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

Chapter 378 Turmoil!

Inside the vast underground cave, the spirit barrier shimmered like a dim star, its light reflecting off a Dragon Warrior who was over a hundred feet tall, turning into specks of light.

"Roar!"

The Longbo warrior sensed someone's presence and let out a deep roar, causing the chains binding him to rattle loudly.

Chains like dark pythons pierced through the shoulders of the Longbo warrior, while his limbs were pinned to the surrounding rock walls by other chains.

The spirit of the witchcraft flowed down the rock wall, along the chains, and entered the body of the Longbo clan warrior, constantly dispersing the blood energy gathered on his body.

"Brother, what do you think? This Dragon Clan warrior, who is almost at the late stage of the fifth rank, is an excellent fighter, whether as a guard or fighting for the clan."

Crocodile Fall didn't care about the anger of the Dragon Clan. All the servants who were captured and brought to the slave city were like this. They would get used to it.

Once bought by a buyer and controlled by the slave mark implanted in their body, their life and death will be in the master's hands. As long as they don't want to die, they will know what to do.

Shen Can sized up the Longbo Clan warrior. Although he was chained and bound by spirit seals, his injuries were not serious, and even his divine treasures were intact. Once he bought him, his combat power would not decrease.

Unfortunately, he had no money.

A single dose of fifth-tier beast king blood consumed most of the fifth-tier source stones he brought.

In a way, the Longbo tribe is an unfortunate race, even though their clan is actually very powerful.

As beings rumored to have the bloodline of Kuafu, even if the Kuafu tribe does not acknowledge that the Longbo tribe are their descendants.

This very rumor is enough to prove the power of the Longbo clan.

In the vast land of the Eastern Wilderness, in the distant era before the Mountain and Sea Calendar, the Longbo Clan was a powerful clan. Shen Can didn't know if they had a ninth-tier clan, but they definitely had an eighth-tier clan.

Currently, the Longbo Clan probably doesn't have any eighth-tier members anymore. They might have seventh-tier members, but it's uncertain whether they have any in the Southern Region of the Eastern Wilderness.

According to legend, the Longbo tribe suffered a great calamity before the Shan Hai calendar, and the tribe perished, with its members scattered to various parts of the Great Wilderness.

As a once powerful clan, the Longbo warriors possess formidable combat strength. Gradually, powerful races set their sights on the Longbo clan and began hunting them down to become their own war slaves.

Nowadays, sixth-tier Dragon Clan warriors are rare in the southern part of the Eastern Wilderness. Once a Dragon Clan settlement is discovered, the entire slave-hunting team will come to it.

Compared to the Longbo clan, the human race was a latecomer with weak power, and was oppressed and captured by other races.

However, the Longbo clan had fallen into decline.

Races with even a little strength will buy some Dragonborn warrior slaves to protect their tribe.

The powerful clans of the past have now become the war slaves of their own race. How glorious is that?

"Brother, what do you think? If you like what I have, I can mark you with the mark of slavery on the spot."

As a fifth-order deacon, Crocodile Fall is mainly responsible for receiving beings of the same rank.

The purpose is to obtain a slave mark; martial artists with low strength are unable to help guests use the methods of subduing slaves.

As for the slave mark, it's quite simple. The ancient city of Tu Shang had already made the slave mark into the shape of a witch's talisman, which only needs to be activated by infusing blood energy.

After turning his gaze away from the Longbo clan warriors, Shen Can immediately said, "Change the batch."

"Ah." Crocodile was taken aback.

Do you think this is just an ordinary slave?

However, Crocodile Fall reacted quickly, believing that whoever pays is the boss, and if he didn't like the Dragon Clan, he would choose another race.

Anyway, the Longbo clan has no trouble selling them. Six months later, they can be directly auctioned off, and there will be plenty of creatures vying to buy them.

Little did the crocodile know that Shen Can was penniless... no, he wasn't really there to buy slaves at all.

"Brother, look at this fifth-tier mountain lord, Biao."

In another cave, a ferocious tiger's blood-red eyes shone like lanterns.

His body was surrounded by an extremely intense aura of malevolence, and there were also many ghostly creatures swirling around him. When they saw Shen Can, the ghostly creatures showed their claws and bared their teeth, but dared not approach him.

"Change."

With just one glance, Shen Can realized that this beast king was no ordinary creature that could be tamed.

According to human standards, this Biao King has a rebellious streak on the back of his head, and whoever takes him might be devoured by him.

"Brother, look at this. It's a swan from the northernmost part of the Eastern Wilderness. It's incredibly fast and a master at traveling."

"Change."

"Brother, take a look at this. It's a fifth-tier bear race. This race is rare, and it's said that they have the bloodline of an ancient iron-eating beast."

……

"Brother, what you've done..."

After showing Shen Can seven fifth-tier creatures, Crocodile Fall's expression visibly turned cold as Shen Can kept shaking his head.

