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This tribe should have more than 30,000 people, and there are quite a few people with supernatural abilities.

They used their supernatural powers to manipulate trees and rocks to build houses, making the tribe look like a small town.

They also used fire-based supernatural powers to extract metals from ores and forge weapons, making their hunting efficiency far superior to that of ordinary barbarian tribes.

Moreover, they no longer rely solely on hunting for a living; numerous fruit trees can be seen near the tribe, clearly planted by them.

Although the people of each tribe still did not have clothing made with textile technology, they all wore well-tailored animal skins. The animal skin clothing also showed obvious aesthetic development in terms of design. For example, the leather apron and short leather skirt worn by Tuosheying were quite nice.

Amelie and Ji Xinyu observed secretly and discovered that the woman in red had clearly calculated the timing in advance by choosing to have them handle this matter at this time.

At this moment, the tribe was holding an election for some important position, which appeared to be either the tribal chief or the captain of the hunting team. In any case, it was attracting a lot of attention from the tribe members, and almost the entire tribe was gathered around the open space to watch.

Tuosheying is one of the candidates, and she seems to be very popular. Many young people from the tribe are cheering and supporting her enthusiastically. She is also the only female candidate.

The other dozen or so candidates were all tall and strong tribal men, each wielding a spear-like weapon, and most of them possessed spiritual energy fluctuations, indicating they were supernatural beings.

The selection process for these individuals is quite simple: they compete against each other, with the winners advancing and the losers being eliminated.

The battle was extremely fierce, with all the contestants fighting to the death. Almost every loser ended up covered in blood and wounds, some stabbed by weapons and others struck by supernatural powers.

But these people don't need to worry about their lives being in real danger, because there are also witch doctors in the tribe.

Each of the witch doctors possesses healing abilities and can use herbs to assist in healing. Although their healing abilities certainly cannot compare to the Flame of Life and holy magic, they can still stop bleeding, save lives, and accelerate recovery for the injured.

After watching several matches between tribal men that were mostly uninteresting except for violence, it was finally Toshe Sakura's turn to appear.

The tribal men who fought against her were not happy or careless because Tuosheying was a woman. On the contrary, they showed an extremely cautious expression and even had a feeling of 'I'm so unlucky'.

As expected, even though the barbarian tribesmen possessed innate supernatural abilities, their combat capabilities were still far inferior to Tuosheying, who possessed the bloodlines of the Heavenly Cloud Royal Family and the Emperor Dragon.

The man from that tribe was only about 1.9 meters tall, slightly shorter than Tuoshe Ying. After the battle started, his strength and speed were completely overwhelmed by Tuoshe Ying. He was quickly crushed into a ball and thrown out of the arena by Tuoshe Ying, who treated him like an older sister crushing a younger brother, and was thus eliminated.

The subsequent battles were similar; the tribal men were all of similar strength, and none of them were a match for Tuosheying. The outcome of this selection ceremony was already predetermined.

However, with Amelite and Ji Xinyu present, they certainly wouldn't allow the selection ceremony of this tribe to proceed smoothly to the end—how could Tuoshe Ying be allowed to cause trouble for the Tianyun Empire after she grew up if the Tianyun Empire didn't first inflict some pain on her?

Chapter 269 The Crossroads of Fate

In the Tianyun Empire, there is a profession called the slave-catching team.

They are usually well-equipped and well-trained, and their work is high-risk but also high-paying. However, they generally do not include experts at the Enlightenment stage; instead, they are mainly cultivators at the Cultivation stage who have the potential to break through to the Enlightenment stage.

Among all the nations in this world, the Tianyun Empire is undoubtedly the oldest and most powerful. Its immortal sect has more than 300 registered experts in the third stage of enlightenment, which is roughly equivalent to the combined number of experts in the Allen Federation, Shangying Kingdom, Elf Clan, and Sea Clan.

However, the oldest and most powerful nations are often the most corrupt.

For an unknown period of time, when the immortal sects of the Tianyun Empire cultivate talents, they no longer base it on the talent and effort of the younger generation, but on their family background and connections.

They are often willing to use several times more resources to force a mediocre second-generation immortal to the Enlightenment stage, rather than use a fraction of the resources to cultivate a commoner genius into a strong person.

Because the immortal sects have no shortage of powerful figures, and there is also the invincible Dao Ancestor, even the most arrogant and presumptuous person would not dare to act recklessly within the territory of the Tianyun Empire. People have long been able to rest easy.

What about cultivators who have great talent and a good chance of reaching the Enlightenment stage but lack family background and resources?

Of course, one can only earn money to buy resources to break through. Once a person can successfully break through to the Enlightenment stage and enter the upper circle, it will be much easier for their descendants to obtain cultivation resources.

