A long green arrow was like a blue lightning bolt, passing through the air and sinking into a section of yellow dead wood lying on a huge rock and covered by shrubs.
The yellow dead wood that had been motionless suddenly moved, flying into the air and rolling wildly, smashing the nearby bushes into pieces.
It turned out that the piece of yellow dead wood turned out to be the head of a huge python as thick as a bucket. Its body was more than five feet long, and its body was covered with rock-like scales with some line-shaped patterns on it.
The arrow penetrated straight into its head, leaving only a small tail feather still outside.
The giant yellow python's huge body twisted and rolled, its thick and long tail swept across, and several towering trees around it were swept aside like they were rotting. It made a loud crashing noise and fell to the ground.
After rolling for a quarter of an hour, the giant python finally turned its white belly to the sky. After twitching a few times, it stopped moving.
Several figures jumped out from a boulder twenty or thirty feet away. The one standing at the front was Shi Mu. The other people behind him were members of the Tengya tribe. Sha Jiao and Sha Xing were both there. They all had some or all of them.
Carry less prey on your back.
Shi Mu is holding a three-foot-long bow with a yellow bow and two ends that are in the shape of snake heads. There is a black bowstring connected to the mouths of the two snakes.
This long bow is the Sky-breaking Bow. In order to avoid being recognized by the barbarians, he smeared the blood of a ferocious beast on the bow, added some decorations, and dyed it yellow.
He looked at the long bow in his hand, with a hint of deep satisfaction in his eyes.
The power of this sky-breaking bow is far greater than the previous purple steel bow. According to Feng Li, the runes on the bow are special witchcraft of the barbarian tribe. They contain some kind of mysterious prehistoric power, which is similar to the runes of the human race.
The two have some similarities.
With the blessing of the power of these witch patterns, the sky-breaking bow not only has a far greater range than the purple steel bow, but even the ordinary bows and arrows shot can also have some armor-piercing effects.
In addition, just by injecting some mana to activate the bow, the size of the bow can be changed within a certain range, making it very convenient to carry.
The python that was shot was huge in size, and in terms of strength it was definitely comparable to a warrior in the middle stage of the day after tomorrow. However, with the help of the sky-breaking bow and the wind-chasing arrow, it was as fragile as an ordinary beast.
Several people quickly jumped to the body of the yellow python.
Shaxing kicked the giant python, but the huge python only moved slightly, with a look of horror on its face.
"Brother Mu is so awesome." He looked at Shi Mu with admiration and shouted.
"No! The scales on this yellow-threaded python will change color according to the surrounding environment, and it moves without revealing any breath, which is extremely cunning. Moreover, its scales are as strong as iron, and heavy weapons may not be able to cut them. Brother Mu can actually use a bow and arrow.
One hit will kill you, you are the real Barut among our barbarians!" Another barbarian man with blond curly hair said loudly, his eyes full of admiration.
"Brother Huhan, you are flattering me. I just took advantage of the weapons." Shi Mu smiled slightly.
Balut is the title given to warriors among barbarians. Barbarians are martial people and would only say this word to those they admire from the bottom of their hearts.
The color-changing ability of this yellow-threaded python is indeed difficult for ordinary people, but his eyesight is so sharp, and coupled with the sky-breaking bow and wind-chasing arrows, he can just restrain it.
As he spoke, he took a few steps forward, leaned down, carefully pulled out the wind-chasing arrow from the python's head, wiped off the blood on it, and put it back into the quiver on his waist.
There were only thirteen wind-chasing arrows he snatched from the green-skinned barbarian. These arrows were extremely powerful, but every time they were used, the power of the witchcraft on the arrows diminished a bit.
According to his prediction, a wind-chasing arrow can only be used five times at most, and the power of the witchcraft on it will completely disappear.
The faces of the people around looked at the bow and arrow in Shi Mu's hand, with expressions of envy on their faces.
The Tengya tribe is relatively poor and has very few weapons forged from metal and steel. Most tribesmen still use weapons made from animal bones.
"Brother Mu, are your bows and arrows witchcraft weapons?" Sha Jiao asked with gleaming eyes.
"That's right." Shi Mu nodded slightly, and the sky-breaking bow in his hand flashed with light, quickly shrunk to the size of a palm, and was put into his arms.
"Okay, it's getting late, and we've caught a lot of prey. Let's go back to the village." Sha Jiao realized that Shi Mu didn't want to talk more about this matter, so she changed the subject and said.
Several other people agreed in a loud voice, and they quickly worked together to tie up and lift the body of the yellow-threaded python, and walked happily towards the village.
There was laughter and laughter along the way.
The yellow-threaded python is a ferocious beast. The snake skin can be used to make extremely high-quality soft armor. The snake tendons and snake bones are good materials for making bows and arrows. They can also be exchanged for many things with other tribes.
In addition, snake meat can also be used to satisfy hunger, enough to feed the entire tribe for a day or two.
A group of people returned to the village with a huge yellow-threaded python, which immediately caused a sensation.
Some barbarian children in the tribe had never seen the body of a giant python, and they even screamed in surprise, chasing and quarreling around it.
Shi Mu stood aside with his hands behind his hands and looked around.
The Tengya tribe has made a lot of preparations for the evening ceremony. Several tall wooden platforms have been set up in the open square in the center of the tribe, and a dozen torches have been erected around them, but they have not been lit.
