"Deputy Commander."
"Could this tribe that settled near the Moon Crater be the Spirit Clan?"
At this point, Golden Blade immediately guessed which tribe it was.
"That's right."
"The tribe was indeed the Spirit Clan."
"According to that female elder of the Spirit Clan, their ancestor went to the Moon Crater because they sensed a god calling them."
"From then on, the Spirit Clan settled near the Moon Crater."
"Their current clan chief, Nangong Zheyue, carries the bloodline of that ancestor who could sense the god."
"If our Golden Lion Tribe truly tries to wipe out the Spirit Clan, Nangong Zheyue will call upon that fallen god and take our tribe down with them."
"That's the story the Spirit Clan told."
"Remember, don't mention this to outsiders."
Jin He added one final warning.
Most of the Blood Lion Guard captains scoffed at the story, believing the Spirit Clan was trying to scare them.
"The Spirit Clan really has no shame."
"If they're going to make up a story, they should at least make it believable."
"If they could summon a god's power, they would've wiped us out long ago!"
"Exactly. Even Heaven is dead. What gods could possibly be left?"
None of them believed the story.
After the Heavenly Calamity, faith in the Old Gods had generally declined among living beings.
Only newly emerged gods like the Great Void Snake Mother could still inspire dread.
The story the Spirit Clan had fabricated did nothing to frighten them. It only made them think the clan had run out of options and could do nothing but spin tales.
Only Golden Blade felt a stir in his heart, though he acted equally unconcerned. Grinning, he said, "After all these years, they could even claim the Spirit Clan knocked the moon out of the