BXBX NOVEL Chapter 699: Tribe
Chapter 699: Tribe
He was far more imposing in stature than his brethren, and he had a round head with facial features that very closely resembled those of a human. The only difference was that his face was covered in gray scales, and he was giving off a tremendous Grand Ascension Stage aura.
With a sweep of his hand, a burst of radiant gray light was released, and it contained a gray bone sword that hurtled directly toward one of the oncoming gray birds.
The bird immediately attempted to take evasive measures in a startled fashion, but it wasn\'t able to completely get out of the way, and a long gash was sliced into its lower abdomen as it let loose an agonized squawk.
Three more figures flew out of the other carriages, and all of them were giving off Body Integration Stage auras as they lashed out at the other gray birds with various bone treasures of their own.
The gray birds let loose fierce squawks as they opened their beaks to release flurries of blades of gray wind toward the humanoid lizard beings. At the same time, their black claws began to glow radiantly as they reached out to grab at the bone treasures.
A ferocious battle immediately ensued, and the procession of humanoid lizard beings were plunged into a state of complete chaos.
The gray deer began to flee in all directions in a blind panic, while the humanoid lizard beings hurriedly chased after them before herding them away from the battlefield.
Before long, the humanoid lizard beings had been forced onto the back foot.They were outnumbered by the gray birds, most of which were at the Body Integration Stage, and the Grand Ascension Stage humanoid lizard being was the most powerful figure on the battlefield, but a the moment, he was completely preoccupied with dealing with three of the gray birds at once.
The other three humanoid lizard beings were clearly struggling to contend against the remaining four gray birds, and if it weren\'t for a gray bone shield that was blocking most of the attacks from the gray birds, the three of them would\'ve already sustained injuries.
Even so, the situation was rapidly worsening, and the three humanoid lizard beings clearly weren\'t going to be able to last much longer.
"We\'re in trouble, Chief!" the humanoid lizard being wielding the gray bone shield yelled in an urgent voice after withstanding another claw swipe from one of the gray birds.
Their chief had already noticed the perilous situation that his three brethren were in, and he was desperate to do something, but he was being completely nullified by the three gray birds.
All of a sudden, an agonized howl rang out as one of the humanoid lizard beings was struck by a burst of claw projections in a momentary lapse in concentration. Several long gashes were instantly torn into his body, and one of his arms was almost completely amputated, only just barely hanging onto his body by some small shreds of skin and flesh.
At the same time, he was sent flying by the attack, and their triangular formation was instantly shattered.
One of the gray birds squawked with excitement as it set off after the wounded humanoid lizard being, and an alarmed and furious look appeared in the chief\'s eyes as he opened his mouth to release a burst of gray light into his gray bone sword.
The gray sword instantly swiveled around before transforming into a massive ball of gray light that was churning and flashing incessantly.
Formidable sword qi fluctuations were surging out of the ball of gray light, causing the nearby space to ripple violently.
Two of the three gray birds hurriedly flew back in retreat upon seeing this, while a cold gleam flashed through the eyes of the final bird, and it spread its wings before swooping down upon the chief of the humanoid lizard beings.
At the same time, it opened its beak to send a plume of black light raining down upon the chief, who hurriedly made a hand seal in response, upon which the ball of gray light abruptly exploded at his behest.
Countless thin, gray streaks of swordlight erupted forth in all directions, instantly encompassing the entire surrounding area in a radius of several thousand feet.
A shrill cry rang out before immediately trailing off, and the body of the gray bird came tumbling out of the sky.
Its entire body was riddled with countless sword holes, and its aura had completely faded.
However, a series of small black holes had also been punched into the left side of the chief\'s body, sending him stumbling back in an unsteady fashion, and wisps of black qi were spreading toward the rest of his body from those holes.
Before he had a chance to tend to his own injuries, the other two gray birds came swooping down upon him once again.
The chief hurriedly attempted to channel the baleful energy in his body upon seeing this, but the left half of his body was completely numb, thereby severely hampering his ability to draw upon his baleful energy, and a panicked look appeared in his eyes.
The two gray birds arrived before him in the blink of an eye, then lashed out with their black claws.
All of the humanoid lizard beings were horrified to see this. If their chief were to perish here, then the entire tribe would surely follow shortly thereafter.
Right at this moment, a streak of gray light descended from the heavens, piercing through the two gray birds with ease.
Immediately thereafter, countless thin threads of gray light erupted forth, tearing the two birds into shreds before they even had a chance to cry out.
Almost at the exact same moment, a black flying sword appeared out of thin air above the other three humanoid lizard beings, and it released streaks of black sword qi that enveloped the other four gray birds in the blink of an eye before also tearing them to shreds.
The four humanoid lizard beings were completely dumbstruck by what they saw.
