Chapter Eighty-Three: Orc Totem Array
Sorry to go out for a drink, the update was late
Baroque's heart was beating violently, and his eyes were almost crazy looking at the vision on the totem pole. The wolf-shaped light and shadow stopped spinning and running, but jumped to the top of the totem pole, raised his head and made a long roar, and in a trance, a loud wolf ......roar was heard in the sea of baroque souls! The next moment, from the five positions of the quicksand lake, a ray of light shot out, accompanied by a faint similar aura. Ruk, the frost wolf, crouched strangely under the totem pole, motionless. Baroque's attention was not on Rak, otherwise he would have found that Rak's eyes had dimmed at this time, as if he had lost his soul in an instant, and only his empty body was left ......!
Although the light and breath were faint due to the obstacle of the quicksand, Baroque could clearly perceive through the sea of souls, through the traction of the ubiquitous elemental power, that it was exactly the same five totem poles as the one in front of him, arranged according to the position of the six-pointed star...... This is the most precious relic left by the ancestors, the ancestors actually established the [Totem Array] on the gravel wasteland, it is incredible! Baroque expected all the possibilities, but in any case did not expect that there would be a ruin of the orc totem array.
According to the shamanic codex recorded from the animal skin scroll, there is a very high rank among the orc shamans, much higher than the [Battle Sacrifice] and the [Shaman Witch Doctor], and one level higher than the [Six-colored Beast Robe Sacrifice], only slightly inferior to the most noble [White Robe Great Shaman], and the orcs respectfully call them [Star Sacrifice]. Not only can they communicate with the power of the natural elements, but they can even get some kind of connection with the stars in the sky through a certain way, so as to obtain the mysterious power of the stars. And the [Totem Array] is the bridge between the star sacrifice and the power of the elements, or the communication between the stars in the sky, which is called the ladder of contact with the sky by the orcs, and is the embodiment of the pinnacle of the orc shaman culture.
It's just that for some reason, the orcs of the past glory suddenly declined, and in an extremely hurry, the major tribes and clans of the orcs fell apart. The sudden rise of human beings, declaring to the orcs that [this is divine punishment], united with various other races to fall into the ground, and finally made the glorious orcs reduced to the most humble and lowly third-class race, almost on the verge of extinction.
Countless years have passed since that catastrophe, and the history of the past has long been untraceable, but it is an indisputable fact that countless orc shamans have been inherited. The Star Sacrifice has completely disappeared, and the [Star Totem Array] that can make contact with the heavens has also disappeared into history.
Of course, Baroque would not be naïve to think that the [Star Totem Array] buried in the quicksand lake in front of him would be. It should be a simplified version of the totem array created by later generations, and Rao is so, which is enough for him to wake up from a dream and laugh...... The essence of all the totem array is on those six pillars, and it wasn't until not long ago that Baroque rummaged through the animal skin scroll and happened to see a record, and he knew how idiotic he was when he threw away the totem pole. If the orc ancestor knew about his actions, he would have to come out of the ground and tear him apart!
There is a race on the continent of Sauron called [Elves], they inhabit the forest and are the darlings of the forest. Each Elven tribe has a sacred [Tree of Life], which is the guardian of their tribe and the source of their strength, the Tree of Life itself is an ancient wisdom being, which can exist for almost an eternal time, and the essence of his body is gathered in the heart of a tree in the center of the huge torso............ In the past, the Star Totem Array was completely composed of the six tree cores of life. To cut down six trees of life, which are lifeblood for elves, it is necessary to face the wrath of the elves of the entire continent, but the orcs still built a star totem array, and even more than one...... It is conceivable that the power of the orcs was powerful and terrifying back then -- of course, after the sudden decline of the orcs, it is no wonder that the elves, who have always been indisputable, will join forces with humans to kill the orcs.
Although the six totem poles in front of him could not be the heart of the Tree of Life, they were at least a branch of the Tree of Life, that was certain. I'm afraid that the orc compatriots on the northern tundra at this time may not have a complete totem array, right?
His own totem pole can echo the other five totem poles under the quicksand, and the six-pointed star has six points, and one totem pole stands on each point............ I see! It's clearly part of the totem array down there.
The Baroque was excited, although it was not known what the utility of this totem array was, but the ancestors did not hesitate to cross thousands of miles from the northern tundra to the arid desert wasteland, and there must be an important reason why the totem array that had taken countless painstaking efforts to build stood here. Must find a way to get the totem array out, Baroque kept walking around the quicksand lake, and it was only at this time that he suddenly noticed Rak's abnormality.
The huge body like a horse lay motionless under the totem pole, its eyes were dull and empty, and if it weren't for the faint heartbeat and body temperature, it almost seemed to have lost the breath of life. Baroque and Lark have been together for so long, and they have long been like brothers for this somewhat naïve and silly giant wolf. Immediately panicked, he used shamanic techniques to probe Rak's body, and had the soul power to try to communicate with Rak's soul, but he did not find a response from his soul in Rak's body, which means that Rak's soul is gone......!
