On the way to the Nine-Headed Tribe, Chu Kuangren held a picture he had bought from a street vendor. It depicted a monstrous snake with nine heads, its savage, vicious appearance enough to chill the heart.
"An ancient ferocious beast, Nine Infants!"
"Rumor has it this beast excels at controlling water and fire. Ha, to think the Nine-Headed Tribe actually worships such a ferocious beast. Interesting."
Chu Kuangren smiled faintly.
Beside him, Lan Yu also examined the picture curiously.
"So ugly. It's nowhere near as pretty as Xiao Hong," Lan Yu said.
"Of course. One is an auspicious divine beast, the other a ferocious beast. There's naturally no comparison. Still, Nine Infants isn't to be underestimated. If we ranked them by bloodline, Nine Infants should stand just below divine beasts."
Chu Kuangren said.
Then he looked toward a desolate Dao Province in the distance. "We're only three hundred li from Blackwater Dao Province, where the Nine-Headed Tribe lives."
"Let's go. We should arrive today."
Inside a tent in the Nine-Headed Tribe.
"Everyone, once Young Lord Li awakens Nine Infants, the day we invade Dao Province will be just around the corner!" The Nine-Headed Tribe Chief was drinking wine and eating meat, discussing their glorious future with a group of elders.
The other elders were all excited as well.
Boom.
Just then, a clap of thunder came from outside.
Dark clouds gathered, and torrential rain poured from the sky.
"Damn it, I've long since had enough of this shitty place. Torrential rain and flash floods at the drop of a hat," an elder snorted.
At his words, the other elders' faces filled with disgust as well.
Although this was the homeland where they had grown up, they felt not the slightest attachment to it, only endless disdain.
"Once we invade