Chronicles of Primordial Wars Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the Chronicles of Primordial Wars novel. A total of 844 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 846 : Chapter 846 Epilogue 2Yi Ce of Flaming River (2)Yi Ce had known since young that he wa
Chapter 846 Epilogue 2Yi Ce of Flaming River (2)Yi Ce had known since young that he was not a Flaming Horn but from the King City Yi family on the other side of the ocean, like Yi Si.The Flaming Horns did not hide this from him, including what happened to
- 145 Chapter 145 – The Guy Came BackTranslated by SunyancaiIt is to be said that although Chacha had not changed as much like the other older giant eagles, he had benefited a lot from this travel, with his body size increasing clearly, and his flying speed imp
- 144 Chapter 144 – A foreign objectTranslated by SunyancaiThat eagle was even bigger than that the one that had brought them here, and it looked like it had flown a long journey and was very tired. After he fell on the ice, he did not move any more, just gaspe
- 143 Chapter 143 – b.u.t.terflyTranslated by IdontreallycareOn the protruding stone slab, behind the layer of threads, Shao Xuan indeed had found something interesting, a set of marks.Carefully looking around once again, he couldn’t even find a trace of their
- 142 Chapter 142 – White InsectsTranslated by IdontreallycareOn this ma.s.sive layer of ice, only Shao Xuan could be found.In all four directions around him, there was only silence.Normally, the environment here was covered in fog, obscuring the vision, and fr
- 141 Chapter 141 – The Eagle MountainTranslated by SunyancaiShao Xuan thought that they would travel through this place, but it turned out that these two eagles just stopped here, and bit the icicles next to them if they were hungry. They continued to stand he
- 140 Chapter 140 – The ice layer at the mountaintopTranslated by SunyancaiAfter staying two days at the edge of the cliff, Shao Xuan has almost recovered, and his injuries on the arm also healed up. But Chacha’s ability to recover was lower than Shao Xuan’s, s
- 139 Chapter 139 – The Giant EagleTranslated by SunyancaiThe two serpents were much larger than Shao Xuan, even without their special scales. They were slowly moving towards Shao Xuan and Chacha.Strangely enough, Shao Xuan saw a kind of ridicule in their cold
- 138 Chapter 138 – Land of the SerpentsTranslated by Sunyancai“Careful!”Shao Xuan cried out loudly.Just like a spring, the serpent ejected his body, which streaked through the air and generated a grating sound, like strong wind. Chacha couldn’t react in time.E
- 137 Chapter 137 – The MountainTranslated by SunyancaiShao Xuan brought some dry meat with him, but Chacha prefered fresh meat more.Catching enough prey to settle his stomach, Chacha once again flew with Shao Xuan.Occasionally, a large bird would fly over this
- 136 Chapter 136 – The Severing LandTranslated by SunyancaiIn the winter, the seven beasts that the Shaman had branded gradually began to change. Their size and appearance changed.Before the winter, the Shaman had reminded them to prepare some food, but the se
- 135 Chapter 135 – The Only ExceptionTranslated by SunyancaiAfter the first teamwork, the following teamwork went smoothly. At the same time, these young warriors became more cautious.Shao Xuan did not join them, sometimes he let Caesar go with them but did no
- 134 Chapter 134 – CooperationTranslated by SunyancaiThe group was large, and the warriors in this group were very curious about the beasts that accompanied them.When Caesar had accompanied the group for the first time, everyone had been nervous, but now they
- 133 Chapter 133 – The Nine BeastsTranslated by SunyancaiAccording to the ancient volumes, each hunting animal branded by the profound craft was carefully selected. But now, in the tribe, less than ten beasts met the requirements.The Shaman would like to perfo
- 132 Chapter 132 – Enthusiasm rises anewTranslated by SunyancaiMany of the people raising the cubs almost lost all their patience in training. Every day, when they went to bed, they always considered cooking their cubs tomorrow.But witnessing Caesar’s change a
- 131 Chapter 131 – The New RouteTranslated by SunyancaiIf Shao Xuan did not go hunting, every few days he would go up the mountain to hand in the animal skin volumes that the Shaman asked him to draw.This time, Shao Xuan drew common volumes, rather than the Sh
