The great mountain of the Chimera Tribe was also called Chimera Mountain.
It was approximately two thousand metres above sea level, and the chieftain’s castle was built upon its summit.
The castle was not small, very imposing, but not ornate.
In the entire Savage Wilderness world, there were probably only two places that were ornate. Everywhere else was extremely primitive and rough.
These two places were the ruins of human civilisation, and the Modo Empire.
The entrance to the castle gates was extremely strategic, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
If anyone were to attack the Chimera Tribe, this castle would be the final fortress.
Arriving at the entrance to the castle gates, the defender was a Chimera warrior. He lazily raised his eyes and said, “Weapons!”
Suomo said, “No weapons. We come to pay our respects to the chieftain. We do not bring weapons.”
“Who knows?” This defending warrior sneered coldly. “You foreign mongrels harbour malicious intentions. It would not be strange for you to do something filthy and ugly. For the chieftain’s safety, you must be searched.”
Suomo raised his hands and said, “You may search us, but Dina is not to be searched.”
“Hehe, she is no exception.” This Chimera warrior grinned lecherously, his gaze towards Dina filled with greed.
The Savage Wilderness tribes were very strange. They looked down upon the Near Humans, treating them as two-legged sheep. Looking similar to humans was an original sin.
But… when facing their own desires, they liked women who looked like humans. They liked their enchanting faces, their alluring figures.
“If she won’t let me search her, then no one is getting in.” The defending Chimera warrior sneered coldly.
Suomo said, “You also know the young chieftain’s intentions towards Dina. Are you certain you want to search her?”
The moment these words were spoken, the face of the gatekeeping warrior trembled, then he shouted coldly, “You two, raise your hands. Search them.”
Suomo raised his hands, allowing this gatekeeping warrior to search him.
The gatekeeping warrior’s actions were extremely obscene and shameless, but Suomo’s expression did not change in the slightest, allowing the other party’s humiliation.
A mere gatekeeping warrior could humiliate the great chieftain of the Foreign Race Army in this manner.
Then the rest of the Foreign Race Army were completely in the position of slaves, completely beneath contempt.
After finishing searching Suomo, it was Lanling’s turn.
“Hehe, I have never seen such a pretty little white face. He would be enough to be treated like a woman.” The gatekeeping warrior leered lasciviously. “Little miss, how about letting me have a go with you? I’ll give you three taels of meat.”
Lanling’s eyes narrowed, and he was about to use a mental technique to let this gatekeeping warrior know what a terrifying abyss was.
But Suomo grabbed Lanling’s arm to stop him, then said to the gatekeeping warrior, “Someone told me that you once stole a pendant belonging to the chieftain’s wife and sold it for money. I wonder if there is any truth to this?”
The gatekeeping warrior’s expression changed, and he said coldly, “Go in, foreign mongrel!”
…
Entering the castle!
This was a very magnificent great hall, but similarly not ornate. Even the carpet was a very primitive animal hide.
At the end of the great hall, there was a chair cast from black iron!
The entire chair was in the shape of a fierce Chimera beast, cast with great realism.
A griffin beast possessed the head and wings of an eagle, and the body of a lion.
But a Chimera beast possessed the head of a lion, the wings of a demon, and the tail of a serpent!
They were both flying beasts, but the Chimera was much more powerful than the griffin. Some Chimera flying beasts with very high demon bloodlines could even breathe fire.
In the Savage Wilderness world, the Chimera was counted among the strongest flying beasts.
And the reason this tribe was called the Chimera Tribe was because this tribe had once possessed an extremely powerful aerial legion, with over a thousand Chimera flying beasts, and was a hegemonic-level power within a thousand li.
And the Chimera had also become the totem of this tribe.
But no one knew when it started, the Chimeras of this tribe grew fewer and fewer. By now, there was not a single Chimera flying beast left, so the name of this tribe was already an empty title.
