A day passed.
The Hanchi Tribe's grand competition for the Hedao Fruit finally concluded.
In the end, the one who clinched the championship was not one of the four elders stuck at the Peak Ninth Layer of the Fanxu Realm for years, but a young lad who had just entered the Ninth Layer of the Fanxu Realm not long ago.
Initially, this result seemed unbelievable, but ultimately, this young lad won full applause and unprecedented prestige with his strength and bravery.
Although he has only recently entered the Ninth Layer of the Fanxu Realm, far from the time to consume the Hedao Fruit to step into the Unity Realm Stage, the people of Hanchi Tribe believe that once he enters the Unity Realm, his combat strength will be even stronger, enough to rival the Peak First Layer Hedao Realm elders!
The Hedao Fruit is his rightfully!
The four elders at the Peak Ninth Layer of the Fanxu Realm also accepted their defeat wholeheartedly, with no objections.
Barbarian King was more stunned and pleasantly surprised than disappointed by this outcome.
His original plan was to have one of the elders in his tribe, who were stuck at the Peak Ninth Layer of the Fanxu Realm for years, take the Hedao Fruit and add a Unity Realm great power to their tribe before attacking the Kui Dragon Tribe.
Though this dark horse's sudden emergence thwarted his plan, he felt it was not a loss.
With such a brave Heaven's Pride appearing in their Hanchi Tribe, their tribe will undoubtedly be stronger in the future!
And since one of the two Unity Realm great powers of Kui Dragon Tribe, Xue Zhu, is dead, leaving only a leader at the Peak Third Layer of the Unity Realm, even if their Hanchi Tribe hasn't birthed another Unity Realm, the Kui Dragon Tribe is no threat.
And while the Hanchi Tribe was preparing for war against the Kui Dragon Tribe.
The Kui Dragon Tribe did not feel the pressure of an impending storm.
Because the life of the Barbarian Tribe is primitive, they don't have special Magic Artifacts like Soul Lamps or Life medallions to sense who died after the fact.
Although Xue Zhu and others were brutally killed, no one in the Kui Dragon Tribe was aware.
Only a few with sharp Divine Sense had a whim, sensing a vague unease, but they didn't know the specific reason.
"Boom!!"
On this day, the stone house where the Kui Dragon Tribe's leader, Shi Kui, resided unexpectedly crumbled while dark, oppressive clouds rolled in and gathered swiftly in the sky.
Lightning flashed, clouds shrouded the sky, presenting a terrifying apocalyptic spectacle.
Yet, the barbarians of the Kui Dragon Tribe did not feel fear, instead, they were all exhilarated and extremely excited.
"Great, Barbarian King is finally breaking through, now reaching Mid Hedao Realm, our tribe will no longer fear the Hanchi Tribe. Along with Blood Art King, we can easily destroy them!"
"Hmph, the Hanchi Tribe has oppressed us for so many years just because they have a Mid Hedao Realm Barbarian King. Now, who's afraid of whom!"
"..."
The Kui Dragon Tribe's people excitedly discussed.
Shi Kui gave a soft shout, leaping into the air, his dragon-like physique disappearing from view quickly.
The arc-flashing clouds hanging over the Kui Dragon Tribe also followed Shi Kui, vanishing from above the tribe in an instant.
Shi Kui was going to undergo tribulation for the breakthrough to Mid Hedao Realm, naturally not within his own tribe, lest a group of his subordinates be struck dead by the lightning.
This is also why the people rejoiced when they saw the heavenly tribulation appear, showing no fear or worry.
Half a day later.
Shi Kui returned to the Kui Dragon Tribe.
His thick black hair, chiseled face, and eyes flashing like electricity, his body packed with explosive strength, occasionally revealing electrical arcs flashing past, adding a wild edge!
"Brothers, today I have finally stepped into the Mid Hedao Realm, it's time for us to confront the Hanchi Tribe once and for all."
Shi Kui stood in the void, snowflakes couldn't even land on him as they disintegrated into powder in mid-air. He looked down at his followers, who stared back with fervent eyes, and roared with a burst of killing intent.
"Long live Barbarian King, Kui Dragon Tribe is invincible, Hanchi must perish!"
"Long live Barbarian King, Kui Dragon Tribe is invincible, Hanchi must perish!"
"..."
The people were immensely excited, their blood boiling, shouting hoarsely.
Their roaring voices were so loud and intense that even the swirling snowflakes were swept back into the sky by the sound waves.
After a while, the people of the Kui Dragon Tribe calmed down with difficulty.
Shi Kui's eyes flashed with brilliance, scanning the crowd, noticing the absence of Xue Zhu and some Fanxu Realm experts, he asked, "Where is Xue Zhu?"
"Reporting to Barbarian King…" An old barbarian stepped forward, bowing to Shi Kui, and said, "Blood Art King already set out to attack the Hanchi Tribe while you were in seclusion. At that time, a secret scout spotted their barbarian king leaving the Hanchi Tribe with outsiders, seemingly heading to the Extremely Cold Hell for exploration. Blood Art King thought this was an excellent opportunity, so he took a group there."
"Is that so?" Shi Kui frowned at the words, contemplated for a moment, and said, "Then there's no time to waste, we'll prepare now to head to the Hanchi Tribe immediately!"
"Yes!"
The young people of the Kui Dragon Tribe replied loudly, then went to prepare weapons, war beasts, etc., and the whole tribe moved to attack the Hanchi Tribe!
However, at this moment...
"Woo woo woo…"
A bleak sound of a horn echoed from the distant sky, like a solemn dragon's cry, growing increasingly loud, eventually resonating throughout the heavens and earth.
The sound changed the complexion of all Kui Dragon Tribe members, including Shi Kui.
Because this horn sound, known as the war horn, signifies war and slaughter in the Barbarian Tribe, and is rarely sounded except at the final moments of a life-and-death struggle.
Once blown, it signifies that a great battle will erupt on this land, with both sides fighting until one is completely annihilated or surrenders as slaves.
Although Xue Zhu led multiple attacks against the Hanchi Tribe, successfully ambushing and killing many each time, he never blew this war horn because they were both wary and not prepared for a life-and-death battle to the end!
And Shi Kui, who had just broken through to Mid Hedao Realm, was planning to battle the Hanchi Tribe. He had just directed someone to blow their tribal war horn, to march towards the Hanchi Tribe.
But to hear the war horn from afar now, approaching their Kui Dragon Tribe directly, was shocking enough.
Especially as enemies, how could Shi Kui not recognize this war horn as coming from the Hanchi Tribe?
"What's going on? Weren't the old folks from the Hanchi Tribe going to Extreme Cold Hell to die? Didn't Xue Zhu go to ambush them? Why do they dare blow the war horn to attack us?"
Shi Kui's expression was unpleasant, filled with an unexpected panic, as he questioned.
Yet the high ranks of the Kui Dragon Tribe looked at each other, clueless about what had occurred.
"Could it be... something happened to Blood Art King?"
Someone speculated uncertainly.
These words made the boiling blood of the Kui Dragon Tribe people pause, almost ceasing completely.
Their fervor cooled, feeling like a pail of cold water had doused them, leaving their bodies chilled.