There are 3,000 tribes on the continent, and there are two tribes with a population of hundreds of thousands. They are the tribe Yu and the tribe Xiao, and Yu and Xiao are also the names of their tribal leaders.

In addition to these two large tribes, there are also numerous medium and small tribes scattered throughout the continent.

People gain power by worshipping tribal totems, which are the spiritual depictions of strange beasts and strange things by their predecessors, and the depictions of generations make the power of totems stronger and stronger.

The tribe has the most powerful totem on the continent - the ten-clawed divine dragon. The tribe Yu worships the four totems at the same time, and finally the power of the four totem beasts is intertwined and reincarnated, forming a complex and diverse four holy totem power.

Bai Qi's tribe is a tribe with a population of more than 2,000, and in the border area of the continent, it relies on the primeval forest to hunt wild beasts to survive. Because it is a small tribe with a small name, the tribe is not qualified to be named after the leader, so in the world, the tribe is called the West Pole tribe. It means that in the westernmost part of the continent, and further west, there is the West Pole Forest, which no one has penetrated deeply.

The totem of the West Pole tribe is a rough spear. The young men of the tribe wield spears, and with the power of totems, they can easily tear apart the flesh and blood of birds and beasts. However, deeper in the West Pole Forest, there is a terrifying existence for humans, which is a forbidden area for humans, wild beasts, evil insects, and even plants are in great danger.

However, three days ago, the West Pole tribe began to run short of food, and the hunt on the outskirts of the West Pole forest ended in failure, and the occasional capture of a few small beasts was a drop in the bucket.

As if an appointment had been made, the beasts in the forest disappeared overnight without a trace, even the newborn beasts.

The neighboring tribes with large populations were overwhelmed and slaughtered hounds. They even exchanged weapons for food in the Central Plains at a low price.

Eventually, the three tribes that relied on hunting in the West Pole for their livelihood gathered together and gathered a group of strong and experienced people. Explore the depths of the Antarctic Forest.

The action was scheduled for the morning of the second day, and according to the old man of the tribe, a certain desolate beast in the depths was in a state of full digestion.

That night, Bai Qi and his entourage were preparing in the West Pole Tribe. The depths of the West Pole Forest have not been explored for more than ten years, and the old men in the three tribes have told Bai Qi and his party all kinds of information in one go, whether it is true or hearsay. Because the information brought back from the depths is never verified a second time.

Bai Qi listened to the old man talk about the horror reflected from his pupils, and everyone knew that this time they were going to be more than lucky.

The leader of the tribe in the west interjected from the side at the right time: "You don't have to be too afraid to go, your goal is not to fight against the desolate beasts, you only need to explore the deep environment. If the environment changes, it is also very possible that it is not as dangerous as before, and the beasts on the periphery have all disappeared without any traces of fighting, indicating that they are going to the depths on their own, and the weak beasts can survive in the depths, and so can you. ”

The leader of the West Pole tribe, Lian Yuan, had a gloomy face, and it took a long time before he began to speak: "You don't have to have any scruples, I will go with you this time." ”

The leader of the Yuanyan tribe immediately echoed loudly, suppressing the opposition of everyone in the West Pole tribe: "The leader is really heroic, and he will definitely succeed in this trip." There is a leader among your group who will also be very helpful in this search. ”

Everyone still wanted to object, but Lian Yuan raised his voice and said, "I have made up my mind, you don't need to persuade again." ”

Bai Qi saw that everyone finally agreed, and his heart was sad. How could he not see that the three leaders had already reached an agreement, as the weakest tribe of the three tribes, the price of participating in this exploration was that the strongest tribe of the tribe would go together, if Lianyuan did not come back, even if the West Pole tribe would disappear among the three thousand tribes.

After talking, Bai Qi and the others were about to fall asleep. In a daze, I suddenly saw the starlight outside the window, and it was like day for a while.

And thousands of miles away on the side of the Nu River in the Central Plains, somewhere in the tribe Yuzhong, the soothsayer held the bones of the wild beast in his hand and recited the words. When the stars shine, the bones of the beast crack inch by inch.

The soothsayer's eyes twinkled like starlight, and the makeup on his face reflected the soothsayer's smile, which looked mysterious and terrifying.

