I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself-Chapter 126 - 67: Mutated Cultivators, Northern Human Race, Annihilated with a Flip of the Hand! (Part 2)

Shen Can signaled for Shi Jun and his clan members to consider.

...

A few days later.

This small valley was engulfed in raging flames, erasing all traces.

After the fire died down, a modest mound of earth was piled at the valley's end.

The people emerging from the valley split into two groups.

One group, led by Huo Muu, headed north back to the tribe. The team included injured clan soldiers and over forty women and children, all from the valley tribe.

Huo Muu, carrying Shen Can's instructions, would inform Huo Chang to separately settle this group and provide them focused protection.

If anyone's mind was eroded by the curse, they must be swiftly killed.

There were also instructions to have his disciple Huo Yunn attempt to heal those afflicted by the curse; whether it would work remained to be seen.

The Blazing Flame Division would surely encounter such issues again, and early preparation is wise.

Among the remaining members of this tribe, those severely injured who couldn't be healed were personally escorted away, leaving a hundred and eighty-seven individuals, both male and female.

At this moment, these hundred and eighty-seven emitted a chilling aura, their eyes blood-red with black curse lines.

During the refinement of the Blood Pill, their speed was notably fast, markedly different from Tian Chuanshan, indicating a mutation.

Initially, he had planned to use Xiaoyang Blood Pills to quickly enhance their strength, as theoretically, stronger strength could suppress the curse's spread.

Unexpectedly, the dual stimuli of the Blood Curse and the Blood Sea vendetta caused the cultivation of these individuals to undergo strange changes.

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Of the three Xiaoyang Race factions fleeing from Cyan Bird Race Territory, only about sixteen hundred people, went west and north, and most were caught and killed by Blazing Flame Clan People, leaving only the eastbound troops.

However, Shen Can did not continue east, because the eastbound Xiaoyang Race soldiers were escorting a large group of Human Race back to Cyan Bird Race Territory.

Only one of the three external clan soldiers returned, which did not arouse suspicion from the Xiaoyang Race.

Before the bonfire, Muo Qiu was still eating heartily, visibly growing bigger.

"Mu Xun's soldiers are indeed cautious, returning so eagerly with over a thousand people."

"What over a thousand, it's two thousand."

Qiu Bear chimed in,"From my view, Mu Xun seems to have captured enough sacrifices, considering they arrived first, unlike us who came late, our cubs had to go further."

Mu Xun was eating a grilled fish, seemingly ignoring his two fellow clansmen.

Seeing Mu Xun uninterested, Muo Qiu and Qiu Bear felt unamused.

"How long are we holding here, when will Muo Yang return?"

"It depends how long that Flying Ship plans to wander."

"After so long, do you reckon they found any treasures?"

Hearing this, Mu Xun showed interest.

"Do you think just our three branch tribes came to assist Muo Yang, isn't it a bit unqualified? Are you going, or am I going?"

Saying so, Mu Xun looked at Muo Qiu.

"Why look at me, I don't know anything."

Muo Qiu felt everyone's gaze upon him,"I know nothing, I'm here by orders, the clan elders have arrangements."

Qiu Bear spoke up, "Muo Qiu, we've been hunting the Human Race together for years. Tell us if you received any secret orders, intentionally hiding from us."

"No way, am I worthy of secret orders?"

Muo Qiu cursed, "I'm just here to assist Muo Yang with the Flying Ship."

"In honesty, my clansmen told me their arrival sighted the Yanran Division's Red Fire Warship heading north, though temporarily trapped in the middle Qu River."

Mu Xun continued: "The Bo Division Flying Ship is followed by Yanran Division's Red Fire Warship; this can match a Celestial Vein Ninth Layer Martial Artist war machine. Should the Red Fire Warship arrive, we'll be the first to face it."

"I don't know anything."

Muo Qiu slapped his thigh, "Muo Yang's status is akin to a clan elder of my Muo Yan branch, vastly different than mine. What could I know?

If you want answers, ask your branch's clan elders."

"Who said the Bo Division Flying Ship should be taken down?"

"Who knows which loudmouth!" Muo Qiu cursed.

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Two days passed.

Muo Qiu, Qiu Bear, Mu Xun rested in their chosen caves and shelters, when suddenly their clansmen roused them.

