Born Almighty Warrior
Chapter 696 The Truth Behind The Betrayal

Ricky's heart raced rapidly as his eyebrows knitted together. If he ever accepted to inherit the blood power of the Massacring Holy Ant tribe, he would become one of them. The thought made him bite his lip.

'It seems that my Massacring Mutant saved me from the problem, * Ricky thought to himself.

If it weren't for his Massacring Mutant, the golden shadow would not hesitate to give him the lineage of the Massacring Holy Ant tribe. He didn't have enough time to wait for the next heir, which was why he wanted to bestow it on Ricky as soon as possible.

"Sure enough, you don't want to be a part of our tribe." The golden shadow noticed the hesitant look on Ricky's face.

As the golden shadow said that, Ricky found it hard to maintain eye contact. "Sir, I am certainly delighted with the offer, but I can't approve of it. I am still a mortal, and it will keep up that way. I apologize.” An awkward smile emerged on his lips as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"You are right. The bloodline is a very bizarre matter." The golden shadow stayed calm. He paused for a second, then continued, "You should really be grateful because you have your Massacring Mutant, Ricky. Otherwise, I will not think twice to force you to be one of us."

"Sir, thank you for your understanding and patience.” Ricky gave him a warm smile.

The golden shadow nodded and then cleared his throat. "Well, let's cut this conversation and get down to business. You will remain in this pond to receive the legacy of my tribe. There are two aspects to the inheritance of our tribe. One is the cultivation method itself. This requires you to comprehend it yourself. Since you are the possessor of the Massacring Mutant, I assume it will be more eligible for you to practice the massacring cultivation method compared to the people in my tribe.” The golden shadow looked away.

"The other aspect is the cultivation experience of massacring martial arts. I can feel that this would be a terrific chance for you, Ricky."

"Thank you so much for believing in me, sir!" Ricky gave him a toothy grin and became very excited. It was no joke that the exclusive cultivation method and the cultivation experience of the Massacring Holy Ant tribe were truly a tremendous opportunity for anyone.

Although he was very excited to get the big opportunity, he also had a doubt in mind at that moment.

Just by thinking about telling the golden shadow his doubt, he couldn't help but wince. Sure, he might hurt his feelings and lose the opportunity, but on the other hand, he was positive that he could get more than that in the upcoming future.

Shaking his head, he turned to the golden shadow and asked, "Sir, before everything else, can I ask you about something?”

The golden shadow nodded with a serious expression and said, "Go ahead.”

"I want to inquire about the thing between the Massacring Holy Ant and Predatory Holy Ant tribes,” Ricky said and stared at him without blinking.

The golden shadow's eyes widened. He was taken aback by Ricky's sudden interest in such a thing, which was considered as the hidden secret of his tribe.

"It seems that inside the Heavenly Passage, Jacob's remaining soul has told you something about our tribe." A sigh emitted out of his mouth. "Even if he didn't inform you about that, I will, however, tell you everything that you should know after you receive the legacy; then I will have some important proposals for you."

"Sir, please go ahead. I will listen very carefully,” Ricky said and nodded.

He didn't want to tell the golden shadow about Henry and his two companions, because he assumed that it was not the right time to do so. Though it was hard to keep secrets, he preferred to believe that the Massacring Holy Ant tribe had not betrayed the continent creatures as what Henry had told him. On the other hand, he also believed that there was no need for Henry to make up a story and lie to him. Even though he had heard everything, he chose to get more information from the golden shadow.

The golden shadow sighed before he said, "It was a very humiliating thing in our Massacring Holy Ant tribe. Maybe, it is because of such a humiliating thing that our tribe endured the calamity to the point—all the people of our tribe had been slaughtered.

During the ancient times, our tribe wasn't quite powerful. The most powerful creatures in our tribe were middle spiritual kings. That time, the Predatory Holy Ant tribe ruled and they were the most powerful holy tribe.

They had acquired the dark and massacring power while we only cultivated the massacring power. We might have a lot of differences, but our tribes shared common bloodline connection.

The ant creatures were very scarce at that time, but we had potentials which the Predatory Holy Ant tribe had seen. They soon wanted to help us become one of the holy tribes.

Later, in a war of fighting the devils, the Predatory Holy Ant tribe was completely destroyed, and the reason behind that was because of our tribe.”

The golden shadow's tone became obviously indignant at that point.

"May I know the reason for their destruction, sir?" Ricky asked in a deep tone and furrowed his eyebrows, sounding so eager to know the truth.

'Is it really like what Henry told me that the Massacre Holy Ant tribe had betrayed the Predatory Holy Ant tribe?" he thought to himself.

"There was a traitor in our Massacre Holy Ant tribe," said the golden shadow sternly, with a strong killing intent against the traitor in his tone.

"A traitor?" Ricky repeated doubtfully and tilted his head slightly. Deep inside, he was relieved that the answer to his doubt was negative.

"Yes, there was a traitor in our tribe. During that time, our chief was quite old for his position and his two sons were too eager to compete for the position of their father.

One of them lost in the competition and he left our tribe. To get his revenge, he leaked the secret, regarding the center of guardian arrays protecting the Predatory Holy Ant tribe, to the devils, which caused their destruction.

Coincidently, in the same period of time, our tribe was guarding and shielding another area against the invasion of the devils. Hence, our tribe avoided being killed by enemies.

When we got the news that the Predatory Holy Ant tribe was invaded by the devils, we wanted to help them, but we had run out of time. Consequently, it could be seen that our tribe led to the destruction of the Predatory Holy Ant tribe!"

As the golden shadow spoke, his expression was filled with both grief and indignation.

Ricky nodded slowly. "Now I get it..." “Finally, I understand the whole thing between the two tribes. It seems that Henry misunderstood the Massacring Holy Ant tribe.

It is now clear that the Massacring Holy Ant tribe didn't really betray the Predatory Holy Ant tribe or the other continent creatures. If they did, why would the devils try to destroy them, too? Wouldn't it be better for the devils to keep the whole Massacring Holy Ant tribe as their secret spies?

Using them as their spies, the devils didn't need to be scared that they might betray them because the evidence that they had could control the Massacring Holy Ant tribe. If the latter tried to betray them, they could show the evidence and tell the continent creatures the betrayal, and then there would be no room for the Massacring Holy Ant tribe." Ricky's mind was racing fast.

"After the destruction of the Predatory Holy Ant tribe, we made our way to their ancestral land, and then eventually, we migrated there. The pond of their land had the water with original energy, so we formed our very own pond full of water with original energy,” the golden shadow added.

"As we relied on the power in the pond, we became a holy tribe.

In such a way, the Predatory Ant tribe indirectly gave us the opportunity to become a holy tribe. After that, we tried to kill as many of the devils to get revenge for the Predatory Holy Ant tribe. Although we really tried our best, the power of the devils increased rapidly during that time, and soon after, we were wiped out by them before we could even kill them all.

We really tried, Ricky. We had tried with our own blood, sweat, and tears but we failed. Our only regret was that we didn't kill the traitor.”

"Sir, I truly admire the efforts and braveness of your tribe in fighting the devils. In the future, I will also contribute to fighting against the devils,” Ricky said and gave the golden shadow a determined look.

Fighting against the devils was the shared responsibility of all the creatures in all the continents. Deep down, he knew that it was really hard, but he couldn't let both the sacrifices of the tribes go into waste.

The golden shadow chuckled and said with great delight, "With your promise, I am sure that you will be the best candidate to receive the heritage of our tribe." He couldn't be more relieved that Ricky was willing to carry on their unfinished task.