Ever since the tribe's totem pole was completely reconstructed, the hundreds of thousands of natives who were shouting at the top of their lungs suddenly quietened down.
When Zhang Lisheng's gaze swept past them, the aborigines buried their heads deep into the soil without a sound and tried their best to curl their bodies even smaller. Even though there was no longer any noise of praise like before, the scene of only breathing and pious worship under the empty night sky appeared even more solemn and sacred.
"Hmm, this feels good …" Looking from afar, Zhang Lisheng, who was already used to the Hellfire tribesmen's worship, felt a sense of excitement and satisfaction rising in his heart once again. "Hmm, this feels good …"
After suppressing his excitement with great difficulty, he pondered for a while and suddenly said to the tribal headman at his feet, "Tugra, it's too ostentatious for the tribe to change its name to Zhang Lisheng. Can we call it something else?"
"According to the tradition of the Hellfire people, the tribe can also use your God's name to address us, Great Conqueror." Even though Tugra did not understand why it was ostentatious to be called 'Zhang Lisheng' in the tribe, he still answered respectfully.
"God's name …" Zhang Lisheng chewed on these two words and suddenly had a strange feeling. After a moment of silence, he said, "I remember that you've given me a god's name before, but I didn't think it was necessary at that time. Now, it seems like it's very necessary.
Let's just call it Wizard Li. "
When the young man uttered the two words' Wizard Li, 'dark clouds just so happened to float over the island. Then, streaks of silver snakes cut through the night sky and let out a loud bang.
Amidst the thunder and lightning, the tribal book of history floating in the air suddenly fell down.
The moment Zhang Lisheng saw it, he hurriedly walked past the ruins of the burned tree house and picked up this thick book that had turned from hundreds of pages into a bark book that only had one page left other than the cover.
When he flipped it open, he saw a yellow-skinned young man who looked exactly like him calmly staring at him.
"A new beginning, huh …" After silently staring at the tribal book of history for a while, Zhang Lisheng closed the book and instructed the tribal headman, "Tugra, let the tribesmen rest first." Then, he walked towards the treehouse that he had once used as an operating room not far away.
After settling his emotions for the entire night, Zhang Lisheng walked out of the bark house the next morning when the sun was slowly rising away from the jungle's horizon. He took a few deep breaths in the cool and humid air and looked around.
One hundred feet away was a totem pole that had a diameter of more than thirty feet and a height of more than two hundred feet. It was black and white in color, and its surface was concave with the vague shadow of a snake. It had a clear carving of a demon with two heads and five faces.
Next to the stone pillars, hundreds of craftsmen were driving the Lohlos to climb up and down the wooden racks, busily working. Half of the destroyed treehouse had been rebuilt, and the traces of last night's tragedy and madness had been completely covered up.
However, in Zhang Lisheng's heart, those sacrifices could not be erased so easily. He sighed and shifted his gaze to the tribal headman who was already waiting by the side. "Tugra, how many chief warriors are left in the tribe?"
"There are 1,571 left, Great Conqueror!" Tugra replied respectfully.
"Sacrificing 40% of our high-end force in exchange for a chance to change our name? In exchange for a chance to change my name, I've seen a ghost! " Zhang Lisheng, who still did not understand what kind of rich harvest and glorious prospects would be brought by naming a powerful Hellfire tribe after himself, cursed under his breath. Then, he asked again, "That's right, Tugra, the treehouse that enshrines the tribal book of history has been burned down, so what about the diamond-shaped stones on the altar?"
"I've personally picked up those stones last night. They're here, Great Conqueror!" Tugra replied and handed over an animal skin bag with both hands.
"Very good!" Zhang Lisheng took the bag and opened it. He took out a stone full of water chestnuts and pinched it between his fingers to take a look. Suddenly, his hand was covered with blue-yellow scales that were round on the inside and square on the outside, transforming into a sharp claw. Then, he squeezed it with all his might.
After a dull 'bang', the surface of the faith stone cracked and emitted a tiny flame. Then, it suddenly exploded and transformed into a ball of sparks filled with the power of faith, blooming in front of Zhang Lisheng's eyes.
Seizing this opportunity, the young man who had already become a Rank-1 Wizard of the Gate of Sacrifice closed his eyes and pressed both of his index fingers in between his eyebrows according to the secret cultivation method of the Gate of Sacrifice's wizards that he obtained from the Gate of Witchcraft. A faint black and white light intertwined with each other radiated from the top of his head.
When the black and white light appeared, the power of faith shining around Zhang Lisheng that was slowly dissipating suddenly began to flow unconsciously. Like a moth flying into a flame, it fused into the black and white light bit by bit, making it brighter.
More than ten minutes later, the light transformed by the entire faith stone had been completely consumed. The young man slowly opened his eyes and sensed it for a while before muttering in delight, "The power of faith can indeed be used by the Witchcraft's Gate of Sacrifice. Even though it can only enhance wizard power now, I'll definitely be able to find other ways in the future … No, no!
Instead of being envious of the fish in the pond, I might as well take a step back and form a net. I'll raise the rank of the Gate of Sacrifice's wizards first so that it'll be more convenient for me to study in the future. "
After making up his mind, he took out another stone from the animal skin bag and crushed it. Using the Gate of Sacrifice's secret method, he transformed it into the wizard power in his soul. Repeating this process in front of the bark house, he actually consumed all 45 faith stones cleanly as though there was no one else around.
