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

Chapter 213 The Six Guardian War Beasts! (7,000-word chapter)

The enormous humanoid battle form, standing thirty-five feet tall, exuded an incredibly intense aura of blood.

The scorching heat caused a sweltering airflow to swirl within a radius of several hundred feet.

Shen Can stood there quietly, the animal patterns on his body constantly changing.

In that split second, he came to understand many things.

The essence of cultivating beast form is still cultivating human form.

While using wild beasts as a pretext to cultivate human methods, the essence must ultimately return to the human race.

The beast form should not be confined to the five beast forms. The true cultivator of the human form can manifest the forms of all beasts, and all changes do not deviate from the original principle.

This sect is people.

The fact that humans have now turned into beasts is because they have failed to stabilize this 'ancestral sect'.

At this moment, blood energy swirled around Shen Can, and his spine trembled like a dragon, radiating a blazing aura that suppressed the other bones on his body that shimmered with beast patterns.

Previously, he had not paid attention to the changes in his spine.

After all, the fact that animal patterns had evolved on every bone in his body had long been a habit.

This time, Shen Can noticed that the spine was different from the other bones. The spine was like a pillar supporting the entire body, and the animal patterns on it were more dazzling and numerous.

Like the trunk of an old tree, it is even thicker and stronger.

Shen Can had witnessed the transformation of the little dragonfish; within the spine of the little dragonfish lay the dragon marrow, which belonged to the dragon.

In other words, it's the dragon bloodline of the crayfish.

It is precisely because it has the bloodline of the dragon race that it is able to transform into a dragon.

At this moment, the liquid crystals within his spinal cord were as clear as nectar, radiating boundless vitality that continuously spread to every part of his body.

Apart from the spine, the other bones are relatively less viable, and the bone marrow is also less.

Based on this, Shen Can had a guess in his mind.

Wild beasts have their own bloodline, and humans should also have their own bloodline.

Just as dragon-type wild beasts can devour other wild beasts, no matter what kind of wild beast they devour, they are merely nourishment for transforming into dragon form.

In that case, the same applies to humans eating wild beasts. They eat dragons and phoenixes, digest them, and turn them into their own nourishment, rather than transforming themselves into dragons or phoenixes from the root.

This viewpoint can serve as evidence of his recent enlightenment.

Shen Can stood quietly among the rocks, and a day and a night passed just like that.

He caused quite a commotion, with many clansmen flocking to the scene and quickly forming a cordon around the area, preventing others from approaching within a hundred miles.

After one day and one night.

The battle form, nearly humanoid and thirty-five feet in size, transformed back into Shen Can's true form.

After changing into a new robe, Shen Can headed back towards the ancestral temple.

Upon returning to the ancestral temple, he immediately wrote down the key points that had flashed into his mind during his cultivation.

The fact that his battle form is in 70% human form has already provided preliminary evidence that the beast-like battle form can revert to human form.

Both are battle forms. In Shen Can's view, the transformation from beast form to human form is not just a change in form, but also a change in self-control.

Perhaps we can gain some insight into the issue of humans turning into beasts from this.

Subsequently, Shen Can transformed into his battle form, constantly changing from beast form to human form and back again.

In this process, the vertebral column extends from the skull to the coccyx, supporting the entire skeleton.

Inside the bones, the dark golden marrow is like nectar, and when it transforms into a battle body, it becomes even more intense and scorching, like an erupting volcano.

That night, Shen Can sat down cross-legged, calmed his own emotions, and began to deduce.

You restart the deduction of the Wild Beast Battle Body Secret Technique, using the 'human-centered' idea that flashed into your mind to proceed with the subsequent deductions.

You try to continue from the 70% human battle form state and completely transform the battle form into human form.

As time goes by, you gradually discover that the beast-like markings that grew inside your body are no longer compatible with your own flesh and blood.

After years of cultivation, your body has long since adapted to the state of some wild beasts.

You spared no expense in forcibly advancing the humanoid combat form.

It took more than three hundred years to push the human state from seventy percent to eighty percent, and the beast patterns branded on the bones in their bodies began to resist.

