Wang Yu

Chapter 1154: Bloodline of the Eight Kings

Facing the overwhelming bloody blades, Han Li not only didn't retreat a step but instead intensified the azure light around him, accelerating forward and crashing directly into the blades.

However, the scene of being torn to pieces that everyone imagined did not occur. Han Li, relying on his physical body, directly shattered all the blades into powder and stepped down towards the silver-horned giant rhinoceros below.

The latter was initially startled, surprised by the strength of this human's physique, but sensing that the aura on his body was not particularly powerful, it was not afraid at all and raised its axe to meet him again.

Han Li stepped on the blade of the giant axe, and the power of the stars in his body suddenly erupted, with a violent sound under his feet.

A crisp "crack" resounded!

Numerous spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the huge battle axe, and it shattered into pieces with a "crashing" sound.

The silver-horned giant rhinoceros wielding the axe felt a jolt in both arms, and a feeling of numbness instantly swept through its body. Its legs buckled, and it knelt down directly under the pressure of this enormous force.

Han Li, taking advantage of the momentum, flashed his figure, dodging a sinister sneak attack from the cloud-patterned leopard. He brushed past it, grabbed its nape, and with a gentle pinch, a force penetrated its body, causing it to lose its ability to resist.

Carrying the limp cloud-patterned leopard in his hand, Han Li landed again, stepping on the shoulder of the silver-horned giant rhinoceros who was just trying to stand up, pressing it back down to its knees.

All of this seemed lengthy, but in reality, it happened between Han Li's rise and fall. Most of the tribesmen from the two tribes didn't even have time to see what had happened before they saw that their leaders had already been subdued by Han Li.

The crowds from both tribes who had rushed towards the mountain ridge rushed back, surrounding Han Li in the center, shouting for him to release their tribal leaders.

Han Li ignored these people, simply lifting the cloud-patterned leopard in one hand, holding it in front of him, and asked:

"What tribes are you? Why are you fighting here?"

The cloud-patterned leopard, completely powerless, merely raised its eyelids and glanced at Han Li, its eyes full of hatred and anger, but it didn't answer.

"I think you should know what Soul Searching is, right? Don't force me to use it, the taste is definitely not pleasant." Han Li said coldly, his face turning grim.

Hearing this, the cloud-patterned leopard's body trembled slightly, but it still didn't speak immediately.

"You won't shed a tear until you see the coffin..."

Han Li sneered, raised a finger, and poked it towards its forehead. A crystalline light flashed on the fingertip, and a crystalline thread emerged like a spiritual snake, wriggling and extending towards the cloud-patterned leopard's brow.

"We are the Cloud-Patterned Tiger Tribe, and they are the Silver-Horned Rhinoceros Tribe. The reason for our fight here is a tribal blood feud," the silver-horned giant rhinoceros, who was pinned down and unable to move, said instead of the Cloud-Patterned Leopard.

Hearing this, Han Li's expression shifted slightly, and he thought to himself that there seemed to be another hidden story.

"You actually spoke up for your sworn enemy, it seems you don't want me to search his soul. This can only mean one thing, that you are deliberately trying to hide something from me..." Han Li looked at the silver-horned giant rhinoceros beneath him and said with a sneer.

Seeing this, the latter was both frightened and annoyed, and could only curse incessantly in his heart.

Humans are indeed insidious and cunning!

After Han Li spoke, he didn't hesitate at all, pointing his fingertip directly at the cloud-patterned leopard's brow.

A point of crystalline light lit up from his fingertip, and a crystalline thread instantly shot into the latter's head.

"Roar..."

The silver-horned giant rhinoceros roared, and the two tribes who had been fighting fiercely just now, now ignoring the safety of their two leaders, rushed towards Han Li like a tide.

Han Li's mind moved, and a piece of azure light flew out from around him. The golden light on the thirty-six Azure Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords suddenly brightened, turning into thirty-six golden lightning pillars, surrounding him within hundreds of feet.

Electric light flashed wildly on the golden lightning pillars, and clusters of huge golden thunderballs surged out from them, jumping back and forth between the thirty-six Azure Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords, and the sound of "zizila" current surging was endless.

These barbaric alien species were already afraid of heavenly thunder and earthly fire, and being blocked by Han Li's golden thunder wall, they hesitated for a while, unable to move forward.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Han Li quickly searched the cloud-patterned leopard's soul.

After a while, his eyes flashed slightly, and he slowly retracted his finger, but his expression became a little strange.

From the cloud-patterned leopard's memory, Han Li learned the true reason for the conflict and desperate fight between the two tribes.

The silver-horned giant rhinoceros hadn't lied, their two tribes did have a blood feud, and they had been fighting and fighting in this barbaric area for millions of years.

However, the direct cause of their fight this time was not this.

It turned out that thirty years ago, the True Spirit King, who had always been revered as the common master by the barbaric tribes, suddenly issued a decree, calling for a Blood Sacrifice Assembly to be held at the Barren Sacred Hall on Barren Mountain, summoning all tribes that still retained the bloodline of the ancient Eight Kings to gather at Barren Mountain.

These ancient Eight Kings were the eight True Spirit Kings who ruled the Barren Realm in ancient times. However, it is unknown what changes had occurred in the history of the Barren Realm. The original eight True Spirit Kings have now declined, with only one True Spirit King remaining.

