Chapter 1031: Small Competition
At a riverbank.
“Get up!”
Fang Yuan swung a sawtooth fish viciously onto the shore.
The sawtooth fish had bright scales and sharp teeth, releasing a ferocious aura. Most importantly, its tail was the length of a human, definitely worthy of being called a sawtooth fish king.
It flopped on the ground and swung its tail viciously toward Moon and Fang Yuan.
“Courting death!”
Fang Yuan slashed violently with the Black Profound Saber.
The sawtooth fish’s head fell off as a number of mysterious powers invaded its brain and innards, thoroughly destroying its life force.
Chaotic Cloak, three-layered dark burst!
Seeing this, Fang Yuan nodded in approval.
Chaotic Cloak Saber Technique has a total of nine dark bursts. When you reach that point, your cultivation is at large success. But there should be another realm after that. That is, merging the nine dark bursts into one and exponentially increasing its power. This is the pinnacle of ordinariness!
Since there was ordinary, there was naturally becoming extraordinary!
How great was his experience? In an instant, he saw the Chaotic Cloak’s further evolution. If I want to become extraordinary, I have to start from the psyche. The saber technique seems to vaguely suggest that I have to grasp ‘Saber Will’ first!
According to the will, one would overcome all obstacles, and there was nothing one could not do!
The so-called ‘Saber Will’ referred to uniting human and saber!
There would be no distinction between human and saber. The saber in your hand was like your own hands or feet. This symbolized your entrance into a higher realm!
“The second stage of this land of inheritance tests combat ability. Since the inheritance’s spirit gave me them, I have to cultivate the Chaotic Cloak to the limit and use the Black Profound Saber to pass this stage! And I can rely on the Earth Escape Magic Talisman to save my life!”
This world’s nomological rules were completely different from before.
Now that he had a secret manual, Fang Yuan could only make use of this to forge ahead even if it was not meant for cultivating his totem.
Sadly, I used a sword before, but now I’ll have to change to a saber…
“Devour!”
Nearby, Moon sat cross-legged as the jade rabbit totem emerged. After absorbing the fish king’s bloodline and spirit essence, she stood and said happily, “I’ve finally reached the mid Predatory realm.”
“Mid-stage? A fourth-grade totem really requires a lot more.” Fang Yuan stared at the battle tattoos on Moon’s body. “So? What ability did you get?”
“Even though I can’t manifest armor over my entire body like Dark’s horned dragon armor, I can form ice armor to protect my vitals!” Moon closed her eyes, and a layer of ice armor covered her arm.
“The jade rabbit is indeed a water and ice-type totem!” Fang Yuan nodded. “We can leave now!”
Over the past few days, he had absorbed a lot of bloodlines and spirit essences while helping Moon kill water beasts. In addition to the three-tailed spiritual fox, he had already silently advanced to the late Predatory realm.
However, he kept this strength secret.
Speaking of which, if Moon is willing to work with me, I’m confident I can challenge that eight-legged crocodile! Fang Yuan still remembered the shame of being chased by that mutated beast. Too bad… Moon wouldn’t agree. Besides, Brutal Arrow is still watching from the shadows.
After increasing his cultivation, the feeling of being monitored intensified.
Even when Fang Yuan was hunting, he held back most of his strength.
“All right, let’s return!”
Moon suddenly thought of something and clenched her fists. “I want revenge on Dark!”
…
Brutal Bones stood on a platform while holding a bone staff and said gratified, “Wonderful. During this test, everyone except for one person returned alive and promoted your totem! You are all the hope of the tribe! Dark, you’re the first to return, so I’ll give you this bottle of ‘Bloodline Pills’!”
“Thank you, High Priest!” Dark eagerly received the reward.
“Furthermore, I will bestow a Brutal name upon you. From now on, you are a bloodline warrior of my Flybarb tribe! Your name is Brutal Dark!” Strong Bones laughed heartily.
“It’s actually pills!”
The other youths watching were green with envy.
Many barbarians enjoyed fierce battles and were ruthless people, but there were very few with technical talents. As such, spirit pills and magic artifacts were more precious here than the outside world.
Moon stood next to Fang Yuan and whispered, “Since they’re Bloodline Pills, this bottle is probably worth a mutated beast. The high priest is really biased… After all, Youjie and Qi returned together with Dark.”
“Well, that’s because he has a third-grade totem, a true genius!”
Fang Yuan shrugged, but he understood the higher echelon’s bias toward matters like these.
“High Priest!” Suddenly, Dark turned around and stared at Fang Yuan. “With my Brutal tribal name on the line, I challenge you, Fang Yuan!”
Fang Yuan raised his hand and immediately shouted, “I admit defeat!”
Why are you even betting your Brutal tribal name? If I win, would I have to change my name to Brutal Fang Yuan?
He was dumbfounded.
Fang Yuan was not particularly interested in that bottle of Bloodline Pills either. After all, he did not know what types of wild beast bloodlines and spirit essences were in it. If they were too heterogeneous, it would become a huge burden if he absorbed it.
Seeing this, the high priest frowned immediately. “In the name of brave warriors, you must accept this challenge, Fang Yuan!”
