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

Chapter 279 I was given a chance, but you didn't use it! (A long chapter of 7,000 words)
Aoshan Bobu.

Five years have passed since he escaped from the Blazing Flame. During these five years, Lord Aoshan has had nightmares every now and then, and every time he opens his eyes, he thinks about whether the Blazing Flame will attack.

He considered contacting the Holy Envoy Clan, but unfortunately, they completely ignored him, flying over the Aoshanbo tribe every day like an unquenchable plague.

He tried several times to kill these annoying guys, but all his attempts, whether chasing them or using a powerful bow, ended in failure.

These guys, hovering thousands of feet above, stare intently at the Aoshanbo tribe every day; I don't know what's gotten into them.

The Aoshan clan's territory was also shrouded in a large array, shaped like a giant tortoise shell.

Compared to the great formation of the Blazing Flame Earl's tribe, the great formation of the Aoshan Earl's tribe covers an area of ​​only a hundred miles, and has only nine formation bases, which are like nine huge heavenly pillars, standing in the middle of the great formation and in the eight directions around it.

The central pillar of light rises directly from the ancestral temple, where the Grand Priest of Aoshan resides.

Inside the Aoshan Ancestral Temple, besides the shrines, an old tortoise that looks lifeless lies prostrate on the floor of the main hall.

Mysterious mountain and water shamanic characters on the tortoise shell, representing the fusion of earth, water, and metal elements, lit up, generating energy fluctuations that transformed into pillars of light.

Along the edge of the tortoise shell, there are interwoven dragon patterns, emanating a dragon aura.

This old tortoise is the foundation of the Aoshan clan, and it existed as early as the time of the Marquis of Yongshan.

At that time, a terrible flood occurred from west to east, and this old tortoise was swept away by the flood and obtained by the Aoshan Bo tribe.

Strangely, the old tortoise possesses a divine ability that can conjure formations.

After years of research, it was discovered that the miraculous features of the old tortoise were not innate, but rather added by someone later.

After years of research, generations of Aoshan High Priests could only come up with the method of blood sacrifice.

In the Great Wilderness, if you can't figure out how to use a treasure, just try the blood sacrifice method.

After trying it, it actually made a splash and became the sacred object guarding the Aoshan clan.

They have repeatedly helped Aoshan overcome crises.

However, this thing has not been used for thousands of years, and the Grand Priest activated it little by little according to the records of his ancestors.

Fortunately, the Blazing Flame Clan had contacted Bi Fang and Tian Zheng beforehand, instead of coming directly to Ao Shan, giving him time to prepare.

Lord Aoshan entered the ancestral temple, which had long been without any sacrificial rites.

They could not be received from outsiders at all. Even after the clan's deity passed away, they tried to receive the remnant souls, but unfortunately, all attempts ended in failure.

The temple gradually came to be known by the tribe as the Great Shaman.

"The High Priest is probably coming soon!"

Lord Aoshan looked somewhat grave, after all, he had personally been to Zhiyan and witnessed Shen Can's many methods.

Of course, it was precisely because he had witnessed the wonder of the Blazing Flame Array that he had a little bit of courage and wanted to use a fifth-order array to block the Blazing Flame's attack.

After all, your Blazing Flame Sect has its own formations, and so does my Aoshan Sect, which are even ancestral formations.

Besides, Shen Can hadn't even advanced to the fifth rank. He was able to injure the Great Priest of the Holy Envoy Clan by gathering the tribe's power with the help of the battle flag. He couldn't possibly bring over the entire Blazing Flame Tribe just to break through his Aoshan Formation.

The high priest did not respond to Lord Aoshan's words, but instead said, "I wonder how Awang and the others are doing."

"It was all planned out long ago. If we can stop the scorching flames' attack, they can come back."

Lord Aoshan spoke up. Although he had decided to stay and have a showdown with Zhiyan, he had also prepared a backup plan, sending a group of human people out in advance.

"If he, Blazing Flame, can withstand the siege with his witchcraft array, so can I, Aoshan!"

……

The old Xuan Turtle came from Tianzheng, attracting the attention of countless people along the way. Coupled with the news that had spread before, it also attracted many people who wanted to see what the old turtle looked like.

Previously, the Holy Envoy Clan had gathered warriors from various tribes in the Tianzheng Bo tribe. This was not a secret, especially since the various tribes' flying boats were heading north at that time.

