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

Chapter 217 A Meteor Falls from the Sky
The fire was still churning in the sacred land when the volcano strode out with heavy steps, only to be surrounded by a group of wizards.

"Quickly, check the extent of Shencang's injuries."

"Check the condition of the animal markings."

……

From a high vantage point, Shen Can scanned the volcano's body with his divine sense, and then his expression relaxed.

Although there are cracks in the body's celestial meridians and divine treasures, these cracks are not large and do not have much impact on the physical body.

A group of wizards quickly inspected the volcano, compiled the data, and then dispersed.

As for the volcano, it has just broken through and still needs to consolidate its realm and sort out the newly opened divine treasure.

Shen Can also returned to the ancestral temple.

Yanling did not take out the Herbal Treasure Pills she had prepared, not because she was reluctant to give them to Huoshan, but because Huoshan's injuries did not require the use of these two pills.

The volcano absorbed a lot of fire energy during this breakthrough, including the wood energy that was subsequently activated.

After the wood and fire elements were mutually reinforcing, the power of the fire element blood energy doubled, assisting the volcano in its final strike to blast open the divine treasure.

The method he taught the volcano was to stabilize the physical body and unleash wave after wave of blood energy to attack it.

There's no need to forcefully and aggressively confront it; a gradual approach is sufficient, and you can even slowly work your way up the hidden treasure.

Like water dripping on stone, it uses gentleness to overcome strength.

Prolong the process of breaking through the divine treasure, treat the bottleneck as a dam, and slowly break it down.

The volcano did the same thing, but it wasn't too rigid and didn't actually use the method of water dripping through stone. Instead, it blasted open the divine treasure in just five attempts.

In this process, the fire elemental power of the individual is amplified by the wood, thus enhancing the power of their own blood and energy.

The breakthrough at the volcano proved that this method of breaking through the divine treasure is feasible.

During the volcanic eruption, a large portion of the fire energy he absorbed was wasted.

However, this is not a problem with the volcano, but a common problem in the cultivation of fourth-order divine treasures. The absorption efficiency of the volcano is already considered high.

According to the records of the Giant Tree Lord, during his breakthrough to the Divine Treasury, he actually absorbed less than 20% of the Giant Tree Spirit Essence, and the remaining 80% was wasted.

Of course, when Lord Giant Tree broke through, he didn't care about wasting spiritual energy. In his eyes, it was worth it to break through to the Divine Realm, even if it meant wasting several times the resources.

After about half a month, the volcano stabilized its realm and used some witchcraft medicine to repair the cracks in its body.

Afterwards, Volcano honestly went to the Martial Arts Department and told the wizards in charge of recording his breakthrough process in detail. He also had a face-to-face 'debate' with dozens of wizards from the Martial Arts Department.

A group of wizards chased after the volcano for most of the day before it finally emerged from the underground city of Wubu, rubbing its head.

“My mother is coming, but she will never come again.”

Outside the door, the volcano let out a long sigh of relief; this was even more unbearable than cultivating.

The dignified Divine Treasury had no dignity whatsoever, and the questions these juniors asked were so tricky that he himself didn't know how to answer some of them.

……

Huo Yun, carrying a summary of her experience in breaking through the divine treasure of the volcano, came to the ancestral temple to pay her respects to Shen Can.

"The Wild Beast Battle Body has condensed a powerful physical body, ensuring invincibility during breakthroughs."

The five elements generate each other, with wood generating fire, which enhances the power of blood and qi.

The gradual, wave-like impact process ensured that it did not cause excessive damage to the body.

Huo Yun's voice echoed in the ancestral temple, "Our martial arts department compared the Blood Dragon Hidden Treasure Method with the Blood Dragon Hidden Treasure Method."

Blood Dragon's power was too violent; it only pursued the power to blast open the divine treasure, and paid little attention to the safety of its own body.

The continuous impact method used by the Volcano Clan in their cultivation, which seems to separate energy, is actually more stable; we will temporarily call it the Wave-Piercing Method.

After discussion among many wizards in our martial arts department, we all felt that breaking through to the Divine Treasury was extremely difficult, and the real problem lay in the cultivation before reaching the Divine Treasury.

Before cultivating the Wild Beast Battle Body, a martial artist's physical body is unstable. It is precisely the secret method of the Wild Beast Battle Body that stabilizes the physical body, allowing one to remain invincible and withstand the bombardment of blood energy.

We wish to apply to secretly select a group of young clansmen within the clan for training in combat body techniques.

……

"Your military department believes the physical body is the key?"

"Yes, we also communicated with the clan's guardian beast, Dragon Horn, before."

It says that when refining a beast core, one needs to withstand the bombardment of the beast core's essence.

If the physical body is not strong enough, let alone refining the origin, one will be torn apart.

This is very similar to a martial artist using blood and qi to attack their divine treasure; if the physical body is not strong enough, it will not be able to withstand it and will crack.

The Wild Beast Battle Body technique taught by my master perfectly compensates for the fact that while humans imitate wild beasts in their cultivation, they haven't acquired the powerful physical bodies of wild beasts.

