Chapter 620 - 616: Fearless
Su Muyao looked at the man in front of her and spoke, "Clan Leader."
"What’s going on, where is Qinglan?"
"And what about the Ancestor?"
If there’s any danger to the Xuanyuan Tribe, wouldn’t the Ancestor appear?
The Clan Leader spoke, "Miss Su, benefactor, please follow me."
The Clan Leader assigned his subordinates to handle these matters and then led Su Muyao into the tribe’s Inner City.
At this moment, the mechanism Great Array of the Inner City was activated, and not many Beastmen in the Inner City were injured.
After entering the great hall, the Clan Leader and the elders sat down and explained to Su Muyao what exactly had happened.
"Miss Su, the Young Master, upon hearing the news of your death, led part of the tribe to attack the Bright Hall."
"However, the elders of the Bright Hall are very powerful, and they have many magic treasures in their possession, heavily wounding the Young Master."
"The Young Master was gravely injured, and with almost no will to live, he fell into a coma for a period after returning."
"At that time, the Holy Tree manifested, its green light enveloping the Young Master, reviving him. However, after awakening, the Young Master was in a very improper state, only revitalizing upon learning you were still alive."
"The Young Master very much wanted to find you, but he understood that he needed to enhance his strength to protect you, so he once again entered closed-door cultivation inside Xuanyuan God Mountain..."
"After some time of seclusion, for some unknown reason, the divine light from Xuanyuan God Mountain shone universally, and golden steps appeared; the Young Master and the Holy Tree both entered the Divine Light Steps."
"The Ancestor emerged to examine the ancient books and discovered that it was the Ascension Platform."
Upon hearing this, Su Muyao was incredibly astonished.
"The Ascension Road has been opened?"
Su Muyao could hardly believe it.
She hadn’t even seen Yun Qinglan before he entered the Ascension Road; he might have already entered the Divine Domain.
Su Muyao felt even more discomfort in her heart.
Each of them had already begun opening the Ascension Road.
The Clan Leader, upon knowing of this news, was reluctant for the Young Master, yet he felt even more excitement.
For with this, their tribe would finally see someone rise to become the Beast God.
As long as the Young Master passed the Ascension Road’s trials, reached the Divine Domain, and became the Beast God, he would protect their Xuanyuan Tribe.
"Indeed, it’s true; we could hardly believe it because the Thunder Beastman of our Xuanyuan Tribe have long since devolved, unable to become the Beast God."
"But the Young Master evolved into a Bai Ze Beastman. Originally, the predecessors of the Xuanyuan Tribe were Bai Ze Beastmen, and only later did they devolve into Thunder Beastmen."
"Even though the Young Master evolved into a Bai Ze Beastman, we dared not think of anything else, nor did we expect our Holy Tree would follow him into the Ascension Platform."
"However, it’s good; with the Holy Tree protecting the Young Master, he is sure to pass the trials of the Ascension Road, reaching the Divine Domain smoothly."
Listening to all this, Su Muyao’s heart shook violently, turbulent waves surging within her.
She couldn’t quite digest all this information at once.
Su Muyao communicated with the system with her mind, "System, didn’t you say that if my Beast Husband became a god, the opportunity would lie within me, that I need to become an Immortal Beast Body and form a Contract in order to open the Ascension Road?"
Whether it was Wen Nanxi, Xiao Jihan, Wei Jinmo, or even Hua Linye, they only began their Ascension Road after I became an Immortal Phoenix Beastman and formed a Contract with them.
Why is Yun Qinglan’s situation completely different?
The system spoke, "Host, the Bai Ze Beastman is inherently a Divine Beast. When he evolved into a Bai Ze Beastman at a certain opportunity, he actually awakened the Divine Blood, and thus opened the Ascension Road under specific circumstances."
"Perhaps he is different from other Beastmen, so, initially, he was not listed among the host’s destined Beast Husbands."
