Chaos of gods and demons
This is an endless continent obscured by starry dust, and there has been no daylight since its birth. The stars and rivers are bright all year round, luminous and glazed, and the vast wilderness remains unchanged forever...
Black Devil Ridge
The majestic mountains are hidden in the boundless wilderness. There are no people in the area for thousands of miles. There are no birds and no animals. It is like a dead land. This is the territory of one of the top demon clans, the Sky-Swallowing Demon Clan.
Deep in the winding mountains, there is a palace, the Soul Palace, that contrasts with the darkness of the surrounding environment.
In the shimmering Soul Hall, there is the first row of altar tables directly in front.
'Crack! With a sound, a deep green soul tablet the size of a ruler suddenly shattered.
The little devil boy who was concentrating on wiping the desk looked for his name. He saw that the eye-catching soul tablet on the high position of the desk was broken, and the jade pieces were scattered on the ground.
"No, it's not bad anymore..."
Seeing this scene, the little devil boy dropped the wet cloth from his hands in shock, his face suddenly turned pale, his words were slurred, and his eyes showed incredible horror.
"It's not good! It's not good! The soul monument of the Great Protector is broken!"
After a moment, the little devil boy came to his senses, turned around and rushed out of the hall, shouting loudly, the sound resounded throughout the mountains...
The soul tablet is an offering used by the Tuntian clan to record the life status of the clan members. When each member of the Tuntian clan is born, the clan leader will extract a drop of the newborn's life soul blood through a secret method, lock it in a soul tablet, and store it in the soul palace.
In the future, the clan members will go out for training. If the volume of the blood droplets in the soul tablet decreases, it means that the person himself has lost his righteousness and blood. If the blood drops are reduced to nothing and the soul monument is not broken, it means that the life blood has been lost, but the life soul is still there. As long as there is a trace of soul, it can be recovered and recast into a physical body. But if the soul tablet is broken, it means that the soul no longer exists, and the real soul is scattered. Even the top demons are unable to recover.
In the Soul Palace...
More than thirty gray-faced men in purple robes gathered in the hall with solemn expressions and talked in low voices. The little devil boy stood tremblingly at the inner door of the hall and waited. Occasionally he would look up at the people in the hall and break into a cold sweat, then lower his head heavily in fear.
It’s not his fault, it’s because these people’s status is too high. They are all the ancestors of the Tiantian Clan. Each of them has the strength of 'king level' or above. A single look can obliterate thousands of living beings; where his thoughts go, the angry sea clears the way; when he holds his palm, he tears apart the space; when he steps on it, the earth collapses...
Such a terrifying person, it was rare to see one of them in the clan for almost a thousand years, but today, because of the broken Soul Monument of the Great Protector, all of them were here.
This formation made the little devil boy, who was only 1.5 meters tall, feel as if he was facing a powerful enemy and felt dizzy. Just the aura naturally exuded from the ancestors made it difficult for him to breathe and his face turned green, as if he was about to suffocate.
In fact, the little devil boy's cultivation level is not too low. With more than five hundred years of longevity, one can reach the 'second level of the early undead level'. This kind of strength is simply unrivaled among the human race.
After all, the highest level of cultivation of the Emperor of the Empire is only the 'First Level of the Undead Level'.
I saw these more than 30 Tiantian ancestors, all black and gray, with silvery eyes. His whole body was wrinkled and shriveled, like a thousand-year-old mummy. The skin was chapped into a tortoise-shell shape, and the capillaries on the surface of the texture were clearly visible, bright red, all over the body.
Each ancestor's forehead is engraved with the Chinese character "Tiantian" in traditional seal script, with vivid and white fonts. Her hair is tied up in a bun like a waterfall, and a golden ceremonial crown sits on top of her head. Like an emperor or sage, his majesty is extraordinary, making people feel admired and kneeling down.
"I didn't expect that the Ao boy would disappear after all... Alas, if I had noticed that he was in danger and rescued him in time, maybe it wouldn't have been like this..." One of the old ladies sighed with emotion.
"Qianlao's words are wrong. If we had rescued him back then, he would no longer be the Great Protector. With that kid's temper, it would be better to kill him for such a shame..." Another middle-aged man looked like The male ancestor stood up and said.
