Elephant Armor Sect, Main Hall.
In the center of the main hall, a man with bronze skin and a Vajra-like appearance sat on the sect leader's throne. Although he did not exude any aura, everyone present still felt immense pressure.
This person was none other than Hu Yanzhen, the sect leader of the Elephant Armor Sect, a peak level 89 Soul Douluo!
Suddenly, Huyan Zhen pointed at Huyan Dong below and said with a slight movement of his lips, "Third Elder, how are those two doing now?"
When Hu Yanzhen asked him the question, Hu Yandong trembled and quickly replied respectfully:
"Those two people have taken refuge in the Ye family and are now under their protection."
At this moment, Hu Yandong felt a little bitter. Now that Hu Yanzhen knew about the soul bone, it was naturally none of his business anymore.
In the Elephant Armor Sect, Hu Yanzhen's authority was supreme. Although he had broken through to the Soul Douluo level, he was not yet qualified to challenge Hu Yanzhen's prestige.
"The Ye family?"
Upon hearing this, Hu Yanzhen frowned slightly. Although the Ye family was not considered a powerful force among first-rate powers, its nature was special. The Nine Heart Begonia had healed many strong individuals and had extensive connections. If the other party was truly unwilling to hand over the person, then it would be somewhat troublesome.
At this moment, Hu Yanzhen leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and pondered for a long time.
"Thump, thump—"
Hu Yanzhen's thick fingers tapped incessantly on the armrest. Everyone in the hall held their breath, and only the sound of Hu Yanzhen's tapping fingers echoed in the hall.
After a while, Huyan Zhen opened his eyes, his eyes shining, as if he had made up his mind.
Hu Yanzhen shouted sternly, "Join forces with some families that are hostile to the Ye family, and wipe out the Ye family in a week! Leave no one alive, including those two and every member of the Ye family!"
"What!?"
Upon hearing Hu Yanzhen's decision, all the high-ranking members of the Elephant Armor Sect in the main hall exclaimed in disbelief.
No one expected that Huyan Zhen would be so ruthless as to want to wipe out the Ye family!
"Quiet!"
Just as everyone was discussing this, Hu Yanzhen uttered a sound like a sonic wave, which directly suppressed all the high-ranking members of the Elephant Armor Sect.
Hu Yanzhen coldly surveyed the crowd. "This is my order. Anyone who disagrees can step forward!"
The scene was eerily quiet; you could hear a pin drop. No one would be foolish enough to step forward at that moment.
"Very good! Now I'll assign the tasks..."
Seeing that no one objected, Hu Yanzhen began to assign tasks one by one. In the past, Hu Yanzhen would usually delegate such troublesome tasks to others, but today he unusually assigned tasks to everyone, which shocked everyone in the Xiangjia Sect.
After the tasks were reassigned, everyone else left the main hall, except for Huyan Zhen, who remained on the throne.
"The Upper Three Sects? The Spirit Hall? They're just bullying me because I haven't broken through to the Title Douluo level!"
Hu Yanzhen seemed to have thought of something and sneered.
The three upper sects looked down on him. Although the Spirit Hall wanted to recruit him and had even sent people to negotiate, the price they offered was not high.
All of this is simply because he is not a Title Douluo, his strength is not strong enough, and his value in uniting the people is not high enough.
Hu Yanzhen murmured, "A top-grade earth-attribute ten-thousand-year soul bone, the Ye family's heirloom ten-thousand-year soul bone, and the reward soul bone from the Spirit Hall—with so many top-grade ten-thousand-year soul bones, even if that barrier is incredibly strong, it should be time to break through!"
Although he could withstand some non-aggressive attacks from Title Douluos when he was at level 87, it was only after facing a real Title Douluo that he realized how big the gap was between him and a true Title Douluo.
It's better to ban their accounts; they're just ants after all!
"Phew~"
After a long while, Hu Yanzhen finally suppressed his excitement. He knew it was too early to think about these things now; everything would have to wait until he got his hands on those ten-thousand-year-old soul bones.
Once he obtains the ten-thousand-year soul bone, he will break through to the Title Douluo level. He will then be a Title Douluo with several top-grade ten-thousand-year soul bones, and his strength will surely crush those Title Douluos who do not have many soul bones. At that time, even among Title Douluos, he will not be weak!
"Spirit Hall, Clear Sky Sect, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School, you just wait! I, Huyan Zhen, will never be manipulated by you like this!"
Hu Yanzhen's gaze was piercing, as if he had traveled to the future and witnessed the prosperous scene of the Elephant Armor Sect becoming as famous as the three upper sects after he broke through to the Title Douluo level.
He will surely lead the Elephant Armor Sect to a whole new peak!
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The Ye family.
"Honestly, you didn't even tell me you were coming, so I could have been prepared."
At a banquet, Ye Haitang smiled at Qing Tianfeng and Xu Yao, her words full of affection.
Beside Ye Haitang, Ye Lingling sat quietly watching her mother and in-laws talk.
"These are Qingmu's parents. They look very young!"
Beside Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan turned to the side, her voice tinged with surprise.
Ye Lingling rolled her eyes at Dugu Yan, "Have you forgotten Qing Mu's current age? How old can his parents be?"
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan was slightly taken aback, only then realizing that although Qing Mu looked about the same age as them, she was actually only about fourteen years old.
But then, Dugu Yan's lips curled up slightly, "Tsk tsk, in that case, wouldn't you be an old cow eating young grass? I remember you're about twenty now..."
However, before Dugu Yan could finish speaking, a chilling killing intent emanated from Ye Lingling, causing Dugu Yan to stop abruptly.
"Yanyan, what did you just say?"
As she said this, Ye Lingling's face was full of smiles, and her tone was very gentle.
"Gulp~"
But Dugu Yan swallowed hard. She was certain that if she continued to speak, even if she was Ye Lingling's best friend, Ye Lingling would definitely tear her apart.
So Dugu Yan immediately changed her tune, chuckled, and said, "What did I just say? I think I've forgotten!"
Although with her strength, she was naturally not afraid of Ye Lingling, a support Soul Master, it was better not to continue the previous topic for the sake of their friendship.
After the banquet ended that night, everyone else left, leaving only Ye Haitang, Ye Lingling, Qing Tianfeng, and Xu Yao.
As for Dugu Yan, she was, after all, a guest. Since Qing Tianfeng and the others wanted to discuss confidential matters, it wasn't appropriate for her to stay and listen.
After confirming that no one was eavesdropping, Qing Tianfeng and Xu Yao began to recount their ordeal.
"You're saying that the top-grade ten-thousand-year-old soul bone that Qingmu gave you has been discovered?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Haitang frowned. She knew how much those guys craved soul bones.
Because Ye Lingling displayed those two family heirloom soul bones at the All-Continent Elite Competition, those who coveted them caused countless troubles for the Ye family. It was only because the Ye family was indeed strong that they were able to withstand the actions of those guys.
Even the Ye family is like this, which shows how much of a stir it would cause if the information about Qing Tianfeng's soul bone were exposed. At that time, many forces would probably take action.