The Holy Envoy Clan's Wind and Thunder Flying Boat was so conspicuous that it couldn't be hidden even if they wanted to.

Combined with the previous news about the volcano, it made the cause and effect of the matter clear.

The old black tortoise arrived at the Aoshan Bo tribe and saw the tortoise shell formation covering the Aoshan Bo tribe from afar.

"Play me!"

The old black tortoise looked up and glanced at it, somewhat displeased.

At the same time, the old tortoise's shell lit up, and a witch array instantly enveloped the entire tortoise city.

On the side of the Aoshan tribe, the Aoshan chieftain, along with the high priest and elders, floated into the air, looking somewhat nervously at the old black tortoise outside the tribe's territory.

Although he was confident that he could contend with the blazing flames, Lord Aoshan still felt somewhat uneasy when he saw the old black tortoise carrying the city on its back.

"Cheer up, everyone. Our Aoshan tradition has been passed down for so many years, and it's not made of clay."

"High Priest, the operation of the great formation depends on you. Be careful when using the supernatural power on the turtle."

……

"Give it one round first, and see how the witch formation goes."

On Turtle City, a volcano has opened its mouth.

Rumble!
The 1,808 witch cannons roared, streaking across the sky and crashing down on the Aoshan Formation, exploding into bursts of fire.

As the deafening roar resounded, the ripples of energy caused the magic array to shake.

At this moment, atop the metal tower above Turtle City, the clone stood with his hands behind his back, looking almost exactly like the original.

He even looked up at the sky, where several black dots were suspended in the air.

The High Priest of the Holy Envoy Clan hasn't made a move yet, and he feels that this old guy is probably planning to ambush him.

Is this the person?

The Holy Envoy warriors in the sky widened their eyes as they swiftly flew past.

"It's like the person the high priest wants us to find!"

"It's too far, we can't be sure."

"Go down and check!"

As they streaked across the sky, the few Holy Envoys exchanged a quick glance, but none of them dared to actually charge down.

If even the High Priest can't handle them, wouldn't they be courting death if they went down there?
"Let's wait and see. Once he makes a move, we'll know if he's the person the High Priest is looking for."

"Yes, yes, this cultivation is too powerful. Let's observe it more closely."

……

Seeing several members of the Holy Envoy race huddled together, yet none of them flew any lower, the clone was speechless. They were just too afraid of dying.

He truly wouldn't kill the messenger.

After waiting for quite a while, the Holy Envoys streaked across the sky again and again, but still showed no sign of descending.

Seeing this, the clone felt it really had to take action and 'act out' itself.

"Let's do a few more rounds and see just how strong this formation is!"

If the Aoshan tribe had used other methods to resist, it would have been quite a hassle, but they could have used a witchcraft formation, which would have been perfect.

As the booming sound exploded, runes formed by the fusion of three attributes continuously emerged on the great formation, eventually evolving into the shape of a tortoise shell to block the falling witch missiles.

The seemingly mystical script is actually based on the same fundamentals; it's just a matter of time before it can be deciphered.

The cannons bombarded the area for a quarter of an hour before stopping, but the entire Aoshan Formation remained unmoved.

After the witch array was attacked, the three types of witch runes that appeared were reflected in the clone's eyes.

Shen Can, far away in the territory of the Blazing Flame Clan, began his deductions.

……

"Chief, their attack power isn't that strong. It's probably just hearsay."

Within the Aoshan clan, the second elder spoke.

He didn't go to Zhiyan; all the news about Zhiyan came from within the clan.

Lord Aoshan stood on the high place and did not respond to the elder's words. He knew that his real enemy was Shen Can, and only he had the ability to break the Aoshan Formation.

Unfortunately, he dared not leave the formation, as he was too far away to tell whether Shen Can had come or not.

At that moment, Lord Aoshan also subconsciously looked up at the sky.

He harbored a sliver of hope that perhaps a fifth-tier member of the Holy Envoy Clan was hiding nearby, and if Shen Can broke the formation, the fifth-tier member of the Holy Envoy Clan might launch a sneak attack.

That way, the crisis of the Aoshan tribe can be resolved.

Half a day later.

The clone moved, soaring through the air towards the direction of the Aoshan Formation.

