Chapter 977: The Last Victory
“Scram further away!”
The chieftain saw that Sun Mo was still standing at the side, and he directly attempted a powerful slap.
Sun Mo executed the Wind King Divine Steps and narrowly avoided it. However, the huge wind pressure still caused his eyes to wince.
This body structure, this strength…clearly they were genes specially modified by the Xisi People. A single aboriginal could do the work of ten humans.
Failing to hit Sun Mo caused the chieftain to lose his face. He angrily chased after him.
“I know the history of you guys!”
Sun Mo hurriedly called out.
“Enough. This fellow is very useful to me.”
The elder persuaded.
“Just a filthy human invader, what use could he be? I feel my mouth becoming dirty just by speaking an additional sentence to them!”
The chieftain ignored the elder and was determined to kill Sun Mo.
“Run quickly!”
An Xinhui grew anxious. She widened her eyes and gave her utmost to unleash the Great Dreams Heart Sutra to block the two aboriginals.
Boom!
Layers of golden halos that were akin to curtains being pulled open revealed a ‘dreamscape’. The bodies of the elder and chieftain immediately stopped.
This was the ultimate divine art of the Central Province Academy. A peerless-grade saint-tier cultivation art, the Great Dreams Heart Sutra.
Although its might was powerful, An Xinhui’s strength was ultimately still too weak when compared to the chieftain and elder. This could only bind them for a few seconds.
“Flee faster!”
An Xinhui urged. She then coughed up a large mouthful of fresh blood.
How could Sun Mo abandon An Xinhui? He was also prepared to risk his life.
Because even if he had a glib tongue, it was impossible for him to convince a stubborn person like the chieftain.
72 stances of the Dragon G.o.d!
Boom!
Although Sun Mo couldn’t move, a vast amount of spirit qi erupted forth from his body, transforming into numerous giant dragons that lunged toward the chieftain.
Given his strength, he could only kill a single person. As for the elder, he would make other plans in the future.
“Arrogant!”
As the chieftain roared, the surrounding mirage that looked like golden sand directly exploded. It was like a sandcastle being swept by the tides and directly crumbled.
“Go to h.e.l.l!”
The large hand of the chieftain smacked toward Sun Mo’s head.
(The elder must not be allowed to master the divine words, or his ego and ambition would swell to the max and bring calamity to the tribe. As mortals, how could one covet the domain of G.o.ds?!)
But just one second before the chieftain crushed Sun Mo’s head, a vine suddenly pierced into him from the back, through his heart before exiting from his chest.
Pitter! Patter!
Ruby-red blood dripped down.
Pak!
The elder’s crutch swung over and smashed into the chieftain’s head.
Bang!
The chieftain fell and his head was clearly deformed.
“My foolish chieftain, I didn’t want to do this, but you just had to force me!”
The elder sighed as disappointment and regret flashed across his face.
“You guys are a bunch of frogs in the well. Because you have not seen the larger world, you would feel content staying at the bottom of the well. You guys have no ambitions, no visions and no initiative!
“If the world remains unchanged, it would be pretty good if we continued to stay at the bottom of the well. If you all don’t have great ambitions and are satisfied with three full meals per day, it would also be pretty good. However, chieftain, the world needs advancement.
“If we stood still without advancing, the outside world would make rapid progress while we remained stuck behind in our ways.
“The invaders this time around is an example. Even if we kill all of them, what about the future? If you don’t want our tribe being annihilated and enslaved, we shouldn’t hide away but work hard and advance forward.”
As he looked at the chieftain’s corpse, the elder spoke endlessly without getting to the point.
It appeared like he was explaining, but he was actually trying to reduce the guilt in his heart.
Sun Mo suddenly felt all types of emotions. If it wasn’t for the fact that his hands were bound, he would want to applaud and cheer. The elder’s vision was really ‘so far’.
“I didn’t expect that there would be a sage in such an unenlightened and backward tribe.”
An Xinhui sighed.
The elder turned and went to operate the system.
As he turned his back toward Sun Mo and after he saw the expressions of these two captives, he involuntarily revealed a complacent smile.
How to truly subdue a person?
It wasn’t done through physical punishment. Rather, it was to make them admire you and approve of you in their minds. This was the highest level of subduing someone.
“He most probably will cooperate the next time I ask him.”
The elder was somewhat distracted. (After killing the chieftain, I’m now the only leader of the tribe. How should I revolutionize things?)
Firstly, he had to nurture an obedient chieftain. From now onward, he wanted to be the sole authority in the tribe. Wait a minute, maybe he should just bring huge changes and abolish the positions of chieftain and elder, establis.h.i.+ng a ‘king’ position?
(No matter what my choice is, my family will be standing at the peak of the tribe forever.)
Just when the elder was imagining a beautiful future, he suddenly felt some pain from his back. A hand had pierced through his back.
“What?”
The elder was very puzzled for a time. This was the chieftain’s hand but how?
He wanted to turn his head, but he no longer had much strength left.
“There’s no need to look, the chieftain came back to life!”
Sun Mo sighed.
Yeah, for someone like the chieftain, he must have been singled out from all the elites in the tribe. He was definitely a person overflowing with outstanding talent. It wasn’t surprising that he had eaten the Homeward-Bound Ginseng before.
Sun Mo guessed correctly.
This ginseng was a twin body. One of them had been eaten by the chieftain when was young.
