Chapter 2363 - 2322: Subduing with Might

"Speak. Which tribe did you collude with?" With a barked question, Wang Xiaoqiang stomped a foot down on Elder Mo's head. Elder Mo was trampled beneath his foot, face filled with humiliation, his lifeless eyes staring venomously at Wang Xiaoqiang as he ground out between his teeth, "Brat, if you've got any guts, then kill me."

"Old dog, right now you're no different from a dead man, in fact you're worse off than dead. Why should I dirty my own hands? I won't kill you." As Wang Xiaoqiang spoke he lifted his foot off Elder Mo, then waved his hand and cast out a Restriction.

That Restriction turned into a streak of violet light that struck Elder Mo's body, wrapping around him like a rope of light, tightly binding him up, sealing him there completely. He could not move, could not speak, could not even seek death. He had no freedom.

"You old thing, you old traitor, I won't take your life—but I want you to personally watch as I and Brother Yishan swear brotherhood. I also want you to personally watch how the tribe you colluded with is ground into dust by me, Wang Xiaoqiang."

As Wang Xiaoqiang spoke, he waved his hand. Instantly that violet Restriction carried Elder Mo up into the sky, hanging suspended in midair. At this moment Elder Mo was like a criminal shackled with chains and cangue, without a shred of freedom, forced to watch the very things he least wished to see.

After doing all this, Wang Xiaoqiang waved his hand again. The Sacrificial Altar that had already been reduced to ruins was like something swept away by a violent gale, shifting away out of thin air, leaving the originally ravaged ground cleared open.

Then Wang Xiaoqiang lifted his gaze toward Yishan. Looking at Yishan's ghastly face, he said, "Brother Yishan, now we'll perform the oath of brotherhood and see who still dares to have any objections."

Joy surfaced on Yishan's ghost-face. Though he knew Wang Xiaoqiang's true strength, when Elder Mo had just now cast the Yiyun Technique, especially those last two moves, he'd still broken out in a cold sweat for Wang Xiaoqiang. Fortunately the outcome had been quite satisfactory, which made him even more awed by Wang Xiaoqiang.

Now that Wang Xiaoqiang had cowed the masses so that none dared disobey, and he still insisted on swearing brotherhood with him, Yishan was overjoyed. He answered and flew over to Wang Xiaoqiang's side.

Wang Xiaoqiang pricked his index finger and flicked out a drop of Blood Pearl. That blood swelled in his hands, growing larger, and finally condensed into a full set of limbs and torso.

Wang Xiaoqiang reached out and grabbed Yishan's ghost-face, directly placing it onto that body, allowing Yishan at last to possess a Physical Body.

Back in the technological civilization era on Earth, a single drop of blood could be used to clone a person, let alone with Immortal methods. However, even Immortals creating a person required a process; no one could pinch a human into existence in such a short time.

Only Wang Xiaoqiang was an exception.

Because Wang Xiaoqiang's blood contained Golden Blood from the Golden Blood Boy, and the Golden Blood had extremely strong plasticity. Ordinary blood also had a certain plasticity, of course, but nowhere near that of Golden Blood.

In truth, if he used the Blood of the Golden Blood Boy to shape a Physical Body, it would be even faster, and the Physical Body created would be even more powerful.

However, Wang Xiaoqiang could not bear to use his son's blood. After all, the Golden Blood of the Golden Blood Boy was incomparably precious; even a single drop was a priceless treasure. He could not bring himself to waste it.

Back when Wang Xiaoqiang forged his Super Physical Body, he couldn't bear to use even a single drop of blood from his son's body, only using nosebleed and other such Waste Blood. Much less would he do so to create a Physical Body for an outsider; even if that person was his sworn brother, he could never enjoy that kind of treatment.

Although Yishan now possessed a Physical Body, this body was not particularly formidable. It was merely something Wang Xiaoqiang casually pinched into being, for the moment only a substitute body to help Yishan move about, not truly his own.

Even so, Yishan was overjoyed. At the very least, with this Physical Body he could move freely, walk, sit, and lie like a normal person, and could very properly kneel and bow alongside Wang Xiaoqiang to complete the oath of brotherhood ceremony.

Next came the oath of brotherhood ceremony between Wang Xiaoqiang and Yishan. Afraid that the tribe members below might raise more objections, Yiyun gave a reminder, saying, "All tribesmen heed my order. Next will be the brotherhood ceremony between my elder brother Yishan and Brother Wang. You are to perform the rites of witnessing only. No one is allowed to voice any further objections, or I will certainly punish you heavily."

Even Elder Mo, whose prestige was highest and Cultivation Base strongest, had been subdued by Wang Xiaoqiang, and even the Yiyun Tribe's most powerful Spell Technique, the Yiyun Technique, had failed to bring him down. At this point, who would still dare utter a word of dissent?

