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

Chapter 203 Mid-stage Divine Treasure, Semi-Innate Child!

For the Bo tribe, the number of commander-level combatants at the ninth level of the Heavenly Vein Realm is the backbone of stabilizing the Bo tribe's territory.

The Bo tribe needs members of this caliber to oversee its external inspections, the markets it has built, important mines, and the river crossings.

Although the Blazing Flame Tribe currently has no superior vassal tribes, the market is under construction, and there are only a few ferry crossings, this does not mean that there won't be in the future.

Now that the fighting strength of the backbone of the tribe has been improved, we can accelerate external construction and development.

……

Within the Kyotake mountain range.

The place where the Chihu and Bihuo Suanni confront each other has been a standoff between two powerful wild beasts for several years, with neither able to gain the upper hand.

Chi Hu's continued refusal to leave Ju Yue aroused the suspicion of Bi Huo Suanni.

Starting more than a year ago, when Bihuo Suanni was fighting Chihu, it began to try to get close to Juyue, but Chihu blocked it every time.

Deep beneath the giant mountain lies a natural cave.

Inside the cave, water vapor murmurs and the air is crystal clear. Milky white stalactites gather at the top of the cave, and after dripping down, they form a stream below, flowing into a stone pool about ten feet in size.

Inside the stone pond, a lotus plant has sprouted several lotus leaves.

On the largest lotus leaf lay a chihu cub about a foot long.

The little creature seemed to be sleeping, with bubbles occasionally coming out of its nostrils, and its whole body glowing.

Strangely, beneath its abdomen was not normal flesh and blood, but a translucent spiritual light, radiating a primordial rhythm.

The fusion of flesh and blood with the innate spiritual body made the little creature, though small in size, extremely handsome, with a three-inch jade horn on its head and a long, slender dragon body covered with fine dragon scales.

The sleeping creature would sometimes twitch, and spiderweb-like threads would appear at the point of spiritual light below its abdomen, flowing into its internal organs and eroding them.

The entire cave naturally possesses a spiritual barrier, preventing the leakage of water energy and concealing the aura of the little dragon tiger.

……

Outside the mountain, the Azure Flame Lion repeatedly charged towards the giant mountain, making Chi Hu realize that the lion had noticed his fierce protectiveness of his offspring.

Perhaps because it is a taboo between acquired and innate races, its offspring, despite having strong bloodlines and possessing both acquired and innate talents, are as if cursed.

Roar!
A fierce glint flashed in the eyes of the Azure Flame Suanni, which were pulsating with azure flames.

It already knew that this dragon-tiger was a female beast, and that what could make a female beast so persistent was probably her offspring.

This makes sense that if someone were to seize Lu Wu's precious blood and use it to strengthen the bloodline of their offspring instead of refining it themselves.

Therefore, it seems that the Li Hu's previous attempts to refine Lu Wu's precious blood were all a lie.

A cub with dragon blood is far more attractive to it than dozens of ordinary third-tier wild beasts.

boom!
The Azure Flame Lion made its move once more, with clusters of azure flames swirling into fiery clouds that rushed towards the Chi Tiger.

The dragon-scale-like water ripples also burst forth from the body of the Chihu, colliding with the Azure Fire.

In the clash of water and fire, the two wild beasts collided, their claws and tails clashing repeatedly.

Bang!Bang!Bang!
The two wild beasts were fighting desperately, and each collision caused large ripples of energy to burst forth.

Later, the two sides became entangled and crashed down from mid-air, creating a huge crater over a hundred feet in size, with rocks flying everywhere inside.

The Azure Flame Lion leaped out of the pit and charged towards the giant mountain. A blue lion-like Dharma form appeared on its body, and it wanted to use the Dharma form to bombard the giant mountain.

Upon seeing this, the dragon was greatly alarmed and quickly shook its dragon body.

At that moment, the dragon's body suddenly emitted a black light, which locked onto the back of the Azure Flame Lion.

The dragon's tail suddenly hooked onto the Suanni's hind leg, pulling it sharply backward.

The moment the Azure Flame Lion was pulled backward, it suddenly turned around and raised a sharp claw.

The sharp claws stirred the emerald flames, and the blood energy surged suddenly, grabbing at the dragon tiger in an instant.

Boom!

The dragon tiger was directly clawed, its scales and blood splattering everywhere, and several pieces of flesh were torn off. In pain, it swung its dragon tail and blasted the Azure Flame Lion away.

The Azure Flame Lion that flew out once again rushed towards the Giant Mountain.

The severely wounded Chihu roared anxiously and chased after the tiger again, ignoring its injuries. In its panic, the Azure Flame Lion once again found an opportunity and struck it with a mark from the Azure Flame Lion, sending it flying on the spot.

"Roar!"

