Whirlpool
“Triggering the bloodline of the Divine King?”
Zhong Hu’s face changed drastically upon hearing this.
The bloodline of the Divine King was precious and rare.
It was the scarce essence within Zhong Chi’s body, and activating it would diminish its quantity.
If taken to an extreme, it could potentially cause Zhong Chi to lose his innate talent for the bloodline of the Divine King.
Zhong Tie and Zhong Hu could both see that Zhong Chi was willing to sacrifice everything to buy time for them.
This warmed the hearts of Zhong Tie, Zhong Hu, and the others.
It was completely different from Zhong Chi’s shameless behavior when it came to food.
“Roar!”
The White Spotted Tiger roared in anger.
It was a fierce beast with the ability to split rocks and mountains, yet it couldn’t defeat a seemingly small toddler who had just been weaned.
“Roar!”
With continuous roars, the other six fierce beasts finally joined the battle instead of just spectating.
In an instant, the seven beasts leaped high into the air, tearing towards Zhong Chi’s tiny figure.
“Sizzle!”
“Whoosh!”
A fierce wind howled, and the sound of breaking through the air was like thunderous roars.
The surrounding vegetation had already been severely destroyed.
Seeing this, Zhong Chi’s heart tightened.
The reason he could match the White Spotted Tiger was because he had activated the bloodline of the Divine King within him.
“Sizzle!”
A cold light flashed, and the lynx’s claws instantly left a bloody wound on Zhong Chi’s little arm.
“Bang!”
After dodging several attacks, Zhong Chi instantly collided with the White Spotted Tiger again.
The tremendous impact caused the wound on Zhong Chi’s arm to burst open, splattering blood.
“Sizzle!”
Two arrows shot out, repelling the two fierce beasts that were about to attack Zhong Chi.
At this moment, Zhong Tie and Zhong Hu finally rushed over.
“Little Chi, go quickly. You are the hope of our clan. Even if we all die, you must remain safe,” Zhong Tie shouted, running towards Zhong Chi and arriving by his side in an instant.
Zhong Hu also put away his bow and switched to a large sword, coming to Zhong Chi’s side and grabbing his arm, saying, “Little Chi, hurry, hurry and go. We will stay behind to buy you time.”
However, Zhong Chi shook his head and said, “No, the two of you won’t be able to stop them.”
“Roar!”
Just as they were speaking, the lynx rushed forward, its speed terrifying, even slightly surpassing the White Spotted Tiger.
“How dare a little cat be so arrogant!”
Zhong Chi shouted. With a kick, he exuded a fierce aura and swung his large sword without hesitation towards the lynx.
“Bang!”
The lynx screamed in mid-air, instantly struck by the large sword and thrown away.
Although the lynx was fast, its strength and fur defense were much weaker. Zhong Chi’s strike almost took its life.
Zhong Tie and Zhong Hu, on the other hand, did not separate.
They were not as brave as Zhong Chi, who had activated the bloodline of the Divine King, to directly face the fierce beasts.
The two of them fought together, attacking and retreating.
At the moment, all they could do was delay time, hoping to hold on until the clan’s powerful experts arrived to rescue them.
“Seize the opportunity to strike when the enemy is weak!”
Zhong Chi saw that the lynx had been injured by him, so he immediately leaped again, avoiding the White Spotted Tiger that was attacking him, and once again struck at the lynx.
Seeing this, fear flashed in the lynx’s eyes.
This recently weaned toddler had unexpectedly displayed such formidable strength.
Without any hesitation, the lynx turned and ran, not daring to confront Zhong Chi head-on.
“Roar!”
It seemed that the White Spotted Tiger had locked onto Zhong Chi. Roaring once again, it chased after Zhong Chi.
Not only the White Spotted Tiger, but even the Barbaric Bull lifted its iron hooves and galloped towards Zhong Chi.
These fierce beasts seemed to know that Zhong Chi was the biggest threat, so they naturally joined forces to deal with him first.
Fortunately, this allowed Zhong Tie and Zhong Hu to focus on dealing with one fierce beast.
Although they were no match for it, they fought and retreated, at least buying some time.
Seeing this, Zhong Chi also felt relieved.
He was most afraid that these fierce beasts would abandon him and all go to attack Zhong Tie and Zhong Hu.
In that case, Zhong Tie and Zhong Hu would not be able to withstand it.
“Big Tiger, come on!”
Zhong Chi turned around, sprinted away, and tried to lure away these fierce beasts.
The White Spotted Tiger locked onto Zhong Chi, immediately chasing after him.
At the same time, the Barbaric Bull and other fierce beasts followed closely behind, seemingly determined to tear Zhong Chi apart.
“Little Chi!”
Zhong Tie and Zhong Hu anxiously shouted.
How could they not see that Zhong Chi was trying to lure away the White Spotted Tiger and the other fierce beasts?
In doing so, he reduced the danger for them and bought time for the children to escape.
However, it undoubtedly trapped Zhong Chi in a desperate situation.
Zhong Chi revealed his newly grown, pristine white teeth and smiled, saying, “Brother Tie, Brother Hu, don’t worry about me. I am the third person in our clan to possess the bloodline of the Divine King. These fierce beasts can’t kill me.”
“Roar!”
But as soon as Zhong Chi finished speaking, the White Spotted Tiger had already caught up.
With a pounce, it shook Zhong Chi’s body, causing him to tremble and his wound to burst open again. Zhong Chi gritted his teeth in pain.
“Roar!”
