Chapter 52 Continental Brief History

  When Hu Gao walked out of the pawnshop, he found that his whole body was like coming out of a sauna, covered in sweat, sticky and wet, and his two legs were a bit disobedient.

  At the last moment, Fat Boss's slightly relaxed demeanor not only scared Xiao Wu to the verge of collapse but also forced him to almost suffocate, completely forgetting how he walked out.

  "I'll never do such a reckless thing again, it was too thrilling just now." Hu Gao's palms were also sweating while holding the beast skin, and he suddenly remembered that when he came into contact with the High Priest, he didn't feel anything at all. It seems that true masters have the ability to restrain their aura.

  It can make Xiao Wu and himself tremble, which shows that this guy is not only high in realm, but also terrifyingly high in totem level. To know that today's totem war was able to easily destroy the three people's totems, on the surface it seems like the effect of the Blood Light Snake, but in fact it all relies on Xiao Wu as a divine beast exerting a powerful suppressive force over low-level totems.

  But this time even Xiao Wu couldn't handle it, could it be that guy has grasped a totem that's even more advanced than the divine beast? This is too terrifying!

  Hugao instinctively wanted to inform the High Priest about this guy's information, after all, he was also a member of the Hu family. Having such a powerful warrior who didn't know friend or foe in Ning City was indeed a huge hidden danger.

  But thinking carefully, he vetoed his own idea. The Hu family had been entrenched in Ning City for thousands of years, and there were too many unknown secrets within the family. Even what the so-called four major families saw was just a facade. Since that fat boss had been in Ning City for hundreds of years without incident, there was no need to stir up trouble. Moreover, Wang Hu's family still relied on him for protection.

  Now Hu Gao, in the foreign realm, has no power yet. Yu Le is considered a friend, and Wang Tiger will probably be one too in the future. At this time, he can only rely on the Hu family and other external forces to cultivate more followers for himself, such as Hu Dehua, this low-key but somewhat terrifying guy, who is a genius with a sixth-order Totem. There should be quite a few people like him in the Hu family, right?

  After some thought, Hu Gao returned to Hu Feng's residence. He didn't rush to break through and wanted to solidify his foundation instead. Especially after seeing Extreme Joy get stuck at the bottleneck and then break through, he understood this principle even more. His previous cultivation relied too much on external forces, giving him a somewhat cheating feeling. Since he rarely attended classes in the War Academy, he had very little knowledge of cultivation itself, which was clearly disadvantageous for his future path.

  Hufeng's face looked more haggard than before, and the recent events in the Hu family must have been enough to worry him. As the Transmission Elder of the Hu family, he was mainly responsible for teaching the elite disciples' martial arts, and his efforts were the most strenuous in order to rapidly improve the Hu family descendants' cultivation level.

  Seeing Hu Gao coming over after a long time, he forced out a faint smile. In terms of natural talent, Hu Gao was considered top-notch in the Hu family. To break through to the fifth stage of the Condensed Shadow Realm in such a short period of time could only be described as genius.

  "Hu Gao, how's your cultivation of the 'Returning to the Origin One Qi Flow' that I taught you last time?"

  "Going back to the elder's words, I've basically grasped it. I wonder if there are any more parts to this secret technique?" Hu Gao thought that usually these basic techniques have room for upgrades, but he didn't know if the Returning to One Qi Flow was an exception.

  Who knew, but Elder Hu Feng shook his head, "This secret method is already the top-level secret method. Let me take a look at your totem's current solidification situation." He stretched out his hand and pressed it on Hu Gao's lower abdomen, as if he was taking his pulse, feeling the sensation of the totem in his dantian.

  After a moment, Hu Feng loosened his grip and said: "Tuteng's foundation is built quite solidly, but I feel that the yuan force in your body is extremely disordered. According to reason, your cultivation method of gathering force should be the most orthodox secret method, it shouldn't be like this."

  Hu was shocked, it seemed that his speculation was indeed correct. The method of rapidly improving his realm with the help of the demon pill's yuan force was too unconventional, and the breakthroughs in the previous few levels were also very strange. It seemed that the jade pendant had played a mysterious role in it, making Hu feel strange was normal. "I hope the elder will give more guidance."

  "Na Li enters the sea, condenses the totem. These two sentences are the focus of Jingying realm cultivation. Last time I gave you [Jingying Technique], did you read it?"

  "These past few days have been busy with the martial arts competition at the War Institute, and I haven't even had a chance to read it yet." If not for Elder Hu Feng's reminder, Hu Gao almost forgot about this matter.

