After a century of worship, I became the ancestor of the tribe.

Chapter 172 Retreat? I didn't agree, but we're already here!

Mu Xiao let out a long howl and leaped forward.

Rumble!
Suddenly, a sound like thunder rang out from the battlefield.

A vast and boundless aura erupted, like an ancient calamity beast reviving, its surging blood energy forming a plume of bloody smoke that soared straight into the heavens.

oooooooo!
hoo hoo hoo!
In an instant, the riding beasts all over the battlefield seemed to have been struck by lightning, and they squatted down on the ground with a 'thump' and a 'thump', wailing in agony.

Seeing that Mu Xiao was about to be cleaved in two by the Earl of Jishan, Shen Can was not about to let this opportunity slip by.

We'd be doing this guy a disservice if we didn't catch him and kill him.

This has a much higher success rate than before.

Without the slightest hesitation, Shen Can instantly transformed into a wild beast battle form several dozen feet tall.

The warrior's body sprouted golden tiger wings on its back, carrying boundless and unparalleled blood energy, and instantly traversed the sky.

Mu Xiao retreated because he was afraid of being attacked from both sides or ambushed if he was injured.

It wasn't just the Jishan Earl's side, but also the Mu clan chief within the human race who cooperated with it.

At this point, retreating is the best course of action.

Today's battle was beyond its expectations. Forced to fight on the defensive, its mount was killed by the old ghost of Jishan's Lilong, resulting in a significant loss.

Old Ghost Jishan has secret allies, and the outcome of the continued struggle is unpredictable.

Moreover, although it suffered heavy damage, the old ghost of Jishan was also severely injured, so its backup plan could still be used.

There's absolutely no need to continue entangled with that old devil from Jishan.

"Since you're already here, don't leave!"

After Shen Can transformed into the Wild Beast Battle Body, he circulated his blood energy to its limit, and the vast killing aura boosted Shen Can's combat power to the level of the mid-stage of the Divine Treasury.

It hurtled towards Mu Xiao with lightning speed.

"Boom!"

The moment Mu Xiao sensed the vast blood energy erupting like a volcano behind him, he suddenly swung his palm backward.

Guided by the wounds on his body, the blood gathered in the talisman in Mu Xiao's palm.

A deafening roar resounded, and the sorcerer's talisman in his palm was activated, from which a crocodile dragon emerged and stood behind Mu Xiao.

Shen Can, who charged up from below, possessed an unstoppable and incomparable aura. His battle body emanated an astonishing blood energy, and he smashed the Crocodile Dragon to pieces in mid-air!
Boom!

The roar was like thunder, causing the ears of the figures in all directions to ring, and energy burst down from the sky.

The dragon's mouth gaped open, and its elegant words were drowned out by the roar. Without looking back, it turned and ran away.

Mu Xiao, don't blame your brother. I'll offer you some more sacrifices next year.

Immediately, a cloud of blood mist burst forth from the body of the Qiu Yin Meridian Master, and two long, bloody gashes appeared to split open on its back, from which a pair of strange, overlapping wings grew.

With wings outstretched and blood-red light flashing, the Qiongyin Meridian Master leaped thousands of feet across with just a single bound, aided by the strange flapping power of his wings.

Then, the undulations disappeared on the horizon.

When the elder of Jishan came to his senses, he found that the leader of the Qiuyin lineage had already gone far away. He quickly rushed towards the Jishan Earl.

At this moment, the Earl of Jishan stood leaning on his sword, while the Lilong had long been circling around him, alert to his surroundings.

They feared that he might be ambushed by the hidden Mu clan chief.

……

In mid-air.

Shen Can shattered the crocodile dragon formed from the witch's talisman, giving Mu Xiao a chance to react.

Mu Xiao regained its footing by using the magic talisman to block the dragon for a moment, and layers of bloody light shone on its body.

Something resembling vines grew from the wound, effectively constricting it.

Its body is twisted and contorted like a dragon, with golden dragons running all over its body.

A crimson glow of gold floated around him, and his blood energy surged like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down. The rising momentum seemed to have completely suppressed his injuries.

