In a perfect world, you start by relying on your own strength.

"Little one, go try lifting how many pounds you can lift now!"

A group of teenagers immediately surrounded him, chattering excitedly, all curious about just how strong the little guy had become after his baptism.

As for Shi Gen, they were already used to it.

He was already ridiculously strong, and now that he's been tempered, he'll only become stronger. Besides, he's already lifted those big cauldrons in the village, so they can't test his divine power anymore.

Shi Geng stood aside, a faint smile on his lips, arms crossed, watching the spectacle.

He possessed a hidden strength of 60,000 jin, appearing calm and collected, yet exuding a reassuring power.

At the start of the test, the little one took a deep breath and lowered his body.

He firmly gripped the rim of the massive cauldron, weighing eight thousand jin, with both hands, his feet firmly planted on the ground, and suddenly exerted force with his arms.

"ah!"

A young yet powerful low roar rang out.

He actually lifted the massive cauldron, which was as heavy as a small mountain, and held it steadily above his head!

The cauldron trembled slightly, the little boy's wrists twitched, and the muscles in his arms bulged and his blood and qi surged like thunder.

In an instant, divine power erupted, and the giant cauldron was directly shaken into the air!

Before anyone could even gasp in surprise, the little boy had already leaped forward, reaching out with one hand to catch the giant cauldron with effortless ease, without batting an eye.

The entire audience erupted in uproar!

This is a giant cauldron weighing eight thousand catties. There are very few strong adult men in the village who can lift it, let alone play with it as casually as a little guy. Obviously, after being baptized, the little guy's strength has exceeded eight thousand catties!

The little one looked at Shi Geng smugly, as if to say, "I'm awesome, aren't I?"

During this period, inspired by Shi Geng, he practiced bone script and ancient beast fist day and night, and his strength increased rapidly. Now, after receiving the baptism, his divine strength is even stronger, and he can exert 12,000 jin of divine strength with a swing of his arms.

A group of children watched longingly, their eyes filled with envy. They immediately swarmed to the clan chief, Shi Yunfeng, and eagerly asked, "Grandpa Clan Chief, when can we be baptized too?"

Looking at the group of eager little ones, Shi Yunfeng smiled gently on his aged face. He reached out and ruffled the head of the child in front, jokingly asking, "What's wrong? You were terrified of pain before, but now that you see how powerful these little ones are, you're not afraid at all?"

The children stood tall, their eyes resolute, their faces full of longing.

Seeing this, the old clan chief laughed heartily and stopped teasing them.

The Suanni has a huge body. Even though its most precious heart was used to baptize Shi Gen and Xiao Budian, the remaining true blood in its body is still amazing. It is more than enough to baptize all the children in Shi Village.

Although the effect is not as miraculous as the two people's earth-shattering transformation, it is enough to temper their bones and refine their blood and qi, so that they will not be inferior to ordinary geniuses of major clans from the starting line.

Shi Yunfeng's gaze swept over the group of eager children, his voice warm and kind: "Don't worry, everyone gets a share, one by one."

Upon hearing this, the children were overjoyed, jumping and cheering, their shouts echoing throughout the entire Stone Village.

But not long after, ghostly wails and howls began to echo continuously from the open space of Shicun.

"Hot, hot, hot—Grandpa Chief, I think I'm almost cooked!"

"I don't want to be baptized anymore, I want to get out, let me out!"

The little kids who were just looking on with longing are now crying and wailing, tears and snot flying everywhere.

The adults watching nearby felt both sorry for him and amused, and even Shi Yunfeng couldn't help but stroke his beard and shake his head with a smile.

Shi Gen and Xiao Budian stood to the side, exchanged a glance, and couldn't help but laugh with schadenfreude.

Only those who have truly experienced it can understand the baptism of blood—how painful it is, how defying the heavens.

These friends only received the most ordinary Suanni blood baptism, while these two were nourished by the blood of three ancient species, including the purest divine essence of the Suanni heart. The heart-wrenching transformation they underwent was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Now, listening to these little ones crying and wailing, the two of them felt an extraordinary sense of warmth and joy.

