Volume 1: Heaven's Secret Pavilion, Stormy Weather Chapter 11: Tragic, The Unrivaled Strong Bloodline of the Lone Soul Warrior

  About half a stick of incense later, in the sky above, the fourth beast pattern was faintly visible, and it seemed to be taking shape. At this moment, Ling Feng, who had been looking up at the sky all along, suddenly heard a faint strange sound coming from beside him. He turned his head to look, only to see that the head of the alien beast stone statue suddenly emitted a hazy light.

  In his heart, he was amazed, and as far as the eye could see, a small beast about the size of a small dog emerged from the head of the stone statue. Except for its body being different from the stone statue, all its other features were exactly the same as those of the stone statue's beast, resembling a lion and tiger.

  "What's this thing?" Ling Feng muttered to himself, hastily flying back dozens of feet. It was safer to keep a distance from an unknown creature.

  After the little beast came out, its whole body lay on the back of the stone statue, stretched out a big lazy waist, and its expression was indescribably comfortable. Then, it seemed to have not noticed Ling Feng beside him, stood up straight, raised his head to look at the beast pattern condensed from the blood energy in the sky, opened his mouth, and took a fierce breath.

  An extremely strange scene occurred, with the four beast patterns floating in the sky, one of which suddenly transformed into a flowing light and instantly entered the small beast's mouth.

  "What is this guy doing?" After being stunned for a good while, Ling Feng suddenly let out a loud yell and pounced on the little beast, "You damned little turtle egg, how dare you eat my beast mark? Let me deal with you!"

  He had barely finished speaking when the person arrived beside the small beast. At this time, the strange little beast turned its head to look at Ling Feng with a glance of disdain and then gently blew air towards him.

  In an instant, Ling Feng only felt a powerful gust of air coming straight at him, blowing his body into pieces, rolling backwards repeatedly, and it wasn't until half a breath later that he managed to steady himself. Without time to recover from the dizziness, he looked up to see a blood-curdling scene continue to unfold before his eyes.

  That little beast ate the marrow and knew the taste, opened its big mouth to the beast pattern floating in the sky again, and sucked it in an instant. At this moment, Lingfeng's beast pattern was less one more.

  My heart is bleeding!

  Ling Feng once again threw himself at it with abandon, and the result was the same as before - he underwent another intense and topsy-turvy movement. When he finally stabilized his body, the four beast stripes that had originally been in the sky were now reduced to just one.

  Seeing the small beast about to open its big mouth to devour his last remaining beast mark, Ling Feng completely collapsed.

  "Big brother, you are indeed my Ling Feng's elder brother. Please spare me, have mercy and leave a way out for your little brother...". Coming on strong wasn't his opponent's style, so Ling Feng had no choice but to beg bitterly. If he didn't even get a single beast mark, how could he face his parents after going out?

  The little beast seemed to understand Lingfeng's pleading voice, looked at him with its eyes, tilted its small head, and seemed to be considering it. After a good while, it nodded to Lingfeng.

  The little beast agreed to Lingfeng's request, but it still opened its big mouth and sucked in all the remaining blood energy in the sky. After that, only saw the little beast stretch out a front paw, touch its slightly swollen belly, yawn with an open mouth, show a satisfied expression on its face, smile at Lingfeng, turn around and drill into the stone statue's head, disappearing from sight.

  "You this bandit, outlaw, parasite..."

  Ling Feng's voice filled with anger echoed in the great hall, and at the same time, dozens of shocked and disbelieving gazes all focused on him.

  In an instant, Lingfeng found himself back in the grand hall. The invisible light shield around his body still existed, but the feeling of being filled with power had disappeared.

  Under the gaze of one strange glance after another, he walked out of the light screen, his heart filled with gloom.

  Needless to say, something strange and unimaginable had happened to him, and he was exceptionally clear about it in his heart.

  As soon as Ling Feng walked out of the light shield, Hu Meng, the two Soul Clan masters, Chu Yunxiang and his wife, as well as Bai Shanhai, the leader of the Chu Mountain tribe, all arrived by his side.

