Xiao Fan's group quickly arrived at the center of the Fire Spirit Race's city, and there was an enormous high platform here. At this moment, numerous clansmen of the Fire Spirit Race were gathered here, and they were ceaselessly discussing animatedly. Many of them had excited expressions, and their faces were filled with anticipation. No one knew what they were waiting for!
"According to the index of the aura, the entrance to the tomb should be below this platform!" Xiao Fan stood outside the crowd and stared at the huge platform as he nodded.
"But why are there so many members of the Fire Spirit Tribe gathered here?" Shangguan Tong was stunned.
"May I ask what is going on here? Why are there so many people gathered here? " Shangguan Chen immediately stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting. He asked a member of the Fire Spirit Tribe very politely.
"You don't know? This is …! " The member of the Fire Spirit Tribe who was questioned by Shangguan Chen immediately raised his eyebrows and spoke. However, he had only started speaking when he saw Shangguan Chen. Then, his gaze subconsciously swept past Shangguan Chen's forehead.
When he saw that Shangguan Chen's forehead was empty, a trace of disdain and contempt flashed through his eyes. Then, his voice came to an abrupt halt. He did not say a word and directly walked away, ignoring Shangguan Chen.
"Uh!" Shangguan Chen was stunned when he saw this situation.
"Half Spirit Tribe …!" The member of the Fire Spirit Tribe stood in the distance and glanced at Xiao Fan's group. His expression still carried a trace of undisguised contempt as he muttered in a low voice. However, because of the noise, only the three words' Half Spirit Tribe 'could be heard. Nothing else could be heard.
"Half Spirit Tribe?" Shangguan Chen and Shangguan Tong were puzzled. They did not understand what these three words meant!
"Although the Fire Spirit Tribe rarely leaves the Southern Wasteland and rarely allows humans to enter the Southern Wasteland, it doesn't mean that there are no humans!" At this moment, the Little Bastard was hiding in Xiao Fan's embrace. He cautiously stretched out his little head and explained in a low voice. "Due to some special circumstances, a small number of humans have settled down in the Southern Wasteland!"
"Humans and the Fire Spirit Tribe can marry each other and reproduce without any problems. These humans who have entered the Southern Wasteland due to some special circumstances have unavoidably intermarried with the Fire Spirit Tribe!"
"Their descendants are called the Half Spirit Tribe by the Fire Spirit Tribe!"
"Due to the fact that the Half-Spirit race's appearance is no different from humans, and they don't have the mysterious markings that belong to the Spirit race on their foreheads, the Half-Spirit race is extremely disliked by the Fire Spirit race. Practically all the Fire Spirit race views them with hostility. They believe that they aren't part of the Fire Spirit race at all, and they should be expelled!"
"However, the Half Spirit Tribe also has outstanding individuals. Moreover, the higher-ups of the Fire Spirit Tribe have different attitudes towards the Half Spirit Tribe. There are many disagreements. Therefore, although the Half Spirit Tribe has always been hostile towards the Fire Spirit Tribe, they have never been truly expelled!"
"In addition, the reason why we were not treated as humans by the Fire Spirit Tribe is because these Fire Spirit Tribe members did not expect that humans would come so deep into the Southern Wasteland. They only treated us as Half Spirits!"
"However, the Half Spirit Tribe's status in the Fire Spirit Tribe is very low. They are looked down upon wherever they go. Therefore, the Fire Spirit Tribe member just now had such an attitude!"
"I see!" Shangguan Tong and Shangguan Chen both nodded and understood.
"Then I will go find a Half Spirit Tribe member and ask him what exactly is going on!" Shangguan Chen reacted quickly and immediately spoke. After that, he turned around and went to find a Half Spirit Tribe member.
Not long after, Shangguan Chen squeezed his way back from the crowd in the distance with sweat all over his forehead. After that, he stayed beside Xiao Fan for a long time before he finally recovered from his shock.
"It's the Twelve Octaves!" Shangguan Chen said after recovering from his shock.
"Twelve Octaves? What's that? " Although Xiao Fan was familiar with the Spirit Tribe and the Fire Spirit Tribe, every Spirit Tribe had its own rules. Xiao Fan had never heard of the Twelve Octaves. Now that he heard about the Twelve Octaves, Xiao Fan was a little curious and immediately asked.
The Little Bastard also looked at Shangguan Chen curiously. It roughly knew some things about the Fire Spirit Tribe, such as the Half Spirit Tribe. However, it did not know everything else. It had never even heard of the Twelve Octaves, so it had no idea what it was.
"The Twelve Octaves is a method created by the Fire Spirit Tribe of the Qingyun Lower Continent a thousand years ago to identify geniuses!" Shangguan Chen calmed himself down, and then he spoke about everything he'd asked. "Because in the opinion of the Fire Spirit Race, all geniuses can be divided into 12 levels, and their corresponding levels are the 12 musical scales!"
"Whoever steps onto a particular octaves is a genius of that grade. The Fire Spirit Tribe uses this method to identify the geniuses in their tribe and evaluate them!"