"However, in the end, he still became the host’s Beast Husband as if by fate."
"According to the Clan Leader’s words, Xuanyuan God Mountain has the opportunity to open the Ascension Road, and it just so happened to open it for Yun Qinglan."
"Moreover, the Holy Tree leaving with him also makes it feel quite incredible."
Mentioning the Holy Tree, Su Muyao naturally wasn’t unfamiliar.
Back then, during the sacrificial ceremony in the Xuanyuan Tribe, Yun Qinglan and she became partners under the witness of the Holy Tree.
At that time, when she touched the Holy Tree, she heard its voice, calling her Miss, saying she was its master.
It also said she had named it Xiao Xing.
It said her current body and soul were reincarnated, just without the memories of the past.
It also said that she needed to save this world; otherwise, it would collapse, carrying the heavy responsibility to enter the world and save it.
Initially, she didn’t think much of it, but pondering carefully now, she felt every word had profound meaning.
Perhaps Xiao Xing entering the Ascension Road could indeed assist Yun Qinglan, allowing her some peace of mind.
Su Muyao looked at the Clan Leader and asked, "Since that’s the case, how could our Xuanyuan Tribe, with the protection of Xuanyuan God Mountain, be breached by enemies?"
The Clan Leader sighed and explained, "We only found out later that after the Young Master disappeared, the protective power of Xuanyuan God Mountain vanished as well. The protective Barrier Formation surrounding our Xuanyuan Tribe is linked to the strength of Xuanyuan God Mountain."
"Now that the powers of both Xuanyuan God Mountain and the Holy Tree are gone, the strength of our Xuanyuan Tribe is naturally weakened."
"This time, the enemy seized the opportunity when we hadn’t reacted to initiate an attack, and it was almost too late by the time we realized and rushed over."
"We owe it greatly to you, Miss Su, and our benefactor’s assistance; without your intervention, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
Additionally, the Beastmen who came this time were backed by various forces, each with very strong skills.
"What about the Xuanyuan Tribe’s Ancestor?"
"Did he not emerge?"
The Clan Leader revealed a worried expression and said, "Previously, when the Young Master led people into the Bright Hall, the Ancestor sensed something and emerged from seclusion to rescue the Young Master, but was ambushed en route by the Si Kou Ancestor and his people, resulting in severe injuries that made him retreat to recuperate. Because of this, the Sikou Family dared to invade our tribe, intending to annihilate us just like they did the Gongsun Family back then."
"We are to blame for being useless."
"The Sikou Family also utilized some Secret Technique, seemingly involving some Blood Pill, providing them with rapid power boosts for a short time. Additionally, their alliance with the Spider Beastmen and the elders of the Bright Hall rendered us ultimately unable to resist."
"Previously, they also intended to annihilate our Xuanyuan Tribe and seize everything, but they held back due to fear of the power of Xuanyuan God Mountain."
"Yet someone betrayed information about our tribe."
Su Muyao’s expression turned cold and stern, "We clearly cleansed many spies before; how are there still spies?"
The Clan Leader shook his head and said, "Not spies planted by the opponent; it was our tribe’s later-promoted Fourteenth Elder, who somehow had his heart swayed and misled by Lady Sikou, which is why he divulged the information."
The Clan Leader helplessly and hatefully said, "Truly defenseless against the unexpected."
Su Muyao still remembered sneaking quietly into the Sikou Family with Shen Ci’an, overhearing the conversation between Lady Sikou Lin Huirou and her daughter, Second Miss Sikou, Sikou Cai Xu.
Sikou Cai Xu harbored resentment because the Sikou Family refused to marry her to Yun Qinglan, wanting her mother Lin Huirou to destroy the Xuanyuan Family.
But due to the fear of the power of Xuanyuan God Mountain, they refrained from acting rashly.
Now, knowing the power of Xuanyuan God Mountain had vanished and the Holy Tree disappeared, they naturally had no qualms anymore.