Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 1173 - 1151: A King’s Promise, as Weighty as Mountains and Rivers!

Chapter 1173: Chapter 1151: A King’s Promise, as Weighty as Mountains and Rivers!

The sphere that was the control core of the divine power for Windshaking Ancient City, originally meant to maintain a structure known as Li Huo Divine Palace, was not suitable for the Gu Yuan Tribe, which needed a city—intact or not.

Buzz!

Soon, Mountain River Seal appeared, bursting with blue light, and directly suppressed the sphere of divine light. Immediately, divine texts projected into the void from the control core, erupting with a divine power vast like the ocean.

In Xiao Chen’s eyes, each divine text resembled tadpoles, directly reflecting deep into his pupils.

These divine texts conveyed the function of the divine light core to him. As the control core of the Li Huo Divine Palace, it governed the normal functioning of the temple, and could even control the temple’s defense and attack mechanisms.

This was the will of the divine power bestowed by the deity who built the temple years ago, allowing the Great Hall to continue operating on this residual will even after the temple had turned into ruins.

"Suppress!"

Xiao Chen shouted explosively, pouring tremendous divine power into the Mountain River Seal, directly striking deep into the sphere.

Crack!

A tiny crack appeared on it, followed rapidly by dense cracks spreading across the entire sphere of light.

Buzz!

The next moment, a dazzling divine light burst from the top of the Bronze Tower at the center of the Bronze Ancient City, sweeping across heaven and earth in an instant, plunging the eyes of all the tribespeople of the Gu Yuan Tribe into broad daylight once again.

The sky was filled with golden light, emanating a profound sense of age, and at that moment, everyone was touched by a sense of melancholy.

The divine light was sentient.

At this moment, Xiao Chen also sensed this faint will, extremely weak, having operated for endless eons, indicating that the divine power control core had undergone a remarkable change, developing its own thoughts.

After a barely audible sigh, the divine light of heaven and earth vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving only the golden rosy clouds enveloping the top of the Bronze Tower.

"Master, Qingling wishes to integrate this sphere of divine light, which will take quite some time, but with Luli’s help, it should be no trouble at all."

Within the divine light, Xiao Chen’s figure flashed and disappeared, feeling no worry with Luli around.

...

Giggle.

On Xiao Chen’s arms, his two daughters—one on each side—looked up at him with adoring eyes, always giggling non-stop whenever he appeared, much to his face as their father.

"Husband, what about Wei’er and the others?"

Holding Xiao Qianyuan in her arms, Mu Qing spoke with a hint of concern in her eyes.

"Qing’er, no need to worry. My disciples—would the Daluo King even dare to harm them!"

Suddenly, Xiao Chen shifted his gaze away from Qing You and Yu Fei’s little faces, exuding an undeniable aura of authority.

"Husband, you’re so certain. With these few disciples gathered together, they are sure to stir up something big and will not stop at anything less!"

Mu Qing’s beautiful eyes curved, a smile playing upon her lips.

"Our Gu Yuan Tribe has risen from a minor clan to this stature too quickly, so quickly that it has broken the natural laws of tribal evolution, astonishingly fast, even though I, your husband, have risen prominently. But for those established King’s Clans, how could they easily allow our Gu Yuan Tribe to rise and stand equal with them!"

Xiao Chen spoke mildly, his eyes flashing with a glint as he continued, "Making noise might be good, Tian Fang is not bad, he knows how to gauge the situation and act just right. Although his methods are still somewhat immature, given the momentum of our Gu Yuan Tribe, what of the Daluo King Clan!"

Speaking this, Xiao Chen suddenly shouted towards the outer hall.

"Someone come!"

"Greetings, patriarch!"

Seconds later, a Towering Realm Martial Warrior appeared outside the hall, bowing in response.

"Go to Feng Luo Domain and find Tian Fang. Tell him the Jian Mu Divine Tree of our Gu Yuan Tribe has become king, a dual king!"

"Yes!"

Hearing this, Mu Qing’s beautiful eyes shifted, instantly understanding. Xiao Chen once again dispatched a messenger, akin to how she had sent a messenger to find Tian Fang days ago, yet Xiao Chen’s unspoken commands carried even more persuasive power.

A dual king, go ahead and do it!

"By the way, that girl Wei’er has made a Bloodline Family submit to our Gu Yuan Tribe. Although diminished, they are still a great clan with an eternal heritage. Husband, what will you do?"

Suddenly, Mu Qing spoke out.

The Nine Springs Family, no matter how fallen they appeared currently, had made significant contributions to humanity in the distant past and, out of compassion, the emperors allowed them to continue thriving in the Maple Blue Domain, where they had received considerable protection from humanity’s upper echelons over the years. Such a tribe needed careful consideration by Gu Yuan.

Hearing this, Xiao Chen fell into deep thought. Desolate Land had many great clans like the Nine Springs Family, and even some families had exhausted their bloodlines following emperors in battles, all receiving special care from humanity.

This was the glory of the aristocratic families, a memory humanity needed to cherish.

Whew!

Suddenly, Xiao Chen let out a long sigh and said, "Since we have been forced to retreat, stabilizing cultivation is no longer urgent. I will personally visit the Nine Springs Family."

