CHAPTER 1043: CHAPTER 1040: CRISIS OF THE AZURE DRAGON TRIBE!

Li Chen, along with Ximen Qingxue, Lian Hongshang, and the Jiao Long, arrived at Dragon River seven days later.

This is the natural boundary line between the Barbarian and Human clans!

Li Chen stood on a protruding high rock, gazing at the turbulent undercurrents of Dragon River not far away.

Two years ago, he was pursued all the way here by Yuee Suzhen, an Elder from the Cloud Sea Immortal Sect.

At that time, he was still very weak. Even dealing with a Half Nascent Soul cultivator like Yuee Suzhen exhausted him and nearly led him to doom in a gutter.

Two years later, he has advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm, slicing through Nascent Soul Great Powers like slaughtering chickens and dogs.

To him now, a Half Nascent Soul like Yuee Suzhen is not even worthy of being compared to chickens and dogs, at best compared to ants.

With just a footstep, he can crush a pile of ants!

Suddenly!

The wind rose!

At Crescent Lake, a hundred miles away, the water shimmered.

Two koi fish swayed their tails, frolicking among the water plants.

Although Li Chen was far away, with his current cultivation, he could accurately capture the changes occurring there.

This inevitably brought back memories for him!

He wondered how Ling Shuanghua was doing?

The first person he met after arriving in the Jiuzhou Cultivation World was Ling Shuanghua.

Vaguely, he seemed to see Ling Shuanghua again, her long waterfall-like hair floating up and down in the lake as clear as a mirror.

The bright moonlight sprinkled on her, shining like broken silver, glowing brilliantly and prominently.

At this moment, a strand of waterweed, like a small green snake, wrapped around her arm.

Ling Shuanghua’s delicate brow slightly furrowed, she reached out her small hand, smooth like lamb fat jade, into the lake, gently pushing aside the waterweed, rippling the water.

Recalling this, Li Chen couldn’t help but raise a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Hey, what are you thinking, smiling so happily?"

Seeing the smile on Li Chen’s mouth, Ximen Qingxue gave him a push.

Lian Hongshang rolled her eyes dramatically, teasingly saying, "What else could he be thinking about, surely some beautiful girl he remembers?"

"Ahem!"

Li Chen coughed twice deliberately to conceal his awkward expression.

Then he directly changed the topic, pointing at the turbulent Dragon River, saying: "Beyond this Dragon River is the Barbaric land, and further ahead is the territory of the Azure Dragon Tribe!"

This was Ximen Qingxue’s first time seeing Dragon River, and she was full of curiosity.

"I’ve heard that not even a goose feather floats here, and no bird can fly over it, so how are we supposed to cross?"

Li Chen smiled and said, "A wise man has his plans."

Immediately, he pulled the Jiao Long out of the Beast Pet Space.

The Jiao Long was still sulking for being forcibly separated from the Little Ice Dragon by Li Chen.

Therefore, upon seeing Li Chen, it didn’t cling to him like before but snorted loudly, spraying a puff of white smoke to express its protest against its tyrant master.

If it could speak, it would certainly question Li Chen:

Why are you indulging yourself while I have to part ways with the Little Ice Dragon?

Don’t you know about equality among all creatures?

Give me back my wife, Little Ice Dragon...

In its rage, it even bared its teeth and growled lowly at Li Chen.

However, as soon as it saw Li Chen’s glare, it immediately became submissive.

Then it scurried over to Lian Hongshang’s side, seeking refuge by nudging her leg.

Lian Hongshang patted the Jiao Long’s head and took out some Spirit Fruits to comfort it.

Seeing the Spirit Fruits, the Jiao Long’s eyes lit up instantly. Its previous pride and integrity vanished into thin air, and even its beloved Little Ice Dragon was momentarily forgotten.

Delicious fruits, such irresistible temptation for the foodie Jiao Long!

After eating, naturally comes work!

Therefore, the overlord of the Barbaric Northern Land, the descendant of the Azure Dragon Tribe’s totem, the Five-clawed Golden Dragon, ended up doing manual labor.

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Since Lian Hongshang and Li Chen arrived in the Barbaric Northern Land over two years ago, the previously impoverished and struggling Azure Dragon Tribe began to thrive, triumphing over stronger foes, successively overthrowing or assimilating the Divine Turtle, Mastodon, Fierce Tiger, and Black Wolf Tribes, taking over their populations and resources, and consolidating them into a super tribe, unifying the Northern Wilderness.

Such a great upheaval naturally drew a lot of attention.

Especially from the neighboring tribes—primarily the Teng Snake, Hua Xie, Sang Lang, and Baop Cai Tribes.

They heard that the long-lost totem of the Azure Dragon Tribe had returned and swept through, annexing nearly a hundred large and small tribes like the Mastodon with the force of a storm.

This left them all in anxiety, as if, overnight, they had returned to the fear from a thousand years ago when they were dominated by the Azure Dragon Tribe.

In response to the formidable rise of the Azure Dragon Tribe, the Teng Snake, Hua Xie, Sang Lang, and Baop Cai Tribes, often engaged in overt and covert struggles, remarkably reached a consensus.

They sought alliance, temporarily forming a tribal confederation to jointly resist the Azure Dragon Tribe.

Initially, the Azure Dragon Tribe was unusually tranquil, giving no indication of invading them.

Nevertheless, the Teng Snake, Hua Xie, Sang Lang, and Baop Cai Tribes dared not lower their guard.

It’s always calm before the storm!

And the calmer it is, the more it indicates that the approaching storm is more terrifying!

Each major tribe dispatched its most elite warriors to patrol day and night at the borders adjacent to the Azure Dragon Tribe, prepared for any eventuality.

The tribal leaders did not remain idle, spending every day in meetings inside tents, contemplating a hundred possible ways the Azure Dragon Tribe could invade and brainstorming potential countermeasures.

With every possibility they conceived, their inner fear intensified.

The entire tribes lived in extreme fear, like a tightly strung bowstring. If not released soon, they might snap under their tension even before the Azure Dragon Tribe launched a full-fledged attack.

Teng Ge’er, the Commander of the Teng Snake Tribe, was the first to lose patience, proposing that "attack is the best defense" and preparing a preemptive strike against the Azure Dragon Tribe.

The leaders of the Sang Lang and Baop Cai Tribes readily agreed.

Despite the cautious Hua Xie Tribe expressing different opinions, they were outvoted 3 to 1, rendering opposition ineffective.

Thus, the Four Great Tribes successively worshiped their totems, consolidated their allied forces, and selected an auspicious day to launch an attack on the Azure Dragon Tribe.

Initially, they only intended to test the Azure Dragon Tribe’s response, to probe into their background.

But the final result left them astounded.

The Azure Dragon Tribe, which they regarded as a colossal entity, crumbled like a pile of dirt.

With just a single charge, the Azure Dragon Tribe was already in disarray...

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Chapter one is presented, the lights in the hospital have been turned off, and Little Le is writing Chapter two under the covers with a phone, it might be a bit late, probably around ten o’clock!