I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself-Chapter 78 - 49: Martial Dao Flaw, Kui Ox War Drum Sounds Within Yongyi!
Sacrificial Master: Shen Can
Sacrificial Artifact: Sacrificial Tripod Cauldron
Martial Arts Realm: Mountain Opening (Power of One Hundred and Eight Desolations)
Witch Realm: Tier Two Middle Stage (Divine Sense Thirteen Zhang Nine Chi)
Inside the cave.
Shen Can’s body was covered with Kui Patterns, but his thoughts were very clear.
It felt as if a thunderous roar was echoing in his ears.
The sound rose and fell continuously, endlessly, and his entire body became increasingly scorching hot until he went directly to the grotto to join the Little Dragon Fish in a pool.
But soon, the Little Dragon Fish didn’t like sticking close to him.
It was too hot.
The fish nest he gave it was almost boiling.
Shen Can soaked in the water, finally feeling comfortable for a moment.
The roaring sound continued to echo in his ears.
Seeing this, the Little Dragon Fish blew bubbles wrapped in water onto Shen Can’s head.
After a while, it saw the Kui Script occasionally appearing on Shen Can’s body, and its eyes reflected contemplation.
"Blub!"
"Blub!"
Soon, the Little Dragon Fish sped up its water-spouting rate and even stirred the outside water to continually replace the water in the pool.
"Don’t."
"Change!"
"Don’t change, blub."
In a daze, Shen Can sensed a wave of divine sense.
Seeing it was the Little Dragon Fish.
"Don’t change."
The anxious child could even speak now.
At this moment, Shen Can thought again of Jifu, of the Blood Witch’s sacrificial Disaster Beast, transforming into the Disaster Beast’s form.
And as his Desolate Power grew stronger, Kui Patterns emerged on his body.
The only consolation was that the Kui Pattern could be controlled at will, gathered and retracted as he wished.
This transformation of Shen Can naturally caught Huo Xian’s attention.
Together with Huo Chang, who had just returned, they promptly arrived at the grotto.
"Acan."
"Master, Clan Leader, it’s no big deal, I’m working on a Forbidden Technique."
Seeing the Little Dragon Fish continuously pouring water over Shen Can, Huo Xian also found a wooden ladle to pour water on Shen Can.
Huo Chang stood at the edge of the pool for a long time.
"Acan, our progress has been swift. By proceeding methodically, we can surpass the outside tribes; there’s no need to cultivate some taboo witchcraft."
After speaking, Huo Chang walked out of the grotto and instructed Huo Shan to guard the entrance.
He also had improvements made to the grotto, digging a lower outflow channel at the rear so that the pool’s water could flow out and the water from the Giant Marsh could flow in.
A day passed.
Huo Chang then ordered the closure of the Giant Marsh waterway, directly digging a well at the Clan Mountain base, drawing cooler underground water to pour into the pool.
In the cool grotto, Shen Can’s divine sense remained very clear.
But the roaring sound in his ears grew even more incessant, endlessly echoing.
It was the roaring of the Kui Ox.
In the Great Wilderness, the Kui Ox is one of the many powerful Disaster Beasts, stirring wind and rain wherever it goes, its body shining brightly like the sun and moon, with a voice like a thunderclap.
"Is this trying to turn me into an ox?"
With such a transformation, how could Shen Can not understand?
This is trying to turn him into a moo-moo.
He, Jifu, and those other exiles of the Lingyu Tribe, all illustrated one problem.
The Human Race’s observation of Wild Beasts to create Cultivation Techniques has notable flaws.
Shen Can submerged in the water, listening to the roaring of the Kui Ox, but his thoughts became even clearer.
He cultivated until he attained the Power of Hundred Desolations, developing the Kui Pattern, and at the Power of One Hundred and Eight Desolations, the Kui Ox’s call began to appear.
No matter how he managed to push his Qi Strength to the Power of One Hundred and Eight Desolations.
But realistically, if his Martial Dao path developed methodically, reaching Tier Four, Tier Five, or even Tier Six would become a reality.
In the Lingyu Bo Division, this made him the indisputable choice for the next Clan Leader, making the Clan Son Trials redundant.
But what if he transformed into a beast?
Losing his human form, becoming a Beast Form makes the Human Race lose a future strong figure, while beasts gain another.
Indeed, even if he perished, it wouldn’t matter.
The current issue is whether the Kui Ox controls him or he remains steadfast in his resolve.
The heat on his body has become more severe, as even gulping cool water doesn’t help.
The roaring of the Kui Ox in his ear became increasingly intense, as if it was somewhat anxious because he hadn’t submerged himself.
"Dong!"
A sound, like the toll of a grand bell, reverberated, akin to a thunder drum, followed by what seemed like the wailing of a Kui Ox.
This made Shen Can pause, thinking he heard wrong.
...
Yongyi.
Ao Mountain Bo Division.
Inside the Ancestral Temple, a stone drum stood on a stone stand, receiving sacrifices like the ancestral divine tablet.
Dong!
Suddenly, the stone drum rang out on its own.
The sound was like thunder, shaking all directions.
The Bo Tribe’s territory is vast, with mountains and waters connected, spiritual marshes with large mountains, and halls standing tall.
But at this moment, figures within the tribe all raised their heads, capturing the source of the sound.