A fireball-like object appeared in his hand and quickly grew brighter and larger.

Patterns appeared on it, covered with witchcraft, releasing a terrifying aura.

In an instant, it gave people a sense of astonishing power.

Boom!

In an instant, the fireball shot towards the Aoshan Witch Formation.

"High Priest, quickly guard the great formation!"

The moment the fireball appeared, Lord Aoshan's heart pounded wildly, and he hurriedly shouted.

My heart was pounding. He's here. He's really here.

Are you truly not afraid of a fifth-tier great witch?
The fireball radiated an intensely fiery aura and carried a faint, mysterious spiritual energy, crashing down upon the Aoshan Formation like a fiery meteor.

At the moment of impact, the fireball exploded precisely between the gaps in the tortoise-shell-shaped runes.

The energy circulating here is somewhat stagnant, resulting in a slight deficiency in defensive capabilities.

boom!
A deafening roar erupted, and flames exploded above the witch formation, the energy instantly sweeping across an area of ​​several miles.

Large cracks suddenly appeared on the formation, spreading outwards like a spider web.

The commotion startled Lord Aoshan so much that he almost fell to the ground.

How could he be so strong!

In an instant, dragon patterns appeared on the Aoshan Formation, resembling fish scales and ripples, and emanated patches of earthy yellow light.

In an instant, the great formation was once again enveloped in yellow light, and the cracks were repaired as before.

Seeing this, the clone also breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it wasn't blown to pieces.

By finding a loophole in the grand formation, one can create the illusion of the main body forcefully attacking a fifth-order grand formation without even using their full strength.

"It's him! It's him! He actually managed to shake the fifth-order grand formation!"

“This is just as the High Priest said; this is the person the High Priest is looking for.”

"There can't possibly be two such powerful guys in this tribe."

"Do you think someone with fifth-tier combat power during the fourth-tier period is planted on the ground and grows by watering it?"

Several members of the Holy Envoy Clan gathered together high in the sky once again, unsure whether the person below was Shen Can.

Even if they look similar, a person's appearance can be faked.

Appearances can be faked, but strength cannot be faked.

The fifth-order grand formation of the Aoshan tribe is absolutely impossible for an ordinary peak fourth-order cultivator to shake.

The High Priest said that this person, at only the fourth rank, possesses combat strength no weaker than that of the fifth rank.

The large cracks that appeared in the shamanic formation of the Aoshan tribe before are the most compelling evidence.

"I believe this person is the one the High Priest is looking for!"

"Yes, it almost shattered a fifth-order formation with a single strike. That's terrifying combat power."

"Go and report to the High Priest immediately!"

……

Rumble!
The clones continued to attack the Aoshan Formation, sometimes only causing a burst of energy, and sometimes blasting a crack in the formation.

Although the formation was teetering on the brink of collapse, it was just a hair's breadth away from being blasted open each time.

Inside the Aoshan tribe, they were also doing their utmost to maintain the operation of the great formation.

……

The fastest flying creature, Yunyi, flew north from Aoshan without stopping, its wings almost leaving afterimages.

They traveled over mountains and valleys to reach the Giant Mountain Range and found the Great Shaman Priest.

"The Great Shaman Priest, people...people are on Mount Ao!"

When they found the High Priest, Yunyi collapsed inside the cave, looking completely drained of energy.

"really?"

The high priest, who had been waiting for his chance, suddenly felt his aura surge.

The Holy Envoy Clan's ability to observe mountains, rivers, and the land is an ancestral skill. Yunyi spat out several jade slips from his mouth.

The high priest's divine sense immediately entered the jade slip, and he saw the scene of the clone's attack recorded from several angles.

The clone's appearance was indeed the same as Shen Can's, and with a single strike, it blasted open large cracks in the Aoshan Formation.

"High Priest, this means this person is not currently in the clan's territory. We can make our move now!"

Yu Cheng also emerged from his beast form, revealing an excited expression.

However, the high priest looked frowning.

"High Priest, could this really be fake?!"

Seeing the high priest deep in thought, Yu Cheng also began to examine the scene imprinted on the jade slip.

"Yes, that's him. Look at his methods of breaking the formation, exploding it. Even if my physical body turned into blood mist, I would still recognize him."

"High Priest, what are you hesitating for!"

However, the high priest still asked with some relief, "When you came back, didn't he chase after you?"

