Chapter 3: Baptism in Blood

"Level 5 Demon Beast!" Luo Chen was startled, and the first-order demon beast was already extremely powerful, and it was powerful. These fifth-level demon beasts are afraid that they have the power to open mountains and crack stones. Just one turtle and crocodile has fifth-order demonic power, no wonder this stone river can become a threat to all things in the Great Wilderness.

Jing Nan paced in front of the turtle and crocodile and said: "This blood ritual is the most important process of receiving the rite in the life of a barbarian boy, this demon beast's heart and blood, with a rich essence of heaven and earth, after this baptism, it can help you open up the way of cultivating barbarians as soon as possible, get rid of the mundane, which is equivalent to "building a foundation" for your future cultivation." According to your relatively weak body, this fifth-level desolate beast essence blood is the limit of what you can bear. ”

"Are we finally going to accept the blood gift!" Luo Chen said excitedly, "Does that mean that we will all become powerful barbarians?"

"Talent is in people, each day is safe, whether you can become a powerful barbarian depends on whether you have this talent!"

Jing Nan walked towards the turtle and crocodile's body step by step, his body appeared like a phantom, and he stretched out his two big hands, held them under the turtle and crocodile body, and lifted the huge turtle and crocodile with one hand! Inhuman power! Jing Nan was as small as an ant compared to the turtle and crocodile, but Jing Nan easily lifted the thousands of catties of huge things above his head, as stable as a rock.

This red bloodshot is the representative of the power of the barbarians - the power of qi and blood!

It is with this powerful force of qi and blood that the barbarians have the power to fight against the thousands of huge and powerful desolate beasts in the Great Wilderness and survive in them.

"It's getting late, let's go back to the tribe!" Jing Nan held the huge turtle and crocodile and strode towards the direction of the tribe.

At this time, the day is getting more and more inclining, and the sky will be dark after a few hours. At this time, the weather is cool, the stone river is still rushing, and the broad river surface has turned golden. At this time, the big guys began to go out to forage for food, and there were bursts of giant beasts roaring in the distant mountains, and the great wilderness began to become extremely dangerous.

"Let's go!!!" Luo Chen hummed a song, led a group of children, followed behind Jing Nan, and hurried back in the direction of the tribe. The Wuli Iron Forest began to brew miasma. Some people say that everything in this iron forest is alive, and sure enough, the scenery in it, the position of the trees, the cover of the rotten leaves, and the entanglement of the vines have all changed their positions, which is very different from the scene when Luo Chen came over earlier.

Several children asked Luo Chen strangely, what was going on, although Luo Chen came out many times, he still didn't understand, so he had to ask Jing Nan.

Jing Nan explained: "There are not only iron forests in this forest, but also blood tengs, carnivorous flowers and plants, alien stones, and many plants and things are movable and can attack animals. It's just that our hunting team has gone out a lot, and these plants understand that humanoids can't be messed with, so you're fine. ”

Luo Chen made up for it on his own, if night fell, these carnivorous flowers and plants in the dark quietly turned the flower plate against the moving creatures, waiting for an opportunity to stretch out Teng Zhi's tentacles.....

When he came to the tribe, Jing Nan naturally walked over openly, and with the power of a powerful barbarian, he forcibly lifted a huge turtle and crocodile from the ground and jumped onto the tribe's three-zhang boulder wall. Luo Chen and the others took advantage of the gap between the patrolling clansmen to welcome Jing Nan, and one by one they drilled back through the holes under the wall.

The Barbarian Mountains are a very ordinary tribe in the Ten Great Wilderness, but the buildings of the barbarian people, no matter what, are particularly large, and the tribe of these hundreds of people occupies a mile of land. A huge arena lies in the center of the tribe, with countless swords lined with iron frames on the field, a specially fortified arena that can withstand barbarian battles. Next to the martial arts arena is the stone house where the barbarians live, although simple, each one is very large, and it is a building with a huge stone wall and a huge wooden back.

Jing Nan held the turtle and crocodile and put it still on the martial arts arena, and the huge shock attracted countless barbarian women and children to come forward to watch. Many people had never seen such a huge Stone River Desolate Beast, and they all started talking about it. I kept asking Lord Jianman how to catch this and what it was used for. Jing Nan gave a brief explanation, and then recruited someone to take care of it, this desolate beast could not be killed for the time being, and it had to wait until the blood ceremony began, so as to ensure that the power of heaven and earth in its essence blood would not be lost.

