Sacrifice
Within the Desolate Mountains of the ancient city, as always, beasts roared, and spiritual creatures thrived.
This place was filled with bloody battles, making it a forbidden land for the human clan.
A small figure, resembling a nimble monkey, leaped and caused the earth to tremble with each jump.
Upon seeing this “little one”, some ferocious beasts around revealed expressions of fear.
How could such a young child, with each leap, cause such earth-shattering movements?
The strength of his body must be extraordinary.
The usually ferocious beasts, at this moment, became as meek as lambs, lying motionless in the grass, fearing to draw the attention of this “little one” and invite disaster upon themselves.
Little Zhong Chi naturally noticed many beasts, but his target this time was not these creatures, so he couldn’t be bothered.
Through the lush vegetation, his watery eyes searched for his goal.
“Roar!”
Suddenly, a roar echoed as a giant black ape, towering five meters tall, appeared.
Its robust body exuded explosive power.
This was undoubtedly an adult ferocious beast, a formidable presence that commanded the submission of countless beasts.
“Ah! A ferocious beast.”
Little Zhong Chi smacked his lips, almost drooling.
However, when he got a clear look at the appearance of the giant black ape, he was instantly disappointed.
“I’m not like Brother Hu and the others who can eat humanoid ferocious beasts!”
Little Zhong Chi shook his head, afraid that eating this giant black ape would leave a psychological scar.
At the same time, Little Zhong Chi recalled his uncle’s speculation from yesterday and connected it to the small black ape that Brother Hu and the others had eaten.
Wasn’t this giant black ape the ferocious beast that caused the tide of beasts yesterday?
Moreover, it was highly likely that this giant black ape was the mother of that small black ape.
“Don’t bother me, I’m not interested in you!”
After thinking for a moment, Little Zhong Chi ultimately decided not to take action against the giant black ape.
With a leap and a thunderous sound from the ground, he chose another direction to continue his search.
“Roar!”
However, how could the giant black ape let him walk away?
It was a notorious ferocious beast in the Great Wilderness.
Even without the grief of losing its child, it would never let Little Zhong Chi off the hook.
Sure enough, the giant black ape roared, beat its chest, and made a ferocious gesture.
It completely disregarded Little Zhong Chi’s warning and leaped towards him, its five-meter-tall body charging.
In front of the giant black ape, Little Zhong Chi appeared insignificant.
The strength in the giant black ape’s hands could penetrate gold and shatter rocks, a power that made countless beasts tremble in fear.
With a hand covered in thick black fur, which resembled a small mountain, it came crashing down like a violent wind, causing sand and stones to fly.
Little Zhong Chi became furious. He didn’t get angry with it for how many of his clan members were killed by this giant black ape during yesterday’s beast tide.
Now, this giant black ape dared to provoke him despite his warning.
It was truly seeking death!
“Very well, I’ll send you down to hell and reunite with your child!”
Little Zhong Chi’s seemingly weak body and childish voice lacked any intimidation.
However, when Little Zhong Chi faced the giant black ape’s enormous palm, his movements were surprisingly agile, far from what one would expect from a child.
“Bang!”
With a single fist, Little Zhong Chi directly struck the giant black ape’s palm, causing it to fly away.
The impact also made the giant black ape stumble backward, crashing into the rocks behind it.
A hint of fear appeared in the giant black ape’s eyes, as it seemed shocked by the astonishing physical strength of a child.
How could it feel like it was the human and the child before its eyes was the ferocious beast?
However, before the giant black ape could think further, Little Zhong Chi seized the opportunity and grabbed its palm, lifting the giant black ape.
He then ruthlessly smashed it towards the ground.
The resulting impact created a deafening noise, shaking the mountains and causing sand and stones to fly.
The distant beasts, witnessing a small child effortlessly wielding a five-meter-tall giant black ape and casually smashing it to the ground, found it incredibly surreal.
It seemed as if the child held not a ferocious beast but a fragile tree trunk.
It was an odd and unsettling sight.
“Roar!!!”
The giant black ape howled in agony, blood flowing from its seven orifices.
Its imposing ferocity vanished, and its life was on the brink.
“Bang!”
With Little Zhong Chi’s final strike, the head of the giant black ape was forcefully shattered, its brain matter spilling onto the ground, a nauseating sight.
Even Little Zhong Chi wrinkled his brows at the sight, his chubby face showing a hint of disgust.
He muttered, “Oops! I didn’t control my strength properly and smashed it open!”
Hearing this, all the surrounding beasts trembled, feeling that this was no ordinary child.
He was more like a ferocious beast cub, ruthless, capable of smashing a ferocious beast to death.
Little Zhong Chi paid no attention to the surrounding beasts.
With a wave of his hand, he lifted the corpse of the giant black ape and swung it, causing a White Spotted Tiger to wail in agony, accidentally meeting its demise.
“Tiger meat, my favorite!”
Little Zhong Chi chuckled and walked towards the corpse of the White Spotted Tiger.
At this moment, all the beasts were petrified, resembling startled birds.
They all fled in the opposite direction, fearing that they would be the next White Spotted Tiger to die a miserable death under the hands of this humanoid ferocious beast cub.
By a lake near the entrance of the village of the bereaved, overgrown with weeds, a group of children gathered.
