Chapter 223 - The change in the ritual (2/2)

“Don’t envy others. When you awaken the power, you can follow the hunting team to go hunting. Then you will have your own ritual beast clothes.” The man said.

“We will also have the clothes like what Shao Xuan wears, right?” Jiao Wu clenched his fist.

“It depends on your strength. Few can be as strong as Shao Xuan. Anyway, you first have awaken the power”

“Okay!”

They were about to awaken the power and become real totem warriors! This year, they wore the clothes which someone else prepared for them, inferior to others’. But next year, and in the following years, they would wear clothes made of their best prey to participate in tribal rituals!

Shao Xuan first went to look for the Shaman. Like the others who would dance together, his face was painted in some patterns, and then he went to the fire pit.

“This year many people will awaken the power” Shao Xuan said.

“Yes, last year, seven failed to awaken the power. This year coupled with Yan Zhi and others, over hundred will get the power.” Tuo wearing a beast bone mask said. He had taken off his mask to draw a pattern on his face and then he put it on again.

His beast bone mask was made of a beast head. The head had been cut down, and boiled. It’s flesh was gotten rid of and the bones and teeth in the mouth were left and modified. Those sharp teeth were the most important, the best mask in the tribe should be the one without any broken teeth. Moreover, the dancers should wear decent clothes.

Shao Xuan could only see the face of Tuo through that mouth with sharp teeth.

The night was coming.

Everyone gathered at the top of the mountain.

After the chief finished his words, the Shaman walked next to the fire pit.

The Shaman spoke a spell.

In the fire pit, the small flames became a fierce fire, and instantly it spread to fill the entire fire pit. This gained a momentum which was greater than ever.

Even the Shaman felt stunned and was in a daze for a moment, let alone others.

Music was heard, and the ritual dancers started to dance.

Wearing the heavy bear skin, Shao Xuan danced together with the others, swinging his hands and feet.

While dancing, Shao Xuan was again under the mysterious trance.

In the fire pit, he seemed to see many people wearing primeval and strange clothes, swinging their hands and feet like him, dancing around the fire pit. Further, there were tall stone houses...

The fire became even more fierce in the fire pit, and it seemed that the flaming horns totem would rush out of the flames.

The whole mountaintop was covered with fiery light.

The Flame flying out of the fire pit was more intense than ever before.

At the same time, far away from the Flaming Horns tribe, at the old haunt.

In the old haunt, where there had been the fire pit. The fire appeared again.

First there was a shining spot in the center, and then this spot was divided into six fiery branches extending to six directions.

Birds nesting around the trees that had just fallen asleep were awakened. They flocked from the tree nests, chirped and flew away from the fire pit.

Just stepping into this area, a ferocious beast of the night growled, turned around and walked away quickly.

On the ground the fire spread, and bloodthirsty vines which had captured countless creatures struggled helplessly and quickly withered.

It was silent in this place as the birds and insects had left.