The Glory of the Tribe-Chapter 88

Shentu Yu gazed into the distance.

She could see two indistinct figures moving at high speeds, their collisions warping the air around them as if the world was being scorched by a furnace. The sound of their weapons clashing, accompanied by earth-shattering shockwaves, spread outward in waves. Though the residual force no longer posed any real danger, it was enough to create an oppressive sensation for Shentu Yu.

"This is Tribulation-level!" Shentu Yu exclaimed, both shocked and excited.

Since becoming the clan leader of the Shentu tribe, Shentu Yu had utilized vast resources to improve her cultivation, and now she was at the critical point of advancing to the Congenital level. Shen Taiping had told her that within six months, she could reach the Congenital level, and that her talent was so high that she might even reach the perfect Congenital stage in the future.

At this moment, to witness a battle between two Tribulation cultivators was an immense stroke of luck.

Even Shen Taiping was observing with intense focus.

This would greatly benefit his cultivation!

The congenital guards beside Shen Taiping were also paying close attention, hoping to gain insight from this rare opportunity. They knew that chances like this were extremely rare, practically a once-in-a-lifetime event.

"Tribulation-level! This is the power of a Tribulation cultivator!"

This was Shentu Yu’s first time witnessing a Tribulation-level fight. Her shock was mixed with admiration, but she also felt perplexed. "Even in the main city, Feixue City, Tribulation cultivators are top-tier figures. Only a few counties or smaller cities can have them, so how could two Tribulation cultivators be fighting right outside a tribal territory?"

Boom!

The two terrifyingly powerful figures unleashed their Tribulation techniques, the lightning-fast slashing blade light and the astonishingly beautiful sword aura clashing in mid-air. The point of impact erupted into flames, and a shockwave spread out, cracking the ground and sending dust flying.

"This sword light…" Shen Taiping’s eyes widened, and his face went pale as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Nightmarish memories resurfaced in his mind.

He recalled the day his throat had been slashed.

Though this sword strike was a hundred times stronger than the one that day, it still followed the same pattern!

The Illusionary Wind Pursuit Style!

"Jiang Xuan!!" Shen Taiping couldn’t believe it.

As he cried out in disbelief, Jiang Xuan, having just exchanged blows with Xie Hanjie, passed by him, leaping back more than ten feet. As he turned around, there was a brief pause, and Xie Hanjie did the same. However, his mysterious appearance, concealed by his conical hat, made it impossible for anyone to discern his identity, despite the pause.

The crowd could only recognize the figure holding the knife.

It was unmistakably familiar!

It was Jiang Xuan, the very person Shen Taiping had just shouted about!

"This can’t be!" Shentu Yu was even more shocked than Shen Taiping. She widened her eyes, staring at the knife-wielding youth. "How could Jiang Xuan be a Tribulation cultivator? There’s no way a seventeen-year-old could be a Tribulation cultivator!"

"He’s not... a Tribulation cultivator!" Shen Taiping shouted, his voice trembling in horror. "The aura’s wrong! He’s still congenital!"

"He fought a Tribulation cultivator!" he said, his face pale. "Jiang Xuan, a congenital cultivator, just fought a Tribulation cultivator! This is something that hasn’t happened in Feixue City in a thousand years! His Heaven and Earth Might… how is it so terrifying? It’s probably dozens of times stronger than mine..."

Shentu Yu didn’t quite catch the rest of Shen Taiping’s words, as she was trembling uncontrollably.

She had always had a complicated "feeling" about Jiang Xuan.

When Shentu Yu was very young, she often heard her father mention Jiang Xuan’s name. She knew Jiang Xuan was aware of her as well, as their fathers, Shentu Lie and Jiang Hanfeng, had been frequent sparring partners for years, though from different tribes. They had an uneasy friendship, more enemies than allies.

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Both were rivals, but also close friends.