At this moment, upon the black iron throne sat an extremely robust man.
He was the chieftain of the Chimera Tribe, Constantine.
Lanling discovered that apart from very pointed ears, a very high nose, very tall stature, eye pupils occupying a very large proportion of the eyeball, and possessing a tail, he did not have a great difference from humans.
The other warriors of the Chimera Tribe had many spots and patches on their bodies, and their skin was either black, red, or blue, somewhat resembling the Na’vi tribe from the Earth film “Avatar.”
But the Constantine before him was more like a demonised human. How was he not considered a Near Human?
So, how did the Savage Wilderness tribes distinguish Near Humans? Lanling truly did not understand.
Moreover, this Constantine was also very handsome.
However, his nose was simply too long, making people feel somewhat frightening.
And his eyes were too deep. At a single glance of his two eyes, more than half were black pupils, while his skin was as white as limestone.
So, this person’s handsomeness looked very frightening!
Not only that, Suolon could also easily sense the incomparably powerful strength upon his body, and even powerful mental force.
In the Savage Wilderness world, martial power was supreme. Only the strongest person could become chieftain.
Without question, Constantine was the strongest person in this tribe!
“Your servant Suomo pays his respects to the supreme chieftain.” Suomo respectfully knelt down on one knee in salute.
“Hahaha…” Constantine stepped forward to help Suomo up and said, “My dear friend, you have not come to see me for a very long time. Could it be that you feel my hospitality is not good enough?”
“Of course not.” Suomo said, “The chieftain’s hospitality has always been generous and warm. It is just that as your servant, I must know my place.”
“No, no, no. You are my friend.” Constantine laughed heartily and said, “Since you are here, we shall drink until we are drunk.”
Lanling sneered inwardly. He knew he had encountered another figure of the hero-villain level.
The suppression of the Foreign Race Army, the humiliation of the Foreign Race Army, all came from Constantine’s will.
Even the watchdog outside could humiliate Suomo, yet only he put on an appearance of extreme warmth.
Suomo bowed and said, “Many thanks for the chieftain’s kindness. Here, I would like to introduce my nephew to you, yet another warrior of yours.”
“Oh?” Constantine said, “Is it this handsome young man?”
Constantine’s gaze turned towards Lanling, instantly pressing down like a mountain. The mental pressure he created was actually even greater than that of the little monster shaman priest.
Just as Lanling felt darkness before his eyes, almost completely unable to breathe, Constantine laughed heartily and said, “Are you certain this is not your son? You two really do look somewhat alike.”
Suomo said, “In yesterday’s Heavenly Eye trial, my nephew Lanling did not pass Priest Guru’s divine eye, so he fell into the magma abyss. Yet by chance, his daughter passed, so Priest Guru adopted Lanling’s daughter. But unexpectedly, due to the protection of the sacred mountain, Lanling did not die, and successfully joined the Foreign Race Army. Since he did not die, his daughter naturally need not be entrusted to Priest Guru.”
Constantine said, “You wish to help your nephew reclaim his daughter?”
Suomo said, “Yes, a daughter is still better off living with her father. I know you also have a precious pearl in your palm, whom you love as a treasure.”
Constantine said, “That’s right. What I love most is my precious daughter. I heard your adopted son Du Yan is pursuing my daughter?”
Hearing this information, Lanling could not help but start.
Du Yan? Suomo’s adopted son, the second chieftain of the Foreign Race Army.
Lanling had not seen him, because he had joined the chieftain’s daughter’s guard squad and gone to a tribe several hundred li away for trade.
He was actually pursuing the chieftain’s daughter. Was it because of true love, or because he wanted to rise to the top in one step?
Suomo quickly said, “I will warn him not to indulge in wishful thinking.”
“Hahaha…” Constantine laughed heartily and said, “There is nothing wrong with young people pursuing love. You need not be too harsh.”