However, safe and high-paying industries within the empire had long been monopolized by powerful figures. Therefore, slave-hunting teams, whose work locations were outside the empire and were not low-risk, became the preferred, or even the only, choice for these people in most cases.

With various magical treasures and equipment, and having cultivated orthodox techniques, the cultivators of the Tianyun Empire could easily crush most of the barbarian tribes they captured. In some cases, a single cultivator could suppress an entire tribe with just one magical treasure, and freely choose the strong men and beautiful women within the tribe.

However, there are also people with supernatural powers among the people of the barbarian tribes. Some of their supernatural powers may not be very strong, but their mechanisms are very strange. They are easy to kill on the first encounter, so there are quite a few cases of slave-catching teams failing. At the same time, this also makes the slave-catching work quite profitable.

The Mist-Swept Land-based Immortal Ship is a slave-hunting vessel of the Heavenly Cloud Empire. It is currently sailing at high speed through the desolate lands, searching for a suitable tribe to capture.

As the name suggests, the Land Immortal Ship is a type of land vehicle in the Tianyun Empire. It is named for its resemblance to a waterborne ship and the fact that they were all built by the immortal sects.

This vehicle can levitate using the omnipresent magnetic field, just like a ship sailing on water, but it cannot truly fly at high altitudes like a magic warship. Its maximum height above the ground is generally no more than 5 meters, and its speed can exceed 200 kilometers per hour. It is one of the main modes of transportation within the Tianyun Empire, roughly equivalent to the high-speed rail of the Blue Star Empire.

The Miststorm is such a vehicle. It looks like a wooden warship, but its hull is actually stronger than most metals.

The ship is 120 meters long and 15 meters wide, carrying a total of 53 members of the slave-catching team. Apart from 9 crew members who are responsible for piloting this land-based fairy ship and 1 medical personnel, the others are all combatants, and each of them has strong combat power in the cultivation stage, roughly equivalent to a formal member of the Elf Royal Guard, that is, the level of Viliana before she was punched to her knees by Julia.

The direction the Miststorm was heading was not originally intended to collide with the tribe where Toshe Sakura lived, but rather to pass by the tribe more than 100 kilometers away.

It's not that I'm afraid of bad things happening, it's that I'm afraid of a lack of good people.

Although Ji Xinyu was only a princess, she was, after all, a member of the Ji royal family.

In order to maintain firm control over the entire empire's combat power, the control system of every combat-type land-based immortal vessel was equipped with a backdoor set up by the immortal sect, which could be easily hacked and controlled by members of the royal family.

Without the captain of the Mist and the leader of the slave-catching team noticing, Ji Xinyu secretly infiltrated and modified the Mist's sailing route, so that the Mist would crash into Tuosheying's tribe.

And so the tribe was doomed.

Of course, the slave-catching teams also understood the importance of sustainable development. When they invaded a tribe, they never killed too many people or captured too many. Otherwise, there would be fewer and fewer tribes in the wilderness, and the production of high-quality slaves would also decrease.

Just as Tosher Sakura had advanced into the semifinals and was aiming for victory, the Miststorm arrived.

Such a large tribe was naturally not encountering the Tianyun Empire's slave-hunting team for the first time. In fact, Tuosheying had experienced it once when she was young, but at that time she was too young and her body had not developed at all, so the slave-hunting team did not take a liking to her.

But this time it's obviously different. Now, Tosher Sakura has developed to the point that even Emery and Himeko are smitten. She is undoubtedly a top beauty... If there is any flaw, it is that she is too tall, but in some people's eyes, this is actually a greater advantage.

Therefore, Thoshe Sakura was the first target of the Mist Storm from the very beginning. The captain of the Mist Storm stared at Thoshe Sakura with shining eyes, claiming that he had been in this business for nearly 60 years and this was the first time he had seen such a top-quality prey, which could definitely fetch a good price.

"Remember to be gentle when you catch her! If anyone manages to ruin such a perfect product, I'll twist their head off and make a cup out of their skull! Got it?"

After shouting and giving the slave-catching team some more instructions, the Miststorm launched its attack.

"Suppression rounds loaded... Ready... Fire!"

Boom boom boom boom!

Following the command of the deputy captain of the slave-catching team, large iron balls, each about half a meter in diameter, were loaded into the cannons of the Miststorm and then launched directly above the Tuoshe Sakura tribe.

Upon reaching the designated location, as the cultivators on the Miststorm performed hand seals, the large iron ball-shaped suppression bombs exploded one by one.

