The Era of Gods

Chapter 466: Chapter 466: 18 Years

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In the southern part of the Mainland, a large river that spanned several kilometers wide flowed into the sea, forming a huge delta from the accumulated silt and sand.

The Delta was fertile, with lush vegetation, and the river was rich in nutrients, fattening up a large number of fish.

A large primitive tribe with a population of over 150,000 lived on the eastern side of the Delta at the river’s estuary, sustaining the entire tribe with an abundance of food. Especially with the new Totem Church’s teaching on fish farming and finding suitable plants for cultivation greatly increased the food production, the tribe had annexed some smaller tribes over the past few years, significantly strengthening their power.

On this day, the Tribe’s Totem summoned the Indigenous Tribes to hold an oath-taking ceremony, and an army of twenty thousand sturdy tribesmen plus ten thousand support personnel set out on a campaign, ready to attack another recently rising large tribe a hundred miles away.

Ji Feng looked at the troops he had carefully selected and trained using modern tactics, full of anticipation. As long as they defeated that tribe also ruled by Descenders, the strength of the two combined tribes would surge, and even if they were to become cannon fodder, they would fetch a good price.

Moreover, he had his own plans. If development went smoothly and their strength became sufficiently powerful, they could maybe gain more benefits from the final battle between the two factions of seniors, or even …

After the army set out, he followed close behind with his guards and the logistics teams.

The army marched south along the coastline. After passing a huge cape, they turned the corner and saw hundreds of large ships anchored in a vast bay ahead, swarming with warriors leaping down from the ships and rushing into a large tribe by the sea—their target.

Hearing the report from his people, Ji Feng hurried to the front, his expression changing slightly. He immediately ordered his men to retreat a kilometer and stand by, while he stopped to observe the situation.

The Totem of the tribe ahead was just like him—named Li Bo, also a Descender from Lustrous University, who had arrived around the same time, with their arrival locations not far apart and almost equal in luck, becoming Totems at the same time and conquering nearby tribes. Even the size and scale of their tribes were similar—it would be difficult for them to determine a victor if there were no outsiders involved.

Even for this battle, where he led his main force, it was because this opponent had suffered heavy losses while attacking another large tribe, and he was seizing the opportunity to plunder—but he wasn’t too confident about it.

But he had no choice. If he didn’t come now, once his opponent merged with that large tribe and grew stronger, he would be the one to lose in a fight.

However, it seemed he had come too late this time. The unknown fleet that had arrived was too powerful. By the time he noticed, their main force had already broken into the tribe, and he still had not seen either Totem enter the fray.

Not only was his opponent out of sight, but he also hadn’t seen the Totem of the attackers, nor was there any sign of his adversary who usually stayed in the area.

“Where did they go?”

He looked up, puzzled, then turned his gaze toward the sea.

Seventy kilometers away at sea, more than thirty large ships were intercepted by a whale measuring five hundred meters long. Standing at the prow, Li Bo looked at the whale, which was like a small island, and the two figures on top of it, his face turning very ugly.

He had expected this fleet’s arrival in the bay and had taken some core Totem warriors to circle from land to a small port nearby the bay to escape by ship, hoping to start anew elsewhere. But he hadn’t expected his opponent to react so quickly and catch up.

His gaze swept over the man and woman on the whale, and he said in a deep voice:

“Ten Godforce Crystals, and the tribe’s yours. Just let me go.”

Lin Xiao shook his head:

“Even twenty won’t do.”

That’s a little stingy.

Li Bo’s face darkened:

“So, you’re not giving any face?”

He laughed:

“First, why should I give face to someone I don’t know, and second, your Incarnation’s life and your first class’s results are worth ten Godforce Crystals?”

“Then how much do you want.”

“A hundred Godforce Crystals.”

“You’re taking advantage of a fire?”

“Naive. You have thirty seconds to decide, or I’ll take action.”

“Catch up to me if you can!”

Li Bo immediately abandoned his men and soared into the sky, heading towards the Mainland.

“Stingy!”

Lin Xiao shook his head and shared a smile with his girlfriend. She extended her hands, blue light traced the outline of a large book. She opened it, and as her fair hand brushed over it, pages fluttered quickly until stopping on one. With a wave of her hand, golden light gathered into a shining gold Array in the form of a sphere. Tapping it with a fingertip, the sphere shot out and disappeared in a flash.

The very next second, Li Bo, who’d flown out more than a thousand meters, was bound in midair by a giant Array that descended from the sky. Immediately, he burst forth with Divinity, but it only sparkled with gold, and he couldn’t break this Array for a moment.

By the time he managed to force open the Array with a stronger Divine Power Burst on his second try, he looked up and was shocked to see a gigantic gold figure descending from the sky, wrapped in dense black air. The space around him suddenly congealed like a drying, sticky mud pit, making it extremely difficult for him to move even an inch.

“How can you have such a powerful Totem Domain?”

Li Bo himself possessed such a Totem Domain and had seen many Totems use their Domains, but he’d never seen one so powerful—it could even restrict his Incarnation.

The answer came from Lin Xiao tearing open a Golden Scroll, the Legendary Spell God’s Weakness immediately rendered Li Bo’s Incarnation extremely weak, and then a claw adorned with gold scales descended from the sky. With a ‘boom,’ the sky erupted in gold light, and the world went quiet.