- 130 Chapter 130 – The Head WolfTranslated by SunyancaiThe day before yesterday, Caesar had been badly hit by an old giant-antler deer, but today he could throw a younger one on the ground.His speed and power shown just now were more than those of two days ago
- 129 Chapter 129 – The MutationTranslated by SunyancaiIt was a peaceful night. A few ferocious beasts quietly walked past the tree. They probably smelled Caesar’s blood so they looked up the tree. Then they swaggered away without doing anything threatening.In
- 128 Chapter 128 – Engraving and brandingTranslated by SunyancaiThe light of the sun gradually disappeared, and two moons emerged above the woods.Some nocturnal animals became active, while most of the birds flew back to their nests.Above the bough where Shao
- 127 Chapter 127 – The WoundTranslated by SunyancaiThe trap zone was not very large, but many wolves were trapped in there. As Shao Xuan pa.s.sed by, he found there were at least seven trapped or dead wolves in the traps.Obviously, the pack of wolves, in the p
- 126 Chapter 126 – HatredTranslated by SunyancaiThe next day, the hunting group saw the pack of wolves in the area where the giant-antler deer herd was active.Yesterday, they stood quite a bit away that they failed to see those wolves clearly, so today they ob
- 125 Chapter 125 – The New Wolf PackTranslated by SunyancaiTa’s hunting team was about to set out again. People in the tribe had been used to the presence of the unusual animal, which had been so far the only one that accompanied them on the Path of Glory.In t
- 124 Chapter 124 – The Cubs in the TribeTranslated by SunyancaiDuring the hunting time, Mao saw those creatures with four fangs, and considered them as animals similar to wild boars and ferocious beasts.Having seen several wild boars with four fangs, he finall
- 123 Chapter 123 – The secret engraving techniqueTranslated by SunyancaiThe Shaman had sudden twitches on his face, as if not believing Shao Xuan’s words. However, judging from Shao Xuan’s expressions, he didn’t seem to be lying lying.“Wait a second.”The Shama
- 122 Chapter 122 – I absorbed itTranslated by SunyancaiSince the warriors spent most of their time digging up Fire Crystals and dealing with the giant bats, they did not do much hunting during this trip. Aside from hunting for the food they needed, basically n
- 121 Chapter 121 – The Bat’s MountainTranslated by SunyancaiAfter it was properly fed, it flew up to the ceiling, and soon disappeared from Shao Xuan’s vision.At the mountaintop, above the giant pit.A black shadow silently slipped out from a stone crevice on t
- 120 Chapter 120 – There can only be one leaderTranslated by SunyancaiThe energy contained in the Fire Crystal in Shao Xuan’s hand could only be absorbed by Shao Xuan himself, and it was supposed that the others couldn’t absorb any of it. Before at the holdout
- 119 Chapter 119 – The MistTranslated by SunyancaiWhen they went inside from different caves, the warriors of the five hunting groups finally got together.In front of them, there was a very big empty hall. No one could ever see where the ceiling was, and there
- 118 Chapter 118 – SmokeTranslated by SunyancaiEvery day, the five hunting groups would send people to check the situation of the giant pit. There was still no news of the three missing men from Cheng’s hunting group since.The warrior checking on the giant pit
- 117 Chapter 117 – The Union of Five Hunting GroupsTranslated by Sunyancai“The Fire Crystal?!” Cheng couldn’t help it but his voice somehow trembled. He was unable to be calm at the moment.Mai slowly put Shao Xuan down as he stared at the red crystal in his ha
- 116 Chapter 116 – The Fire CrystalTranslated by SunyancaiIt smelled pretty bad inside.Thick layers of bat feces covered the ground, and it seemed to have been piled up for years. The upper layer was a little bit fresher, which indicated that the giant bats co
- 115 Chapter 115 – The Giant PitTranslated by SunyancaiThere was still some time before it would become dark. In order to find the missing men as soon as possible, the hunting group leader immediately showed Shao Xuan around.“I would like to know whether they
- 114 Chapter 114 – The Vampire BatsTranslated by SunyancaiOf the warriors that came to them, the leading one was called Cha. Cha was almost the same age as Mai, and he was the second strongest person in his hunting group, which meant that he was of great impor
