As a result, many Bloodhoof Warriors from the outlying towns either showed up without putting in any effort, figuring that even if they found a Temple Thief, it was hardly worth risking their lives over.
Or they were more wary of the Black Horn City warriors beside them than of the Temple Thieves.
Some Bloodhoof Warriors from the provinces even gathered in secret, whispering among themselves as they plotted who knew what.
Brave Man's Game had only ended a day ago. Between Minotaurs and Boar People, Mammoth Men and centaurs, different Lineages, Black Horn City and the outlying towns... with resources in short supply, conflicts were everywhere. How could they possibly become intimate and united as one so easily?
Just when the situation had already become an irredeemable mess, something even worse happened.
Whether Temple Thieves or Bloodhoof Warriors, many people came into contact with the weapons, armor, and secret medicines enshrined within the temples. Swept up by overwhelmingly powerful Totem Power and the ferocious souls of their ancestors, they lost their minds and transformed into Origin Warriors!
It had to be known that the reason these ancient weapons, armor, and secret medicines were enshrined in temples rather than brought into actual combat
was that they were too tyrannical, too dangerous, and too unstable—like Crystals Bombs that could explode at any moment.
To perfectly control these ancient weapons, armor, and secret medicines, one needed not only an incomparably strong-willed and suitable candidate, but also to undergo trial after trial, receive treatment from witch doctors, and gain the blessings of priests.
Otherwise, suffering a Cultivation Deviation and becoming a puppet of weapon and armor, or turning into a beast that knew only slaughter the instant one swallowed the secret medicine, was the most likely outcome.
When the Temple Thieves stole the