"Ow!"

Rumble!
Mu Xiao let out a long howl and raised his hand to blast towards Shen Can.

Golden dragons gathered on his fist, and his fist power reached its peak at this moment, colliding perfectly with Shen Can's fist.

The two fists collided with a thunderous roar, unleashing a dazzling burst of energy and producing a deafening sound like metal clashing.

Boom!

The blood and energy within both of them surged forth, as vast as a boundless ocean.

Mu Xiao once again mobilized all his blood and energy, trying to withstand the backlash from the collision of forces in order to prepare for his next move.

But as soon as its momentum gathered, it was smashed to pieces by an even more vast blood energy.

The owl flew out horizontally, blood gushing from its mouth.

The wounds that had been tightly bound by vines on his body cracked open again, exposing the bone beneath the skin.

Kaka! Kaka!
Not only that, after crashing heavily to the ground, its vital energy began to collapse, causing it to suffer another severe injury. With its injuries compounded, its body began to disintegrate.

Mu Xiao stared at Shen Can with a cold gaze.

"You deserve to die even more than that old devil from Jishan!"

Although it was ambushed, it didn't utter many curses or accusations of being despicable; it would have done the same if given the chance.

After just one collision, Mu Xiao realized that compared to this guy who suddenly launched a sneak attack, Old Ghost Jishan was nothing.

It finally understood why the old ghost of Jishan had suddenly made a move.

They have help now!

With a human body transformed into a beast's form, yet retaining the clear-headedness of a human, their combat power instantly multiplied several times over.

If the human race's divine treasures all possessed this method...

This person must die, otherwise he will become a major enemy in its conquest of Ji and unification of Xiaoyang.

Immediately, Mu Xiao examined his mangled body. Having suffered two severe injuries in succession, all his bones and tendons were broken, and even the most precious medicine would be powerless to help him.

"die!"

Immediately, Mu Xiao began chanting incantations, and the blood energy on his body began to transform into fanged blood pythons.

In an instant, it was like a lump of black soil, enveloped by countless blood pythons that had sprung up.

The flesh and blood of the entire body turned into nutrients, rapidly nourishing these fanged blood pythons.

……

"This isn't the real body!"

Shen Can realized what was happening when he saw Mu Xiao's cold gaze.

From his cold gaze, he saw the pure desire to kill him.

Yes, we'll kill him.

Even when facing an old rival like the Earl of Jishan, Mu Xiao didn't have such pure killing intent.

On our very first meeting, I'm willing to die together to get him!

Mu Xiao is so ambitious, isn't he afraid of death?
There's only one answer: this isn't Mu Xiao, or rather, Mu Xiao doesn't care about losing a body.

Thinking of the Three-Headed Secret Technique, Shen Can immediately became wary.

Rumble!
One after another, blood pythons roared to the sky, charging towards Shen Can with billowing blood mist.

Shen Can's blood energy ignited, like an erupting volcano, and the scorching air currents burned the attacking blood python into black smoke.

But the number of blood pythons seemed endless, constantly lunging forward, trying to tear his flesh apart.

"Roar!"

At this moment, the crimson fire beast patterns on the beast's body gradually intensified, and its body gradually transformed into a golden divine ape.

The divine ape raised its hand, and the blood energy within its divine treasure rapidly transformed into fire-element blood energy, gathering in its palm to become crimson flames, which it then slammed down towards the attacking blood python.

puff!puff!puff!
One after another, the blood pythons were burned into black smoke.

Just then, the Mu Owl on the ground was attacked by an ice dragon.

However, after the ice dragon crashed, it exploded into an incredibly dense cloud of blood mist, covering an area of ​​a thousand feet in radius.

Mu Xiao's flesh and blood body was completely transformed into blood, and Mu Xiao's cold gaze appeared in the eyes of the blood python, staring intently at Shen Can.

"No matter how you came into this world, today we're sending you on your way!"

"Hoohoo!"

One after another, they roared to the sky, and bursts of sound waves suddenly impacted Shen Can's consciousness. However, Shen Can's consciousness was strong and was not greatly affected, only causing slight ripples.