Within the vast vitality of the spinal cord, an obstacle also arose, as if the vitality was no longer sufficient to support the body's transformation.

You tried to use your blood energy to assist, but found that you still couldn't stop the beast pattern from resisting.

Gradually, your flesh begins to tear and your bones shift.

You forcefully push forward again, trying to shatter the resistance, but you feel resistance coming from within your own flesh and blood.

Over the years of cultivation, your flesh and blood have gradually developed a connection with your beast form.

At this moment, from bone to flesh, the beast patterns have long been integrated into one, and any movement of them will affect the whole body.

You failed; your flesh was torn apart, your bones shattered.

……

[You didn't believe it and repeated the reasoning process.]

[Over three thousand years, you failed dozens of times, each time resulting in your body being torn apart and your bones broken.]

……

The next day, Shen Can sent a message to the clan, asking Little Dragon Fish and Little Sparrow to come over.

Two days later, two more heads appeared outside the ancestral temple. The little dragonfish peered into the doorway at Shen Can.

"I'm here. Is it time to serve lunch again?"

Before the little dragonfish could say another word, it howled and was dragged out of the ancestral temple by its tail.

After the little dragonfish cried out twice, it found itself suddenly in an enormous palm.

Before it, a face larger than its body was staring at it.

"you you you……"

The little dragonfish swayed in Shen Can's palm, looking at the enormous face with some astonishment.

"Why have you turned into human form? This isn't right!"

Shen Can ignored the little dragonfish's babbling and picked up its tail, shaking it.

"Circulate your blood and qi, and let me examine your spinal column."

Seeing Shen Can's seriousness, the little dragon fish also restrained its aura and began to circulate its blood energy.

In an instant, Shen Can's consciousness entered the little dragonfish's body.

As the little dragonfish activated its blood energy, the bloodline power of the dragon species was also stirred up.

From the head to the neck and then to the spine, the marrow inside this series of bones contains dragon power.

In particular, the dragon's power is most intense in the three sections of the spine, and the golden marrow is as clear as amber.

Subtly and gradually, the dragon power was released and washed over the entire body of the little dragonfish, causing its bloodline to gradually revert to its ancestral form.

Besides these three bones containing dragon marrow fluid, the other bones of the little dragonfish also contain some dragon energy, though in very small quantities.

After inspecting the crayfish, Shen Can did not return to the ancestral temple. Instead, he led the crayfish over mountains and into a swamp in the mountains.

They caught all the aquatic beasts in the marshland and made comparisons with several dragon-like fish with dragon whiskers.

Compared to the crayfish, these dragon-type fish, although they have grown dragon whiskers, do not have dragon energy in their spines; they are just normal fish marrow fluid.

This shows that the transformation of these fish has stopped here, and there is no possibility of them evolving further.

Not all dragon-type fish lack dragon aura; some still retain some, but the amount is negligible and has little effect on their own transformation.

……

After taking the little dragonfish out for a run, Shen Can returned and checked on the condition of the Azure Phoenix and Little Sparrow.

The main bones inside the little Azure Phoenix's body also contain varying amounts of Azure Phoenix ancestral blood essence.

The dragon is the root of all wild beasts.

The root of the Azure Phoenix is ​​the Green Phoenix.

After entering the ancestral temple in the valley, Shen Can threw the little dragon fish and the little sparrow out, sat down cross-legged, and began to sort out his thoughts.

Wild beasts devour each other. If they can devour a wild beast of the same origin, they can convert the other's ancestral blood into their own.

But devouring one's own kind is only one situation; another situation is devouring different kinds of creatures.

The ancestral blood within the body of an alien species is refined into nourishment for the ancestral blood of one's own species.

The little dragonfish and the little sparrow had consumed his precious blood several times. His precious blood contained the aura of several wild beasts, each of which was different from the bloodline of the two little guys.

Over the years, the dragon power within the little arowana and the phoenix power within the little sparrow have become increasingly concentrated.

This undoubtedly demonstrates that the two little ones have refined the exotic blood into nourishment for their own bloodlines.

Wild beasts can transform the bloodlines of other species into nourishment for their own ancestral blood, so theoretically, humans can do the same.

