Chapter 2766: No, they're about to break through!

Confirming that the Barbarian God Tribe Divine Realm breakthrough actually had no heavenly tribulation, the many human cultivators became even more frenzied.

Even if it weren't for the food, one couldn't miss such a great opportunity.

Of course, this food should be eaten, must be eaten, can't miss it.

The human side's training became ever more arduous; as for that, the Iron Peak Tribe folks paid it no heed.

At first, out of curiosity and shock, the Iron Peak Tribe people would occasionally come to watch the humans' reckless training method.

But as time went on, they found it boring, and naturally stopped coming.

Put bluntly, in the hearts of the Iron Peak Tribe people still lingered the pride of innate beings, and they didn't think much of these human acquired beings.

What's the use of desperate effort? Many things are decided from birth; you humans are born acquired beings, and no matter how hard you strive, you'll still be acquired beings in the end—nothing can be changed.

Even Zhao Tianqing's successful grab for food, aside from the first few meals that made the Iron Peak Tribe folks a bit unaccustomed, eventually elicited no feeling.

It's just one person, after all, and Zhao Tianqing is your humans' strongest; compared to these ordinary tribesmen, being a bit stronger proves what?

The elders and chief of the Iron Peak Tribe didn't join the food‑snatching fray; they each had their own little stove every day.

Thus Zhao Tianqing's success, in the eyes of the Iron Peak Tribe people, amounted to nothing major.

They hardly paid attention to the humans anymore; just like that, this evening's meal gave the Iron Peak Tribe a big surprise.

At first it was the same; seeing Tianlin and Miao Qianqian carrying food out of the Fire Room, the many human cultivators' eyes instantly turned red, and without a word they rushed forward.

Seeing that, the Iron Peak Tribe didn't think anything was wrong; it had always been like that before.

As usual, the Black Mist Forest tree ghosts moved to block, their branches lashing out to bind the human cultivators.

But as the two sides made contact and tangled, the Iron Peak Tribe side was still waiting for the best chance to strike.

At that moment, a person from the Iron Peak Tribe in the crowd voiced doubt.

"Do you see those two are about to break through?"

Huh???

As soon as those words were spoken, the crowd turned toward the sound and saw that the speaker was referring to two Heavenly Palace Celestial Officials, whose strength was only below Zhao Tianqing's.

Although they had shown promise in previous food snatches, they had never once succeeded, always ending up tightly bound by the Black Mist Forest tree ghosts, helpless.

But this time, those two Heavenly Palace Celestial Officials were different; their strength, compared to before, had visibly increased a great deal.

Faced with the tree ghosts' explosively shooting branches, they snapped them off with a single grip.

The two were like ferocious tigers descending the mountain; amidst the Black Mist Forest tree ghosts' encirclement and interception, they charged madly forward with fierce momentum, appearing truly about to break through the tree ghosts' blockade.

Watching these incredibly brave Heavenly Palace Celestial Officials, the Iron Peak Tribe folks were stunned.

Until a tribesman shouted loudly.

"Holy shit, they really are going to break through—come on!"

That shout woke the Iron Peak Tribe people, and only then did they come to their senses belatedly.

After Zhao Tianqing, do these humans now have two more who possess the ability to break through the Black Mist Forest tree ghosts' blockade?

What's going on with these humans, their strength increasing so fast?

Clearly, at the outset, even these individuals, despite being the present era's strongest Heavenly Palace Celestial Officials, had not a single chance.

Have they now become this fierce?

In their urgency, the Iron Peak Tribe side couldn't wait any longer and rushed forward as well.

With the Iron Peak Tribe's addition, the pressure from the Black Mist Forest tree ghosts grew greater; in the end they could only watch helplessly as part of the people broke through the obstruction and successfully got their food.

Among them, the humans gained two more, making a total of three who could eat.

Tianlin laughed heartily as he served food to those two Heavenly Palace Celestial Officials; after taking a bite, they couldn't hold back tears of joy.

It was not in vain that they had painstakingly trained day and night.

All their effort has finally borne fruit; they too have gotten to eat that long‑craved meal.

"Not bad."

Looking at the two, even Zhao Tianqing couldn't help but praise them; in response, one of the celestial officials grinned, mouth full of food, speaking indistinctly.

"If Elder Zhao feels gratified, why not reward us with two pieces of meat?"

"Get lost."

"I just praised you a bit, and you're getting uppity? Wanting meat, you wish? Tonight this is braised pork."

After cursing, Elder Zhao looked at the glistening, slick meat chunks in the two's bowls, his gaze unchanged, as if calculating something in his mind.

But before he could act, both simultaneously shielded their large bowls, eyeing Zhao Tianqing warily.

"Elder Zhao, what are you trying to do? You're not trying to steal the meat, are you?"

"Nonsense, what kind of person am I?"

"Yes."

Saying that, the two celestial officials silently stepped back a few paces, putting distance between themselves and Zhao Tianqing.

When eating, even brothers must guard against each other, or you won't keep your food.

One meal delighted Zhao Tianqing and his three companions, left the many human cultivators salivating, and made the Iron Peak Tribe folks glum.

These humans are getting more and more outrageous; Zhao Tianqing alone was bad enough, but now two more have appeared—if this continues, their numbers will only keep growing.

The contempt in their hearts gradually faded; at this moment the Iron Peak Tribe people also realized they could not let their guard down against the humans, and must take them seriously.

The pace of these humans' progress is truly absurdly fast—how long has it been, and already three of them can eat?

Those Black Mist Forest tree ghosts' branches simply cannot bind them.

But there remains a doubt in their hearts: how could the humans have increased so quickly? It shouldn't be possible.

Even if they had the Smelting Furnace Method, even if the humans dared to risk their lives, this Smelting Furnace Method is the Iron Peak Tribe's cultivation art—they know it well.

The Smelting Furnace Method couldn't possibly have such an explosive effect.

After eating, many humans continued to intensify their training; even the celestial officials have had their fill, so the others surely have a chance as well.

As long as you're willing to work hard, you'll definitely be able to eat this bowl of rice.

At night, on the Human Race side, there are still people practicing Xiūliàn, gritting their teeth, forcing themselves to practice the improved Smelting Furnace Method.

As for the Iron Peak Tribe side, several tribal leaders gathered together, speaking suspiciously about the Human Race's affairs.

"This Human Race is getting stranger and stranger; I can barely understand them anymore."

"Me too; this rate of improvement seems off—even with the Smelting Furnace Method, it shouldn't be this fast."

"Could it be that the Human Race has some secret we don't know about? They must have other means."

"That's probably it; otherwise it wouldn't make sense."