In the depths of the grasslands.
Thump! Thump! Thump!...
The dull sound of drums echoed.
In front of a large tree, stripped of its bark, gathered a group of women and children from a nearby tribe.
The white core of the tree had been carved into the shape of a human face, the lips alone stained a sinister black-red.
Above the face, the top of the tree had been sculpted into a tree drum, solemnly beat by a middle-aged shaman.
This totem represented "Bai Naqia," the Mountain God Wang Yuan had once slain when he first entered the grasslands, also known as "Old Master."
Just as the divine position of the "Nine Soldiers" was passed down from generation to generation, it was clear that this "Old Master" too now had a new successor.
This mountain god could transform into a tiger or people of any age or gender, aiding hunters who faced danger in the mountains.