Convince with reason; if that fails, suppress with might.

If rational argument could not win people over, then all that remained was to subdue them with pressure—and using pressure was more thorough, and more effective.

All the tribesmen dared not speak, merely watching the ceremony in silence. They did not even dare breathe too loudly.

Wang Xiaoqiang and Yishan walked hand in hand to the cleared ground where the Sacrificial Altar had stood, then bowed in unison to the vault of heaven and drank Blood Wine together, swearing oath as brothers of different parents.

The process of the oath was solemn and sacred. The tribesmen below who witnessed it all wore serious expressions; none dared to make a sound.

As for Elder Mo, who was bound by Wang Xiaoqiang's violet Restriction and suspended in midair, he too witnessed the entire process of Wang Xiaoqiang and Yishan swearing brotherhood. These were not scenes he wanted to see, but he had no choice. Even if he didn't want to watch, he had to. Just as now, though he no longer wanted to live, he still could not die—he had no freedom over life or death, much less anything else.

When the oath was completed, Yishan laughed happily and said, "Haha, Brother Wang, you as the elder brother and I as the younger, how about it?"

Wang Xiaoqiang knew that Yishan was older than he was, so he said, "Brother Yishan is older than Little Qiang and should by rights be the elder brother. Little Qiang should naturally be the younger."

If not for Wang Xiaoqiang injuring that Jiangh Hao, killing Elder Jiangh, and subduing Elder Mo, at this moment, with Wang Xiaoqiang voluntarily offering to be the younger brother, Yishan might have hesitated. But now, he did not dare.

Without the slightest hesitation, he clasped his fists to Wang Xiaoqiang and said, "Brother Wang, you saved my life and helped me reshape my Physical Body. That is a debt of rebirth to me. Your Cultivation Base is also far stronger than mine; you should naturally be the elder brother. Though Yishan is older in years, I am willing to be the younger brother."

Just then, Yiyun also said, "Yes, Brother Wang, we've always addressed you like that. If we suddenly changed it now, it really would feel a bit strange. From now on, you are the Revered Brother of us siblings. Please don't decline again."

Having now witnessed Wang Xiaoqiang's true strength, Yiyun was both shocked and afraid, and finally understood why her brother Yishan treated Wang Xiaoqiang with such respect. It was not only gratitude for saving his life, but also reverence for a powerhouse.

Of course, at this moment she too felt that reverence. So now she would rather have her older brother become Wang Xiaoqiang's younger brother if it meant securing a good relationship between them.

Because next, the Yiyun Tribe would be facing war, most likely entering a time of upheaval and peril. Things might turn out exactly as Elder Mo had said—that a powerful tribe would invade. If they wished to preserve themselves, they would need a mighty ally like Wang Xiaoqiang.

"Very well." Wang Xiaoqiang no longer declined and said solemnly, "From now on, Yishan is my brother, and Yiyun, you are my younger sister. I'll look after you both. Whoever dares bully you in the future, I'll kill him—no, I'll make him end up just like that Mo fellow there, wishing he were dead."

As he spoke, Wang Xiaoqiang pointed toward Elder Mo, who was bound in the sky above.

Though Elder Mo was still alive, he was worse off than dead. His head drooped at this moment, like an eggplant struck by frost, his face ashen, eyes dull, breath feeble.

At his words, the Yishan Yiyun siblings looked toward Elder Mo in the sky, and the tribesmen also raised their heads to look up at him.

Yiyun seemed vaguely worried and said to Wang Xiaoqiang, "Brother Wang, Elder Mo has lost his Cultivation Base, his Essence Blood is greatly depleted, and his Daoist Foundation is already destroyed. He's at the end of his rope and not worth worrying about. Why not bring him down and keep him heavily imprisoned? Leaving him up here in the sky like this… isn't it too conspicuous…"

Wang Xiaoqiang understood what Yiyun was concerned about. He waved his hand and smiled, "Yiyun, a traitor like this ought to have his corpse exposed to the public for three days as a warning. Don't you agree? Besides, we haven't even killed him. That's being lenient enough…"

Yiyun hesitated and said, "Brother Wang, if we do this, might it not attract powerful tribes…"

"Haha, that would be just what I want. I only fear they won't come." Wang Xiaoqiang looked into the distance, his eyes sharp like an eagle, his expression lupine with ambition, and said, "War brings destruction, but it also brings opportunity and growth. If those powerful tribes can't swallow us up, then we'll swallow them. Annexing one powerful tribe is worth ten years of painstaking development. If the Yiyun Tribe wants to grow strong quickly, there is no other way."

PS: Two chapters today, no need to wait after reading.