- 113 Chapter 113 – Caesar’s ChoiceTranslated by SunyancaiSponsored by AnonymousIt suddenly quieted down, one could easily hear the sound of the wind blowing through the gra.s.s.They didn’t kill the rat yet, since it was better to keep the gra.s.s rat alive whe
- 112 Chapter 112 – The rat woodTranslated by SunyancaiFrom the mountaintop until they finally stepped out of the region of the tribe, Caesar received much attention.When they were walking down along the Path of Glory, people on both sides almost all fixed thei
- 111 Chapter 111 – Qualifications to joinTranslated by SunyancaiNow, the first Flame! The Soaring Flame! The totem appears!The totem power in his body became active, even without him deliberately stimulating it. Totem patterns appeared on every totem warrior’s
- 110 Chapter 110 – The ritual danceTranslated by SunyancaiNot everyone would have the chance to learn the ancient dance, also known as the ritual dance.By the end of every winter, at the ritual ceremony during the Snow Festival, there would be fifty totem warr
- 109 Chapter 109 – Qualifications to attend the ritualTranslated by SunyancaiSponsored by Tanner BBecause of the agreement they made for the next year, and because of those young warriors signing their names on the animal skin, people did not pay any extra att
- 108 Chapter 108 – One yearTranslated by SunyancaiThe situation looked a little weird.If the crowd hadn’t known that these two were about to have a combat, they would think that this Shao Xuan was probably asleep!Snowflakes kept falling down from the sky, with
- 107 Chapter 107 – ContestTranslated by SunyancaiWhen the task was completed, Shao Xuan allowed the already impatient Chacha to fly away.If you thought about it, you’ll find that Shao Xuan was taking advantage of the rules, and it was a form of bullying the ot
- 106 Chapter 106 – It turned out to be an option!Translated by SunyancaiThe whistle went afar in the snow and wind.At Shao Xuan’s whistle, many people looked curious and confused, for they had no idea why Shao Xuan was doing that. However, some other kids seem
- 105 Chapter 105 – This is nothing difficultTranslated by SunyancaiAfter listening to the twins describing the whole situation, Shao Xuan finally understood why there was a fightAlthough in the eyes of the people living in the mountain foot area, the group lea
- 104 Chapter 104 – The twinsTranslated by SunyancaiIn the afternoon, when Shao Xuan left the medicine house to go back home, it was not dark yet. The herbs were almost done, and recently, there was not that much work to do. So, Shao Xuan planned to go back hom
- 103 Chapter 103 – It’s not about the appearanceTranslated by SunyancaiShao Xuan spent the whole morning drawing that complete circle, and he was exhausted. If in the past, he would never believe something like that would ever happen. However, now he experienc
- 102 Chapter 102 – Drawing a Shaman VolumeTranslated by SunyancaiEarly next morning, Shao Xuan came to the Shaman’s stone room.The animal skin roll that the Shaman pa.s.sed onto Shao Xuan described the processing methods for ten rare animal medicines.Shao Xuan
- 101 Chapter 101 – The Shaman’s requirementTranslated by SunyancaiIf the Shaman asked this question to another person in the tribe, that person would’ve been thrilled. However, it was Shao Xuan who was sitting in front of the Shaman.In fact, the Shaman had lon
- 100 Chapter 100 – Do you want to be the Shaman?Translated by SunyancaiIt was not only that day. Every day after that, Shao Xuan would find a new roll of Shaman Volumes lying on the stone desk in the corner when he came to the medicine house.The content varied
- 99 Chapter 99 – The Shaman VolumesTranslated by SunyancaiShao Xuan was stunned, so he moved away his sight and looked elsewhere. Moments later, he looked at the animal skin roll again, and looked at those symbols.However, when he stared at that ink ma.s.s fo
- 98 Chapter 98 – The pictures in the animal skin rollsTranslated by SunyancaiShao Xuan placed the animal skin curtain down and greeted her: “Hi, my name is Ah-Xuan, and I’m here to learn from the Shaman.”The person dealing with the herbs on that stone plate l
- 97 Chapter 97 – That turtleTranslated by Sunyancai“So, what are you…”The Shaman looked at Shao Xuan, a little speechless, for he did not know what was the right thing to say in this situation. He had not received any living things for many years.“It’s a pres