  "How could something so strange happen? This kid had clearly condensed four beast marks, why did three of them suddenly disappear out of thin air?" Qu Ming first carefully examined Ling Feng's body, confirming that he only had one beast mark left, and then his face was filled with a shocked and disbelieving expression, muttering to himself.

  "This is also the first time I've seen such a thing!" The soul tribe's upper master, named Sa Pu, was also shocked.

  "Feng, you've done your best, don't think wildly in your heart!" Chu Yunxiang and his wife saw that Ling Feng was now very depressed, and they comforted him with kind words, afraid that the child would think of something bad.

  "Ling Feng, your beast soul bloodline is strong enough, and the four beast patterns have also taken shape, but at the last moment, three of the beast patterns disappeared. This matter is quite strange, after the Bloodline Baptism Ceremony ends, I will immediately report it to the clan elder!" Quan Meng came back to his senses, waved his hand to let Ling Feng stand aside first, and continued to hold the Bloodline Baptism Ceremony for the remaining children.

  As for Ling Feng's situation, Qiong Meng had already decided to report it to the clan elder immediately after the ceremony. This matter was too strange, and the condensed beast pattern actually disappeared, which was the first time in the Sheng Man tribe!

  The Bloodline Baptism ceremony continued, and among the remaining dozens of children, no one else surprised everyone like Ling Feng and Chu Hei. However, a little girl's bloodline awakened and condensed two beast patterns!

  The bloodline of the savage people is very peculiar, and the probability of women becoming beast soul warriors is extremely low. However, once their bloodline awakens, most can condense two beast patterns, and some even three beast patterns, making it much more likely for them to become high-ranking beast soul warriors than men of the same tribe.

  This year, thirty-seven children from the Chu Shan tribe have completed their bloodline cleansing ritual. Eleven of them had beast soul bloodlines that were too thin to condense into a beast mark. The others included twenty-two children who condensed one beast mark, two children who condensed two beast marks, and the genius child Chu Hei who condensed four beast marks. Additionally, there was an abnormal case - Ling Feng, whose beast soul bloodline was extremely strong but only condensed into one beast mark. This is the greatest harvest since the establishment of the Chu Shan tribe, which is why the leader, Bai Shan Hai, couldn't stop smiling and had to cover his mouth with his hand.

  "If this Ling Feng kid can also condense four beast souls, I believe that within a few decades, the Chu Shan tribe will become the number one great tribe of the clan!" Bai Hai Shan's gaze fell on Ling Feng, who had a dejected expression, and he couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

  "Ah, Ah Feng, don't worry, although you're a lone soul warrior, I, Hei Zi, am a four-soul warrior. As long as I'm alive, no one will ever bully you!" Chu Hei knew that Ling Feng was feeling unwell in his heart and he too felt difficult, thinking for half a day before saying these words to comfort Ling Feng.

  "Thanks, Big Brother!" Seeing Chu Hei's eyes filled with genuine emotions, Ling Feng's heart skipped a beat, and the long-unused term "Big Brother" slipped out of his mouth, spoken from the heart.

  "Haha, we're good brothers, right?" Chu Hei said with a silly grin, rubbing his head.

  "The Bloodline Baptism has ended, and except for Chu Hei, you will all come to Sa Ding Shang Shi one by one to undergo another Spiritual Root Test!"

  Linggen! This term is extremely unfamiliar to the children in the hall, and even Ling Feng has never heard of it. However, since Duan Meng had spoken, the children still lined up and walked towards Sadeng Shangshi. Meanwhile, Chu Yunxiang and his wife, who were standing with Duan Meng, furrowed their brows upon hearing the two words "Linggen".

  "Qiong Meng, I've heard that only cultivators need to possess spiritual roots. Our Nanhua tribe's witchcraft and secret techniques don't seem to require spiritual roots, so why... does the Witch Temple want to test these children for their spiritual roots?" This question would not have been asked by Chu Yunxiao in the past, but now that he was riding on his father's coattails, with a vastly different status and position, he couldn't help but feel puzzled and blurted it out.