High Priest… are you trying to help Brutal Dark to establish his prestige? Brutal Thunder frowned. After Dark returned, you took him as one of your personal disciples. But Brutal Dark’s temperament really won’t do!
“Okay!”
Fang Yuan dug his ear and stepped forward in exasperation.
The other youths shuffled back, staring excitedly at the two on the field.
The others had seen Fang Yuan defeat Brutal Dark before. Now that Brutal Dark challenged him again, they were especially looking forward to it.
“I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time!” Brutal Dark stared at Fang Yuan and broke out into laughter. “I want you to grovel beneath my feet! Ha!”
His horned dragon armor emerged and covered his body as he charged forward.
At the same time, a large force of earth appeared behind Fang Yuan, moving to pierce him like spears.
“Horned dragon armor, earth spikes! Very skilled coordination. He must have put in a lot of effort!” The high priest nodded happily.
“Hmph. Chaotic Cloak, one-layered dark burst!”
Fang Yuan twisted his body to dodge Brutal Dark’s attack. The back of his saber plunged down, chopping him on the back of his neck.
Clang!
Even with the horned dragon armor, Brutal Dark collapsed heavily onto the ground, falling flat on his face.
“Hmm?”
The next instant, a one-layered dark burst exploded, passing directly through the armor and forcing him to pass out.
Brutal Thunder clenched his fists tightly and could not help but cry out, “Good!”
“Brutal Dark lost again.” High Priest Brutal Bones frowned, looking at Fang Yuan. “Come here… Tell me, how did your attack penetrate the dragon armor?”
“Reporting to High Priest!” Fang Yuan revealed his battle tattoos confidently. “After I advanced to the mid Predatory realm, I realized my shell wasn’t an ordinary shell. It has the power of water fog and illusions. Just now, I hit Dark with my psyche shock before he passed out.”
“Hmm?” Brutal Bones felt the psyche strength in the mist. His eyes twitched. “It truly is a strange strength. To be able to use the power of the totem, it must be at least seventh grade or above! A shell like this is very rare…”
At first, he intended to let Brutal Dark establish his prestige and regain his confidence even if it meant sacrificing a ninth-grade totem.
However, Fang Yuan’s totem was not ninth grade but seventh grade or above. All of a sudden, he had a change of heart.
A seventh-grade totem has the possibility of cultivating to the Materialization realm. Even if he can’t reach it, he’ll definitely become a pillar of the tribe…
After all, Brutal Bones was the high priest, and he had to take the tribe’s interests into consideration. He coughed. “Fang Yuan, you have put immeasurable effort into your cultivation, raising your strength significantly. I will bestow you with a bottle of Bloodline Pills, and the name ‘Brutal’…”
“Wait, High Priest!” Fang Yuan rubbed his nose. “With my strength, I believe that I’m not fit to take on the name ‘Brutal’. Please call me Fang Yuan!”
“As you wish!” Brutal Bones handed a bottle of pills to Fang Yuan and waved.
Fang Yuan immediately bowed and returned to the crowd.
“Fang Yuan!” Brutal Thunder leaned on his saber with his eyes glowing. “How many stances can you display with your Splashing Wind Saber Technique?”
“Three stances. Furthermore, I believe there are some aspects in its power that can still evolve…” Fang Yuan used the description of the Chaotic Cloak Saber Technique to disguise his understanding.
“Great! Wonderful!”
With a few words, Brutal Thunder’s eyes sparkled brightly. “Among the barbarians, there are far too few people with comprehension like yours. Splashing Wind’s three stances were simplified from the Chaotic Cloak Saber Technique. Come look for me later. I have some incomplete writings related to the saber technique’s dark burst.”
In the Predatory realm, the totem’s power was incomplete, and ordinary people’s fighting techniques were still more effective, especially for bloodline warriors in the tribe, where a large number were still in the Predatory realm.
It was rare to find someone with such high comprehension. Brutal Thunder felt his hand twitch.
“Okay. All of you rest up and prepare for our expedition in a month. We’ll participate in the Beichen tribe’s ceremony!”
Brutal Bones’s enthusiasm was waning. After complimenting Moon and awarding her with the ‘Brutal’ name, he released the others.
“The Beichen tribe is the strongest tribe in the area. The Flybarb tribe can only submit and be protected by them. The Beichen tribe organizes a large ceremony every three years. Not only is it an opportunity to interact and trade with the surrounding tribes, but there is a selection for outstanding youths as well…”
Fang Yuan left the square while thinking quietly. “This bottle of Bloodline Pills is useless to me, but I can bring it to the market to see if I can obtain something else!”
…
“High Priest, Teacher…” After waking up, Brutal Dark saw Brutal Bones by his side and immediately lowered his head. “I lost.”
“Do you know why you lost? First, you underestimated your opponent. Fang Yuan’s totem isn’t ninth grade but seventh grade, and it can use illusions. Without you realizing what happened, he defeated you!”
Brutal Bones’s tone was warm as he analyzed. “Second, your martial arts is lacking compared to his. But this doesn’t matter. As long as your horned dragon totem enters the Materialization realm, he won’t be your opponent. In the future, if you want to become part of the higher echelon in the tribe, you must learn to have tolerance. After you defeat Fang Yuan, you should convince him to work for you. He would become your most capable assistant!”