The Portal of Wonderland - Chapter 171

Chapter 171
The red light gradually dissipated from the stone array . The surrounding people had already got separated into two sides . They stood in their respective groups . The entire crowd had been divided into four groups of peaceful barbarians, and four groups of vicious barbarians; there seemed to be an air of indistinct confrontation between the two sides .




Shi Mu went and stood along with the peaceful barbarians . He then looked around .
"Brother Shi . . . " a voice was heard from behind . Shi Mu turned around and saw that it was Princess Huo Wu .
She looked unharmed… except for her pale complexion . Her face revealed a trace of happiness as she noticed that Shi Mu was also safe .
"Princess, it’s good to see that you’re safe and sound . " Shi Mu heaved a sigh of relief .
The Princess carried a huge burden on her shoulders – to carry out negotiations with the barbarians in order to form an alliance with them . This alliance was closely related to the safety of the three species . Therefore, there would be an enormous after-effect if she failed .
However, she could’ve used several life-saving means owing to her special status . She needed to protect herself even if she couldn’t defeat the enemy . She could take care of herself as long as she didn’t encounter an excessively formidable beast .
"Thank you for your concern, Brother Shi . But, your cultivation . . . " She wrinkled her brows as she sized Shi Mu up . She then spoke in a puzzled manner .
"I had a fortuitous encounter after you left . So, my cultivation forged a step ahead . " Shi Mu couldn’t let her know the truth . So, he made it up and replied with a laugh .
Princess Huo Wu noticed that Shi Mu didn’t wish to talk about the matter . So, she didn’t ask anything else even though she was full of curiosity .
Suddenly, Shi Mu felt that someone was staring at him . He turned around to see who it was .
Xiang Zhu stood beside the black armored man near the vicious barbarians’ group . Her blue dress was fluttering like waves . She was looking at Shi Mu with a concerned look in her eyes .
Shi Mu felt gratitude towards her in his heart as he recalled his battle with the three-headed python . He looked at her, and nodded with a smile .
The facial expression of the eight Priests looked different from each others’ . They stood near the altar .
Thirty peaceful barbarians had returned safely . However, only twenty vicious barbarians had come back .
This unexpected situation had brought a cheerful expression on the faces of the four Priests of the peaceful tribes . However, the complexion of the Priests of the vicious tribes seemed to be frozen .
The complexion of the narrow-eyed Priest of the Fiery Snake Tribe looked dark since only three people out of the twelve of his tribe had returned from the forbidden area . This was a big loss for the four vicious tribes .




The narrow-eyed Priest was startled as he looked towards the peaceful barbarians . He saw that Princess Huo Wu was happily chatting with Shi Mu .
His pupils shrank, and a trace of astonishment flashed through his eyes . Then, a cold look crept into his vision .
Shi Mu’s heart trembled . He felt as if he was being observed by a viper . He looked towards the altar; the narrow-eyed Priest’s eyes turned towards him at the same time .
The Priest gazed deeply into Shi Mu’s eyes . Then, he turned away his vision .
Shi Mu’s eyebrows wrinkled . A trace of sneer spread across the corners of his mouth .
The High Priest Bi Lige’s pale eyes glanced around from the altar . Then, he staggered backwards to the stone chair, and sat down .
"Well… the warriors of the God have returned . So, let’s start checking the beast souls," the High Priest squinted his eyes as he spoke-up in a light tone .
"Yes!"
The eight tribal Priests immediately complied with his order .
The eight tribes – divided into two groups – arrived in front of the altar under the guidance of their Priests . Then, they unfastened the beast soul bags from their waists, and became ready to release the souls .
The Beautiful Gauze Tribe took the lead from the peaceful barbarians’ side . Over ten people of this tribe had entered into the forbidden area . But, only seven had returned .
The green-robed middle-aged Priest of the Beautiful Gauze Tribe had heaved a deep sigh in his heart when he had realized this .
A sturdy young man took down the beast soul bag from his waist . Then, he gently opened the bag . A group of nine light balls flew out of his bag .
Six of the balls were smaller in size, and the remaining three were bigger . All of them were different in color .
"There are six primary and three middle-stage Hou Tian beast souls," the green-robed priest swept a glance over them, and reported with a gloomy complexion .
A low-level Priest stood to one side . He held a pen and a paper . He hastily jotted down the numbers .




