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

Chapter 236 Occupying the Cave Heaven, the Remains of a Giant Beast!

Breaking through the heavens and earth.

hum!
A mysterious light shone at the entrance to the cave, and a loud roar rang out as the dragon bear charged in.

"No one is stationed here?"

As its blood surged, the dragon bear grew to a size of several tens of feet, preparing to unleash its human shield technique.

A pair of lantern-like eyes looked around.

It was a desolate place, with no earthworms to be seen.

"Old Xiong, charge! Don't block the doorway."

The dragon-horned beast followed, nudging the dragon bear's large rear end with its head, sending the bear to the side.

"You damn crawler, are you crazy?"

Long Xiong quickly moved to the side.

Then, more and more wild beasts poured in from the entrance.

hoo hoo hoo!
Ang ang ang!
The roars of beasts and the cries of birds filled the air.

As soon as the birds entered, they flapped their wings rapidly and began to explore this grotto-heaven world.

After the remaining wild beasts were driven in, they quickly gathered together.

A group of wild beasts, without any need for formation, transformed into a torrent and rushed towards the cave.

"The old reptile shrinks down and will launch a sneak attack soon."

As the wild beast moved forward, the dragon bear's blood energy surged, instantly transforming it into a size of three zhang (approximately 10 meters), looking rather endearing.

"mean."

The dragon-horned beast snorted coldly, then shrunk to a size similar to a lizard.

Golden Sword Tiger sneered at the two mentally challenged members of its kind, then with a flicker, it merged directly into the tribesmen who had transformed into golden-winged tigers.

Upon seeing this, Long Xiong also mingled among the clansmen who had transformed into bear-shaped battle forms.

"Where am I going?"

Longjiao looked at himself and realized that he didn't seem to fit in with his clan.

"Go to the group of little wild beasts," the old black tortoise said.

The dragon horn didn't even dare to bare its teeth at the old black tortoise's words, and obediently blended into the ordinary wild beasts.

……

The cave was filled with a vast and ancient atmosphere, with ancient forests everywhere and jagged rocks scattered all over the place.

Lush green trees and grayish-white stones are interspersed.

Here, these grayish-white stones are covered with fine cracks, rising and falling like hills and mountains, but no grass or trees grow, not even vines.

Only in the valleys where the hills connect, there are lush and verdant plants.

In the mountains and fields, surging primal energy surged, and the undulating hills resembled ancient wild beasts, lying prostrate on the earth.

Some resemble dragons, others birds, giving one a sense of ambiguity.

Below the gray hills, wooden buildings hang from the trees, where earthworms rest. From there, one can see the busy earthworms working in the fields below.

As a race that once lived in caves, they began to live in houses after enslaving humans.

Furthermore, they learned to pave the floor with gorgeous brocade and became more particular about their food.

The slaves painstakingly carved out the gray-white hills, the hard stones causing their bodies to tremble with each impact when they dropped their iron tools.

In the distance, there was a bronze cauldron more than ten feet in size, with flames burning fiercely beneath it.

Slaves who were injured and unable to use their hands would be thrown directly into a bronze cauldron and burned clean.

"Where did this bird come from?!"

Suddenly, a worm looked up at the black dot high in the sky and became alert.

"And there are roars of beasts! What's going on?!"

When these overseers saw birds and heard the roars of beasts, they felt their wooden houses begin to tremble.

"The earth shook?"

"Idiot, this is a beast tide!"

"You're the idiot! This is a giant beast cave! Don't even mention wild beasts, there aren't even insects here..."

Some earthworms were cursing, and those living on high ground soon saw the direction of the cave entrance, where swarms of wild beasts rolled in from the rolling hills.

A strong, pungent stench permeated the air, and the hordes of wild beasts gathered together surged like giant waves, one after another.

"A beast tide!"

"There's a beast tide! Stop digging, quickly defend against the beast tide!"

"Quickly, go and invite the Ancestor!"

Although the ant slaves digging in the valley could not see the approaching wild beasts, the increasingly violent earthquakes made it impossible for them to continue digging.

One by one, the earthworms jumped down from the trees and began to drive their slaves to defend against the oncoming tide of beasts.

However, the work done by these slaves was extremely arduous, and they had long since exhausted their strength, so how could they withstand the surging tide of beasts?

Some lowly slaves fall before they even encounter any wild beasts.

Soon, the mole slaves in this area were overwhelmed, and some of the mole ants were also submerged in the beast tide. The remaining mole ants began to run deeper into the cave.

Within the cave, there are several places to mine petrified marrow crystals, and this outermost excavation site is the smallest of them.