When Yun Wei relayed the message, she brought back a portrayal of the Nine Springs Family’s past, made manifest through qi fortune. Regarding that earth-shattering great battle in the starry sky, where hundreds of Starry Sky Warships roared across the cosmos, even Xiao Chen couldn’t help but long for such might.

The idea of the Nine Springs Family possessing hundreds of Starry Sky Warships, once indicating an incredible strength, was beyond Xiao Chen’s imagination.

Not to mention many, if only the Gu Yuan Tribe had ten or so of those Starry Sky Warships, the task of migrating the tribespeople from the Wind Fire Area would be very easy.

Currently, the Gu Yuan Tribe only has a few Void Battleships. Even the largest one, at the Half King Level, is inconsequential in front of a Starry Sky Battleship. And these few Void Battleships have been managed by the clan’s hidden forces, gathering talented youths from various domains for several years now.

Moreover, even if the Void Battleships were recalled, facing the migration of millions of tribal people, their impact would be limited.

The truth is, the Gu Yuan Tribe still falls far too short of a true foundational aristocratic family. To possess one Starry Sky Battleship would be enough for any tribe to treasure as a clan relic, yet the Nine Springs Family once had more than ten, not to include various other smaller warships.

The Nine Springs Family must act!

...

Three days later, Xiao Chen’s figure disappeared into the enchantment of the Nine Springs Family, an enchantment that had kept the family hidden from other tribes for a long time. This was nothing to Xiao Chen; he didn’t even disturb the ordinary members of the family.

Gurgle!

A thousand fathoms deep, nine dark spring eyes swallowed and expelled water.

"I presume you are the newly acclaimed king who has recently shaken the Southern Border!"

From the nine springs, a chain of bubbles emerged, coalescing into a deep blue figure.

"Hmm?"

Looking up, Xiao Chen’s pupils suddenly contracted. He realized the figure before him was not so much an Undying Martial Soul as a fusion of the nine spring eyes.

The Undying Martial Soul was these nine great spring eyes, and the nine great spring eyes were equally the Undying Martial Soul, long indistinguishable from one another.

"The battle back then was too devastating. It completely wrecked my Nine Springs Family, and shattered my own Undying Martial Soul as well. Fortuitously, an emperor intervened, fusing my broken Martial Soul with these nine terrestrial springs. Only thanks to the essence of heaven and earth pooled in the depths of these springs have I managed to cling to life until today!"

In Nine Springs King’s eyes lingered a hint of decline, the twilight of a hero.

There was also a glimmer of reluctance, but ultimately it all turned into a sigh.

"I pay my respects to you, senior."

Xiao Chen bowed slightly in greeting, feeling the surging qi that fluctuated greatly. At its peak, it was deep as a profound abyss; at its weakest, it fell below that of a king.

Clearly, Nine Springs King’s former strength must have surpassed the Fifth Heaven, even higher!

Thinking of the great battle, in which the Nine Springs Family had exhausted its resources, the present king was certainly not just a mere junior king.

"Senior, rest assured, the achievements of the Nine Springs will not be erased. Even though Xiao Chen aims to establish a King-level Tribe, the territory of the Maple Blue Domain will remain as before, and the Gu Yuan Tribe will not intervene."

Suddenly, Xiao Chen spoke out.

"Alright."

Having received Xiao Chen’s assurance, the Nine Springs King nodded slightly, a king’s promise as weighty as mountains and rivers.

Since Xiao Chen had committed, the Nine Springs Family, even if no longer illustrious, could at least maintain their status quo.

"You can surely sense my qi. Even with the nurturing essence of the springs, it won’t last much longer. After the great battle, even thousands of years of accumulation by the Nine Springs did little to improve nor restore my strength."

The Nine Springs King’s voice carried a touch of helplessness.

Xiao Chen understood naturally; the Nine Springs Family was an aristocratic bloodline family, seldom interacting with the outside world. Relying solely on themselves for recovery, returning to their former glory was easier said than done.

Previously, the Nine Springs Family guarded a primal life star, though the human elite would not completely entrust a life planet to them.

However, even obtaining some resources from this life planet was an enormous number. Otherwise, how could the Nine Springs Family have constructed those Starry Sky Warships? The resources required for each were massive.

This was not merely about piling up resources to construct them, especially the control core of the warships, which was a profound secret.

"Senior’s wish is to revitalize the Nine Springs, and my intention is to develop the Gu Yuan Tribe—in fact, our goals are the same. Our two tribes could collaborate!"

"You want the Starry Sky Battleship construction methods of my Nine Springs Family!"

The next moment, the entire underwater area became taut. The Nine Springs King, initially showing a sign of decline, now bristled with sharpness, directly piercing through Xiao Chen’s intentions.

"Exactly!"

Xiao Chen did not hide it in the slightest. The moment he learned of the Starry Sky Battleships, he intended to integrate them into the Gu Yuan Tribe.

"Our two families working together, supporting each other, may not reclaim the glory of the ancient Nine Springs but will certainly be a hundredfold better than the current lifeless state."

"Hmph!"

The Nine Springs King snorted coldly and said again, "If my Nine Springs Family puts forward Starry Sky Warships as a bargaining chip, many tribes would be eager to cooperate. Why should we collaborate with your Gu Yuan?"