The wailing and howling that echoed across the open space of Shicun Village lasted for two whole days before finally subsiding.

The village returned to peace, but beneath that peace lay an unprecedented vibrant energy.

All the children who underwent the baptism were transformed, their strength increased, their bones and muscles became stronger, and their eyes became much more lively and sharp than before.

What's most eye-catching is that a young, still-childish figure has joined the hunting team in Shicun.

The small figure carried a bone spear taller than himself, hopping and skipping along beside the hunting party, yet his eyes were sharp and his demeanor imposing.

However, this peace did not last long before it was abruptly shattered.

Early that morning, just as dawn was breaking and a pale blue light was still hanging on the horizon, a sudden, jarring commotion erupted outside the village.

The voice grew closer, carrying undisguised malice and arrogance.

Someone... has barged into the entrance of Shicun Village.

The villagers rushed out and gathered at the village entrance, looking warily at the group of strangers before them.

Among the newcomers were powerful tribal members riding silver unicorns, exceptionally swift and magnificent; descendants of kings and nobles flying close to the ground, their feet resting on massive beast bones, their imposing presence overwhelming; and a powerful being sitting atop a dragon's back, descending from the sky, his body surging with blood energy, his might dominating all directions.

These people were dressed in fine clothes and rode extraordinary horses. They included men, women, and children of all ages, and there were also many pampered children among them, making them completely out of place in the villages struggling to survive in the wilderness.

The moment this group of people stood at the entrance of the village, their imposing aura made the entire stone village seem half a head shorter.

The wind in the wilderness seemed to have frozen, and only undisguised arrogance remained in the air.

Shi Yunfeng stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Where do you all come from? What is your purpose in surrounding my Shi Village so early in the morning?"

Before the middle-aged man sitting on the dragon's back could speak, a five or six-year-old boy in brocade robes beside him had already sneered.

The child looked down at the people of Stone Village, a childish yet sarcastic smirk playing on his lips: "What's your intention? I heard that your Stone Village recently acquired a Suanni. Hand over the Suanni's precious bones and true blood. A bunch of barbaric poor folk, do you even deserve to possess the treasure of an ancient species? Giving it to you would be a waste."

Upon hearing this, the villagers of Shicun instantly changed color.

They kept the discovery of the Suanni's corpse extremely secret, so how did it leak out? And how did it attract such a powerful group of people?

But now that things have come to this, there's no use thinking about it anymore.

A little brat who hasn't even lost all his baby teeth dares to act so arrogantly at the entrance of Shicun Village; no one can tolerate that.

The little boy clenched his fists tightly in anger, his face flushed red, and he was about to rush forward to argue, but Shi Yunfeng gently held him down.

The old patriarch revealed a calm smile, his tone even yet impeccable: "You all seem to have misunderstood. My Stone Village is located in a wild and untamed place, where we fight ferocious beasts every day. How could we possibly encounter any Suanni? As for precious bones and true blood... we have never even heard of them."

In short, he completely absolved himself of any responsibility.

"Yeah?"

The boy in brocade robes immediately sneered, his childish face full of arrogance: "I heard it from the spirit medium of your next village. You say there's nothing there? Then why don't we go in and search? Wouldn't that make everything clear?"

The moment the word "search" was uttered, the arrogance reached its peak.

The faces of everyone in Shicun darkened completely.

The spirit of the neighboring village... is that old wolf!

"It's that old wolf! Damn it, I should have brought my weapons and killed that toothless bastard!"

Shi Linhu's eyes were bloodshot, his face was ashen, and his blood was churning. He wished he could immediately grab the ancestral artifact and rush to the wolf village to tear that treacherous sacrificial spirit to pieces.

If it weren't for the secret tip-off from the village's spirit priest, how could these outsiders have found their way to us so precisely!

Shi Yunfeng's face also turned completely cold. What a wolf village! What a vicious old wolf!

Seeing this, the child in brocade robes became even more smug, tilting his little face up and sneering, "Since you know, then obediently get out of the way, otherwise, we'll not only take the Suanni treasure bone, but also... raze your entire village to the ground!"