of the Beast Realm, Guji's timid personality changed. He joked, "I will definitely obey my master's orders, but the Primal Universe is terrified of me. If I don't leave, it might really make a move."

Xu Yang nodded. The Beast King is a life form of the same level as the original universe. There is no such thing as becoming a Void True God requiring leaving the Cosmic Sea within a year.

Before his breakthrough, the primordial universe's original will had been enduring his suppression... But when he broke through to the Eternal True God realm and had to go to the Origin Continent, the original will immediately sent a wave, demanding that he take the World Beast with him.

“It doesn’t matter. Since the original will won’t allow it, then you can come with me to the new world and see. By the time Yu’er transcends in the future, we might both have grown into powerful figures.” Xu Yang spoke with great confidence. “The Cosmic Sea is too barren and cannot be compared with the Origin Continent.”

At this point, Guji also looked excited, "Yes, Master. There are too few strong beings in the Cosmic Sea, so I don't dare to devour them at will. I can only drink some tasteless chaotic energy, which is too thin!"

For Guji, each True God was merely an appetizer, and Chaos Energy was even less than plain water... In the Cosmic Sea, the only things that could truly be considered a main course were the small universes of the two Void True Gods, Dongdi and Ziyue, but due to Xu Yang's constraints, he had no chance to eat them.

Now that we're about to arrive at the Origin Continent, where true gods are said to roam everywhere and the void is as plentiful as dogs, shouldn't we have a feast?
"Let's get this straight, three rules." Xu Yang patted Guji's head and instructed, "First, you can't reveal the aura of a World Beast, even if it means death!"

"Yes, I remember, Master, don't worry." Guji's holy face turned serious.

"Secondly, we are not some kind of soft-hearted saints, but we are not some vicious bandits either. Do not commit sins and killings without cause."

It's easy to prevent the Beast of the Realm from acting like a saint, since it is the embodiment of the Great Dao of Destruction. If left unrestrained, its mind will be filled with nothing but slaughter and devouring... But to make it behave properly and stop it from killing indiscriminately, it is necessary to give it orders.

"Hmm~ Master, don't worry, I will definitely be obedient!" Guji's face was bitter, but she still said without hesitation.

"Third, once we arrive on the Origin Continent, we'll adapt to whatever comes our way. But under normal circumstances, you can just call me Big Brother." Xu Yang set the tone. Although master and servant were both acceptable, he considered that once Guji arrived on the Origin Continent, it would be like a fish entering the sea, and his strength would experience a period of rapid growth.

In the short term, it's not impossible for Guji to surpass him in strength!

After all, in the original novel, before Luo Feng reached the Chaos Realm, he could only win a head-on victory against Morosa by relying on the "Art of Rank".

Having a servant stronger than oneself is too conspicuous, but deliberately suppressing Guji's strength would be a waste.

Therefore, instead of calling each other master and servant, it's better to address each other as brothers. After all, no one stipulates that the eldest brother must be the strongest. This way, Guji can unleash his full power without drawing too much attention.

"Ah, Master, is this really alright?" Guji's face was clearly filled with excitement, but she still asked, "I'm just a Void True God now, yet I'm calling you, an Eternal True God, 'Big Brother'..."

Relying solely on devouring chaotic energy for growth is too slow; Guji's current realm hasn't even reached the peak of the Void True God.

"It doesn't matter, it's just an excuse. With your abilities, are you afraid you won't be able to break through to the Eternal True God realm?" Xu Yang said indifferently.

"Alright then..." Guji's face lit up with a smile.

Whoosh!
The ship flew out of the cycle of reincarnation and arrived at a dark and desolate land. A vast aura spread and condensed into a few wisps of mist, making the world a vast expanse of desolation, making it difficult to see clearly.

The reincarnation channel they came from has disappeared, and Xu Yang and Guji have long since changed their appearances.

Considering that humanoid creatures are the most numerous on the Origin Continent, Xu Yang and Guji both transformed into human form... Although their true forms are the most comfortable and familiar, it's best not to stand out too much or be too conspicuous when they are weak, so as not to attract unnecessary trouble.

What if they are in their beast form and are hunted as exotic beasts instead of cultivators?
……

On the continent of origin, the days and nights are very long.

The night had just ended, and it was now a relatively safe daytime.