“Wouldn’t even spare a hundred Godforce Crystals, just die then.”

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The Divine Incarnation burst apart, the Divine Power dissipated, leaving only a Hunter Godhood and a few traces of Divinity, plus a Totem Status that had not yet faded.

As before, the Godhood and Divinity went to his girlfriend, while the Totem Status went to Lin Xiao.

He opened his mouth to swallow the Totem Status and immediately felt that his Totem plane seemed to have become more complete and even more powerful.

By now, Lin Xiao had slain no fewer than forty to fifty Totems, all of which he claimed for himself, while his girlfriend only took one Totem to conceal her own presence.

Having amassed forty or fifty Totems, the combination of all the Totem Statuses provoked a massive qualitative change. His domain was now far stronger than the one belonging to both The King of Ten Thousand Lizards and the Ten-Thousand Snakes King of the past. His field was now capable of completely restraining any creature below the level of Legend, and it could also impose significant restrictions on those above.

The low-level Totem Status was best used for concealing oneself and creating Totem warriors, but at higher levels, the inherent might of the Totem Status itself becomes considerable and can then fulfill the functions of a higher status.

The moment Li Bo died, the magicians of his tribe were the first to sense it, and they immediately collapsed into surrender.

From them, Lin Xiao learned the location of the most powerful tribe nearby, and after a brief half-month of recuperation, he set out to conquer once again.

However, upon reaching the intended target, what Lin Xiao found was a tribe in the midst of relocation. He intercepted them, and they surrendered without hesitation.

Upon inquiry, he discovered that over twenty thousand members of the tribe had already left with their Totem ten days prior. Lin Xiao observed the direction in which they’d departed and fell silent for a moment, choosing not to pursue them.

He then moved Ji Feng’s tribe to the port where they had first landed. Dividing his forces, he began to conquer the nearby tribes, plundering their Totems for himself.

Time passed unceasingly, and very soon a decade had gone by.

Cao Yichen personally led a massive fleet toward Snake Lizard Main Island. The vast fleet stretched for kilometers, and he and his allies sat cross-legged at the bow of the flagship. As the sea breeze swept over them, he looked up into the distance and said gravely:

“According to our agreement, ten years have passed. This time, whether he agrees or not, we are going to annex his tribe and take the people. If they’re not willing, then they can’t blame us for not being polite.”

“What if they are willing?”

Li Ran gazed into his eyes and asked with gravity.

Cao Yichen shot him a glance and said coldly:

“He won’t be willing.”

“But what if he is willing to cooperate?”

“I said he won’t be willing!”

Cao Yichen fixed his gaze on his comrade, stating each word emphatically.

“I understand.”

A few days later, the fleet arrived near Snake Lizard Island. As the two men looked at the abandoned base overgrown with vines from the sea, their expressions soured.

“Ran away?”

Li Ran laughed in exasperation, clearly surprised.

Cao Yichen waved his hand, and a boat quickly made for the shore. A group of warriors wasted no time boarding the vessels and headed straight for the base.

Not long after, the warriors returned with news that both the base and the tribe were deserted. A cold smile played across his indifferent face:

“No one has ever gotten the better of me. As long as you haven’t left this plane, you can’t escape.”

Soon, more than a dozen ships scattered in all directions across the vast sea, searching for traces.

Several days later, the scattered ships gradually returned, having found no signs of a large tribal gathering. Cao Yichen had intended to continue the search, but there wasn’t much spare time left. After some consideration, he decided to leave a few ships to continue the search while the main force returned first.

Of course, Lin Xiao was unaware of these developments, but even if he had been, it would have made no difference. By now, his strength was sufficient to confront Cao Yichen without fear of retribution.

Moreover, with more and more Bloodline Sorcerers taking shape, particularly those combining the abilities of transcendental Magicians and Bloodline Sorcerers, his power was gradually catching up to theirs.

Growing stronger and faster.

Having escaped the clamps of Cao Yichen, Dragon Kingdom entered a phase of rapid development. Large numbers of troops were dispatched to annihilate surrounding beasts and indigenous tribes, constantly honing their combat skills and advancing their Bloodline Sorcerer vocations.

As they gained a firm foothold on the continent, Lin Xiao never intervened in the conquest of other tribes, nor did he engage Totems directly—he left that to the natives to round up and kill.

Highly intense and dangerous battles would stimulate their bloodlines more effectively, making them boil and facilitating breakthroughs.

In the thirteenth year, the Dragon Kingdom’s First Legion, while attacking a native tribe, managed to kill a Totem with the joint effort of over thirty Bloodline Sorcerers who had reached Rank 7. Seventeen perished, but the remaining fifteen used the battle as a catalyst for their bloodlines to boil to the brink, allowing them to break through their limits and ascend to Legendary Bloodline Sorcerers, thereby transforming from Humans into Asura Nagas.

It was as if Pandora’s Box had been opened. More and more Bloodline Warriors who had been honed to the utmost began breaking through their bloodline limits and ascending to become Legendary Asura Supreme Nagas.

In Lin Xiao’s eighteenth year since his arrival, during the Dragon Kingdom’s tenth anniversary military parade, the first thousand-man Legendary Great Naga Formation was formed.

PS: Cough cough, feels like the pacing was a bit slow, sped it up a bit.