Chapter 5: Fear Howls

  The Xuejian Mountains, Iron Hoof Tribe.

  On top of Mount Luini.

  All the important figures of the Iron Hoof tribe have gathered here. At this moment, the tall figure standing in front is the leader of the Iron Hoof tribe and also the strongest person in the tribe, "Leili".

  He looked around and nodded before speaking: "It seems everyone is here, so let's get started!"

  The mysterious man in black cloak, Gorre S, who was standing behind him, nodded after listening to his words and said loudly.

  "Alright, Iron Hoof Tribe, the 103rd Summoning Pool Conference officially begins. All candidates, get ready to enter the Summoning Pool. Remember, you must not intentionally resist, and strive to use your battle energy to absorb the medicinal properties in the pool water, activate the blood vessels in your body, and unlock your innate abilities."

  As soon as he finished speaking, a thunderous applause was heard from behind. All the young Mozu people of the Iron Hoof tribe who met the conditions rushed into the huge pool in front of them with eagerness.

  Ye Han was among them, being pulled by his excited brother Dru, who was red in the face and shouting loudly, towards the huge pool of water opposite.

  "Drue, don't be in such a hurry, there's enough medicinal properties in this pool of water to waste, no need to be so desperate."

  Ye Han helplessly rushed towards his side, a tall and young Minotaur with horns as high as three heads, excitedly shouting and rushing forward.

  "Hurry up, big brother! If we don't grab a good spot soon, those bastards will snatch them all away!"

  Drew didn't think so, and with a loud crash, he forcefully knocked away several figures in front of him.

  At the same time, don't forget to give yourself an advantageous position next to your tall and muscular brother Ye Han in the Minotaur tribe.

  Ye Han could only helplessly smile and follow closely behind his younger brother's footsteps, speeding up as they rushed off.

  In the Iron Hoof tribe, there is no intrigue and struggle for power like in human tribes, which may also be related to the straightforward character of the Minotaur. Therefore, even as the sons of the tribal leader Reli, Ye Han and De Lu do not have any special privileges in this grand meeting of the entire tribe.

  To gain a more advantageous position, one can only rely on one's own strength, from which it can be seen that the Minotaur tribe has faith in brute force.

  After all, except for Ye Han's mixed-blood, even the young people in the Niu Tou Ren tribe are all over 2.3 meters tall, wanting to reason with this group of physically developed but always lacking a brain cell is no different from playing the piano to a cow.

  Plop plop plop.

  With a series of heavy objects falling into the water, splashing water everywhere, one by one, the young Minotaur men from the Iron Hoof clan all charged into the huge pool with loud roars.

  In an instant, the originally calm turquoise pool water suddenly set off a series of huge ripples, and one by one, fuzzy heads with sharp cow horns appeared on the surface, accompanied by the silly expression unique to the Minotaur tribe, which was actually quite comical.

  Thanks to his younger brother Drew's good strength, Ye Han seized a relatively superior position and looked at Drew beside him, who was eagerly drinking the pool water, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

  However, the Summoning Spirit Pool Conference is indeed the most important ritual of the Iron Hoof Tribe every year. The medicinal water inside can help the Minotaur people understand their innate abilities and there is only one chance. So for each young Minotaur, it's very precious and must be cherished.

  But Ye Han was after all a "middle-aged man" who had experienced two lifetimes, he had a more mature mindset, and naturally couldn't be as carefree as these guys.

  Immediately, he felt a strange energy surging into his body from the surrounding pool water.

  That energy is very strange, extremely weak, and should be one of those weird potions that the Minotaur Elder Council has mastered, which can unlock the innate abilities in the Minotaur tribe's bloodline.

  Ye Han knew that an opportunity should not be missed, so he immediately closed his eyes and circulated the sixth-level battle qi in his body, absorbing those strange and weak medicinal properties into his body.

  That feeling is quite strange, like being pricked by a needle, although it doesn't hurt much, but also makes people feel uncomfortable, numb all over the body, with a tingling sensation like an electric shock.