"Yin and yang rotate, wood tends to the east, and the holy tends to the west. Standing side by side at four o'clock, the rivers flow backwards, the dragon will fall, and the prosperous world will be born. ”

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In the early morning of the next day, Bai Qi, Lian Yuan and other 18 people divided into two groups and went to the depths of the West Pole Forest.

After a brief walk, the 18 men entered the West Pole Forest with all their hopes, and the outer part of the forest was as silent as it had been for the previous four days, and occasionally a few newborn beasts that could not move were taken by the people for food.

There is no clear division between the periphery and the depths, and the young adults of the tribe have been exploring the search party since yesterday to find out as much as possible in the depths.

In the end, the search party walked in front of the young man who had gone the farthest. At this moment, it is already a hill away from the usual hunting area. The trees completely shade the sun, and only the torches emit a faint light. The damp leaves on the ground smell of decay.

The two young men saw the search party and whispered to them, "Good luck to you, it's evil here." I came to my partner yesterday to investigate, but I took a step forward and turned back to find no trace of my partner. Hurriedly ran back, but ran more than ten steps to find it. As he spoke, fear flashed on his face.

Another young man had a solemn face and stared straight at everyone.

Lian Yuan turned to the crowd and said, "We will separate here, go to explore in two ways, and immediately issue a warning when encountering an irresistible danger, and... ”

A young man from the Western Tribes interrupted Lian Yuan's words: "I know, we knew yesterday, so we don't need to say more. ”

With that, he led 8 people away.

Lian Yuan's face turned pale, and he whispered, "Go." "Go to another scheduled route.

The grass on the road was knee-high everywhere, and the grass was the place where the old man of the tribe had told him to be careful. As a result, the group moved very slowly.

The person who walked in the front followed the old man's method, sprinkled the liquid of flesh and blood herbs on the front road, waited for more than ten seconds, and then continued forward.

After walking like this for four or five hours, only half of the liquid in the cloth bag was left, and we arrived at the agreed place to return. But so far, I have encountered nothing except that the vegetation grows denser and the plants become more and more strange. There are no wild beasts, no worms, no dead bodies, no dung. There is no evidence of any animal presence in this area.

Everyone knows that they should and should not go back at this moment. Everyone looked at Lian Yuan and handed over the decision to him.

Lian Yuan said firmly: "Shan Xiao, you go back to the tribe to report the news and explain the situation." For the rest, move on. ”

Subsequently, the 8 people continued to advance into the depths. Not long after, the beast bone on Lian Yuan's waist suddenly cracked.

Everyone knows that this is an early warning from Shan Xiao. Shan Xiao returned, and the ground liquid was not given to him. At this moment, I am afraid that there will be more and less luck, and they are the same, on the way back, the liquid is no longer enough.

Lian Yuan held a spear in his hand, as if he was not affected by this incident in the slightest. Order the Precursor to move on.

The forerunner gritted his teeth and dripped liquid forward. Ten seconds later, as he walked forward as usual, suddenly a dark shadow emerged from the grass under his feet, punctured the sackcloth wrapped around his leg, and bit his ankle.

The Precursor let out a loud shout, revealing the totem of the Western Tribe, the power of the spirit snake's totem giving him a brisk posture and the ability to resist poison. However, it was only 3 seconds. The forerunners were gone.

In the eyes of onlookers, the Precursor simply showed the power of the totem and died inexplicably.

Everyone was filled with fear of the unknown. But the long-term hunting instinct tells them that they need to be calm now.

Pian Yuan provoked the Precursor with his spear and turned him over. Under the flickering torch light, before everyone could see the cause of the Precursor's death, the Precursor began to turn black from the feet to the whole body, and quickly rotted and stinked.

Bai Qi was behind the forerunner and witnessed the whole process. At the same time, he remembered what Reim Yuan had said to him alone the night before: "Don't be at the front of the line. The old man has a lot of knowledge, but he may not be right. Humans have not been in the depths of the forest a few times, and more than a decade later, their stuff may not be useful. Be careful. ”

No matter what Bai Qi saw, there was a dilemma now. Forward or back.