Subconsciously, Baroque looked up at the totem pole in front of him, and the wolf-shaped light and shadow at the top still raised his head in a long howling shape, but it began to fade gradually. The light in the other five underground places is getting weaker and weaker, and they are about to retract. Rak's body temperature quickly disappeared, and his eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of white frost. Once Rak's body is completely stiff, he is really dead!
Baroque suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly stood under the totem pole, reciting shamanic incantations, and using his soul power to communicate the wolf-shaped light and shadow, so as not to let the light and shadow dissipate. As the incantation was recited, the light and shadow came back to life, and the light wolf once again stood on the top of the totem pole in a long howl shape, and sure enough, it ...... Rak's body warms up again, and there is a connection between the two, and Rak falls into a mysterious state in the totem pole.
Baroque breathed a sigh of relief, although he didn't know when Lark would wake up, but at least he could have a hunch that it wasn't a bad thing, it should still be a good thing.
He didn't stop reciting the incantation, and he also benefited a lot in the process, and the soul sea actually showed a little bit of growth. You must know that since a litter of Hebrewonian wolves lived in his body, his shamanic power has not been used for an inch. Whenever he worked hard at night to communicate the power of the elements, comprehend the totem, and accumulate a little soul power in the soul sea, he would immediately be absorbed by the three phantom beast eggs on his chest, and sometimes even the silver wolf on his arm would come to get a piece of the pie. And these guys are very picky eaters...... They only absorbed the essence of the thunder power mixed with the Baroque soul power, and the remaining soul power was re-dispersed into elements and absorbed by the Baroque body, which made the fighting qi mass in the Baroque's abdomen stronger and stronger, and at this time it already had a high-level beast battle qi! But the baroque shaman level has always stood still.
A stagnant sea of souls fluctuated, and the totem pole became more and more dazzling under the urging of the incantation, driving the five rays of light at the bottom of the quicksand lake to flourish again, and the desolate cry of wolves appeared in his mind again! Baroque responded in surprise, because the sound he heard was very similar to Lac!
Sure enough, it was Rak, and the light wolf at the top of the totem pole actually looked back at Baroque and nodded slightly, sending a message of Rak's longing in his mind. Baroque suddenly thought of something, and after reacting, he was even more excited than Lac, and immediately accelerated his incantation recitation speed, and even didn't care about cultivating soul power, but instead urged his soul power to attract the power of the totem pole.
The totem pole was no longer pitch black at this time, shrouded in a layer of white light, almost as clear as crystal crystal, and the light of different colors in the remaining five directions was all attracted here, and all of them converged here, and the light wolf turned into a light wolf turned into a ...... in his mouth!
After a short period of time, the quicksand lake under his feet shook suddenly, and with the exclamation of Barrotan in the distance, the place seemed to boil, and the quicksand tumbled violently. At the critical moment, Baroque didn't care about the reason for this change, and continued to urge the soul power to help Rak's light and shadow receive the power projected by the other five totem poles.
Eventually, the five rays of light were abruptly cut off, and Baroque could no longer feel any of their breath, as if they were obscured by some kind of existential force. Fortunately, Rak's light wolf had already jumped off the totem pole with satisfaction, and got into his body, suddenly opened his eyes, and even had a dazzling essence emanating.
"Baroque, Baroque ......" Far away, Barotan and they fled back in embarrassment, they were patrolling around the quicksand lake, suddenly the quicksand boiled, almost swept in, and hurriedly came back to see what was going on.
The totem pole was put away by Baroque, and although Lark couldn't see any change in his appearance, Baroque could sense that there had been a magical change in the body of the frost wolf, just like ...... It's like it's evolving.
Before he could explain anything to Barrotan, the quicksand lake behind him suddenly raised a large area of yellow sand, twisted, gathered and gradually formed a giant-like body, waving a huge palm several times larger than the orc's body, and slapped it fiercely!
"Damn, it's an earth elemental giant! Run......" Baroque roared, leading his people to flee immediately. He understood everything in an instant, no wonder the relics of the ancestors would be hidden under the quicksand, it turned out that a sand giant of the earth element had taken over the place. The beings formed by this natural element, there is no higher intelligence, everything about them is instinctive. Perhaps wandering under the sand of the wasteland, one day he suddenly discovered the totem array of the orc ancestors...... Even if it was a little broken, the Totem Array was still innate and able to gather all the elements of the surrounding heaven and earth, and naturally included the essence of the earth element, which was the favorite delicacy of the earth element sand giant. Then he settled here and didn't leave!
This elemental form of life is the toughest, and you can't kill them unless you sweep all the sand or find the Sand Giant's elemental heart.
Having occupied it here for more than ten years, this sand giant has been fed by the essence earth elements gathered by the totem array...... The entire quicksand lake was his body, and it was a dream to find an elemental heart the size of a fist in hundreds of acres of sand!
The only good thing is that because of this, the sand giants are extremely slow, and they can no longer leave the area of the quicksand lake, and the Baroque does not have to worry about the other five totem poles left by the ancestors to be lost.