In the distant void, a long and deep chanting sound suddenly echoed, followed by waves of desolate resonance. The sound seemed to come from far and near, making it difficult to grasp.

As Han Li listened intently, he noticed that the sound only had melody, lacking specific words, so he couldn't discern its meaning. However, just listening to it filled him with strength.

"Could this be the ancient war song of the desolate tribes?"

While Han Li was pondering in surprise, he discovered that the surrounding sound was growing louder and louder.

He turned to look at Xiao Bai beside him, and found that the latter was also emitting a series of low murmurs from his throat.

"I don't know what's happening either. Hearing that desolate tune, I can't help but start chanting along..." Seeing him looking, Xiao Bai communicated with Han Li through mental connection.

Han Li simply nodded and began to climb the mountain with Xiao Bai.

When he truly took his first step onto the stone steps of the mountain path, he immediately felt an indescribable force enveloping him from all directions, and his pace became somewhat heavy.

However, this sense of heaviness did not come from external oppression, but rather as if the entire Eight Wilderness Mountain had turned into a magnet, generating waves of attractive force from within, firmly attaching all those who climbed to it.

However, this level of power was not too strong for Han Li, and he could walk without much difficulty.

The Sky Fox Clan and the Moving Mountain Ape Clan were also walking without any trouble, and their climbing speed was not slow, quickly reaching more than a hundred steps.

Han Li and Xiao Bai's speed was basically the same as the Sky Fox Clan. When they looked back down the mountain, they saw that there were still thousands of people standing in the plaza at the foot of the mountain, not climbing.

"Le'er, why are those people staying at the foot of the mountain?" Han Li asked Liu Le'er through mental transmission.

"They are not within the top hundred tribe quota. Because they are affiliated tribes of the Sixteen Great Desolate Clans, they are qualified to stay at the foot of the mountain. More tribes can only stay in the Suppressing Wilderness City and cannot even approach the Sacred Mountain," Liu Le'er quickly replied.

"It seems that being able to participate in the Blood Sacrifice Ceremony is indeed a matter of great honor," Han Li said.

"Indeed, the top hundred tribes that can ascend the mountain have more or less inherited some of the bloodline of the ancient Eight Kings, and are therefore allowed to climb the mountain. So it was quite surprising even to the patriarch that the King could specially allow you to accompany Xiao Bai up the mountain," Liu Le'er replied.

Hearing this, Han Li raised his eyebrows slightly and said nothing more.

After climbing several hundred more stone steps, ancient runes began to appear on the stone platform of the ground. Every time the climbers stepped down, it was like sinking into a mire, easy to step down but difficult to lift their feet, so that many people's postures were a little strange.

Except for the Sky Fox Clan and the Moving Mountain Ape Clan, who could still maintain their original speed, the climbing speed of the other following tribes began to slow down, and the line on the stone steps began to stretch longer and longer.

Han Li, as a human, was not inferior to the Sky Fox and Moving Mountain Ape clans in climbing speed. On the contrary, he walked quite easily and leisurely, which surprised the other two clans.

One by one, they exerted themselves even more and accelerated their climbing speed, fearing to fall behind Han Li and be despised.

Han Li naturally had no desire to compete, but accompanied Xiao Bai, climbing at a leisurely pace.

At this time, the little white ape that had been among the Moving Mountain Ape Clan suddenly took two steps and stopped, approaching Han Li and Xiao Bai.

However, its gaze kept shifting back and forth between Han Li and Xiao Bai, with both curiosity and vigilance.

Perhaps because he himself had the bloodline of the Mountain Giant Ape, Han Li found the little white ape trying to get close to him quite pleasing to the eye, so he responded to its cautious probing with a smile.

The Moving Mountain Ape Clan on the other side seemed to acquiesce to the little white ape's behavior and did not stop it.

The little white ape was mostly wary of Han Li, so after it went around, it came to the other side and took the initiative to approach Pixiu Xiao Bai.

"Why are you not with your own clansmen, what are you doing here?" Seeing this, Xiao Bai asked impolitely.

"I heard that you have the bloodline of the Dark-Eyed Pixiu?" The little white ape didn't care and asked on its own.

"So what?" Xiao Bai climbed on his own, without turning his head.

"Our ancestor is Lord Yuan Hong, one of the Eight True Spirit Kings, and he and Lord Mo Yu, the Dark-Eyed Pixiu, who is also a True Spirit King, are close friends..." the little white ape said.

"They are close friends... so what?" Xiao Bai asked with some confusion at first.

"It is said that they disappeared together back then," the little white ape said.

Hearing this, Xiao Bai suddenly fell silent.

"What's your name?" After a moment, Xiao Bai finally looked at the little white ape and asked.

"Yuan Shanbai," the little white ape replied.

"Your name is Yuan Shanbai, and my name is Xiao Bai... there is really some fate," Xiao Bai said with a chuckle after pondering for a moment.