An old man leaning on a cane suddenly appeared in front of the stone drum, eyes fixed on it.
Dong!
The stone drum resounded once more.
The rough surface of the stone peeled off slightly, revealing a breath of violet lightning.
The old man hunched over with shock and fear in his eyes.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Thunderous sounds persisted, shaking the mountains and rivers.
Figures from all directions of the tribe’s land converged, a middle-aged man wearing the Profound Celestial Crown rushed into the Ancestral Temple first.
"Ancestral Temple Keeper, the Kui Ox War Drum sounded!"
"Eight thousand years have passed."
"Since the collapse of Yongshan Bo Division, the war drum has been with our tribe, year after year of sacrifices, almost a dead relic. Why has it sounded today?"
The middle-aged man is precisely Lord Ao Mountain.
At this moment, he was staring intently at the self-sounding stone drum.
This was the war drum made from the skin of a Tier Five Kui Ox killed by the Yongshan Fang Bo Division years ago.
The Ao Mountain is known as a Bo Division, but just a Bo Division.
Only when the four surrounding Bo Divisions submit and respect it can it be revered as Fang Bo Division.
Back when the Yongshan Division existed, Lord Yong convened four allied divisions three times, commanding their armies to battle against Alien Races, expanding and nurturing lands.
The four sided with Marquis Yong.
This Kui Drum was made during the first alliance meeting when Lord Yong personally crafted it from the skin of a Tier Five Kui Ox he hunted.
Three times alliance meetings with all Bo Divisions, the alliance army carried out east, north, and south campaigns under the war drum’s thunderous advance.
Expanding territories hundreds of miles wide, reaching north to Giant Mountain, nearly wiping out Xiaoyang, east to Cangze, repelling Disaster Beast Xiangliu, south to Giant Lake, with Huantou Race bowing in submission and paying tributes yearly.
Just when Marquis Yong was preparing to convene the fourth alliance meeting for a west campaign, everyone believed Yongshan Fang Bo would rise to become a Marquis Division.
But unexpectedly, Yongshan Fang Bo Division collapsed.
Marquis Yong died, and the two strongest Wizards at the time, Wind Master and Rain Master, went missing.
After the demise of Yongshan Fang Bo Division, numerous tribes were born on the vast land once developed by Yongshan.
Yet everyone unanimously referred to this vast land as Yongyi.
This drum nearly conquered all directions, but since the defeat of Yongshan, no one could make it resound.
Ao Mountain Division acquired it, offering sacrifices in the Ancestral Temple, but still unable to make it sound or use it.
"Ancestral Temple Keeper, Clan Chief, why does the Kui Ox War Drum sound?"
The elders of Ao Mountain Bo Division also hurried to the Ancestral Temple.
Watching the drum where lightning flickered and clouds formed extraordinary phenomena, they were a bit confused.
This is truly the war drum of Yongshan, a genuine tool for slaughter.
"Clan Chief, send personnel to patrol Yongyi’s various places, observe any anomalies, where people, events, or beasts act unnaturally."
"Search north, south, east, and west, pay attention to those obscure corners, eight thousand years after Yongshan’s demise, Alien Races driven off then may return in full force, it’s necessary to be cautious."
The Ancestral Temple Keeper tapped the ground with his cane several times, "Years with no disturbance, this omen..."
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The war drum kept sounding.
Ao Mountain’s elders had their hearts fiercely pounding, whether this was good or bad, the Ancestral Temple Keeper didn’t explain clearly.
Why does this drum sound by itself?
...
Blazing Flame Division.
For several days in succession, Huo Chang kept checking on Shen Can.
The whole tribe was put on alert.
The giant crossbow atop the mountain constantly scanned the surroundings, scouts spread out to a hundred miles away.
Shen Can soaked in the pool seemingly like in a trance.
His ears reverberated with drum sounds akin to thunder, making his already clear consciousness burn even brighter with spirit.
In contrast to the previous Kui Ox roar that led him into the treacherous feeling of beast transformation, this feeling had gradually been worn away.
In a thought, Kui Ox patterns emerged on his skin, feeling his defense multiply several times stronger at this moment.
However, this defense can’t appear for long without blood energy support.
Without progressing to the Celestial Vein yet, he couldn’t maintain it for long.
He kept trying, achieving mastery over this transformation, controlling it freely, rather than being controlled.
Shen Can submerged deep into the pool.
With a thought, he felt his bones shift, his skin stretching and contracting, Kui patterns transforming into scales on his body.
At this moment, Shen Can felt he was transforming into a Kui Ox.
Yet not quite, it was a creature in the form of a Kui Ox.
This transformation was just a physical change, like the seventy-two transformations, and he maintained control over this transformation throughout.
Unlike Blood Witches who lose themselves.
"Kui Ox Transformation?"
With a thought, Shen Can retracted his transformed body.
He submerged in the pool for transformation, fearing to scare the tribesmen.
"Blub!"
Under the water, the Dragon Fish gazed at Shen Can’s transformation, eyes filled with fear.
"Don’t be afraid, I have mastered this divine technique, I haven’t turned into a bloodthirsty Wild Beast."
Shen Can waved at the Little Dragon Fish.
The Little Dragon Fish’s eyes showed a look of disbelief.
Swishing its tail, it turned and attempted to flee.
You’ve changed, you might just want to eat me.
