#714 - The ancient tribe was defeated
“Who won?” Everyone looked nervously toward the side where the figure had fallen.
The Xiao clan was alright; even if they failed, it would only be a setback in one action, not a crippling blow. But for the Lei clan, this was a battle of life and death.
As the torn space slowly healed and the rising dust gradually dissipated, Lei Ying's battered and bruised figure emerged.
“Clan Leader?” The Lei clan members looked at the iron-tower-like strongman and fell silent.
“You lost.” Xiao Yan descended from the sky. Apart from being slightly breathless, his clothes somewhat disheveled, and half of the flame hair on his head gone, there were no other changes.
“Yes, I lost…” Lei Ying gasped for breath.
Hearing their Clan Leader admit defeat, the faces of the other Lei clan members changed drastically.
Someone quickly advised, “Clan Leader, forget about the bet, let's fight them! The Lei clan has no cowards!”
“Yes, yes, let's fight them!”
“If they want to take down our Lei clan, they'll have to pay for it with their lives!”
For a moment, the crowd was in an uproar.
Xiao Yan's gaze was calm, but a strong sense of vigilance rose in his heart. The Lei clan leader had not lost his ability to fight. If the other party self-destructed, he was not sure if he could withstand it.
During the previous battle with the Yan clan leader, the other party had also tried to self-destruct, but he had interrupted it with a soul attack.
However, Lei Ying was stronger than Yan Jin, and Xiao Yan was only slightly better. In the previous confrontation, he had already exhausted all his strength. If the other party self-destructed, he would definitely not be able to stop it.
This was also the reason why Xiao Yan was willing to accept the bet with Lei Ying.
If they wanted to take down the Lei clan, the Xiao clan would also pay a great price. If possible, he wanted to avoid it as much as possible.
Lei Ying shouted in a low voice, “All of you, shut up. A bet is a bet…”
He looked at Xiao Yan and continued, “I will fulfill my promise. I hope you will also abide by your promise.”
Xiao Yan nodded. “I only want to eliminate you as a potential competitor. As for the others, they don't have the ability to compete with us.”
Lei Ying stared at him, then suddenly raised his right hand and slammed it hard on the top of his head. Blood flowed from the corners of his mouth, eyes, and nose, and he fell silent.
Xiao Yan had been staring at him with his soul power, confirming that Lei Ying was not playing tricks. With this palm, he shattered his brain and dispersed his soul.
Lei Ying's vitality slowly dissipated. At this moment, a bright golden light suddenly lit up on his body. Golden dragon-shaped lightning swam on his body, and a formation suddenly appeared.
Xiao Yan did not act rashly, staring at the formation with a solemn gaze. He saw Lei Ying's body begin to melt, and all his power condensed to form a golden sphere the size of a human brain.
On this sphere, Xiao Yan felt a strong threat.
The sphere floated in front of Lei Dong, and a voice echoed.
“This is the Thunder Tribulation Pearl, which I refined by sacrificing myself and using all my strength. Detonate it, and its power is equivalent to my self-destruction. Only use it when our clan is facing life or death… Remember…”
Lei Ying's voice slowly dissipated, and some Lei clan members couldn't help but shed tears:
“Clan Leader.”
Lei Dong caught the Thunder Tribulation Pearl and nodded heavily. “Clan Leader, I will. I will remember your instructions.”
He shifted his gaze to Xiao Yan, suppressing the pain in his heart, and said:
“The Clan Leader has fulfilled his promise, and I will also remember the arrangement and seal off the Lei Realm for three hundred years. What else do you want?”
Xiao Yan sighed softly. “Circumstances forced us to do this. If not, perhaps we could have become friends.”
He tore open space and said softly to Xiao Ning and the others, “Let's go.”
Xiao Ning and Xiao Mei immediately followed. Xiao Ke hesitated for a moment, then said nothing.
In the sky, violent energy surged. The energy tide, which should have symbolized the power of heaven and earth, was turbulent, as if it could swallow everything in the world.
Three god-like and demon-like figures intertwined in the sky.
The Soul Emperor, dressed in white, Xiao Zhan, dressed in dark blue, and Gu Yuan, dressed in linen, each displayed their magical powers, and in the flickering of light and shadow, there were several confrontations.
Gu Yuan's hair was disheveled, looking particularly embarrassed. Under the joint efforts of the Soul Emperor and Xiao Zhan, he could only barely protect himself.
He noticed something was wrong. The three had been fighting fiercely for a long time, and with such a huge commotion, the allied forces should have discovered it long ago and sent people to support them. Why hasn't there been any movement until now?
“Hehe, are you waiting for the reinforcements from Lei Ying and the others? Then you will be disappointed. They will not come.” The Soul Emperor said with a smile.
Gu Yuan's face was gloomy. “What do you mean?”
The Soul Emperor replied lightly, “The Xiao clan has already sent people to solve the Lei and Yan clans. In addition, without your Gu clan, you can't stop Void Swallowing Flame.”
A trace of haze flashed in Gu Yuan's eyes.
He took a step back, and the space behind him shattered.
“Annihilation Finger!”
He pointed forward, slightly blocking the Soul Emperor and Xiao Zhan, then turned and entered the void.
The Soul Emperor tore open a hole with both hands, and the hole dissipated Gu Yuan's attack. He shouted in a low voice, “Chase.”
Xiao Zhan hesitated slightly and chased after him.
Gu Yuan hurried towards the Gu clan, with the Soul Emperor and Xiao Zhan chasing closely behind him.
Just as he was about to approach the Gu clan, a black mark of ten thousand feet suddenly emerged from the front.
“Seal of Destruction!”
This was an attack launched by the entire Soul clan, and even Gu Yuan did not dare to underestimate it.
