The twelve tribes all sprang into action.
A day later, the Barbarian cultivators who had entered the mountains to investigate returned with news.
Just as the Venerable Lord had said, they had discovered the bones and remains of many large animals in the middle reaches of the forest, as well as the lingering aura left behind after the savage beasts had fed.
By past experience, this was a sign that a savage beast invasion was imminent.
After receiving the news, all twelve tribes hurried to reinforce their defenses. Through the records within the Hunting Spear Tribe, Chen Yang also figured out the origins of these savage beasts.
These bizarre creatures had been created entirely during the process by which the gods of the Barbarian Lands transferred away resentful power.
In Barbarian records, they were called "monsters returned from death." As the name implied, these savage beasts were born from animals that had already died.
They spent most of their time asleep, but once they awoke, they began hunting living creatures on a massive scale.
Most savage beasts were only somewhat stronger than ordinary wild animals, while a small number possessed the strength of Barbarian cultivators in the Beast Soul Realm.
In extremely rare cases, powerful individuals comparable to Blood Pattern Realm Barbarian cultivators could even be born.
The several great calamities recorded here had all been caused by the appearance of such terrifying savage beasts.
"Returned from death... Rather than beasts, calling them 'zombies' would be more fitting."
Chen Yang thought to himself.
He now understood why the savage beasts did not usually appear, instead sleeping and awakening in cycles.
It was because the accumulation of resentful power required time. Once the resentful power borne by the savage beasts reached a certain limit, they would awaken under the impetus of