Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 140 Hunting the Great Demon
Time flies, and seasons change.

Since Yuan ignited the spark of civilization known as "the sharp weapon" on the banks of the river, several years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Today, the Lie tribe is no longer the weak and vulnerable force that once struggled to survive under the shadow of wild beasts.

The stone tool workshop in the tribe, which Yuan personally built, was already taking shape.

A clear, continuous tapping sound emanates from it day and night.

One after another, meticulously crafted and incredibly sharp stone axes, spears, and knives were continuously manufactured from the workshop and distributed to every adult member of the tribe.

The cold stone tools, though not as formidable as the fangs and claws that the demon race was born with.

Yet it also endowed this frail race with the first glimmer of courage to fight against this cruel world.

With sharp weapons, the human race's hunting ability was enhanced like never before.

In the past, it took several elite hunters working together and paying a heavy price to barely drive away the ferocious beast.

Now, a well-equipped squad can easily wipe them out of the tribe.

The source of food has become more stable and abundant.

As a result, casualties among the tribesmen also decreased significantly.

The entire human race was immersed in a joyful and prosperous atmosphere.

However, Yuan was not satisfied with this at all.

He stood on the highest watchtower of the tribe.

His gaze was deep as he looked out over the distant, perilous, and dense forest, and even further away, over the majestic Buzhou Mountain, which pierced the clouds.

He knew it.

If humanity wishes to truly establish itself on this vast and desolate land, where countless races coexist and the power to destroy the world is ever-present, the challenges it must face are far more than those ordinary ferocious beasts that rely solely on brute force.

Rather, they are the demons and monsters who have already awakened their intelligence, know how to absorb the essence of the sun and moon, and control the laws of heaven and earth!
He knew that since the first war between the Lich King and the Demon King, Dao Ancestor Hongjun had issued an edict ordering the two races to recuperate.

The witch clan rules the land, the demon clan rules the heavens.

However, on the southernmost slope of Mount Buzhou, there are still occasional rogue cultivators of the demon race who refuse to be governed by the Heavenly Court, or remnants of soldiers who have survived the great war, who occupy the mountain as kings and run rampant.

Such beings have long since transcended the realm of ordinary beasts.

Its supernatural abilities are far beyond the comprehension of the human race today.

Although the human race had the intention to emulate the witch tribe at the foot of Mount Buzhou and learn their methods of body refinement and hunting.

However, the Wu tribe was born sacred, being descendants of Pangu.

Its physical strength and the abundance of its vital energy are incomparable to the weak physical bodies of humans.

Although the Witch Clan harbored no hostility toward the Human Clan, they were inherently arrogant and disdained to form deep friendships with this weak race, let alone pass on their true fundamental teachings.

Through countless attempts to observe and imitate, the human race learned some rudimentary formations and techniques of cooperation.

But in the end, it captured the form but not the spirit.

When faced with truly powerful monsters, they still fight individually, a disorganized mess.

It often takes the sacrifice of several, or even dozens, of lives to barely repel them.

"The tools are sharp, but the laws are not yet established."

Yuan muttered to himself, and then immediately leaped off the observation platform.

From that tribe, he personally selected one hundred of the strongest and most vigorous young warriors.

These warriors were all the most elite hunters in the tribe.

They may possess immense strength, capable of tearing tigers and leopards apart.

Or perhaps they are agile and move through the mountains and forests as if on flat ground.

Their will had long been tempered into an unyielding rock through countless life-and-death battles.

Yuan summoned these hundred warriors to the central square of the tribe.

In front of thousands of people, they were given the finest batch of stone spears and axes made in the workshop.

"From this day forward, you are the first true hunting army of my human race!"

Although Yuan's voice was young, it contained an undeniable air of authority.

He did not rush to lead the group out hunting.

Instead, a year-long systematic education program began within the tribe.

He explained the battle formations, which he had already mentally rehearsed countless times, to everyone in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

He taught everyone what "encircling the enemy's stronghold and attacking their reinforcements" and "dividing and advancing to launch a combined attack" meant.

He ordered the strongest warriors, each wielding a stone axe, to stand at the front of the battle line, forming the strongest shield wall to directly block the onslaught of the beasts.

He then positioned agile warriors on either side, each wielding a stone spear, like venomous snakes ready to strike at any moment.

He further simplified the most essential "unity of qi and blood" method in the witch clan's battle formation in a way that humans could understand.

They were taught how, in battle, to connect the vital energy of everyone into a unified whole through specific breathing techniques and shouts, thereby unleashing a power far exceeding that of any individual.

