Chapter 40: Beast God Temple and the Treasure of Inheritance

  "We swear by the blood of our ancestors, bestowed upon us by the Beast God, to inherit the glory of the Bimon tribe, defend the land of Bimon, and never retreat in the face of any strong enemy. No matter how weak we may be, we will not abandon a single inch of the Beast God's land. When the blood of Bimon is exhausted, it is when we return to the embrace of the Beast God. May heaven and earth witness this oath."

  As all the young Bimon finished their last words, the golden statue of Bimon at the top of the Beast King's Palace shone brightly, enveloping all the young Bimon in its light.

  "The Coming of Age ceremony is over, rise up! Beast God's descendants, you have all become adults!" said Old Huang Jin with a gentle voice.

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  After Old Huang Jin announced the end of the Coming-of-Age ceremony, the young Bimons in the square all had joyful faces and dispersed around, because their parents and elders were waiting for them on the edge of the square.

  Liu Yu, dressed in a golden formal attire with a calm expression, was also among them. However, he didn't seem very excited, as someone who had lived through two lifetimes, this kind of coming-of-age ceremony didn't hold any special meaning for him.

  It was just a short and solemn coming-of-age ceremony, but there was one thing that made him very curious. The person who presided over the coming-of-age ceremony was neither King Krow nor Michael Sobar, the elder of the Elder Council, but the Beast God's High Priest, who usually stayed in the Beast God Temple.

  This high priest is said to have the same nine-tiered later-stage cultivation, and his strength is not inferior to that of King Kero and Elder Mikhail Sobel. However, he is extremely low-key and rarely leaves the area where the Beast God Temple is located. In contrast, all the divine officials within the Beastman Kingdom's Beast God Temple organization are also very low-key, and their faith in the Beast God is somewhat unremarkable.

  Liu Yu's understanding of the beast god image of the beast tribe's beliefs has not been very deep since he crossed over. Except for some formal occasions where they would add phrases such as "the beast god is above" or "the beast god is witness" to their spoken language, and every few days there would be officials organizing them to pray to the beast god regardless of where they were, the influence of the beast god could not be found.

  The Di Huo Fortress gathered the vast majority of the 120,000-strong Bi Mong tribe, as well as a large number of affiliated tribes, but there was only one Beast God Temple, and the priests who managed it were just over a dozen Bi Mong.

  The worship of the Beast God Temple does not require people to offer sacrifices or prayers to the Beast God, and it is enough for the beastmen to pray in front of the statue of the Beast God at home. Whether or not they go to the Beast God Temple, no one cares. As a result, Liu Yu has only been to the Beast God Temple once before going to the training camp, and now he can't even remember what the place looks like.

  Although the beast tribe uses the name of the beast god for many things, they never superstitious, no one has seen anyone who wants to fight a battle and run to ask the beast god for help, and there is no military sacrifice in the army.

  However, Liu Yu learned from the veteran warriors of the Blood Camp that before each war, the army of the Fano Empire would collectively pray to their gods, and military chaplains, priests, and sacrificers were also ubiquitous.

  There was also a veteran warrior who told Liu Yu that the key to Ma Lan's promotion to school lieutenant was a meritorious deed, which was to have killed a sixth-level magic guide of the Great Temple of the Earth God on the battlefield. Usually, these pastors, divine teachers, and sacrificial officers were heavily protected by Farnode's soldiers, making it difficult to kill them, and Ma Lan didn't know where his good luck came from to kill a lone divine teacher.

  In the Fano Temple, a 6th rank Great Mage and a Commander of a 5,000-man army unit "Lieutenant General" are equivalent. Killing someone of such high status is naturally a great achievement.

  When Liu Yu first heard about this, he just sighed that Marlan was lucky. Now, however, he is pondering the huge difference in status between the people of Tongwei Temple and others. Moreover, why did the Beast God Temple, which has always been low-key, become a key player at the adult ceremony, allowing King Kuro and Elder Long to play supporting roles?

  "This doesn't add up!" Liu Yu gazed at the entrance of the Beast God Temple from afar, where Great Elder Mikhail Sobel was whispering something to Croak King.

  Unfortunately, Liu Yu's current strength is not worth his doubt. After chatting with the great priest of the Beast God Temple and Kro and Michael for a while, he left.

  The other participants in the coming-of-age ceremony on the square also returned home with their parents, and according to the rules, they all had a ten-day break. After ten days, they would receive a military order to go to the front line and fight against the Empire of Fanord.

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  "Grandfather, Father, Mother, I toast to you." In the bedroom of King Koro in the Beast King's Palace at night, Liu Yu celebrated his coming of age with King Koro, Gaia, Naya, and his younger brother Philip.

  According to the customs of the Bimong people, one of the most important things in a person's life is birth, talent test, coming-of-age ceremony, and marriage. In these matters, no matter what the family situation is, they will try their best to prepare a sumptuous dinner for the whole family to celebrate together.

  "Alexander, you've finally come of age. I remember when you were struck by lightning, your parents and I thought we were going to lose you. Now, in the blink of an eye, over a decade has passed. May the Beast God bless you with strength and health like Bimon." King Krow said, raising his cup as he gazed at his eldest grandson with deep emotion. Gaia and Naya also looked at their grown son with relief, especially Naya's eyes which had already begun to well up with tears.

