Volume One: The Dragon and Serpent Rise, Reforging the Foundation

Chapter 1: The Broken Stone Spear Is a Treasure!

Vast lands, endless mountains and valleys—within the dense ancient forest, even the blazing sun struggles to penetrate. The swirling miasma confuses all who enter, and terrifying roars echo in the gloom.

Deep in the ancient forest, a faint scent of blood lingers. Henry Brooks pulls a stone spear from the body of a black-scaled python. A flash of blood-red light glimmers on the spear, draining the remaining flesh and blood from the python, leaving only a withered skeleton.

He quickly leaves the scene, and just a few dozen breaths later, a blue-fanged wolf crashes through the forest, appearing before the python’s remains.

Sensing the savage aura behind him, Henry Brooks quickens his pace, running for several miles.

“Father was right. A hundred miles into the ancient forest is the deepest I can go for now. There are countless ferocious beasts at the Body Tempering stage. If I accidentally run into a mutant, I’ll be in real trouble. I just hope the stone spear still works.”

His body moves through the forest as nimbly as a mountain monkey. This is the Great Wilderness, full of dangers. One careless step, and all that awaits is death and bones.

“After absorbing so much blood and bone, when will it finally be full? That black python just now would have fed a child in the tribe for a whole month.”

Muttering resentfully, Henry Brooks moves quickly. This time, taking advantage of the tribe’s hunting expedition, he slipped away from the protection of the tribal warriors and ventured deep into the forest. As for his purpose—wasn’t it all for this stone spear?

The stone spear is a treasure!

Three years ago, also in this wild ancient forest, a mutant beast with the bloodline of a Qiongqi chased him for dozens of miles, finally cornering him at the foot of a low ancient mountain.

Just as the Qiongqi beast was about to pounce, a flash of fear appeared in its eyes. It tucked its tail and fled in panic. In that instant, he vaguely saw a trace of purple light shimmer around him, vanishing in a blink.

Later, the entire ancient mountain was hollowed out, and all the ancient trees nearby were cut down by the The Brooks Family. In the end, this stone spear ended up in his hands.

The stone spear is extremely rough, barely resembling a spear. Though it looks like stone, it is as solid as metal, covered in fine cracks as if it might shatter at any moment.

Even so, in his hands, it can still smash the scales and armor of Body Tempering beasts. That’s why he believes this stone spear is different.

Human cultivation relies on absorbing the essence of ferocious beasts, even the blood and energy of other races, to nourish oneself. He had never heard of a weapon that absorbs blood and bone. Even after searching through the bone books and bronze scrolls of the Ethan Brooks clan for generations, he found no record of such a thing.

This vast and wild land is boundless, teeming with powerful creatures. Some mutant beasts are so strong they inspire terror. Even the largest tribes, gathering hundreds of thousands or even millions of people, can be wiped out in an instant by such monsters.

Moreover, this land is not inhabited by humans alone. Humans are just one of the major races here, but not the dominant one.

So, over the long years, countless legends have arisen: monstrous beasts as large as mountains, blue-eyed, fanged mutants, divine weapons that shake the heavens and earth—all spanning the ages of the Great Wilderness.

Fortunately, in the place where he lives, such powerful mutants have never appeared. Within a radius of ten thousand miles, the The Brooks Family is the largest tribe, sheltering hundreds of smaller clans and settlements.

And he is the young master of the The Brooks Family, Henry Brooks!

“I’ll kill a few more beasts and head back. Otherwise, the tribesmen will probably start searching the forest again.” Gripping the stone spear, Henry Brooks dives once more into the ancient woods.

Although he is the young master of the The Brooks Family, his hands are already stained with blood. In the harsh environment of the Great Wilderness, only by mastering power can one survive.

From birth, he enjoyed the best medicines and the essence of ferocious beasts in the tribe, tempering his body. Naturally, he also underwent the most brutal training!

There’s no other reason—because he is the young master of the The Brooks Family clan!

To survive on this savage land and maintain peace within ten thousand miles, every heir of the The Brooks Family must go through such bloody trials, ensuring the Ethan Brooks clan can continue to thrive in this harsh world. Countless tribes in the Great Wilderness are the same.

With the tribe’s best resources, he reached the first stage of cultivation—the Body Tempering and Blood Refining level—at just thirteen years old.

The Body Tempering stage is the first step for all living beings in the Great Wilderness to embark on cultivation. This stage tempers the skin, flesh, blood, bones, and marrow, forging the strongest body—at least for most warriors.

For clans and ancient families with true inheritance, this stage involves absorbing the essence and blood of mutants as powerful medicine, combined with unique secret techniques to refine the whole body.

Some can even awaken the power within the blood and bones of mutants, extracting bone patterns and manifesting all sorts of supernatural phenomena.

Within his body is a Qiongqi bone pattern, the result of absorbing the blood and bones of the Qiongqi descendant that chased him three years ago—after his father arrived and dealt with it. The bone pattern was branded within him, and whenever he stirs his blood energy, he can unleash its power.