Shentu Lie and Jiang Hanfeng had been rivals since their youth, constantly challenging each other even into middle age. Though they belonged to different tribes, they met often. Shentu Yu and Jiang Xuan, both born in the same year, shared a special bond. Shentu Yu was exceptionally clever and beautiful from a young age, and Jiang Xuan was recognized early on as a genius, perhaps even capable of surpassing his father.

For a long time, some in their tribes even referred to them as "childhood sweethearts" or "fated lovers." When she was little, Shentu Yu would hear older women joke that she would one day marry Jiang Xuan.

But everything changed when they were nine years old.

Jiang Xuan's cultivation stagnated for a year or two, and the Jiang clan couldn’t hide it. Rumors began to spread, and Jiang Xuan was labeled as a fallen genius.

From that moment, Shentu Yu felt Jiang Xuan was no longer worthy of her, even after the Blood and Death battle three years later when Jiang Xuan rose again, killing her uncle, Shentu Yong, with a half-step Congenital force. She still didn’t regard him highly.

Killing a severely wounded opponent was a cheap trick.

So when her father suggested she seduce Jiang Xuan and invite him into the Shentu clan, Shentu Yu was reluctant, but for the sake of her tribe’s interests, she still approached Jiang Xuan. When Jiang Xuan insisted she become his "little wife," it infuriated her to no end.

She had initially believed Jiang Xuan was just a hot-headed youth, willing to die for the hero's cause.

But unexpectedly…

Jiang Xuan killed her father in the next Blood and Death battle.

His strength grew explosively!

The tribes were always either conquering or being conquered, and only the truly powerful warriors could possess the most beautiful women! If you were strong enough, you could have everything! This was the most basic and straightforward belief passed down in the Blackwood Mountain for millennia.

Although Shentu Yu was highly educated, she still carried the mindset of a child of the Blackwood Mountain tribe. This mindset, shaped since childhood, couldn’t be altered by just reading books.

She used to think only of revenge when it came to Jiang Xuan.

But now, Jiang Xuan seemed to have grown so powerful that she had no chance for revenge! The original plan of "waiting for Jiang Xuan to be killed and then absorbing the Jiang clan" only worked if Jiang Xuan didn’t enter the Tribulation stage! Now, even though Jiang Xuan hadn’t entered the Tribulation stage, he had the strength to battle a Tribulation cultivator! This was even more terrifying! His talent was so overwhelming that the Lord of the Demon and God City would immediately come to recruit him as a disciple.

At this point, Shentu Yu no longer thought of revenge.

Instead, she began to question herself: Was she wrong all along?

There was despair, but also regret.

"He’s the leader of the Jiang clan!"

"Jiang Xuan, the leader of the Jiang clan!"

"Then who is he fighting against? That sword technique looks familiar! The aura seems familiar too!" The Black Armor Guards on the city walls were all shocked, realizing that one of the combatants was none other than Jiang Xuan, and the Tribulation-level strength he exhibited was even more overwhelming. The other combatant’s identity was still unclear, but a few Black Armor Guards recognized the sword technique.

"That sword technique is—" A few Black Armor Guards remembered the sword technique’s origin, recognizing it as the signature move of the former First Inspector of Feixue City, Zou Kang!

But Zou Kang couldn’t possibly have such power, so it must be his disciple!

"Xie Hanjie! It’s you!" Luo Ying Cheng, the head instructor, suddenly shouted, finally recognizing the mysterious figure with the conical hat.

"It’s Xie Hanjie?!"

"Xie, the Lord?!"

"How could it be him? Lord Xie is already near the middle Tribulation stage!"

"This aura... it’s him! I remember it now! It’s Lord Xie! When we were searching for Jiang Xuan and the Ge brothers in Blackwood Mountain and encountered the demon beasts, I felt the same aura when Lord Xie killed them!"

Up in the sky, the giant blue-feathered eagle circled above, its presence unnoticed by the combatants below, the sound of the battle too intense to hear the arrival of the giant flying beast.

The people on the eagle's back, however, heard everything clearly.

And the people from Feixue City recognized Jiang Xuan. They had all been to the earth city before.

"How can Jiang Xuan's Heaven and Earth Might be so powerful? How can he fight with a Tribulation cultivator?"