In the mountains, amidst waist-deep thickets of wild grass, dozens of men and women, dressed in fur coats that barely covered their private parts, cautiously made their way forward, half-crouched. Though they made no sound, the expressions on their faces suggested they had made a fruitful trip.

"Uncle Chigu! You're amazing! You knocked that White Sky Serpent into the ground with just one blow!" One of the boys, who looked quite young and was holding a stone axe, exclaimed excitedly. "So this is the world outside the tribe. It's really dangerous, but with Uncle Chigu here, we don't have to worry."

The man named Chigu, walking in front of the boy, was shirtless and had a tiger's head tattooed on his bulging muscles with some unknown black herb juice. He was as strong as a bear, and even when he was half-bent over, he was still taller than the other tribesmen when they stood up straight: "Chixi, I am very pleased that you have praised your uncle. But if you underestimate Xihua Mountain, you will be very wrong."

They all spoke in hushed tones. In the wild, many strange beasts were far more sensitive to fluctuations of divine power than to sound waves. Therefore, generations of experience had taught them that unless they were fighting or fleeing for their lives, they should avoid using divine power in the wild.

“Xi’er, your Uncle Chigu is one of the eighteen warriors of our Yongzan tribe. A small white snake is nothing to him.” A tall woman next to her, wearing only a tube top and a rattan whip around her waist, glared at Chigu who was scolding Chi Xi.

"Hehe, Auntie is the best." Chi Xi's slightly downcast mood immediately lifted again.

Akaya, who was scolded by his wife, was not angry. He just scratched his short hair and pouted.

It was still quite a distance from the Yongzan tribe. Although Chigu was leading one of the tribe's strongest hunting teams, he dared not let his guard down.

Throughout tribal history, there have been many warriors who perished or even perished and buried their entire hunting party due to carelessness.

suddenly--

"fool!"

A deep, short command came from Akaya's mouth, as he raised his right arm, which resembled a pillar, with his five fingers slightly bent.

This warning, like a stone thrown into water, instantly shattered the team's brief moment of relaxation.

The atmosphere froze instantly! All the team members, whether it was the previously excited Akaki, the woman Akashiro who reprimanded Akaya, or the other tough men and women, all lost their expressions in an instant, replaced by extreme vigilance and solemnity.

Without the slightest hesitation, and without making a single unnecessary sound!

Akashiro reacted the fastest. As Akaya raised his hand, her cheetah-like arm shot out with lightning speed, shoving Akaki, who was still a little dazed from his first appearance, to the ground. At the same time, she quickly pulled out a few clumps of tall grass and covered Akaki with them, while she buried herself completely in the grass. Her hawk-like eyes peered through the gaps in the grass, staring intently in the direction Akaya was pointing.

She had absolute trust in Chigu's judgment—anything that could make Chigu, one of the tribe's eighteen warriors, so solemn and make a gesture indicating "there is a Void-level Great Demon nearby" must be a Great Demon capable of posing a threat of casualties to the team!
Akaya himself was like a stone mountain sinking into a sea of ​​grass. After giving a warning, his massive body lowered itself in an incredibly flexible posture, his bulging muscles tensed and gathering power. He held the seemingly ordinary stone spear behind his back, ready to explode at any moment.

His face, covered with tiger head totems, was expressionless, except for a pair of fierce, bear-like eyes that pierced through the layers of weeds and were fixed on the right front.

The other team members also rolled and crouched down, as if it were an instinct ingrained in their bones, having trained countless times within the tribe.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish...

Instantly blending into the shadows of the grass!
They used the natural cover of the tall grass to minimize their aura, and their divine power was tightly imprisoned within their bodies, not daring to dissipate even a fraction.

Time seems to stand still here.

The only sounds were the rustling of the wind through the tall grass and the faint, almost inaudible breathing of everyone, which they were deliberately suppressing.

Chi Xi lay on the cold earth, the pungent smell of grass and soil filling his nostrils, his heart pounding wildly in his chest.

The excitement and curiosity from before had long been replaced by a chilling fear.

He finally felt firsthand the danger of his uncle's warning and the peril of Xihua Mountain! He tried to recall the teachings of the clan elders, struggled to control his trembling, held his breath, and peered out through the gaps in the grass.

Wow!

Wow~~~~
Hundreds of miles away from where they were lying down, in a thick patch of golden grass that was almost as tall as a blade, there was a slight tremor, and the grass blades parted to the sides.

