Chapter 943: 421: The Secret of the Shen Family
Chapter 943: Chapter 421: The Secret of the Shen Family
“We’re not human?!”
Shen Lianxin’s words were like a bombshell, plunging all the Shen family members at the scene into silence.
Even the esteemed clan elders of the Shen family stood out and reprimanded Shen Lianxin, “Lianxin, what nonsense are you spouting? Our Shen family has thrived in this region for generations, as the oldest family amongst them, how could we not be human? If the ancestors of the Shen family weren’t human, we would have been wiped out long ago, how could we have developed till today? What you’re saying is truly absurd!”
With this elder leading, countless voices of opposition and doubt surged like waves, echoing under the dark, lifeless night sky.
Shen Lianxin didn’t hurry to explain, but instead remained silent, listening to the voices of doubt coming from all sides.
However, facts are facts.
Suddenly, an enraged roar shook the heavens and the earth, resembling a dragon, an elephant, carrying with it a boundless, terrifying might, intimidating the universe.
Upon hearing the roar of the demon beast, all the Shen family members were stunned, not because the power of the beast was too terrifying, but because they genuinely understood the meaning behind the roar, they heard the joy within it!
With the first roar, countless similar roars resounded around them one after another.
And these sounds, the Shen family members understood them; they were welcoming their arrival.
Damn it, they just inexplicably understood the call of the demon beast, does Shen Lianxin even need to explain further?
If the Shen family did not carry this blood of the demon beast within them, how could they instinctively decipher the meaning behind these voices?
“Dad, we… are we truly descendants of demon beasts?!”
“Demon beasts aren’t accurate, our Shen family are the descendants of the primordial fierce beasts—Dragon Elephants, carrying the blood of Dragon Elephants!”
“Primordial fierce beasts? Dragon Elephants?!” Upon hearing Shen Lianxin’s words, the Shen family disciples gasped in shock; the Dragon Elephant tribe is described vividly in ancient records, being a grand clan of the Primordial era. Unexpectedly, their Shen family turns out to be descendants of such a powerful clan.
“But Father, why are we descendants of the Dragon Elephant tribe yet no one has discovered our identity, and even we ourselves couldn’t detect the bloodline power flowing within us?”
“That’s because our ancestors sealed our bloodline power, allowing the Shen family to hide among the human race, facilitating the survival of the Dragon Elephant tribe, waiting for the perfect opportunity to reclaim the glory of the past,” Shen Lianxin explained. “I understand that many of you still hold allegiance to the status of human race, but the roots of the Shen family are undeniably tied to the primordial fierce beasts, the Dragon Elephant tribe. This secret is known only to every generation’s family head of the Shen family, and each one strives for the prosperity of the Dragon Elephant tribe. Now, our Shen family has returned to the sea, it’s time to reclaim our dignity as part of the Dragon Elephant tribe!”
As Shen Lianxin’s words fell, a colossal Dragon Elephant fierce beast emerged from the darkness of the void, towering like a hill, emitting a terrifying aura, striking fear into hearts.
Due to the pitch-black night, people could not see the full appearance of the Dragon Elephant, but they were extremely vigilant toward the suddenly appearing Dragon Elephant fierce beast.
Sensing the faint hostility from the Shen family disciples, the Dragon Elephant fierce beast laughed heartily, speaking, “You need not worry, you carry the blood of my Dragon Elephant tribe, how could I harm you? I am the twelfth elder of the Dragon Elephant tribe, named Long Twelve, representing the three hundred and eighty-seven tribesmen in the second realm, welcoming your return.”
With Long Twelve’s words falling, surrounding them once again was the joyous roar of the Dragon Elephant tribe, indeed a welcoming ceremony for the Shen family.
“Three hundred and eighty-seven tribesmen? Has the Dragon Elephant tribe dwindled to such extent?” Shen Rulong was curious, wondering how a series of primordial fierce beast overlords had dwindled into such a ghostly state? Furthermore, what is the twelfth elder, given how long has it been since the Primordial era? How come the succession only reached the twelfth elder? Isn’t the Dragon Elephant tribe’s lifespan a bit overly long?
