North of the River Valley Ancestral Temple.

A river flows north-south, with lush waterside grasses flanking the banks, occasionally visited by a large antlered deer, which soon flees in terror.

On the east side of the riverbank, muted beastly roars occasionally echo.

Under the moonlight, figures of various sizes can be seen, either lying on the ground or sitting cross-legged.

Pairs of eyes flicker with a bloody gleam beneath the night sky.

These figures include human forms, half-human half-beast forms, and completely beast forms.

The beast forms range from bears, tigers, apes, kui, simurgh, and so on, totaling nearly a hundred.

At first glance, it truly looks as if a congregation of wild creatures is gathering.

On the west side of the river, Shen Can sits cross-legged.

The figures across the river scratch their heads and ears, unable to resist letting out guttural grunts, as their eyes constantly shift between bloodthirsty and clear consciousness.

Regardless of their clarity, each remains obediently in place.

Wizards from the Martial Division continuously wander the east riverbank, cautiously communicating with any who show signs of clarity and recording various changes.

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Moonlight falls on a tribesman in the form of a Desolate Bear, who emits a guttural beastly roar, reverting to human form.

Not long after, this individual’s whole body surges with blood energy, the Desolate Bear Beast Pattern on their bones glowing anew, transforming back into the Desolate Beast Battle Body state.

This situation repeatedly occurs on the east riverbank, as everyone attempts to master the art of transformation.

Some tribesmen who remain in a state of clarity for prolonged periods, upon receiving permission from the wizards, venture back to the Blood Bone Purgatory for further honing.

After dozens or hundreds of trials, if one can preserve human nature and not be obscured by beastification, they may advance to the second stage of trials.

During this process, some tribesmen effortlessly maintain their humanity even when beastified.

Yet, here, the tribesmen are all more or less affected by beast nature, requiring postnatal methods for recovery.

Currently, postnatal treatment for restoring clear human nature has a high success rate.

Even the few remaining tribesmen, perpetually blinded by beast nature, are kept in check by Shen Can, the Ancestral Temple Keeper, from causing havoc.

Even Shen Can himself did not anticipate that the drawbacks of advanced cultivation techniques could be subdued by such straightforward means.

As long as he maintains his formidable realm, he can suppress other beastified tribesmen within the clan.

This approach indeed carries minimal risk, aside from Huo Shan, other tribesmen, even if cultivating the Desolate Beast Battle Body, can at most achieve Quasi-Divine Treasure Realm strength.

And even if they possess Quasi-God Hidden Power, Shen Can estimates that altogether within the tribe, there might be only just twenty or so individuals, and only after a period of cultivation could they possibly achieve Quasi-God Hidden Power.

Over the past year, the number of tribesmen cultivating the Desolate Beast Battle Body has reached four hundred and twenty.

Besides these one hundred and three individuals on the east riverbank, nineteen have wholly succumbed to beastification erosion, losing their human nature entirely.

The remaining nearly three hundred have been divided into different teams based on their cultivation techniques, dispersed into the Giant Mountain Range to hunt.

Data collected from the cultivation of four hundred and twenty tribesmen indicates that those below the Celestial Vein Third Layer possess War Body Secret Technique with body heights between twenty-eight feet and thirty-three feet.

Tribesmen from Celestial Vein Fourth to Sixth Layer have battle body heights between thirty-two feet and thirty-seven feet.

Tribesmen from Celestial Vein Seventh and Eighth Layer have battle body heights between thirty-five feet and thirty-nine feet.

Only three tribesmen of Celestial Vein Ninth Layer have cultivated battle bodies.

Huo Chang’s battle body initial height is forty-three feet, Huo Shan’s is forty-eight feet, Shi Jun’s is forty feet.

Based on current data, only Celestial Vein Ninth Layer tribesmen cultivating battle bodies can surpass forty feet in height.

Remaining tribesmen within the Celestial Vein Realm exhibit varied battle body heights.

Take the tribesman Huo Yang, for example; despite possessing Celestial Vein Seventh Layer cultivation, his battle body height is merely thirty-five feet.

Whereas Celestial Vein Sixth Layer tribesman Tian Dan, upon transforming to battle body, boasts thirty-seven feet in height.

Multiple factors contribute to this; Tian Dan inherently possesses an exceedingly robust physique, claiming he was born significantly larger than other children.

Upon growing up, he consumes more, and is a full head taller than Huo Yang.

Among Celestial Vein Sixth Layer tribesmen, Tian Dan is considered the most robust, single-handedly elevating the maximum battle body height for tribesmen within Celestial Vein Fourth to Sixth Layer.

His overall strength actually surpasses the average strength increase range for Celestial Vein Fourth to Sixth Layer tribesmen.

In comparative trials between Huo Yang and Tian Dan, the war body strength of both closely approaches that of ordinary Celestial Vein Ninth Layer Martial Artists.

Tian Dan can be said to magnify by three layers, whereas Huo Yang enhances by two layers.

Shen Can specifically placed Tian Dan on an observation list, intending to cultivate him seriously once he reaches Celestial Vein Ninth Layer, potentially adding him to the clan’s Quasi-God Hidden Power roster.

Unfortunately, Tian Dan’s prior background is that of a small tribe, advancing through Celestial Vein only using minimal Desolate Power, thus missing the opportunity for Divine Treasure.

Numerous tribesmen within the clan share similar traits with Tian Dan.

Although their physiques may be slightly inferior to Tian Dan’s, being born into a large tribe likely increases their chances of obtaining the Power of Seventy-Two Desolations.

However, this poses no major issue; upon seeing Tian Dan’s stature, Huo Chang promptly arranged two tribal women as spouses for him, both with Original Blazing Flame Division lineage.

Not only Tian Dan, but Huo Chang the Clan Leader, apart from handling tribal affairs, actively engages in matchmaking within the tribe, always seeking pairings for those who appear robust.