  At this time, the surrounding area continuously transmitted a "roaring" cry, and more than a dozen colorful light groups burst out of the calm pool water, most of which were grayish in color, with some yellow and earthy tones mixed in.

  Ye Han knew this was a Minotaur, and its bloodline talent had activated.

  Ironhoof Clan is a major clan among the Minotaur Clans, and the most common innate ability in their bloodline is said to be "War Stomp".

  The innate ability of tribal leader Leli is said to be War Trample, with extremely terrifying power.

  In addition to this, there are also some secondary innate abilities that belong to the extension branch of war trampling, such as earth-based 'Heavenly Reversal' and 'Ground Collapse'.

  In a typical Minotaur tribe, about thirty percent of the people will have innate abilities, and others can only envy, jealousy and hatred.

  Now, under the stimulation of the medicinal power in the pool water, some thick-blooded Minotaur tribe members have begun to awaken their innate abilities within their bodies. The colorful lights just now were a testament to this.

  Ye Han was delighted for the lucky ones in the tribe who had acquired extraordinary abilities, but he himself didn't slack off either, continuing to absorb the medicinal properties of the pool water in large quantities.

  At this time, a familiar roar was also heard from the side. Suddenly, a grayish-red light ball burst out.

  "It's Drew! He's also awake."

  Ye Han was delighted by his younger brother's awakening of his extraordinary talent. Moreover, it seemed that Drew had awakened a powerful dual-system talent!

  After all, Drew has the blood of the two great Minotaur tribes, the "Iron Hoof Tribe" and the "Blood Mark Tribe". What he awakened to is likely the Iron Hoof Tribe's 'War Trample' and the Blood Mark Tribe's 'Brave Warrior's Ring' two great innate abilities.

  After a while, it gradually weakened and disappeared. Apparently, Drew had completed the awakening of his extraordinary talent and walked out of the summoning pool.

  At this time, the medicinal properties absorbed by Ye Han had also accumulated to a certain extent. He originally wanted to rely on so much medicinal power to impact the awakening of his innate abilities, but suddenly found that the blood vessels in his body seemed to be separated by a layer of obstacles, and it was difficult for so many medicinal properties to break through.

  "It seems that it's really because of the gap within me, and I'm having a hard time inheriting the innate abilities from the Minotaur bloodline..." Ye Han thought to himself.

  After several impacts on innate abilities yielded no results, Ye Han was about to give up. Just as he was about to open his eyes, a sudden change occurred.

  The hidden "qi mechanism" of the internal family fist in the heart suddenly jumped up. The medicinal properties accumulated in the body seemed to have found a breakthrough, and instantly merged with it, then spread throughout the blood vessels of the whole body.

  After wandering around the meridians in the body, the Qi mechanism returned to the heart again. Only a large part was consumed, leaving only the purest thread to re-hide in the heart.

  At this time, he suddenly felt a heat surge through his body, as if the blood in his body was boiling. Ye Han felt that something seemed to have merged into his body from the air.

  A sharp pain followed, and a thread of enlightenment rose in his heart, he couldn't help but let out a loud roar.

  A massive golden light column burst out from his body.

  And on the shore, Lyle and others were closely watching the changes in the pool water.

  "So long and still no change? Is it that the human hybrid really can't inherit the innate abilities of my Iron Hoof tribe?"

  The speaker was Lyle, and his words were tinged with undisguised disappointment.

  "Alas, such things can only be left to fate. After all, Ye Han is not a pure-blooded Minotaur. The Elder Council also has some reason on their side."

  The mysterious figure in black robes, Gores, sighed behind him.

  At this time, most of the young people from the Minotaur tribe who had entered the pool water had already come ashore. Those who had awakened to their innate abilities were all excited and eager to try them out, while those who hadn't awakened hung their heads in disappointment. However, fortunately, the Minotaurs were naturally cheerful by nature, and soon they were rejoicing for their fellow tribesmen nearby.

