I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself

Originally, when they had almost finished hunting and were about to leave, this group of Yuee Mountain Clan Soldiers suddenly attacked, and dozens were shot dead on the spot in surprise.

"If you dare to come to our Yuee Mountain territory, you should be prepared to stay. Our Ancestral Tree loves the flesh and blood of your Jiaoshan Tribe the most."

With the shout of the Yuee Mountain Thousand Captain, a whistling sounded from the distant forest, and he was overjoyed.

"The reinforcements from the tribe have arrived. Brothers, don’t let any Jiaoshan Tribe scum escape, capture them all and offer them to the Ancestral Tree."

Seeing a large number of figures rushing over from the direction of the Yuee Mountain Tribe, some of the Jiaoshan Tribe Hunting Team panicked and instinctively ran away from the cover of the trees.

This escape exposed their backs, and then arrows rained down, many of them were nailed to the ground.

"Haha, kill, kill, kill!"

"Despicable Yuee Mountain, you ambushed us!"

"Our tribe will not rest until vengeance is ours!"

The leader of the Jiaoshan Hunting Team yelled, "Go, split up and run!"

Soon, thousands of Yuee Mountain Clan Soldiers were chasing through the forest after the fleeing Jiaoshan people.

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"Capture a few alive."

"Then let’s see about this Jiaoshan Tribe."

Yan Song surveyed the chaotic battle and quickly assigned different tasks to the Desert Patrol Envoys.

The battle in the forest ended quickly, with thousands of Yuee Mountain Clan Soldiers pursuing just a few hundred from the Jiaoshan Tribe.

Not only did they seize the Jiaoshan Tribe’s hunted prey, but they also captured more than forty live captives and collected over two hundred corpses of Jiaoshan people.

The group began to lead the prey and captives back towards the tribe.

Even as the captured Jiaoshan Tribe members were being bound by thick vines, they continued to struggle.

"Our Jiaoshan Tribe will surely avenge us, offering all of you to the Jiaoshan Ancestral Tree!"

In response to the Jiaoshan people’s roars, the Yuee Mountain people unceremoniously kicked them, "Our Yuee Mountain Ancestral Tree Sacrificial Spirit is the most powerful spirit!"

"By absorbing your flesh and blood, our Ancestral Tree will become even stronger."

Soon enough, these captives from the Jiaoshan Tribe were dragged into the Yuee Mountain Tribe.

Upon seeing the returning captives, the people of the Yuee Mountain Tribe surrounded them excitedly.

"Another damned Jiaoshan Tribe to become sacrifices for the Ancestral Tree!"

The Yuee Mountain Priest, who had already heard the commotion, stood beneath the old tree’s Sacrificial Spirit, with hands outstretched.

"The warriors of our Yuee Mountain Tribe have not disappointed the great Sacrificial Spirit. These damned Jiaoshan people, becoming offerings to the spirit, is their final destiny!"

The tribe of no more than thirty thousand people began to gather from all directions towards the old tree Sacrificial Spirit.

Their eyes burned with fervor, howling to offer Jiaoshan people to the spirit.

"Cowards of the Jiaoshan Tribe, I will offer your flesh and blood to the Ancestral Tree!"

A Yuee Mountain Martial Artist stepped forward, grabbed a living Jiaoshan captive, lifted them up, and hung them on a branch of the old tree’s Sacrificial Spirit.

Then, drawing his bone dagger, he slit their throat, letting the blood spray freely.

This scene elicited cheers from the other tribespeople, shouting to hang the remaining captives on the Ancestral Tree.

Someone even swung a blade, chopping off a head with a single stroke, then tied it up by the hair and hung it on the Ancestral Tree.

The corpses brought back were also one by one hung on the Ancestral Tree.

On the still-warm corpses, blood trickled down, dripping on the ground already made dark by blood, and seeped into the earth.

The old tree’s Sacrificial Spirit began to emit a dazzling green light, swaying violently and making a rustling sound.

This incited even more cheers from the Yuee Mountain people as they began to circle and dance around the old tree.

Amidst the flickering green light, the bodies hanging on the old tree began to visibly wither as the blood dripped dry.

Before long, only shriveled bones remained hanging on the tree.

Subsequently, beams of green light as a heavenly canopy descended, several green streams merged into the bodies of a few young tribesmen.

"The Tree Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit has manifested!"

This scene prompted another wave of cheers from the Yuee Mountain people.

The Yuee Mountain Priest raised a hand, removing the shriveled bones from the tree, tossing them into the crowd.

The crowd quickly trampled the bones underfoot, soon turning them into dust scattered on the ground.

Watching from outside, Yan Song furrowed his brow.

During the chaos, they had seized the opportunity to capture a few alive, unraveling the relationship between the two tribes.

The Jiaoshan and Yuee Mountain tribes have been passing down their traditions for over two thousand years, with countless tribe members dying at each other’s hands, amassing into a generation-long feud.

Both sides worship the Ancestral Tree in sacrifice.

Indeed, not only the Jiaoshan and Yuee Mountain tribes, but in the memories of a few captured individuals, the surrounding tribes they knew also revered trees as their Sacrificial Spirits.

The wars between clans were severe, capturing enemy tribe members as offerings to their Ancestral Tree.

Upon receiving offerings from the Human Race, the Ancestral Tree would manifest blessings, aiding selected tribesmen in increasing their power.

Yan Song had already observed this, with beams of green light falling, rewarding three young men from the Yuee Mountain Tribe.

Additionally, these tribes that used old trees as Sacrificial Spirits captured either enemy tribesmen for offerings, or other encountered Human Race individuals, rarely using Wild Beasts as offerings.

"Let’s go, check out the Jiaoshan Tribe."

The Jiaoshan Tribe was located a hundred and eighty miles southwest of the Yuee Mountain Tribe, and on the way to the Jiaoshan Tribe, Yan Song encountered Jiaozhou returning from Jiaoshan.