I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself-Chapter 149 - 75: Blazing Flame’s Might, Giant Crossbows Ready
Nowadays, his sights are set on the vast region of the Northern Lands.
No matter how this confrontation with the Xiaoyang unfolds, it’s impossible to drive the Xiaoyang Race out of the Northern Lands; such actions would likely attract more tribes of the Xiaoyang Race migrating here.
The purpose of this clan battle is already clear in Huo Chang’s mind.
Make the Xiaoyang Race afraid to advance north, buying time for the development of the Blazing Flame Tribe.
And with the armament of the tribes outside the mountain, they can reduce losses in the upcoming clashes with the Xiaoyang Race’s various tribes.
Shen Can chuckled lightly, a tone of arrogance permeating his voice.
"No matter how these tribes develop, can they surpass my Blazing Flame Division?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Chang burst into laughter, "Haha... Exactly, the tribes should understand that only by following Blazing Flame can they have good days!"
Shen Can escorted Huo Chang outside the clan land, then waved towards the distance.
Over a hundred figures clad in black robes and armor, even their faces shrouded beneath menacing helm masks, quickly appeared in front of Huo Chang.
"Clan Leader, from now on, the Blood Curse Guard is your personal troops; when on the battlefield, they will shield you from arrows and blades coming from all directions."
Shi Jun, with a single arm, carried a specially crafted hammer adorned with protruding lumps, its surface reddened to blackness.
"Ancestral Temple Keeper, with us here, the Clan Leader will not be harmed."
Under his mask, Shi Jun’s eyes were a blend of blood-red and black, exuding a cold aura.
"Master, I want to follow the Clan Leader into battle."
Among those seeing them off, Huo Fu stepped forward.
"You, a Talisman Witch, would be too vulnerable on a chaotic battlefield."
Huo Chang spoke, lightly patting Huo Fu.
"Clan Leader, Master, I’ve drawn some talismans and want to test their power."
Saying this, Huo Fu untied a beast hide parcel from his shoulder and pulled out a rolled beast hide, spreading one open.
It was about three feet across, densely covered with Witch Talismans forming an oversized Sword Talisman, attracting Shen Can’s attention towards Huo Fu.
"You drew this?"
"Master taught me well," Huo Fu replied.
Shen Can examined the oversized Sword Talisman; this disciple is truly a talisman genius.
A Tier One Witch Talisman’s power wasn’t enough, so he layered over a hundred Tier One Sword Talismans onto this beast hide.
"What about the rest?"
Shen Can then pointed to the remaining unopened ones.
"Master, not much left, just six pages."
"Three Great Imperial Sword Talismans, two Great Stone Mountain Talismans, and two others for which I haven’t decided the names yet, as they aren’t fully drawn. I’m planning to take them out to test their power."
Seeing this, Shen Can made a gesture to Shi Jun.
Huo Chang’s expedition had been prepared in advance with talismans, not just for Huo Chang but also for the Blood Curse Guard’s martial artists.
One or two Witch Talismans have limited power and are easy to dodge; they need to be released in large numbers.
After instructing Shi Jun to watch over Huo Fu, Shen Can didn’t stop them anymore.
"Take care of the tribe."
Huo Chang looked at Shen Can, turned over, and jumped onto Mountain-Splitting Kui’s back, leading the way forward.
The clan soldiers then followed closely, turning into a long dragon-like formation.
Watching the clan soldiers disappear into the distance, Shen Can looked at the clansmen who followed.
"The Clan Leader is protected by our ancestors; this battle is sure to be a victory for Blazing Flame!"
"Sure victory!"
The little children cried out excitedly, and the emotions of the surrounding clansmen were stirred.
Returning to the ancestral temple, from afar Shen Can saw Huo Xian standing at the temple entrance, gazing beyond the mountain.
"Master, I’ve arranged everything; this battle is for Blazing Flame’s ascendancy to the Upper Division, a certain victory."
Supporting Huo Xian back into the ancestral temple, Shen Can returned to the sacrificial tripod cauldron front.
Beneath the candlelight, the nine cauldrons and eight goblets shimmered with metallic luster, faint humming sounds emanating.
This time, the Xiaoyang have issued a challenge mainly because they were sorely pressed by the clan soldiers led by Huo Chang earlier in the year.
The various tribes of Xiaoyang migrated here to seize the Human Race’s fertile lands, only to find themselves pushed back to Miasma Swamp.
They probably thought, if hiding in the forest makes them unbeatable, just have a proper showdown then.
...
Copper Shell Camp.
Huo Chang led the Black Armored Race Soldiers like a Black Dragon enshrouded in evil qi into the camp, attracting the attention of the various tribes that had already arrived.
Figures emerged from the tents, gathering together as they looked towards Huo Chang.
Standing on Mountain-Splitting Kui, Huo Chang’s gaze was commanding in all directions.
"Bring them up!"
With Huo Chang’s voice, the auxiliary soldiers following behind quickly brought up beast hide bags and then opened them with a clatter.
The sounds of weapons and armor colliding were continuous, soon piling into a mountain-like formation.
"The tribes obey my Blazing Flame Clan Order; there’s not much to send, just some of our Blazing Flame Division’s specialty."
"These are the spoils of war accumulated by my Blazing Flame Race Soldiers over more than a year, by slaying Xiaoyang Race."
Huo Chang led Mountain-Splitting Kui slowly through the camp, his voice reaching every direction.
...
"Is it really for us?"
Someone stared at the piled armor and weapons, bewildered, as the shimmering metallic luster in the armaments and the Witch Runes seemed far superior to their own crude weapons.
Huo Chang increasingly quickened the pace of Mountain-Splitting Kui, his tone becoming intensely fervent.
"Today, for those present here, we are warriors of the Human Race. To slay Alien Race, we deserve good armor!"
"Wear the Xiaoyang Race’s armor, wield the Xiaoyang Race’s weapons, and follow me to slay Xiaoyang!"
"Everyone, why are you standing idle!"
"Armor up!"
"Take weapons!"
As the first person rushed forward, grabbing the weapon they first eyed from the mountain of armor and weapons, all the camp’s sounds were drowned out by the clamor of people rushing up to take armor and weapons.