He also taught everyone how to utilize the terrain.

Setting up an ambush at a mountain pass can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Setting traps deep in the forest can make it impossible for a powerful enemy to move an inch. Fighting with one's back to the river, though a perilous situation, can also inspire unparalleled courage to fight to the death.

Throughout that year, Yuan shared all his knowledge without reservation.

The hundred warriors were also eagerly learning all of this.

A year later, when those hundred warriors stood in the square once again.

His spirit and energy have undergone tremendous changes.

Although they were still the same hundred warriors, their breaths were connected as they stood, and they had become an unbreakable whole.

Those eyes were filled with unprecedented confidence and high fighting spirit!

Yuan knew it was time to test the results.

He personally led this fledgling hunting army away from the tribe's protection and deep into the perilous, dense forests.

This time, their targets were no longer ordinary wild beasts.

Instead, it was a terrifying demon that had been entrenched in this place for hundreds of years and was regarded as a nightmare by several surrounding tribes—the One-Horned Blood Rhinoceros!

This demon has thick skin and immense strength.

Its single horn can emit a foul, bloody light, which will kill any ordinary human who touches it.

In the past, even if several tribes united, they could only barely drive it away after paying a heavy price, but it would come back again within a few months.

Today, for the first time, humanity will bare its fangs!

Under Yu Yuan's personal command, the hunting team did not launch a reckless attack.

They spent three whole months digging a massive trap on the path that the one-horned blood rhinoceros was sure to take, and covered it with sharpened wooden stakes and stone spikes.

Then dozens of the most agile warriors took the initiative to appear and taunt them by throwing stone spears from a distance.

That one-horned blood rhinoceros is of low intelligence and violent by nature; how could it withstand such provocation?
It immediately let out a deafening roar, and with its four heavy hooves capable of crushing rocks, it charged madly toward the provocative human warrior!

"retreat!"

Yuan's voice was calm and composed.

The dozens of warriors moved at the command, their figures as swift as the wind, weaving and shifting through the rugged mountains and forests, always maintaining a delicate distance from the enraged beast, slowly leading it into the trap that had been laid beforehand.

"boom--!!!!!"

With a mournful cry filled with rage, the massive body, weighing tens of thousands of kilograms, fell into the deep trap without any doubt!

Sharp wooden stakes and stone spikes pierced its hard abdomen in an instant, and dark green demon blood instantly stained the bottom of the pit red!
"Roar--!"

However, the vitality of a demon beast is not so easily ended.
The excruciating pain not only failed to kill it, but instead completely unleashed its inherent ferocity!
A blood-red light emanated from the single horn on its head, and its demonic aura exploded forth!

They actually managed to forcefully break open the trap that was powerful enough to trap ordinary prehistoric beasts!

However, what awaited it was a tight net already formed by eighty elite warriors!
"Formation!"

Yuan's voice rang out once again at this moment!

At this moment, eighty warriors wielding stone axes and spears let out a deafening roar!

The vital energy within their bodies instantly connected into a single entity through their profound breathing and shouts!
A powerful surge of energy, far surpassing that of any one of them, erupted within the formation!

"kill!"

The one-horned blood rhinoceros, already severely injured but still ferocious and powerful, had just broken out of the trap when it crashed headfirst into the blood shield wall composed of dozens of warriors!

"clang--!"

A deafening roar, like the clash of metal, exploded!

That terrifying impact, enough to shatter mountains and rocks, was actually blocked by that seemingly fragile blood and qi shield!

And seize the moment when the fang froze.

Dozens of sharp stone spears, burning with the power of blood and qi, suddenly emerged like poisonous dragons from their caves, piercing the blood rhinoceros's abdomen, neck, eyes, and other vital points through the gaps in the blood and qi shield!

"Pfft——!"

Blood gushed out like a fountain!
The one-horned blood rhinoceros let out a final, mournful cry filled with resentment before its massive body crashed to the ground.

It completely extinguished any hope of survival.

The entire battlefield fell into a deathly silence.

All the warriors stared blankly at the monster's corpse that had fallen like a small mountain, their eyes filled with disbelief and shock.

Won……

They actually... completely slayed this terrifying monster that had plagued several tribes for hundreds of years!
Moreover, there were no casualties!
After a brief silence.

An indescribable joy exploded from the heart of every member of the tribe!

"Roar--!!!!"

They raised their weapons, stained with demon blood, and roared to the sky!

This roar wasn't just for celebrating victory.

This is the first time since the birth of humankind that a solemn declaration has been made in the manner of conquerors!

(End of this chapter)