Gu Xun'er looked calmly as she met Yao Yan's gaze. She suddenly understood why Yao Yan wanted to hide his strength. Her fiancé had not been on the same page with Emperor Hun Tian from the very beginning. But she didn't understand why Yao Yan didn't just join the Gu Clan. With Yao Yan's strength and talent, the Gu Clan could take care of everything for him.
Could it be for the opportunity to visit Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave? !
She was a little confused for a moment, but the situation had come to this point. The Ancient Clan had no choice but to accept the pressure from the other clans and the Soul Clan. If they refused to let Emperor Soul search at this moment, it would be tantamount to the Ancient Clan admitting that they had killed the Stone Clan and the Spirit Clan.
Some things do not require evidence, suspicion is enough. After all, the Ancient Clan has always been ranked first among the imperial clans and has enough strength to destroy the Stone Clan and the Spirit Clan, and even the motive has been provided by Emperor Hun Tian.
This marriage may have been a conspiracy from the very beginning, a conspiracy specifically aimed at the ancient clan!
"Xun'er?!" Gu Yuan didn't expect that his daughter would suddenly agree to this. He looked at her with some surprise, frowning for a moment, as if he wanted to tell her the consequences of agreeing to this.
"Father, if we don't agree to this matter, the Ancient Clan will be taking the blame for no reason. It is better for us to agree to it and let the leader of the Soul Clan investigate thoroughly to prove our clan's innocence!" Gu Xun'er said in a cold voice.
At the same time, he secretly sent a message to Gu Yuan.
"Father, I know that this matter is most likely the work of the Soul Clan. Since they want to slander the Ancient Clan, let's give them this opportunity. At least this way, we can find the Emperor Jade... It's better than taking the blame like this and getting nothing, and even being hostile to the Thunder, Flame, and Medicine Clans!"
"But in this case..." Gu Yuan was still a little hesitant after hearing this. He knew very well that once the matter got to that point, Emperor Hun Tian would definitely take the opportunity to start a war among the imperial clans. Since his goal was to open the Tushe Ancient Emperor's cave, the situation would definitely become more and more chaotic, so that he could take the opportunity to attack other clans.
Emperor Hun Tian still raised his hand and patted, looking at Gu Xun'er with admiration, and chuckled lightly: "Gu Yuan, you did give birth to a good daughter. At least in terms of decision-making, she is much more decisive than you... Don't worry, if I can't find the Emperor Jade of my clan, I won't deliberately cause trouble for the Gu clan."
"I hope so!" Gu Yuan looked at Emperor Hun Tian and said coldly. He now did not believe a single word of what this old friend said.
After a thousand years, Emperor Hun Tian has become more shrewd and cunning than before.
Now that the decision has been made, Gu Yuan no longer hesitates. He looks sharply at Gu Lie beside him and says decisively: "Let the Black Annihilation Army prepare and cooperate with the Soul Clan leader to enter the Ancient Realm to search!"
"Yes!" Gu Lie responded with a bow, then immediately returned to the Gu clan first.
"In that case, let's set off." Emperor Hun Tian chuckled, then looked at the leaders of the three tribes of Lei, Yan, and Yao, and said, "You can go over as well... But before we find the Emperor Jade, you should ask the army in your tribe to restrain themselves a little to avoid causing unnecessary misunderstandings."
Lei Ying and Yao Dan nodded. As for Yan Jin, his eyes were fixed on Yao Yan, as if Yao Yan owed him a lot of debts... The most painful thing in the world is this, when something is stolen but you cannot get it back and you have to pretend to be nice to the other party on the surface.
As a member of the Yan clan, how could he tolerate such humiliation? He wished he could just rush over and fight Yao Yan to the death. Even if he died in battle, it was better than enduring such humiliation.
"Calm down!" Lei Ying noticed that something was wrong with Yan Jin and reminded him.
"It's okay." Yan Jin replied coldly, suppressing the impulse and grief in his heart. People are like this sometimes. Even if they want to risk their lives, the responsibility they carry makes them restrain themselves. After all, he represents not an individual, but the entire Yan clan.
At present, the relationship between the major imperial clans has changed. The balance that has been maintained for thousands of years has been broken again. The Spirit Clan and the Stone Clan have perished. No one knows who will be the next!
"There's something wrong with the way the Yan clan leader looks at you... If there's a chance in the future, we'll have to root out the problem completely." Emperor Hun Tian noticed Yan Jin's look and said to Yao Yan calmly. He never liked to leave any tails when doing things.
As for the remaining Xiao family of the Xiao clan... they were really dragged to death by Xiao Xuan back then, otherwise how could the Xiao clan have any branches surviving in the world.
Yao Yan nodded.
"Let's continue at the Soul Palace~" Emperor Hun Tian glanced at Hun Mie Sheng and gave an order.
"Yes, Patriarch!" Hun Mie Sheng responded with a bow, looking respectful.