"Your name is Xiao Bai, Mo Xiaobai?" The little white ape raised an eyebrow and asked.

Hearing this, Xiao Bai hesitated for a moment before nodding somewhat absentmindedly. Without recovering his memory, he didn't even know his real name, so he could only vaguely agree.

Han Li had been paying attention to the interaction between the two little guys. Seeing this scene, his heart was also slightly moved.

Xiao Bai and Yuan Shanbai started chatting and quickly lost their previous melancholy. His original aura of worldliness came back, with "This young master" and "This great master" left and right, making Yuan Shanbai, who had not left the clan much and was obviously not yet an adult, stunned.

When he heard that Xiao Bai also had an even more powerful boss, Yuan Shanbai's eyes almost lit up with stars, looking very envious and longing.

"Hehe, don't worry! When there's a chance, I'll introduce my boss to you. She's not in a good temper, but she's a righteous person. Prepare some gifts for her. After she recognizes you as a younger brother, we'll protect you together," Xiao Bai winked, patted the other party's shoulder, and said.

Hearing that Xiao Bai was going to recruit another younger brother for Jin Tong, Han Li couldn't help but touch his nose and felt a little dumbfounded.

Listening to the two of them saying one sentence after another, the journey was also somewhat fun, but Han Li's mind had never relaxed, and he had been carefully investigating the changes around him.

As he climbed higher and higher, he found that the higher he went, the stronger the attractive force on the stone steps became. Many tribes had already failed to keep up with the Sky Fox and Moving Mountain Ape clans and had fallen behind.

Moreover, in addition to the attractive force coming from the ground, waves of powerful oppressive force began to appear in the surrounding void. The Sky Fox Clan and the Moving Mountain Ape Clan also began to find it increasingly difficult to walk among them.

When they reached the halfway point of the mountain, the suppressing force between heaven and earth had already exceeded a hundred times that at the foot of the mountain. Han Li began to feel a little short of breath and overwhelmed.

He slowed down his pace and silently circulated the Heavenly Fiend Suppressing Prison Art in his body, only then did he feel that the force had loosened slightly, and then he continued to climb upwards.

All the tribes except for the two major clans had been left behind. Even those tribes that had followed up had now given up continuing to climb the mountain, and instead went to the platforms on both sides of the mountainside along the transverse trestle road on the mountainside.

When Han Li's eyes swept over, he saw that there were round stone platforms like futons distributed on both sides of the platform. The people of all races who came to the platform consciously chose a futon and sat down.

As for the Sky Fox Clan and the Moving Mountain Ape Clan, they had no intention of stopping and continued to climb upwards.

Logically speaking, the physique of the Moving Mountain Ape Clan should be above that of the Sky Fox Clan, but strangely, the overall climbing speed of the Moving Mountain Ape Clan was not as fast as that of the Sky Fox Clan, and they were gradually left behind.

On the contrary, Yuan Shanbai, who had been chatting with Xiao Bai along the way, had been walking in the forefront.

Seeing that his clansmen were lagging behind, Yuan Shanbai bid farewell to Xiao Bai and returned to the side of the old ape clan elder who looked very old, accompanying him to climb the mountain together.

The Sky Fox Clan and the Moving Mountain Ape Clan were mostly silent along the way, but they would occasionally look towards Han Li. They were all very puzzled in their hearts. Why could such a mere human walk so easily on this mountain road?

In fact, only Han Li himself knew that the force exerting pressure on him at the moment was almost equivalent to a majestic mountain, so every time he climbed a step, a shallow mark would be left on the stone steps under his feet.

After walking for about half an hour, Han Li realized that Xiao Bai beside him seemed to have reached his limit. Every step was extremely difficult, and he had to stop and pant for a long time every few steps.

Seeing this, Han Li also slowed down and accompanied him to climb the mountain slowly.

The Sky Fox Clan surpassed them little by little and walked to the front, and they felt a little more balanced in their hearts.

Han Li glanced at Liu Le'er, and saw that she was standing in front, looking back at him, with crystal beads of sweat hanging on her cheeks, a blush on her pretty face, and her eyes full of inquiring gaze.

"You go up with Senior Liu Qing first, we will be there later," Han Li transmitted to her, and said.

Liu Le'er hesitated for a moment before continuing upwards at Liu Qing's urging.

"How is it? Do you want me to help you?" Han Li knew that the true power of the Dark-Eyed Pixiu in Xiao Bai had not yet awakened. With his current strength, being able to get here was indeed close to the limit.

"No, Yuan Shanbai said that climbing this mountain road is a test of the bloodline of the Eight Kings. The thicker the bloodline, the more courageous you can climb. I can't let the bloodline I carry lose face," Xiao Bai shook his head and said through gritted teeth.

After saying that, he raised his head and looked towards the top of the mountain with bright eyes, and continued to climb.

Looking at Xiao Bai's eyes, Han Li vaguely saw a circle of faint golden halo, but it disappeared in a flash, then smiled and continued towards the top of the mountain.