"no!"

Yunyi shook his head.

Upon hearing this, the high priest fell into deep thought once again.

His original intention was to confirm whether Shen Can was actually in the formation, but now he wasn't sure.

If Shen Can was inside the formation, then who attacked Ao Shan?

But if it was Shen Can who attacked Aoshan, then he wouldn't be worried about the safety of the great formation!

Yu Cheng wanted to speak, but upon seeing the High Priest's appearance, he was suddenly startled.

The high priest was timid.

It seems that ever since being injured by Shen Can, the High Priest has been in turmoil and has become somewhat hesitant. In his opinion, he should have tried to take action when the old tortoise emerged from the Blazing Flame Clan; if he failed, he could have simply flown away.

Fifth rank? You're a fifth-rank Great Wizard!

"High Priest, hesitation will only lead to more trouble. Either attack the great formation, go to Mount Ao and kill this guy, or we should return to our clan's territory!"

Yu Cheng spoke up, "Break through the great formation, or head to Mount Ao? You're a fifth-order cultivator, you can fly!"

……

Aoshan Bobu.

The clones continuously attacked the great formation, each attack precisely striking the formation until it was on the verge of collapse.

Each time it was just a little bit short, making you feel like it would finally break through next time.

Furthermore, they would occasionally have the witch cannon assist in bombarding the enemy.

Boom!

As the clone raised his hand, another fireball fell from his palm, and flames soared into the sky, sweeping across an area of ​​several miles.

The attacks were powerful, each one striking a weakness in the formation, causing it to crackle and pop.

The fact that a fourth-tier clone could make a fifth-tier formation teeter on the brink of collapse is the best proof of its combat power.

At this moment, in the quicksand layer high in the sky.

A meteorite, hundreds of feet in size, floated in the air, its surface as smooth and shiny as if it had been forged in flames for countless years.

This was the surprise that the clone had prepared for the High Priest of the Holy Envoy Clan.

If it weren't for the grand shamanic ceremony, what would Mount Ao be compared to this meteorite?

Unfortunately, the High Priest hasn't shown up yet, neither attacking the Blazing Flame Array nor following up to attack the clone.

You say you won't hit them, but you don't even go home to take care of the kids, which is infuriating.

I wonder if this time we can bring it out.

In Shen Can's view, the current state of the High Priest is completely the opposite of the previous times when the Holy Envoy Clan regarded Blazing Flame as an ant and attacked Blazing Flame right away.

After much thought, the only reason was that he had very likely broken the morale of the High Priest of the Holy Envoy Clan.

A group of people who worshipped the alien race who had just advanced to the fourth or fifth rank completely lacked the courage and boldness to match their strength.

Therefore, he went from being arrogant and conceited to becoming a coward, but he was still unwilling to accept it and wanted to secretly mess with him.

In other words, it was the wings that saved them.

"Take a break, we'll play again tomorrow."

As night fell, he finished his work and waited for the High Priest of the Holy Envoy Clan to make his move.

He doesn't care where it is, whether it's in the clan's territory or here in Aoshan.

Inside the Aoshan Formation, everyone breathed a sigh of relief as they looked at the formation that had been stabilized again.

Another day has passed.

To guard against a sneak attack from the Grand Priest, the array on the old black tortoise had already been activated.

After resting for two days, the clone prepared to strike again.

Above them, the warriors of the Holy Envoy Clan flew at a height of ten thousand feet, hovering around the area, each one very dutiful.

Among the four holy envoys, there was a figure with a high priest prostrate on his back. His gaze looked down and saw the tortoise-shell-shaped Aoshan Formation.

They also saw the energy constantly exploding on the great formation, and their pair of blue pupils focused together, staring intently at the figure making the move on the great formation.

After much deliberation, the High Priest decided not to take action in the Blazing Flame Clan's territory, as he suspected there was a trap there.

What if Zhiyan is planning to use those ants to save his life?
"It's him!"

The high priest was extremely excited. He tremblingly took out the fifth-tier jade disc he always carried with him, the star and beast patterns engraved on it shimmering with light.

Today, he will use this fifth-tier magical artifact to eliminate a great enemy for the Holy Envoy Clan.

"Don't shake!"

Yunfu, who was carrying the High Priest, was stunned. He clearly felt the tremor coming from the High Priest.