That night, Shen Can began his deductions once again.

After your failure, you changed your approach. During your transformation into a battle body, you felt a scorching heat within your spine.

Take the ancestral blood in the spine of a small dragonfish or a small bird as an example. Assuming that after the body is refined into a battle body, there is also 'ancestral blood' in the spine, and the ancestral blood can devour all things as nourishment.

Three hundred years later, you have transformed into a creature that resembles a mythical beast, and your ancestral blood can no longer suppress the chaotic aura of wild beasts within you.

[You don't believe in evil and try to start over. This time, instead of devouring so many kinds of wild beasts, you choose a single type of aquatic wild beast, mainly dragon-type exotic beasts.]

Three hundred years later, you transformed into a bloated black fish, your spine bent into a fish skeleton.

……

You tried again and again, but you were still unable to suppress the invading beasts.

The hypothetical 'ancestral blood' is not the real ancestral blood; humans and the wilderness are ultimately different.

……

After the 'ancestral blood' hypothesis repeatedly failed, you started the deduction process again by taking 'will' as a condition.

Humans with weak willpower are often corrupted by beast-like traits, and the fact that members of the race who cultivate battle bodies have accumulated a great deal of data further supports this point.

You prepared to suppress the transformation of your battle body with your iron will, but a hundred years later, you failed.

You find that you are deficient in iron.

Unconvinced, you continued your deductions, this time persisting for 150 years, but still couldn't hold on; your flesh was torn apart, and you failed once again.

……

Five hundred years later, the third failure.

……

[Four thousand seven hundred years, the ninth failure]

……

Its daybreak.

"Hoohoo!"

Shen Can got up, stretched, and let out a long sigh of relief.

The repeated failures in his deductions did not discourage him.

This time, his battle form transformed into seven human forms, which brought him many insights.

They rely on ancestral blood; the human race doesn't have any ancestral blood.

Therefore, unlike the little dragonfish, it cannot continuously devour and assimilate other external forces based on its inherited dragon power.

It's difficult to persevere by willpower alone.

After all, the human race itself is not in a very good position, and it is not easy to subdue powerful wild beasts and use them for their own purposes.

Although Shen Can can suppress it now, the deduced situation has already told him that if this continues, trouble will arise.

Of course, now that this has been deduced, there are ways to change this situation.

Willpower can be tempered, strength can be improved, and as his beast form intensifies, his realm also rises.

A few days later, a new beast tribe appeared in the valley.

The Beast Department's role is to study the bloodline transformation of wild beasts, starting with small dragonfish and small blue phoenixes, and then capturing some ordinary second- and third-tier wild beasts as experimental subjects.

The main experiment was to compare the transformation of ordinary wild beasts after they devoured different precious bloodlines.

Take the crayfish for example; it has the strongest dragon bloodline within it, and its ancestral traits are also those of the dragon race.

But it's different in ordinary wild beasts, such as the Rift Mountain Kui, which is said to have a faint bloodline of the Kui Ox.

If given a drop of diluted Lu Wu Bao's blood, he could survive.

Is it activating the latent precious blood of the Kui Niu, or is the bloodline directly transformed from the root and replaced by the bloodline of Lu Wu?
After all, wild beasts are incredibly diverse, and their bloodlines are already in complete chaos. Which bloodline will revert to its ancestral form depends on luck.

This would not only help the clan raise wild beasts, but also provide some evidence for his subsequent wild beast battle body.

Although all the deductions failed, Shen Can still gained a deeper understanding of the battle body.

He called the bones from which the animal patterns were condensed "animal bones".

The bones formed from the beast-like battle bodies cultivated by the clansmen are all at the level of beast bones.

Because his beast form was close to human form, the beast markings could be derived from his blood and qi.

During this process of change, some of the bones marked with animal patterns were fused together.

According to his preconceived idea, the transformation into a human battle body ultimately depends on willpower or one's own strong fighting spirit.

Therefore, he named the next stage of transformation of the beast bones "Battle Bones," corresponding to the human race's battle body. ...

More than half a year later.

Deep in the Juyue Mountains.

Roar!
A deafening roar echoed through the mountains and forests.