  "Uh, don't be impatient in your cultivation, go back and take a good look at that book. The Condensed Spirit Diagram is very important for a martial artist, it determines your future achievements, especially after reaching the Transformation Realm. If you haven't laid a solid foundation, it will be difficult to make progress." Hu Feng sighed, "There are countless experts in the Explosive Origin Realm, but those who can break through to the Transformation Realm are one in ten thousand. With your talent, breaking through to the Explosive Origin Realm is only a matter of time, you must look further ahead."

  "Yes! Elder, I don't know what realm our Hu family's Patriarch is in right now?" Hu Gao felt the concern in Hu Feng's words and unconsciously added a few more points of respect for this diligent old man. However, he was also curious about what level the top fighting force of the Hu family had reached.

  Hu Feng looked at Hu Gao seriously, the news from the Dark Guard had already confirmed his identity to the core members of the Hu family. Although they still couldn't explain why there was another soul living in Qinghe's body after the Guardian God's descent, what concerned them most was when the Guardian God would truly awaken.

  But now, looking at the calm and inscrutable young man in front of him, he was a little bewildered. Why would a soul that had lost its memory exhibit such formidable abilities, even attracting the attention of the Grand Priest? What kind of person was inside him?

  "The boundary of the Grand Priest is not something you should know, I can only tell you that it's definitely above the Explosive Yuan Boundary. Also, although your clan has high expectations for you, please don't get too ahead of yourself."

  Hu nodded his head, his thoughts were not what Hu Feng Lao thought they would be, but there was no need to explain further, he simply thanked him politely and returned to his residence.

  He pulled out the book "Condensed Shadow Technique" from the room and immediately began to flip through it. The content of this book was much more obscure than "Totem Origin", as it collected some anecdotes about the strong men on the mainland in the past when they were in a state of condensed shadow, which were used to prove some conclusions in the book. Fortunately, Hu Gao's understanding ability was extraordinary, and while he thoroughly understood this book, he also gained a lot of knowledge about this continent.

  Hua carefully cut out all the parts related to history from his mind, and then sorted them out. To truly understand a world, the most important part is its chronicle.

  From this book, Hu Gao learned that this wonderful world was once named Totem Continent by the famous sage Confucius in his book "Spring and Autumn", which is quite fitting, so it was quoted by most historians of later generations. The only exception is Fang Wuxu, the founder of the Dragon Tiger Empire mentioned by Qinglian earlier, who mentioned in a note discovered by later generations that this continent was once called Beast Realm Continent before history.

  Historians of the great empires had a fierce debate over this, and finally one school of scholars believed that humans were also a kind of beast, which was the result of biological evolution, so it was called the Beast Continent. Moreover, all the totems discovered so far are beasts, so there is no essential difference between Totem Continent and Beast Continent, which ended this endless and long debate.

  The history of Totem Continent can be roughly divided into two periods, commonly known as the pre-historic civilization and post-historic civilization, based on the Ice River Riot that occurred 10,000 years ago. The main reason for this division is that all events before the prehistoric period were not recorded in writing, but some secretive families left behind sparse pattern records or other scattered rumors through special means.

  However, a more acceptable view is that in prehistoric civilizations, human warriors may not have dominated the mainland of Totem, and the prosperity of human civilization after history may be closely related to the terrifying Ice River Riot.

  All of this is inferred from various books left by the first priest of the Mengyue Empire, and there are also few specific records of the Ice River Riot.

  In the past ten thousand years of human civilization, based on totems, a very detailed and complex cultivation system was established, and relying on some of the strongest warriors, several powerful unified empires were established on the mainland, occupying almost half of the time in the long river of history.

  The Yáo-led Huàn Yuè Empire, the Fāng Wú Xū-led Dragon and Tiger Empire, the Lǐ Hǔ-led Tiān Jiǎn Empire, and the Wáng Zhōng-led Eternal Life Empire. These four warriors were also known as the Four Great Gods of Humanity in later generations. It is said that their strength eventually broke through the Void Shattering Realm and reached the level of gods.

  Under the Four Great Gods, there are also ten great sages led by Confucius and Mencius who are not only bursting with martial power but have also made outstanding contributions to the cultivation system itself. They are revered by later generations of humans. The current Totem Continent is in a state of division, but some countries were founded by the descendants of these powerful individuals.

  In addition to the countries, there is another mysterious organization outside of them, known as the Five Great Sacred Grounds. There are very few records about them, and no one knows their exact geographical location. They have extremely strong powers but also an extremely neutral stance, never participating in the continent's war history. Only a few extremely stunning warriors have been passed down through the ages, leaving behind their deep mark on history.