The descendants of the bloodlines of the other True Spirit Kings have also had different encounters, and are now scattered throughout the entire Barren Realm. Some with purer bloodlines are still overlords, while those with more impure bloodlines, although they no longer hold the throne of kings, have many descendants and their power should not be underestimated.

As for those who are even more miserable, their bloodlines may even be cut off and difficult to trace.

The Blood Sacrifice Assembly was originally the grandest gathering in the Barren Realm since ancient times, but it had not been held for tens of millions of years due to the incomplete bloodlines of the Eight Kings.

Once the news that the True Spirit King was going to re-convene this assembly spread, it was like a stone thrown into water, immediately stirring up a thousand waves in the entire Barren Realm. All tribes in the Barren Realm were honored to be able to participate in this assembly.

The Silver-Horned Rhinoceros and Cloud-Patterned Tiger tribes were naturally no exception.

However, their two tribes had nothing to do with the bloodlines of the Barren Eight Kings. Not to mention the sixteen most powerful Barren Tribes, even the top hundred Barren Tribes didn't occupy a seat. They were simply small tribes at the end of the line, and naturally had no qualifications to participate in this Blood Sacrifice Assembly.

Of course, these two remote small tribes originally had no extravagant hopes of being able to participate in this assembly. After all, those tribes that still retained the bloodlines of the Eight True Spirit Kings were basically one of the Sixteen Barren Tribes.

However, due to an accident, the Silver-Horned Rhinoceros Tribe discovered a young beast outside their tribal territory, which actually contained the bloodline legacy of one of the Barren Eight Kings in its body.

This young beast seemed to have suffered severe injuries, and was now still in a deep sleep, protected by the Silver-Horned Rhinoceros Tribe.

However, just as the Silver-Horned Rhinoceros Tribe was preparing to secretly escort the young beast to Barren Mountain, the news was somehow leaked and learned by their enemy, the Cloud-Patterned Tiger Tribe.

The latter was naturally unwilling for the Silver-Horned Rhinoceros Tribe to build such a great achievement. After all, once the Silver-Horned Rhinoceros Tribe gained power because of this, their Cloud-Patterned Tiger Tribe would face the disaster of extinction in the future. Therefore, they took advantage of the situation to attack the Silver-Horned Rhinoceros Tribe, determined to seize the young beast.

Han Li loosened his hand, and the cloud-patterned leopard, who had been captured in his hand, softened and fell to the ground, unconscious.

"Where is the young beast you saved?" Han Li lowered his head and glanced at the silver-horned giant rhinoceros, who was being pressed down by him, and asked.

The latter said nothing, but an unusual light suddenly lit up in his eyes.

Han Li was startled and hurriedly slapped down, pressing on his head, and scolded: "Afraid that I would search your soul, you actually want to self-detonate your nascent soul, you are really cruel to yourself?"

"Don't think you can get any news from my mouth." Blood was already overflowing from the corner of the silver-horned giant rhinoceros's mouth, and he roared angrily at Han Li.

A piece of crystalline light lit up in Han Li's palm, protecting his sea of consciousness and nascent soul with the Mysterious Soul Refining Technique, preventing him from self-detonating.

"You have tens of thousands of tribesmen, what's the use of you self-detonating your nascent soul alone? If I want to find the young beast, no one can stop me, understand? I think you are determined and not afraid to die to protect the so-called True Spirit King's bloodline, and I don't want to kill you, but you are seeking your own death." Han Li said, frowning slightly.

Hearing Han Li say this, the silver-horned giant rhinoceros calmed down a little, but then he said again:

"You humans are treacherous and cannot be trusted, you should just kill me quickly."

"Believe it or not, I have no malice towards the young beast you mentioned, I just have some questions to ask you. As long as you answer honestly, I will let you go after I finish asking," Han Li said.

Seeing that Han Li had neither killed the cloud-patterned leopard nor prevented him from self-detonating, the silver-horned giant rhinoceros believed him a little.

"Is this true?" he asked suspiciously.

"Where in the Barren Realm is your tribe located?" Han Li asked.

Hearing Han Li's question, the silver-horned giant rhinoceros hesitated obviously, apparently not expecting Han Li to ask this.

"We belong to the subordinate territory of the Earth Dragon Clan, located on the southwest border of the territory," the silver-horned giant rhinoceros replied after a slight pause.

Han Li was stunned by this answer, just like him. What kind of answer is this?

"How is the territory of your Barren Realm divided? What is the positional relationship between it and the great Immortal Domains?" he asked, frowning.

"Our Barren Realm is boundless. The division of territory has always been based on the territory of the major tribes, such as the territory of the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox Clan, the territory of the Great Bright Peacock Clan, and so on. The location of the Earth Dragon Clan's territory is roughly between the Golden Origin Immortal Domain and the Spiritual Altar Immortal Domain compared to the Immortal Domains," the silver-horned giant rhinoceros replied.

"The Golden Origin Immortal Domain adjacent to the Spiritual Altar Immortal Domain, isn't that the Great Golden Origin Immortal Domain where the Nine Yuan Temple is located..." Han Li muttered to himself after pondering for a moment.

He didn't expect that he would accidentally stray near the Great Golden Origin Immortal Domain after traversing through his physical body once.

At the thought of this, that idea in Han Li's heart was born again.

However, he quickly strangled this idea in his heart. The last time he encountered the pursuit of the ice and fire women, he realized the gap between his current strength and the true Great Luo mid-stage cultivators. Venturing into the Great Golden Origin Immortal Domain to investigate Jin Tong's news was tantamount to seeking his own death.