Suomo said, “The gap in status between Du Yan and your daughter is truly too great. I will definitely make him recognise his own lowliness. Please rest assured.”
Constantine smiled and did not speak, but instead turned his gaze towards Suolon and said, “That little girl is a flying demon descendant. Is she your biological daughter?”
He spoke in the common tongue of the human race, so Lanling could understand.
“Yes.” Lanling said.
At this moment, he definitely had to say yes, otherwise he would absolutely not be able to reclaim his daughter.
You are the foster father, then Priest Guru could equally be the foster father.
Constantine said, “Then why have I not seen your wings?”
Lanling directly untied his clothes, revealing the bone spur wounds on his back and said, “I also once had wings, but they were pulled out alive one by one.”
Of course, his wings had not yet grown out, rather than being pulled out.
But looking at it, it truly was the same.
Constantine’s eyes brightened, and he said, “That must have hurt very much.”
Then, he fell into contemplation!
Priest Guru had already come to find him, and said that after this little girl grew up, he was willing to offer most of the demon blood within her body to Constantine, leaving only a small portion for Guru himself.
Whether or not to return the little girl to Lanling was completely a matter of Constantine’s single word.
Shaman Priest Guru completely did not dare to defy Constantine.
In this chieftain’s heart, Suomo was of course much, much more important. Without Suomo, there would be no Foreign Race Army.
Without the Foreign Race Army, the Chimera Tribe would lose a powerful cannon fodder army, and would also lose one third of their hunting harvest.
But, when it came to status and intimacy in Constantine’s heart.
Suomo was far inferior to Guru.
Because Guru was completely a running dog, at every moment not hesitating to lick the soles of his shoes.
While Suomo, do not look at how respectful he was, even kneeling every time he saw him. But deep in his bones, the word dignity was completely written all over him.
A powerful, proud, upright, noble, and brave warrior. A perfect commander.
This made Constantine very displeased, even extremely disgusted.
And this person had also saved Constantine’s life, which made him even more resentful inwardly.
However, Suomo was irreplaceable.
Constantine had the intention of supporting Du Yan to take control of the Foreign Race Army, but… Suomo’s prestige within the Foreign Race Army was completely unshakeable.
Very quickly, Constantine made his decision and ordered, “Go and bring Guru here.”
A moment later, the little monster shaman priest Guru arrived. After entering, he completely did not conceal his venomous hatred towards Lanling.
It was he who wanted to take the little girl for himself, who pushed Lanling into the magma to burn to death. Now that Lanling had not died, his gaze was instead venomous.
This was a true villain, a villain to the bone.
Dina had said that he was once a member of Suomo’s wandering team, and his life was saved by Suomo.
But after coming to the Chimera Tribe, he fawned upon the previous generation’s shaman priest, becoming his disciple.
A few years ago, that shaman priest died, and Guru succeeded to his position.
After obtaining high position, he fawned upon Constantine on one side, while desperately suppressing the Foreign Race Army and making enemies with Suomo on the other.
There was no reason whatsoever, purely because of the chieftain’s needs, purely because of the atmosphere of the entire tribe’s hostility towards the Foreign Race Army.
He, Guru, wanted to draw a clear line with the Foreign Race Army, to thoroughly integrate into the upper society of the Chimera Tribe.
After entering the great hall, Guru used an exaggerated tone and movements, prostrating himself on the ground, and shouted in a recitative-like tone, “Your humble servant Guru pays his respects to the supreme chieftain, whose brilliance rivals the sun and moon, and whose longevity matches heaven and earth.”
Seeing this Guru, for some reason Lanling thought of Gui Xingfu.
He had once regarded himself as Suolon’s loyal dog in the cabinet. Now that Suolon was killed and his forces thoroughly purged.
Presumably, his days were also very difficult. He did not know how he was faring.
Constantine said, “This Lanling was protected by the sacred volcano and did not die, so return his daughter to him.”
