Flame Mountain Tribe

"My name is Gu Li. Thank you for saving me!"

The brawny woman spoke her thanks.

"It was nothing. No need to be so polite."

Yi Chen replied courteously.

"How... how did you kill the Unicorn Boar?"

Gu Li glanced at the Unicorn Boar lying on the ground, then at Yi Chen's somewhat lean frame.

Even having witnessed it with her own eyes, she still found the fact a little hard to believe.

"My arms are fairly strong. When I threw the Thorn Fruit, it was tremendously powerful."

Yi Chen casually brushed it off.

Gu Li was utterly amazed.

The strength in her arms already ranked among the best in the tribe.

Yet when she used Thorn Fruit, at most she could wound a wild chicken.

Just how strong did one's arms have to be to kill a Unicorn Boar with a throw?

She did not dare imagine it.

"Where are you planning to take this Unicorn Boar? Our Flame Mountain Tribe isn't far from here. I can go back and find people to help you carry it over."

Gu Li's gaze soon returned to the Unicorn Boar.

A flicker of regret passed through her eyes.

How wonderful would it have been if she had killed this Unicorn Boar herself?

Not only would it have given her an absolute lead in the competition for Tribal Chief, it would also have greatly increased the tribe's food reserves.

Unfortunately, whoever killed it owned it.

Since Yi Chen had killed the Unicorn Boar, only Yi Chen had the right to decide what to do with it.

"I'm from the Green Grass Tribe. Because of an accident, I drifted here after wandering from place to place. As for the Unicorn Boar, you can have it!"

Yi Chen waved his hand generously.

"Not only are you my lifesaver, you're also a great benefactor to our Flame Mountain Tribe. I'll go back right now and bring some tribespeople here."

Gu Li was overjoyed.

"No need to make it so troublesome!"

Yi Chen swept his gaze around.

He borrowed Gu Li's short knife.

He chopped down three small trees.

Then he cut away their branches and leaves, quickly producing three trunks five meters long and as thick as a bowl.

He shoved the trunks beneath the Unicorn Boar.

Yi Chen grabbed one of the Unicorn Boar's hind legs. Spiritual Power surged in secret, gathering in his arms and legs as he dragged it forward.

Rumble, rumble...

At the sixth level of the Qi Condensation Realm, channeling Spiritual Power into his legs and arms could increase Yi Chen's strength dozens of times over.

But it was still not enough to drag a Unicorn Boar weighing more than ten tons.

With the three trunks beneath the Unicorn Boar reducing the friction, however, it was a completely different story.

The enormous Unicorn Boar, which still stood over two meters tall even while lying down, was dragged forward by Yi Chen alone.

"If one of the trunks rolls out, pick it up and put it in front of the Unicorn Boar. Also, which way is the Flame Mountain Tribe?"

Once he was sure there would be no problem, Yi Chen looked at the dumbfounded Gu Li beside him.

"What incredible strength!"

An unusual light flickered in Gu Li's bell-like eyes.

Her heartbeat could not help but double.

To the point that she had not even heard what Yi Chen said.

"Holy shit, according to the Scanner data, Dopamine secretion is increasing and the heartbeat of this stunning beauty named Gu Li is speeding up. That's obviously the feeling of falling for someone!"

"A badass man truly isn't limited by the era or his environment. Even with a lean build, in a world where brawny, dark, and rugged are considered handsome—where he'd be treated as a useless ugly man—he can still make a stunning beauty's heart flutter!"

"He's so handsome I want to lick the screen, a peerless genius who created his own cultivation method, and he just displayed extraordinary ingenuity in moving that Unicorn Boar... It's over! I've fallen for Yi Chen too. All of a sudden, my boyfriend feels completely worthless."

"A peerless genius, handsome and dashing, with outstanding intellect! Even on Exile Planet, Yi Chen is bound to shine brilliantly!"

"More than shine brilliantly. I even suspect that giving the Unicorn Boar to Gu Li and wasting time making rolling logs to transport it were acts with ulterior motives."

"Don't forget, his earlier performance was rather scheming. And he's the grandson of the ambitious Nine Star General Yi Tenglong!"

"With these abilities, this mind, this personality, and that ambition, he's practically a rising overlord in his early days!"

"The only pity is that Exile Planet belongs to the Ferocious Beasts, while the Human Race can only survive in the cracks. No matter how ambitious he is, at most he can become the Tribal Chief of a tribe and annex one or two neighboring tribes."