- 96 Chapter 96 – A present for the ShamanTranslated by SunyancaiWith the end of the last hunting mission, it grew colder and colder as time went by.Shao Xuan walked down from the mountaintop as he was dragging home the prey he hunted down during the last hunt
- 95 Chapter 95 – IntentionTranslated by SunyancaiWhen everything in the tribe went back to normal, Shao Xuan’s life resumed its old pattern.He would go out on hunting trips every twenty or thirty days, then return to the tribe, and do stone crafting, learn ab
- 94 Chapter 94 – SpeculationTranslated by SunyancaiIn the morning, Shao Xuan saw Lang Ga running towards him breathlessly as soon as he went outside the door.“Ah-Xuan, quick! Come to the riverside, now!”Lang Ga was red-faced, perhaps he had done a lot of work
- 93 Chapter 93 – The overlapping of the two moonsTranslated by SunyancaiKeke was brought away by Tuo, but only after he got beaten up as h.e.l.l.Before they left, Tuo and Keke both promised that they would pay Shao Xuan a lot of food if Shao Xuan helped make
- 92 Chapter 92 – BoomerangTranslated by SunyancaiWhen the rainy season ended, it was Ta’s hunting team’s turn to go out hunting.This time, Shao Xuan was in Mai’s hunting group. Before they went out for hunting, every one gathered together on the mountaintop t
- 91 Chapter 91 – Changes in the rainy seasonTranslated by SunyancaiLang Ga and the others were trying to attract its attention.Shao Xuan could feel its sight fixed on himself, and finally it looked away after staring at him for about two minutes.“Run, Ah-Xuan
- 90 Chapter 90 – Don’t move!Translated by Sunyancai“What are you doing now? Setting a trap?” Mai came over and asked.“It seems you can stand on them when the water rises.” The people beside Mai laughed.They had no idea what Shao Xuan and Lang Ga were doing, b
- 89 Chapter 89 – The fish fenceTranslated by SunyancaiNot long after Shao Xuan returned home, Lang Ga came over to inform him that he needs to partic.i.p.ate in the patrolling. Every hunting group would oversee a small region, and they were divided into three
- 88 Chapter 88 – The river beast “Dread”Translated by SunyancaiThe rain was pouring down hard.The raindrops were falling from the sky and splas.h.i.+ng on the ground, creating loud noises everywhere.The tree leaves created scratching noises as they were hit b
- 87 Chapter 87 – The Shaman’s blessingTranslated by SunyancaiGoing up the mountain the following day, Shao Xuan took the animal skin bag. He thought it would be better to inform the Shaman about him keeping the bird.The animal skin bag contained Chacha. That
- 86 Chapter 86 – A fighting chickenTranslated by SunyancaiShao Xuan had no idea what the bird would be like after it grew up, or what habits it would have, or whether it could fly in the future. Perhaps it was something like a chicken, or perhaps it would tur
- 85 Chapter 85 – Breaking through its sh.e.l.lTranslated by SunyancaiWhen they had returned to the tribe and completed the sword cleansing rite, all the warriors in the hunting team descended the mountain and returned to their homes. Shao Xuan did not have ma
- 84 Chapter 84 – Coming homeTranslated by SunyancaiWhen the different hunting groups in the hunting team were supposed to meet up, the advance group was usually the first to reach the place. They needed to build a new wooden box to contain all the plants and
- 83 Chapter 83 – Going backTranslated by Sunyancai“Ku Sha Roots, Flowing Blood Leaf, the Seven-Forked Palm, Blood Veins Flowers…”While Ta, Tuo, and the others were counting the plants that they had already captured, Shao Xuan was counting the days that they h
- 82 Chapter 82 – The bird eggsTranslated by SunyancaiAccording to Ta’s theory, once badly wounded, plants like the Fire Lance would not approach them again for a short period of time. Also, its blood could prevent other creatures from coming close. So tempora
- 81 Chapter 81 – Ma.s.sacreTranslated by SunyancaiShao Xuan leapt high, he rebounded from the white thread to dodge the piercing vine aimed towards his face. In mid air, he pulled out the last spearhead dart and grasped it tight in his hand.With the last remn
- 80 Chapter 80 – Falling into the trapTranslated by SunyancaiPromptly, Shao Xuan ran back with the stone box, which contained the body of the Green Thief. Earlier, he planned to flee the battlefield as far as possible, because he knew in his heart that he wou
