Chapter 1154: Eight Regal Bloodlines

In the face of the storm of ax projections, Han Li displayed no intention of backing down. Instead, he accelerated even further as he charged straight into the fray.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, he wasn't immediately torn to shreds. Instead, he was able to force his way through all of the ax projections with his physical body alone before descending upon the giant rhinoceros being.

The rhinoceros being was rather taken aback by Han Li's formidable physical constitution, but he could sense that Han Li's aura wasn't particularly powerful, so he charged forward with his ax raised in a fearless manner.

Han Li stomped a foot down onto the sharp edge of the giant ax, and a resounding boom instantly rang out as the ax exploded into pieces.

The rhinoceros being's arms shuddered violently from the impact, and a numb sensation instantly spread through his entire body as his legs gave out from under him, forcing him to his knees.

Taking advantage of the force of the impact, Han Li sprang up into the air again to evade a sneak attack from the feline being, and right as his assailant was passing him by, he grabbed onto the back of his neck, then gave it a gentle squeeze, and the feline being immediately lost the ability to resist.

He carried the limp and powerless feline being by the scruff of the neck as he crashed down onto the rhinoceros being's shoulder, forcing him to bow his head to the ground.

All of this had taken place in the blink of an eye, and most of the primordial beings from the two tribes didn't even get a chance to catch a clear glimpse of what had happened before they discovered that their leaders had been subdued by Han Li.

All of them came rushing back from the ridge to surround Han Li while yelling demands for him to release their leaders.

Han Li paid no heed to them as he hoisted up the feline being's body with one arm so that their faces were level with each other, and he asked, "What are your two tribes called, and why are you fighting here?"

The powerless feline being merely took a resentful glance at Han Li and offered no response.

"I'm sure you know what a soul search technique is, right? Don't force me to use it, or you're going to regret it," Han Li threatened in a cold voice.

The feline being shuddered slightly, but remained silent.

Han Li gave a cold harrumph as he raised a finger before extending it toward the feline being's forehead, and a translucent thread shot out of his fingertip before making its way toward the feline being's glabella.

To Han Li's surprise, the rhinoceros being beneath his feet suddenly answered his question in the feline being's stead.

"We are the Silver Horn Rhinoceros Tribe, and they are the Cloud Spot Tiger Tribe. We are fighting here because our two tribes have been sworn enemies for generations."

Han Li raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, and it immediately occurred to him that this was a rather strange turn of events.

"If you're sworn enemies, then why are you speaking up for him? It looks like you don't want me to search his soul, so that must mean that you're trying to hide something from me," Han Li deduced with a cold smile.

A look of alarm and frustration appeared on the rhinoceros being's face upon hearing this, and he was internally cursing humans for their cunning ways.

Han Li didn't hesitate any longer as he pressed his finger against the Cloud Spot Tiger being's glabella, and the translucent thread extending out of his fingertip instantly pierced into the latter's head.

The rhinoceros being immediately let loose a thunderous roar, and all of the surrounding primordial beings from the two tribes instantly converged toward Han Li, paying no heed to the safety of their two leaders.

Han Li swept a sleeve through the air to release a burst of azure light, which contained thirty-six Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, and they transformed into thirty-six pillars of golden lightning that formed a circle around him with a diameter of several thousand feet.

Huge balls of golden lightning erupted out of the pillars of lightning amid rumbling thunderclaps and loud, electric buzzing.

Primordial beings had an innate fear of lightning and fire, and none of them dared to venture into the wall of golden lightning that Han Li had erected.

Han Li took advantage of this opportunity to quickly search through the Cloud Spot Tiger being's soul, and a short while later, he withdrew his finger as a rather peculiar look appeared on his face.

From the Cloud Spot Tiger being's memories, Han Li had learned the true reason behind why this conflict had erupted between the two tribes.

The Silver Horn Rhinoceros being was telling the truth in that the two tribes really had been sworn enemies for generations and had already been in conflict for millions of years, but that wasn't the sole instigating factor for this conflict.

As it turned out, thirty years ago, the ruler of all of the primordial tribes, the True Spirit King, had suddenly declared that a blood inheritance ceremony was going to be held in the Holy Primordial Palace on Eight Plains Mountain, and all tribes that still possessed the eight ancient regal bloodlines had been summoned to Eight Plains Mountain.

The eight regal bloodlines belonged to the eight True Spirit Kings who ruled over the primordial land in ancient times, but at some point, eight True Spirit Kings had parted ways, leaving only a single one behind.

The descendants of the other True Spirit Kings were littered throughout the primordial land, and those that possessed purer regal bloodlines remained powerful forces to be reckoned with, while those with less pure bloodlines were often less fortunate, with some of them even going extinct entirely.