"A congenital cultivator with Tribulation-level combat strength? Is this even possible? The instructors at the Star Pavilion always said it wasn’t! But Jiang Xuan has done it!"

"Look! Look! How stunning Jiang Xuan’s strike is!"

"His aura is so rich! It even feels more oppressive than most Tribulation cultivators, and it’s still innate energy! So much more violent and terrifying! This must be the limit of a congenital cultivator! No wonder he is the strongest congenital cultivator in Feixue City! His achievements today will be remembered for millennia, and he will become a legendary figure in Feixue City's history!"

The talented disciples of the Star Pavilion in Feixue City were all excited, their faces flushed with excitement, and some of the female disciples couldn’t help but show admiration.

The twenty or so members of the Star Pavilion from Yongyan City stood stupefied, watching in disbelief as the battle unfolded before them.

"Jiang Xuan?"

The disciples from Yongyan City were all in shock, staring at the scene below, unable to believe what they were seeing.

"The boy with Tribulation-level combat power is Jiang Xuan?!!"

Lu Dong’s neck stiffened as he turned his head, staring wide-eyed at Chen Yuan Zhou, his expression filled with both shock and anger, as if to say: "You told me to challenge him? Are you trying to get me killed?"

But then he realized…

Chen Yuan Zhou was just as stunned!

He was standing there with a dazed expression, staring at the battle below, the shock in his eyes equal to that of Lu Dong’s. It was clear that Chen Yuan Zhou had just realized the terrifying level of Jiang Xuan's strength as well!

"Xie Hanjie! It’s you!" Luo Ying Cheng, the chief instructor, suddenly roared. He finally recognized the figure with the conical hat.

"It’s Xie Hanjie?!"

"Lord Xie?!"

"How could it be him? Lord Xie is already nearing the middle Tribulation stage!"

"This aura... I recognize it now! It’s Lord Xie! I remember it from when we were searching for Jiang Xuan and the Ge brothers in Blackwood Mountain. I sensed this same aura when Lord Xie made his move and killed those demon beasts!"

Up in the sky, the massive blue-feathered eagle continued to circle. The sounds of the battle below were so loud that no one noticed the arrival of the giant flying beast.

But those on the eagle’s back could hear everything clearly.

And the people from Feixue City recognized Jiang Xuan. They had all visited the earth city before.

"How can Jiang Xuan's Heaven and Earth Might be so strong? He’s fighting against a Tribulation cultivator!"

"A congenital cultivator with Tribulation combat strength? This is impossible, isn’t it? The instructors at the Star Pavilion always said it was, but Jiang Xuan has done it!"

"Look! Look at that! His strike is so breathtaking!"

"His aura is so thick! It even feels more oppressive than the aura of most Tribulation cultivators, and it’s still innate energy! So much more violent and terrifying! This must be the peak of what a congenital cultivator can do! No wonder he’s the strongest congenital cultivator in Feixue City! His accomplishments today will be sung about for millennia and become part of Feixue City’s history!"

The genius disciples from the Star Pavilion in Feixue City were all visibly excited, their faces flushed with enthusiasm. Some of the female disciples couldn’t hide the admiration in their eyes.

The twenty-odd disciples from Yongyan City, however, stood there, stunned and speechless, unable to comprehend what they were witnessing.

Jiang Xuan?

The knife-wielding young man with Tribulation-level combat power—was Jiang Xuan?!

Lu Dong’s neck stiffened as he turned to Chen Yuan Zhou, his gaze full of disbelief. He couldn’t help but ask, "Is this possible? He’s just a congenital cultivator, how can he fight with someone in the Tribulation stage?!"

Chen Yuan Zhou, his face pale, responded with a sense of awe and unease, "This boy... he’s no ordinary congenital cultivator. His power, his Heaven and Earth Might, it’s already beyond the reach of most Tribulation cultivators. This... he must be a monster! And look at how easily he clashes with someone of Xie Hanjie’s caliber."

They had underestimated Jiang Xuan completely.