Emperor Hun Tian nodded, then raised his hand and disappeared into the void with Yao Yan. When they appeared again, the two had already entered the ancient world. However, they did not go deep into it because the ancient clan's protective formation had been activated. The light golden curtain of light was like an indestructible barrier, protecting the safety of the entire ancient world.
"Brush~"
At this moment, Gu Yuan also appeared in front of Emperor Hun Tian with Gu Xun'er, confronting him with cold eyes.
"We are old friends, why do you have to look so cold? To be honest, I still want to cooperate with the Gu clan..." While the clan leaders had not arrived yet, Emperor Hun Tian and Gu Yuan started chatting, and they were even in the mood to discuss cooperation.
Compared to Emperor Hun Tian's mood at the moment, Gu Yuan's face was covered with a layer of frost, and he said indifferently: "Emperor Hun Tian, who did the matter between the Spirit Clan and the Stone Clan? You should know better than anyone else!"
"Isn't it the ancient clan? Now all the clans are so suspicious, I also think it was done by the ancient clan." Emperor Hun Tian pondered for a moment and said slowly.
The most shameless... Gu Yuan almost couldn't suppress the fighting spirit in his body. No matter how good his temper was in the past, he was still a little unstable in the face of the situation. The thief cried thief, but the other tribes believed it. It was even very likely that he would have to take the blame for the Soul Clan next.
Just thinking about it makes my mind explode!
"Om~"
While the two were talking, the void behind them suddenly split open, and then the patriarchs of the three tribes led their armies to the outside of the ancient world. With the support of the great formation, the millions of troops were filled with a wave of fluctuations that was enough to frighten even a Dou Sheng. They stared at the ancient world with eager eyes, as if they were ready to start a war at the slightest disagreement!
at the same time.
The Black Annihilation Army of the Gu Clan, wearing black armor, also went out. Although their number was small, under the leadership of Gu Lie, they firmly stood in the front line and confronted the armies of the three clans.
The three immortals of the ancient clan also appeared at this moment. They stood behind Gu Yuan, staring at Emperor Hun Tian with serious expressions.
"Since the Soul Clan leader wants to search the ancient world, then please go ahead!" Gu Dao, the leader of the three immortals of the ancient clan, slowly stepped forward, his old voice without a trace of emotion, and said indifferently. After that, he raised his hand and opened a hole in the clan protection formation, inviting Emperor Hun Tian to enter and search. As Gu Dao's words fell, everyone's eyes turned to Emperor Hun Tian, wanting to know how he would search the ancient world and find the 'disappeared' Emperor Jade.
"There's no need for that much trouble. The Soul Clan's imperial jade contains a wisp of my soul power. We just need to summon it out!" Emperor Hun Tian smiled faintly, took a step forward, glanced at Gu Yuan, and said calmly.
The moment the words fell, a vast shadow emerged from behind him. The huge soul shadow of tens of thousands of feet overlooked the entire ancient world. The terrifying soul power made everyone present change color. Their souls were trembling, as if they could not withstand this soul pressure.
"Sure enough, there are gaps in the emperor realm souls..." Yao Yan felt the vast soul fluctuations and thought to himself. He was not surprised by this. The emperor realm soul was mainly reflected in the realm. In other words, Yao Yan's soul realm was at the same level as that of Emperor Hun Tian. However, the human body's essence, energy and spirit are connected to each other. The stronger the strength, the stronger the soul power will naturally be. In terms of magnitude, the emperor realm soul of the peak nine-star fighting saint is naturally stronger than the emperor realm soul of the peak eight-star fighting saint.
However, the gap is not so big that they cannot fight. In terms of soul power alone, Yao Yan's soul is blessed with seventeen origins of strange fire. If the two of them really fight with soul power, he may not be defeated.
Under the gaze of everyone.
The tens of thousands of feet tall soul phantom behind Emperor Hun Tian slowly raised its huge palm and gently clenched it towards the ancient world. Suddenly, an extreme black light shot up into the sky from a corner of the ancient world. The aura emitted by the black light was exactly the same as the soul fluctuations of Emperor Hun Tian.
"Found it!" Emperor Hun Tian's eyes flashed, and then Gu Yuan, his tone became playful: "Gu Yuan, didn't you say that my clan's Emperor Jade was lost? Then what is this~"
Gu Yuan's face turned extremely ugly at this moment. Even though he had guessed in advance that Emperor Hun Tian would do something, when things really happened, his mood still became extremely bad, even a little difficult to accept, because he knew that this was just the beginning.
Just as he had guessed, as the black light shot up into the sky, the terrifying aura instantly shattered the mountains and formations along the way.
next moment.
Four pieces of imperial jade appeared in everyone's sight.
In addition to the imperial jades of the Ancient Clan and the Soul Clan, the imperial jades of the Spirit Clan and the Stone Clan were also among them. The four fragments of the ancient imperial jade of Tushe appeared clearly in everyone's sight. Almost instantly, the surrounding atmosphere changed, and pairs of incredulous and fearful eyes fell on Gu Yuan and the people of the Ancient Clan.