From this moment onwards, these people all spoke in the barbarian tongue, and the negotiation was conducted by Suomo alone.
“Yes.” Guru said respectfully, “But since this girl is to be returned, she is no longer my foster daughter. Please give me the support fee for last night.”
“Support fee?” Constantine sneered coldly, “You are truly too petty, to haggle over a single night’s support.”
Guru said, “I dote on this girl very much, so I gave her my hidden treasure, the Mora Pill, to eat.”
“Mora Pill?” Constantine said in surprise, “The Mora Pill that your master spent ten years to refine?”
This was shameless extortion!
The despicable little monster priest had snatched the little girl in order to cut her flesh and drain her blood after raising her, to sustain his cultivation.
Now he was actually full of doting, saying he had given her the family heirloom Mora Pill to eat. He was talking nonsense, yet there was no evidence to refute it.
“Since she ate it, she ate it.” Constantine said, “Her father also cannot obtain a Mora Pill to return to you.”
Guru said, “I also do not want him to return it. This debt will be converted into a contribution to the tribe. I heard that recently our griffin legion lost one. If he can catch a griffin and offer it to the tribe, this debt will be written off, and I will return the daughter to him.”
Chieftain Constantine said, “You are truly making things difficult for others.”
A sinister and cunning cold smile flashed in Guru’s small eyes. He put on a forceful yet aggrieved act and said, “My supreme master, this is my final condition. If you wish to veto it, I am willing to use death to prove my dignity. I am willing to jump from this cliff.”
Constantine immediately looked at Suomo with difficulty and said, “My friend, what do you think of this?”
Suomo bowed and said, “We are willing to offer a griffin beast to make up for Lord Guru’s debt.”
“Foster father.” Dina said indignantly.
This was clearly an extortion, and moreover a double act by Chieftain Constantine and the little monster priest.
Guru said, “There must be a time limit set. Could it be that I must wait for you ten or eight years?”
Suomo said, “Please give me one month’s time.”
“No.” Guru said, “Half a month later, the tribe will go to war, and griffin beasts will be very much needed at that time. I give you ten days’ time. Offer a griffin beast, otherwise do not think of reclaiming this little girl.”
Constantine said angrily, “Guru, how dare you speak to Lord Suomo in this manner?”
Guru immediately switched to a gentle tone and said, “I give you ten days’ time to offer a griffin beast, otherwise do not think of reclaiming this little girl. She will belong to me.”
This little monster priest’s voice was gentle, but his gaze was sinister and cold, like a venomous serpent.
“Alright, ten days. It is settled.” Suomo said.
Then, Suomo said, “But within these ten days, we will take this little girl away.”
“Impossible.” Guru shrieked, “What if when the time comes you cannot offer a griffin beast, yet you break the agreement?”
Suomo suddenly looked at Guru and roared, “What kind of person is my Suomo? Would I break an agreement?”
This roar was filled with fury. The entire great hall was as if swept by a storm and thunder.
This made people remember that he, Suomo, was not only the great chieftain of the Foreign Race Army, but also the second strongest person in the entire Chimera Tribe.
Fear first filled Guru’s eyes, then he shrieked and wailed, “My master, did you see that? Did you see that? This foreigner wants to kill me. He wants to kill your humble servant. He wants to kill me right in front of you.”
Constantine’s face was ice-cold as he said, “Lord Suomo, your temper is too great.”
Suomo bowed and said, “My apologies, chieftain. But I still insist on taking Lanling’s daughter away now. Within ten days, I will definitely offer a griffin beast, otherwise I will sever my own arm.”
Constantine’s face twitched.
What he most detested about Suomo was this point. Always so forceful, so proud.
Once he spoke, he would never compromise.
Just at this moment, a languid and enchanting voice rang out, “Lord Suomo, how about letting the little girl stay with me for these ten days?”
Then an intoxicating fragrance spread, and an absolutely stunning beauty gracefully walked out from the back.