But not long after, the roar turned into a mournful cry, and a blue-winged saber-toothed tiger was blasted away by a punch.

The massive tiger's body flew out horizontally, smashing through a large number of towering ancient trees before crashing into the mountainside.

Before the Azure-Winged Saber-Toothed Tiger could roar, a humanoid figure as large as a small mountain rapidly approached the mountain and punched it in.

With a "crack," the skull of the Azure-Winged Saber-Toothed Tiger, which had crashed into the mountain, exploded, and its massive body trembled several times within the cracked mountain.

With a "whoosh," Shen Can dragged the saber-toothed tiger's corpse out of the ruins and stuffed it into his magic bag.

Then, they quickly concealed the traces of the battle and disappeared into the mountains.

To be precise, this early-stage fourth-tier wild beast was rendered unable to take care of itself by a single punch from him.

After transforming into seven humanoid battle forms, Shen Can's combat power leaped to the late stage of the fourth tier.

As for just how powerful he is, no opponent has tested him.

There are suitable opponents in the Juyue Mountains, but Shen Can dares not go looking for them rashly.

The beast lords within the Giant Mountain range, though seemingly scattered among the mountains, are actually subordinate to each other.

It is said that there are three fifth-tier great wild beasts within the entire mountain range.

A Crimson Fire Luwu, a Snow Beast, and an Eight-Legged Fat Yi.

Among the three fifth-tier wild beasts, Lu Wu is actually the strongest in terms of bloodline, but the addition of the word "Crimson Fire" to Crimson Fire Lu Wu greatly reduces its combat power.

Red Fire Lu Wu's combat strength is similar to that of the Snow Beast, while Eight-Legged Fat Yi is the strongest and an incomparably powerful disaster beast.

Each time it appears, it causes severe drought and locust plagues in all directions.

The entire Giant Mountain Range is actually the territory of three fifth-tier wild beasts, although the three wild beasts have never paid attention to it.

However, the fifth-tier commander also had several late-stage and peak-stage fourth-tier wild beasts under his command, and they cared about the division of territory.

Including the Purple Cloud Sky Eagle and others he had previously picked up, Shen Can had already killed several fourth-tier wild beasts in the mountains.

Although he hadn't heard much noise in the mountains, he didn't want to provoke the old beasts too much.

If they were to emerge from the mountains and unleash a beast tide, the scorching heat would not be able to withstand it.

In addition, it wouldn't be good if the old fat man were disturbed and caused a drought.

The Azure-Winged Saber-Toothed Tiger he had just killed was a target he had carefully selected after running around the outer perimeter of the Giant Mountain Range for a long time.

After making the move, Shen Can fled.

The old tortoise told him about the situation in the Giant Mountain Range.

Although the old turtle had been submerged in the underground river for many years, it had lived a very long life.

Over the course of more than three thousand years, it has only appeared a few times, and the information it obtains is a secret to many martial artists.

It was because of the old tortoise's reminder that Shen Can carefully chose his target and did not tame the fourth-tier wild beast.

In the eyes of the Great Wilderness Beast, anything below the fourth rank is food, and only the fourth rank is worth a glance.

Once Shen Can had taken in the fourth-tier wild beasts, he could no longer leave them in their original place. If they were brought back to the clan's territory and the wild beasts discovered them one day, it might cause unnecessary trouble.

The old tortoise came along this time to oversee the underground river.

Previously, when Huotang met the old tortoise in the clan's territory, he addressed him as "senior" repeatedly, showing that he genuinely wanted to keep the old tortoise in the clan's territory.

……

When he returned to his clan's territory, he left behind several of the wild beasts he had subdued in Dai.

After traversing mountains and valleys, we entered the Sacred Ape Valley once again.

It turns out that in the jungle where the Holy Ape tribe lived, a group of monkeys who had ruled for many years were driven to a corner of the jungle and left to stay there obediently.

Being so honest, it's obvious they're afraid of being beaten up.

The Golden-Winged Saber-Toothed Tiger, the Dragon-Horned Wild Beast, the Three-Colored Deer, and the Dragon-Horned Wild Bear—four peak-level Tier 3 wild beasts—were already waiting for Shen Can here.