In an instant, it was as if many suns suddenly appeared directly above the tribe, and any tribesman who was exposed to the false suns felt dizzy, weak, and powerless, and within a few seconds, they completely lost their ability to move and collapsed to the ground.

Only the most mentally strong and gifted tribespeople can resist these suppressive bombs, but even that is all they can do; they too will be affected, becoming sluggish and weak.

This is the difference in civilization and technology. In just one round, a slave-hunting team of only 50 people completely suppressed a barbaric tribe with more than 3 people.

Then came a series of frivolous whistles and strange cries as the slave-hunting team members on the Mist Storm ascended into the air atop their weapons, flying toward the tribesmen who were still resisting—these powerful and skilled tribesmen were often the most valuable slaves.

The slave-catching team members flew at high speed on longswords or spears while taking out magical weapons resembling lassos or nets and attacking the tribesmen they had their eyes on.

Many of the female tribespeople, who were already incapacitated and had good figures, were powerless to resist the lassos and nets. They could only cry out as they were caught by the tools and lifted into the air. The slave-catching team then flew them back to the Mist and tied them up tightly before locking them in the pre-prepared cabin.

Those tribal warriors who still had some fighting ability would not surrender easily. They all used their innate supernatural powers to resist, but unfortunately, the effect was limited.

The members of the slave-catching team were extremely experienced. They would not easily approach the range of the tribesmen's supernatural abilities. Instead, they would first rely on their mobility to observe from the air. Once they figured out the mechanism or flaws of the tribesmen's supernatural abilities, they would then take action to capture them.

Tribal warriors capable of resistance would not be easily captured by lassos and nets, so the slave-catching team members brought out another magical weapon: a blowgun.

These blowgun-like magical weapons could easily shoot smoke and paralyzing arrows thousands of meters away, which was far beyond the capabilities of the poorly equipped tribal warriors who had not practiced orthodox martial arts. They could only grit their teeth and roar in resentment, then lose their strength and were eventually captured by the slave team.

Only Tossa Sakura resisted the longest; she even used her explosive power to jump up and grab a member of the slave-catching team from the air, kicking him to death.

The slave hunters were not angry about this; instead, they became even more greedy for Thoshka and were even gentler when capturing her, fearing that any damage to her would affect the selling price.

Tuosheying is very strong. Her combat power is not on the same level as that of ordinary tribesmen, and she is even stronger than most members of the slave-catching team.

But her true power had not yet awakened, and she was fighting alone without equipment. After holding out for almost an hour, she was bound by multiple lassos around her limbs, waist, and neck. She was then hoisted into the air and transported back to the Mist by several members of the slave-catching team, just like a cargo container being lifted by a helicopter.

As the most valuable commodity, Tuoshe Cherry naturally received different treatment than people from other tribes.

As soon as she arrived on the Miststorm, a medic came to examine her. After confirming that she had not been injured in the battle, two female slave hunters took her to bathe. They used a lot of high-end shower gel on her and changed her into a soft and comfortable silk dress after the bath. It was a fine dress that Tosha Sakura had never worn before.

Afterwards, Tuosheying was not locked up with the other captured tribespeople, but was given a separate room, which was even more comfortable than the living conditions of many members of the slave-catching team.

If someone unaware of the inside story saw this, they would never guess that Tosher Sakura was actually a captured slave. They would likely mistake her for a noblewoman from the Empire who had been stranded in the wilderness, and the Mist Storm as a mercenary sent to rescue her and take her home.

But Tuosheying certainly didn't think that way. She was constantly thinking about escaping and rescuing her other captured tribal companions.

Unfortunately, when she was transported back to the Mist Storm, her spiritual power and physical abilities were sealed by the combined effects of magic and drugs. Now, Tuoshe Ying is truly powerless; she can't even threaten the slave-catching team by injuring herself.

Lying on her small bed in her private room, Tosha Sakura was in tears. She had never longed for power as much as she had at this moment.

It was at this time that Emerald boarded the Mist.

There were no experts at the third stage of the Enlightenment Realm on the Mist Ship. They were also celebrating a recent windfall, with half the crew drinking and the other half waiting to drink. The atmosphere was incredibly relaxed.

Emery simply donned an optical camouflage cloak and concealed her presence, allowing her to move freely on the Miststorm without anyone noticing her.

Of course, as a technological marvel of the Immortal Clan, the Mist Ship also had many monitoring systems similar to those used in technological civilizations, which were able to detect Emery's boarding.

But Amelie wasn't alone; Ji Xinyu was there to help her.

Once again, Ji Xinyu secretly remotely controlled the Miststorm through the backdoor of the control system, which could only be used by members of the royal family, and deleted all traces of Amelie's boarding.