A huge Wild Beast resembling a Crocodile Dragon, slowly entered the Cyan Bird Race Territory.

The Crocodile Dragon's scales glimmered dimly, exuding intense evil qi, once inside, heading directly for the gorge where the Human Race were detained.

Its massive head shattered the stone door at the entrance, its gaping maw reaching inside.

"Haha, I told you, no need for orders, these folks would surely seize the chance of going north to capture Northern Human Race en masse."

Atop the Crocodile Dragon were three individuals, including a Xiaoyang Race Martial Artist clad in silver laughing loudly.

"Tastes good."

After saying this, the Silver Armor Martial Artist kicked the Crocodile Dragon and jumped down.

Hearing the commotion, Muo Qiu and his companions hurried over, and upon seeing the Silver Armor Martial Artist, they were shocked.

"Muo Long, Myriarch, why have you come!"

The Xiaoyang military hierarchy is simple: Centurion, Thousand Captains, Myriarch, with a Myriarch nominally commanding ten thousand clan soldiers.

Of course, the numbers can vary.

"It seems you're doing well, much better than us facing the Human Race tribes in Ji Land."

Muo Long looked at the three who had appeared.

"Any news of Muo Yang, Lord?"

"Not yet."

Muo Long gazed north at the towering Giant Mountain, and his eyes briefly shifted to the fiery clouds in the western sky.

This fiery cloud had appeared months ago, visible both day and night.

"You've done well, with these Human Race captives, the soldiers I've brought can feast today."

Muo Long pointed at the Human Race prisoners in the valley.

Upon hearing this, Muo Qiu and the others didn't dare mention that they were planning to take them back to the Clan Division.

"Did the Lord bring soldiers?"

"Muo Yan, Qiu Yin, and Mu Kang, the three Vein Masters, have all united under my command, bringing soldiers to clear the Northern Lands."

Muo Long casually said, "From now on, the soldiers of your three divisions are under my command. How many are there now?"

"Reporting to the Lord, about six hundred of our clan members are out hunting for you and have been gone for days. They should return soon," Muo Qiu replied.

Then, Qiu Bear chimed in, "Same with my division."

Muo Long didn't mind. He had brought eight thousand men, currently not yet across the Qu Riverfront.

Add these three divisions, and there are over ten thousand, enough to wipe out the entire Northern Human Race with a flip of the hand.

"Tell me about the situation in the Northern Lands!"

"Lord, the Northern Human Race is weak, and the small tribes hide in the mountains. Upon hearing of our Xiaoyang soldiers' arrival, they fled into the forests, carrying their families with them."

"I believe the real challenge is dragging these mountain rats out of the mountains."

"Are they that weak?"

Muo Long frowned.

"Yes, in all of Ji Land, only Yanran's people can put up a fight. If it weren't for the old guys still alive on Jishan, we would have conquered Ji Land long ago. The Northern Lands are just a tiny corner, easily handled by the Lord."

"Lord, our division is willing to be the vanguard."

"Same here."

"Good."

Muo Long did not reject the trio's request.

"May I ask, Lord, why the sudden decision to conquer the Northern Lands?"

At this moment, Muo Qiu asked, while the other two pricked up their ears to listen.

"It's not really a secret. News came back from the south of Yongyi that the Kui Ox War Drum left behind by the Yongshan Division back in the day has sounded."

"Kui Ox War Drum!"

"That's why the Ao Mountain Bo Division has sent out Flying Ships to patrol all around."

Now, the three clan leaders understood they weren't just here for treasure hunting.

But then again, what could trigger the Kui Ox War Drum?

It must be some treasure.

The outside rumors weren't wrong.

The Ao Mountain Bo Division is indeed here to seek treasures. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

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"No wonder Yanran also wants to head north, but the treasure that triggered the Kui Ox War Drum might not necessarily be in the Northern Lands."

"Turning over this small corner of the Northern Lands is a trivial task."

"A group of ants, just perfect to capture and use as offerings to the ancestors."

...

Days later.

A Xiaoyang army swept in like a torrent, the vanguard soldiers on tall mounts plunging directly into the Cyan Bird Race Territory, where screams echoed for three days.

Three days later, this Xiaoyang army split into hundreds of torrents, scattering like a spider's web.