Chapter 807: 288: Blood Oath Battle (12)
Chapter 807: Chapter 288: Blood Oath Battle (12)
The two Hundred-Eyes tribesmen were sent by him to secretly track the other party. Although the Lion King Hall was insignificant in the eyes of those ancient Beast Race Heavenly Gods, they still couldn’t find its hidden location. So even after discovering their existence, there was no way to wipe them out in one swoop.
This time, when they negotiated with the other party, there were some ulterior motives involved.
Unfortunately, this had long been noticed by the other party.
It was the Hundred-Eyes envoy who was at fault from the beginning, and now speaking vehemently, the purpose was to deny any wrongdoing. Clearing their name, they firmly accused the other party of killing their tribesmen without cause.
And that Venerable from the Lion King Hall, seeing through the Hundred-Eyes envoy’s intentions, couldn’t be bothered to respond.
After a lot of bickering, there was no longer any response.
The Hundred-Eyes envoy had nothing more to say, leaving the two standing in an awkward face-off.
After a long while, that Venerable from the Lion King Hall closed his eyes to rest, showing no intention of speaking first.
Unlike the Hundred-Eyes envoy, who was just a messenger, the ancient Beast Race forces represented by the Hundred-Eyes Heavenly God were determined to ally with the Lion King Hall. If this negotiation failed, he might be held accountable.
The Venerable from the Lion King Hall saw this and thus showed no fear.
The Hundred-Eyes envoy finally glared at the other party, and then smiled warmly: “Haha, I must have been presumptuous earlier. Although these two were tribesmen of my Hundred-Eyes clan, there are also treacherous individuals within the clan, and it is their misfortune that they met justice at your hands today.”
Seeing the other party relent, the Venerable from the Lion King Hall finally smiled and said, “Reasonable point. I arrived slightly late this time, I beg your pardon, envoy.” He was also there with the intention of negotiation and needed to give the other party an out.
“No problem, no problem.”
The two shook hands and reconciled, then sat on the stone benches, a barrier rising to isolate them from the outside.
“That boy in the arena must kill my ancient Beastmen on sight, truly detestable!”
“The same goes for the Lion King Hall.”
Soon, the two opened up the conversation.
“But I don’t understand. It’s understandable that he can distinguish my ancient Beast Race, but how can he distinguish the people of your Lion King Hall? Did this person once work within the Beast Race?”
The Venerable from the Lion King Hall slightly shook his head, “No, and he’s even opposed us several times. Moreover, we have never revealed our tracks to him. Probably it was Tai’e who leaked information about the Lion King Hall to him.”
“But when this person first came to Divine Grace, he never left the sight of my clan patriarch. How did he obtain information from Tai’e?” The Hundred-Eyes envoy shook his head in bewilderment.
The Venerable from the Lion King Hall pondered slightly, “Did they perhaps exchange messages during their battle with Tai’e?”
Upon hearing this, the Hundred-Eyes envoy still shook his head, “No, all their words on stage were heard by everyone, with no private words exchanged. If there were any, it would not have escaped the senses of my Hundred-Eyes patriarch.”
“Perhaps they had contact with Tai’e in secret before coming to Divine Grace.”
“Not impossible, but the probability is still low…” This time, although the Hundred-Eyes envoy denied it, he didn’t state the reason.
However, the Venerable from the Lion King Hall knew perfectly well that since the Lionheart God left, the ancient Beast Race never relaxed its surveillance on the Lion Heart Royal Family. If Tai’e had any correspondence with Lu Hong, how could they not know?
“In this case, there is only one possibility left.” In the conversation, they mutually ruled out the possibility that the other party was merely putting on a show for Lu Hong, pointing their suspicions at the Netherworld God.
Although the Venerable from the Lion King Hall didn’t state it outright, the Hundred-Eyes envoy heard the implication and nodded, “If that’s the case, we must proceed with caution.”
After which, they spoke no more, instead mobilizing their Magic Power to write words, viewing it as if erasing.
Although they exercised caution, it still didn’t escape the eyes of the Netherworld God.
In the end, the Beast Race had no real concept of the Heavenly Realm gods and couldn’t fathom their powerful supernatural abilities and terrifying strength.
Soon, the two forces reached a consensus; to defeat Lu Hong in the arena wouldn’t actually be difficult, a war of attrition would surely exhaust him. However, they had to first cut off his healing mechanism.
And this healing mechanism was Tai’e’s support for him. Just considering the arena match earlier, if that Gnoll hadn’t stepped up to be defeated, Lu Hong would already be nearing his limits.
In the end, sending him to his doom equated to Lu Hong’s full recovery, rendering all previous efforts futile.
Having clarified their common goal, the two then rose and departed separately, each going to report the results of this negotiation, and agreeing on the location for the next negotiation and their approach towards Tai’e.
