Chapter 8: Astonishing Rewards

  Days before the war with the Shuo, a massive battle stage was erected outside the mountain wall of the Bloodstone Tribe. Hundreds of tribesmen cut and piled up hard bluestone, which was then cast by dozens of soldiers using molten black iron water. Finally, they quenched it with mountain spring water, and the dark battle stage was nearly a hundred feet long, radiating a cold metallic luster in the sunlight.

  The day before the big comparison, Xiao Yi returned to the tribe, in the White Stone Hut. He calmed his mind and regulated his breath. This day he didn't cultivate, but instead rested and tidied up his Qi and blood, as well as his battle energy, allowing his physical body to reach its peak state. On the ground beside him were placed many green stone jars, with a faint scent of medicine lingering in the air. These were the remnants left behind by Shi Gong.

  The stars have shifted in the sky.

  The sun rose like a fire, slowly rising from the horizon. When the first red light fell on the earth, a loud horn sounded in the Bloodstone tribe.

  Outside the mountain wall, Qianyuan Thousand Husband blew the war horn, his black hair flying, standing still on the battlefield, with a red spear in hand like blood, making a clanging sound.

  In the White Stone Hut, on the stone bed, Xiao Yi sat cross-legged, his eyes slightly closed. Suddenly, he opened them, and from within his eyes, several inches of blue-green whiskers shot out. By his side, a broken spear hummed to life, leapt up, and fell into his hand.

  The stone gate opens, the morning sun rises, in the tribe, an invisible great momentum is spreading, this is the accumulation of many warriors, squad leaders and centurions for a month, with the enhancement of strength, the condensation of spiritual will, a kind of spiritual atmosphere is derived.

  Outside the mountain wall, many Bloodstone Clan people had already gathered. The War Master's Great Comparison was a rare event that could be seen only once in many years. Although it was caused by an incident, it still made many people excited and eager to see what would happen next.

  The garrison troops in Jingyuan Valley have also returned, leaving behind a battalion of 100 people. Except for this, Shi Hu Qianfu is guarding, and Shi Jian Qianfu, who has been sitting in the military department, has also taken action to go to Jingyuan Valley. With two great Qianfu sitting in the pass, although there are fewer people, they can adapt to changing circumstances and hold off a thousand-man battalion.

  Xiao Yi arrived, ordinary Bloodstone tribe people were at the outermost periphery, they moved big stones, climbed high and looked out, there was a path leading to the front of the battlefield.

  "Xiao Wu Chang!"

  Not far away, Wu Changshi walked towards Xiao Yi. He was one of the few survivors who made it out alive from Jingyuan Valley ten miles away that day. After a month had passed, Xiao Yi could feel that the other's vital energy was much stronger than before, clearly having made a significant breakthrough after experiencing life and death.

  "Shi Wu Chang!" Xiao Yi greeted him.

  Shi Shan smiled and patted Xiao Yi's shoulder, saying: "How about it, do you have confidence to break into the top twenty this time? I heard that last time you fought with Huo Qing from the Volcano Tribe, one move was not enough to determine victory or defeat. After that, Huo Qing didn't challenge us squad leaders again."

  Looking at the young man in front of him, Shi Shan couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder. The other person's growth was so rapid that it was unbelievable. At the same time, he had also heard rumors that the other person had successfully cultivated the "Wild Elephant Great Strength Technique", a top-notch martial art that Stone Grandfather had collected for many years. The Wild Elephant Great Strength Technique was something that even the old tribe leader of back then was shocked by when Stone Grandfather obtained it. Unfortunately, no one had been able to successfully cultivate it, not even Shi Zhuan, the current strongest member of the Blood Stone Tribe and the tribe leader, who could only switch to cultivating the quasi-top-notch martial art "Heavenly Fire Ignition Technique".

  "Xiao Da Ge!"

  Shi Lei and the seven others also walked over, Xiao Yi nodded at them, Shi Qian let out a cold hum, but unnaturally shifted his gaze to the side. A strange expression flashed in Shi Shan's eyes, but he immediately smiled and walked away.

  The sound of the horn was continuous and unbroken, growing more intense as the soldiers gathered, like a thousand horses galloping, until it became a rolling thunder that resonated in everyone's spiritual world. Xiao Yi saw that the war horn belonging to Qianyuan Thousand Husband General was a pale purple color with patterns resembling lightning bolts on its surface. On the horn, the shadow of a rhinoceros appeared. As Qianyuan Thousand Husband General blew it, the rhinoceros seemed to come alive, emitting a faint purple glow.

  Suddenly, Xiao Yi's heart felt a response, his eyes slightly moved, and in the distance, a tall figure was watching him, nodding lightly. That was Bai Fuzhang, Tuoba Feng.

  Apart from that, in the other three corners, Xiao Yi also saw three other stone Taichis, but these three people were relatively far apart, and their auras were restrained. For a while, Xiao Yi couldn't judge the strengths of these few people either.

  "Easy!"

  A cold voice came over, even with the surrounding noise, it clearly entered Xiao Yi's ears.

  Only a hundred feet away, the fire's cyan eyes shone like a sword, looking towards this side. Besides the blood-soaked figure, eight others from the Fire Mountain tribe had also arrived. Among them, Xiao Yi noticed a young man whose body was so still that not even a hint of his aura could be detected. This was no small feat; unless one's power had reached a certain level, it would be impossible to achieve such a state.