Emerald walked all the way to the room where Tosher Sakura was being held. Her eyes lit up as she looked at the incredibly delicate Tosher Sakura lying on the small bed, and she even licked her lips.

"It's truly top-notch!"

Even when Tuoshe Sakura was dressed in tribal attire, she had already captivated Amelie's heart. Now, after bathing and changing into a silk dress, Tuoshe Sakura had Amelie's fingers stiff with desire.

But that's all. Emery does like pretty girls, but she never lets her little head control her big head. She immediately gets down to business and doesn't touch Tosher Sakura at all.

According to Hongyi, as long as Tuosheying absorbs the Dragon Soul Crystal prepared by Hongyi, she will awaken her Emperor Dragon Bloodline and her strength will increase dramatically.

There is only one problem: if we want Tosher Sakura to follow the plan of the Red Dress and the others, we must make Tosher Sakura actively absorb the Dragon Soul Crystal, and we must not let Tosher Sakura know that she has met with Emeryte.

It sounds a bit troublesome, but it's no problem for Emerald at all.

After entering Tosher Sakura's room, Emery gently tapped Tosher Sakura's head with an invisible ribbon, and Tosher Sakura immediately fell asleep.

Next, Emerald first used a trick she learned from "The Netherworld Soul Technique" to connect her consciousness with Tosher Sakura's consciousness like a data cable. Then, Emerald had Suzuran construct a magnificent and mysterious world in the consciousness space, just like creating a game map.

Although Tuoshe Ying had some inherited memories of the dragon race, she had grown up in a tribe since childhood and her knowledge was far inferior. She was completely unable to see through Amelie's methods and was immediately shocked, appearing quite bewildered in her consciousness space.

Amelie smiled knowingly. She first recalled her feelings when she first saw the Divine Tree, transforming herself in her consciousness into a massive and magnificent pink life form like the Divine Tree. Then, she spoke to Toshe Sakura in a gentle and loving voice:

"Chosen girl, welcome to the cracks of fate."

"The...crack in fate? What is it?"

Tuosheying repeated the sentence blankly, clearly unaware of the current situation.

"Don't understand? That's okay."

Emerald didn't intend to explain in detail; she adopted the tone she used when pretending to be a precognitive person to deceive others:

"In short, fate heard your thirst for power and chose you. You will undergo a trial here. If you pass the trial, you will obtain the power you desire."

"...Trials?"

This time, Tosha Sakura probably understood.

The Dragon Clan's inherited memories contain relevant knowledge. In the ancient Tianyun Continent, there were many such serendipitous encounters. Those who were lucky and powerful enough to pass the trials all gained tremendous rewards.

Although Tuoshe Ying didn't know why she suddenly had this extraordinary encounter, it was undoubtedly her last lifeline, and she had to seize it.

"What kind of trial? I will definitely pass it!"

With hope restored, Tosha Sakura instantly transformed from a delicate slave back into a strong warrior, her tone brimming with confidence.

"The trial is called the Crossroads of Fate."

With a thought, Amelie appeared before Toshe Sakura, each path's entrance emitting a different light:

"You can only choose one path to enter, pass the trial, and gain power... I have told you everything I needed to tell you, trial taker, make your choice."

After Amelie finished speaking, she said no more and completely hid herself, watching the show in secret with a gleeful smile.

Tosher Sakura wanted to ask a few more questions, but Emeryte disappeared without a trace, and there was nothing she could do but walk to the middle of the three-way intersection.

Fortunately, she wasn't forced to choose blindly based on her feelings. There were words at the entrance of each road, and although Tuosheying didn't recognize any of them, strangely enough, she could understand them.

Tuoshe Ying didn't think much of it, assuming it was just another of her inherited memories.

She first looked at the sign for the leftmost road:

"I am the Dark Mage, cut into five pieces and hidden in different places. If you can gather all five sealed parts of me, I will grant you the power of the Demon God's Flame Cannon, enough to destroy all your enemies!"

...The Demon God Flame Cannon? It sounds very powerful, but it should be very difficult to find all five sealed parts of the Dark Archmage.

From the memories inherited from the dragon race, Tuoshe Ying understood that this world was very large. She did not think she could find all five sealed locations in such a vast world, so she hesitated for a moment and then gave up.

Tuoshe Ying then looked at the sign on the fork in the road to the right:

"I am the Creator God of Light. If you sacrifice three Divine Beasts to me, I can use the power of light to reshape this world and completely transform it into the form you desire."

Wow!

This time, even Tosha Sakura didn't know how to complain. The God of Light, the creator god, seemed to be much more powerful than the Dark Archmage, but the conditions for sacrificing three Phantom Beasts were also much more difficult.