In the tribe, every person with a high position would swear to the fire pit and the three bone ornaments before taking over. When Zheng Luo took over as chief and Duo Kang took over as leader of the hunting team, they all went through the same procedure. So when the shamaness took these out, no one was surprised to see them. Except for those who were very close to the box, the others only knew that there was such a box, but could not see what was inside.
If not for this, Duo Kang wouldn't have been the only one who recognized the necklace when Shao Xuan fought Zhui two days ago.
Shao Xuan bowed to the box. This was the way tribesmen greeted their ancestors.
According to the original plan, when the box was taken out, it would be Shao Xuan's turn to say his oath. But those closest to the fire pit, such as Duo Kang and a few elders, waited and waited. Shao Xuan still did not speak.
What's wrong? Did he forget his oath? Did he not remember what to say? Or was he so nervous that he forgot everything?
Even Chief Zheng Luo looked at Shao Xuan in confusion. But when he saw the excitement on the shamaness's face, he realized that something had changed.
Tears glistened in the shamaness's eyes as she stared unblinkingly at the box in her hands.
The three bone ornaments that had been sleeping quietly in the box suddenly brightened when Shao Xuan came closer, as if the dust covering them had been swept away.
Even if it was not as bright as the one worn by Shao Xuan, it was enough to make the shamaness happy. No one knew better than these adept puppets what the balls in the bone ornaments represented. In the past, every time the adept puppets saw the dim balls on the bone ornaments, they would feel a deep sense of guilt, as if they had been abandoned by their ancestors. But now, this change gave the shamaness hope.
The ancestors had not left. They had always been here, guarding the Yanjiao people.
The Yanjiao people worshipped their ancestors, and these were left behind by the first shamaness. They represented the most powerful shamaness in the Yanjiao tribe. If he wasn't holding the stone box containing the bone ornament, he would have knelt down immediately upon seeing the bone ornament's transformation.
Shao Xuan also saw the changes in the three bone ornaments. When he received the bone ornaments in another tribe, he learned from the shamaness that the first shamaness had left behind six balls and made them into six bone ornaments. Shao Xuan had seen three of them before, and Shao Xuan finally saw the remaining three.
It was good that they were still here. They were not lost. The six bone ornaments would be reunited one day.
According to the shamaness' instructions, Shao Xuan transformed the totem power in his body into a form outside his body, and separated a part of it to connect to the fire pit. This was something he had to do before he made the oath. The others in the tribe had connected to the fire pit in this way, and made the fire rise.
However, Shao Xuan didn't expect that the moment he separated the totem power to connect to the fire pit, there would be a drastic change. He didn't even get the chance to make the oath he had prepared. All his attention was attracted by this change.
The totem flame in his mind became active, and at the same time, the fire in the fire pit rushed up.
The sudden rise of the fire in the fire pit attracted everyone's attention. Almost at the same time, all the torches around, including the bonfires on the mountain and at the foot of the mountain, were extinguished in an instant.
The only fire on the entire mountain was the flame in the fire pit.
The elders in the tribe had lived to this age, and had participated in countless ceremonies and ceremonies. They had also heard many stories about the fire pit from their fathers and grandfathers, but they had never seen this scene before. Between heaven and earth, only the fire on the mountain top seemed to exist. It was like a king standing on high, looking down on all living beings.
The rising fire rolled up, and a pattern of two horns appeared in it. It turned from blurry to clear. This was a pattern that every Yanjiao person was familiar with. They had seen it in the fire pit during the ceremony, but it was not as big or as clear as this one.
The temperature of his blood seemed to be rising, like boiling soup, rushing and cheering in his body. The vibration came from his bone marrow, and the totem patterns on his body seemed to be brighter than before.
"This … this is …" The shamaness looked at the high fire in the fire pit, and was shocked to the point of being sluggish.
However, this was not the end. Soon, the shamaness was disturbed by another wave of fluctuation. She looked at the stone box in her hand. The round beads on the bone ornaments in the stone box began to glow red. It was not the light reflected, but the light emitted by the beads themselves.
The light on the beads grew brighter and brighter. Finally, a flame emerged from the beads.
Three bone ornaments and three round beads appeared at the same time. Even those who were standing a little far away and could not see the bone ornaments clearly could see the fire coming from the box.
The air was scorching hot, but none of the Yanjiao people were burned. On the contrary, they felt an unprecedented peace of mind, and a touch of being protected. This unprecedented change surprised every Yanjiao person gathered here. They threw all other thoughts out of their minds, and just stared at the fire pit.
On the bone ornaments worn by Shao Xuan, the flames from the round beads began to expand. In the box held by the shamaness, the flames from the three bone ornaments began to expand at the same pace.
The shamaness and Shao Xuan were standing by the fire pit. Both of them were wrapped in flames. If it were not for the fact that they were unharmed and unscathed, the others would have panicked.
The shamaness' body was stiff, and she carefully held the stone box. She did not even dare to shake her hands, for fear that she would disrupt this change. Although she did not know what was going to happen next, she knew that it would be of great benefit to the Yanjiao tribe.
Compared to the shocked Yanjiao people and the excited shamaness, Shao Xuan was much calmer. He had also guessed what was going to happen. Such a change had happened once before.
Looking at the rising flames, Shao Xuan looked up at the sky.
Seeing this, the shamaness also looked up.
When the others saw their actions, although they did not understand why, they also looked up.
Some people even wondered if this was a new ritual to pay respects to the ancestors. However, they soon found that they were wrong.
As the balls of flames rose and gathered in the air, they formed a huge human silhouette. This silhouette was quickly becoming clearer and more complete.
The fire in the fire pit grew stronger and stronger.
A flame giant appeared at the top of the mountain. Every Yanjiao person was shocked by the appearance of this flame giant. When the people who were paying attention to all of this came back to their senses, they found that they were already kneeling on the ground.
As the flame giant opened his arms, the flames from the fire pit suddenly rose into the sky, as if they were going to break through the sky.
The nearby mountains and the thick dark clouds in the sky that blocked the moonlight were all dyed with a layer of fire. The majestic aura spread out, and in an instant, it swept through the entire mountain, spreading to every corner. Yan Zhan, who did not spread his flames, used his aura to intimidate everything.
There were still some captured beasts in the animal pens at the foot of the mountain. At this moment, every beast in the pens, no matter if it was an ordinary beast or a fearsome beast like the dinosaur, was trembling and wanted to turn into a stone. The dinosaur that was tied up by thick vines and thrown on the ground struggled violently. It wanted to dig a hole in the ground with its hooves and bury its head in it to relieve the fear in its heart.
On the other side of the man-made river that surrounded the mountain where Yanjiao was located, there were some restless beasts in the forest on the other side. At this moment, as if they had been hit by a stick, they all turned around and left one after another.
In the Taihe tribe, which was closest to Yanjiao, according to the custom, those who were not assigned to patrol would go to bed when the sky turned dark. At this time, many people were already in bed. Some warriors had just laid down and were about to fall asleep, but their bodies suddenly shook, and the hair on their necks stood up. They were so scared that they did not feel sleepy at all.
They rolled out of bed and did not bother to put on their clothes. They ran out of the house to higher ground or open space, and then looked in the direction of Yanjiao.
The two tribes were not too close to each other, so they could not see what was happening over there. They could only see the red sky and the forest.
In the dark forest, there was a small conspicuous patch of fiery red. It was a strange scene.
What was Yanjiao doing over there?!
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