The high priest realized that he was trembling; he wasn't afraid, but rather excited.

five years.

Do you know how he's spent these past five years?
The ants have defied the heavens!
And yet he still managed to encounter one; someone of that rank four shouldn't even exist in Yongyi!
"Blow him up."

The high priest was filled with excitement, and a voice kept emerging from his heart. He rubbed the jade disc, waiting for his opportunity.

"A little lower."

"Don't be afraid, the Ancestor is here to protect you."

Upon hearing the High Priest's words, the cloud-borne beast began to spread its wings and fly downwards, descending from a height of ten thousand feet to seven thousand feet, and then to five thousand feet.

As the altitude decreased, the high priest's blue-glowing pupils saw the scene on the ground more and more clearly.

He saw that every time 'Shen Can' struck, it caused the fifth-order formation of the Aoshan tribe to shake violently, and sometimes he could even see cracks on the Aoshan formation.

"it's him!"

"His strength has become stronger again!"

The Aoshan Formation cannot be faked; it is a genuine fifth-order witch formation.

The high priest gripped the jade disc tightly, his withered palm bulging with veins.

"Go down a little further down."

The high priest beckoned his people down, having long since forgotten the life or death of this particular person.

Even if I die, it's all worth it as long as I can kill Shen Can.

After five years of fermentation, Shen Can had become his inner demon.

Below, the clones continued to attack the Aoshan Formation.

As another attack landed from the clone's hand, it once again accurately struck the flaws in the Aoshan Formation, causing another crack to appear on the formation. Three types of tortoise shell patterns lit up, quickly forming a ripple of dragon patterns. The ripples spread out, brushing over the large cracks, and the Aoshan Formation was restored to its original state.

"I refuse to believe I can't blast you away!"

The clone was furious.

His aura began to surge.

……

"It's now!"

The high priest, who was lying on Yunfu's back, suddenly got up and poured violent power into Yunfu's back.

The sound of a spine breaking rang out instantly. Yun Fu felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and he screamed as he fell to the ground.

It had only fallen a dozen feet when it was enveloped by the raging wind and flung far away, shedding feathers as it flew, turning into a blood mist before even landing.

The high priest chanted rapid incantations, and gusts of wind from all directions gathered around him. The jade disc in his hand was enveloped by the wind and rushed towards the location of his clone.

Rumble!
Rumble!
"go to hell!"

The high priest's face was ferocious; he wouldn't rest in peace until he killed Shen Can.

The jade disc shot towards Shen Can like lightning, crashing down from thousands of feet in the air to the vicinity of the clone's head.

"burst!"

"Bang bang!"

The high priest roared hoarsely.

Boom!

A dazzling light shone on the jade disc, and the sun, moon, mountains, rivers, birds, and beasts on it seemed to step out of a painting and come to life in that instant.

But everything seemed like a dream, instantly twisting into a ball and transforming into a vast expanse of energy that reached the heavens and the earth.

"No!"

The people of the Aoshanbo tribe were greatly surprised.

Lord Aoshan reacted the fastest, shouting in terror.

A giant tortoise that had lived for thousands of years in the clan shrank back into its shell in fear.

The instant the jade disc manifested its divine power, a beam of starlight shot into the sky like lightning, faster than the Holy Envoy Clan could fly.

The next moment, a sun rose over the land of the Aoshanbo tribe, illuminating the mountains and rivers in all directions.

Golden light surged forth like a giant wave, engulfing the Aoshan Formation, and the bursting energy overturned the old Xuan Turtle.

The old tortoise had long since retreated into its shell, and along with Tortoise City, it was enveloped within the great formation, only to be overturned by the energy.

……

The blinding light nearly blew the high priest's glaucoma, and violent energy rose from the ground, instantly sending heatwaves soaring tens of thousands of feet high.

Even though he flew away into the distance beforehand, the sweeping energy still sent him flying.

He stared intently at the three-foot-long beam of blue light emanating from his eyes, wanting to see the effects of the jade disc's explosion.

As the high priest of the Holy Envoy Clan, this was the first time he had ever seen a fifth-tier magical artifact explode.

The scene was indeed spectacular.

Under this kind of energy, those damned human sacrifices must be scattered here and there.

At that moment, the pent-up frustration that had been weighing on his chest for five years seemed to vanish all at once.

