Bang!
The barrier above the Hun Realm suddenly shattered.
Soul Heavenly Emperor and Void Swallowing Flame reacted immediately, but it was still too late.
The barrier completely collapsed, and everyone from the Soul Clan rushed out, as if facing a formidable enemy.
The sudden change gave them no time to react.
For thousands of years, the Soul Clan's barrier had never been broken before!
"Who's there?!"
Soul Heavenly Emperor and Void Swallowing Flame immediately flew into the sky above the Hun Realm, their gazes sharp.
In addition, many powerful experts within the Soul Clan also appeared together, looking in one direction in the sky.
"Soul Heavenly Emperor, long time no see."
A clear voice echoed, and Soul Heavenly Emperor's eyes narrowed slightly.
After seeing the person clearly, he was a little surprised,
"Gu Yuan? It's actually you?"
"Of course it's me. Otherwise, in the entire Dou Qi Continent, how many people do you think have the ability to find the location of your Hun Realm?" Gu Yuan smiled faintly.
Soul Heavenly Emperor's gaze became even more profound and unfathomable.
Gu Yuan's sudden arrival was beyond everyone's expectations.
They had originally planned to deal with the Gu Clan last, and find a way to obtain the tuoshe ancient emperor's jade.
As a result, the tables had turned; Gu Yuan actually took the initiative to cause trouble for their Soul Clan?
Was it because Gu Yang was discovered, and Gu Yuan came to demand an explanation?
Various thoughts flashed through his mind, but Soul Heavenly Emperor did not lose his composure on the surface, and said,
"Your Gu Clan actually dared to directly intrude into my Soul Clan. It seems you came prepared."
Anyone who wasn't blind could see that Gu Yuan's visit this time was definitely not with good intentions.
They had even directly broken the barrier of their Hun Realm.
Could it be that they were here to bring them warmth?
"Soul Heavenly Emperor, there's one thing I'd like to confront you about first."
"My Gu Clan's elder, Gu Yang, was captured by you many years ago. Then you extracted his soul, forcibly altered his will, and kept him as a spy within our Gu Clan."
"You should still remember this, right?" Gu Yuan said.
Actually, he also greatly admired the Soul Clan's methods.
To be able to unknowingly turn their Gu Clan members into spies for their Soul Clan.
On this point alone, Gu Yuan admitted his inferiority.
Of course, it might also be because their Gu Clan disdained using such methods.
"So, you're here today to demand an explanation?" Soul Heavenly Emperor's expression didn't change much.
"Gu Yuan, you must understand what this action of your Gu Clan represents today."
"Once your Gu Clan and our Soul Clan go to war, no matter who wins or loses, the consequences will be dire."
"This will also give other races an opportunity to take advantage. You must consider this carefully."
Today, the Gu Clan took the initiative to cause them trouble.
Soul Heavenly Emperor still didn't know their motives, so he could only try to stall for a bit of time to figure out what confidence Gu Yuan had to start a war.
Originally, this scenario should have been reversed.
Just now, Soul Heavenly Emperor was still discussing with Void Swallowing Flame how to change their plans for the Gu Clan.
As a result, the Gu Clan had now directly come knocking.
"Soul Heavenly Emperor, you don't need to think too much."
"We are here today to go to war with you."
Another voice came, and the Soul Clan members immediately looked over.
They saw an unfamiliar young man — it was Xiao Li!
"You are...?"
Soul Heavenly Emperor had never seen Xiao Li and didn't recognize him.
"Come to think of it, this should be our first meeting."
"I am Xiao Li of the Xiao Clan." Xiao Li introduced himself.
Xiao Clan?
This familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar term made Soul Heavenly Emperor's brow furrow slightly,
"I didn't expect that the declining Xiao Clan still had clansmen alive."
"It seems you don't care much about our Xiao Clan, but there's another thing you should know — that is, Soul Hall Master died by my hand." Xiao Li said.
"You killed Soul Hall Master?"
At these words, even Soul Heavenly Emperor could not hide his surprise.
At that time, the sudden demise of Soul Hall Master had greatly shocked and angered Soul Heavenly Emperor.
Although Soul Hall Master's strength was not top-tier in the Soul Clan, he was a core force.
Moreover, Soul Hall Master was the Hall Master of the Soul Hall.
The Soul Hall was a force established by the Soul Clan, and its main purpose was to help collect various powerful soul bodies.
These soul bodies were also very useful to the Soul Clan.
But after Soul Hall Master's demise, the Soul Hall was leaderless for a time.
Although Soul Heavenly Emperor later sent people to take over the position of Hall Master, compared to Soul Hall Master, they were still somewhat inexperienced in their duties.
This led to a significant decrease in the number of soul bodies captured by the Soul Hall after Soul Hall Master's demise.
Now, the murderer who killed Soul Hall Master had actually delivered himself to their doorstep.
"It seems you came fully prepared today." A hint of coldness flashed in Soul Heavenly Emperor's eyes.
Since others had already come to his doorstep, he wasn't foolish enough to think they were just here to reminisce.
If they wanted to fight, then they would fight!
Almost simultaneously, powerful figures appeared behind Soul Heavenly Emperor.
Among them, four figures were hunched like corpses, yet their aura was incredibly powerful, emanating a deathly stillness.
"The Four Elders of the Soul Clan?"
Seeing these four, Gu Yuan was a little surprised,
"Weren't they killed by Xiao Xuan a thousand years ago? They're still alive?"
These four were all Eight-Star Dou Sheng, and their strength was incredibly formidable.
"A thousand years ago, they were indeed all killed by Xiao Xuan, but my Soul Clan has many methods; resurrecting a few dead people is not a difficult task." Soul Heavenly Emperor sneered.
Subsequently, four more figures flew up.
The aura of these four was slightly weaker than the Four Elders, but they had all reached the Seven-Star Dou Sheng stage.
The Four Demon Saints of the Soul Clan!
Four Eight-Star Dou Sheng!
Four Seven-Star Dou Sheng!
The strength of the Soul Clan was indeed far ahead of the other ancient races.
A generational lead!
Besides the Four Elders and the Four Demon Saints, there were also several other Soul Clan elders scattered around.
There were Seven-Star Dou Sheng, Six-Star Dou Sheng, Five-Star Dou Sheng, and Four-Star Dou Sheng.
With this strength, only the Gu Clan could contend with them.
But now that the Soul Clan had even resurrected the Four Elders who were killed a thousand years ago, a single Gu Clan might not necessarily be able to compete — of course, this was only a comparison of past strength.
The current Gu Clan was different.
"Gu Yuan, although I don't know where you get your confidence, directly invading the Soul Clan shows considerable courage."
Void Swallowing Flame took a step forward, his Nine-Star Dou Sheng initial stage aura fully revealed.
The biggest difference between the Soul Clan and the Gu Clan was actually the presence of Void Swallowing Flame.
Gu Yuan and Soul Heavenly Emperor were both peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng.
And the Soul Clan had an additional Nine-Star Dou Sheng in the initial stage, Void Swallowing Flame, while the Gu Clan did not have a Nine-Star Dou Sheng — in the past, that is.
If it were a comparison between the two clans before, the Gu Clan might not necessarily have been the Soul Clan's match.
But now,
Times have changed.
"Void Swallowing Flame, you're not the only Nine-Star Dou Sheng."
Xiao Li smiled, and a powerful aura similarly erupted from him.
Peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng!