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Chapter 669 An even more ancient and terrifying being seems to have awakened! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)
The three women were completely blinded by the Heavenly Grade Sword and didn't think much of anything else. They nodded hurriedly like chickens pecking at rice: "We are willing to be tested! Please, Master, test our qualifications!"

So, in the familiar third-floor guest room of Oksana's house, a rigorous test of the three beautiful girls' qualifications lasted for an entire night.

After Master Li Chen's sleepless and dedicated "monitoring," it was finally announced that the three women had excellent aptitude and their character had passed the test, thus successfully "meeting the standard."

The next morning, when Alina, Mira, and Sofia each left carrying a top-grade sword, radiant yet with a hint of shyness and exhaustion, their relationship had become incredibly close, and their previous arguments had long since vanished.

Oksana watched this scene with utter admiration for Li Chen's methods.

She snuggled up to Li Chen and said sweetly, "Master, you have solved so many problems for our tribe and bestowed such a precious sword upon us. Your contribution is truly immense."

Li Chen put his arm around her voluptuous waist and laughed dismissively, "It's nothing, not worth mentioning."

Oksana raised her pretty face, her eyes alluring, with a hint of coquetry: "Master~ I also want a sword like that, is that alright?"

Looking at her charming appearance, Li Chen's heart stirred, and he smiled, "Ordinary crafting is not good enough for you. Let's go to the Ten Thousand Year Ice Cave in the back mountain. Perhaps we can find top-grade materials that are more suitable for you there. I will personally tailor-make one for you."

Oksana was overjoyed upon hearing this and nodded quickly.

According to Kathryn's later calculations, Li Chen and Oksana spent a full three days in the ice cave behind the mountain before returning.

No one knows how they searched for materials and forged the sword in the ice cave, but when Oksana returned, she not only had a chillingly powerful ice sword in her hand, but also a sword with a spiritual charm that surpassed the previous three.

She seemed to have been injected with new vitality, radiant and dazzling, and her eyes were filled with deep affection as she looked at Li Chen.

After so many days of in-depth "understanding," Li Chen realized that the charming Frostwolf tribe in front of him might only be the tip of the iceberg of the world of the northern elf remnants.

Oksana nestled in his arms and spoke with a tone that was both proud and seductive, about how, in the depths of the vast snowfields, among the dense forests, and on the glaciers, there were several other sizable tribes scattered about.

Those tribes also inherited the bloodline of the ancient elves, and each had its own characteristics. The women in the tribes had different appearances and temperaments due to different bloodline branches. Some were as passionate as fire, and some were as aloof as the moon, but without exception, they were all known for their beauty.

This greatly excited Li Chen. He hadn't even fully explored the tribe's "resources" yet, but he hadn't expected there to be so many "treasures" waiting to be discovered nearby.

Just as Li Chen was lost in thought, the old wizard Cang Gu appeared at the perfect moment, as if he could predict the future.

His face was full of wrinkles, but his smile was like a blooming chrysanthemum. He respectfully asked Li Chen, "Respected Master Urge, you have been living in our tribe for some time now. I wonder if you are satisfied with this place?"

"If you are willing to inherit the position of the Ancestor of Wizards, then you will become not only the leader of our Frostwolf Tribe, but the common ruler of all wizards throughout the entire Great Luo Dynasty who believe in the Way of Nature and possess elven blood!"

These words truly resonated with Li Chen.

His mind raced: if Tian Ce ultimately conquered Daluo, it would be much easier for him to gain the support of these powerful wizards who were rooted in the North and whose influence was not to be underestimated, in order to completely control and stabilize this vast land.
If Sergei gets incredibly lucky and actually conquers the Holy Capital, I can also use the power of the wizarding community to build momentum for him and consolidate my rule. The position of Wizard Ancestor is truly a brilliant pawn with multiple benefits!

What's more, there are so many "resources" and "scenery" here that make people linger.

With that thought, Li Chen no longer hesitated. Meeting the expectant gaze of the old wizard Canggu, he slowly nodded, his voice steady and powerful: "In that case, I will accept the position of the Wizard Ancestor."

"Excellent! Heaven blesses our race!!" The old wizard Canggu trembled with excitement, tears streaming down his face. He immediately knelt down like a mountain collapsing and a jade pillar crumbling, and cried out in a choked voice, "This old man, Canggu, pays his respects to the Ancestor Wizard!"

The news spread like wildfire throughout the entire tribe.

Soon, a grand and ancient ceremony was held in the central altar square of the tribe. Almost all the tribespeople gathered there, kneeling in a dense mass, their faces filled with excitement and piety.

Among the crowd were Oksana, Katrilla, Svetlana, Lyubov, and even Alina, Mira, Nasia, and many other beautiful women who had had in-depth conversations with Li Chen.

Seeing that Li Chen finally agreed to inherit the position of the Witch Ancestor, they felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment and pride, as if their contribution also played a part in Li Chen's agreement.

The climax of the ceremony was the passing on of the scepter. The old shaman, Canggu, was extremely solemn as he held an ancient wooden box with trembling hands. When he opened it, a scepter lay quietly inside.

This scepter is called "The Words of the Stars".

The staff is neither made of wood nor metal, but of an unknown crystal that is dark purple and seems to contain the deepest starlight in the night sky. It is warm to the touch and has tiny specks of starlight slowly flowing inside, like a miniature Milky Way.

At the top of the scepter, instead of being inlaid with gemstones, there is a strange, silvery-white, crescent-shaped metal that grows naturally around it. In the center of the crescent, a light core of emerald green light, which is constantly pulsating and exudes a gentle life force, is suspended.

Upon closer inspection, countless tiny natural runes seemed to be created and destroyed within the core of light. The entire scepter exuded an incomparably ancient, vast, and mysteriously powerful aura, as if it had existed since the beginning of time.

Cang Gu respectfully explained, “Great Ancestor of the Witch, this is the ‘Words of the Stars’, a token left behind by the first Ancestor of the Witch. Over thousands of years, several exceptionally talented and powerful individuals, including the founding emperor of the Great Luo Dynasty, have tried to gain its approval and wield it, but the scepter has remained silent and unmoved.”

Li Chen's gaze fell on the "Words of the Stars," and a strange sense of resonance arose in his heart.

He reached out and slowly grasped the staff.

The instant his fingertips touched the dark purple crystal—

"Boom!!!"

A buzzing sound, seemingly from the primordial chaos, did not originate from the scepter, but resounded simultaneously from the heavens above and the earth below! The entire northern sky suddenly changed color!

Endless spiritual energy surged in from all directions, forming a massive vortex of spiritual energy above the Frostwolf tribe, covering an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles!

At the center of the vortex, streaks of seven-colored light descended, like bridges, precisely enveloping Li Chen and the "Words of the Stars" in his hand!

The scepter is no longer a simple "recognition," it is a "recognition of the master"! It is cheering, it is jumping for joy, it is trembling!
The starlight on the staff surged and swirled at an unprecedented speed, and the emerald green light core at the top burst forth with an unprecedentedly brilliant light, a light that seemed to be alive.

Instantly, it spread along Li Chen's arm to his entire body, creating a perfect resonance and fusion with the pure Starry Sky Elf Royal Blood within him!
At this moment, heaven and earth resonated with it, and all things bowed their heads!
All the clansmen kneeling on the ground were completely stunned by this vast and unparalleled celestial phenomenon that stretched for tens of thousands of miles!

They could clearly sense that it was not merely a manifestation of power, but a crushing of rank and an awakening of the source of bloodline!

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of miles away, deep within the imperial palace of the holy capital of the Great Luo Dynasty.

Emperor Ivan, who was reviewing memorials and overwhelmed with worries about the war in the south and the Sergei rebellion, suddenly looked up in horror at the terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations and overwhelming divine might that he could vaguely sense even from such a distance in the northern sky.

The vermilion brush in his hand fell onto the memorial with a "thud," staining it red.

A tremor originating from the depths of his soul, from the dragon veins of the dynasty, and an indescribable sense of bloodline suppression, as if he had encountered a natural enemy, instantly turned his face deathly pale.

"That's the North! What happened?!" Emperor Ivan's voice trembled without him even realizing it. For the first time, he sensed that something far more ancient and terrifying than the struggle for imperial power had awakened.

(End of this chapter)