The Wild Bull Tribe stood on the vicious barbarians’ side . Only four people of this tribe had returned from the forbidden area .
A tall and sturdy man of the Wild Bull Tribe released the beats souls . Several beast souls started to float before his body . There was a white light ball amid them . It looked pretty big in comparison with the other balls .

"There’re nine Hou Tian primary-stage, four middle-stage and one consummate-stage beast souls," the middle-aged priest of the Wild Bull Tribe reported loudly . A complacent smile sparkled across his face .
The complexion of the green-robed Priest of the peaceful barbarian tribe turned gloomy . Then, a sneer crawled across his face . He waved to the young barbarian to step down, and asked the next barbarian to go forward .
The sturdy barbarian retreated to his side after he had collected the nine souls back into his beast-soul bag .
The next youth of the Beautiful Gauze Tribe ascended to the altar, and opened his beast-soul bag . A group of seven or eight beast souls flew out . They were Hou Tian primary and middle-stage beast souls .
A trace of disappointment appeared in the green-robed Priest’s eyes as he saw this . He waved his hand, and indicated the next barbarian to step forward .
The barbarians stepped forward in succession, and drew out the beast souls from their bags . And, the low-level Priest continued to record the numbers on the paper .
The Beautiful Gauze and Wild Bull Tribe had finished showing their beast souls soon .
The number of beast souls captured by each individual of the Wild Bull Tribe had outnumbered that of the Beautiful Gauze Tribe’s . Moreover, the Wild Bull Tribe had captured a few Hou Tian advanced-stage beats souls as well . But, the difference between the number of surviving warriors on both the sides wasn’t small . But, the final result turned out to be very surprising . The number of beast souls on both the sides ended-up being almost the same . However, the High Priest had a set an evaluation system for the beast souls in advance . And, the Wild Bull Tribe won by a bare margin of three ordinary souls .
The Priest of the Beautiful Gauze Tribe felt relieved . But, the middle-aged Priest of the Wild Bull Tribe still looked reluctant . His copper-bells-like eyes glared . He let out a cold grunt reluctantly . He then retreated to the side while leading the four people of his tribe .
Then, the Golden Feather Tribe came forward . This tribe was one of the four peaceful barbarian tribes . More than ten people of this tribe had returned alive . However, the number of the beast souls that they had captured was ordinary . They had together collected five Hou Tian advanced-stage beast souls and a few Hou Tian primary-stage and middle-stage beast souls .
The Priests of the peaceful barbarians wrinkled their eyebrows as they saw this .
Suddenly, a burst of exclamation was heard from the side of the vicious barbarians . Several Priests turned around to look in that direction; their complexions changed .
The Red Tail Tribe of the vicious barbarians had stepped forward . Only five of their people had stepped into the forbidden area . But, they had a Hou Tian consummate-stage beast soul .
They also had a few Hou Tian advanced and middle-stage beast souls . The number of souls that they had captured was lesser than that of the peaceful side . But, their total score sprang-up higher than them as they had a Hou Tian consummate-stage beast soul .




