And Xiao Houzi’s moonprint is just a small crescent moon, yet he managed to lift three hundred pounds?
This completely defies common sense!
"Xiao Houzi, you...when did your strength become so powerful?" Jiang Feng asked in shock.
"I don’t know." Xiang Beifei shook his head.
Jiang Shan and Jiang Feng exchanged a glance, suddenly placing their left hands on their chests, extending their right hands, looking at the crescent mark on their wrists, and spoke in unison, "It must be the protection of the Divine Lord! Surviving a great disaster brings blessings!"
They both prayed devoutly to the moonprint on their arms, firmly believing that only the Divine Lord had given Xiao Houzi such strength.
"Xiao Houzi, you should thank the Divine Lord! This must be the help of the Divine Lord." Jiang Shan said solemnly.
"The Divine Lord hasn’t protected me; it probably has nothing to do with the Divine Lord." Xiang Beifei said.
"Don’t speak nonsense, Xiao Houzi. We, the Human Race, have always been under the protection of the Divine Lord." Jiang Shan immediately corrected.
"I’m telling the truth because there’s no moonprint on my arm."
Xiang Beifei initially thought of making a moonprint on his arm to cover it up, but by now, he had removed the moonprint and conveniently made a wound.
Jiang Shan and Jiang Feng were both astonished!
In their minds, the moonprint represents the key to their tribe’s survival; everyone who can become a robust hunter and embark on the path of cultivation is granted by the moonprint!
In Changpan Valley, whenever a child turns one year old, a Divine Envoy is invited to bless every newborn with the Moon God’s blessing and imprint the Moon God’s mark.
The Human Race can survive in this wilderness thanks to the moonprint.
— Without the moonprint, there is no Human Race!
This is a deeply ingrained belief etched into their minds!
Now Xiao Houzi claims he has no moonprint? This startled both Jiang Shan and Jiang Feng!
"Stretch out your arm, let me see." Jiang Shan said anxiously.
Xiang Beifei extended his arm, and the wound on his arm was obvious, it lacked a piece of flesh as if clawed by a desolate beast, precisely where the moonprint should have been.
"My moonprint seems to have been clawed off by a desolate beast during yesterday’s attack." Xiang Beifei said, touching the edge of the wound on his not yet fully healed arm.
Jiang Feng was extremely amazed!
When they were brought back yesterday, because Xiang Beifei was conscious and Jiang Shan was heavily injured, they only checked the wound on Xiang Beifei’s head before treating Jiang Shan’s injuries, without noticing the issue with Xiang Beifei’s wrist.
He hurriedly grabbed Xiang Beifei’s hand, inspecting Xiang Beifei’s wrist, and saw the moonprint was gone, leaving only a shocking wound, his expression growing more anxious.
"Clawed off by a desolate beast? If the moonprint was clawed off by a desolate beast, then... do you feel anything strange on your body?"
Jiang Feng, being the Clan Leader of Changpan Valley tribe, took this matter extremely seriously!
If the moonprint gets clawed off, the consequences are very serious!
Xiang Beifei shook his head slightly, then said, "Not only is there nothing strange, but rather, I feel as if I’ve been freed from bondage, and suddenly my strength increased."
"That’s impossible!" Jiang Shan firmly denied, "With the moonprint, we have powerful strength!"
He still firmly believes that the Moon God grants them the strength to contend with desolate beasts.
Xiang Beifei said nothing more, just bent down and lifted the three-hundred-pound martial stone again, tossing it as if playing.
Jiang Shan was momentarily speechless by Xiang Beifei’s actions.
He knew his son’s previous situation, he was just a skinny little guy, besides climbing agility, he basically didn’t want to practice martial arts, nor did he like cultivation.
Yet, after yesterday’s perilous encounter, losing the moonprint, he inexplicably gained extraordinary strength!
And this was what Xiao Houzi achieved without the moonprint!
"Clan Leader, I remember there wasn’t such a situation before." Jiang Shan said.
"Indeed not, previously when they were hunting, if their arms were broken by desolate beasts, they would almost immediately perish. How did Xiao Houzi survive?" Jiang Feng was utterly puzzled.
"Immediate death without the moonprint? Why?" Xiang Beifei was quite astonished.