"Because the most fearsome place will be opened tomorrow morning, all the cities of the Fire Spirit Tribe are using the Twelve Octaves to determine who can participate in the opening of the most fearsome place!"
"The city of the Fire Spirit Tribe that we're in is no exception. All the geniuses of the Fire Spirit Tribe in the city have gathered here to step onto the Twelve Octaves and compete intensely for the right to participate in the opening of the most fearsome place!"
Xiao Fan immediately nodded to show that he understood.
"They can fight among themselves. It has nothing to do with us. Let's talk about it in the grave!" The Little Bastard had an indifferent expression as it spoke.
"Let's go!" Xiao Fan said straightforwardly. After that, he led Shangguan Tong and Shangguan Chen forward.
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At this moment, at the center of the crowd, above the Twelve Octaves!
Over 10 young figures were standing on the Twelve Octaves. Their figures couldn't help but sway, and they were on the verge of collapse. Their countenances were completely pale, and they seemed to be enduring extremely great pressure and pain.
Suddenly!
Gulp!
A figure instantly fell down from the Twelve Octaves. His face was swollen and covered in blood from the fall. Over 10 bones in his body had been broken, and he lay powerlessly on the ground while coughing up blood incessantly. His face was covered in deep helplessness and bitterness.
"Alas!"
Many members of the Fire Spirit Tribe couldn't help but shake their heads when they witnessed this scene. Their faces were filled with pity, and they sighed heavily after that!
"Xing Ling was already able to ascend the Fifth Octaves last year, and he has improved greatly again this year. He can already ascend the Sixth Octaves, but unfortunately …!" A member of the Fire Spirit Race looked at Xing Ling on the ground with pity and sighed. He wanted to say something but hesitated.
"If you want to participate in the opening of the Number One Fearsome Ground, then the minimum requirement is to ascend the Eighth Octaves!" Another member of the Fire Spirit Tribe shook his head and said, "Although Xing Ling is already extremely extraordinary, he's still a little lacking!"
"If he can't ascend the Eighth Octaves, then he can't be called a true genius of our Fire Spirit Tribe, and he can't be described as extraordinary!" A member of the Fire Spirit Tribe was extremely cold, and he spoke bluntly. "Xing Ling can't be considered a true genius of our Fire Spirit Tribe!"
"You …!" Some of the Fire Spirit clansmen immediately felt extremely displeased when they heard such cold words from the Fire Spirit clansman. They were about to retort, but it was also at this moment that a deafening sharp cry suddenly erupted from the crowd and interrupted the argument.
"Yang Hao has ascended the Eighth Octaves. He has obtained the right to participate in the opening of the Number One Fearsome Ground!" A member of the Fire Spirit Tribe immediately became extraordinarily excited, and he could not help but cry out loudly.
On the high platform at the front, a young and proud figure stepped heavily onto the Eighth Octaves. He looked down on the other geniuses of the Fire Spirit Tribe behind him, and he also received the gazes of all the members of the Fire Spirit Tribe below him!
"The Eighth Octaves is a watershed. Yang Hao only reached the Seventh Octaves last year, and there are very few people who can reach the Eighth Octaves in just a year. Looks like another shocking genius has appeared in our Fire Spirit Tribe!" An old man from the Fire Spirit Clan looked at the young Fire Spirit Clan member named Yang Hao on the Twelve Octaves and exclaimed in admiration.
"Hahaha, until now, our Sky Fire City has already had thirteen geniuses who have reached the Eighth Octaves!" A member of the Fire Spirit Tribe was full of smiles as he laughed loudly, "And this number is definitely enough to make it into the top 30 amongst the ninety-eight cities of our Fire Spirit Tribe!"
"The more geniuses that can reach the Eighth Octaves, the better, because the more people there are, the higher the chances of them returning alive after entering the Number One Fearsome Ground. If another genius can emerge from our Sky Fire City alive, then our Sky Fire City's ranking should be able to make it into the top 20!" A member of the Fire Spirit Tribe roared with laughter as well. His laughter was extremely resounding.
Within the Fire Spirit Tribe, the ninety-eight cities were grouped together, and they competed for the various cultivation resources within the tribe.
The higher one's ranking was, the more abundant the cultivation resources one enjoyed would be. Moreover, every single time an invincible figure emerged from a city, the elders of the Fire Spirit Race would reevaluate that city's ranking and level.
Once the new ranking and level were determined, they could enjoy the new distribution of cultivation resources according to the new ranking and level. This was extremely beneficial to all the members of the Fire Spirit Tribe in the city!
At this moment, Yang Hao had ascended to the eighth step. The number of young Fire Spirit geniuses who could participate in the opening of the number one Danger Ground had already reached thirteen. In the future, if they walked out of the number one Danger Ground alive, their status in Heavenly Flame City would rise, and the chances of all the Fire Spirit clansmen in Heavenly Flame City being able to enjoy higher level cultivation resources would increase by another level.
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