Chapter 2599: Chapter 53: Barbarian God

Mo Hua licked his lips, suddenly intrigued.

After being hungry for so long, he finally smelled something delicious.

Without making a sound, he continued to follow the ancestor and grandchild duo as they moved forward.

The Barbarian Tribes’ ancestor-grandchild duo, unaware that someone was following them, walked quietly forward. The elder still gave some sparse guidance to the child along the way:

"When we arrive at the place, you must be respectful."

"This is your blessing..."

"...a blessing for the tribe. If your father knew, he would be proud of you..."

The child nodded in a daze. After a while, he clutched his empty stomach and said:

"Grandpa, I’m hungry."

The Barbarian elder took out some rough dry food, made of some kind of cheap grain, black and gray, dry and hard.

The child took the dry food and put it in his mouth, chewing slowly.

The Barbarian elder watched with heartache and then carefully took out a piece of jerky from a worn storage bag and handed it to the child.

When the child saw the jerky, his eyes brightened but then filled with unease, "Grandpa, I’m... I’m full already, I don’t need it..."

The Barbarian elder patted his head, his voice hoarse, "It’s fine, eat a little more today... eat well."

The child, being young and ignorant, struggled to resist, but his rumbling stomach gave in to the temptation of the jerky. He carefully put it in his mouth and chewed.

Such a treat is only eaten a few times a year, so he ate very slowly.

After eating half, he handed the remaining jerky back to the elder, "Grandpa, I’m full."

The Barbarian elder shook his head, "It’s okay, you eat it all. It’s all for you."

The child was somewhat incredulous, "Really?"

The elder smiled and nodded, the wrinkles on his face deep and rough.

Only then did the child relax, joyfully putting the remaining meat into his mouth and chewing with a simple and pitiful smile.

The Barbarian elder watched this scene, his gaze complex, his eyes hiding deep anguish.

Mo Hua looked at all this, his expression slightly sombre.

After finishing the jerky, the Barbarian elder continued up the mountain with the child.

The mountains of the Great Wilderness, though covered with low and sparse shrubs, were mostly barren, showing a reddish color.

The ancestor and grandchild followed the steep mountain path deep into the Desolate Mountain.

In the depths of the mountain, there was a cave with a dark entrance and two strange stone pillars standing outside.

At this time, there were four Barbarian Cultivators guarding the cave entrance.

Upon seeing the elder, the four Barbarian Cultivators performed the clan ritual and respectfully said, "Elder."

The Barbarian elder nodded slightly and asked, "Is everything ready?"

One of the Barbarian Cultivators replied, "Elder, the Monster Blood, offerings, and sacrificial altar are all prepared."

The Barbarian elder nodded, waving his hand, "You all may leave."

The four Barbarian Cultivators hesitated, glanced at the child, and looked reluctant, "Elder, how about..."

The Barbarian elder’s expression was stubborn, "There’s no choice."

The Barbarian Cultivators sighed together, "Yes, Chief Elder."

After the four retreated, they went directly down the mountain.

In front of the cave, only the Barbarian elder and the ten-year-old child remained.

The elder asked the child, "Did you remember what I instructed you?"

The child nodded, "I will serve the Barbarian God well, respectfully and wholeheartedly."

The Barbarian elder’s gaze was deep, "Good, then follow me."

The ancestor and grandchild stepped past the stone pillars and entered the cave.

Mo Hua thought for a moment and followed inside.

His Divine Sense far surpassed that of the elder. Even concealed behind him, the elder could not detect anything.

Mo Hua almost went in step with the elder into the cave.

His vision was briefly dark, but when Mo Hua raised his head, observing the situation inside the cave, his expression was somewhat surprised.

This cave was too simple.

The expected Stone Palace, Divine Temple, niches, and other structures were absent.

It couldn’t even be called a "cave," at most, it was a "notch" in the mountain wall, the entrance was very shallow, only five or six steps to reach the end.

Inside the cave, there was only a stone offering table, with some Monster Beast skulls placed upon it. A jar of beast blood stood at the corner; there was nothing else.

No deity statue, nor anything worthy of worship.

And the end of the cave was the stone wall.

It was a real stone wall. The Divine Sense penetrated this stone wall and could only sense solid rock.

Mo Hua’s gaze flickered.

Previously, hearing the child mention "Barbarian God," he thought it would be a "big deal."

At least there should be a temple or a deity statue, but entering the cave revealed there was nothing.

Moreover, the aura of the deity was very faint, almost nonexistent.

Mo Hua couldn’t detect anything.

"Concealed quite deeply..."

After pondering for a moment, Mo Hua’s gaze turned profound and he looked at the Barbarian elder.

The Barbarian elder suddenly felt chilled, as if being observed by something, but after probing, he found nothing.

Considering for a while, the Barbarian elder concluded there was only one explanation. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed toward the empty stone wall behind the offering table, saying:

"Barbarian God above, I am now preparing and dare not delay your ritual."

After speaking, he kowtowed three times.

Beside him, the child followed his grandfather’s lead, kneeling and reverently kowtowed three loud times.

Afterward, the Barbarian elder dared not delay and reached toward the blood jar, using his finger to dip into the dark red blood, sketching an archaic blood-colored totem beneath the offering table.

The totem’s pattern resembled the Four Symbols Monster Pattern.

Its design looked like a sharp-beaked, sharp-clawed Demon Monster.

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