Immediately afterwards, two figures emerged somewhat hastily from the depths of the bushes.

Akaya and all the members of the hunting team who had been holding their breath suddenly contracted their pupils, but then relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief!
It's not a Void Demon!

These are two true gods of the void traveling together through the desolate wilderness.

A man dressed in a simple yet clearly high-quality black martial arts outfit, with a clean and refreshing face and deep, calm eyes, also looked over, obviously having noticed Akaya and his group.

The other one was shorter, but had thick hands and feet, and a face full of fat. Despite wearing gorgeous clothes, he looked like a bandit.

"what!"

Once the danger has passed, in the wild, unless they are bloodthirsty madmen or bandits who specialize in plundering, most cultivators will maintain a restrained distance and vigilance.

rustling sounds~~~~
Twenty or thirty true gods of the Yongzan tribe straightened up from the grass, wary of the unfamiliar void true god opposite them, while cleaning the grass clippings and dirt off their bodies.

Chi Gu took a deep breath, straightened his massive, mountain-like body, and forced a "friendly" expression onto his rugged face—a wide grin revealing two rows of large white teeth—and clasped his hands in a fist salute towards Xu Yang and Gu Ji, while whispering in a heavily accented, indigenous language of the Origin Continent:
"My two friends! This is Chigu from the Yongzan tribe. We're leading a hunting party and are passing through this area!"

This is a common courtesy when encountering a powerful stranger in the wilderness, indicating both one's identity and purpose while also conveying a non-hostile signal. After speaking, Akaya stared intently at the other's reaction, his right hand seemingly hanging casually, but in reality, it was only inches away from the bone dagger at his waist.

As Chigu had anticipated, the two unfamiliar Void Gods traversing the wilderness would likely return the greeting, and then both sides would tacitly agree to part ways and continue their journeys without interfering with each other.

After all, in this desolate wilderness, the best way to survive is to avoid trouble.

However, what happened next made Akaya and his teammates behind him jump in surprise!
The two Void Gods opposite them actually walked straight towards them!

One step, two steps... the distance quickly closed!
"Huh?!" Akaya's "friendly" smile froze instantly, and his eyelids twitched violently! An instinctive killing intent surged up his spine!

The team members behind him also tensed up instinctively, and a few faint 'clanging' sounds of stone tools rubbing together rang out.

“Friends from Chigu, don’t be nervous.” Xu Yang’s voice rang out, clearly reaching everyone’s ears, and he was speaking the same native language of the Origin Continent.

The accent sounded a bit awkward and strange, so it probably wasn't from the area around Xihua Mountain.

"My brother and I were passing through this area when we got lost, as we were outside the map's boundaries. We'd like to visit your tribe for some trade." Xu Yang's smile was harmless, but he was inwardly extremely helpless.

Of all places to descend, they had to end up in the native region of the Origin Continent, the Eastern Extreme Region. Fortunately, both he and Guji possessed perfect divine bodies, and their ability to be formless and shapeless was powerful enough. Otherwise, just disguising themselves in front of these natives who were extremely hostile to the encroachment on their land would have been a huge challenge.

The natives of the Origin Continent are now 'turtling' in the Eastern Extreme Region. Well, 'turtling' isn't quite the right word, since the Eastern Extreme Region is one of the three first-class powers of the Origin Continent!

Apart from the two supreme and transcendent powers, the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom and the Leiting Ancient Kingdom, it is considered one of the top-tier powers, along with the Tianmu Kingdom and the Wanjie Kingdom.

However, aside from relatively frequent top-level exchanges, this first-rate power in the Eastern Extremity Region remains quite closed off to the outside world. Aside from the border areas, it's rare to see scenes of natives and outsiders living in harmony.

The indigenous people's teachings also repeatedly told them that those who now occupy the vast area of ​​the Origin Continent are foreign invaders, robbers, and bandits who have stolen their ancestral land.

Therefore, if Xu Yang and Gu Ji hadn't captured two lone Void True God natives shortly after landing, learned their language through soul search, and acquired their clothing... they would have had a truly difficult time moving around in this area.

"A trade?" Chigu was taken aback, but then glanced at his wife and nodded, "It's possible, but since we're not very familiar with each other, we'd like to keep some distance from each other before we reach the tribe."

"Of course, of course, that's only right." Xu Yang nodded with a smile. (End of Chapter)