The dragon-tiger crashed into the rock wall, its ribs shattered and blood gushing out, yet its body was still burning with blood energy as it continued to charge towards the Azure Flame Lion.

However, the Azure Flame Lion did not engage in battle at all, instead stepping on clusters of azure flames to evade, letting the beast blood flow from the Chi Tiger's body and consume its life force.

Whenever it retreats to a distance, the Azure Flame Lion will try to approach the mountain from another direction. The Chi Tiger is forced to drag its heavily injured body to drive it away, letting out a muffled roar from its throat.

Every time the Chihu moves, the Bihuo Suanni retreats.

Consequently, due to the fluctuations in blood and qi, the injuries on the Chihu's body will worsen.

……

This scene was all observed by Shen Can, who was hiding in the distance.

When intelligent wild beasts fight, they don't just rely on recklessness; they also understand guerrilla warfare. The Azure Flame Suanni is determined to wear down the Chi Tiger.

The dragon-tiger remained guarding the mountain beneath its feet even in death, clearly indicating that its offspring were very likely to exist there.

If this drags on, the final result will be that the Suanni will not only be able to devour the Chihu, but also its offspring.

Shen Can didn't intend to make a move. He wasn't sure how much combat power a fourth-tier wild beast, which was on the verge of death and protecting its cubs, could unleash.

I didn't see that the Azure Flame Lion only dares to provoke on the edge now, trying to wear down the Chi Tiger little by little.

Even in a life-or-death struggle, a severely wounded Chihu has a chance to turn the tables and kill a Suanni.

Therefore, he was also waiting for an opportunity to see if he could be the one to reap the rewards, taking two powerful fourth-tier wild beasts and a fourth-tier cub that was very likely to exist.

With the help of the source stones excavated from the valley and some collected witch medicines, Shen Can has now advanced to the mid-stage of the Divine Treasure Realm.

It took him more than ten years to advance from the Divine Treasury to the mid-stage of the Divine Treasury, which is definitely considered fast in Yongyi.

Of course, his increased strength didn't stop him from wanting to take advantage of any loopholes; as for fighting his way out, he decided against it.

Who knows if there are any lurking wild beasts in this area?

These two wild beasts have been fighting for several years, which is enough to show that intelligence is not much different from that of humans.

……

The dragon-tiger, its body torn open, lay prostrate on the mountain, blood pooling beneath it. It raised its head and stared intently at the Azure Flame Lion.

If this continues, it won't be long before it's dragged down to its death.

It bit open the remaining black-haired beast's skull, swallowed its brain in one gulp, and also swallowed part of the skull, chewing it vigorously.

Seeing that the Chihu's aura was recovering somewhat, the Bihuo Suanni roared and charged at the Chihu Youdou once again.

After a while, the Chihu's aura weakened again, and its wounds began to bleed blood once more. Thus, the Chihu's aura grew weaker and weaker, and it became increasingly restless.

Roar!
It began to attack the Azure Flame Lion repeatedly, but the Lion simply turned and ran, circling the giant mountain as it ran, trying to charge at it.

This caused the Chihu to roar repeatedly in anger.

Roar!
Suddenly, the Chihu leaped up, and the beast blood flowing on its body surged, transforming into swirling storms that carried it to the back of the Azure Flame Suanni.

The black, crystalline claws gleamed with a cold light, and the air around them crackled as they gripped them, demonstrating the immense power they wielded.

In an instant, the Azure Flame Lion let out a miserable cry as its massive body was torn apart by the claw, blood splattering everywhere, and the falling blood naturally ignited into a ball of fire.

The Suanni screamed in pain and crashed into several solid rocks before regaining its footing.

Looking at the Chihu again, its aura suddenly plummeted, and it staggered towards the giant mountain, finally crashing headfirst into the mountainside and rolling down from above, its blood staining the rock face red.

After landing, the Chihu struggled to get up, letting out a deep roar. Its blood energy regrouped, and it actually climbed back up to the top of the mountain.

This time, as if in a final burst of energy before death, the Chihu did not return to the mountaintop, but instead rushed towards a giant rock at the foot of the mountain.

Once it reached the boulder, the Chihu's aura completely collapsed, letting out a mournful dragon's roar. The flowing blood could no longer be contained and gushed down like a spring.

Now, the Azure Flame Lion in the distance, ignoring its painful roars, slowly approached the Chi Tiger.

Then, it spat out a ball of emerald fire, which transformed into a roaring, galloping emerald fire lion in mid-air and crashed into the Chihu.

With a loud bang, the Chihu's body exploded, its flesh and blood shattering into pieces, and even its beast core let out a mournful cry as it crashed into the rock wall beside it.

The Azure Flame Lion unleashed another burst of crimson flame, striking the beast core.

