I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself-Chapter 185 - 88: The Old Trick Reused—Xiaoyang Brings Two More Myriarchs

Huo Qiong, who orchestrated the ambush, was quite satisfied with his recent shot and said to the speaker, "This one's yours, it's yours."

From the distant high mountains, a burly figure scratched his head and quickly dragged the giant crossbow back into the cave.

"Quickly pack up and report back; the Xiaoyang scouts have already approached within a hundred miles of our territory."

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Blazing Flame Race Territory.

The entire territory had newly constructed houses again, and large caves were dug out; in some places, beast skin clothes propped up by wooden frames could be seen.

If viewed from afar, there still appeared to be many people within the tribe.

"Huo Qiong just reported that he shot down two Xiaoyang scouts a hundred miles away."

Huo Kui approached to report to Huo Chang.

Currently, Huo Shan and Huo Qii had gone north with the tribe members, and he temporarily replaced them, responsible for arranging the clan soldiers and conveying messages.

"They've approached quite quickly."

Huo Chang nodded to indicate his understanding; he had already anticipated as much, though it happened a bit sooner than expected.

Recently, the three divisions of Xiaoyang continuously sent Xiaoyang Race Soldiers northward, having engaged with Blazing Flame Race Soldiers numerous times.

This indicated that the Xiaoyang Race was itching to move, truly having the intention to go north.

Otherwise, they would not send scouts north to investigate.

These three divisions had recovered from their previous defeat in the Zhushui battle, not only regaining their tribal strength but also experiencing a surge in growth.

According to the information obtained, after the northern migration of the three divisions following Kuafu's crossing, they began massive annexations of other small Xiaoyang tribes.

After the last Zhushui battle, the three divisions took advantage of their defeat, annexing many weakened small Xiaoyang tribes.

In the Blazing Flame Tribe's map, the Xiaoyang Northward Migration Three Divisions were directly named after the three tribe leaders: Muo Qiu Division, Qiu Bear Division, and Mu Xun Division.

Currently, in the three divisions, the Xiaoyang people of the Muo Qiu and Mu Xun divisions have exceeded a hundred thousand, while Qiu Bear is slightly less, but still has seventy to eighty thousand people.

As for why Qiu Bear's numbers are less, the root cause lies with Huo Chang here; in the last Zhushui battle, Qiu Bear's shoulders got busted and had to hide to heal.

By the time Qiu Bear managed his injuries and emerged, the Muo Qiu and Mu Xun divisions had already seized the advantage.

Though the three divisions had grown significantly, Huo Chang was not afraid, but the news from Ji Land Xiaoyang Race Territory had yet to arrive, leaving his mind unsettled.

Now, with the tribe members migrating into the northern mountains, there was no more worry; the allied forces of various divisions currently amounted to thirty thousand.

Excluding the portion of clan soldiers and martial artists escorting northward, he had over two hundred Celestial Vein Level combat power at his disposal, with half of them being the vassal tribe leaders.

This time, the strategy against Xiaoyang was similar to last time: dispersing into smaller units, resisting progressively in the mountains, continuously depleting the Xiaoyang Race Soldiers' numbers.

As for the clan territory, it would be the final strike.

Currently, people are busy digging secret paths under the clan territory, preparing to hollow out the entire underside.

Previously, to guard against drought, a lot of firewood was prepared within the clan, which wasn't taken during the migration, and now they are piled under the clan territory alongside beast oil and fish oil.

The secret channels initiated by Acan previously are also coming into play now. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Compared to the first dispersing into smaller units, this time Huo Chang had much stronger power at his disposal.

Merely among the over a hundred hunting squads scattered in the mountains, which were led by Mountain Opening Realm last time, all are now led by Celestial Vein Level combat power.

Yes, and they are equipped with giant crossbows.

"Akui, pass down the order for the hunting squads to intensify their efforts; the more fiercely they hunt, the more realistic our territory will appear."

"And also, start letting a portion of the clan soldiers disguise as tribe members, acting like they are migrating from different settlements into the mountains during the day and secretly returning through secret channels at night."

"Arrange the same here at the clan territory, make it look realistic, ensure there are elders and children."

"A bunch of strong fellows as sturdy as bulls going into the mountains every day, do you think Xiaoyang is foolish?"

After giving the instructions, Huo Chang stepped out of the Clan Hall and gazed into the distance in all directions; though some wild grass had begun to grow, the landscape still seemed somewhat barren at first glance.

From a great distance, the Clan Mountain can be seen clearly.

In the following days, within a hundred miles of the clan territory, Xiaoyang scouts appeared increasingly frequently.

In response, Huo Chang arranged over thirty hunting squads nearby, creating the illusion of wanting to eliminate all Xiaoyang scouts.

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Original Qu River Basin.

Muo Qiu Division.

After the defeat in the Zhushui battle, Muo Qiu had set up the clan territory near the original Quyang Ruins Market.

Back then, here was a large crater left by the attack on the Ao Mountain Bo Division Flying Ship, conveniently forming a big lake.

With a lake and water, it was also convenient to go south using water resources.

Unexpectedly, the water dried up.

Though the water resources were lost, the Miasma Swamp was gone too, opening a clear path to Xiaoyang Race Territory.

Early in the morning, on the vast wilderness adjoining Muo Qiu Division's territory, one by one, Xiaoyang Race Soldiers awoke.

A group of people captured in advance was directly thrown into the crowd of Xiaoyang Race Soldiers.

Though the Blazing Flame Division was promoted to the Upper Division, in the vast mountain forests, some tribes remained isolated, completely unaware of Blazing Flame Tribe's promotion to Upper Division.

While the Golden Crow Kuafu strike shocked the Xiaoyang Three Divisions, capturing some humans was still a very simple task.

Over two thousand humans were sent into the Xiaoyang camp, swiftly losing their vitality.

Outside the camp, more than thirty Crocodile Dragons had gathered.

The lead three largest Crocodile Dragons carried three Myriarch Level Xiaoyang martial artists as riders.

The three clan leaders of Muo Qiu, Qiu Bear, and Mu Xun followed behind.

Among the three Xiaoyang Myriarchs, led by Muo Chang, the other two were Mu Shanlu from Mu Kang Branch and Qiu Feihuai from Qiu Yin lineage.