They were bustling around a large pot filled with water, which had already reached boiling point.
“Bang!”
Suddenly, the ground shook, startling all the busy children. They turned around and were instantly delighted.
“Oh! Little Chi is back.”
“What about the ferocious beast?”
Immediately, Zhong Hu and the others surrounded Little Chi, their faces filled with excitement, eagerly asking.
Little Zhong Chi pointed to the large black ape he had thrown aside and said, “The ferocious beast is here!”
Upon seeing this, Pihou let out a scream and angrily exclaimed, “Little Chi, how did you bring back a black ape? Do you have a strange fetish, even eating humanoid ferocious beasts?”
Many others, like Pihou, wore extremely disappointed expressions.
Only Zhong Hu’s eyes sparkled with anticipation, saliva dripping onto the ground.
Little Zhong Chi, puzzled, asked, “Didn’t you all eat black ape meat? The ferocious beast Grandfather patriarch brought back was the offspring of this large black ape!”
It turned out that when the patriarch brought back the young black ape, they intentionally kept the children from seeing it.
They were afraid that Little Zhong Chi would refuse to eat it.
However, due to Little Zhong Chi’s disappearance, Zhong Hu and the other children ended up consuming it.
“Ugh!”
“Liars! Father is truly a liar, claiming that what he gave us to eat was mountain boar meat when it was actually...”
Suddenly, a group of children began to feel nauseous, vomiting by the lakeside, wishing to expel everything from their stomachs.
At that moment, the children felt they could no longer trust their fathers.
This was too deceitful, serving them black ape meat while claiming it was mountain boar!
Little Zhong Chi also felt helpless.
He hadn’t expected that bringing back a large black ape would expose the well-intentioned lie of the adults.
“Guilty, guilty!”
Little Zhong Chi revealed a row of pearly white tiger teeth, smirking.
He was relieved that he hadn’t eaten it and wouldn’t be left with any trauma.
However, amidst the chaos of the children vomiting uncontrollably, one person remained calm.
With small eyes fixed on the enormous black ape, he muttered, “Should we steam this large black ape? Or braise it?”
Little Zhong Chi nearly stumbled and fell to the ground.
He hadn’t expected Zhong Hu to have such a peculiar preference!
In the end, Zhong Hu took matters into his own hands, directly cutting off a large leg from the black ape.
Humming a tune, he steamed it amidst the disdainful gazes of the others.
Meanwhile, Little Zhong Chi, with the help of Zhong Tie and the others, began to build a fire pit and started roasting the tiger meat.
Finally, at an unknown time, an adult discovered the secret of the children.
“Damn you, you bunch of wasteful children! This is the precious meat of a ferocious beast. How could you shamelessly waste it?”
As the first voice of reproach sounded, it quickly attracted more voices.
“You little brat, don’t run away. This is the precious medicine of a ferocious beast. How dare you cook and eat it like this? Aren’t you afraid of divine punishment?”
Soon, a group of children wailed like pigs being slaughtered.
Those who were slower were grabbed by their adults and spanked on their buttocks.
While more children scattered like a group of monkeys, occasionally their pleas for mercy could be heard.
Finally, the patriarch arrived and saw the body of the black ape missing a leg.
His eyes gleamed, praising, “What a precious medicine! Quickly, seal it in a cauldron, and prepare the ritual for the children with the prescribed medicine and herbs!”
As noon approached, Little Zhong Chi and the other children gathered together.
Little Zhong Chi, gloating, watched the other children as he took a piece of tiger meat weighing over ten pounds and began to eat.
One by one, the children were picked up by their adults and thrown into the freshly prepared medicinal blood pool.
“Splash!”
The first child was thrown into the pool, emitting a miserable scream akin to a pig being slaughtered.
The pool contained the essence of the ferocious beast’s blood, combined with spiritual herbs and medicine.
At that moment, the vitality was abundant.
The blood boiled, and the roars of the black ape echoed as if it refused to die, roaring within the pool.
“You little brat, why are you screaming? Your father I didn’t have such a fortunate encounter back then. This is the precious medicine of a ferocious beast, overflowing with benefits for your body! It’s your good fortune!”
A group of adults spoke dismissively.
If anyone tried to protest, they would immediately suppress them, causing the children to suffer and scream in agony.
Little Zhong Chi chuckled, watching his companions scream one by one.
It was not difficult to imagine the pain they were experiencing in the blood pool.
However, this pain was a great opportunity for the children.
After this ritual, their strength would undoubtedly improve to varying degrees, and their physical qualities would be greatly enhanced.
“Little Zhong Chi, come here!”
Just as Little Zhong Chi was about to distance himself from the situation, the patriarch had someone bring a large cauldron.
The boiling water inside the cauldron was filled with a strong aura of blood, ten times more concentrated than the medicinal pool.
“Ah!”
Little Zhong Chi, being clever and quick-witted, understood the situation at a glance.
He tried to run away, but the patriarch was faster, grabbing Little Zhong Chi and throwing him into the cauldron with a loud thud.
“Child, this is where the true essence of the black ape’s precious medicine lies. Otherwise, with the physique of those children, the medicine would have consumed them.”
the patriarch chuckled to himself.