Chapter 291: The Four Ancient Beast Clans
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Among clans, there were no eternal friends, only eternal interests.
Humans could have bad intentions, and naturally, the collective formed by groups of people can have as well.
Moreover, the cooperation between the Giant Clan and the Insect Clan was not that reliable to begin with, so breaking apart at this moment made sense.
After Tang Chongye explained tirelessly, Lu Ming finally knew that the grudge between the two clans was far more complicated than just disbanding.
“Six months ago, eight of our Insect Clan deities secretly attacked the Giant King Court of the Giant Clan.”
“The Corpse G.o.d also personally went down and killed the Giant Clan’s Ancestor in the Giant King Court.”
“At the same time, both our Insect Clan and the Corpse Clan sent dozens of quasi-deities to the battlefield, instantly reversing the situation. The Giant Clan’s army was almost completely wiped out in a short time!”
Deities destroying the heavens and the earth.
Quasi-deities with the power to reach thousands of miles.
There had been no divine battle in the Black Mist region for centuries, so the vigilance against divine battles had been at its lowest.
On that day, when they suddenly fell under the attack of Divine Spirit Realm experts, the Giant Clan was almost instantly defeated!
“In that battle, nearly ten Divine Spirit Realm experts were killed on both sides, and the Giant King Court was completely wiped out. The remaining Giant Clan, led by Princess Haona and the only two surviving Giant Clan deities, retreated to the east.”
“They were guarding the city there and asking the Aeonians for help…”
Lu Ming raised an eyebrow, “The Aeonians still care about this?”
“Care? Why don’t they care? They like to meddle in others’ business…” Tang Chongye sneered at the Aeonians for a while before hearing Lu Ming ask again, “Were they also meddling this time?”
Tang Chongye nodded, “They did, of course.”
When he heard this, Lu Ming’s heart sank.
As he got closer and closer to Archean City, Lu Ming could already see the details of the city.
Corpse Soldiers were densely packed, Corpse Beasts ran rampant, Insect nests were everywhere, and vigilance towers towered.
This was undoubtedly no longer the Archean City that Lu Ming was familiar with.
This place had turned into a ma.s.sive military camp!
And the direction the military camp was guarding against was none other than the depths of the Hundred Thousand Mountains!
This sight was enough to make Lu Ming think of many things.
The somewhat sinister tone of Tang Chongye’s voice behind him only confirmed his suspicions.
“However, what the Aeonians don’t know is that the Corpse G.o.d and the Insect Mother’s target was not the Giant Clan to begin with, but the Aeonians.”
Walking slowly to Lu Ming’s side, Tang Chongye looked into the distance and said leisurely, “The Aeonians have been in charge for far too long… so long that they truly believe that they’re the rulers of the Black Mist Zone. Now, with the Corpse G.o.d and the Insect Mother raising their banners, many followers have gathered everywhere.”
As he spoke, Tang Chongye pointed at the Hundred Thousand Mountains behind him. “The Hundred Thousand Mountains have been chosen by the Corpse G.o.d and the Insect Mother as the third main battlefield against the Aeonians. From here, they will advance, and their forces will be directed towards the Qinghe Province!”
Lu Ming opened his mouth and for a moment did not know what to say.
After a while, he managed to say, “What’s the progress now?”
With that said, Lu Ming suddenly fell into a daze. He turned to look at Tang Chongye and added, “By the way, just a side note, which side do I belong to now?”
Lu Ming was genuinely confused about his position…
Tang Chongye raised an eyebrow and snorted, “Which side are you on? If you weren’t on our side, would I have the patience to discuss so much with you? Don’t you really know that Lord Moon Fiend is one of the guardian deities of the third battlefield?”
Lu Ming really did not know about this…
“As for the progress…”
Tang Chongye was just about to hold back when he suddenly heard a resentful female voice from behind. “The progress is that the Blackmond Beast King takes the money and doesn’t do anything!”
Hearing this, Lu Ming and Tang Chongye both turned around and saw that Moon Fiend had appeared behind the two of them, though they weren’t sure when.
Lu Ming and Tang Chongye bowed respectfully and heard Moon Fiend say, “Originally, the plan of the higher-ups was to rope in the Four Ancient Beast Tribes and let them organize the exotic beasts on the other side of the Hundred Thousand Mountains to form a beast tide vanguard! Originally, I had a good discussion with Blackmond but more than half a year has pa.s.sed, and Blackmond has yet to take action. Instead, he’s so greedy that he wants more benefits from me.”
Looking at Lu Ming and Tang Chongye, Moon Fiend snorted.
“The two of you, come with me this time. I’ll personally see how greedy this Blackmond has become!”
With that said, Moon Fiend looked at Lu Ming and said, “Also, I called you here mainly to get to know people and the way. If there’s anything in the future, if you need anything, don’t immediately ask me. Find a way to deal with it yourself, and if you lack anything, go to Archean City to get it yourself.”
“Look for him,” Moon Fiend pointed at Tang Chongye and added, “If he can’t do it, look for his father. His father is a quasi-deity and is usually stationed in Archean City. If his father can’t help you, then come to me. Do you understand?”
Lu Ming nodded in agreement.
He could also tell that Moon Fiend was a rather lazy person, and in some ways, she was quite similar to himself – avoiding trouble.
And he saw Moon Fiend yawn and turn to walk towards the depths of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
Many people who want to avoid trouble have one characteristic: they don’t talk much.
At this moment, Moon Fiend was leading Tang Chongye and Lu Ming to the core area of the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Along the way, they just focused on moving forward without saying a word.
On the other hand, Lu Ming had a good impression of Tang Chongye after getting to know him more. He was a pleasant person to be around. He had good manners, a lot of knowledge, and a calm and humorous way of speaking.
Of course, this was just basic etiquette. The two of them could never be friends… After all, Lu Ming had killed two of Iron Lump’s brothers.
This grudge could not be easily forgotten, but it could be buried deep in the heart and waited for the right moment.
One could also pretend to be friendly to make the enemy complacent.
“In the core area of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, there are significant differences in ecology compared to the outer and inner circles.”
“If the outer and inner circles of the Hundred Thousand Mountains are like wilderness, then the core area is not much different from the communities and kingdoms of our intelligent races.”
“Therefore, the core area of the Hundred Thousand Mountains can also be called the kingdom built by exotic beasts.”
Tang Chongye explained tirelessly and briefly introduced to Lu Ming the destination they were about to visit.
For beings in the Ancient Realm and even quasi-deity level experts, the core area of the Hundred Thousand Mountains could be considered a death zone.
But for deities, there was no danger in that place.
The Mutated Beast Kingdom in the core area was ruled by the Four Ancient Beast Tribes: Azure, Bai Xun, Blackmond, and Emperor Yao.
According to legend, these four tribes were the descendants of the four great land beast generals who once served under the Beast King.
However, these four tribes did not possess the same level of power as the Beast King, which were comparable to deities.
The strongest among them was only at the quasi-deity level, which was far inferior to deities.
Nevertheless, due to their rich heritage, these tribes still possessed valuable artifacts, such as the Primitive Barbaric Horn, which was shared by all four tribes.
This artifact could command exotic beasts.
This was also one of the reasons the four tribes were worth enlisting. It could incite a beast tide, making it an ideal cannon fodder.
“In short, with Lord Moon Fiend around, we’re just going through the motions.”
Tang Chongye said with a confident tone.
As the son of a quasi-deity, he was well aware of the gap between deities and quasi-deities.
Even someone like Moon Fiend, who was at the bottom tier among deities, was not someone the Four Ancient Beast Tribes could resist..