“Roar!”
“Roar!”
In an instant, as Zhong Chi was delayed for only a moment, the pursuing ferocious beasts caught up one by one.
They opened their blood-stained mouths, revealing their sinister fangs, with putrid flesh emitting a nauseating stench.
Several ferocious beasts surrounded Zhong Chi, but they did not immediately attack.
The White Spotted Tiger roared towards the sky, shaking the valley as if cheering for victory.
Zhong Chi looked at the beasts surrounding him and knew that he had no way to retreat.
He was even prepared to fight to the death, not seeking escape, but hoping to take down one or two beasts before his demise.
Suddenly, Zhong Chi felt the ground beneath him give way, and a large amount of soil collapsed, causing him to plummet underground in an instant.
“Roar!!!”
The group of beasts was startled by the scene and retreated one after another.
The sight before them was particularly terrifying.
The place where Zhong Chi had been standing seemed like a whirlpool at that moment, continuously sinking and expanding in size.
Large rocks and soil were completely absorbed by the vortex.
“Little Chi!”
Zhong Tie and Zhong Hu also witnessed this scene, watching helplessly as Zhong Chi was engulfed by the sudden appearance of the whirlpool.
“No, no!”
At the same time, the elder of the clan finally arrived, but what he saw was the sight of Zhong Chi being swallowed by the vortex, causing his face to turn extremely pale.
“Die!”
The elder of the clan was filled with anger, wielding a large blade that shimmered with a spiritual light, a radiance possessed only by a Spirit Communication Realm expert.
The blade was instantly thrown by the elder, piercing through the beast that was attacking Zhong Tie and Zhong Hu, causing a large amount of blood to splatter, and the beast fell to the ground, unable to rise again.
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Zhong Chi was sucked into the vortex and fell to the ground.
Instinctively, he struggled relentlessly, trying to escape from the whirlpool.
However, no matter how hard Zhong Chi tried, he couldn’t break free from its grasp.
The power of the vortex was formidable, far beyond Zhong Chi’s ability to contend with.
In the end, Zhong Chi gave up struggling.
His intense struggles aggravated his wounds, and his beast skin clothing was stained with a large amount of blood.
At this rate, he would die from excessive blood loss before he could escape.
He didn’t know how long he had been descending, nor how far the vortex had carried him.
When everything disappeared, Zhong Chi was covered by a large amount of sand, rocks, and darkness surrounding him.
Zhong Chi continued to dig, wanting to escape from the underground.
At this moment, he was essentially buried alive.
When Zhong Chi saw the light, he breathed a sigh of relief, finally not having to die buried alive.
Following the light, Zhong Chi dug even harder, and before long, he finally crawled out.
“Ah! Where is this place?”
Little Zhong Chi realized that he hadn’t returned to the surface, there was no familiar blue sky and white clouds.
It seemed more like a black hole, with a beam of light emanating from its depths, the same light he had seen before.
With the faint light, Little Zhong Chi could make out that this should be a passage.
There were many unfamiliar and cryptic symbols around the passage, and standing here, he felt an inexplicable chill, as if this was not a benevolent place.
“Why does it feel a bit eerie? What kind of place is this? Could there be ghosts?”
Little Zhong Chi felt a bit scared, but more than that, he was curious.
Little Zhong Chi approached the wall of the passage, wanting to get a clear look at those cryptic symbols.
However, as he got closer, the symbols seemed to come to life, emitting a faint halo, which was quite beautiful.
“Ah! How interesting, they even glow.”
Little Zhong Chi, instead of being afraid, extended his tender little hand and touched the symbols.
“Return my life...”
Just as Little Zhong Chi’s hand touched the symbols, a black figure suddenly appeared before him.
Disheveled hair, covered in blood, with a chest pierced through, and decaying flesh wriggling horrifyingly.
“Ah! It’s a ghost!”
Little Zhong Chi was startled by the black figure in front of him and quickly retreated.
But as soon as Little Zhong Chi’s hand left the symbols, the black figure disappeared, and the voice could no longer be heard.
Little Zhong Chi cautiously opened his eyes after a long time, looking around vigilantly.
Once he confirmed that the black figure was gone, he released his hands covering his eyes.
“Ah, this is truly a haunted place.”
Although Little Zhong Chi was not afraid of ferocious beasts or spirits, he was scared by the sight of such a “ghostly creature.”
Immediately, Little Zhong Chi swiftly ran, wanting to escape from this haunted place.
Along the way, Little Zhong Chi saw the source of the light, a luminous pearl, which was exceptionally beautiful.
There were also many symbols around the passage, but Zhong Chi no longer dared to look at them.
Instead, he blindly ran towards the front of the passage.
He didn’t know how long the passage was, but every few miles, there would be a luminous pearl, illuminating the way.
“How strange! How could there be such a tunnel underground in our clan? I’ve never heard Grandpa Patriarch or the others mention it before.”
Little Zhong Chi was deeply shocked. Such a massive tunnel, and yet the clan, who had lived here for generations, did not know of it.
“Right, Grandpa Patriarch often says that the place where our clan currently resides is the core of the ancient city. The ancient city was the palace of our clan’s Divine King. Could there be treasures left behind by the Divine King here?”
Little Zhong Chi suddenly thought of this and became extremely excited, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Although Little Zhong Chi was still young, he knew a lot of things.
Especially when it came to treasures, he was well-versed in the “treasure scriptures”.
Such a vast tunnel, if there were truly treasures, they would be extraordinary.