Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 347 - 18: Completion of the Nine-Ring Mission, The Evaluation and Bet of the Three Kings! (Two-in-One)

Chapter 347: Chapter 18: Completion of the Nine-Ring Mission, The Evaluation and Bet of the Three Kings! (Two-in-One)

The chieftain of the Hana Tribe was named Lun Jing.

Such was the custom among the Southern Barbarians: the vast majority of the alien races had only names, no surnames.

They still retained some primitive blood sacrifices and live sacrifices.

Thus, they were always regarded as barbarians by the Great Zhou.

Lun Jing meant "born and raised in a land of green thorns."

He was a Power Witch, with witchcraft equivalent to the martial skills of a martial artist.

The chieftain selection in the Hana Tribe had no concept of inheritance: the strongest would become chieftain; hence, Lun Jing fought his way through many strong figures in the tribe and faced numerous challenges before securing his position as the chieftain of the Hana Tribe.

He was very satisfied with his son, Zhao Ke, since Zhao Ke was a relatively noble Insect Witch and had even received praise from a Silver Moon Level Lord.

The environment of the Southern Desolate was harsh, and Lun Jing had only this one offspring, borne after he found his twenty-seventh woman.

At that time, while he was doing the deed, there happened to be a small pot beside them cooking food, and Lun Jing believed that the heavens had bestowed this son upon him, born because of the food cooked in that small pot, and so he named him "Zhao Ke."

The development of the Hana Tribe had been very good in recent years: the population had exceeded fifty thousand, with five thousand warriors.

Lun Jing himself was in the Seventh Grade Earth Evil Realm, and his son had also grown into the seventh grade last year.

Everything seemed to be progressing in a good direction.

"My son will become the strongest Insect Witch among the 108 tribes of the Southern Desolate!" Lun Jing patrolled his territory, looking out at the mountains from a high point, "In this Royal Court summons, I will surely secure a rich land for him!"

Immersed in his visions, Lun Jing was invigorated, swinging the giant ax in his hand unconsciously.

The breeze brushed against his face, the blue sky and white clouds, the tribe flourishing—all seemed so beautiful that Lun Jing felt like singing a song.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, his smile froze.

"Wuu~~"

For the sentry in the tribe had blown the bull horn.

"Enemy, which direction did the enemy come from?!"

Lun Jing hurriedly carried his giant ax down the mountain, rushing towards the tents below.

Because the alarm horn for the enemy attack was sounding incessantly from different directions.

Enemies—there were enemies everywhere!

"Form ranks, meet the enemy! Do not panic!"

Lun Jing shouted, trying to make his voice reach the ears of his tribesmen.

But the tents below quickly fell into chaos.

"Puchi~"

Upon entering the camp, Lun Jing saw a squad of Hana Tribe warriors suddenly shredded into pieces, their sturdy weapons breaking into several fragments along with them.

Fifty Gathering Essence Realm warriors perished so bizarrely.

Lun Jing looked up sharply but saw nothing in the sky; it was still as blue, with the clouds as white as ever.

Yet, a hint of fear emerged in Lun Jing’s eyes, for the clouds were drifting far too quickly!

In just a blink, they completely covered the gathering camp of the Hana Tribe.

Just now there had been only a breeze; after he descended, tornados appeared outside the camp.

"Lei! Where is Elder Lei?!"

Lun Jing shouted, "Come out, quickly come out!"

Lei was the Witch of Heaven for the Hana Tribe; he could summon winds and rains, control the clouds.

But Lun Jing’s voice couldn’t reach anywhere, for thunder began to roll in the sky, and the surrounding noise was overwhelming. The invisible slicing continued, with no sight of the enemy, plunging everyone in the Hana Tribe into panic.

"Aaah——"

"Run quickly!"

"No, don’t run outside!"

"Haha, save me..."

"Get into the stone houses! Do not run outside!" Lun Jing roared at the ordinary tribesmen and shouted at the warriors, "Disperse, all disperse!"

But the thunder completely drowned his voice; he wanted to stop the tribesmen from leaving the camp, for outside was where the real danger lay.

He recognized the bizarre killing method: it was the Mechanical Heaven and Earth Net of the Great Zhou. This mechanism worked on a large scale, falling from the sky at extreme speed. Each net weighed over ten thousand jin, shot out rapidly, and was impossibly fine once deployed, almost invisible.

The Sky Net was fired around the camp, specifically targeting his elite warriors.

The tornadoes outside were moving quickly, the formidable wind pressure not only reduced their jumping ability but also directly sucked in those who got too close.

"Lei! Lei!"

Using the protection of the buildings, Lun Jing finally located the tribe’s strongest Magic Witch, Lei.

"Chieftain!" Lei stood beside a circular stone cave entrance, his face full of anxiety, "Chieftain, you’ve finally returned. Hurry and escape—this tunnel leads thirty miles away!"

"Before the soldiers of the Great Zhou come down, we must escape!"

"Escape?!" Lun Jing’s eyes blazed with fury, "You want me to escape like this? Abandon the people of the Hana Tribe?! Why aren’t you fighting?"

"Chieftain, you don’t understand!" Lei shouted, pointing at the sky, "I can’t borrow even a breeze, nor summon any cloud; my Thunder Skill is weakened too!"

"Jiu Jie Minister of Agriculture—we encountered a powerful Jiu Jie Minister of Agriculture from the Great Zhou! He might be Sixth-Rank; his spells completely overpower me. Do you understand?"

"We’ll escape from here; amidst the chaos, as long as we make it out, we can always find our tribesmen again!"

Lun Jing fell silent, looking at Lei and the team of Magic Witches behind him—they had all lost their courage.

"Lei, we grew up together; you go!"

"Zhao Ke is still on his way back; I must wait here for him!"

With that, Lun Jing raised his shield and charged back out.

"Drip-drop~ drip-drop~"

Outside, it began to rain.