Taking advantage of the instant they launched their divine sense attack, the blood pythons rushed towards Shen Can, attempting to pounce on him and kill him.

Boom! Boom!
Shen Can raised his fist, each punch shattering several blood pythons, and the scorching blood energy would burn away the blood mist.

In an instant, it was as if a meteor shower was falling from the blood mist.

The enormous divine ape unleashed its fist amidst the blood mist, the crimson flames and blood energy colliding continuously, the bursting energy turning the surrounding area of ​​several thousand feet into empty space.

The divine ape was engulfed in flames, and each punch unleashed a long dragon of fire.

Finally, Shen Can released bursts of surging fire-elemental blood energy, which soared into the sky and burned away all the blood energy.

puff puff!

As the last wisp of blood mist dissipated, Shen Can looked inward at himself, and the intense heat washed over him from his divine essence to his flesh and blood, from his internal organs to his celestial meridians.

……

The land of the Puxiao tribe.

Ancestral temple.

The high priest, who was meditating in meditation, suddenly began to convulse, and strange blood-red patterns spread from his body.

The blood-red lines spread into his eyes, as if piercing through his very soul.

Then, the high priest's eyes dimmed instantly.

Two breaths later, his bloodshot eyes lit up again, a glint of light flashing from the depths of his pupils, followed by a sharp, murderous aura.

This is the gaze of the master of the Muyan branch.

"I used my own body as nourishment to perform witchcraft; I don't know if I'm dead or not!"

"Damn it, you ruined my plan. Luckily, you appeared in time. If you were at the same level as me, it would have been much more troublesome for me."

"They thought that by launching an attack in advance, they could catch me off guard."

I still have a backup plan. Old Ghost Jishan is seriously injured. It's time..."

"Ji is still mine in the end."

"Our royal family will one day rise again."

……

On the battlefield.

"Mu Xiao is dead!"

The elder of the Jishan clan swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly.

Since Mu Xiao became the head of the Mu Yan lineage, the Jishan Bo tribe has not had a single comfortable day.

"He's dead."

Lord Jishan, sitting on his chariot, was also somewhat incredulous. In mid-air, Shen Can streaked across the sky, glanced at Lord Jishan, and then swayed as he disappeared into the distance.

"Let's see if that guy ran away."

The moment their divine senses touched, Lord Jishan received a telepathic message from Shen Can.

The one with the most cunning and yin meridians is the fastest runner; he's probably already found a place to hide.

However, the human traitors hiding on the battlefield may not have left at this moment, and might be able to bluff them.

As Shen Can's figure disappeared into the horizon, the Earl of Jishan said, "Ali, go protect our young friend Huo!"

Just as Li Long was about to fly away, he heard the Jishan Earl's instructions transmitted through divine sense.

"Don't chase after them, pretend you've lost them, and go in another direction."

Immediately, Li Long glanced at Lord Jishan before rushing off in the direction Shen Can had left.

"Summon a war chariot over, let's continue the pursuit of the Xiaoyang tribe soldiers!"

The Earl of Jishan mustered his spirits and called out to his clansmen from afar.

"Clan leader, what just happened..."

The elder of the Jishan tribe hesitated, wondering whether to call him a human or a beast.

The appearance of such a large beast is truly astonishing.

"Some things don't need to be said or thought about too much; thinking too much won't do any good."

The Jishan clan chief spoke softly, his heart filled with shock at the ability to control a beast's body for his own use, which further indicated that Shen Can harbored a great secret.

Soon, the Earl of Jishan and the clan elders boarded a war chariot and led their clan soldiers to fight their way back in the direction where Xiaoyang had retreated.

As early as when Mu Xiao shouted for the retreat, the Xiao Yang tribe soldiers began to withdraw.

However, the Xiaoyang tribe soldiers did not flee in panic, but were prepared in advance, which shows Mu Xiao's methods of managing his troops.

A group of Xiaoyang tribe soldiers clad in black armor, upon hearing the signal to retreat, instead brandished their weapons and charged towards the Jishan tribe soldiers.