Upon seeing Shen Can and the old turtle, they all lowered their heads, looking very docile.

There was no way they could resist, as neither Shen Can's aura nor the old tortoise's aura could evoke any thought of resistance.

Besides the little jade-horned deer, it trotted along on its four little hooves and came close to Shen Can, nuzzling his arm with its head.

Normally, powerful wild beasts prefer to live alone unless they are from the same kind of wild beast.

The fact that these four guys were able to get together was because Shen Can suppressed them.

“Our clan has a Azure Phoenix. When I joined the tribe, the tribe held a grand ceremony and made a contract to place it in the ancestral temple.”

I, Zhiyan, feel the same way about you.

As Shen Can spoke, he took out four beast cores.

Of the four beast cores, two were newly acquired on the way here.

Upon seeing the beast core, the eyes of all four wild beasts lit up.

"I, Old Xiong, know whose food I eat and whose work I do."

The dragon-horned wild bear thumped its chest.

It's a bear that has traveled to distant lands.

At this moment, Shen Can raised his hand and his fingertips lit up, and one drop of pale golden blood flew out, hovering next to the four beast cores.

The blood bead exuded an incomparably mysterious aura. While its individual energy was inferior to that of a beast core, the Daoist essence it contained made the four wild beasts drool with desire.

Even the little jade deer stuck its feet up and started pawing at Shen Can's legs.

The old tortoise hovering to the side, its eyes bright, looked at Shen Can with some surprise.

How can these humans be even more savage than wild beasts?

The aura it emitted made even this over three-thousand-year-old tortoise feel a tremor in its blood.

Giving the four wild beasts their precious blood would naturally increase their chances of advancement.

Although the probability of a wild beast advancing to the fourth rank by refining a beast core is very high, it does not mean that there is no probability of failure.

His precious blood has been tested on crayfish and it works very well.

"The dragon bear broke through in this valley, guarded by the Xuan Turtle."

With a wave of his hand, Shen Can pushed a beast core and precious blood to the wild bear.

"After successfully advancing, the valley will become part of your territory."

"Old Bear understands."

The dragon bear swallowed the beast core and precious blood and stored them in its mouth; for it, it was like a windfall.

Despite its extraordinary bloodline, it still finds it difficult to advance to the fourth tier on its own, and it's not quite capable enough to seize the inner core of a fourth-tier wild beast.

Unexpectedly, after being beaten up, the passage to a fourth-tier lord-level wild beast was opened.

"The remaining three of you will come with me back to Yongyi to be promoted."

With Shen Can's arrangement, the main focus was naturally still on the Blazing Flame Tribe.

In Daidi, there are Xuan Turtle and Dragon Bear guarding the underground river and valley. At that time, some clansmen will be arranged to come over and teach martial arts cultivation to the young people of Daidi.

"By the way, you can't eat any of the apes here. I'm going to catch some to study later."

Having arranged for Long Xiong's breakthrough, Shen Can returned to the Blazing Flame Clan's territory with the Dragon Horned Beast, the Three-Colored Deer, and the Golden-Winged Sword-Toothed Tiger.

……

When Shen Can returned to his clan's territory, he received the news that Cang Luan had successfully advanced to the fourth-tier wild bird after refining the beast core.

Thus, the first fourth-tier war beast bred by the Blazing Flame Tribe itself was born.

After returning, Shen Can arranged places for the three wild beasts, one on each side of the Blazing River Valley, to refine their inner cores and break through.

As for the jade-horned deer, it remained outside the ancestral temple in the river valley.

A clever and exceptionally agile little wild beast quickly adapted to its new environment and got to know some of the young Azure Phoenixes still living there.

The entire ancestral temple area in the valley has become a paradise for wild beast cubs.

Inside the ancestral temple is a sleeping little dragon-tiger, and outside are a blue phoenix and a small spirit race.

For some reason, after the crayfish returned last time, it also came to the valley after the rain.

A dragonfish is no longer used to being in the water and is now perched on a tree branch like a phoenix or a sparrow.

The key is that the arowana now also raises baby animals, and every few days, the little jade deer becomes close to it.