Luo Chen and the others took advantage of the fact that no one paid attention to them, crossed the martial arts arena, and returned to their stone houses.

Luo Chen pushed open his door and walked in slowly, as soon as he closed the door, Luo Chen trembled and untied the animal skin on his left arm, revealing the three shocking scars. In fact, Luo Chen had been in pain for a long time, but he was more able to bear it. At this moment, the wound was already a little suppurated, but fortunately, the large wound formed a black blood scab. The black-blooded bear was born in the wilderness, hunting and hunting every day, and its claws are poisonous, which should not be underestimated. Luo Chen hurriedly cleaned the wound with warm water, and applied some herbs to stop bleeding and suppuration. This time, he collapsed heavily on his stone bed.

Luo Chen's house was very simple, with a stone table, two stone chairs, a set of herbs, and a stone bed, which was covered with several layers of animal skins.

Luo Chen's house is only himself, he is an orphan, he grew up eating 100 family meals. He was an abandoned baby picked up by the patriarch, and was raised by the barbarian doctors of the clan, Beilin and his wife, and it was precisely because of this that Beilin's son Beiling, that is, the guy who disobeyed Luo Chen during the day, would disdain Luo Chen in every way, feeling that he had robbed him of part of his parents' love.

"Maybe, just because I'm not from the Barbarian Mountains, my blood will be black....."

Although this black blood bear is called black blood, it is called a black blood bear because of its brutality and cannibalistic nature, and the blood still flows red in its body. Luo Chen's black blood is the loneliest color.

Luo Chen covered the wound on his arm, and thought of a way, he found a beast skin robe and put it on his body, so that he could cover the wound on his arm, but I don't know when this blood ceremony will be carried out, and when the time comes, it will be soaked in blood, if the injury on this arm is not healed, I am afraid it will not be easy to do.

“.......”

A bell rang from the direction of the martial arts arena. This is the bell for Shi Hai to call the young people to perform martial arts training, which rings in the early morning on weekdays, but it rings in the evening today.

"What's going on. Luo Chen didn't think much about it, turned over and jumped up from the bed, pushed open the door and went straight to the martial arts arena.

Luo Chen endured the pain in the stone house, not realizing that it was getting late at this time, and in the open space near the martial arts arena, there were already clansmen gathered a grand bonfire. The bell on the martial arts arena is still echoing, according to the rules, the bell should stop after five strikes, but today it keeps ringing. Luo Chen ran over with doubts, only to see where Shi Hai kept ringing the training bell made of fine copper, and there were ten bronze tripods around Shi Hai, and the turtle and crocodile captured by Jing Nan was lying next to the big ding.

"Oh no, there's a blood ceremony tonight. Luo Chen watched as the children of his age rushed over one after another, standing neatly in front of Shi Hai. Shi Hai still rang the bell by himself, the bell rang for a long time, echoing in the veins of the four mountains and mountains, Luo Chen and the others did not dare to disturb him, but waited silently on the side. Unconsciously, I was attracted by this bell and heard it, this bell was crisp and ear-nourishing, as if there was a kind of magic in it, which soothed Luo Chen and the others, and their bodies were ethereal.

“!”

Suddenly, the bell rang loudly, and the long bell came to an abrupt end. Luo Chen and the others woke up like a dream and returned to reality from the gods.

Shi Hai looked at a few people with a smile on his face and said, "These ninety-nine bells are still comfortable to listen to?"

"Very comfortable!"

Everyone said in unison.

Shi Hai is the head of the hunting team, that is, the strongest man in the hunting team of the Barbarian Mountain Division, and the martial artist who teaches them martial arts. Shi Hai is nine feet tall and has a dark complexion, and is an extremely serious man, also known as the iron-faced barbarian. He glared at the dozens of children in front of him with a pair of piercing eyes. He said, "Today is the day of the blood ceremony for eight-year-old children, and only ten of you have reached the age of eight, so there are ten large tripods prepared here, and the rest of you are considered to be stained with light, and you can hear the ninety-nine bells of the ceremony, and you are watching the ceremony." ”

"Yes!"