Sure enough, a mental illness requires a fifth-tier magical artifact to cure.

Rumble!
However, the high priest, who had just felt his entire body flowing smoothly, suddenly felt a loud booming in his ears.

Looking up, he saw a torrent of fire falling from the sky, heading straight for him.

The high priest frowned, immediately realizing that this wasn't a shooting star; it was there to kill him.

A terrifying shockwave plummeted from the sky.

Before the sun had even set on Earth, another sun fell from the sky, crashing down from the heavens like lightning.

In an instant, two terrifying energies, one above and one below, collided in mid-air.

The high priest tried to escape, but the speed of the falling meteor was too great for even his divine sense to catch.

At first glance, it was still high in the sky; at second glance, it was right above my head.

Immediately, the high priest chanted incantations, and a mysterious energy emerged from his body, blazing with azure light, which quickly transformed into the phantom of a black bird behind him.

The black bird was a hundred feet long, incredibly divine, and seemed to be composed of countless shamanic characters.

Click!

The moment the Black Bird manifested, the High Priest was struck as if by lightning, and the falling stars crashed down on him at an unimaginable speed.

The azure bird then shattered, and countless magical runes vanished like bubbles.

boom!
In mid-air, a burst of energy erupted, like a boiling sea of ​​stars, making the stars appear to twinkle.

The high priest fell from the sky, his eyes wide open, blood gushing from his mouth.

"Holy...Holy Spirit!"

He didn't understand why the great Holy Spirit had stopped manifesting.

As it fell, the energy from the exploding jade discs that surged up from the ground also impacted the high priest.

“Holy Spirit, your mother…”

The high priest's eyes widened and lit up. He could no longer hold back and started cursing. However, at that moment, his physical body shattered into countless pieces.

The instant the energy swept over the shattered body, a wisp of blue light, carrying an eerie aura, swept up the remnant soul of the high priest and rushed eastward like lightning.

High in the sky, the clone, which was being tossed about by the energy, saw the blue light shining from the shattered Great Priest's body and transformed into a giant beast, smashing through the boundless energy and crashing into him.

Tweet!
A high-pitched cry rang out from the blue light, and the clone felt a sharp pain in his soul, causing him to crash into the blue light as well.

The stellar power surging within him collided with the azure light.

A blurry phantom of a black bird suddenly appeared, and the clone was immediately blasted away, crashing to the ground and coughing up blood.

After the attack, the Xuan Bird's aura, which had been flashing with spiritual light, plummeted by 90%, returning to a thinner wisp of blue light, and fled far away with its remnant soul.

"The Holy Spirit has manifested!"

The high priest who had previously cursed the Holy Spirit became excited again when he felt his remnant soul being carried away from this place of surging energy.

He will not fear anyone in Yongyi if the Holy Spirit manifests.

It's not too late, it's not too late at all, even if he's just a remnant soul now, it's still not too late.

If he didn't already have a physical body, he would definitely be weeping bitterly right now.

After thousands of years, the Holy Spirit has finally revealed himself.

Otherwise, how could he have been saved by the miraculous blue light when he was on the verge of death?

At this moment, the high priest wanted to laugh again.

When he makes a comeback, he will surely plunge Yongyi into a bloodbath.

Qingguang led the high priest for two hundred miles when suddenly a crackling sound was heard.

He saw the blue light flash by like lightning, and while he was still immersed in the grand shamanic ritual of the Holy Spirit's manifestation, he felt the mountain wind blowing and his smile froze on his face.

The Holy Spirit is gone!

He sensed his surroundings in disbelief.

The mysterious blue light disappeared; it vanished after being hit.

Is this what they call supernatural phenomena?

"Holy Spirit, your mother *******"

He panicked; he felt his soul dissipating.

Just then, a gray-feathered eagle flew by below, and he hurriedly crashed into it.

……

At this moment, after the deafening explosion in the Aoshan tribe's territory, wisps of light dissipated.

From within the cracks in the earth, the clone flew out, dragging its mangled body, its eyes filled with solemnity.

That damned Holy Spirit actually worked!

It wasn't as powerful as I imagined; it couldn't even kill him.

Looking around, the great formation of the Aoshan tribe was gone, and the tribe's territory had been reduced to ruins, as if everything had been wiped away by an invisible hand.

(End of this chapter)