“My Jack Brooks's descendants must resemble me, or how could they succeed!” At Grand Elder’s words, Jack Brooks burst into laughter again.

“The Wood Tribe is a clan born from the essence of plants and trees. It is said since ancient times that all the world’s precious medicines come from the Divine Wood Tribe. For the Wood Tribe to mobilize and even lurk near my Qingyang, it’s likely that some plant essence has emerged.” After laughing, Jack Brooks’s gaze became sharp as a torch, murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

“In that case, of course the good stuff should belong to my Qingyang clan. The Qingyang Guard need not be mobilized. Tomorrow, Logan Brooks, you will lead people with Little Henry to slaughter the Wood Tribe and bring back the treasure. Only when the good things are secured in advance can we be at ease!”

……

In the ancient, primeval forest, thick layers of fallen leaves gave off a putrid, decaying aura. Under the towering trees, sunlight had not reached for years, and from the dim forest came the occasional low beastly roar.

Yet at this moment, wild bloodlust pierced through the ancient woods. A thousand-strong warband advanced swiftly through the forest, their violent blood energy turning into a murderous aura that shot straight into the sky.

One by one, the burly men bared their arms, carrying bone spears as thick as an arm on their backs, exuding a terrifying murderous aura as they rode scaled, horned horses through the ancient woods.

However, those carrying long spears made up only a third of the warband. Among them, three hundred men bore massive ox-horn bows, each arrow feather gleaming with sharpness.

In the center of the formation, Henry Brooks gripped a stone spear, walking side by side with Logan Brooks, heading toward the swamp where the Wood Tribe resided.

Over a thousand clan soldiers rode scaled, horned horses, kicking up billowing clouds of dust in the ancient forest, like an earth dragon plunging into its depths. Wherever the soldiers passed, the air grew heavy, fierce beasts lay low, not daring to move a muscle, the violent aura making them sense a crisis of life and death.

After half a day’s march, the sun was blazing overhead. Each burly man’s blood energy surged, and the killing intent in their hearts had reached its peak.

……

Fifty li beyond, in the swamp deep within the ancient forest, the thousand-strong warband moved in silence, every beast that failed to escape in time was instantly reduced to blood and bone.

In a flash, they covered forty li, the swamp’s stench already thick in the forest. Within ten li, the Qingyang clan soldiers no longer concealed themselves. The murderous aura gathered by the thousand-strong warband was enough to startle birds and beasts into flight, and the ancient trees shuddered.

All the more so since they were facing the Wood Tribe—hiding in the ancient forest would not be easy!

“Kill!”

Logan Brooks roared, and bone spears shot through the forest, booming as they shattered all the ancient trees before the swamp. Boundless murderous aura surged like a tide, sweeping across the entire swamp!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

The men who had carried the great bows earlier now formed ranks at the rear, drawing their massive ox-horn bows and firing indiscriminately into the swamp ahead. These were no ordinary arrows—they had been soaked in beast oil the night before, set alight, and would not extinguish even in water!

To deal with the Wood Tribe, fire attack was the natural choice!

The rain of arrows tore through the air with a buzzing sound, plunging into the swamp. There were also plants in the swamp, and the roaring flames swept over, igniting fires atop the marsh.

“Enemy attack!”

“The humans have discovered this place!”

Suddenly, a startled shout came from deep within the swamp. A blurry figure emerged from the mud—an elder of the Wood Tribe, terror in his eyes!

Immediately, more and more mud surged up from the swamp, and figures of the Wood Tribe appeared from the mire!

“It’s the humans of the Qingyang clan!”

“Fight your way out!”

“Kill! Kill! Kill!”

Seeing the Wood Tribe appear amid the raging flames, dodging the burning beast fire, the Qingyang men howled, murderous intent flashing in their eyes. They grabbed bone spears as thick as an arm and weighing a hundred jin, hurling them at the emerging Wood Tribe.

This was an even more ferocious killing intent than the earlier arrow rain. The bone spears, thick as arms, tore through the sky toward the Wood Tribe.

Thud thud thud!

Many of the Wood Tribe who had just emerged from the swamp were struck before they could react, their bodies pierced by bone spears, blood and bone splattering. Some had their heads smashed open, blood and brain matter flying.

“Quick, move to the sides!”

The elderly Wood Tribe member who appeared first shouted. In just a moment, the swamp was stained red with Wood Tribe blood, nearly a hundred Wood Tribe warriors fell, their bodies pierced.

Although fire was the nemesis of the Wood Tribe, after reaching the Body Forging stage, as long as it wasn’t special fire, ordinary flames could be avoided. Those who had reached the Divine Repository stage were no longer afraid of fire, though it still hindered their movements.

Unfortunately, among the nearly four hundred Wood Tribe present, fewer than ten had reached the Divine Repository stage, while the Qingyang clan had come fully prepared!

Woooo!

A high-pitched horn sounded. After throwing their last bone spears, the burly men gripped their weapons and charged at the remaining Wood Tribe!

“Kill!”

At the very front, Logan Brooks gripped his white bone spear, leapt into the air, and charged at the approaching Divine Repository stage Wood Tribe. Following him, more than twenty Divine Repository stage warriors of the Qingyang clan attacked at once!

Kill! Kill! Kill!

In an instant, the entire ancient forest surged with boundless slaughter. Blood energy filled the sky, sweeping in all directions. In the rear, the men including Henry Brooks unleashed their violent murderous aura from the thousand-strong force, a formless shockwave sweeping across the swamp.