"The Divine Envoy said, we, the Human Race, are very humble and fragile. Compared with ordinary desolate beasts, our physical lifespan limit is only about twenty years. That is to say, we, humans, are old at twenty, but it is precisely the existence of the moonprint that extends our lifespan four or five times! So once we lose the moonprint, our physical lifespan returns to the original state, equivalent to an old man, unable to bear it." Jiang Feng explained.
A physical lifespan limit of twenty years?
Xiang Beifei scoffed inwardly.
Humans can live far longer than Jiang Feng and the others imagine, with Dao embryo’s enhancement, as long as the cultivation level is high enough, living for hundreds of years is no problem.
Unfortunately, Jiang Feng and the others aren’t aware of this; the Meat-Winged Monsters instill concepts in them, and they believe deeply. Even if they doubt, it’s useless because the ones being raised have been marked with the Meat-Winged Monsters’ insect imprint since childhood, growing up with these imprints.
However, losing the moonprint and dying was unexpected for Xiang Beifei. Could it be the moonprints are connected in some way?
In that regard, Xiang Beifei indeed noticed something amiss.
To ensure completely posing as Jiang Hou at the time, he restored Jiang Hou’s corpse, disguising all of Jiang Hou’s body including birthmarks.
But he didn’t see the moonprint on Jiang Hou’s arm.
Could it be the Meat-Winged Monsters’ insect moonprint automatically sheds and escapes after death?
Jiang Shan and Jiang Feng scrutinized Xiang Beifei from head to toe, for a moment even suspecting the young man in front of them wasn’t Xiao Houzi, but Xiao Houzi’s back birthmark was identical, leaving Jiang Shan no room for doubt.
"Ordinary people losing the moonprint would instantly die, but Xiao Houzi losing the moonprint and suddenly becoming incredibly strong, why is this?"
The two were endlessly puzzled, losing the moonprint made Xiao Houzi stronger than before, could it be the moonprint is truly a binding force on them?
Jiang Feng no longer dared to be sure.
Xiang Beifei knew transforming these people’s thoughts would need to be gradual, not a one-step process, moreover, this is the Meat-Winged Monsters’ territory, he must proceed cautiously.
Now he set an example, next, he will slowly seek opportunities to demonstrate more, reveal some abilities, allowing them to first waver in the belief that "moonprint is everything."
His goal is to let these people recognize, the Human Race is not the servants of the Meat-Winged Monsters, but a more powerful existence than the Meat-Winged Monsters!
Of course, he plans to directly confront the Yellow Dragon this time, to stir trouble in the Meat-Winged Monsters’ lair, so he isn’t hurried, just waiting here for the Meat-Winged Monsters to arrive.
Jiang Feng knew the matter concerning Xiao Houzi was extremely significant, he immediately convened many clan elders from the tribe to deliberate on this matter.
There were quite a few elderly people in the tribe, and on their wrists, there was a moonprint. Not all old people could cultivate the moonprint to a full moon state, it also relates to talent, but they’ve lived with the moonprint all their lives, regarding the moonprint as a profoundly sacred existence in their minds.
Jiang Feng shared the story of Xiao Houzi losing the moonprint yet becoming strong with these clan elders, immediately causing quite a commotion.
Some clan elders publicly questioned, "It’s impossible! Without the moonprint there can’t be us, the Human Race. Xiao Houzi is only sixteen, living without the moonprint is quite normal, but how could he possibly become strong without the moonprint..."
Xiang Beifei casually carried the stone weight around in a circle.
Everyone present was so shocked they couldn’t speak.
Jiang Feng had Xiang Beifei wait outside, while a group of people started discussions inside the house. Even though Xiang Beifei was sitting in the yard, he could clearly hear everything being said inside.
"The moonprint is the foundation of our Human Race’s survival, losing the moonprint is a desecration of the Divine Lord! Xiao Houzi must have come into contact with something unclean."
"That’s right, we are all servants of the Divine Lord, Jiang Hou losing the moonprint was a major taboo! It is seen as betrayal to the Divine Lord! This cannot be tolerated."
Some clan elders’ attitudes were extremely stubborn, their belief in the Moon God is so devout that they couldn’t accept Jiang Hou becoming stronger after losing the moonprint.
"Changing these people’s beliefs really is a tough mission."
Xiang Beifei sighed slightly.