All the children bowed to the sea of stones. Children under the age of 100 take a step back. Luo Chen and others who have reached the age of eight step forward. Lei Zhen stabbed Luo Chen beside him and said, "What about the injury on your arm?"

Luo Chen shook his head and didn't let Lei Zhen make a sound. Shi Hai picked up a torch and lit a firewood pile behind him, the summer weather was dry, and the dry firewood ignited when it saw the fire, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a sky-high fire, lighting up the entire martial arts arena. Shi Hai respectfully roared: "Patriarch, please!"

Before he could finish speaking, the members of the hunting party came slowly with low trumpets, and the men of the hunting party, a dozen or so of them, stood in two rows, playing low ceremonial music, and in the middle of them was an old man dressed in sackcloth. The old man was estimated to be over 100 years old, his figure was already rickety, his gray hair and beard were neatly tied up by straw ropes, and he walked slowly with a cane in his hand.

"Meet the Patriarch!" everyone present folded their left hands on their chests and bent down in respect. This white-bearded old man is now the number one powerhouse in the Barbarian Mountains - Mo Yunfeng, this is a name that makes dozens of nearby tribes fearful, this is a strong man who can slaughter the entire tribe by himself.

"No courtesy!" the patriarch gestured as he slowly walked in front of all the children. Shi Hai stood to his left, waiting to be dispatched.

Mo Yunfeng's eyes were extremely bright, he glanced at the ten children who had reached the age of eight, and said in a deep voice: "The eight-year-old blood ritual is the most important ritual in the life of a barbarian, it can not only represent the end of the mortal path, the beginning of the barbarian path, but also indicate that you will be mortal for a lifetime, and you will not be able to step into the barbarian realm for the rest of your life. ”

"We know!" Luo Chen and the others bowed again.

"I already said about the blood ceremony two months ago, and today I remind you again, if you have a clear injury, you are not allowed to enter the Ding to receive the blood ceremony, and you must wait for the wound to heal before you can receive the gift, can you have an injured person?"

"No harm!" everyone replied in unison.

Luo Chen touched the wound on his left arm, but did not speak, he felt that his wound was still bleeding secretly.

"Luo Chen, what should I do? Lei Zhen stabbed Luo Chen and asked in a low voice, "Otherwise, don't be polite." ”

"No, I can't. Luo Chen also lowered his voice and said: "If you miss this time, you will have to wait until next year to receive the gift, and if you don't receive the ceremony, you won't be able to become a barbarian, and you won't be able to start cultivating, I can't wait." ”

"......"

"What are you talking about?" Shi Hai scolded dissatisfiedly, "Do you have any questions?"

Lei Zhen bowed forward and explained, "I'm just curious why I can't receive blood if I have a wound, so I asked more." ”

"Oh, I'll tell you. Shi Haidao: "This desolate beast behind me, Shihe turtle and crocodile, is a fifth-level demon beast, its essence blood has a strong demonic energy, although the Ding is full of genius earth treasures that dissolve the demonic energy, but this essence blood still contains a huge amount of heaven and earth spiritual power, if you are injured, this rich power of heaven and earth is blended into your bloodline, your mortal body is simply unable to withstand it, and it is possible that the bloodline will explode and die!"

Lei Zhen was terrified when he heard it, and Luo Chen was also beating a drum in his heart, but if he missed this time, he would have to wait for a whole year, but this is a matter of life and death.

"Of course. Shi Hai smiled: "If you think you are talented, you can open a wound yourself." In ancient times, when the barbarians received the blood ceremony, they would cut themselves three times, hoping to accept more of the power of heaven and earth in the blood of the demon beasts, if they withstood it, it was not impossible to become a barbarian at the first level of the blood condensation realm, if it failed, it was a dead end. If you don't succeed, you will become benevolent, which is the reason why Guman is so powerful. ”

Lei Zhen took two deep breaths and said, "Thank you, Lord Shihai, for your doubts." ”

"Who has any questions?" Shi Hai asked in a loud voice.

"Luo Chen, you don't want to die, hurry up!" Lei Zhen continued to lower his voice and said to Luo Chen.

"No, even if I die, I have to die in the medicine pod!" Luo Chen roared in a low voice: "Don't say it again!"

