Chapter 50
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Chapter 50: A Great Hidden Danger
In just two hours, Yi Chen defeated two fierce beasts that he had never been able to conquer before.
Without any increase in his level, the powerful new skill significantly boosted his strength.
After handling the situation, he returned to the Flame Mountain Tribe.
Back in the valley, Yi Chen did not enter the wooden house immediately, but instead summoned the high priest.
Now that the new skill had been successfully created, besides occasionally dealing with fierce beasts that the four armies could not handle, he could focus on cultivating and raising his level.
But first, he needed to pass on the complete version of the Cloud Treading Technique and the simplified version of the new skill.
The goal was, of course, to greatly enhance the overall strength of the Flame Mountain Tribe.
At this stage, the average level of the Flame Mountain Tribe was still only at the eighth level of the Qi Condensation stage.
It would take at least over a month for most of the people to use spirit stones to reach the first level of Spirit Release, enabling them to learn the complete version of the Cloud Treading Technique.
Normally, it would be too early to start teaching now.
However, Yi Chen believed that the sooner, the better.
Unlike last time, when he delayed teaching the Spirit Release-level Chaos Technique until over twenty tribe members broke through to that level, this time was different.
First, he had been busy creating the Cloud Treading Technique and had no time for cultivation, so he set this matter aside for safety.
Secondly, the Chaos Technique at the Spirit Release level would not have a big effect on the tribe’s talent, as even if they learned it early, they would still need time to cultivate and gradually raise their levels.
But now it was different.
Once the tribe’s talents learned the complete version of the Cloud Treading Technique and the simplified new skill, the two would complement each other, and their strength would soar, far outpacing that of ordinary tribe members.
This would mean a significant enhancement in the tribe’s high-end combat power.
Just like a few days ago, when Yi Chen had three fierce beasts he couldn’t defeat, now he could easily slay them.
Guli and the other talents would be able to easily defeat fierce beasts they previously could not touch, saving him time from having to handle them himself.
But most importantly, the talents like Guli would drastically increase their abilities, allowing them to tame and control more fierce beasts, speeding up their expansion.
So far, the territory he controlled had reached 160,000 square kilometers, with a talent bonus of 16%.
The speed of territory expansion had also climbed to 5,000 square kilometers per day.
As Guli and the other talents’ power soared and allowed them to control more fierce beasts, the speed of expanding their influence would only accelerate.
Once they break through to higher levels, the requirements for creating new skills would undoubtedly increase exponentially.
Yi Chen needed to improve his talent quickly so he could create the techniques he desired after advancing to a higher level.
“Tribe Leader!”
The high priest quickly arrived.
Yi Chen instructed, "Send someone to notify the leaders of the four armies to gather all the tribe members who have broken through to Spirit Release in the valley tomorrow morning."
The high priest hesitated, "As our territory grows larger, our manpower becomes increasingly insufficient. Now, as the tribe expands, we rely more on the fierce beasts willing to submit to humanity."
"Each army has gathered numerous formidable fierce beasts. If all the Spirit Release-level tribe members return, those fierce beasts that have submitted to us might turn against us without Spirit Release-level members to keep them in check."
Yi Chen frowned at this.
This presented a significant problem.
In fact, it was a potential huge hidden danger.
As their territory expanded, the Flame Mountain Tribe would undoubtedly face increasing manpower shortages.
To continue expanding, they would have to rely on those submissive fierce beasts.
However, the fiercer beasts possessed some intelligence.
Their submission stemmed from being pressured by humanity’s strength, rather than genuine loyalty.
One day, they might unite and deal a deadly blow to humanity, completely overturning their control.
He must create a method to control the fierce beasts.
The first thing that came to Yi Chen’s mind was the blood pledge of dominance.
But as soon as he thought about it, he dismissed the idea.
Because, until now, he had not developed anything akin to spiritual consciousness.
To him, the blood pledge of dominance involved infusing spiritual power into blood and then dripping it onto the fierce beasts’ cores.
By using spiritual consciousness for remote control, he could manipulate the spirit power in the blood to stimulate or destroy the cores.
The core was the energy source of the fierce beasts.
Once stimulated or destroyed, they would experience excruciating pain or even death.
This was the best way to prevent a rebellion from the fierce beasts.
If successful, it would also compensate for the lack of manpower.
It held great significance and was invaluable.
Unfortunately, he still lacked spiritual consciousness.
He simply could not create a skill that controlled the life and death of fierce beasts through the blood pledge.
This major hidden danger would have to wait until he developed spiritual consciousness to resolve it.
For now, he could only adopt a short-term solution.
After considering for a moment, he said, "Let the four armies keep a group of Spirit Release-level members to intimidate the fierce beasts."
"Understood!"
The high priest nodded.
Yi Chen said no more and made his way back to the wooden house.
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"You think Yi Chen suddenly summoned the talents from the tribe to teach them the complete version of the Cloud Treading Technique and the new skill?"
"You’re overthinking it. All the psychologists and analysts have concluded the same: Yi Chen will probably teach the complete version of the Cloud Treading Technique and the new skill in about a month to a month and a half."
"The main reason is that Yi Chen remains ambitious, still aiming to enhance the strength of the tribe members."
"The reason he hasn’t done it yet is for his own safety."
"Given Yi Chen’s character, he would never put himself in danger, and he wouldn’t trust anyone."
"At the very least, among the more than one thousand tribe members, even Guli, who was among the first to interact with Yi Chen and happens to be a beautiful lady fascinated by him, has not gained his trust."
"And within the Flame Mountain Tribe, talents like Guli may not be as gifted as Yi Chen, but because Yi Chen spent two months creating the new skill, their levels have now surpassed his."
"Yi Chen’s advantage in strength now rests solely on the complete version of the Cloud Treading Technique and the new skill."
"In this situation, how could he risk teaching those skills and increasing his unnecessary dangers?"
"That makes sense!"
"Yi Chen’s personality is actually quite good. Especially with nearly twenty thousand cunning heavy criminals now on the exile planet, this character helps him avoid being deceived."
"Therefore, Yi Chen probably needs Guli and the others for some arrangements."
"We may need to wait another month or two for the complete version of the Cloud Treading Technique and the new skill!"
"That said, the Flame Mountain Tribe has already let in a heavy criminal, who is beginning to plot to attract Yi Chen. I wonder if Yi Chen can resist the temptation?"
"That’s difficult! Although Yi Chen is exceptionally clever, his focus has been on cultivation and creating skills; he’s too lazy to manage tribe affairs."
"Moreover, he comes from a brutal age where strength is paramount and has never encountered scheming. Initially, he’ll definitely fall for every trick."
"If those are agents sent by the Federal Parliament, then that would be good for us."
The audience in the live room buzzed with discussion.