They weren't even brothers anymore; his dark golden pupils gleamed with a cold light.

But Shen Can spoke up, "Brother, thank you for your trouble, but I really didn't find anything suitable."

Before Crocodile could speak again, Shen Can continued, "But I really came here this time to purchase a suitable war beast, and I am willing to stay a few more days to wait."

"So, whenever you're free, brother, I'll treat you. We should still maintain our kinship, and I've brought some local specialties from our tribe."

Upon hearing Shen Can's words, the cold glint in Crocodile's eyes disappeared, replaced by a smile.

Having lived in Tu Shang Ancient City for so many years, although he was a fifth-rank cultivator, he was essentially a servant of the Holy Hou Clan.

Others envied him, but he also envied Shen Can, a free and unrestrained crocodile warrior.

Besides, after all these years of welcoming and seeing off guests, he wouldn't have been able to cultivate to the fifth level without making some money.

Under Shen Can's deliberate enticements, before evening even arrived, the two appeared arm in arm at a food court in the ancient city of Tu Shang.

While he didn't have enough Originium to buy a Tier 5 Beast King, Shen Can still had enough to treat someone to a final meal before his execution.

It must be said that the 'private room' service at Tu Shang Ancient City Food Court is truly exceptional.

It provides diners with an excellent environment to get things done.

After several rounds of drinks and several dishes, Shen Can started cooking with his hands.

First, he used his powerful divine sense to clearly see the slave mark on Crocodile Fall and then deduced and deciphered it.

For the slave tribes of the powerful clans, not all members of the slave tribe would bear the mark of slavery.

Those like Crocodile Fall, including the few fifth-tier individuals with slave marks who appeared in the Pu Clan's royal court, were chosen by the masters of the upper-level main clan.

Having a master naturally requires planting the mark of a slave to ensure the master's control.

This slave mark is a one-way constraint; it will not work if the servant is attacked, or if someone wants to use the servant to attack the master.

The death of a servant has no effect on the master whatsoever.

However, the master can immediately detect if an outsider touches the mark of a slave.

Therefore, to control Crocodile Fall as an avatar, one must inevitably circumvent the Slave Mark.

Crocodile sat opposite him, his eyes somewhat vacant, the wine cup still in his hand, and the servant mark between his brows gleaming with spiritual light.

At this moment, Shen Can was extremely tense. Even though he had deciphered the operating path of the slave mark, he only had one chance to control Crocodile Fall. Once he touched the slave mark and caused a disturbance, it would alert the master behind Crocodile Fall.

Fortunately, Shen Can had mastered the operation of the slave mark in advance. With a clear goal, he had conducted multiple deductions before taking action, and his success rate was at least 90%.

Over the years, Shen Can has had several clones, but this is the first time he has chosen a being enslaved by others as his clone.

In an instant, a huge wave surged within Shen Can's divine court, with various beast shadows and witch runes shining brightly. His entire mental will was highly concentrated as he fully activated the clone technique.

Crocodile held his wine cup, the slave mark between his brows rippling like the surface of a lake disturbed by a gentle breeze—ripples, yet calm and undisturbed.

……

The next day, before Crocodile had even left the food pavilion, Shen Can had already left the ancient city of Tu Shang.

They headed eastward towards a settlement of crocodile tribes in the ancient city of Tushang.

The identity of being a crocodile is no longer acceptable. Crocodiles are said to suffer bad karma; this is a profound truth, and we should humbly accept it.

When Shen Can changed to the Aojiao Clan skin, he hadn't used the Human Race Battle Body, which allowed him to take on the form of all beasts, much of the body's strength. But changing the skin was quite a breeze.

The Aojiao tribe is also a fifth-tier race, but it is not a race near the Tushang Ancient City. Shen Can also found it out from Crocodile Fall's memories.

After changing his appearance, Shen Can did not return to Tu Shang Ancient City, but instead headed east to find a place to hide.

After settling himself in, he immediately began his deduction.

The binding spells of the several fifth-tier creatures that Crocodile Fall saw were actually all the same.

The entire slave city is covered by layers upon layers of magical spiritual restrictions, and it's impossible to know how many layers they already cover. It would be difficult for Shen Can to break them, and there's no time to do so.

The Witchcraft Spirit Restriction, which can bind the Beast King alone, is much simpler.

Although I haven't seen any spirit restrictions at the sixth level yet, according to Crocodile Fall's memories, they are all the same kind of spirit restrictions.

Next, all Shen Can needs to do is let Crocodile Fall's clone enter the cave where the sixth-level prisoner is imprisoned and take a look, and he will be able to deduce the whole thing.

The slave city contains sixth-order slaves who are imprisoned.

The Skyfire Sparrow appeared in the heart of Tu Shang Ancient City because it came from the Flying Dragon Slave Hunting Team. Its high profile was naturally for making a fortune.

