Book 7, Chapter 82: Qiang Tribe (1/2)

Past Ancientlock was the Thousand Bones Plain

The Thousand Bones Plain, as its name implied, was a desolate and barren wasteland Bleached skeletons dotted the landscape as far as the eye could see

There were very few resources here, so the competition for whatever resources there as particularly fierce Strange creatures constantly fought over er amounts of food

And the rulers of this wasteland were the Barbarians

Various Barbarian tribes were scattered throughout the Thousand Bones Plain, for a network that was both scattered and unified at the same time

Ancient Jiha was a leader of one of these Barbarian tribes

His Qiang Tribe had once unified the entire Thousand Bones Plain, but as time passed, his tribe had steadily weakened Currently, they had been entirely forced out of the Twelve-Tribe Alliance and were just aTribe’s Heaven-Celebrating Festival

The tribe’s youths all charged out of the tribe’s enca bows and swords as they thundered across the plains on the backs of their beloved warbeasts

A few strange creatures had been driven out of their nor furiously pursued by countless Barbarian youths At the sa

The singing and dancing of the wo their desire to put on a good performance and show off as much of their skills as they could

This was the Qiang Tribe’s tradition Their celebration and courtshi+p rituals all revolved around their love for life The warriors who put on the best performances would naturally beco seeh the wasteland madly

This rhinoceros was around ten feet tall, and its skin was thick and scaly, which allowed it to withstand powerful attacks But itsaspect was the horn on its head, which could shoot out bolts of lightning It was probably the strongest beast out of all the local indigenous species

The Barbarians chasing after it were the Qiang Tribe’syouths

Around twenty of the serpents The youth at the very front earing a red hat and wielding a short spear A large hunting banner was strapped to his back

“This one’s mine!” the youth yelled

“I don’t know about that, Soar We won’t lose to you just yet,” another youth called out as he spurred his ht! For the beautiful Elli!”

“For the Qiang Tribe!”

“For glory!”

The youths began to howl frenziedly as they unleashed a barrage of attacks against the rhinoceros

Blood spurted out from the rhinoceros’s body as it howled in pain

Perhaps it had instinctively recognized that letting the situation continue on in this fashi+on would only lead to its own demise, because the creature suddenly went berserk

It spun around and an to glow brightly as crackles of lightning danced across its surface Suddenly, a bolt of lightning shot forth, crashi+ng into one of the Barbarian youths

This youth was sent flying from his mount The other Barbarians, however, did not seean to hoith excitelory of the hunt could only be obtained through a bloody battle If none of their own blood was spilt, then their victory would be cheapened

As such, every year’s hunt targeted creatures that could fight back, and some of the youths would always be wounded or even killed in the process

Only real heroes could obtain true glory

The youth na out with his short spear as he flew past the rhinoceros

His powerful and precise attack left a deep gash in the rhinoceros’s body The rhinoceros howled and thrashed in pain as it sent out another bolt of lightning

The large banner on the youth’s back, however, co strike and easily dissipated its force At the same ti in front of the rhinoceros, with his banner’s tip pointed straight at the rhinoceros like a lance

This banner was his real weapon, as well as the source of his pride

Just as he lined his banner up with the rhinoceros, however, the warbeast he was riding on suddenly collapsed Soar was abruptly thrown off of the beast’s back and onto the ground

The rhinoceros charged over at this ore Soar

“Soar!” all of the Barbarians cried out anxiously

While others could be sacrificed in the nalory, Soar could not

Just as the rhinoceros was about to reach him, however, a hand suddenly appeared in front of Soar’s face

It actually grabbed the charging rhinoceros by the horn

The rhinoceros felt as if it had suddenly slah, its momentum was forcefully shi+fted up and over the hand

Just as it was about to crash into Soar, the hand casually flipped over

A shocking scene appeared

The rhinoceros was left frozen in midair

This brawny, powerful rhinoceros was co it by the horn In fact, the owner of the hand was even swinging it through the air like it was a sword

Its attack hadn’t been dissipated — it had been forcefully stopped

This powerful braking force sent violent waves of recoil rippling through the rhinoceros’s body

It hadn’t died yet, but it was still being held in the air

At that moment, everyone realized that the owner of the hand was a youth who seeer than theiant metal puppet

“Who are you? Why are you trespassing on the Qiang Tribe’s territory?” Soar yelled

“That’s not how you should address the person who just saved your life,” Frost replied calrew ugly “The Qiang Tribe refuses to be indebted to anyone!”