When the three immortals of the Ancient Clan saw this scene, their expressions also changed slightly. Without any hesitation, they directly activated the Ancient Clan's protective formation, instantly blocking the summons of Emperor Hun Tian. At the same time, the Ancient Clan's most elite Black Annihilation Army, led by Gu Lie, formed a formation and waited.
Gu Yuan closed his eyes and sighed. When he opened his eyes again, a terrifying aura that could rival Emperor Hun Tian surged from his body, like a towering mountain, blocking all the people of the Ancient Clan. He stared at Emperor Hun Tian with cold eyes and said in a deep voice, "It's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime... Emperor Hun Tian, you've forced the Ancient Clan to this point. Aren't you afraid that all your efforts will end in vain?"
"It's done. Now that it's happened, why do you have to show such an innocent expression? It's as if my Soul Clan deliberately slandered your ancient clan." Emperor Hun Tian said lightly, looking at Emperor Hun Tian calmly.
The three tribes of Lei, Yan, and Yao in the distance were all silent. Facts spoke louder than words. Looking at the four pieces of imperial jade, all the explanations of the ancient tribe seemed extremely pale and powerless.
"What do you want?" Gu Yuan looked at Emperor Hun Tian and said coldly.
"Return the imperial jade of my clan to me. As for the fact that the ancient clan exterminated the Lingshi and Lingshi clans... I don't care~" Emperor Hun Tian said lightly.
"Now that the matter has come to this point, do you think I will return your clan's imperial jade to you?" Gu Yuan's expression gradually calmed down, and his demeanor seemed to have returned to its former state, but the aura emanating from his body became more and more terrifying, and it was obvious that he had been completely enraged by Emperor Hun Tian.
How could Gu Yuan not have any temper after being plotted against like this? Did he really think that the Gu clan was easy to bully? !
Emperor Hun Tian made the Gu Clan admit their crime in front of everyone, and wanted to get away with it afterwards. No matter what Emperor Hun Tian planned next, Gu Yuan was not going to endure it... Honest people seem easy to talk to, but once they are pushed into a corner, they will overturn the table faster and more thoroughly than anyone else!
"You can try." Emperor Hun Tian's voice gradually turned cold, and he said slowly: "My Hun clan is not the Lingshi clan!"
"Then let's try it!" Gu Yuan snorted coldly, and then he slapped towards Emperor Hun Tian with his palm. The aura of the peak Nine-Star Douluo began to reveal itself. That aura almost made everyone present feel suffocated. Even Lei Ying and Yan Jin, two veteran strong men of the Eight-Star Douluo, felt extremely depressed at this moment.
Emperor Hun Tian grinned, and instead of retreating, he advanced and blasted out with his palm. The pitch-black palm print revealed a bloody meaning of killing everything. It collided violently with Gu Yuan's palm print. The terrible energy fluctuations caused an energy storm in the void.
The fight between the two men was extremely noisy, and in a few breaths, they directly flew into the depths of the void.
Terrible energy fluctuations and sounds continued to be heard.
There was so much movement.
Many people were dumbfounded, and at the same time they truly felt what the strongest person in the Douluo Continent was. That terrifying offensive, even if it was just the residual power, was enough to easily annihilate a six or seven-star Douluo, not to mention the core position of the battle between the two.
Those who are weaker don't even have the qualifications to watch the battle.
"Form a formation and don't allow anyone to enter the ancient world!" Gu Xun'er stood in front of everyone in the ancient clan, with golden flames surrounding her body. She was like a noble and sacred goddess, scanning the entire place and controlling the overall situation for her father.
Now that the blame has been taken, just go all the way. No matter what the Soul Clan plans, as long as the ancient jade is in the ancient clan’s territory, the Soul Clan will not be able to execute it!
If we focus on the outside, will we really not be able to guard the home? !
Yao Yan looked at all this and felt like laughing. With his imperial soul perception, he could already sense a subtle fluctuation appearing in the ancient world. It was obvious that the Void Devouring Flame had already begun to take action. This time, not only would the Ancient Clan have to take the blame, but they couldn't even keep the meat in the pot. They had been calculated against by Emperor Hun Tian from the very beginning.
Not only will the Emperor Jade be lost, but the Soul Clan will even have to withstand pressure from various clans!
It has to be said that Gu Yuan was too careless. His peaceful life had worn away his vigilance. Of course, it might also be that he had never thought that a strange fire could be cultivated to the level of a nine-star Dou Sheng, and even his soul power could enter the emperor realm.
Among the entire ancient clan, only Gu Yuan has the chance to capture the aura of Void Devouring Flame today, but he is also entangled by Emperor Hun Tian.
How can the Ancient Clan defeat the Soul Clan? (End of this chapter)