Only about 10,000 ant slaves, plus more than 300 earthworms, were watching.

After the beast tide passed, it ignored the scattered ants and continued to sweep into the depths of the cave.

Soon, they trampled down the second and third excavation sites. Only then did the earthworms in the cave react and gather together.

A creature with blue markings on its two horns emerged from the depths of the cave, facing the beast tide, ready to hunt down the leading wild beast.

Without a highly intelligent wild beast leading the way, ordinary wild beasts could not possibly gather together and form a beast tide.

Once the leader beast is killed, the remaining ordinary beasts will pose little threat.

As for why the wild beasts were able to enter the cave, we'll discuss that after dealing with those beasts.

In the hilly and wild fields, some ant slaves knelt down immediately upon seeing this earthworm.

"Greetings, Holy Earl Gaoyang!"

Upon hearing the respectful address from the scum below, a hint of arrogance flashed in the eyes of the Gaoyang Saint Earl, who was actually this earthworm.

If it didn't look like a sheep, it would look exactly like a human.

"Gaoyang Shengbo" was the respectful title given to it by the slaves.

There was no way around it; when I was promoted to the fourth rank, these sycophants were too good at handling things, using one flattering tactic after another.

Gaoyang means the sun high in the sky.

It represents that it is like the sun in the sky, shining its light on these filthy slaves.

Listen to how capable these ants are.

If it doesn't accept this title, these ants feel as if they are living in darkness.

As Gao Yang walked along, he could see the approaching beast tide from afar.

At first glance, they were all ordinary wild beasts, at most first or second tier, and even some low-level wild beasts.

Its eyes swept around, trying to find the leader of the wild beasts.

But as my gaze swept over it, it froze.

There were at least twenty old apes, their bodies shrouded in intense blood energy... at the peak of the third rank.

There were dozens of golden-winged tigers flapping their wings, all at the peak of the third tier.

Dozens of azure-winged phoenixes hovered in the air, chirping incoherently; they were still at the peak of the third tier.

Those bellowing creatures... were at the peak of the third tier. Among them were two even more powerful fire apes and an old ox, whose auras were somewhat beyond the third tier.

Looking around, there were at least a hundred peak-level Tier 3 wild beasts.

What the hell is going on?!

It came to kill the leader of the wild beasts.

It's impossible for all of these hundred-plus peak third-tier individuals to be leaders.

In an instant, Gao Yang Tu Lou realized that all the peak third-tier cultivators had been gathered together, and the leader was at least a fourth-tier cultivator.

But this is the Potian Mountain Range, not the Juyue Mountain Range.

The spiritual energy outside the cave had long since dissipated. It would be difficult to even raise a single peak third-tier wild beast, let alone so many!
boom!
From within the horde of beasts, a beam of black light shot out like a cannonball, hurtling towards the Gaoyang Earthworm.

It was Long Xiong who made the move.

He started with a powerful strike from Long Xiong.

Enveloped in scorching heat, it curled up into a black ball, took flight from the ground, and collided head-on with the Gaoyang Earthworm.

Boom!

Gao Yang hastily lifted his foot, and a dark yellow light emanated from his hoof.

With a cracking sound, a burst of earthy yellow light shot out from the hoof, the raised leg broke, and the entire body then made intimate contact with the dragon bear.

In an instant, Gao Yangtu felt that this was inappropriate, after all, they had just met and were not of the same kind.

It then flew backward, its broken leg bone piercing through the flesh, blood flowing freely.

Clang!

Before the Gaoyang Tulou could land, a crimson-gold sword aura flashed through the air, its sharpness striking the creature like lightning.

puff!
Before it even hit the ground, a crack appeared on its back. The Gaoyang Earthworm screamed in agony and quickly flew backward.

"Yuefu, save me!"

The Gaoyang earthworm fled wildly, its body wreathed in bloody mist. Though it limped, it still ran quite smoothly with each step.

On the open ground among the hills at the foot of the mountain, a group of ant slaves watched the Gaoyang ant run back from the endless hills and mountains, and habitually knelt down on the ground again.

"The Holy Earl of Gaoyang is mighty!"

Rumble!
The Fire Bear attacked again, tumbling through the air and crashing into the Gaoyang Earthworm once more.

At the same time, the crimson-gold sword light slashed down.

The Gaoyang earthworm retaliated, but was still knocked high into the air before plummeting downwards.

hold head high!
A dragon roar sounded.

The dragon-horned beast, hidden among the ordinary wild beasts, rushed forward in a flash, arriving beneath the falling Gaoyang earthworm before the dragon bear could strike again.