  "Alright, don't worry, Grandfather, Father, Mother. I guarantee it won't happen again." Kuro said, mentioning that the original owner of this body being struck by lightning was apparently beyond Liu Yu's expectations, and he hastily comforted his relatives.

  "Hehe, we're not blaming you for being struck by lightning. Who can be blamed for that?" King Kuo smiled faintly to ease Liu Yu's embarrassment.

  "Has brother been struck by lightning? Does brother hurt?" This little guy, Philip, is only a little over three years old. Maybe it's because the royal family has enough food, this little brat eats and gets chubby, just like when Liu Yu held him as a child, he was still a small ball of meat, and his skin looks very cute with a white and rosy complexion.

  "It doesn't hurt, brother will take you to try it later." Looking at Philip's cute appearance, Liu Yu also happily teased him. It seems that Tolemmy, Kaoerji, and Philip are all giant fat men, big fat men, and small fat dumplings, distributed in a hierarchical order from high to low. Liu Yu suspects that he and the fat men have some special fate."

  "Alright, stop teasing your brother, let's eat. It's rare that we're all together." As she looked at her two healthy sons, a warm smile spread across Naya's face. She then reached out and hugged Philip tightly, while urging Liu Yu and her husband to eat more.

  Indeed, to attend Liu Yu's coming-of-age ceremony, Gaia hurried back on horseback after inspecting the garrison in the Wolfman territory. Fortunately, the border between the Beastman Kingdom and the Fano Empire is relatively calm now, so Gaia can spare time.

  The three generations of the Cro-Wang and Gaia families, who were enjoying the joy of family reunion to the fullest, couldn't help but smile all the time, and the troubles of state affairs also temporarily retreated.

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  In the study of King Krow in the dead of night, King Krow, Gaia and Liu Yu were discussing something among the three generations. Naya had already taken Philip to rest.

  "Grandfather, over the past year or so, my strength has increased a lot, especially in magic cultivation, it's as if there's no bottleneck at all. In terms of martial arts cultivation, I've also caught up with Fei Te. But it seems like I'm not much more diligent than him." At this time, only two extremely powerful relatives were left, so Liu Yu boldly spoke out the doubts in his heart.

  In the past year or so, Liu Yu's magical martial arts have made rapid progress, and he is now on par with Bu Ganing, Mo Luo, and Ivan, the three leaders of their generation, which is clearly not in line with his innate talent.

  "Are you the one who broke through to 4th rank last year?" King Kero didn't rush to answer Liu Yu's question.

  "Ah, not long after the battle with the cannibal last year, I broke through to the fourth stage of Da Dou Shi." Liu Yu nodded and replied honestly. He knew that there were still many things he didn't know or understand in the Beast King's domain, and the two people in front of him were the best choices to enlighten him.

  "The answer is actually on you." King Krow smiled calmly and pointed at Liu Yu's chest.

  "Hmm!" Liu Yu hastily opened his clothes, lowered his head to take a look, and saw that a few inches tall golden beast god statue was quietly lying on his chest. This was given by his father Gaiya when he gave him the medicine back then.

  Because Gaia had hinted to Liu Yu that he must carry this object with him, Liu Yu had been carrying it close to his body for several years. When his cultivation made great progress, he once wondered if the statue had any special function, but after observing it for half a day, he did not find anything unusual about the statue.

  "Don't think too much, with your current strength, you naturally can't discover the special features of this treasure, and there is a special method left by the supreme elder of the clan on this statue, even a strong saint can hardly find its special features." Seeing that Liu Yu's expression still had some doubts, Kero King took a step ahead and spoke out the answer.

  "Shengjie Elder Assembly, Taishang Elder!....." When King Kuo said these two words, Liu Yu's heart was shocked. Liu Yu, who had been through a lot, deeply understood a truth: the strongest powers are often not showing off or revealing themselves.

  In the Beastman Kingdom, the Supreme Elder Council composed of Saint-level powerhouses is undoubtedly the pinnacle of this invisible and imperceptible force. Until now, Liu Yue only knew that such a force existed, but he didn't know how many Supreme Elders the kingdom had, nor did he know what the strongest existence in this group was doing.

  It suddenly occurred to him that the thing he had been wearing for six years actually had such a big origin, which really surprised him. In fact, he knew in his heart that his father would not give him something without reason.

  Especially when giving it to him with those precious medicines, the value of this object will not be much different. Of course, now listening to King Kuro's tone, the value of this statue must exceed his previous estimate.

  "This is the treasure of our inheritance within the Mongol nation, as a reward to the family that seized the throne, this treasure has been kept by successive generations of kings and worn by those chosen by them."

  "And anyone who wears this golden brooch, after their magical aura strength reaches mid-tier, will activate the power of the brooch. It will speed up your cultivation, and before you break through to the 7th tier, your cultivation speed won't slow down, but instead remain very fast. The bottleneck's power will also be weakened a bit." This time it was Gaia who spoke out the answer.