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Ye Zhen then headed directly towards the central area of ​​the Ghost Tiger Tribe.

Ye Zhen had learned about this along the way.

The Ghost Tiger Tribe is divided into five regions: East, West, South, North, and Central.

Each area is controlled by an elder.

The central area of ​​the Ghost Tiger tribe, which is also the area under the jurisdiction of the Great Elder.

This was precisely Ye Zhen's goal for this trip.

According to the people of the Ghost Tiger tribe.

"My esteemed outsider," a man resembling a small vendor said, rubbing his hands together with a fawning expression.

Ye Zhen's reputation quickly began to spread throughout the Ghost Tiger Tribe.

Because the Ghost Tiger tribe is not very large, news can spread throughout the entire region very quickly.

Now everyone knows that a man who slaughtered the entire Ghost Tiger squad is wreaking havoc in their tribe.

No one is coming to deal with it now.

In the Ghost Tiger tribe, it's immediately obvious who the outsiders are.

The small vendors also had the distinctive markings of the Ghost Tiger tribe on their faces.

"If you want to go to our sanctuary, you can just walk from here."

“That’s where our Grand Elder resides.”

Originally a member of the Ghost Tiger tribe, although not as brave and fearless as the Ghost Tigers.

But at least no one will become a traitor.

This will not only make the people in the Ghost Tiger tribe gossip about it.

There are no benefits yet.

Why should others help an outsider like you?
The small vendor glanced at the corpses lying all around him out of the corner of his eye.

These people are all from the Ghost Tiger tribe.

Ye Zhen asked him questions along the way.

Some people know this, while others know it but don't say it.

Some tribes resolutely refuse to betray their own people.

Ye Zhen didn't say much; he had already given her the chance.

Ye Zhen discovered that each of the people in the Ghost Tiger tribe possessed, to varying degrees, a special kind of Yin-attribute extraordinary energy.

In other words, every resident of the Ghost Tiger Tribe is a first-order transcendent being.

Therefore, you can see that each of them is strong and healthy.

This is in stark contrast to the ordinary homeless people outside.

Although he was only a first-level transcendent being, he didn't even have any abilities.

But they are ultimately superhumans; their physical abilities alone are enough to crush ordinary people.

This applies to every resident of the Ghost Tiger tribe.

In other words, by joining a tribe, one can at least become a first-tier transcendent.

That's why so many people are desperate to join a tribe.

"Sir," the small vendor continued, guiding Ye Zhen as if he were a tour guide.

Why would a small vendor act as a guide for Ye Zhen?

Because if he refused, the consequences were already laid out before him.

Faced with life and death, the small vendor chose to save his own precious life.

After all, businessmen value profit, and what could be more valuable than one's own life?
So the small vendors led the way for Ye Zhen like a boiled dog's head.

"People from your Ghost Tiger tribe," Ye Zhen asked casually, "do you have any kind of rituals or ceremonies from childhood?"

"For example, baptism or something like that."

"The adults are asking, do the people of our Ghost Tiger tribe have any rituals from childhood?" The small merchant thought for a moment.

“Every resident of our tribe, whether they are newborns or have been introduced to the outside world.”

"Everyone needs to go through a coming-of-age ceremony."

“Everyone needs to go to the sanctuary for an awakening ceremony when they are 13 years old.”

"An awakening ceremony?" Ye Zhen grasped this key point. The small vendor was surprised to hear that Ye Zhen was actually interested in this.

The vendor immediately began to explain, "Everyone in the Ghost Tiger tribe undergoes an awakening ceremony."

Only then can they be considered true tribal inhabitants.

"Even outsiders are the same."

"So, outsiders can also become members of your Ghost Tiger tribe?" Ye Zhen asked curiously.

“That’s right, sir,” the peddler replied sincerely.

Ye Zhen had previously thought that this was a tribe bound by blood ties.

After all, the most common method for superhumans to pass on their genes is through genetic inheritance.

Especially for certain special bloodlines, this is the easiest to achieve.

But now, after hearing the vendor's explanation...

The key was not bloodline.

Because if it's about bloodline, then the outsider is marrying into the family.

They cannot possess the bloodline of the Ghost Tiger tribe; only the children born from them are considered members of the Ghost Tiger tribe.

This is completely unreasonable.

What is the process of an awakening ritual?

The key lies in this awakening ceremony.

The vendor lowered his head and explained, "I'm not entirely sure about the specifics of the little people."

The vendor then exposed the back of his neck to Ye Zhen.

“Every resident who has reached adulthood must have this ghost tiger mark tattooed on their body.”

"Only after the carving is successful can they be considered true residents of the Ghost Tiger tribe."

Ye Zhen glanced at the peculiar mark on his neck.

It looks like some kind of tattoo, as if it was pierced with a special ink.

However, it's different from ordinary tattoos.

The ghost tiger mark seemed to possess a life force, as it was actually pulsating.

"After being marked with this mark, outsiders can also become members of your Ghost Tiger tribe?" The middle-aged man couldn't help but ask from behind.

The middle-aged man only knew that the tribe was very xenophobic, and only a very small number of tribes would recruit some truly talented people into the tribe.

It is seen as a way to replenish the tribe with external blood and make it stronger.

The more powerful the tribe, the more likely it is to do so.

The middle-aged man's greatest hope back then was to be able to have his family of four join a tribe.

Simply having enough to eat and drink, and a place to live, is already a paradise in the dreams of middle-aged men.

I now know that becoming a tribal resident actually requires having this mark tattooed on your body.

The middle-aged man immediately became curious as well.

The vendor smiled and said, "Yes."

Although it was unclear who the middle-aged man and his family of four following behind Ye Zhen were.

However, under this great man, the small vendors could only be extremely respectful.

"Oh, right," the vendor said, as if he had just remembered something. "I heard about it from my cousin."

“Every member of the Ghost Tiger tribe needs to go to the sanctuary after death.”

"Only through the priest's prayer can one find peace and enter into the embrace of the gods."

"Otherwise, after death, you will enter the Avici Hell."

At this point, the small vendor also showed a look of fear.

Ye Zhen knew that this was the most classic and common set of things in religion, and there was nothing strange about it.

"Does the dead need to go through the priest's prayers?" Ye Zhen seemed to have thought of something.

However, Ye Zhen needs to go to the center of the city and into the so-called sanctuary to find out the truth.

The very concept of tribes had already piqued Ye Zhen's interest, which he hadn't felt in a long time. (End of Chapter)