  Among the Tauren, especially in large tribes like the Ironhoof clan, the most revered are the strong and the brave. Innate abilities may also be a part of combat strength, but fundamentally, it is physical prowess and martial vigor that matter most.

  Only Ye Han's younger brother, the tall and sturdy young man named Drule, still waited for the final outcome without giving up.

  Awakened the Iron Hoof tribe's "War Trample" and the Blood Imprint tribe's "Brave Warrior Ring", it can be said that this is the most rewarding person in this conference!

  "Ah, it seems that this time Ye Han big brother can't create a miracle again. After all, he is different from us..."

  A young Minotaur standing beside him said.

  "You don't know squat, my big brother will definitely succeed." Drew, who was over 2 meters tall, glared at him with his cow-like eyes and squeezed him to one side. In his heart, he was silently thinking, "Big brother, big brother, you must succeed."

  In the entire Iron Hoof tribe, Dru, who had been following Ye Han since childhood and could be said to know Ye Han's secrets the most, had a near-worshiping admiration for this big brother.

  For him, anything in this world, as long as Ye Han wants to do it, will absolutely succeed. No one knows more about the terror and awesomeness of this demon big brother than he does.

  "Is it going to fail?"

  "After all, even Ye Han can't create a miracle in this kind of situation."

  "Never had a mixed-blood Minotaur obtain an extraordinary talent before. It seems that the Clan Master made a wrong decision in letting Ye Han enter the tournament."

  "However, even without the 'War Stomp' talent, Ye Han big brother is still the number one master among our tribe's younger generation."

  This is also what makes people incomprehensible, how can Ye Han's seemingly fragile body in the eyes of the Minotaur tribe possess such a terrifying power? That kind of terrifying physical quality and strength would make even the strongest Minotaur feel heart-palpitating.

  "Still no good? What a pity..." The speaker was Hunt, the most renowned instructor of the Iron Hoof tribe and a 9th-level warrior. At this moment, he was holding a jug of wine, taking sip after sip, with a hint of sigh in his tone.

  Just then, he suddenly stopped his action, the wine stuck in his throat, almost choking, and stared with a pair of cow eyes, exclaiming: "No, no. What is that?"

  Just as he said these words, all the Minotaurs were astonished to find that in the center of the Spirit Summoning Pool, a huge golden glow suddenly appeared.

  "It's unbelievable."

  "What is it?"

  "Could it be, could it be that I've succeeded?"

  At this time, even Laili, the leader of the Iron Hoof tribe, who had always been calm and composed, looked surprised.

  The tea's work was done, and the golden glow gradually dissipated. The entire Spirit Summoning Pool returned to calmness, and the medicinal properties inside were also consumed completely.

  A figure with a red fruit on top of its upper body, wearing only huge blue shorts, slowly walked out.

  "Is it Ye Han?"

  "Is it Ye Han big brother, did he succeed?"

  Everyone's mind is filled with this question.

  "Big brother." Drew excitedly rushed over. "I knew you'd make it."

  Ye Han smiled and nodded at his younger brother.

  This action immediately made Drew's somewhat nervous heart solidify. His excited eyes were bright red, and he looked even more thrilled than if he had won himself.

  "What? Ye Han, your body?"

  At this time, the mysterious black-robed man Gorreth, who had been standing behind Relie all along, suddenly spoke up, his tone somewhat surprised and uncertain.

  "That is..."

  "What is it?"

  It was only then that everyone discovered that on both sides of Ye Han's shoulders, two masks were floating simultaneously. One was a faint, golden mask emitting a soft glow, and the other was a silver, semi-transparent mask.

  That mask is mysterious, it's a golden bull god statue with two heads closed eyes. It's slightly transparent, emitting a halo, and doesn't look like a physical object, but rather an illusory light shadow composed of light.

  "Ye Han, it seems this is the special ability you've acquired!"

  The leader of the Iron Hoof tribe, Reli, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up.

  "Yes, Father."

  He nodded and said.

  "I call it... FEAR ROAR!"

  Ye Han spoke up.