At the edge of the Western Wilderness, the Grand Canyon continues to move violently, becoming deeper and longer.
Meanwhile, a large amount of groundwater is converging into the Grand Canyon, turning the first half of the canyon into a deep river. However, there are no fish or Water Beasts inhabiting this river yet.
Due to the continued splitting of the Grand Canyon, geological activities like volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur frequently, and the environment in the Western Wilderness is constantly changing.
Tribes living on both sides of the Great Rift Valley, as well as tribes affected by environmental changes, are migrating one after another.
These migrating tribes are competing for resources with the native inhabitants along their migration routes, leading to the extinction of many tribes, while some others take the opportunity to rise.
The great migration wave spreads across the Western Wilderness and the Northern Wilderness beyond the Grand Canyon.
Initially, because the Western Wilderness is vast, the conflicts between these tribes occur only within the Western Wilderness.
But as time goes by, this migration wave begins to affect the Southern Wilderness and Eastern Wilderness.
The Jackal Tribe entering the Southern Wilderness is just the beginning, as more tribes continue moving toward this area.
Among these tribes are small tribes, medium tribes, and even large tribes, with varying distances to the Southern Wilderness and different arrival times.
It can be assured that the survival environment in the Southern Wilderness will become even harsher, and both the native tribes and the migrating tribes will strive to compete for territory and resources.
To survive in such an environment, the only option for tribes is to keep getting stronger!
In the cold winter, Jiang Xuan rides Tang Yuan flying in the sky, with the howling cold wind constantly hitting his face.
Were it not for the robust physique of the Four-Color Warrior, whose body continually emits heat like a furnace to warm his exterior, he wouldn’t be able to withstand such cold.
Tang Yuan went out to forage, and Jiang Xuan, bored of staying in the tribe, decided to join.
Tang Yuan’s wingspan has reached close to ten meters and is still growing.
Its massive size requires it to consume a large amount of food every day.
Thus, it goes out to forage almost daily, whether in winter or summer.
At this moment, the ground is blanketed in white, and animals are either hibernating or only active near their nests, making hunting difficult.
Today, Tang Yuan has flown for several hours, yet remains empty-handed.
But Tang Yuan doesn’t give up; after a brief rest, it continues flying further, seeking out suitable prey.
When Tang Yuan flies over a forest, it finally discovers something new.
In the forest, dozens of large animals are walking slowly, with very large bodies covered in thick black long fur.
Tang Yuan immediately lowers its flying altitude to better observe these animals.
On Tang Yuan’s back, Jiang Xuan also takes the opportunity to observe these animals.
"Hmm? Is this... a rhinoceros?"
Although a lot of snow has fallen on these animals due to the heavy snowfall, the thick and long Beast Horn on their heads is very noticeable.
Jiang Xuan has never hunted rhinoceros, as there are none in the forests near the Vine Tribe.
However, he once chatted with the Old Witch, who mentioned seeing a type of Black Wind Rhinoceros in the Southern Wilderness.
The Black Wind Rhinoceros is larger than a bison, with tough and thick skin and remarkable defensive capabilities.
The characteristics of the Black Wind Rhinoceros are clear.
Its back is prominently arched, with a sharp rhino horn on its head, and a relatively short tail. In winter, it is covered in thick black long fur.
In spring, the black long fur of the Black Wind Rhinoceros falls off completely, and the new fur grows slowly during the summer, only to rapidly grow in autumn, covering its body when winter arrives.
Notably, the Black Wind Rhinoceros has extremely strong aggressiveness and frightening combat power.
Ordinary predators dare not provoke them; if directly hit by a Black Wind Rhinoceros, even a fierce giant-toothed tiger may suffer serious injury or death.
However, predators dare not provoke them, but that doesn’t mean tribespeople fear hunting them.
No matter how formidable the Black Wind Rhinoceros is, it cannot prevail against numerous tribespeople skilled in setting traps and using various poisoned weapons.
To tribespeople, the Black Wind Rhinoceros is considered a treasure all over.
Its incredibly tough Beast Hide, hard and large Beast Bone, thick and tough Beast Horn, and a substantial amount of meat, have a strong attraction for tribespeople.
Any capable Hunting Team loves hunting Black Wind Rhinoceros, as a successful hunt of one brings great rewards.
The Black Wind Rhinoceros, originally with few natural enemies, has seen a substantial decrease in population due to tribespeople’s targeting.
Of course, because the Black Wind Rhinoceros itself possesses extremely strong combat power, the number of tribes capable of hunting them is not large. While their population has decreased, they cannot be easily driven to extinction.
"Tang Yuan, fly a bit lower."
To better observe this group of Black Wind Rhinoceros, Jiang Xuan instructs Tang Yuan to fly lower.
Tang Yuan lowers its altitude again and circles above the Black Wind Rhinoceros herd.
With such a large bird of prey above, the Black Wind Rhinoceros immediately become alert, clustering more tightly while keeping a vigilant eye on Tang Yuan to guard against a sudden attack.
Jiang Xuan observes for a while, finding these Black Wind Rhinoceros very intriguing.
"If only I could capture them to use as mounts, how amazing that would be!"