Chapter 624, Dancing Little Flame Dragons

Translator: Silavin

 

All the people of the Flame Dragon Tribe lifted their heads to look towards the direction of the bonfire, their gazes filled with respect but even more with astonishment.

 

There was no other reason than this being the first time they had seen the Tribe’s new Shaman conducting a Totem Awakening Ceremony.

 

The Elders of the Tribe had all watched the Old Shaman conducting awakening ceremonies before. They had never expected that the new Shaman would also perform the Totem Awakening Ceremony with such proficiency.

 

Moreover, he was still a young man who had clearly only taken charge of the Tribe for a short time, yet he displayed such remarkable skill and experience.

 

They watched carefully for quite some time before curiosity got the better of them and they began to discuss amongst themselves.

 

“Look, the Shaman is truly amazing. I never expected he would also know how to conduct the awakening ceremony.”

 

“Isn’t what you’re saying obvious? Someone personally chosen by the Old Shaman as his Successor would naturally know about the awakening ceremony.”

 

“Exactly. If the Shaman didn’t know about the awakening ceremony, then our Tribe would truly be hopeless.”

 

“The clothes the Shaman is wearing look really good. It’s the first time I’ve seen them.”

 

“Yes, those clothes don’t look like something left behind by the Old Shaman. They must be newly made.”

 

“…”

 

They discussed curiously, but none dared speak very loudly, because this ceremony was extremely solemn and sacred. It was an event none dared disturb.

 

Su Bai kept his eyes closed throughout, his mouth continuously murmuring words, chanting without interruption until now.

 

He continued chanting for another ten minutes or so before slowly opening his dark eyes and seriously surveying all the people of the Tribe.

 

This time he was selecting suitable candidates from among the Warrior Trainees to become Totem Warriors, so his final gaze also fell upon those Warrior Trainees.

 

As the final chant ended, the burning bonfire began to emit a different kind of light.

 

That pile of fire slowly changed from its initial orange-red colour to red. The kind of red that was like flowing blood.

 

The sparks shooting out from around it were all of that same colour, which was exactly the same as the Flame Dragon Tribe’s Totem’s colour.

 

The red flames within the bonfire continuously danced, moving left and right, forward and back, up and down, as if dancing rhythmically.

 

All the people of the Flame Dragon Tribe were also watching that flame which had changed colour. This scene felt extraordinarily familiar to them.

 

“It’s about to begin.” Yan Hua kept blinking her red furry eyes, her gaze also falling on that dancing flame.

 

“Yes, it’s about to begin.” Sha Lan nodded seriously. Due to nervousness, her cat tail was also swaying constantly.

 

This was the most tense moment for all the Warrior Trainees, because the flame beginning to change colour was the best signal.

 

After the originally orange-red flame began to turn red, it would start actively seeking suitable Warrior Trainees and help them awaken into true Totem Warriors.

 

The Warrior Trainees began to stir with commotion. This was the moment they had been waiting for all year.

 

“Do you think we’ll be chosen?”

 

“I don’t know about that, but we’ve worked so hard for so long, we should be selected, right?”

 

“Stop talking. Let’s quietly wait for the Totem’s choice.”

 

“…”

 

Some Warrior Trainee reminded everyone, and they all began to quiet down.

 

Their gazes all fell on that dancing flame, everyone hoping the flame would come to find them.

 

*Boom boom boom…*

*Crack pop…*

 

The red flame continuously danced, and the wood was also burned until it crackled and popped.

 

However, what was different was that the wood seemed not to continue burning. The places still burning were only what the previous flames had left behind, and the sounds being made were also from the previous flames’ burning.

 

Su Bai poured the twenty types of Ferocious Beast Blood he had mixed beforehand, along with the most important ingredient, his own blood, into that bonfire.

 

The red flame instantly shot up to ten metres high, looking exactly like a Flame Dragon baring its fangs and claws.

 

The ten-metre-high flame continued dancing in the sky, and small flames began constantly separating from its body.

 

Those flames initially floated continuously in the sky, then began spreading out in all directions.

 

The trajectory of their spreading seemed to be searching for something, with no discernible pattern, drifting up and down, left and right at times.

 

“Go. Go seek the Totem Warriors you deem most suitable.” Su Bai waved both hands, releasing a deep muffled sound from his core.

 

Those flying flames seemed to receive the command, and their flight speed became faster.

 

They began flying towards the Warrior Trainees kneeling before the bonfire, starting to slowly gather together.

 

Finally, they formed a huge fireball above the Warrior Trainees’ heads. That fireball danced in a seemingly detached manner.

 

They seemed to be performing a final ritual, wanting to select the most suitable people from among these Warrior Trainees.

 

*Ding ding ding ding…*

 

The dancing flames produced crisp sounds, just like the sound of wind chimes.

 

Yan Hua and the others all lifted their heads to look at that ball of fire, everyone’s hearts rising to their throats.

 

When the flames from this fireball began to fly down, that would be when they started seeking their Totem Warriors.

 

This was also why those Warrior Trainees were beginning to worry, because this had reached the final step.

 

*Ding ding ding ding…*

 

The flames circled 360 degrees, pleasant sounds continuously ringing out. Those fireballs sometimes clustered together, sometimes scattered until they had no discernible shape.

 

*Whoosh whoosh whoosh…*

 

A series of air-cutting sounds rang out as the flames above the Warrior Trainees’ heads began rushing downward.

 

This meant these flames were about to start seeking the most suitable Totem Warriors. Not only were the ordinary people of the Flame Dragon Tribe stunned into silence, even those Totem Warriors watched without blinking, because they too were nervous.

 

Apart from these people being the hope of the Tribe, some among them were also their own children.

 

So, the Totem Warriors were all worried. Worried that not many people would become Totem Warriors this time. Worried that their Sons and Daughters would not be selected this time. There were simply too many things to worry about.

 

When those flames descended, they no longer maintained their flame shape, but transformed into small, slender little Flame Dragons that looked like tiny Snakes from a distance.

 

But these flames were different. These flames had all grown four limbs, looking no different from miniature Flame Dragons.

 

*Ding ding ding ding…*

 

The small flames that had become Flame Dragons also continuously produced pleasant sounds as they descended beside the Warrior Trainees.

 

Then they began circling around the Warrior Trainees, observing from top to bottom, left to right, even from front to back.

 

*Ding ding ding ding…*