For Shen Rulong’s questions, Long Twelve patiently explained, “Due to our Dragon Elephant tribe possessing exceedingly powerful bloodline power, it is difficult to bring forth offspring, and each member of our tribe has a very long lifespan. Yet, the growth of each Dragon Elephant tribesman is not without peril; in this dark realm of the Eighteen Realms, lies filled with danger and death. A thousand years ago, our Dragon Elephant tribe provoked a bizarre existence, leading to over a thousand slain within the tribe, hence the decline. However, now with your return, the resurgence of our Dragon Elephant tribe is imminent!”
Saying thus, the Shen family was escorted by the Dragon Elephant tribe into the territory allocated specially by the second realm king for the Dragon Elephant tribe to survive.
As for why the Dragon Elephant tribe is in the second realm, it’s due to the massacre from a thousand years ago. Pinned under threat, the Dragon Elephant tribe fled to the second realm, coincidentally meeting the traveling second realm king. Initially, the second realm king wished not to meddle, but unfortunately that bizarre existence went berserk, chopping at anything that moved, even the second realm king got caught.
At that time, the second realm king was exasperated, immediately engaging in a fierce battle with the opposition.
And then… the second realm king lost to that bizarre existence, being chased for three years, fleeing to the first realm, and finally, under the combined forces of the first realm king, second realm king, and third realm king, they managed to suppress and seal the bizarre existence in the boundless dark prison.
Thus, the Dragon Elephant tribe allied with the second realm king because of this incident.
Although the Dragon Elephant tribe suffered major losses, its strength remains formidable, the second realm king allocated a territory equivalent to three Star Seas to the Dragon Elephant tribe, allowing them to recuperate.
It is precisely because the Dragon Elephant tribe became affiliates of the second realm king, the second realm king agreed to allow the Shen family to enter the second realm, becoming his vassal.
On the way, Long Twelve disclosed all the Shen family secrets one by one.
Actually, the Shen family is not the only one hidden amongst the Nine Domains by the primordial fierce beasts, as are the Li and Tai families; besides them there are more than ten hidden families known by the Dragon Elephant tribe!
The Shen family ancestors were created by the Dragon Elephant tribe using their own flesh and bones, though not borne through embryonic birth, they are fundamentally descendants of the Dragon Elephant tribe, carrying the blood of the Dragon Elephant tribe within.
But considering the Shen family’s ancestral identities must not be discovered by the human race, hence the Dragon Elephant ancestors of the time used great magical powers to cut off the Shen family’s bloodline power, letting it wither, no longer manifested, losing the support of bloodline power the Shen family truly transformed into humans.
Thus, the Shen family ancestors carried this layer of identity, living in the region, continually developing and growing their own population to this day.
As for more primordial secrets, Long Twelve did not elaborate, perhaps it is not yet the time for the Shen family to know.
Arriving at the territory of the Dragon Elephant tribe, Long Twelve eagerly led the Shen family disciples to the altar of life of the Dragon Elephant tribe, to awaken anew the dormant withered bloodline power within the Shen family.
Shen Lianxin was the first to step inside, after activating the bloodline power, Shen Lianxin’s stature noticeably increased by a third, his formerly slender figure transformed into one of extreme strength and vigor, akin to an iron tower, emanating a formidable aura.
At this moment, the activated Dragon Elephant bloodline ability has already overshadowed Shen Lianxin’s cultivation profession and magic, leaving just one step away from realm-breaking to become a god!
As more and more Shen family members entered the altar, the overall power of the Shen family ascended almost completely to a whole new level.
Many clan elders also achieved breakthroughs, ascending to the God Realm, akin to Lu Hong, having physical bodies transformed into deities, wielding extreme power that ordinary people find hard to match!
By the time the last Shen family member activated their bloodline, three months had already passed.
During these three months, the Nine Domains underwent earth-shattering changes.
The Six Domains Alliance lost the battle against the Nine Realms Dynasty, toppled by the masterful tactics of four transcendent forces.
Nie Feng, caught in the schemes of the four transcendent forces and the family patriarch of Dukeesa family, betrayed the Nie Family and chose to end his life.
As soon as the realm-splitting artifact exploded within the Six Domains Alliance army, Nie Sanling realized he was trapped, losing entirely!