This blood inheritance ceremony was once the most important event in the primordial land, but it had already been tens of millions of years since the last one was held due to the incomplete nature of the eight regal bloodlines.

As soon as it became known that the ceremony was going to be held again, the entire primordial land was stirred up into a frenzy. All of the primordial tribes viewed it as a great honor to be able to attend the ceremony, and the Silver Horn Rhinoceros Tribe and the Cloud Spot Tiger Tribe were no exception.

However, their two tribes didn't even have a single inkling of any of the eight regal bloodlines, and they didn't even rank among the top one hundred most powerful primordial tribes, either, so they naturally had no right to take part in the ceremony.

Initially, their two tribes had no intention of attending the ceremony as they would only be embarrassing themselves, but some Silver Horn Rhinoceros beings had recently discovered an adolescent beast on their territory, one that possessed one of the eight regal bloodlines.

The adolescent beast was in a state of slumber, seemingly having sustained severe injuries, and it was currently under the protection of the Silver Horn Rhinoceros Tribe.

However, right as the Silver Horn Rhinoceros Tribe was planning in secret to deliver the adolescent beast to Eight Plains Mountain, news of their plan was somehow leaked to the Cloud Spot Tiger Tribe.

The latter naturally didn't want to see the Silver Horn Rhinoceros Tribe's plan succeed. After all, if they were to successfully deliver the adolescent beast to Eight Plains Mountain, they would most likely receive a handsome reward that could elevate their power and status beyond that of the Cloud Spot Tiger Tribe. With that in mind, the Cloud Spot Tiger Tribe had attacked the Silver Horn Rhinoceros Tribe to try and claim the adolescent beast for themselves.

Han Li released the Cloud Spot Tiger being, and the latter slumped to the ground in an unconscious state.

"Where is this adolescent beast right now?" Han Li asked as he looked down at the Silver Horn Rhinoceros being.

The latter offered no response, but a strange gleam had appeared in his eyes.

Han Li hurriedly pressed a hand down onto the Silver Horn Rhinoceros being's head as he harrumphed, "I commend you for your bravery, but you're not going to detonate your own soul under my watch."

"You won't get any information out of me!" the Silver Horn Rhinoceros being roared.

A burst of translucent light emerged from the palm of Han Li's hand as he used his Spirit Refinement Technique to protect the Silver Horn Rhinoceros being's consciousness, thereby preventing him from detonating it.

"You have tens of thousands of brethren, so even if you detonate your own soul, I'll still be able to find that adolescent beast just fine, do you understand? I don't want to have to kill you, so don't go throwing your own life away for no good cause," Han Li said in a cold voice.

The Silver Horn Rhinoceros being calmed down a little upon hearing this, but he then immediately objected, "You humans are not to be trusted! Just kill me!"

"It's up to you whether you trust me or not, but I can tell you that I bear no ill will toward that adolescent beast. I have some questions for you, and I'll let you go once you've answered them," Han Li said.

The Silver Horn Rhinoceros being was slightly swayed upon hearing this, given that Han Li had refrained from killing the Cloud Spot Tiger being and also prevented his own self-detonation.

Han Li could see that the Silver Horn Rhinoceros being was coming around a little, and he asked, "Which area of the primordial land are we in right now?"

The Silver Horn Rhinoceros being was clearly rather taken aback by this question, and it took a moment for him to reply, "We are a subsidiary tribe to the Earth Dragon Tribe, and we are on the southwestern outskirts of the Earth Dragon Tribe's territory."

Han Li was rather flabbergasted to hear this. What kind of answer was this?

After some contemplation, he adopted a different line of questioning.

"How are areas in the primordial land distinguished from one another, and where is this area of the primordial land relative to the nearby immortal regions?"

"Our primordial land has always been split up into territories ruled over by major tribes, such as the territory of the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox Tribe, or the territory of the Bright Regal Peacock Tribe. Relative to the nearest immortal regions, the Earth Dragon Tribe's territory is somewhere between the Golden Origin Immortal Region and the Spirit Platform Immortal Region," the Silver Horn Rhinoceros being replied.

The Spirit Platform Immortal Region is right next to the greater Golden Origin Immortal Region...

Somehow, he had ended up near the greater Golden Origin Immortal Region once again.

Han Li suppressed this thought as soon as it surfaced in his mind.

After being pursued by Chi Meng and Immoratal Lord Miao Fa, he had come to realize just how massive a disparity in power there was between him and mid-Great Encompassment cultivators, and he knew that venturing into the greater Golden Origin Immortal Region to search for Jin Tong would be a complete suicide mission.