“You…”
The elder was extremely astonished. From Sun Mo’s position, he should be able to see that the chieftain was doing a sneak attack. (Were you not impressed by my speech? Why didn’t you warn me? If you called out, I could have the time to take some precautions!)
“Elder, in the future, when you are acting, please act more meticulously!”
Sun Mo was worried he might be killed, hence, he did his best to display his value.
Only by living on would he have a chance to flee.
“You appear very regretful and sad that you killed the chieftain. However, you didn’t even care about his corpse. Isn’t that too cold-blooded?”
The elder’s lips twitched. He didn’t expect that his performance would actually have a flaw in such a tiny place.
“Uncle, your opinion is correct, but this cannot change your swelling desire for authority. Ultimately, everything you do is for the sake of monopolizing power and authority in the tribe. You want to control the fate of our tribesmen.”
The chieftain’s voice was ice-cold. “Maybe everyone’s future would be filled with suffering, but we will absolutely not give up on the tradition that everyone is equal.”
“You are a stupid fool. You are clearly the tribe leader, yet you also have to hunt and do miscellaneous stuff. Are you a m.a.s.o.c.h.i.s.t? If there are no benefits to be had, who would want to become an elder? To service those stupid tribesmen. Do I owe it to them? Or am I so lowly and despicable that I want to do it?”
On the verge of death, the elder no longer pretended and started cursing out loud.
Because of the suppression of the chieftain, he as the elder didn’t have a life that was much better than the ordinary tribesmen. In fact, when the yearly harvest was poor, he even had to take the initiative to volunteer himself to get fewer rations.
Was this the life he wanted?
“The two positions of chieftain and elder are a type of responsibility and not power.”
After the chieftain finished speaking, he crushed the elder’s heart and killed him completely. After that, he turned toward Sun Mo.
Although An Xinhui had a large heart, she wasn’t able to endure such a reversal.
“Why didn’t you warn him earlier?”
The chieftain looked toward Sun Mo. “Logically speaking, you guys would have a chance to live if you worked under him.”
“Because, I’m the headmaster of a school and have several tens of thousands of students under my guidance. I agreed with the words he spoke earlier, but the way he acted and the style of his behavior was contrary to my ideal. If I helped him, even if I managed to live on, I would lose my integrity.”
Sun Mo shrugged.
This was what someone righteous would say.
Honestly speaking, Sun Mo made the choice because he felt that this chieftain was muscle-headed and didn’t know the language, so he would most probably be easier to hoodwink.
Also, even if Sun Mo had shouted a warning, that elder would have still died without a doubt.
“Several tens of thousands of students?”
The chieftain was astonished. (This human isn’t that old, but he’s actually so outstanding?)
After that, he felt relieved.
No matter what the character of the elder was like, there were no problems with his talent and judgment. Hence, the people he approved of would definitely be capable ones.
(Maybe I should let him live?)
The chieftain hesitated.
The persona Sun Mo established for himself was finally effective.
Knowledge was the thing that humans would thirst for eternally. Although the chieftain didn’t want the elder to learn the sacred language, he still wanted to learn the human language and culture.
(I can choose not to use it, but I cannot not understand it. When facing enemies, I have to understand them before I can defeat them. Right, I also have to interrogate these two humans and force them to hand over their cultivation arts.)
“You should know how to operate these saint weapons, right?” the chieftain asked.
“Only roughly.”
Sun Mo wasn’t humble.
“Come over then. Operate it according to my instructions!”
The chieftain instructed.
Sun Mo did what he was told.
An Xinhui suddenly realized that she basically had no chance to do anything.
“Are you not curious how I plan to kill those invaders?”
The chieftain continued to probe.
“I’m not able to guess it!”
Sun Mo shook his head and revealed a look like he was contemplating hard. “If you want to kill plenty of people in a single go, it should be a long-range killing weapon with a large area of effect. Also, the amount of time they take to die must be fast. Poison gas, bombs, fire, etc. But no matter what the weapon is, the damage dealt to your homeland would be too great.”
“The weapons you mentioned are all too low grade. Today, I will let you witness a miracle.”
A pious look appeared on the chieftain’s face.
“When the will of G.o.ds is awakened, they will send down divine punishment. At that time, all the plants in this forest will ‘awaken’ and ‘come to life’ to kill all of the invaders.”
“There are no G.o.ds in this world.”
An Xinhui suddenly interjected.
Sun Mo couldn’t help but glance over. (You are a person living in the era of feudalism, yet you are actually an atheist?)
An Xinhui cast a glance at Sun Mo, reminding him to take the chance to screw things up when he was operating it.
“Whether they exist or not, you will be able to see it for yourself later.”
The chieftain couldn’t be bothered to argue with them.
Three minutes later, Sun Mo completed the entire set of operations.
Bang!
The chieftain clenched his fist and slammed it down on a red b.u.t.ton.
Rumble! Rumble!
The entire comprehensive experimental lab began to tremble as the dust from the ceiling floated down.
“I’m very satisfied that you didn’t take the chance to make trouble.”
The chieftain relaxed his vigilance against them a little.
“Hehe!”
Sun Mo silently mused that he wasn’t a fool. (Since you allow me to touch this, you should either have a way to correct things, or you are able to accept even the worst results. Hence, I didn’t make any moves to sabotage it to win your trust.)
From here, through the observation machines, they could see the outside situation.
Sun Mo finally understood what the word ‘awaken’ meant. It was like these plants were giants who had woken up from their sleep. They started to frenziedly attack the humans.