The time it took for him to absorb the power of faith was not short. The sun had already risen on its celestial orbit and was now setting in the west. However, compared to Zhang Lisheng's harvest, it seemed insignificant. Relying on the power of faith contributed by the Hellfire tribesmen, he managed to elevate his Gate of Sacrifice's wizard level from Rank-1 Wizard to Rank-2 Wizard in just half a day.
"Such a cultivation speed can be said to be advancing at a tremendous pace. I'm afraid this must be one of the shortcuts for witchcraft cultivation in the ancient times. No wonder they want to shepherd thousands of people …" After the last diamond-shaped stone was crushed, a look of longing appeared on the young man's face. Without warning, he turned around to return to the house and took out the tribal book of history.
When he opened the tribal book of history, it was as though he was looking at a mirror. He looked at the pale skinny man who only had a piece of animal skin wrapped around his lower body. As he sank into his thoughts, he suddenly felt dizzy and could not help but recall the cruel scene last night.
At the same time, the tribal book of history in Zhang Lisheng's hand suddenly burst into a dazzling brilliance. Floating in the air, it illuminated the tribal totem pole that was 100 meters away and ignited a blazing fire from top to bottom.
"I wonder how much harvest I can get this time …" The young man snapped back to reality and muttered as he bathed in the brilliance emitted by the bark book with anticipation. The instant his words left his mouth, he saw the brilliance on the tribal book of history and the blazing flame surrounding the totem pole slowly disappearing without a trace.
After the magnificent scene of the consolidation of the faith stone had long ended, the bark book fell from the air into the arms of the dumbstruck Zhang Lisheng, jolting him back to his senses.
The young man opened his mouth and ordered with a bitter expression, "Tugra, send the choresmen to see if there are any stones under the totem pole."
"Yes, Conqueror!" The headman, who had accompanied the tribal Conqueror from the early morning to the afternoon with a sore back and did not even have a bite of lunch, quickly replied. He personally led a large number of dwarf choresmen to search for a long time under the stone pole and finally found a faith stone.
After repeatedly confirming that there was only such a meager harvest, Tugra braced himself and hurriedly walked back to Zhang Lisheng before respectfully offering the faith stone on a wooden plate. "I only found one stone, Great Conqueror!"
"Hah! The tribe has changed its name, the totem pole has changed its appearance, and the accumulated faith has also been reduced to zero …" Zhang Lisheng sighed and complained with a frown. Picking up the stone, he crushed it and turned it into the Gate of Sacrifice's wizard power before absorbing it into his soul.
After making a breakthrough to Rank-3 Wizard, one or two faith stones could no longer provide a decisive help to the young man's Gate of Sacrifice's wizard power breakthrough. However, even if the rank of the Gate of Sacrifice's wizard remained unchanged, he could still absorb three beast souls at the same time.
Even though he did not expect to use the Gate of Sacrifice's witchcraft to fight, since the beast souls could be replaced at will, Zhang Lisheng, who had only absorbed the Oasis World's monkey king's soul, decided to fill up the other two beast souls.
However, according to the ancient records, a beast that could produce a beast soul was even harder to find than a wizard gu. For this reason, he was not in a hurry to look for it alone. Instead, he ordered again, "Tugra, tell all the hunters in the tribe to report to me if they find any unusually powerful carnivorous beast."
"Yes, Conqueror! I'll go pass the order now!"
"No, no, Tugra, there's no hurry in this matter.
I'm hungry, and so are you. Go ask the choresmen to send my lunch over. You should also go fill your own stomach. This is the most important thing right now! "Zhang Lisheng rubbed his stomach and smiled before striding towards the completed treehouse next to the totem pole.
Lifting the door curtain made of a mixture of tiny tree vines and spider silk, the first thing that entered the young man's eyes was the fine, compacted ground.
There were large animal skin carpets on both sides of the ground.
There was an altar facing the door and a huge reclining chair wrapped in a piece of long-haired beast's leather under the altar.
Everything in front of him was extremely familiar, but there was a new feeling to it at the same time. Zhang Lisheng walked briskly to the altar and placed the tribal book of history on it.
After that, he jumped onto the reclining chair and sat down cross-legged. After adjusting his posture comfortably, he started to cultivate the secret method without stopping for a moment. It was only when the fat chief of chores in the tribe brought over a dozen aborigines who were carrying huge wooden trays with them that he opened his eyes and brought over fragrant roasted meat, sweet wild fruits, fat deep-fried worms, and thick fish soup to him that he finally opened his eyes.
There's no need to serve me anymore. I'll do it myself. All of you may leave now, "After taking a deep breath of the aroma, the young man said.
"Yes, Wizard Li tribesmen's only faith, living legend, source of glory, Great Conqueror!" The choresmen chief led the aborigines under him to kneel and hurriedly retreated.
Zhang Lisheng was stunned for a moment before realizing that 'Wizard Li tribesmen' was the new name of the Tudenan tribesmen. Then, he recalled the heavy price that the tribe he ruled had to pay to change its name and could not help but frown. His good mood for eating had already disappeared by half.
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