With a whoosh, the little lizard transformed into a great wild dragon.

Boom!

With a flick of its tail, the massive, mountain-like dragon's tail, its black scales gleaming with a cold light, lashed out at the Gaoyang Earthworm.

With a deafening roar, the Gaoyang Earthworm exploded, its shattered body scattering across the ground.

On the ground, feeling the blood emanating from the ground, the kneeling slave looked astonished and at a loss.

"Emperor Gaoyang...is dead!"

In an instant, sheep heads, sheep feet, sheep hooves, sheep stomachs... were scattered all around.

The dragon-horned beast opened its huge mouth and sucked in the blood and bits of flesh remaining on its tail.

"Old Xiong, thanks a lot. Your sneak attack trick really works."

……

"You killed Gao Yang, aren't you afraid of the wrath of my Holy Clan?!"

His voice trembled slightly, his tone fierce but his voice weak, yet he still spoke, "This is my Dongze Holy Clan..."

"Kill it!"

The three guardian beasts—Dragon Horn, Golden Sword, and Fire Bear—exchanged glances before charging at the earthworm that had spoken.

This earthworm is none other than Fu Yue, whom Gao Yang just called out.

Without exception, Fuyue was also a title given to him by the slaves.

In the art of flattering ants, these slaves are quite adept.

A group of people digging in the soil were all called the Holy Race, and even the Earthworms accepted it.

Rumble!
The three wild beasts showed no regard for animal morality. The dragon bear and the dragon horn charged at close range, while the golden sword flapped its wings and, seizing the opportunity, unleashed a crimson-gold sword beam.

The old black tortoise had no intention of making a move; it had only come as a precaution.

Three wild beasts besieged a fourth-tier earthworm. Tian Dan and Huo Ning began to lead their people to urge the wild beasts to wipe out the earthworms in the cave.

With two hundred members of the clan possessing the combat power of the ninth level of the Heavenly Vein Realm, plus so many wild beasts charging in, even though the Earth Louse drove its slaves to hold them off, they still collapsed at the first touch.

……

The black tortoise landed on the gray-white hills. From the moment it entered, it saw that the gray-white hills in this cave were completely barren of vegetation.

In the vast wilderness, there are many places where nothing grows, and this situation is not uncommon.

However, these undulating white hills made it feel somewhat uneasy.

Then, the old black tortoise rose into the air and continued to ascend to the highest point of the cave.

Looking down from above, the undulating hills, though somewhat discontinuous, resembled the skeleton of a fallen beast.

Looking out, the entire region of white bone hills stretches for more than three thousand miles.

If it really is a wild beast that died here and its bones turned to stone, then that wild beast must have been quite large.

At this moment, the old black tortoise began to doubt whether he had guessed wrong.

Having lived for so many years, it had never seen such a huge wild beast, nor had it ever heard of any related legends.

Is this still a wild beast? It's practically a moving landmass.

Unconvinced, it landed back on the hill and slammed down with its tortoise claws.

The grayish-white hills were easily broken, their interiors hollow and riddled with holes, long since crumbled into powder.

In some places, however, the stone was incredibly solid. When it was broken open, the inside was grayish-white with fine, vein-like markings.

Upon closer inspection, it looks more like petrified bones.

The old black tortoise returned to the place where the ants had dug and slammed down with its claw.

With a 'crack', a crack appeared in the grayish-white stone, and a faint but powerful pressure emanated from the crack.

Boom! Boom!
Then it pounded a few more times, and the cracks gradually widened, causing part of the hill to collapse.

hum!
An even stronger pressure surged forth, and thicker veins appeared within the shattered hills.

These veins are intermittent, and some of them contain several golden-red crystals embedded in the stone.

The golden-red crystal wasn't large, but it made the old black tortoise feel a sudden tremor in its bloodline origin.

"What is this? I feel like eating it."

Long Xiong, carrying the head of the earthworm he had just killed, approached the old black tortoise.

"It's too small. I wish there were more."

As he spoke, the dragon bear threw away the earthworm in its paw and slapped its large hand towards the hill.

With a deafening roar, large shards of broken stone flew everywhere, but inside the cracked stones were only scattered golden-blood-colored crystals, the largest of which were no bigger than an infant's fist.

"Don't eat this. Have Jin Jian take it back to the temple. The temple will understand its purpose as soon as they see the crystal."

Xuan Gui looked at the fist-sized crystal and said, "Also, take my letter back with you. This cave is a bit strange. Ask the temple what instructions they have."

(End of this chapter)