197: A smooth move

Time passed rapidly during Han Qing's near-frenzied repair work.

Another two months went by.

Finally, at a certain moment.

As Han Qing injected the final wisp of pure Earth Lung Fire into the last and most severely blocked energy extraction channel.

Boom!

A dull, massive roar echoed from the deepest depths of the earth!

The channel, which had been clogged for tens of thousands of years, was completely cleared!

With this, Han Qing had finished clearing all one thousand and eight energy extraction channels!

In the next moment!

If it could be said that this underground fortress initially had only half a channel—two-thirds of which was blocked—working slowly, like a dying old man barely clinging to life on a ventilator.

Then now!

The state of all one thousand and eight extraction channels running at full capacity was like one thousand and eight awakened ancient Dragons opening their greedy maws at the same time, beginning to frantically and unrestrainedly devour the endless, violent earth vein spiritual energy deep beneath the Land of the Forsaken Gods!

At this instant, the entire underground fortress seemed to be injected with infinite vitality.

It had come back to life in Han Qing's hands!

...Rumble! Rumble!

The black plains where the Frenzied Battle Tribe was located began to experience an unprecedented and incredibly violent vibration!

It was as if a massive earthquake had struck!

The ground split open, one after another, into bottomless, hideous, and massive fissures!

"What's going on?"

"Is the ground about to collapse?"

The members of the Frenzied Battle Tribe waiting anxiously on the surface were terrified by this sudden upheaval, thrown into a state of panic and chaos!

"Everyone! Evacuate! Evacuate quickly!"

The Great Chieftain's voice resounded throughout the entire Tribe!

He, along with Battletea and the other tribal powerhouses, immediately took to the air and began directing the tribespeople to evacuate urgently to a safe area in the distance.

Just after they had evacuated that area.

Before their incredibly shocked eyes.

A colossus beyond words began to slowly rise from the massive fissure in the ground!

Its surface emitted a deep, pitch-black metallic luster!

On that mirror-smooth metallic shell, countless complex and profound runes flowed slowly, brimming with a mysterious and powerful aura!

Every member of the Frenzied Battle Tribe was dumbfounded.

One by one, they stared up like wooden chickens, watching the sky-blotting colossus as it continued to rise, their minds going completely blank.

"What is this?"

Battletea whispered to himself, "Could this be the full appearance of our Holy Temple?"

As they watched this massive ancient fortress rise higher and higher, about to completely break free from the ground.

An unprecedented panic welled up in the hearts of all the Frenzied Battle Tribe members.

They all understood what this meant.

Their Old Ancestor, their war god, their faith, and their source of power... were all about to leave them!

"No!"

"Old Ancestor! Please don't abandon us!"

"Great war god! Please, stay!"

Millions of Frenzied Battle Tribe members simultaneously fell to their knees on the ground.

They wept bitterly and kowtowed in prayer toward the massive fortress that was slowly ascending into the sky.

A profound despair and sorrow enveloped the entire Tribe... Inside the control room, Han Qing stood before a massive water mirror, watching the apocalyptic scene outside with an indifferent expression.

He was certain that as long as he took this ancient fortress away.

Then, for the Frenzied Battle Tribe, which had lost its source of power, extinction would only be a matter of time.

Their warriors would no longer be able to obtain great power from the war god essence blood.

Their descendants would grow weaker with each passing generation.

Eventually, in this peril-filled Land of the Forsaken Gods, they would be devoured and wiped out by other Tribes or powerful demonic creatures.

Han Qing felt no sympathy for these barbarians who had once tried to kill him.

But... looking at the innocent women and children kneeling on the ground, crying their hearts out.

He still let out a soft sigh.

Very well.

I will give you all one more chance.

With a thought.

A massive thousand-meter-tall projection composed of light and shadow instantly appeared above the Frenzied Battle Tribe.

It was the silhouette of Han Qing.

His calm voice clearly reached the ears of every member of the Frenzied Battle Tribe.

"From this day forward, this War God Fortress belongs to me."

"If you, the Frenzied Battle Tribe, do not wish to face extinction and fall."

"Then, from now on, you must follow my commands."

"As long as you perform well enough and remain loyal, I will grant the Frenzied Battle Tribe between one hundred and three hundred drops of war god essence blood each year, at my discretion."

"The exact amount you receive will depend on your own performance."

These words exploded in the hearts of the despairing Frenzied Battle Tribe members like a divine decree!

They no longer had a choice.

The Great Chieftain, Battletea, and the other high-ranking tribal members exchanged glances.

Immediately, they led the millions of tribespeople to bow deeply toward the massive silhouette in the sky.

"We are willing! We shall follow your commands!"

Seeing this, Han Qing nodded with satisfaction.

With a thought, the massive ancient fortress let out a deafening roar!

He directly tore through space!

Carrying this colossus—one hundred kilometers long, wide, and high—he slowly steered it into the pitch-black spatial rift and teleported away.

Just a moment before the fortress completely vanished.

He waved his hand.

Ten drops of war god essence blood, each the size of a human head and shimmering with a brilliant golden light, flew out from the fortress and floated steadily in front of the Great Chieftain.

Trembling, the Great Chieftain reached out and caught one of the drops.

When he felt the terrifying energy contained within this drop of war god essence blood—more than a hundred times purer and more massive than before—he was completely stunned!

Previously, the amount of war god essence blood their Tribe could obtain from the War God Hall each year was only about a dozen drops, and the quality had been declining year by year.

But now!

If they could obtain over a hundred drops of this quality of top-grade war god essence blood every year!

Then their Frenzied Battle Tribe would not be in decline!

Instead, they would welcome an unprecedented and comprehensive rise!

The Great Chieftain tried to slowly merge that golden drop of war god essence blood into his body.

A surge of majestic energy filled with vitality instantly washed over his long-withered body!

His dry skin regained its luster!

He could clearly feel that his already dwindling lifespan had actually been forcibly extended by three hundred years at this moment!

He was so moved that tears streamed down his old face, unable to control himself!

...Meanwhile, in the Tianhuang Domain.

That unprecedented great migration had completely ended.

The entire Tianhuang Domain had become a truly empty domain.

The eight Spirit Transformation Realm demon sovereigns followed Han Qing's orders and took turns patrolling the four directions of the Tianhuang Domain.

No unauthorized persons could possibly appear within the borders of the Tianhuang Domain without being discovered.

Fuyan City, the back mountain of the City Lord's Manor.

Above that originally beautiful and massive natural lake, a gargantuan spatial rift suddenly split open without warning!

Rumble!

Amidst a deafening roar.

That massive ancient fortress appeared out of thin air from the spatial rift!

Amidst the surging waves, it slowly sank to the bottom of the lake.