……

Inside the ancestral temple.

Shen Can sat cross-legged and began his meditation.

Outside the ancestral temple, there is a row of wild beast skulls.

There are fish, birds, deer, rabbits, and small spirits.

It's a little rabbit carrying a magical artifact.

The little arowanas, somehow communicating, sat in a row outside the ancestral temple.

beg.

When Yan Ling arrived at the ancestral temple, he was not surprised to see this scene.

Uncle Longyu is someone who can eavesdrop on everything and shamelessly beg for food from his master.

After entering the ancestral temple, Yan Ling first bowed to the sacrificial vessels, and then placed the witch medicine in front of Shen Can.

“Master, in the past few months, there have been several instances of witchcraft medicines being placed outside the spirit plant forest.”

Yanling glanced at the rabbit outside the ancestral temple, then changed the subject, saying, "Grandmaster, look at that rabbit outside."

This rabbit loves the moonlight released by the little spirits and cherishes herbs. Its saliva can make broken witch medicines regrow.

Furthermore, he is very knowledgeable in pharmacology; the fineness and blending of the shamanic medicine he prepares are even better than those of the most meticulous shaman in our tribe.

Shen Can glanced at the little rabbit outside.

He had no time to pay attention to the newly appeared wild beast cubs.

Now that he heard Yan Ling say that, he became interested.

"I originally wanted to try the precious medicine to see if it could regenerate a severed limb, but I couldn't catch that little deer precious medicine."

"Master, if Little Rabbit's ability can also regenerate precious medicines, then our clan will not lack precious medicines."

Now, Shen Can became even more interested.

Among the Blazing Flame Clan, this is currently their only precious herb, and because of the Little Spirit Clan, they are reluctant to use it.

After all, once it's used up, it's gone. But if it can be produced continuously, that's a different story.

At this moment, Yan Ling pointed again to the witch medicine placed in front of Shen Can.

“Master, I suspect that these suddenly appearing witchcraft potions are here to redeem this little rabbit, and this little rabbit should have a clan.”

"What do you want?"

“My master said that my grandmaster’s divine sense is very strong, and I want to ask my grandmaster to catch these rabbits.”

“I had other tribesmen try it, and before anyone could even lift a finger, they had already vanished.”

"Perhaps because this rabbit was captured, none of its members dare to enter the Spirit Plant Forest anymore."

Since his only grand-disciple had spoken, Shen Can naturally had no reason to refuse.

Besides, such a group of rabbits is of great use to Zhiyan. He never expected that subduing a group of innate little spirits would also attract such a group of rabbits.

"Alright, I'll intervene when the rabbit comes to deliver the witch medicine again."

"That's great. Once we find this group of rabbits, I'll try experimenting with the precious medicine. If we can obtain the precious medicine continuously, we won't lack it when the uncles in our clan break through to the next level."

Over the years, the little girl has grown into a graceful and poised young woman with strong practical skills and efficient work ethic.

"The clan will increase its training efforts in the Martial Hall and the Witch Hall. Do you still want to go back for further studies?"

Yan Ling thought for a moment and solemnly replied, "Master, I feel that I don't need to enter the Witch Hall anymore. I can just follow my master to learn. If there is anything I'm missing, I'll go to the Library Cave. If that doesn't work, I'll come and ask you, Master."

Shen Can didn't insist. Yan Ling's talent was becoming stronger and stronger, so he could give her the position of senior sister in the Witch Temple and set an example for her.

"How can we do without rabbits and a single precious herb?"

After Yanling left, Shen Can thought for a moment and sent his clone back to the clan's territory to find Huotang.

It's one thing to not be able to find Originium veins, but to not find precious medicines either is truly disheartening.

A few days later, the clone sat on the newly advanced Azure Phoenix and headed south across the Ji region.

There is a market in Yu, and a large barter fair is held every year.

Having already advanced to the fourth rank, Shen Can was still unable to find source stones and precious medicines, which made him very unhappy.

We can only try to come up with a solution together.

He does have some Originium, but not much.

I expect to pay with my fists and feet.

P.S.: I'll combine the two chapters into one big chapter tonight.

(End of this chapter)