Stranger Danger

“The Malevolent Tribe, Six Souls People, Gu King Clan…”

Ye Qing did not recognize the other two groups, but Profound Spirit Taoist was a different story. In fact, he knew them so well that his expression grew increasingly stern and confused.

Back in the day, the Nanjiang Royal Court ruled by the Meng Clan was supported by nine major tribes. The three biggest tribes of them all were the Malevolent Tribe, the Six Souls People, and the Gu King Clan. They were absolutely loyal to the Meng Clan.

The Six Souls People were masters of soul and yin spirit manipulation. They also excelled at soul arts and secret arts. They usually defeated their opponents via yin spirits and souls.

The Gu King Clan excelled at raising and controlling gu[1], but unlike most other practitioners of gu, their mastery wasn’t just limited to pests or venomous creatures. They could transform any flora and fauna into gu. That was why they called themselves the Gu King Clan.

Both the Six Souls People and Gu King Clan boasted immense skill and power. Just like the Malevolent Tribe, they were once the strongest, biggest tribes in Nanjiang. Unfortunately, their status as the Meng Clan’s most trusted tribes also painted a target behind their backs just like the Malevolent Tribe, so they suffered greatly in the hands of the rebels during the rebellion a century ago. In fact, after the rebels took over the Nanjiang Royal Court, they did everything in their power to hunt down the three tribes. This continued for generations until the three tribes were missing and practically forgotten.

That was no longer the case. Today, the Malevolent Tribe, Six Souls People and Gu King Clan had reappeared once more. Although their numbers were incomparable to what they were a century ago, they were still much stronger than your conventional Nanjiang tribe, not to mention that they boasted extraordinary powers to begin with. That was why they were considered above average among the hundred tribes of Nanjiang.

And that was the crux of the problem. The Nanjiang Pacification Army had been plotting to conquer Nanjiang once and for all for many years, and they thought that they knew every tribe in Nanjiang like the back of their hand. However, they never knew that the three tribes had resurrected and even grown to this level until now.

It wasn’t just them though. Profound Spirit Taoist was willing to bet that even the Nanjiang Royal Court and the Eight Tribes and Nine Fortresses had no idea about their resurrection. Otherwise, they would not have tolerated their existence.