After he said this, everyone nodded silently, obviously agreeing with the latter's point of view.
For the Tiantian tribe: dignity is greater than life!
If you let others know that you are in danger and need to be rescued by your tribe, not only will you appear cowardly and incompetent and be ridiculed by others, your status in the tribe will also plummet, and you may not be able to hold your head up for the rest of your life.
Not only that, the rescued person will also have doubts about his own abilities, leaving a feeling of confusion in his heart: he thinks that he is no longer omnipotent and invincible. This is extremely detrimental to their subsequent practice...
This is true for ordinary tribesmen, and even more so for the young leader of the whole tribe, the Great Protector!
When faith is shaken, inner demons arise. In the future, it will be difficult to break through the shackles of the mind and advance to a higher level in practice.
Therefore, the arrogance of the demons will never allow themselves to fail! No matter how big the difficulty is, you need to overcome it yourself.
The Tiantian tribe believes that only under the threat of desperate death can the true meaning of power be obtained and the strongest "magic power" discovered!
Therefore, the Tuntian tribe often encourages young tribesmen to go out and experience adventure. Only tribesmen who survive the fierce waves are qualified to survive.
The title of "Great Protector" is chosen by the Tuntian Clan from among the young people, and can represent the strongest force of the young generation of the Tuntian Clan. His status in the clan is second only to the clan leader and elders. It can be said to be the most respected one. It is a position that countless young clan members strive for at all costs. It is worth mentioning that above the status of clan leaders and elders, there are ancestors!
It can be said that "as great as the glory is, as deep as the difficulty is." If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight.
Ao was born more than 7,000 years ago, and won the title of 'Great Protector' with his 'Jihad Level Initial Level 1' strength of less than 3,000 years old, with unlimited potential for growth. It can be said that he is a future demon superstar that the entire Tiantian Clan is very optimistic about, but such a demon superstar who carries great trust has fallen sadly like this. How can he not make the ancestors sigh...
Even though the Tiantian Clan respects the survival rule of strength first and encourages fierce competition with each other, it does not mean that the Tiantian Clan allows them to secretly harm their fellow tribesmen by any means necessary.
As the saying goes: It's always cold at high places. Among the demons, the Swallowing Heaven Clan is the top demon clan that threatens the world. It not only needs to guard against threats from hostile races such as gods and immortals externally, but also needs to guard against the covetousness of other demons internally.
Therefore, uniting the strength of the whole clan to deal with the outside world is the foundation of the Tuntian clan.
Competition and unity are the fundamental policies for the entire Tuntian clan to continue to grow and develop. Murder behind the scenes is not allowed. If there are irreconcilable conflicts between clan members, they can make a "life and death order" in front of the clan leader and go to the ring to fight to the death.
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"Okay, now the top priority is to take back the black magic flame in Ao's body as soon as possible. After all, the black magic flame is a sacred object of our clan, and we will never allow others to get involved. Now that Ao's soul monument is broken, we want to find the location of his death. , I’m afraid it will be even more difficult. Do you guys have any good ideas?”
In the silence of everyone, in the middle of the crowd, an old ancestor with a dead wood in his hand and a cane in his hand suddenly walked out of the opening and said.
"In the middle of the war between gods and demons, Ao Xingse left in a hurry without bringing any soldiers, presumably to do a secret thing. Although we don't know why, we later discovered that his soul tablet was weakened by blood drops, and his soul was free of worries. , we only guessed that he might be trapped somewhere. Unexpectedly, this trap lasted for seven thousand years. As ancestors, we couldn’t directly cast spells to save him, but it was the place where he was trapped, so we speculated at that time Came out...in the human continent." The middle-aged clan elder revealed.
"Human Continent...What did he go there for? Anyway, there is no point in pursuing the matter now. Regarding the death of the Great Protector, it must not be leaked for the time being to prevent unscrupulous people from stealing the Black Demon Flame!" The ancient-looking ancestor gently stroked his long beard and said with a serious expression.
"Old Tomb, I'm afraid it's a bit too much to block the news now..." The middle-aged ancestor glanced at the little devil boy in the corner and hesitated to speak.