  Xiong Meng heard this and slightly furrowed his brow, then smiled and explained: "The test of the spiritual root is a decision made by many elders of the Alien Alliance, not just our Savage Tribe. Basically, all children of various tribes who reach the age of eight must undergo the test of their spiritual roots. As for the reason, hehe, don't be offended, Cloud Soaring younger brother, even I, Xiong Meng, do not know, it's just that I've heard the Hall Master mention it before. This matter is the highest secret of the Southern Barbarian Alien Tribe, and non-core elders are all unaware!"

  Chu Yunxiang nodded after hearing this and didn't say another word.

  The method of testing the spiritual root is very simple. The soul master named Sadeng takes out a transparent crystal ball from his bosom and lets the children put their hands on it one by one.

  One by one, the children tested their spiritual roots in this way. The crystal ball seemed to have no reflection at all, so Ling Feng was certain that none of his companions in front had spiritual roots.

  When it was his turn, Ling Feng casually placed his right hand on the crystal ball, thinking that he probably wouldn't have any 'bird spirit root' like his companions.

  A miracle occurred again on Lingfeng's body, his palm had just touched the surface of the crystal ball, and in an instant, a clear misty airflow appeared inside the originally transparent and colorless crystal ball.

  After the air current appeared, it constantly changed its shape and finally formed a small whirlwind. This scene left Ling Feng stunned and shocked, with his face full of astonishment.

  "Wind attribute hetero spiritual root!" Master Sa Ding exclaimed, hastily turning his head to shout at Tu Meng: "Lord Tu Meng, come and take a look quickly!"

  Meng was chatting with Chu Yunxiang when he heard the commotion and turned around, his eyes narrowing slightly. He walked over in large strides, carefully examining the crystal ball before reaching out to ruffle Ling Feng's hair, bursting into laughter: "You little scamp is indeed a freak! Your bloodline has awakened nine ancestral blood marks, yet only condensed one beast pattern. And now, with the spiritual root test, it turns out you have the rare wind attribute heterodox spiritual root. How strange! How strange!"

  "You're the freak!" Ling Feng muttered under his breath, but a innocent smile filled his face as he looked at Meng Meng who was laughing loudly.

  "Continue, continue the test!" After his excitement subsided, he instructed Master Sa Ding to continue testing the spiritual roots of the remaining children. He took a deep look at Ling Feng, then walked towards Bai Shanhai.

  "Shanhai brother, this time your Chushan tribe is indeed bursting with talents! Not only did you give birth to a four-soul warrior for the clan, but also produced a child with a wind-attribute heterodox spiritual root. In my opinion, your Chushan tribe not only can be exempt from paying this year's annual tribute, but probably won't need to pay it again in the future!"

  "It's all thanks to the great Lord Hongfu, haha..." After expressing his delight, Baishan Hai didn't forget to flatter the other party. After all, his grandson Bai Tiantu would be going to the Blackstone City Witch Temple in the future and would still need to rely on them for care.

  "There, there!" Meng laughed and said politely. Looking at his current expression, he seemed even happier than Bai Shanhai.

  The Spiritual Root test ended quickly, and the result was that except for Ling Feng, no one else had a Spiritual Root. However, this result made Lin Meng extremely satisfied.

  Born with the spiritual root of a cultivator, it is even rarer than a three-soul warrior born in the Savage Tribe. In the past five years, only a few dozen people among the entire Southern Barbarian ethnic group have been tested to possess spiritual roots. The probability is really too small, one in tens of thousands!

  He conferred with the two Soul Clan masters, then announced that the Bloodline Baptism ceremony had come to an end and the children could leave the hall and return home. Before ending, he specifically instructed Bai Shan Hai to inform the tribe about the results of the children's blood awakening.

  They will also immediately report the process of this blood baptism to the Witch's Temple and wait for the instructions of the Temple Master.

  Bai Shanhai and Chu Yunxiang bid farewell to the three of them and led the children out of the hall.

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