  It's Xiao Yi, and it's also because he has cultivated the "Wild Elephant Great Power Technique", plus his future self constantly grinding, that he can achieve such a state. From this, we can see that this young man's combat power must be very strong, and except for Chi Xue and Huo Qing, only five people from the Fire Mountain Tribe have made a move, and this young man is one of the remaining three.

  It seems that the young man of the Volcanic Clan noticed Xiao Yi's gaze, and as his eyes opened wide, a sharp divine light burst out. This was a manifestation of his extremely strong spiritual power. His eyes were naturally filled with a kind of majesty and vigor. This divine light pierced into Xiao Yi's eyes, directly penetrating his spiritual world, where it transformed into a raging inferno that swept across the eight directions.

  But Xiao Yi remained unmoved, and with a thought, the fierce elephant spirit descended, a gigantic green-scaled elephant standing tall, suppressing the entire spiritual world like a giant, supporting the rotation of the world. With a wave of its trunk, the raging flames were swallowed up in an instant.

  A flash of something unusual flickered in his eyes, but the young man from the Volcano Clan didn't think much of it and turned his head away immediately.

  Half an hour later.

  The hundred-zhang-wide battle platform was surrounded by tens of thousands of Bloodstone Tribe members, with over two thousand warriors either seated cross-legged or standing quietly in contemplation. Over the past month, the Essence Gathering Valley had unearthed a large quantity of low-grade essence stones, which, combined with the tribe's accumulated wealth, were continuously distributed among the troops. The number of tribal warriors had already exceeded two thousand, and every day saw new tribesmen breaking through to gain the qualifications to become warriors.

  In front of the hundred-foot war platform, there was a ten-foot-sized stone platform with a green stone table on top. On the green stone table were some fruits and sweet springs from the mountain. The clan leader, Shi Zhi Xuan, sat at the head, slightly below him were Shi Hu Qian Fu Zhang and Chi Yan Qian Fu Zhang of the Fire Mountain tribe.

  His gaze was somewhat complex, and although he had already made some guesses, it wasn't until he actually saw Shi Zixuan that Chi Yan Qianfu realized just how powerful the other man was. Even without intentionally trying to do so, he could feel the aura of energy within Shi Zixuan's body, like a raging furnace. Apart from his gaze, his spiritual power couldn't even get close before being dispersed by an invisible force. Thus, on this stone platform, Chi Yan Qianfu retracted all of his spiritual will.

  Tempering Bone Boundary!

  This is a realm that is desperately yearned for by Chiyan Qianfu, and generally speaking, it is impossible for lower-ranking bloodlines to give birth to strong practitioners of the Tempering Bone Realm. However, once a strong practitioner of the Tempering Bone Realm appears, as long as they accumulate enough power, they can be promoted to become a mid-ranking bloodline. Once becoming a mid-ranking bloodline, everything becomes different. Not only can they occupy more tribal lands and obtain all sorts of medicinal herbs, precious stones, and minerals, but they can also receive rewards from the Lei Jian Bing Department. In this vast land of ten thousand miles, the strongest tribe is the Lei Jian Bing Department, which has the qualifications to suppress a Heavenly Soldier Road.

  After a moment, the sound of the horn finally stopped. Qianyuan Thousand Husband scanned the surroundings, and all sounds suddenly stopped. Some soldiers who were sitting cross-legged, lieutenants, and centurions suddenly stood up, gazing at the battlefield, their blood boiling with excitement.

  Later, Qianyuan Thousand Husband's leader explained the rules of the big comparison one by one. Each name warrior, Wu Chang, and Bai Fu Chang had only one qualification for battle. Once defeated, they could no longer return to the battlefield. Among the warriors, only those who entered the top 20 could receive rewards, while Wu Chang was in the top 10, and Bai Fu Chang had only five places.

  The first to be held was the War Soldier's Great Comparison, and what made people somewhat astonished was that the champion of the War Soldiers could have the qualification for cross-ranking challenge, entering the Wu Chang Great Comparison. The champion of the Wu Chang Great Comparison could also enter the trial between the Hundred Men, and once they obtained a ranking, they could receive double rewards.

  "Warriors ranked 20th to 11th, one person can get a low-grade fine stone and a Tiered Blood Dan. Those ranked 10th to 2nd can get a low-grade fine stone and two Tiered Blood Dans. The champion can get two low-grade fine stones and three Tiered Blood Dans.

  Sergeants ranked 10th to 4th can get two low-grade fine stones and three Tiered Blood Dans. Those ranked 2nd and 3rd can get three low-grade fine stones and four Tiered Blood Dans. The champion can get four low-grade fine stones and five Tiered Blood Dans.

  Hundred Men Leaders ranked 5th to 2nd can get five low-grade fine stones and ten Tiered Blood Dans. The champion can get ten low-grade fine stones and twenty Tiered Blood Dans."

  Qianyuan's words fell, and the four directions shook. The rewards for this battle were truly too generous, especially for the champions among the soldiers, squad leaders, and hundred-man commanders. Among them, the champion of the hundred-man commanders was the most impressive, with ten pieces of low-grade spirit stone and twenty earth-stage blood pellets. Even before breaking through to the Blood Refining Small Perfection, they wouldn't need to worry about accumulating blood energy, only needing to improve their cultivation boundary would suffice. This could shorten the time by a considerable amount.

  On the stone pedestal.

  Chi Yan's face also changed color, he took a deep breath, looked at Shi Zhixuan and sighed: "Your department really has great courage!" Everyone come to vote for the Human Emperor!