This group of Xiaoyang soldiers, from all directions, recklessly blocked the pursuing Jishan tribe soldiers, buying time for more Xiaoyang tribe soldiers to retreat.

The black waves surged one after another, completely reckless, a group of suicide soldiers, who immediately blocked most of the Jishan tribe soldiers' pursuit.

But at this moment, Mu Xiao, the leader of the lineage, was killed, and some of the Xiaoyang warriors who were still resisting collapsed immediately.

"The clan leader has been killed!"

"Run!"

"Impossible! How could the sect leader have been killed!"

……

In the midst of the rout, the soldiers recruited from various scattered tribes were less skilled than those from the two major branches of Muyan and Qiuyin, so they naturally ran slower.

At that moment, he became the first unlucky one to be killed.

There was nothing they could do; they were just too slow. In doing so, they sacrificed their lives to buy the branch tribesmen more time to escape.

"kill!"

The Earl of Jishan stood on his chariot, waving his arms to signal his soldiers to continue the pursuit, which spurred the soldiers behind him to charge forward.

And so they relentlessly pursued Xiaoyang.

They chased and attacked simultaneously.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Three hundred miles away, the sounds of battle cries rang out again on the wasteland, and the retreating Xiaoyang clashed with the Jishan tribe soldiers once more.

After a bloody rampage, Xiao Yang retreated once again.

The Jishan army continued their relentless pursuit.

……

On the way to hunt down Xiaoyang, there were wounded clan soldiers everywhere. Some of them really couldn't keep up and fell behind.

The soldiers of Jishan were exhausted, and so was Xiaoyang.

Some of the straggling owls were beheaded, their corpses lying scattered across the mountains.

Five hundred li, one thousand li... three thousand li... five thousand li...

Lord Jishan pursued relentlessly.

As the master of the swirling Yin veins fled, he kept looking back at the smoke and dust behind him, and the sounds of battle shouting rising and falling.

"He's gone mad! He's gone mad! That old devil from Jishan has gone mad!"

What should be done after millions of tribal soldiers collapsed in one fell swoop?
"Could Mu Xiao really have been killed?"

"Impossible. Mu Xiao is so cunning, he will definitely find a way to escape."

Based on his years of understanding of Mu Xiao, Qiu Yinmai Master felt that Mu Xiao definitely had some backup plans.

Thinking of the previous scene, it couldn't help but daydream again.

"If Mu Xiao dies, it might be an opportunity for my Qiu Yin lineage."

That's what it thought, but the leader of the Qiuyin lineage didn't delay its escape at all. The Jishan clan had Lilong, and if it caught up and got entangled, it wouldn't be able to withstand being ganged up on.

Feeling it had run far enough, it plunged headlong into an inconspicuous little hill.

As for the tribal soldiers, we can only wait and gradually reduce their numbers in the future. With so many tribal soldiers, it's impossible for the human race to kill them all.

Besides, the tribal soldiers all have legs and hands, and the vast wilderness is full of hiding places.

That's the one that the human race is really focusing on.

The greatest help you can give to Qiuyin is to live your own life.

……

After fleeing the battlefield, Shen Can ran south at breakneck speed, his aura fluctuating wildly, and his body sometimes swaying uncontrollably.

Occasionally, a wisp of thin black smoke would rise from its body.

Seeing a small mountain range ahead, he transformed into human form and staggered into the mountain.

Then, Shen Can trembled all over, blood welled up in his throat, a trace of black blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and wisps of black energy began to emerge from his body.

He quickly rummaged through the witch's pouch, pulling out one witch's medicine after another and stuffing it into his mouth, forcefully suppressing the surging energy within him.

They quickly carved out a cave in a secluded spot in the mountains, and Shen Can immediately crawled inside.

After entering the cave, the turmoil on his body seemed to be unable to be suppressed any longer. Black energy surged out, and a blood-red phantom of a fanged python would occasionally emerge from his body.

To be fair, Mu Xiao is an extremely decisive man. After his first strike, he immediately decided to use his own flesh and blood as nourishment to perform witchcraft.