- 79 Chapter 79 – Fire LanceTranslated by SunyancaiWhen Shao Xuan came down from that tree, he was immediately surrounded by the others, for all of them had heard Ta’s words.“Is this the seedling of the Green Thief?” Tuo had sparkling eyes, and stared still at
- 78 Chapter 78 – The Green Thief marches at nightTranslated by SunyancaiAs the others were immersed in the concept of “Green Thief” and “night vision”, Shao Xuan carefully observed the traps he set yesterday.In fact, the tree secreted quite a lot of resin. Bu
- 77 Chapter 77 – Pictures at the end of the scrollTranslated by SunyancaiShao Xuan had a sound sleep after midnight. It had been a while since he had last dreamt about something. However, tonight he had a dream.As a matter of fact, Shao Xuan himself also had
- 76 Chapter 76 – Playing a small roleTranslated by Sunyancai“What?”Seeing that Shao Xuan literally removed the poison caps on the white hairs, Keke couldn’t help but shout out “what”. Also, he used a pitched tone, showing his astonishment.The other resting wa
- 75 Chapter 75 – White hairsTranslated by SunyancaiA drop of cold sweat slipped down from Shao Xuan’s forehead.If he had not raised his head, would one of his eyes have been stabbed?Undoubtedly, it seemed to be some harmless white fur, yet they could pierce t
- 74 Chapter 74 – The Jumping Fruit TreeTranslated by SunyancaiShao Xuan felt very comfortable after drinking that liquid in his gourd. It was cool and refres.h.i.+ng, as if it had driven away the fatigue of the long march. His mind was cleared, and the bones
- 73 Chapter 73 – Feeling smallTranslated by SunyancaiThose giant dragonflies were gentle in temper, or else they would not allow the warriors in the advance group to take a ride on their backs.Judging from the behavior of the advance group, Shao Xuan knew tha
- 72 Chapter 72 – Aircraft fleetTranslated by SunyancaiThe speed of the advance group became rapid again, and the route was not the one that Shao Xuan knew from before.They strode at a speed which was almost two to three times faster than the other hunting gro
- 71 Chapter 71 – Continue onTranslated by SunyancaiIf not the beasts or ferocious beasts, then what would they be hunting?Shao Xuan was perplexed, but before he had the time to raise any questions, Ta came over.Since they were the advance group, naturally the
- 70 Chapter 70 – You just rest a.s.suredTranslated by SunyancaiThe Shaman gave Shao Xuan a pack of herbs which could help with health recovery, but also allowed him to get the herbs for healing injuries. He told Shao Xuan to go to Ta’s place one day before th
- 69 Chapter 69 – Joining the advance groupTranslated by SunyancaiShao Xuan was about to have his second hunting trip. Even though he wanted to work on Old Ke’s newly-invented serial traps, he did not have enough time to spend on placing traps and ropes. It wa
- 68 Chapter 68 – A good hound serves as the hunter’s eyes and earsTranslated by SunyancaiSponsored by NathanaelAll the residents in the mountain foot district knew that Old Ke didn’t take any work in stoneware crafting anymore. People didn’t know what he was
- 67 Chapter 67 – TrainingTranslated by SunyancaiOn a small hill near the training grounds of the tribe, the trees there weren’t that thick, but were dense in quant.i.ties. Fresh green leaves covered all the branches, and the bushes and gra.s.s nearby were gro
- 66 Chapter 66 – Do you know the meaning behind my name?Translated by SunyancaiOld Ke didn’t mention Shao Xuan’s astonis.h.i.+ng speed of progress to anyone. And based on his observation of the following few days, it seemed that Keke and the others hadn’t spr
- 65 Chapter 65 – The ElderTranslated by SunyancaiShao Xuan only took Caesar back to his cabin after having dinner at Old Ke’s place.Although he had been away for over twenty days, it was obvious that someone had helped keep his room clean. There was clean wat
- 64 Chapter 64 – The position of the totem patternTranslated by SunyancaiWhen Shao Xuan went down the mountain, he came directly to Old Ke’s place instead of going back to his residence.Caesar had been waiting for Shao Xuan at the door for a long time. Seeing
- 63 Chapter 63 – Sword Cleansing RitualTranslated by SunyancaiAfter they arrived at the end of the Path of Glory, all the warriors of the hunting team put down their game aside, for they had a ceremony to attend before they could call it a successful conclusi
