Chapter 543: Saint Ceremony
In the main hall, the most eye-catching thing is the huge murals engraved on the surrounding walls. The painting style is basically the same as that in the corridor.
It can be said that everything else in the temple exists to set off them, so that everyone who comes in can focus on the epic waves described in the murals.
Conquer, fight, expand, grow
One after another, murals symbolizing the illustrious martial arts of the Manushir tribe appeared in Chen Jing's eyes.
However these are not the main point.
The real key lies in the second half, about the real secret of the rise of the Manushir tribe.
"Sun" Vine!
When the people of the Manushir tribe discovered its existence, it became the most fundamental reason for the tribe's growth.
Worship it as a totem and actively hunt all kinds of wild beasts to satisfy its food requirements.
In this way, they also harvested the gift of the "sun" vine.
They call it the Ritual of the Saints.
By intercepting a branch of the "Sun" vine, one can incorporate it into one's own body through a series of necessary rituals.
The mural clearly depicts a group of barbarians wearing strange sacrificial robes surrounding the recipient, chanting mysterious incantations loudly.
The leader among them took out a skull container filled with silver liquid, put the "Sun" vine branch into it and soaked it, then took out a small knife and neatly cut open the recipient's shoulder, then took out the "Sun" vine branch very roughly, and directly
Stuff it inside.
In an instant, after the branches and roots of the "Sun" vine came into contact with the flesh and blood of the recipient's shoulder, they seemed to come alive and quickly grew and climbed along the blood vessels of the human body.
The flesh and blood in the recipient's body is quickly absorbed by the branches of the "Sun" vine, and it can be seen with the naked eye that he is rapidly losing weight.
Not only that, but he endured unimaginable pain all the time.
At this point, it is time to compete with willpower and foundation.
If the body does not really die after the "Sun" vine branches are saturated, and the own will has withstood the pain and torture, then it means that the saint's ritual is successful.
At this time, as the recipient of the gift, most of the barbarian's chest, including his neck and even half of his face, will be covered in dark red tattoos.
The shape of the tattoo is the shape of the "sun" vine.
This also means that a true warrior of the Manushir tribe is born.
Before this, people who had not gone through the saint's ceremony were not allowed to have tattoos.
As for those who failed the ritual, they were directly transformed into nutrients for the branches of the "Sun" vine, and there was no longer any possibility of survival.
This is the cruelty of the saint's ritual.
However, after the barbarian tattooed warriors trained at such a high cost were merged with the "Sun" vine branches, their strength instantly increased significantly.
In the murals at the back, the strength of this special warrior is shown one by one.
In addition to the all-round increase in physical fitness, the plant monsters that Chen Jing dealt with before were able to display abilities such as vine entanglement, vine-turned-guns, vine armor, etc. Not only that, but there were also many more powerful methods.
Coupled with their own martial arts and combat skills, they are definitely at the forefront of the same level.
Among them, what Chen Jing is very concerned about is the opponent's ability to absorb the power of flesh and blood.
In a mural, it is clearly described that vines shot out from the body of a barbarian tattooed warrior, stabbing each barbarian beast, devouring their flesh and blood like a parasitic beast, and being continuously absorbed by himself.
Just like the Bei Ming Shen Gong in martial arts novels, as time goes by, one's own aura quickly increases and the strength becomes stronger and stronger.
Domineering and monstrous!
No wonder there are so many strong men emerging from the Manushir tribe, and it is normal for them to practice such magical skills.
Chen Jing suddenly thought of the fourth-level severely injured barbarian he faced in the first place.
The other party also called himself Manushir, but he was very sure that the tattoos on his face were just tattoos, not real branches of the "Sun" vine.
Otherwise, that person would not know how to use it after absorbing the life through the blood line, and could only press it into the body arrogantly, even to the point of bursting.
People who truly incorporate the "sun" vines into their bodies will not experience this situation.
So the other party’s true identity is a descendant of the Manushir tribe?
Perhaps it was the bloodline derived from the evacuation of the peripheral tribes he passed before.
After withdrawing his thoughts, Chen Jing continued to look down.
The "Sun" vines exist on the bodies of seventh-level, eighth-level and even legends.
And unlike the dark red tattoo at the beginning, the color of the tattoo becomes more golden as the tattoo becomes stronger.
By the time of the legend, the vines they used as depicted in the murals were almost identical to the main body of the "sun" vine seen at the end of the corridor.
In the last few murals, Chen Jing finally saw the greatest role of the "sun" vine.
When he was still a freshman, during a mission to annihilate the Blood Moon Society, he read a passage called "Stairway to the Legend" on a piece of animal skin about the Root of the Sun that he obtained from an uninvited guest, another barbarian.
Since "legend" is mentioned, the root of the sun, also known as the "sun" vine, must be of great help in breaking through the legend.
This can be proved by the legendary volleys of dozens of barbarians in the murals.
To know that in a barbarian tribe, even the most powerful barbarian tribe, the existence of dozens of legendary barbarians is absolutely an incredible phenomenon.
Therefore, there must be some secret that made their breakthrough so smooth.
And this secret lies in the mural in front of Chen Jing.
Above the dense bones, the quiet, warm, yet majestic core of the "sun" vine appeared in front of him again.
It's just that the protagonist at this time is no longer it, but a barbarian warrior below it.
The creator of the mural described his power vividly, but not to the point of legend.
Because he is becoming a legend.
At this time, the opponent's majestic body was covered with golden and red tattoos.
The roots on the branches of the "sun" vine in his body have spread all over the blood vessels in his body, and the slender vines have even wrapped all the skeletal organs.
And above his head, a branch from the core of the "Sun" vine gently touched his forehead, as if giving more power to the man in front of him.
Chen Jing firmly remembered this scene, especially all the structures in the Breakthrough's body at this time.
He didn't know what kind of trouble he would encounter if he broke through the legend at level eight.
But just looking at the billions of people in the world, only a few hundred people will eventually reach this stage, we can understand the deep difficulties involved.
The fact that so many people from the Manushir tribe were able to break through was obviously because of the "Sun" vines.
Although this tribe no longer exists, and even the "sun" vines are most likely to have serious problems, it can be said that it is impossible to repeat it.
But don't forget, there is the root of the sun in his necklace.
In a sense, this is even the only true "sun" vine left in the world.
In this way, he cannot let go of even the smallest secret about the breakthrough legend.
After all, there is no living Manushir to teach him his experience.
After writing down all the details without missing a beat, Chen Jing took a long breath and came to the end of the hall, which was the last painting.
In the center, the majestic and solemn palace stands as high as the Heavenly Gate, symbolizing Manushir's supreme authority.
This is exactly what the place Chen Jing stepped on once looked like.
Outside the main hall, under dozens of corridor high platforms, a large number of young and immature barbarian youths walked solemnly into the main hall with expressions of longing, anxiety, pride, nervousness, etc., to look up at the glory of the tribe.
Chen Jing withdrew his gaze and subconsciously glanced at the ruins around him.
Chapter completed!