"Okay, the blood ceremony will officially begin!" Shi Hai held the torch in his right hand, and carried the power of the barbarian's blood and qi in his left hand, only to see the power of red blood and qi coming out of thin air, pinching the flame on the torch like a pair of invisible big hands, a gust of divine wind naturally blew, and the flame on the torch was automatically divided into ten paths, and flew to the ten big tripods out of thin air, igniting the firewood placed under the dings. This fire was mixed with the spiritual power of the stone sea, and it burned very quickly, and after a while, the big ding was burned hot, and the smell of herbs came from the ding.

"Take the knife!" Shi Hai yelled at the person behind him, he took off his shirt directly, revealing strong muscles bulging like iron, and all kinds of huge scars running through his chest, which looked shocking, but this was the pride of a man hunting in the wilderness.

After a while, someone presented a blue treasure knife in both hands and handed it to Shi Hai. This is the ancestral blood knife of the clan, specially in the blood ceremony to take the essence of the beast in the blood, because it is stained with all kinds of blood all year round, so this knife turned into a blue color. Shi Hai picked up the blue knife and paced in front of the turtle and crocodile.

The turtle and crocodile had already felt the threat of death, and roared hysterically, this sound was very terrifying, mixed with the fear, anger, and despair of the beast, which was the roar of the beast before it died. But the Shentai acupoint above its head has been pierced by Jing Nan's long sword, and it can't adjust a trace of demonic power in its body, even if it has great demonic power, it is now just fish and meat waiting to be killed on the chopping board. As Shi Hai walked, a layer of rich blood qi power rose up on his body, as if he had put on a layer of blood qi armor for Shi Hai. He didn't hesitate, he went up and slashed the limbs and heads of the turtle and crocodile and other exposed flesh outside the turtle shell, and the rich blood splashed up, drenching Luo Chen and the others, the smell of blood became stronger and stronger, and the eyes of these barbarian teenagers slowly began to shine, as if they enjoyed the pleasure brought by this blood.

After a while, Shi Hai walked over with a huge heart, this is the heart of the turtle and crocodile, which contains all its demonic power.

The patriarch stretched out his cane and pointed at the heart, and with a "bang", the heart exploded on the spot, and the muscles flew out. In its place, only a cloud of reddish-brown blood remained, floating in the air. A majestic demonic power came out of this mass of blood, and a huge tortoise and crocodile phantom conjured out from this blood mass, raising its head to the sky and letting out a silent roar.

The patriarch whispered, "Scatter!" The blood automatically divided into ten parts and floated into the ten mouths. As soon as this blood entered the ding, it came into contact with the liquid medicine, like water entering a boiling oil pot, the big ding instantly boiled, and the demonic qi dissolved by the liquid medicine rose all over the sky, and the ten mouths of the big ding were like wolf smoke, pouring the demonic energy in the blood of the turtle and crocodile essence.

In this way, half an hour passed, and the demonic energy in the sky was cleared. A soft yellow light emanated from the Ten Great Dings, which was the purest power of heaven and earth.

"Receive the blood ceremony!" the patriarch waved his cane and announced the beginning of the blood ceremony.

All the barbarian teenagers did not hesitate, and directly stripped themselves naked, and stood naked in a row. Luo Chen naturally took off his essence, but he kept covering the wound on his left arm with his right hand, pretending that he was a little cold.

"Enter the Ding!" With a wave of the patriarch's hand, the flames under the ten big tripods immediately more than doubled, and they burned fiercely, and the medicinal liquid in the tripod also began to boil and bubble. This liquid medicine is special, it looks like it is already boiling, but in fact, the temperature is far less high than when the water is boiling, so the teenagers will not be burned when they enter the Ding.

When the teenagers heard the order, they walked into the ding one by one.

"Take care of yourself, call for help at the critical moment, and I'll pull you out of Dingli. Lei Zhen patted Luo Chen's shoulder, and then jumped into the ding.

When he came to the tripod, Luo Chen saw that this tripod was a transparent and cool medicinal liquid that emitted a slight yellow light, and the whole mouth of the tripod exuded the light of divinity. Luo Chen gritted his teeth and was about to enter the Ding.

"Wait!" the patriarch called Luo Chen with a smile on his face.