The little devil boy who had been standing silently in the corner froze up and turned pale with fright after hearing the hidden meaning of the middle-aged ancestor. He knelt down on the ground with a 'pop':
"My ancestors, please spare my life! The little devil was just in shock and didn't have the intention to cry out. Please forgive me, my ancestors, and spare my life..."
The Tomb Elder looked at the little devil boy who was lying on the ground begging for mercy and crying bitterly. He calmly shook the crutch in his hand slightly.
Toot…
The deadwood cane made a dull sound as it hit the ground. In an instant, the space around the little devil boy began to distort sharply. The distortion continued to expand and swallowed the little devil boy inside. The little devil boy did not even have time to make a cry until the end. A demon strong enough to crush the emperor of the empire was wiped out in this way...
"Hmph, as a member of the Tiantian Clan, I made a big mistake and cried bitterly and showed such cowardice. It is an insult to the integrity of our clan..." Tomb Elder snorted coldly and said with great dissatisfaction.
Seeing this powerful tomb elder speak, the other ancestors fell silent, and no one dared to raise any objection. Although they are both ancestors, and their status in the clan is higher than that of the clan leader, after all, the tomb elder in front of him has the strength of "Early Pluto Level 1", which is far higher than everyone else, second only to the most powerful person in the clan, Swallowing. After the Emperor of Heaven.
Among the Tiantian clan, anyone who can reach the "king level" strength can become the ancestor of the Tiantian clan. Most of the younger ancestors have a life span of 30,000 years, and their strength is only as strong as the "early king level first level", and the tomb The old man is close to 90,000 years old. This kind of lifespan is enough to be beyond the reach of human beings.
Demons can live for tens of thousands of years, and top demons can live for up to 100,000 years. But even so, those who can enter the "King Level" are all great creators or rare geniuses.
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"About the recovery of the Black Demonic Flame, it must be done in secret. Now those bullshit gods and other devils are keeping a close eye on our clan's movements. It's really not easy to hide it from the eyes and ears of these bastards. . So let’s leave this matter to the ‘Shadow Clan’. It’s most suitable for them to do this…” Tomb Elder immediately arranged.
"In addition, here's the order: Anyone in the Tiantian clan who doesn't have the clan leader's pass token is not allowed to go out. If anyone dares to reveal even a single word about today's events, he will be executed by refining his soul!" The tomb elder shouted with a cane and a majestic tone. .
"Yes!" The other ancestors bowed slightly, cupped their hands and obeyed the order.
Immediately, after taking another look at the broken soul monument, with regretful eyes, everyone dispersed in twos and threes. In the end, only the tomb old man was left standing in the main hall.
Toot…
The tomb master tapped the ground with his crutch again. As soon as the voice fell, the shadows cast by the pillars of the hall on the ground suddenly moved. The shadow swirled, and then suddenly emerged from the ground, transforming into a vague humanoid outline with only a pair of bloody eyes exposed.
"Shadow Shark, see Tomb Master!" The dark figure knelt down on one knee, lowered his head and knelt down, and said respectfully in a low, masculine voice.
"Hmm, you saw what happened just now. My ancestor asked you to bring back the Black Demonic Flame. If someone gets involved, you know what to do. The Swallowing Sky Clan has stood at the top of the Demon Clan for too long, and there is no guarantee that it will not happen. Some people are impatient..." The tomb master turned around and looked at the broken soul monument, with a sigh in his eyes.
He has been in seclusion all year round and does not care about worldly affairs. Unless there is a major event in the clan that the clan leader cannot decide alone and needs to be reported to the ancestors, almost all the ancestors are mysterious existences to the clan members.
If it hadn't been for the death of the great protector of the clan this time, I'm afraid the ancestors wouldn't have personally intervened.
The Great Protector is the spiritual symbol of the young descendants of the Tuntian tribe, representing invincibility and the patron saint of the tribe. Generally, each Great Protector is chosen through fierce competition among the young tribesmen.
The Tiantian Clan needs the existence of the Great Protector, who is like a beacon in the fog, leading the younger generations of the tribe to fight hard on the battlefield and go straight to Huanglong. Therefore, the death of the great protector will seriously affect the morale of the Tiantian clan.
"Follow your orders!" Shadow Shark said these two words respectfully before quickly blending into the ground. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a black shadow line and floated out along the crack of the hall door...