This ruthlessness explains why he was able to suppress the Qiu Yin and Mu Kang lineages.

Shen Can wasn't entirely faking it; Mu Xiao's witchcraft, driven by his own flesh and blood, did indeed have a significant amount of blood energy entering his body.

However, this kind of dark and damp witchcraft that uses flesh and blood as a catalyst is most afraid of raging fire and thunder. His blood energy was blazing and scorching, and his five elements of blood energy quickly transformed into fire, turning his entire body into a furnace that burned him constantly.

I wonder if the human traitor who's hiding will fall for it, or if he'll scare them away from the start.

Then all that acting would have been for nothing.

Black smoke kept billowing out of his body, and later blood energy also began to emerge from his body.

At this moment, Shen Can could no longer maintain his cross-legged posture and leaned against the rock wall, panting.

……

Chief Mu naturally did not go far and witnessed Mu Xiao's desperate witchcraft before leaving.

It's not surprising that owls also practice witchcraft.

In Yongyi, many human warriors know a few tricks of witchcraft, but most are not proficient in them.

After all, martial arts training already consumes most of one's mental energy, so who would want to use witchcraft to distract themselves from their training?

Humans turning into beasts is quite normal; many old guys in Yongyi have already changed long ago.

Of course, he has changed too.

Over the years, various departments have conducted research on the beast-like state and deduced some minor techniques.

But these minor tricks are nothing compared to a body that suddenly grows to over ten feet in size.

Seeing Shen Can stagger away, Chief Mu couldn't help but follow.

It had secretly communicated with Mu Xiao several times and had learned some of Mu Xiao's methods.

Someone who could make Mu Xiao fight to the death with witchcraft, even if they escaped, is probably not in a good situation now.

The only thing that bothered him was why, after fighting Mu Xiao, he didn't ask the Jishan Earl's tribe for protection, but instead ran out and hid himself.

"Is there a rift between the two departments?"

Chief Mu could think of no other reason besides this idea.

In his view, Shen Can must have come from another tribe, and since both he and Ji Shan were from Ji, there was naturally competition between them.

Now that Mu Xiao has been killed, the two factions no longer have a common enemy, so they naturally have to start guarding against each other.

This situation is very common in Yongyi. Over the years, the various tribes have become increasingly competitive in their struggle for resources.

Carefully arriving at Shen Can's hiding place, Chief Mu gradually released his divine sense, which was over forty feet long.

Soon, he sensed the situation inside the cave.

Blood and black mist enveloped a figure.

Within the mist, the figure twitched incessantly, as if a blood python was tearing at its body.

"God help me too!"

After carefully sensing it, the Mu clan chief was overjoyed.

It raised its palm, and a blood lizard crawled out from its wrist and quickly rushed into the cave.

Boom!

Inside the cave, Shen Can sensed the dawdling figures outside and was somewhat speechless.

His divine sense spanned nearly 160 feet, and this guy entered his perception as soon as he arrived.

Now they gradually approached the cave entrance, constantly testing him with their divine sense.

After testing the waters, they started releasing small, lizard-like creatures.

Are all the people in Yongyi this slow and indecisive?
Boom!

In an instant, the entire hill roared.

Inside the cave, the blood energy roared like thunder, causing the rocks to crack and the vast blood energy to spread across the mountain.

In the instant the mountain shattered, Shen Can burst forth, his boundless blood energy crashing into the sky like a giant wave. He unleashed a punch, carrying countless fragments of rock, which slammed into Chief Mu.

The roar drowned out Chief Mu's muffled groan. He was sent flying like a tattered rag doll, as if struck by lightning, his blood surging wildly.

The massive body, radiating heat and intensity, descended from the sky, stomping down on him!
"No!"

As Chief Mu stared at the enormous golden foot, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he quickly rolled to the side.

Boom!

The giant foot slammed into the ground, causing the mountain to collapse and the earth to crack. Chief Mu was swept away by the violent force of the impact and crashed into the mountain rocks, creating numerous large cracks in the mountain.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft! Stop!"

"I'm willing to pay for my life!"

　I've updated twice today. I'm going out for a meal.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)