She was of course the second wife who had shared a night of pleasure with Lanling, Constantine’s forbidden concubine.
…
Time rewound to one year ago!
Princess Zhiyan followed Ji Xiuning on a trip to the Sky Temple, negotiating for several hours.
After returning to Zhidu, Princess Zhiyan publicly announced her return to the Dragon God Temple, simultaneously serving as the queen of the Raging Wave Kingdom and also holding the concurrent post of saint priestess of the Dragon God Temple.
Then, across the entire land of the Raging Wave Kingdom, a great criticism of Suolon was launched.
All books, all poems, all announcements, all songs, all plays, were exposing Suolon’s evil and darkness.
The Dragon God Temple and the kingdom’s civil officials fabricated countless crimes, pinning them on Suolon’s head.
They moulded him into the greatest demon head in thousands of years, the most evil, the most dark hell demon king.
And thoroughly exposed his evil ambition to seize the Raging Wave Kingdom, and then destroy the world.
And Princess Zhiyan, in order to save the Raging Wave Kingdom and save the human realm, did not hesitate to feed herself to the tiger, ultimately successfully exposing his evil conspiracy, and thoroughly killing the world-destroying Demon Emperor Suolon.
Immediately after, the Raging Wave Kingdom held the greatest coronation ceremony in history.
Three sky priests from the Sky Temple attended Zhiyan’s coronation ceremony. His Majesty Ning Wuya of the Demon Star Pavilion personally crowned her.
And the Sky Temple publicly issued an edict, conferring Princess Zhiyan as the lifelong saint priestess of the Dragon God Temple.
After ascending to the throne, the Dragon God Temple and the Raging Wave Kingdom launched a heaven-shaking purge.
Anyone in the Raging Wave Kingdom who dared to say a single good word about Suolon in public would immediately be arrested, charged with the crime of anti-Dragon God faith, and burned alive.
Instantly, the entire kingdom fell into absolute dark terror. Every day there were reports, every day people were burned alive. Countless people were in a state of panic.
And Suolon’s direct-line forces in the Raging Wave Kingdom were all thoroughly purged.
Wanted notices for Zhiying and her son, A Shi Liren, Yan Nai’er, and Zhuang Zhixuan were posted in every corner of the human kingdom.
The Dragon God Temple and the Raging Wave Kingdom dispatched innumerable armies to capture these fleeing relatives of Suolon.
…
At this time, Gui Xingfu, who had always called himself Suolon’s loyal dog, also fell into catastrophic disaster.
He had already been stripped of all his posts, just waiting to be arrested and then burned alive.
But he was not too flustered, because he still held a trump card, a killer move!
After retrieving a box from an absolutely secret place, Gui Xingfu went to the palace to pay his respects to Queen Zhiyan.
Upon seeing the majestic and supreme Queen Zhiyan, Gui Xingfu immediately prostrated himself on the ground, and said in a weeping voice, “This old servant pays his respects to Your Majesty the Queen.”
Zhiyan said coldly, “It is useless. You are dead for certain.”
Gui Xingfu wept and said, “This old servant knows he is certain to die, but before death, there is a secret I must tell Your Majesty the Queen, otherwise even in death I would not close my eyes.”
Queen Zhiyan said, “What secret? But I tell you, I am not interested in secrets.”
Gui Xingfu said, “Because fate plays tricks on people, the royal bloodline is thin. By your generation, the direct-line royal members were only Crown Prince Zhiyou alone, yet he has already gone mad.”
Zhiyan’s eyes narrowed. This was indeed the pain of the Zhi clan. By now, the direct-line royalty had actually died until only she remained.
Gui Xingfu said, “Your Majesty, you are not alone. You still have a younger brother, your biological younger brother, the bloodline of the previous king.”
Zhiyan said, “Who?”
Gui Xingfu said, “My adopted son, Ling Ao!”