Shen Can had already noticed what Huo Yun was talking about.

Humans and wild beasts are not the same race, so it is normal for incompatibility to occur when imitating wild beasts in cultivation.

If he could think of this, then many human ancestors must have thought of it over the long years and made improvements to it.

Perhaps similar beast battle bodies have already appeared in other human-inhabited areas. After all, there are so many humans, and someone is bound to have some inspiration in a flash of insight.

Of course, it probably won't be called the Wild Beast Battle Body.

Shen Can agreed to select young people to cultivate the battle body. Huo Jun did not stay at the ancestral temple, and left after bowing.

The volcano's ascension signifies that the Blazing Flame Tribe now possesses a publicly acknowledgeable treasure of human divine artifacts.

Less than a month after the breakthrough in the volcano, the Golden Cloud Sword Fang Tiger also successfully broke through to the fourth rank.

Meanwhile, Long Xiong, far away in Daidi, also successfully advanced.

From then on, all six of the clan's guardian beasts became fourth-tier wild beasts.

A month later, Huo Yun came to the ancestral temple again to report to Shen Can.

The five members of the Fire Ape Battle Body clan in the valley, after cultivating the Lu Wu Technique, all became like volcanoes, turning into something that was neither Lu Wu nor Fire Ape.

Furthermore, the animal patterns on the spines of the five clansmen began to disappear slightly.

After practicing the Lu Wu Technique, the beast pattern became a fusion of Lu Wu and the Fire Ape, a feature shared by Huoshan and the other five members of their clan.

Shen Can personally examined the five clansmen. The missing beast patterns on the five clansmen's bodies accounted for as much as two percent of the entire beast pattern, and as little as less than one percent.

It is indeed less.

Why does this happen?

There is currently no explanation available.

into the night.

Shen Can sat cross-legged in the ancestral temple. His spine trembled slightly like a dragon, and a burst of intense heat surged from the marrow within his spine, beginning to wash over his body.

The scorching heat emanating from him was his human origin. The missing beast patterns were actually swallowed up by the origin and turned into nourishment.

While cultivating the Luwu Divine Form, he also considered no longer being confined to every kind of wild beast, as the forms of all beasts were merely nourishment to enhance his own strength.

Following this line of thought, the next step is to refine various beast forms and see how much change can be achieved.

……

the next day.

Huotang returned from outside the clan and learned about the volcano's ascension to the divine treasure. He came directly from the clan's territory to the river valley.

"Is the matter concerning the treasure ship settled?"

Huotang went out to deal with the attack on the treasure ship.

Huo Tang shook his head slightly and said, "It's all taken care of. The ones who made the move were a group of wandering knights, and they've all been wiped out, including some mutated ones."

The place occupied by this group of wandering knights is actually the ruins of a bo tribe, called Yuanyang Mountain. The mountain range is undulating and full of source energy, located on the banks of a branch of the Luo River.

This place, with its excellent terrain and environment, is a prime piece of territory for the tribes, yet it has been occupied by a group of wandering knights, and not a single member of the neighboring tribes dares to covet it.

Huo Tang sighed with emotion. Such a wonderful place, if the scorching heat were to approach, there would be no need for wandering knights anymore.

"The Fire Marrow Stones have all been retrieved, but they haven't had a chance to make a move yet."

"In addition, a large amount of resources were also included, including more than 60,000 Light Source Stones." Thinking of his gains, Huo Tang was extremely satisfied.

“Yuanyang Mountain is a good place. It can be used as a transit point. Should we send our clansmen to occupy it? Let them occupy it in the form of wild beasts. This way, we can keep our secret from others.”

"can."

Shen Can thought about it and then agreed.

“Brother Tang… I heard Brother Tang has arrived…”

Outside the ancestral temple, the sound of a volcano could be heard, reaching the temple, but the figure was still far away from the temple.

"Brother Tang."

Volcano strode into the ancestral temple, his face beaming with excitement, as if he wanted to show off in front of the volcano statue.

"presumptuous!"

But as soon as Huoshan stepped into the ancestral temple, a reprimanding voice rang in his ears.

"How can such an important place as the ancestral temple be treated so lightly!"

Upon hearing the reprimand, Volcano subconsciously suppressed his excitement and became obedient.

He glanced at Shen Can, who was tilting his head to the side, and then at Huo Tang, who had a solemn expression.

"The clan leader is here."

"Ah."

Huotang stood with his hands behind his back and snorted.

"that."

Volcano rubbed his two large, fan-like hands together, momentarily forgetting his earlier desire to show off.

Seeing that he had intimidated the volcano, Huotang felt smug. He went up to the volcano, pinched its arm, and then circled it twice.

"Not bad, not bad. I haven't let you down. It seems it's time to put my abdication on the agenda."

"Ah, Brother Huotang, there's no need to be in such a hurry."

"If I don't back down, someone is going to knock me down."

