Totem History

Hua Zhanhong was not only curious, but he also knew some things because this was already a top national secret.

Moreover, this is a legacy from a very long history.

The reason it has never been made public is simply because we don't want humanity to live in fear.

Since these Demon Beasts have been powerful for thousands of years, or even longer... and there's no way to exterminate them, what's the point of talking about it?

Rather than letting the people live in constant fear, it's better to say nothing. At least the Kunlun Demon Country is still giving us face; they haven't made any moves in a long time...

He knew this because of his position, but he was very curious as to how Tang Miao knew all this.

"Don't look at me like that. Before humans were fully self-sufficient, the Totem Clan was already protecting them, and their opponents were not some Sea Monster Dynasty."

"During that period, what truly allowed the Totem Clan to resist was the Kunlun Demon Country. And the earliest totem leader was the Totem Sacred Beast. We humans attacked the Totem Beast more than once; after all, no matter the era, there is never a shortage of ambitious individuals. It was also at that time that the Qilin and his fellow Totem Beast went to Kunlun, and ultimately, some perished, while others fled..."

"When the Ancient King Ying Zheng unified Huaxia, he received help from the Azure Dragon, one of the Four Sacred Beasts. It was also at that time that the Totem Beast helped humanity for the second time. Unfortunately, as magic became more and more powerful, humanity attacked the Totem Beast for the second time. And this time, the Sea Monster Dynasty launched a massive attack..."

"After that battle, the Totem Beast almost all either fell into slumber, wandered to other countries, or perished..."

"..."

What Tang Miao told him was not his own guess, but rather what the Qilin told him after it had recovered some of its strength.

Hua Zhanhong only knew about things from the era of Totem Beast like the Azure Dragon, but he truly knew nothing about anything before that.

"Since you know all this, do you know where our country's Totem Beast are now? Is it still possible to awaken those sleeping Totem Beast?" Hua Zhanhong asked again.

If we could awaken some of the dormant Totem Beast, it would be the greatest help for the current situation in China!

"Totem Beast are relatively easy to deal with, but Totem Sacred Beast from the same era as the Azure Dragon are not so easy to obtain," Tang Miao said, shaking his head.

Just like Fei Lian, he was truly sensible.

If you encounter a cunning Totem Beast, not only will it offer no help, but you'll also have to fight it out...

"Didn't you already awaken some Totem Beast?" Hua Zhanhong asked again.

He was still very concerned about Tang Miao's situation.

"It's true that some have been awakened, but it's almost impossible for them to become guardian beasts of the nation. Even the Dark Serpent, without me, would only be willing to guard Hangzhou. After all, that's where it has always lived. But it's not so easy for Baxia and Moon Moth Phoenix; they don't have much interest in guarding."

"As for the Totem Sacred Beast Fei Lian and the Sacred Beast White Tiger, if it weren't for my restraint, they would likely choose to retreat into the mountains."

Tang Miao was telling the truth. Without their own restraint, it would be extremely difficult to get these Totem Beasts to serve humanity.

"That's not bad either, considering we humans hurt them first..." Hua Zhanhong sighed.

"Everything has one or two instances, but it's impossible for it to have three or four. Most Totem Beast, even if awakened, may not choose to continue standing on the side of humanity, unless they are those that live in the human world."

Tang Miao looked at Hua Zhanhong, who seemed a little disappointed, and said, "However, I will continue to search for the totem. After all, this is also my country."

Hua Zhanhong nodded, then looked at Mo Fan and said, "We know nothing about the underground river at the bottom of the Bohai Sea, so don't think your efforts were in vain. At least we can protect the Bohai Sea from sudden attacks by deep-sea Great Demon."

"What does this mean?" Mo Fan was even more puzzled.

"Well, while you were all focused on the Bohai Forbidden Curse Project, news came from the East China Sea and the South China Sea that the Pacific Gate had been discovered and a deep-sea Great Demon was traversing into the near sea," Hua Zhanhong said.

Actually Mo Fan and his friends stumbled upon this by accident. What they didn't expect was that, by sheer coincidence, the Sea Monster had already begun its attack!

Moreover, it sounds like this attack will be quite large...

Tang Miao looked at Hua Zhanhong with some curiosity and asked, "Since you've always known about the Sea Monster's situation, why didn't you support Shao Zheng when he was implementing the coastal defense line?"

Hua Zhanhong retorted, "How could we not provide support? The five Military Department have almost all drawn troops from their garrisons. But you must understand, our country has more than just its seas. The manpower we can mobilize is only enough to guard five thousand miles of coastline."

Come to think of it, Demon Beast exist almost everywhere.

With a large force stationed there, they naturally wouldn't be tempted to make a move. But if the defenses there are insufficient, then it's a different story.

After all, Demon Beast also possess intelligence!

"We originally wanted to seek help from the Asian Magic Association, but these people in the international community only think about their own interests, and no one will listen to us," Hua Zhanhong said, quite indignantly.

Although the Magic Association is known as the world's strongest organization, it doesn't truly control everything in some major countries.

To put it bluntly, most powerful countries are those that obey orders but not proclamations.

This is why Shao Zheng's proposal for coastal defense was immediately rejected.

As a major opponent, Su Lu was also afraid that Shao Zheng would go too far and become too uncontrollable, in which case the entire Asian Magic Association would be beyond his control.

Tang Miao didn't say anything more. Actually, he wanted to say more, but unfortunately, he didn't really understand either!

Sometimes, things are indeed not as simple as he thought.

This place has been baptized by forbidden magic. Even though Hua Zhanhong has strong control over it, he still cannot stay. Even Demon Beast dislike places baptized by Forbidden Curse Magic, let alone humans.

After leaving, Hua Zhanhong received message after message, almost all of them about cities near the sea...

Immediately following, reports flooded the media; what would normally be a constant stream of news about the attack would have been headline news, so shocking and disturbing.

A full-scale outbreak occurred, and the entire nearly 20,000-kilometer coastline, from deserted beaches and cliffs to peninsulas and famous port cities, was attacked by the Sea Monster!

Alerts have been issued in almost every sea area across the country...