Han Li glanced at the crowd and shook his head. "You're too kind, Patriarch. I'm just a passer-by in the Wildlands. I just happened to come to your territory to ask for a map. I wouldn't dare to get involved in the conflict between your two races."
"I'm really sorry about the map.
This is the map I've pieced together. When the other races arrive, I'll fill in the gaps and give you a copy. "Nuo Qinglin took out a piece of white beast bone and handed it to Li Mu.
Han Li took the bone and scanned it with his spiritual sense. He nodded.
The bone was like a jade slip and contained a detailed map of the area ahead of them. Although there were still many gaps, it was better than nothing.
"This is a small token of appreciation from our beast race. Please accept it, Fellow Daoist Li, in exchange for your assistance.
When we defeat the Insect Race, we'll reward you handsomely. "Nuo Qinglin took out a white bone thumb ring and handed it over.
Han Li took the ring and probed it with his spiritual sense. There was nothing inside apart from a small pile of Immortal Essence Stones that appeared to be at least five thousand.
"Since Patriarch Nuo is being so courteous, I'll make an exception and help you.
However, I'll say this first. I'll only help you if it's within my capabilities. If the opponent is too strong, I'll still put my own life above all else, "Han Li said as he weighed the thumb ring in his hand.
Even though these Immortal Origin Stones couldn't be considered to be a lot to him now, it was probably a huge amount of resources to this great clan of the barbaric times. Most importantly, he had other intentions in his heart, and he intended to use this to deceive others.
"Patriarch Nuo, this person is so cowardly. Why bother looking for him?"
"That's right!
If he's afraid of death, he shouldn't have come to the Wildlands! "
The other patriarchs' eyes burned with fury again upon hearing this, and several of them let loose enraged roars.
"Everyone, we have to think of the bigger picture in front of us.
We'll do as you say, Fellow Li, "Nuo Qinglin said with a smile.
Han Li nodded at Nuo Qinglin and walked to the side.
Nuo Qing Lin sent Noi Fan to accompany Han Li, while he discussed tactics with the other chiefs.
Han Li had only taken a quick glance, but now that he was carefully sizing up the Beast Tribe army, his expression couldn't help but change.
Although there were many beast tribes, there were differences in their numbers. Among them, there were three tribes with the most people.
One of them was over three meters tall and had the body of a bear. It was extremely sturdy, and its entire body was covered in thick, pitch-black fur. It looked similar to Wu Lu.
The other tribe was the Serene Chen Tribe. At this moment, most of the tribe members who could still fight were riding giant lizard beasts with wings on their backs, and each of them had a large blue bow strapped to their backs.
The final race looked extremely similar to humans. Their skin was dark green, but there was a single green horn on their heads. Their eyes shone with a green light, giving off a cold feeling.
There were many warriors from the three tribes, and they made up almost seventy percent of the beastmen army.
Noi Fan saw Han Li's expression and explained, "Those two tribes are the Grizzly Bear Tribe and the Unicorn Tribe. They are both part of the Eight Sacred Tribes of the Beast Tribe. That Tribe Leader Wu Lu is the leader of the Grizzly Bear Tribe."
"The Eight Sacred Tribes?" Han Li raised his eyebrows.
"There are many beastmen, and the eight most powerful tribes are known as the Eight Sacred Tribes. Our Serene Chen Tribe is also one of the Eight Sacred Tribes.
It's a pity that only three of the Sacred Tribes have gathered in the Dark Star Canyon. Otherwise, the Insect Tribe would definitely not dare to attack us, "Noi Fan said with hatred.
Han Li's eyes flickered when he heard this.
He suddenly raised his head and looked into the distance.
A loud rumbling sound came from afar. It sounded like countless muffled thunderclaps.
A black line appeared in the distant sky, and it was quickly becoming thicker and larger.
An endless army of Spirit Insects appeared at the border of the sky, and it gradually grew larger and larger. It seemed to cover the sky, and there were many more of them than the Beast Tribe's army.
Behind the army of Spirit Insects was a huge gray cloud, and countless Insect Tribe people stood on it. There were tens of thousands of them, and they also surpassed the Beast Tribe's army.
Han Li's gaze swept across the Insect Tribe. His expression did not change, but he was shocked.
The Insect Tribe's army also had more Golden Immortals than the Beast Tribe's army, and there were about 30 of them.
No matter how one looked at it, the Beast Tribe was at a disadvantage. If the Beast Tribe did not have any other means, they would most likely lose this battle.
Nuo Qinglin and the others' expressions also darkened when they saw this.
Nuo Qinglin took a deep breath and said slowly, "Tribe Leader Uru, Tribe Leader Manlyn, Tribe Leader Sahan, follow the plan."
Three figures walked out, and Han Li looked in the direction of the voices.
He already recognized Uru. The one beside him was a burly man with blue eyes, and a green horn on his forehead. He wore green armor, and his face and body were covered with scars.
Noi Fan told Han Li in a low voice that this man was Manlyn, the Tribe Leader of the One-Horned Tribe.
The last one, Tribe Leader Sahan, was rather thin and small. His entire body was covered in a dark red robe, and his face could not be seen.
The three of them cupped their hands at Nuo Qinglin, then flew down from the platform and landed in the Beast Tribe's army below.
Tribe Leader Uru waved his hand, and a giant blood-red rhinoceros beast appeared beside him. Its huge body was like a moving fortress, and it emitted a surging pressure that struck fear into the hearts of those who looked at it.
He flipped over and sat on it. At the same time, a blood-red light flashed in his hand, and a blood-red axe appeared. His aura increased greatly.
The blood-red rhinoceros galloped in the air, and carried Uru to the sky above the Beast Tribe's army.
