Chapter 395 — The Heir Apparent Appears
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
A treasure capable of kindling the black sun must be no small thing, and Shen Mu had cast it away without the slightest hesitation. Guilt rose in his heart.
Shen Mu was so selfless, and yet he himself had been unwilling to come; the contrast left him wishing he could hide. "Little sister Jing needs a few days' rest.
Her body is too depleted; my spirit medicine only replenishes a little of her vitality. " Shen Mu's face was grave: "Her life has been drained too much, and it will be very hard to restore. I can only nurse her along for now, so that she does not worsen.
" The old clan chief let out a breath: "To save her life is already a great kindness. And more, young friend Shen has kindled the sun for our Sunherd clan—such a kindness will never be forgotten while we have teeth in our mouths. Young friend Shen, Jing'er lies unconscious, and we still must choose a Sun Warden to withstand tonight's invasion of demon gods from alien realms.
Please, young friend, come and observe the rite. .
. No!
" Shen Mu's palm touched one of the pillars. The old clan chief's face changed drastically and he hurried to stop him, but he was one step too late—Shen Mu's hand had already landed on the pillar's surface.
At once vast energy erupted, howling as it surged toward Shen Mu; in an instant Shen Mu roared in fury, true fire blazing all over his body, his flesh growing more and more immense, while his other arm involuntarily seized another pillar. His sinews and frame swelled violently; two more arms burst out from beneath his armpits, and with two cracks they gripped the other two pillars. In a moment he had become a god bathed in the true fire of the sun. Wave after wave of divine might surged and rolled, like billows crashing one after another, striking from every direction, as though one stood amid towering waves.
The old clan chief shielded Snow Fox, Ling Yuxiu and the others, his gaze blank as he stared up at this hundred-zhang giant. Suddenly he came to himself and dropped to one knee.
He bowed his head: "Your Highness. " Behind him, those elders too touched knee to ground and bowed their heads: "Your Highness. " Ling Yuxiu, Si Yunxiang and the others were bewildered, but then they saw the giants of the Sunherd clan come one by one, silent, until they surrounded the four pillars, and every one of them knelt on one knee.
"Your Highness," they said. Si Yunxiang leaned to Ling Yuxiu's ear and murmured: "Princess Xiu, the cowherd's background seems even grander than yours.
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