"No, I was just joking. Besides, how could I be the clan leader? I wouldn't. You know how stupid I am, Brother A-Tang. I'm easily fooled."

Upon hearing that Huotang was going to give up his position to him, Huoshan was somewhat at a loss, and his big face fell.

He really doesn't know how to be a clan leader!
He's fine at fighting, but asking him to handle clan affairs is putting Volcano in a difficult position.

"It's alright, you should take on the role of clan leader. I guarantee you'll have a fight to fight, and we'll take care of the clan's affairs."

As Huotang spoke, he saw the divine tablet on the altar and pointed at it, saying, "See the divine tablet? Just think of yourself as a divine tablet placed on the altar."

"Ah, divine position, Brother A-Tang, I've just advanced to the Divine Realm, I don't want to die yet."

Upon hearing this, Huotang pressed his hand to his heart, looking as if his heart was in great pain, and said through gritted teeth, "If there is another member of the clan, I will send you to the Giant Mountain Range to live as a savage."

"Ah Can, it seems that the cultivation of the younger generation is urgent. We need to select the third generation of clan leaders."

As he spoke, Huotang bowed towards the altar.

"Please don't be offended, ancestors. Ah Shan is just a little simple-minded."

For a time, the atmosphere inside the ancestral temple wasn't too awkward, since it had been decided from the beginning that Volcano, the next patriarch, was just a transitional figure.

As the face of the business, all you need to do is focus on honing your skills.

There are elders to manage clan affairs, temple peaches to guide the overall direction, and old clan heads.

"Since the clan leader has said that he will start the third generation of training, our clan's strength was limited before. Although we established the Witch Hall and the Martial Hall, we did not pay much attention to them."

In a while, gather all the young members of the clan for a bloody trial.

"Let's take this opportunity to change the training systems of the Witch Hall and the Martial Hall."

After a moment's hesitation, Huotang agreed.

"to make."

"I'll arrange the content of the trial," Shen Can nodded.

The reason for saying it would take some time is, of course, to prepare the trial content.

Shen Can still needs to carefully devise a plan for the trial, including taking into account factors such as the age limit for the participants.

“Alright, after we select the clan leader, we can settle down for a few more years and then prepare to be promoted to a chieftain.”

Huo Tang sighed and said, "Time really flies. In the blink of an eye, decades have passed. The time spent in the mountains feels like a dream."

When I was promoted to chieftain, I relinquished the position of clan leader to Ashan.

“Ah Shan, Lord Zhiyan.”

"So-so." Volcano rubbed his hands together. "Brother Tang, Ah Can, I'm determined to pass the position on to the next generation of heirs without any problems."

The volcano's words did not elicit any doubt from Shen Can and the other person.

"Um, Brother A-Tang, could you please call me Lord Zhiyan again?"

"Okay, come here."

Volcano took two steps back. "Forget it. You can't beat me, but I can't beat you either."

“I’m going to cultivate. How can the clan leader be weak? Otherwise, I’ll lose to others when we fight, and I’ll embarrass Zhiyan, Brother Atang, and Acan.”

"Fortunately, Ah Shan is straightforward and honest, which saved us some trouble."

Watching the volcano depart, Huotang spoke softly.

“Ah Can, I know that for Yongyi, a tribe is essentially starting to maintain its existing status once it reaches the Bo tribe.”

But I know you have big ambitions, and so do I. My Blazing Flame Division is far from being ready to maintain its legacy.

It's a pity my martial arts are limited; the path ahead will depend on you, Ah Shan, and our clansmen."

"Alright, I'm going back to the Stone Tower to handle clan affairs."

Huotang stepped out of the ancestral temple, and in a flash, he jumped onto the flying boat and headed out of the mountains.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the mountains.

into the night.

Sandy land.

Even at night, endless sandstorms still rise, making it impossible to open one's eyes.

Deep in the desert, surrounded by yellow sand, a colossal beast's clone is eating sand.

Boom!

Beneath the yellow sand lies a hollow space, with rolling gravel pouring down, revealing the giant beast emerging from the sand, gazing up at the sky.

At that moment, the dust particles inside the giant beast's body, like stars, suddenly transformed into a dazzling galaxy.

The desert under the night sky was still quite bright thanks to the moonlight.

But at this moment, high in the sky above the swirling yellow sand, a group of enormous creatures were passing by.

Its enormous body is connected to two enormous wings, which, with a gentle flap, create a hurricane-like storm in the sky.

Their connected bodies cast a huge shadow on the yellow sand.

These figures had bright, gleaming heads, red claws growing from their bellies, and tiny, shimmering stars held in their long mouths.

And so it travels from northwest to east and west.

As they flew, one of the enormous figures suddenly swayed, and the little star it was holding in its mouth fell to the ground.

Boom!

The star fell with lightning speed, burning like a dazzling fireball as it streaked across the sky.

P.S.: My tenosynovitis has flared up these past two days, and the more I apply heat, the worse it gets. Today, typing is both painful and numb, so I can only manage 8,000 words. I'll make up for the rest next time.

(End of this chapter)