At this moment, the attacks of the Soul Emperor and Xiao Zhan also arrived.
“Soul Cleaving Palm!”
“Formless Tribulation!”
The dark palm print and the starlight-shimmering beam went straight to Gu Yuan's back.
Beset on both sides, and both attacks required his full attention, Gu Yuan's heart sank.
He condensed an ancient mirror, shrouded himself in it, and fully outputted Dou Qi.
However, the ancient mirror could not withstand the three attacks for too long, and it shattered with a bang.
The terrifying energy exploded, setting off a void storm.
This void storm, which would tear even a Dou Zun into pieces, was nothing to the people fighting at this moment.
The Soul Emperor and Xiao Zhan passed through the void storm and walked forward.
Looking at Gu Yuan, who was covered in blood, the Soul Emperor said with a smile, “It seems I am still one step ahead.”
Void Swallowing Flame led part of the Soul clan's forces out of the Gu Realm and surrounded Gu Yuan from another direction. An ancient, hoarse voice sounded:
“Unexpected, Gu Yuan, you have this day too.”
Gu Yuan gasped for breath, and his eyes also showed a trace of madness, the kind of look that beasts show when they are forced into a desperate situation, just like Xiao Xuan back then…
The Soul Emperor's heart trembled, and he did not dare to be careless.
Gu Yuan said in a low voice, “What did you do to the Gu clan?”
Void Swallowing Flame showed a sinister smile: “You're not too late. I only killed a small half of the people, and there are still many left, struggling under the attacks of my clan.”
Not to mention the high-level combat power, the overall strength of the Soul clan was also above the Gu clan.
After Void Swallowing Flame solved a part of the Gu clan's manpower, he tried his best to transfer power and waited here for Gu Yuan's arrival, launching the previous raid.
With careful calculation and no intention, Gu Yuan was indeed injured.
…
In the Gu Realm, deep in the Ancient Sacred Mountain Range, Gu Dao led the remnants of the Gu clan, stalemating with the Soul clan army.
“Why do I feel that the Soul clan's offensive is much smaller?”
“Do you want to take the opportunity to kill out and see?”
“Be careful of fraud. With the help of the formation, we can still resist one or two. If we go out, I am afraid there will be heavy casualties.”
Soul Poison looked at the hesitant Gu clan troops in the formation, and a smile appeared on his face.
In fact, at this moment, Void Swallowing Flame had transferred the elite of the clan to besiege Gu Yuan. There were not many troops besieging the Gu clan now. If the other party launched a counterattack, the Soul clan's losses would not be small.
He ordered: “Offer the ‘Myriad Soul Absolute Heaven Great Formation’ to isolate the Gu clan from the outside world and prevent them from realizing that Gu Yuan has arrived.”
…
In the void around the Gu Realm, the Soul Emperor issued an attack order.
The Soul clan army led by Void Swallowing Flame, the Soul Emperor, and Xiao Zhan all took action.
Gu Yuan's face was gloomy. He couldn't last long with such a battle.
Should he escape? This thought only appeared in his mind for a moment before he extinguished it.
He rushed towards the direction of the Soul clan army led by Void Swallowing Flame, disregarding his own safety.
“Hold on!” Void Swallowing Flame's face changed drastically.
However, they still underestimated Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan resisted the attacks of the Soul Emperor and Xiao Zhan, raised his hands and struck out two palms. The first palm shook off the attacks of the Soul clan army, and the second palm knocked them over, and the formation was in chaos.
He directly broke through the blockade of the Soul clan army and entered the Gu Realm.
“Chase.” The Soul Emperor's face remained unchanged, taking the lead.
Xiao Zhan hesitated, slowed down, and followed behind the Soul clan army.
His task was only to contain Gu Yuan in the Heavenly Star Mountain Range, and it was basically over here. He also did not dare to rush too far forward. After the Soul clan solved Gu Yuan, they might turn their guns and attack him.
Gu Yuan came to the depths of the Ancient Sacred Mountain Range and saw the dark mist. Without thinking, he pointed directly.
The Soul Poison, who was in charge of this small part of the Soul clan army, changed his face drastically and did not dare to resist, directly giving way.
Gu Yuan entered the Gu clan's formation and joined forces with the remaining troops of the Gu clan.
"Clan Leader!" Upon seeing Gu Yuan, the Gu clan members felt as if they had found their backbone, and they all gathered around him.
However, seeing Gu Yuan's current appearance, a heavy feeling settled in their hearts, and a sense of unease arose.
"This old man has failed the Clan Leader's trust and failed to protect the clan," Gu Dao said with guilt.
"What happened here?" Gu Yuan's tone was somewhat urgent, "Where is Gu Lie?"
Gu Dao quickly replied: "Black Nirvana King has already fallen in battle. It was that bastard Void Flame Devourer who attacked the ordinary clansmen of our Gu clan, using the power of devouring to gather their bloodlines, and then detonating them."
"Otherwise, Black Nirvana King would not have fallen. Although the Soul clan army is strong, we can still hold on for a considerable amount of time."
Gu Yuan's face was unsightly: "Are all the remaining clansmen here?"
Gu Dao nodded.
Gu Yuan hesitated for a moment before making a decision:
"The situation is dire. We can no longer fight against the Soul clan. We can only retreat. In a moment, I will open a gap and hold back the Soul clan here for a while. At that time, elders above the Dou Sheng level, each lead a portion of the clansmen to escape for your lives."
"Clan Leader... has the situation really become this bad?" Gu Dao's expression was heavy.
Gu Yuan showed a bitter smile: "There's no other way... we can only preserve our bloodline and wait for the future."
"Don't despair. Back then, the Xiao clan was so down and out, yet they were able to make a comeback. It's not impossible for us either."
"As long as there is still a trace of bloodline, then there is still hope."
