Gods were aloof, temperamental, unpredictable, mysterious, and ethereal. For so many years, gods that almost no one had ever seen were said to have the greatest requirement for their worshippers to be obedient.
As long as they were obedient, there was no need to guess the actions of the gods.
Because you would never guess.
For example, the Fire God was an ancient god that only the Black Fire Tribe worshipped. All of his worshippers were in this tribe, while the human race was thousands of miles away. But at this critical moment, the Fire God seemed to have abandoned his most loyal worshippers.
The Fire God's Staff did not react to any of the barbarian warriors of the Fire God Tribe, even if they used all kinds of methods, including the methods passed down from ancient times. The warriors of the Black Fire Tribe were all gritting their teeth and sweating profusely, but in the end, they did not succeed.
Lu Chen stood at the side and looked at this scene coldly. For a moment, he was puzzled. In his hand, the Fire God's Staff would only react when he used the power of the Black Fire. This was probably because the two came from the same source.
However, that was the extent of his understanding of the Fire God's Staff. Looking at the sorry state of the Black Fire Tribe warriors, he started to have more doubts about the Fire God.
A God didn't believe in his own believers and people, and instead favored an unrelated person? This matter really didn't make sense no matter how he explained it.
After a while, Huo Yan walked over awkwardly and returned the Fire God's Staff to Lu Chen.
Lu Chen thought for a moment, but did not take it. Instead, he said to him, "You should be able to tell that I am not a priest."
Huo Yan was startled, and his face turned serious. He said in a low voice, "Why?"
Lu Chen pointed at the Fire God's Staff and said, "If this Fire God's Staff is a treasure of your tribe, then you can take it back. There is no need to give it to me."
Huo Yan didn't expect Lu Chen to say this and was momentarily stunned. He heard Lu Chen continue, "I've already told you what happened before. Although I don't know why the Fire God you mentioned chose me, since I've returned the Fire God's Staff to you, I think I've completed my mission."
He looked at Huo Yan and calmly said, "Take this treasure back. I don't want it. Then, I'll leave this place myself. What do you think?"
Huo Yan's expression changed. Some of the Barbarian warriors nearby who heard their conversation were also stunned. However, after pondering silently for a moment, Huo Yan looked around at the Barbarian warriors and shook his head. He stuffed the Fire God's Staff into Lu Chen's hands and said, "This won't do. Since the Fire God has chosen you, he must have his reasons."
As he spoke, he turned to the surrounding Black Fire warriors and said loudly, "I've thought about it. The reason why we were unable to reignite the Fire God's Staff is because we committed a huge mistake in the past. The Fire God still wants to punish us."
"Hu …" There was a commotion among the warriors, but when Lu Chen looked over, many of them had a look of sudden understanding and nodded their heads, as if they had been woken up by Huo Yan's words. Then, when they looked at Lu Chen's side again, their faces were filled with respect.
It really seemed … like they were looking at a priest.
Lu Chen felt somewhat helpless. Just as he was about to say something, Huo Yan had already turned around and pulled Lu Chen back without batting an eyelid.
Lu Chen understood and followed him to a secluded area where there were fewer people. Huo Yan said in a low voice:
Huo Yan said in a low voice, "Lu Chen, I don't care about your background or identity. But you can clearly see the current situation. Since you're here, follow me back to the tribe. At the very least, you have to meet our tribe leader. When that time comes, we'll listen to the tribe leader's decision. "
"Tribe leader?" Lu Chen frowned.
Huo Yan nodded his head in response. Then, he slowed down and said in a low voice, "You're after all a human, not a barbarian. In this Southern Wilderness, only our Black Fire tribe has no enmity towards you and can protect you a little. If you leave, once people from other tribes see you, there will immediately be a bloodbath. Unless you leave the wilderness, otherwise, there will be no end. " He looked at Lu Chen and said, "Even if you have some ability, but if this goes on, there will be a day when you can't hold on."
Lu Chen was silent, but in his heart, he had to admit that this seemingly rough and fierce barbarian's words were indeed very reasonable. The way back was blocked by the Great Snow Mountain and the Abyss of Primal Chaos. The Great River of the Dragon River was even more dangerous. With his current ability, it was impossible for him to cross it. Not to mention that apart from the strange black fire in his body, his original Dao techniques and divine arts were almost completely crippled due to the chaos of the five elemental spiritual energies.
Therefore, after thinking for a long time, Lu Chen sighed and nodded, "Alright."
… …
The Black Fire tribe's location was not too far from them. They arrived at the tribe's location in the evening.