As the dragon-tiger beast was sent flying, it let out a mournful cry and crashed into the mountainside.

Seeing this, the Azure Flame Lion was relieved. It pounced on a piece of Chi Tiger flesh and swallowed it whole.

With its fangs clenched, bits of flesh and blood flowed down from the gaps in its mouth. After eating a piece, it roared to the sky, its voice shaking the surrounding area, its momentum like a rainbow.

The distant roars of beasts were immediately silenced.

After finishing the first piece of Chihu meat, the Bihuo Suanni started eating the second piece, making muffled groaning sounds in its throat.

Roar!
As it was eating, suddenly, a spiritual light shone on the Azure Flame Lion's body. It roared again, its entire body enveloped in azure flames that burned continuously from the inside out.

However, a dark, spiritual light emanated from the five internal organs and attached itself to them.

hum!
At this moment, the dragon-tiger beast core that had been blasted into the rock lit up, bursting through the rubble and shooting out like a streak of light, directly piercing through the massive body of the Azure Flame Suanni.

A bloody hole exploded in his body, shattering his internal organs.

The Azure Flame Lion roared to the sky, its lantern-like eyes revealing its unwillingness. Its massive body swayed and crashed to the ground, blood flowing out like a gushing stream.

The chewed-up flesh and blood of the dragon tiger, which had not yet been swallowed, fell out with a whoosh and piled up around its mouth.

……

"Buzz!"

However, this is not over yet.

The dragon-tiger beast core that pierced through the Azure Flame Lion shone with a wisp of innate spiritual light. Within it, a dragon-tiger roared, circled the mountain once, let out a chirp, and then rushed into the distance.

A mountain pass in the distance.

Boom.

puff!
Earth, rocks, and old trees exploded, and blood splattered everywhere.

With a mournful cry, a beast resembling a crow, flapping its withered, featherless wings but unable to fly, staggered away on its two long, branch-like legs, fleeing into the distance in a sorry state.

The entire beast stood amidst the earth and rocks, looking no different from a withered tree. The key was that even its blood energy had been completely withdrawn, making it look just like a tree.

After scaring away the wild beast that resembled tree branches, the beast core began circling the giant mountain again.

On one occasion, it flew past just a hundred feet in front of where Shen Can was hiding.

They circled around and around, as if on patrol.

After flying past Shen Can three or four times, it suddenly whipped up a gust of wind and transformed into a streak of light, rushing towards Shen Can like lightning.

Clang!
It arrived with a whoosh from a distance of about a hundred feet, and by the time Shen Can sensed it, it was already right in front of him.

He immediately slapped down.

In an instant, streaks of spiritual light shone from the beast core. With a loud 'boom,' the energy released from the collision blew Shen Can out of his hiding place, and the beast core flew backward.

Now Shen Can understood that Chi Hu had known about his spying all along.

Perhaps out of fear of uniting against it, they have been pretending not to know.

"Human Race!"

After Shen Can was flipped over, a spiritual light shone on the shiny beast core.

The inner light of the dragon-tiger soul emanated innate energy, and the fusion of innate and acquired energy within a single wild beast appeared somewhat strange.

When the dragon tiger saw that Shen Can was human, its ferocity softened, and it instead showed surprise.

“I have offspring and am willing to enter into an equal contract with you.”

Before Shen Can could speak, the Chi Hu's spiritual energy fluctuations were transmitted.

In the wild beast tribe, its offspring are food, but it's different for humans.

Given the lineage of its offspring, it would surely bring immense joy to the human race.

"My offspring were conceived through my innate spiritual light."

Upon hearing this, Shen Can immediately felt a sense of awe and wonder. A being born from innate intuition—that was quite formidable.

In this sense, it makes sense that the Chihu with only its beast core left still has the ability to kill the Suanni and scare away fourth-tier wild beasts.

The innate spiritual light descended upon him, causing the Chihu to undergo a transformation.

"Besides the precious blood I obtained, I can give you this beast core and everything else on the ground."

Shen Can didn't respond. He flew out and gathered up the bones and blood on the ground, leaving no trace of the blood-stained soil, rocks, or vegetation.

After doing all this, he agreed.

As the boulder was moved, a cave was revealed.

Inside the deep passageway of the cave, the water shimmered with an innate spiritual light.

A small dragon-tiger, about a foot in size, lay on a lotus leaf, blowing bubbles from its nostrils, completely unaware of what was happening outside.

"Human race, although my offspring are born with innate qualities, due to the acquired aura within me, a tangled conflict arises between innate and acquired elements within their bodies."

I originally intended to try using the true fire within the precious blood to burn away all the acquired filth.

It seems I have no choice but to ask you to help it. If you can remove the filth from its body, it will surely grow stronger and benefit you, helping you reach the fifth, sixth, or even seventh rank.

(End of this chapter)