- 62 Chapter 62 – Returning homeTranslated by SunyancaiThe tribe woke up early in the morning as usual. It was silent initially, and then got noisy gradually. looking calm and peaceful.Ge yawned as he walked out of his door. It was yet another boring day, and
- 61 Chapter 61 – Die without regretsTranslated by SunyancaiDo not get so worked up?How’s that even possible!Talk like adults?How could they talk? They were totally speechless!It is the ancestors, the ancestors of the tribe!!The others had no doubt about Shao
- 60 Chapter 60 – Don’t get so worked up! Let’s talk like adults!Translated by SunyancaiThe others in the hunting group were still waiting by the exit of the cave until the next day in the afternoon.Originally they were to leave at noon, but Mai and Lang Ga su
- 59 Chapter 59 – Getting out of the mountainTranslated by SunyancaiSurely the man in the middle was one of the ancestors in the tribe, and it was highly likely that he was one of the members of the first batch of warriors who contributed in establis.h.i.+ng t
- 58 Chapter 58 – The skeletons in the caveTranslated by SunyancaiSponsored by NathanaelPerhaps it was because of the existence of the king stone worm, but up to now, the only creature Shao Xuan encountered was the insect which dragged him away earlier. All th
- 57 Chapter 57 – IntuitionTranslated by SunyancaiOutside the cave, Mai, Lang Ga and the others were waiting. According to the traditions in hunting groups, if anyone had an accident inside, the others would wait outside for a whole day, after which, they woul
- 56 Chapter 56 – The King Stone WormTranslated by SunyancaiInitially, it was just a slight indistinct ‘whirring’ noise, it could’ve easily been confused with the other noises among the tunnel. However, it gradually became clearer.Shao Xuan thought about the s
- 55 Chapter 55 – So unluckyTranslated by SunyancaiAfter a night’s sleep, the hunting group gathered their things and started to go through the mountain early the next day.Shao Xuan had a pretty good sleep and he did not see anything terrible in his dreams.“Ev
- 54 Chapter 54 – Stone worm below the mountainTranslated by SunyancaiSponsored by Anon1 and NathanaelIn the wild, the vulnerable and weak ones were more susceptible to attacks, so Shao Xuan had been paying extra attention to the surroundings. He was merely a
- 53 Chapter 53 – Wild WolvesTranslated by SunyancaiA herd of giant-antlered deers was wandering along a stream, while some predator’s movements nearby was making them anxious.About a few hundred meters away from the herd, Shao Xuan hid himself behind some den
- 52 Chapter 52 – All threeTranslated by Sunyancai“What…what’s that?” Lang Ga grabbed the long spear in his hands tightly and asked in a shaky voice, as he pointed at it with a shaky finger.Ang and the others also swallowed down their saliva, waiting for Shao
- 51 Chapter 51 – Just one touchTranslated by SunyancaiFlaming Horns tribe.The life inside the tribe was just as calm and peaceful as always.Early in the morning, old Ke tossed Caesar some meat and bones, then grabbed a stoneware and began polis.h.i.+ng it as
- 50 Chapter 50 – SunriseTranslated by SunyancaiIt was better to be more cautious.A bit later, there was another avalanche, but not as ma.s.sive as the last one.Shao Xuan did not intend to leave before dawn. So they waited until sunrise, for it was not conveni
- 49 Chapter 49 – AvalancheTranslated by SunyancaiThere were three spare spearheads in his hide bag. In fact, there was a larger hide bag which contained more of these tools back in the cave. It was just, Shao Xuan didn’t have the time to grab that one when he
- 48 Chapter 48 – Either you die, or I dieTranslated by SunyancaiShao Xuan could feel their stalker getting closer and closer, probably it understood that its stalking ability didn’t work in this environment, and severely restricted him. So it pulled all stops
- 47 Chapter 47 – Nasty environmentTranslated by Sunyancai“What the f.u.c.k!!”“This is the one from last time! It is! It must be the one! The two Thorn Black Winds down the mountain must have been called by it as well!”Taking what happened down the mountain in
- 46 Chapter 46 – Pale facesTranslated by SunyancaiThe giant stone blocking the entrance of the cave moved a little more, and the shaking sound become more intense and clear.Based on that sound, Mao had already figured out what creature was moving that stone o