"Warriors of the Beast Tribe, in front of us are the lowly enemies, behind us are our tribesmen, and in your hands are our weapons. Defend the dignity of our race. Fight!"
Tribe Leader Uru's expression was one of rage. He roared at the sky, and his voice reverberated in the air. Then, he gathered the axe in his hand and swung it forward.
"Fight!
Fight!
Fight! "
The Beast Tribe's warriors roared and waved the weapons in their hands. It was as if a floodgate had been opened.
The Violent Bear, the Dark Star, and the Unicorn Tribe took the lead and charged at the forefront.
The Beast Tribe's army also roared, and they charged forward.
The Insect Tribe's army was already charging forward, but when they saw this, they sped up and charged forward even more fiercely.
Only the Insect Tribe's Golden Immortals stopped and faced Han Li and the others from afar.
The two armies were like two raging waves, and they let out earth-shattering rumbles. Even the world trembled as they charged toward each other.
Han Li narrowed his eyes at the scene in front of him.
The armies of the two races almost filled his field of vision, and the killing intent of war surged, making his state of mind surge slightly.
At this moment, a loud rumble suddenly sounded from behind him. Huge fireballs shot out from behind, and they fell into the Insect Tribe's army in the distance.
Amidst the deafening rumbles, huge clouds of fire exploded in the swarm of insects, and then turned into a sea of crimson fire, engulfing all the nearby insects and turning them into ashes.
Han Li could not help but let out a soft cry of surprise. He turned to look behind him and found that these fireballs came from the pitch-black war chariots. A thick cylinder emerged from the front of the war chariots, and it shone with red light.
As the spirit patterns on the war chariots lit up, there was a thunderous rumble, and a crimson fireball over a hundred feet in size shot out from the cylinder at the front of the war chariots, and it shot toward the Insect Tribe's army like a meteorite.
Noivan noticed Han Li's expression and explained, "This is our Beast Tribe's Fire God War Chariot, and it's extremely powerful. It's a pity that the materials are rare, and it's not easy to make them. If we could make 10,000 war chariots, we would be able to annihilate the Insect Tribe with just the power of the cannon."
Han Li nodded slightly when he heard this.
At this moment, black shadows that were hundreds of feet in size rose from the Insect Tribe's army one after another, and then they exploded with a whoosh, turning into a large and dense black shadow that shot toward the Beast Tribe's army like a storm at an astonishing speed.
These silhouettes were strange insects that were small and narrow like knives. They flashed with a dense light and looked incomparably sharp.
Shrill screams immediately came from the Beast Tribe's army, and many beasts were pierced by these strange insects, resulting in countless casualties.
However, after these strange insects pierced through a person, their bodies immediately exploded, and they died as well.
"Damn it, it's the Awn Bone Insect. I didn't expect these Insect Tribe to bring their hive!" Noivan's pretty face changed, and she snorted coldly.
Han Li looked into the distance, and soon saw more than a hundred black shadows that were like small hills behind the Insect Tribe's army. They were hundreds of feet in size, and they looked like a huge cicada pupa. Black shadows were constantly squirming and spewing out from above.
The speed at which these hives spewed out Awn Bone Insects was far inferior to the Beast Tribe's Fire God War Chariot, but each black shadow contained a shocking number of Awn Bone Insects, and their power was not inferior.
In this confrontation between the two armies, there were rather heavy casualties, but no one retreated.
The two sides quickly approached each other, and when they reached a certain distance, the Serene Chen warrior suddenly stopped and flew up into the sky. At the same time, he took out the blue bow on his back and nocked a dark blue long arrow.
The long arrow did not look like an ordinary arrow, and its surface was inscribed with blue patterns. Swish!
Swish! Swish!
Swish! Countless blue arrows shot out like lightning, falling into the Insect Tribe's army like raindrops.
Immediately, a large number of Insect Tribe warriors and spiritual insects were pierced by the arrows, and their bodies were sent flying.
These arrows contained immense power, and some of them even pierced through several Insect Tribe warriors.
Not only that, after piercing through these Insect Tribe warriors, the arrows flashed with blue light and suddenly exploded, turning into balls of dark blue flames that splattered in all directions.
When the nearby Insect Tribe warriors came into contact with the blue flames, they immediately let out tragic cries. Their flesh and blood rapidly melted, and in the blink of an eye, they were reduced to skeletons.
The Serene Chen warrior continued to shoot blue arrows from above, and the Insect Tribe's army suffered heavy casualties.
At this moment, an ear-piercing screech sounded out, and a group of golden Insect Tribe warriors flew out from the Insect Tribe army.
These Insect Tribe warriors were completely golden, and they had a pair of wings on their backs. Their arms were especially shaped like sickles, and the front part was extremely sharp, like two golden machetes. They looked like humanoid praying mantises.
The wings on the back of these praying mantis Insect Tribe warriors flapped rapidly, and they were extremely fast. They were like rays of golden light, and they pounced towards the Serene Chen warrior.
The Serene Chen warrior could not be bothered with killing the Insect Tribe warriors below, and he shot his arrows towards the praying mantis Insect Tribe warriors.
Swish! Swish!
A rain of arrows instantly inundated the praying mantis Insect Tribe warriors, and they immediately exploded, turning into a sea of blue flames.
However, in the next instant, golden light flashed, and one praying mantis Insect Tribe warrior after another flew out from the sea of blue flames. Even though almost all of them were injured, their numbers were only slightly reduced, and they continued to pounce towards the Serene Chen warrior. In the blink of an eye, they were already close to the Serene Chen warrior.
The Serene Chen warrior had no choice but to put away his bow and arrows, and he flipped his hand to take out a long and narrow blue saber, and he engaged the praying mantis Insect Tribe warriors in battle.