The hunting teams of Tu Shang Ancient City are relatively low-key in comparison. Although they do sometimes put the high-level creatures they hunt out for sale, they do not do so every time.

The sun was high in the sky when Crocodile stepped out of the food court, paying for his meal as he went.

As for the 17,000 fifth-tier source stones, along with some spiritual items and magical artifacts in the Crocodile Treasure Pouch, Shen Can put them all into his own pocket.

Anyway, we won't need it after the big things are done.

You still have to work in the big market to make a living.

Crocodile returned to the slave city. Although he was a servant, he was also a servant of a sixth-level expert and a steward in the slave city, holding a high position.

Tu Shang Ancient City established itself in the southern part of the Eastern Wilderness through trade, and it was normal for people to go out for meals and entertainment. No one suspected anything because Crocodile hadn't arrived for most of the day.

……

Deep within the caves behind the slave city, the spirit of the witchcraft surged, and Crocodile Fall carefully absorbed and sensed the spirit of the witchcraft along its path.

At the end of the cave was a gate shimmering with spiritual light; once inside, a dense aura of malevolence filled the air.

The entire barrier gate is also of the sixth rank, and only those of the sixth rank can open it.

But when no one was around, Crocodile quietly entered the barrier.

"You little brat, are you here to die?"

A cold voice rang out, and Crocodile felt as if a giant mountain was pressing down on him.

Even though this sixth-tier dragon beast king has been imprisoned for a long time, its powerful realm remains, originating from the bloodline of the dragon race, which also happens to suppress the crocodile race.

A beast king, hundreds of feet in size, with dragon horns and scales, and a body as large as a mountain, was bound by chains that shimmered with complex witchcraft and spiritual restrictions.

With each opening and closing of her eyes, which were like full moons, the entire cave was brightened. Intense malevolent energy surged like waves, causing the inscribed spirits on the surrounding rock walls to buzz.

Crocodile looked up at the chains that bound the Dragon King. They were more than ten times thicker than fifth-order chains, and the number of magical spirit restrictions they were operating was also hundreds of times greater.

"hold head high!"

When the dragon beast saw Crocodile staring at it, its massive body swayed, and immediately a torrent of malevolent energy surged onto Crocodile, squeezing his body against the rock wall behind him.

Ignoring the surge of blood energy coursing through his body, Crocodile continued, "If I rescue you from your cage, how about you help me kill a sixth-tier Holy Hou?"

Just as the dragon beast king was about to continue teasing Crocodile Fall, its eyes suddenly fixed on Crocodile Fall.

"Oh, another new trick?"

As one of the most prized possessions of the slave market, the Dragon Beast King had been auctioned several times, but it was returned each time for various reasons.

This is because the Dragon Beast King has a special talent that can counteract some of the slave marks, so the sixth-level True Abyss Clan expert who bought it last time couldn't kill it with the slave mark at all.

As for why they returned, instead of directly removing the slave mark and forming a good relationship, it was because the Zhenyuan Clan dared not.

Once the slave mark is completely removed, hehe, whether it's repaying a debt of gratitude or seeking revenge, the True Abyss Clan dares not try.

Who would want a war beast that its master cannot control?

It is said that the sixth-tier senior of the Zhenyuan Clan had to leave one eye open to keep watch even when he slept.

They spent a fortune to bring back an ancestor.

There was nothing we could do, so it was returned.

As a mid-stage sixth-tier dragon beast king, it cannot be subdued by mid-stage sixth-tier warriors of the same level, nor is it looked down upon by late-stage sixth-tier powerhouses.

Killing it would be too much of a loss; we can only bind it and hope that one day we can find a suitable buyer.

At this moment, the dragon beast king leaned forward and approached Crocodile Fall.

"Keep performing, I'm watching."

Crocodile Fall, supporting himself against the rock wall, quickly transmitted to the Dragon King the spiritual restriction technique that imprisoned it, as well as the weaknesses of the barriers along the way, through his divine sense.

Upon receiving the solution transmitted back by divine sense, the Dragon Beast King was stunned.

While the dragon king was still in a daze, the crocodile turned around and walked out of the barrier sealing the cave entrance.

After the crocodile left, the Dragon Beast King tried to activate the magic, and the chains binding him actually began to loosen slowly.

After Crocodile Fall left, it headed directly towards a core location in the Slave City's underground cavern.

To create a greater commotion, it is necessary to destroy as many layers of restrictions in this area as possible.

There's no chance of completely destroying it; how much can be destroyed depends on the commotion caused by the crocodile's fall exploding.

boom!
A deafening roar erupted from below the slave market.

A myriad of spiritual lights shot into the sky, causing cities and mountains to crumble and collapse, flames to soar into the heavens, and the surrounding area to begin to shake violently.

The crumbling city walls were overturned, and a massive figure emerged from the ground, exuding a terrifying aura. Its eyes were like blood moons, and its killing intent was earth-shattering.

(End of this chapter)