Soon, many Beastmen openly supporting Tai’e were hit by forces from both sides, and for a time had to hide away, unseen beneath the arena.
Meanwhile, on the arena, Lu Hong was being challenged one after another by powerful Beast Race challengers.
These people were the unfortunate ones coerced by the Lion King Hall and the ancient Beast Race, having their families threatened in the clan, they had no choice but to resort to the despicable act of wearing down Lu Hong.
Unfortunately for them, although their plan was good, it was all overheard by the Netherworld God and relayed word-for-word to Lu Hong.
Towards the coerced Beast Race challengers, Lu Hong did not make things too difficult, swiftly defeating them and expelling them from the arena while his blood and energy consumption seemed exaggerated, concealing his true strength.
For ten consecutive days, Lu Hong once again displayed a fatigued state due to excessive Magic Power consumption.
Yet the Lion King Hall and the ancient Beast Race remained cautious, sending more cannon fodder for another two days before finally being completely assured.
The Lion King Hall was the first to strike, with the Demigod Venerable stepping onto the stage, intending to crush Lu Hong in one fell swoop and kick him out of the Blood Oath.
It had been seventy or eighty days since Lu Hong had fought the Beast Race heroes, and his invincible demeanor had won the admiration and submission of all the Beastmen spectators.
Logically speaking, if it hadn’t been for the interference of the Lion King Hall and the ancient Beast Race, the Blood Oath battle might have already reached its end.
The Venerable from the Lion King Hall took a step onto the arena, removing the cloak that covered his features, causing the surrounding Beastmen to gasp in shock.
“Tiger King?!”
Seeing the Tiger King with his entire coat a lustrous white, the black ‘king’ character on his forehead, exuding an aura of majesty.
“Tiger clan?” Observing the distinct black ‘king’ character, Lu Hong was quite curious about him. Frankly speaking, in Lu Hong’s understanding of the Beast Race, besides in ancient times, the Tiger clan really didn’t have much presence.
“I am the King of the Tiger Clan, in seclusion for a thousand years, now stirred by the Blood Oath to come and challenge you, sir, in order to select and sift for my Beast Race.”
Although the Tiger King’s goal was to crush Lu Hong, his words were incredibly hypocritical, self-servingly boosting his favor among the audience below.
Especially that last sentence about selecting and sifting, expressing his lack of intention to usurp royal power and his concern over the rightful succession of that power.
Seeing the Tiger clan reappear in the royal capital, many Beast Race experts were drawn into a legendary tale recorded in the annals.
The Tiger clan had long resided in the northwest mountains of the Beastman Empire, with millions of clan members, a formidable force. After the Lion Heart Royal Family eradicated variants of their bloodline, the Tiger clan, relying on their powerful Bloodline Power, quickly rose to become one of the most prosperous clans within the Beast Race, enjoying high prestige within the Beastman Empire. At its peak, the Tiger King’s anger could make the Lion King reconsider and act cautiously.
Within the internal hierarchy of the Beast Race Empire, it was traditionally governed by a single voice. For this Tiger King to prompt the supreme Lion King to alter decisions and retract orders, his strength was unimaginable.
And yet, this long-standing, top-tier clan disappeared without a trace in a single night, leaving people in terror.
According to the Beast Race historical records, at that time, the contemporary Tiger King had just a son, and auspicious signs from the heavens appeared, so in great joy, they summoned the entire Tiger clan back to the northwest to celebrate.
Lion King Anbi had also promised to host a banquet in the royal capital in the future, celebrating the birth of the Princely Heir together.
Unfortunately, during the internal celebration of the Tiger clan, the army from the Snowy Region crossed Ao Peak and stealthily attacked the ancestral grounds of the Tiger clan.
They exterminated the Tiger clan, leaving no survivors.
Of course, this is what was recorded in the Beast Race historical records.
In reality, the extermination of the Tiger clan was orchestrated by the contemporary Lion King, the Lion King Hall, and the Snowy Region.
The Snowy Region served as a simple pawn for the Lion King and the Lion King Hall, yet they didn’t mind at all. The Tiger clan often launched military exercises against the borders of the Snowy Region, using it for training purposes.
This caused a major headache for the Snowy Region, which was struggling to eradicate the Tiger clan, and suddenly an opportunity presented itself at their door.
So at the Lion King’s behest, the border was left open, and the invasion by the Snowy Region went unreported. The troops that crossed Ao Peak were a small elite force, but the real annihilation of millions from the Tiger clan came from the Snowy Region’s three hundred thousand elite fierce warriors, who trapped the Tiger clan in their northwest territory, engaging in continuous battle for three months, with wind and fire raging continuously.
During the war, the Lion King Hall also provided assists from the sidelines, severing some of the northwest’s external communications, rendering their requests for aid futile, leaving them with no way to call for help from above.