Right at this moment, Han Li and Shi Chuankong appeared without any warning before slowly descending out of the sky.
The chief\'s expression changed drastically at the sight of them, and he hurriedly flew over to Han Li\'s duo before extending a respectful bow.
"Thank you for saving our Gray Lizard Tribe, esteemed immortals."
The other three Gray Lizard beings also flew over to extend grateful bows while gazing upon Han Li and Shi Chuankong with awe and veneration in their eyes.
Han Li and Shi Chuankong exchanged a glance with one another, following which the former said, "It\'s fine, we just so happened to be passing through."
The Gray Lizard beings extended another collective bow, then backed away to await further instructions.
Han Li was rather perplexed to see this, and after taking a moment to consider his words, he said, "The two of us were traveling through the area, and we got lost in a storm. What is this place?"
They had indeed run into quite a large gray storm not too long ago, and even with their combined powers, it had taken them some effort to escape from the storm.
"This is the northwestern region of the Six Moon Grassland, esteemed immortals. The storm that you encountered was most likely a gray tide that\'s unique to the local area," the chief of the Gray Lizard Tribe informed in a respectful fashion.
"I see," Han Li murmured.
The chief could see that Han Li\'s duo was looking a little disheveled, so he said in a careful manner, "You must be weary from your travels, esteemed immortals. If you don\'t mind, how about coming to our tribe to have a short rest? Our tribe isn\'t very large, but the White Antler Tea that we produce is quite unique."
Han Li was eager to interact more with the Gray Lizard Tribe in order to learn more about the Gray Realm, so he naturally wasn\'t going to turn down the invitation.
The chief of the Gray Lizard Tribe was ecstatic that Han Li had taken him upon on his offer, and he hurriedly began to lead the way.
As soon as the trio descended out of the sky, all of the Gray Lizard beings on the ground below immediately knelt down and kowtowed to them.
Han Li was rather perplexed to see this.
While it was true that his cultivation base was far above theirs, these Gray Lizard beings were still acting far too respectfully. It was almost as if they were a group of beggars that were meeting the emperor.
Despite his befuddlement, Han Li didn\'t ask any questions.
The herd of gray deer at the back of the procession were still fleeing in panic, and they were yet to be reined in, so the process was still looking quite disorderly.
"Get those things in check! We\'re making a fool out of ourselves in front of these esteemed immortals! Also, pass down my orders to everyone, we\'re going to set up camp here today," the chief said with a stern expression.
One of the Body Integration Stage Gray Lizard beings hurriedly flew away to carry out the instructions, while the chief led Han Li\'s duo to the carriage at the very front of the procession.
"Please take a seat inside, esteemed immortals."
The carriage was over a thousand feet in length and around two hundred to three hundred feet wide, roughly equivalent in size to a small plaza, and there were around a dozen large tents set up on it.
A series of gray runes had been engraved onto the edges and the underside of the carriage, forming an array that was constantly releasing plumes of gray clouds to lift the carriage up from the ground.
As Han Li descended onto the carriage, he felt as if he had landed on a cloud, and it immediately became clear to him why a single rhinoceros-like beast was sufficient to draw such an enormous carriage.
The chief led the two of them to the largest tent on the carriage, and Han Li made his way inside without any hesitation.
Shi Chuankong was trailing along behind Han Li, and he knew that his aura alteration wasn\'t perfect, so he wanted to attract as little attention as possible. Hence, he was more than happy to follow Han Li\'s lead.
The interior space of the tent was quite large, and it was split up into two sections, one of which was a guest hall of sorts. At the center of the guest hall was a long table, on either side of which was a soft beasthide cushion.
The other section of the tent seemed to be the resting quarters, and the two sections were divided by a thick curtain.
Han Li didn\'t know what material the tent was made from, but as soon as he entered it, all of the outside sounds instantly faded.
"Please take a seat, esteemed immortals."
The chief gestured for Han Li\'s duo to sit down at the table, while he stood respectfully off to the side.
Right at this moment, a servant entered the tent, carrying three deer antler cups that were filled with white tea, which were giving off wisps of white mist and a faint fragrance.
"This White Antler Tea is made from the antlers of our Gray Lizard Tribe\'s Coral Antler Deer, combined with deer milk and over ten other ingredients. It has a cultivation enhancement effect, but of course, that won\'t apply to esteemed immortals of your lofty cultivation bases. Having said that, the tea is still quite delectable, so please give it a taste," the chief said with a fawning smile.
Han Li picked up the cup before taking a sip, then nodded as he said, "This a fine tea."
In reality, he didn\'t swallow the mouthful of tea. Instead, he funneled it straight into his Flower Branch domain as a safety precaution.
The chief was ecstatic to see this, and he immediately ordered the servant to bring Han Li\'s duo some more delicacies of the Gray Lizard Tribe.