There is a black bird carved from an unknown object placed on the altar, which is lifelike and extremely expressive.
In particular, its blood-red eyes faintly emitted a faint red light, as if a pair of real eyes were watching everything around them.
Shi Mu frowned slightly and looked carefully. That feeling disappeared again, as if it was his own illusion.
Sha Jiao and others told Shi Mu about the process of hunting the yellow-threaded python, and everyone in the tribe suddenly exclaimed, looking at Shi Mu with a little more respect.
"Haha, Mr. Mu's strength is really unfathomable, he can even hunt down the yellow-threaded python!" After hearing this, the patriarch Sharon walked towards Shi Mu and laughed.
"Clan Chief Sharon, you're flattering me. I'm an outsider, so I can't give anything for participating in your ceremony, so I killed this python to add some tribute to the Crow God." Shi Mu withdrew his gaze and said with a carefree smile.
"Mr. Mu is warm and generous. On behalf of the Crow God, I accept your sincerity." Sharon put one hand on his chest and said solemnly.
As a clan leader and a priest, he has a far greater respect for the Crow God than ordinary people. Shi Mu's words were very in line with his feelings, and he couldn't help but have a great impression of Shi Mu. The previous precautions were gone.
Saved.
After Sharon said a few more words to Sha Jiao and Sha Xing, he called on the tribesmen to come forward and wash and skin the python.
Shi Mu stood aside and suddenly frowned.
The power of the totem curse on his chest suddenly erupted, and a searing pain was like an awl suddenly piercing the depths of his soul.
His face suddenly turned pale, and his body swayed, but he quickly regained his balance.
"Mr. Mu, are you okay?" Sha Jiao on the side noticed Shi Mu's strange behavior and asked with concern.
"It's okay, I'm just a little tired. I'll go and rest for a while." Shi Mu took a deep breath and reluctantly shook his head and smiled at Sha Jiao.
After he stepped forward and said hello to Sharon, he turned and walked towards the tribe's residence.
Sha Jiao looked at Shi Mu's back as he walked away, her plain and elegant face slightly a little confused.
Shi Mu returned to his residence and quickly took off his clothes. The giant snake totem on his chest emitted a faint red light, with streaks of red light flowing like blood.
Seeing this scene, his face darkened, and the Ten Thousand Tribulations Corpse Soul Curse finally began to erode his soul.
Shi Mu took a deep breath, took out a fist-sized jade gourd from his body, pulled out the stopper, and carefully poured it into the palm of his hand.
A stream of light blue viscous crystal liquid flowed out, which was the essence and blood of the One-horned Viper that he purchased before leaving Lancheng.
Shi Mu carefully smeared the blue blood on the red python totem on his chest, and a bone-deep chill spread out. The red light emitted by the red python totem immediately slowly faded, and finally disappeared after a moment.
He exhaled a long breath. In this moment, his whole body was covered with sweat.
Shi Mu put away the gourd and stood up, walked to the window, looked at the vast sky in the distance to the east, clenched his fists, and his eyes gradually became cold.
"Mother, Mu'er will definitely survive and become the strongest, don't worry!"
Under the night, the bonfire burned fiercely, and the sky turned red in the blink of an eye.
The annual god-sacrifice ceremony of the Tengya Clan also kicked off.
Before the high platform for worshiping the gods, all the members of the Tengya tribe gathered here. Shi Mu, Sha Lang, and other elders of the tribe sat together.
The ceremony is divided into two steps. The first step is for the tribe's sacrificial priest Shalang to come to the altar and recite a hymn to the Crow God. Then the whole family makes offerings to the Crow God on the high platform and prays to the Crow God to protect the tribe's safety in the coming year.
After the solemn sacrifice to the gods, there was an all-night carnival.
A blazing fire was lit in front of the high platform, and the high flames illuminated the entire tribe.
There were a lot of people around the fire, and all kinds of delicacies of meat that were rarely seen on weekdays were placed full of people, allowing the Tengya tribe to help themselves.
Ox horn cups and camel bone bowls are filled with wine, and the twelve strings are melodious. The people of the Tengya tribe hold their hands together and sing in unison, with great enthusiasm.
"Mr. Mu, please." Sharon poured a full bowl of wine for Shi Mu and handed it over.
Shi Mu smiled slightly, raised his head and drank it all.
The wine brewed by the barbarians is naturally not as refreshing as the human wine, but this wine is made from the gallbladder of the yellow-threaded python he killed during the day. It exudes a unique fragrance and is very refreshing.
"Good wine!" Shi Mu put down the camel bone bowl and praised it while stroking his knees.
"Mr. Mu, you're too polite. You are a man who has seen the world. How can the bad wine from our tribe catch your eye?" Sharon said humbly, but the joy in his eyes couldn't help but deepen a bit.
"The clan leader is too self-effacing. The liquor of your tribe is not only sweet and mellow, but especially when brewed with snake gall, it has a unique flavor that cannot be found in other places." Shi Mu laughed loudly.
Although Sharon knew these were Shi Mu's polite words, he felt very comfortable hearing them and couldn't help but laugh.
At this moment, a burst of cheers came.
In the middle of the crowd in front of the fire, Sha Jiao appeared out of nowhere.
She was wearing a fiery red dress at the moment, with a silver ring inlaid with crescent stones on her round forehead, and red thread silver bells on her wrists and ankles. She was very different from the usual heroic barbarian girl, and the long dress was even more...