The Growth of a God

Chapter 55 Bone Beast

"Shuli is a good leader, and the Li is a powerful tribe."

Wandering in the endless wilderness, a skinny little skeleton murmured softly.

Following closely behind this little skeleton was a bear that was even more powerful than an ordinary bear.

"Well, isn't that a given?"

"But...what does leader mean?"

Shaking his head to drive away the nearby insects, Xiong Bin asked in a low voice with some confusion.

“A leader is someone who sets an example for you and convinces you to do what he or she says.”

While answering the bear's questions slowly, the little skeleton's eyes were constantly observing the surrounding environment.

"Oh! I see, Gusheng, you are so smart!"

Xiong Bin was not stingy with his praise and admired "wise men" like Gu Sheng from the bottom of his heart.

"No, I'm not smart. I'm just good at summarizing."

Shaking his head to deny Xiong Bin's statement, Gu Sheng obviously had his own understanding of this.

Because it is different from the bear and even the vast majority of skeleton people.

Born with an immortal bone, he has been traveling around the world with Ah Xin and Hua She since his resurrection...

This resulted in the Bone People possessing a mature mind that surpassed the Skeleton People and even the entire era.

To use a phrase that Huashe often complains about, sometimes you don’t know whether it is Ah Xin who is taking care of Gu Sheng, or Gu Sheng who is taking care of Ah Xin.

"Hmm, what you said is as difficult to understand as the prophet of our tribe. Are you also a prophet?"

It was rare that he showed some curiosity, and Xiong Bin tilted his head and continued to ask.

A group of undead people consisting of only a few hundred people can produce a prophet like Barian.

Among the larger and more widely distributed group of Skeleton People, they naturally have their own prophets.

In this world where the true God exists, prophet is never a self-proclaimed identity.

Only individuals who believe in God from the bottom of their hearts and have received "divine revelation" from God are qualified to be called prophets.

"I am not a prophet, nor will I ever be a prophet..."

Gu Sheng murmured as he quietly held the one-eyed ornament on his chest that symbolized the "Creator."

As the undead people traveled throughout the world, the belief in the Creator also spread throughout the world.

In any tribe of the Skeleton People today, there is an altar dedicated to the Creator.

That is the only thing that the Skeleton People built, other than the city, that can be called a "building".

"Ah! That's a pity!"

I didn't understand Gu Sheng's complicated tone.

Xiong Bin also picked up the one-eyed ornament on his chest and spoke in a slightly regretful tone.

"I think if you become a prophet, you will be able to make a more beautiful totem than this one."

The Creator Totem is a sacred ornament obtained by the prophets after special prayers.

It possesses some of the power of the Creator, and can help the holder turn misfortune into fortune and avoid crisis.

Unfortunately, the powerful bear never cares about the sacred power of the totem, but cares about the sophistication of the totem itself.

"The prophet of the Li tribe is one of the most powerful prophets I have ever seen..."

"The totem she made just doesn't look very good, but its ability is much stronger than other prophets' totems."

He glanced helplessly at the unsatisfied bear.

Gu Sheng estimated that in this world only a reckless man like Xiong Bin would be picky about the prophet's gift.

But it's not surprising when you think about it. The common people are a group of strong and thick-skinned people. It's great that a prophet can be born among them.

It would be a bit too much to ask of this prophet's aesthetic standards.

"By the way, have you explored this area?"

Without continuing to dwell on this issue, Gu Sheng quickly shifted the topic to something that interested him more.

The place where the two are now is an endless wilderness.

But what is different from the general wilderness is that there are still some broken walls and ruins left by the dragons.

Lush plants grew along the ruins, and the streets that were supposed to be clean and tidy were now covered with cracks...

In addition, there is the aura of the dragons that once remained in this area.

Apart from the undead and the skeletons, there are very few other animals appearing in this area.

At the very least, Gu Sheng had traveled to so many places and rarely saw creatures other than himself in the places where dragons once settled.

However, this wilderness seems to be an exception.

Along the way, Gu Sheng has seen some strange creatures more than once.

They look no different from animals in the outside world and are individuals made of flesh and blood.

But what is strange is that in addition to their flesh and blood bodies, those strange creatures often have some peculiar bone structures.

For example, the creature that looks like a deer right in front of Gu Sheng.

It possesses all the characteristics of a deer.

But on its back and four hooves, there were bone spurs that stood upright like thorns.

Those special bone spur structures are incompatible with deer themselves.

It neither adds the slightest bit of defensive power to them nor turns them into aggressive animals.

Before Gu Sheng, he even saw a porcupine-like beast that had a bone plate growing near its neck.

"Explore? It seems that Shuli has explored this place with the prophet..."

"But I don't care much about it. After all, apart from these 'bone beasts', there is nothing of value here."

For the bear, the basis for measuring the value of everything is the strength of the opponent.

"Bone-born beasts? So that's what you call them."

Apparently having figured out Xiong Bin's character, Gu Sheng continued to ask.

"Did Shuli or your prophet ever tell you about these 'bone-born beasts'?"

Touching his head in distress, Xiong Bin tried hard to recall some of the words that Shu Li and the prophet had said.

"Well, I just remember that they seemed to have said that these bone-born beasts were neither living beings nor undead beings..."

"They are like us, beings between life and death."

"'Death' is not the end for them, but the beginning of a cycle of life."

Looking at Gu Sheng with a curious look on his face, Xiong Bin could only try hard again to recall his few memories.

"Anyway, I don't understand what the prophets say. I only know that after these bone-bearing beasts die, a bone forest will grow in their place."

"Those bone forests are like trees. They will continue to grow until one day they rise from the ground and give birth to a new bone-born beast."

"As for what those newly born bone beasts will look like?"

"That depends on what the animals that frequently appear nearby look like."

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(End of this chapter)