I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself-Chapter 169 - 82: Celestial Fire of the Ages, Kuafu Chases the Sun!

Chapter 169: Chapter 82: Celestial Fire of the Ages, Kuafu Chases the Sun!

"Ancestral Temple Keeper, we’ve just captured this. Such a rare wild beast is seldom seen in our vicinity. Look at these antlers, they have patterns, it must be an alien species."

Shen Can glanced at the two wild deer and indeed, they were alien species.

Alien species of wild beasts are rare; over the years, the tribe has only encountered them a few times. Back during the flood, they caught an exotic Heluo Fish.

Now that the water in the Great Marsh has receded significantly, no exotic fish have been encountered again. Right, the Little Dragon Fish counts as one; it is a Spirit-Connected Auspicious Beast.

With the alien wild beast as a sacrifice, Shen Can arranged for the tribesmen to clean up the wild beast. After tidying up himself, he began to carve the alien wild deer.

...

At night, in the southwesternmost Jujube Mountain settlement of the Blazing Flame Tribe.

Torches illuminated the mountain and fields, clan soldiers traversed the nearby hills. A group of seven or eight people carried a wild beast covered in black fur into the settlement.

"Caught it! In decades, I’ve never seen such a large Desolate Bear, with green eyes and terrifying evil qi."

"It had to be the main division sending people, we couldn’t have taken down this Desolate Bear on our own."

People from the settlement gathered, inspecting the wild beast that attacked their settlement.

After examining the Desolate Bear, Kanglu spoke, "Have there been many wild beasts in the vicinity recently?"

"Yes, in the past month, I’ve captured several wild beasts that were rare before. This wasn’t the case in the first half of the year."

"Right, ever since we migrated to Jujube Mountain, I haven’t seen a Desolate Tiger. Just a few days ago, I thought I saw one from afar, and I reported it to the Settlement Leader."

The group spoke, and Kanglu looked at the leading Settlement Leader Yun Shan.

"Indeed, the tribesmen have all reported it. Starting a month or two ago, there has been a noticeable increase in wild beasts in the nearby mountains, as if they are migrating."

Yun Shan responded, "Half a month ago, I already reported this to the Clan Division. What’s the matter, are other settlements experiencing the same?"

"Yes, various settlements frequently suffer attacks from wild beasts, some, like this Desolate Bear, are almost reaching Tier Three in strength."

...

After resting for a night at Jujube Mountain, the next day, Kanglu and the clan soldiers returned to the main camp and reported the news.

Clan Hall. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

In Huo Chang’s place, reports of various settlements being harassed by wild beasts have already piled up.

For this reason, an extra 2,000 clan soldiers were dispatched, forming hunting teams with martial artists temporarily recruited from each settlement, to guard and hunt simultaneously.

The sudden increase in wild beasts made the ancestors’ days unexpectedly prosperous.

The waters in the Great Marsh receded day by day, and the traces of water beasts became difficult to find. Wild beasts in the terrestrial mountains and forests filled the gap, rising significantly in quality and quantity.

Apart from the tribe’s hunting, sometimes when vassals hunt wild beasts with some divine-like phenomena, they also bring them to the Ancestral Temple.

On the busiest day, Shen Can pierced nine wild beasts in succession.

As for the tiers, Tier One was the most common, but the tier of the wild beasts was not important. What mattered were the actions of the clansmen from each settlement, sacrificing to the Ancestral Temple and generating wish power, which was crucial for stabilizing the Sacrificial Spirit.

...

Ten thousand miles west of the Blazing Flame Tribe.

In the expansive river valley beneath the Giant Mountain Range, snowmelt from Giant Mountain flows down to form a great river, traversing a vast tribal land surrounded by mountains and the Giant Lake.

The rivers spread across the barren plains like veins, with tribes scattered all over.

This is the Lingyu River Valley, where the Lingyu Bo Division is situated.

A fertile place surrounded by Giant Mountain, with snowmelt year-round.

But on this day, to the west of the Lingyu Bo Division and its affiliated divisions, Celestial Fire blazed fiercely, flames fell like sparks igniting the mountainside.

Flames shrouded the sky with no end.

The blazing fire caused the snow-capped peaks deep within the Giant Mountain Range to melt quickly, transforming the main river irrigating the valley into a torrent gushing from the mountain.

Water and fire collided in the vast river valley at this moment.

On the rugged earth of the hills and valleys in the west, fire consumed everything, and wild beasts too slow to escape were devoured by fierce flames.

Blazes leapt through the air like something in the heavens was gathering fire.

On a mountain north of the Lingyu River Valley, countless houses and people crowded together.

A middle-aged martial artist, wearing a Fish Scale Silk Robe, gazed into the distance.

Around him were a group of solemn martial artists or wizards, all looking toward the fiery horizon.

Amid the overwhelming flames, a massive dark-golden phantom danced in the fire.

"It’s the Golden Crow!"

At this time, Lord Lingyu spoke.

Soon, amidst the vast flames connecting the sky and earth, they saw a giant golden three-legged bird flapping its wings, surrounded by clusters of fire.

These fires, when falling from the sky, would transform into roaring flames on the mountainous terrain below.

"Chirp!"

Sometimes, the Golden Crow opened its mouth, swallowing the mountain fire and then spewing it towards the smoky rear.

The earth shook more violently at this moment.

In the thick smoke that blocked the sun, a massive foot like a mountain stepped out, crashing onto the hills with a thunderous boom, shattering the descending flames.

The splattering fire turned into countless sparks scattering, making the ground’s flames all the more intense.

The first giant revealed its full form, emitting an incredibly intense primal aura, holding a stone spear as massive as Giant Mountain, thrusting towards the airborne Golden Crow.

They attacked each other relentlessly, with eyes only for their opponent.

Wherever they passed, mountains crumbled, flames roared through the heavens, and humans, Alien Races, and wild beasts unable to flee were consumed by fire or crushed by the giant.