"Born at the wrong time!"

The viewers in the Live Stream Room clicked their tongues in wonder as the discussion continued without end.

In the Small Woods, Gu Li finally snapped out of it after Yi Chen reminded her again.

She hurried forward, picked up a trunk that had rolled away, and shoved it in front of the Unicorn Boar.

With Gu Li assisting from the side.

Their pace was not slow.

The two chatted as they walked.

Yi Chen quickly learned about Gu Li and the Flame Mountain Tribe.

The Flame Mountain Tribe was a medium-sized tribe with over a thousand people.

The Human Race on Exile Planet aged quickly.

Although Tai Shi, the Tribal Chief of the Flame Mountain Tribe, was only thirty-six, neither his strength nor agility was what it used to be.

Tai Shi was fairly clever. He knew it was better to voluntarily relinquish the position of Tribal Chief than have it snatched away.

Thus, he established a contest: within three months, whoever hunted the most prey would become the next Tribal Chief.

The two strongest warriors in the entire Flame Mountain Tribe immediately began a fierce competition.

One of the two warriors competing for the position of Tribal Chief was named Luo Ge.

The other was Gu Li.

The reason she had ambushed a level-five Unicorn Boar was precisely because she was at a disadvantage. Gu Li had no choice but to take the risk, hoping to use the Unicorn Boar to overtake Luo Ge.

Unfortunately, her gamble failed, and Yi Chen saved her.

This news was undoubtedly a tremendous piece of good news for Yi Chen.

It meant that once he joined the Flame Mountain Tribe, he would not need to rack his brains over how to seize the position of Tribal Chief.

He only needed to rely on his formidable strength to hunt enough prey, and the position would fall into his hands with ease.

"Powerful Ferocious Beasts are everywhere on Flame Mountain. Even with your astonishing strength, it would be difficult for you to protect yourself. How about joining our Flame Mountain Tribe?"

As they chatted, Gu Li suddenly asked.

Hope gleamed in her bell-like eyes.

Along the way, she had also learned that Yi Chen was sick of living alone.

That made her see hope in inviting Yi Chen to join the Flame Mountain Tribe. Once she found an opportunity to raise the subject, she did not hesitate to bring it up.

If she could invite Yi Chen, who looked frail but possessed tremendous strength, into the Flame Mountain Tribe, it would undoubtedly greatly increase the tribe's power.

The survival pressure on the tribespeople would be drastically reduced as a result.

What she did not know was that Yi Chen had deliberately revealed all this information to her without leaving a trace.

Saving her and gifting her the Unicorn Boar had all been for the sake of joining the Flame Mountain Tribe.

"Hmm... that works!"

After pretending to ponder for a while, Yi Chen nodded.

Though he was eager to join the Flame Mountain Tribe, he had never brought it up himself. Instead, he guided Gu Li into saying it.

Because a deal wasn't worth anything when you came begging for it.

Before becoming the Tribal Chief of the Flame Mountain Tribe, he also did not want Gu Li to notice his ambition, lest complications arise.

"That's wonderful!"

Amid her excitement, Gu Li's heartbeat sped up quite a bit.

In her eyes, Yi Chen joining the tribe would undoubtedly bring enormous help to the Flame Mountain Tribe.

Beyond that, if Yi Chen stayed in the Flame Mountain Tribe, she would have a chance to let affection grow over time.

This was also one of the things that had troubled her throughout the journey.

She had discovered that from beginning to end, Yi Chen had not even looked at her more than once.

It was a severe blow to her pride.

Her dark skin, brawny body, resolute face, powerful strength, thunderous voice, and bell-like eyes...

In the Flame Mountain Tribe, she was a goddess whom every man stared at without blinking, greed gleaming in their eyes.

Yet Yi Chen seemed to have no interest in her whatsoever.

And she could tell that this lack of interest was not an act.

To remain unruffled before a stunning beauty—his strength of character could be called incomparably formidable.

That only made her fall more deeply in love with this man who looked like a good-for-nothing, yet possessed not only incredible strength but also immense composure and self-control.

Her brawny figure could not attract him.

Then she would let affection grow over time!

Just imagining that one day she could unite with Yi Chen and perhaps give birth to a whole brood of children who inherited her physique and looks, along with Yi Chen's strength and temperament...

She could not help but feel her heart race, as though the entire world belonged to her.