The complexions of the Priests of the peaceful barbarians darkened . They looked at each other, but remained silent .
Then, a barbarian in green robe strode over . He was a Hou Tian consummate-stage barbarian of the Green Tooth Tribe .
A trace of complacent smile hung on his face . He took off the beast-soul bag that hung from his waist, and gently shook it .
A group of head-sized red light ball flew out of his bag . It was emitting an intermittent energy . A few dozen small beast souls also flew out of his bag .
"A Xian Tian level beast soul!"
The peaceful barbarians were startled as they saw the head-sized red light ball . Then, their faces beamed with ecstasy .
Princess Huo Wu and Shi Mu stood underneath the altar . The Princess’s eyebrows were tightly locked; she had looked a little anxious a moment ago . But, her face brightened-up as she saw the Xian Tian level beast soul .
Shi Mu’s eyes revealed a trace of an inconceivable look . But then, he felt a little relieved . The Xian Tian level fierce beasts were very difficult to deal with . But, it was possible to kill them by relying on one’s strength and an appropriate tactical coordination .
The Xian Tian beast soul was exuding an intense red light along with a huge energy fluctuation . But, it still looked rather inferior to Shi Mu’s three-headed python’s soul . It seemed to be a Xian Tian primary-stage beast soul .
The vicious barbarians’ complexion turned gloomy as they saw this .
The green-robed barbarian had a Xian Tian level, two Hou Tian consummate-stage, five advanced-stage, and seven or eight middle and primary-stage beast souls .
This barbarian had made the peaceful side surpass the vicious side .
Priest Yan Ya stood on the altar . He had started to grin from ear-to-ear by now .
The other three priests weren’t as elated as Priest Yan Ya . But, their wrinkled eyebrows unfolded, and revealed their happiness nonetheless .
Several Hou Tian warriors had entered the Portal of the Brave Warriors in an attempt to strive for stability . But, very few people had had the courage to hunt a Xian Tian level beast soul . Moreover, the opportunities were less because of the time limit . They had only a span of ten days .
It was clear that the victory would fall into the hands of the peaceful barbarians if nothing unexpected happened .
But, the happiness of the peaceful barbarians didn’t last long . A red haired barbarian of the Wild Lion Tribe of the vicious barbarians stepped forward . The red-hair barbarian wore a cold smile as he strode forward . He waved his hands, and a light flashed from his beast-soul bag . Then, a cyan-colored light ball flew out into the sight; it was as big as a head . It was also a Xian Tian primary-stage beast soul .
The smiling faces of the Priests of the peaceful barbarian tribes froze .
Then, the remaining people of the Green Tooth Tribe and Wild Lion Tribe came forward . The number of their contributed beast souls was also recorded .
Now, both sides had a Xian Tian level beast soul . The number of people in the Green Tooth Tribe was more than that of the Wild Lion Tribe . Moreover, the number of their beast souls weren’t small . Finally, the number of the beast souls of the peaceful tribes ended-up being equivalent to the vicious tribes . Both of these tribes had a total of three-hundred-and-seventy-six ordinary souls .
This number seemed big . But, it was lesser than the value of four Hou Tian advanced-stage beast souls . Moreover, a single Hou Tian consummate-stage beast soul could easily surpass this number .
Now, only one tribe from both the sides hadn’t contributed their beast souls .
The Crow Horn Tribe of the peaceful barbarians and the Fierce Snake Tribe of the vicious barbarians…
The bilateral disparity between these two tribes was quite large . There were total eleven people in the Crow Horn Tribe, while the Fierce Snake Tribe had only three people . The Crow Horn Tribe had over four times the numbers!
The peaceful side looked confident owing to this huge gap . They felt that they would be victorious as long as the Crow Horn Tribe wouldn’t contribute ordinary beast souls alone .
A trace of an unbelievable look could be seen on the faces of the totem warriors of the Crow Horn Tribe as they looked at each other . Then, a dark-skinned young barbarian came forward . He was a Hou Tian consummate-stage warrior .
He glanced at the Crow Horn Tribe’s priest . Then, he reluctantly removed his beast-soul bag, and shook it gently .
The light balls slowly began to fly out of his bag . Thirty to forty light balls departed from his bag .
The faces of Priest Yan Ya and others brimmed with ecstasy . The majority of the light balls were Hou Tian primary and middle-stage beast souls, but three or four advanced-stage beast souls were also a part of that group . The result was remarkably good . The Priests of the peaceful barbarians wanted to praise the dark-skinned youth .
"Elder Priests, there’s something I wish to say . Most of the warriors of our Crow Horn Tribe met with an accident in the forbidden place . They were stranded in a place… and were unable to escape . These beast souls were the harvest of all of us . . . " the dark-skinned youth looked ashamed as he said .
"What?!"
Priest Yan Ya and the other people were thunderstruck; their complexions turned unsightly .

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