I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself

Chapter 446 - 190: Geniuses of the Blazing Flame Division

The two Tri-Headed Race statues that opened the barrier were moved to the Blazing Flame River Valley by Shen Can.

As for the ancient tree within the barrier’s grotto heaven, he’s not planning to transplant it out for now. Once cultivated as clan land, it’s just too conspicuous.

Wait until the Blazing Flame advances to the Bo Division, and after consolidating its foundation, then consider planting the ancient tree outside the barrier.

Without the Tier Four’s presence, the Xiaoyang Race’s defeat under the siege of ten thousand elite clan soldiers led by Huo Chang happened faster than imagined.

The large tribes of the Muo Yan and Qiu Yin branches were the main targets, with almost all martial artists above the rank of Myriarch being killed.

The remaining Xiaoyang began to retreat into the mountains and forests; narrow mountain cracks and hidden valleys became their hiding places.

The entire operation was solely completed by the Blazing Flame Tribe, without informing Jishan and Yanran.

However, the Yanran Tribe might know something, but that’s not a big problem. The strength of the Blazing Flame Tribe will gradually be revealed.

In just one month, Huo Chang returned with the army.

Tribal Stone Tower.

"Clan Leader, you didn’t kill all the Celestial Vein Realm Xiaoyang, did you?" Shen Can asked with a smile.

"No, these guys run fast. Once they hide in the mountains and forests, even a Divine Treasure Martial Artist may not find them."

Huo Chang said, "Given the number of Xiaoyang scattered in the forests, they still have quite a few Celestial Vein Martial Artists, and some tribal structures still exist.

If we send our young tribe members in, there might be significant casualties."

Shen Can understood Huo Chang’s concerns and said immediately, "Since our Blazing Flame emerged from the mountains, we’ve held several sacrificial rituals, and the younger generation has received blessings from the Sacrificial Spirit multiple times.

Take the likes of Huo Yuan, who was a snot-nosed brat back then, and has now cultivated to the Celestial Vein Realm, most are in the Mountain Opening Realm. It’s time to let them out for a test.

Tell the tribe members to volunteer and inform them of the dangers involved."

"Of course, if they don’t even have the courage to sign up for the trial, then they are not worth nurturing and should just farm within the tribe."

"The trial is simple. I only want the left ear of a Xiaoyang, and the number of Xiaoyang killed will determine their combat merit points."

"A trial taker who kills a Xiaoyang of the same realm gets one combat merit point."

"A Mountain Opening Realm trial taker who surpasses their level to kill a Celestial Vein Realm Xiaoyang will earn one hundred combat merit points."

"Within the Celestial Vein Realm, a trial taker who kills a Xiaoyang one layer higher than themselves will earn twenty combat merit points

killing one two layers higher is worth forty combat merit points,

and killing one three layers higher will earn eighty combat merit points."

Shen Can was thinking while speaking, of course, this was just a rough idea and would need careful refinement.

"Establish numerous watchpoints in the eastern mountain forests, where trial takers can go to have their Xiaoyang left ear records documented.

Every day, have tribe members collect the statistics from various points and bring them back for summary, so we can know the exact combat merit data at all times."

"Also, send tribe members disguised as wild beasts to patrol the mountains. Each trial taker will carry three alert arrows, shooting one will automatically be deemed a trial failure, disqualifying them from entering the Martial Hall."

"At that time, the patrolling tribe members can bring back those who give up on the trial."

"This opportunity will also allow us to separate out the young members in Mountain Opening Realm and Celestial Vein Realm to see who is worth nurturing."

"The cultivation to the Divine Treasure Realm needs to start from the Mountain Opening Realm."

Huo Chang nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Do the wizards participate in the trial?"

"They participate."

"By the way, make it clear in advance, unless they voluntarily give up the exam, they are not allowed to return to the tribe’s settlement.

Returning to the settlement will automatically be deemed a trial failure, losing their eligibility to practice in the Martial Hall."

"The eastern forest area is vast, and finding Xiaoyang takes time, so how about setting the trial period to one year?"

"In one year, it’s both a survival exercise in the wild and a trial of killing Xiaoyang."

Huo Chang nodded, "Let’s leave it like this for now. I and a few elders will further refine your idea."

He felt that such a trial, even if they prepare in advance by sending tribe members into the forest, could result in considerable casualties.

However, despite having these thoughts, Huo Chang did not back down. Slaughter is the fastest way to grow.

Shen Can didn’t expect Huo Chang to act so quickly. By the next day after their discussion, the trial plan the two had discussed was already refined.

The main idea still followed his initial thoughts but added some additional content.

For instance, ways to earn combat merit points through hunting Xiaoyang allowed trial takers to hunt Xiaoyang of a lower realm than theirs.

Of course, the combat merit points earned this way would naturally be lower.

For example, a Mountain Opening Realm trial taker would need to kill twenty Stone-Breaker Realm Xiaoyang to gain one combat merit point.

A Celestial Vein Realm trial taker killing Stone-Breaker Realm Xiaoyang would need to kill a varying number from a hundred to three hundred based on their layer within the Celestial Vein Realm to gain one combat merit point.

Additionally, Huo Chang and the elders agreed that trial takers could form teams, and hunting wild beasts and so on could also count towards combat merit points.

However, upon seeing this, Shen Can vetoed it, as this was too detailed; he just wanted the ears of Xiaoyang.

As long as they didn’t kill fellow members and had the duty to rescue them, trial takers wouldn’t be restricted in other matters, allowing them to team up or act alone as they wished, with no regulations.

The vast wilderness would be the trial ground for the trial takers, ideally, they should just focus on surviving.

Additionally, it was stipulated that the age of trial takers must be between sixteen and twenty-five, with a minimum realm being the Mountain Opening Realm.