Under the dim night sky, Lu Chen saw from afar that the Black Fire tribe's camp was actually built on flat ground without any cover. There were some stones piled up around it as a wall, which could barely be considered as a defense.
But looking at the height of the stone wall, it was estimated that it could only defend against some small beasts passing by in the wilderness. If there were really enemies, it would be useless. They could only rely on the tribe's warriors to fight with their flesh and blood.
It was probably because of this that the elite warriors of the Blackfire tribe didn't dare to leave their tribe too far. The battlefield couldn't be more than a day's journey away from their tribe. They were afraid that if something happened to the tribe, it would be too late for them to rush back.
Probably hearing the movements of the Black Fire tribe's warriors returning, there was a sudden commotion in the originally quiet Black Fire tribe. Then, many barbarians ran out and welcomed them.
Suddenly, there were cheers and shouts at the entrance of the camp. Many women and children who stayed behind to guard the camp finally saw the people they wanted to see after being on tenterhooks for a long time. For a moment, there were all kinds of hugs and laughter, showing that even the fierce and barbaric barbarians had a human side.
In this process, Lu Chen suddenly realized something that he had neglected before. Everyone was smiling. Until he walked into the camp, he did not see anyone crying or wailing in sorrow. At most, there were people who were injured and were asked about their well-being.
This meant that in that fierce battle, the warriors of the Black Fire tribe seemed to have not suffered any losses, and actually managed to escape unscathed!
For a moment, Lu Chen could not help but look at the tribal warriors in a new light. At that time, he hid on the hill and watched the battle below. The tragic scene was still fresh in his memory. Now, it seemed that although the Black Fire tribe seemed to be in a difficult and unfavorable situation, to be able to struggle and survive in such a harsh wasteland, they had their own unique qualities.
While Lu Chen was secretly observing these barbarians, the people of the Black Fire tribe also began to notice that there was suddenly a stranger with a strange appearance among the returning troops. His appearance was very different from that of a barbarian.
Very soon, someone thought of the legendary human race of the north, and immediately, someone cried out in surprise.
This cry alarmed even more people. In a moment, many barbarians of the Black Fire tribe surrounded him, most of them were women and children. The women were very cautious and kept a distance from Lu Chen, but the barbarian children were unscrupulous. Many of them came closer to look at Lu Chen, shouting excitedly. Some of the bolder ones even stretched out their legs to kick him. It seemed that the education of the Black Fire tribe was very bad for the human race. There were even some who pulled out palm-sized knives and stabbed at him while screaming.
This behavior immediately shocked the barbarian warriors who escorted Lu Chen back. Although Lu Chen was a human, the Fire God liked him. In an instant, more than a dozen barbarian warriors surrounded them, scolding and scolding, chasing away those reckless brats. Among them, the most conspicuous one was Huo Yan's tall and sturdy body.
The leader of the barbarian warriors jumped over and directly grabbed the tallest and strongest child, who was also the only one who pulled out a knife and was about to stab someone. He slapped the child to the ground, then grabbed one of the child's legs and lifted him up.
The child was not afraid of him, and was still struggling in mid-air. He held the knife and waved it at Lu Chen, shouting, "Let me go, let me chop off his head and put it on the roof of Father's house …"
Huo Yan's face darkened as he cursed. He stretched out his hand and tossed the little boy away.
The child fell to the ground and rolled a few times, but his skin was surprisingly sturdy. He flipped over and jumped up again, still cursing and shouting, "Father, why didn't you let me kill him, isn't he a human?"
"Shut up!" Huo Yan scolded, then signaled Lu Chen to follow him.
Lu Chen and Atsu followed behind him, walking deeper into the tribe.
At this moment, when everyone saw this scene, they naturally knew that Lu Chen's identity was somewhat different from others, so they did not say anything. Only the child still looked very fierce, staring at Lu Chen with an unconvinced expression.
When they walked past the child, Lu Chen glanced at him, and saw that the child was still trying his best to show a fierce expression, glaring at him fiercely. He could not help but laugh, and said to Huo Yan, "Your son?"
Huo Yan coughed and said, "En, an idiot."
The child was furious, but did not dare to get angry at his father. Instead, he pointed at Lu Chen and shouted, "I'm not an idiot, let me fight him one on one. Watch me chop off his head and put it on Father's …"
"Shut up!" Huo Yan's nose was almost crooked from anger, and he said angrily, "The others are all fine, only you keep shouting, what are you doing?"
At this moment, they came to the front of a large stone house, and a slightly hunched figure walked out from the dark house.
The child immediately seemed to have met his savior, jumping over and grabbing that person's hand, shouting, "Grandpa, Grandpa, look at Father, he won't let me kill this hateful human!"
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