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"All members of the Soul Clan, heed my command! Slaughter every single remnant of the Xiao Clan and their accomplices!"

The Soul Emperor realized that Yao Chen and his group were more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.

To avoid complications.

He decided to stop holding back and directly brought the Soul Clan's Battle Saints into the battlefield.

next second.

Four figures, as withered as dried corpses yet possessing an aura as vast as the sea, and four black-robed men shrouded in astonishing malevolent energy, stepped forward from the crowd and flew onto the plaza.

These eight people are none other than the four elders and four demon saints of the Soul Clan!
Four eight-star Dou Sheng and four seven-star Dou Sheng.

Also.

Hun Qianmo, Hun Xuzi, and other six- or seven-star Dou Sheng also followed closely behind and rushed to the square.

The other members of the eight ancient clans chose to stand by and watch.

They were already worried that too many people would enter this place and there wouldn't be enough to go around to pass on the traditions.

Now the Soul Clan is willing to take action to eliminate these "redundant people".

They are naturally happy to see it happen.

"Father!"

Xiao Xun'er gripped her father Gu Yuan's sleeve tightly with her small hands, pleading urgently, "Father, please help Brother Xiao Yan..."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Gu Yuan's gaze swept over Xiao Yan, who was refining the strange fire with all his might, and then looked at Yao Chen, whose aura was weak, and the mysterious youth who could rival the Void Devouring Flame. Finally, he made a decision.

Just as the Soul Clan members were about to make their move, Gu Yuan stepped forward, his vast golden battle aura rising like the blazing sun, forcefully blocking their path.

Behind them, the three immortals of the ancient clan and the Black Annihilation King Gu Lie and other Dou Sheng powerhouses immediately followed, their auras linked, forming a standoff with the Soul Clan.

"Gu Yuan, what do you mean by this?"

The Soul Emperor's eyes turned cold as he looked at Gu Yuan and asked.

Gu Yuan remained calm: "Soul Emperor, what are you plotting? Do you really think no one knows? You joined forces with us to enter this place only to use the dangers of the cave and the current situation to eliminate dissidents and weaken the power of other races, so that your Soul Clan can monopolize the inheritance. Since we're going to turn against each other sooner or later, we might as well do it now..."

He paused, then glanced at Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and the others before continuing, "Gentlemen, you should understand the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold.' Today, the Soul Emperor can use this as an excuse to attack the Medicine Clan and the Xiao Clan, and tomorrow he can use other reasons to deal with you. If the Soul Clan becomes the only one to dominate this inheritance struggle, you should weigh the consequences yourselves!"

Upon hearing Gu Yuan's words, Yao Wanhuo's eyes instantly turned bloodshot.

The clan chief Yao Dan had just died tragically, and he already harbored deep hatred for the Soul Clan.

Seeing Gu Yuan step forward and openly oppose the Soul Clan, he also stood up without hesitation: "My Medicine Clan is willing to stand with the Gu Clan through thick and thin!"

The fragile alliance could crumble at any moment.

Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and the others' expressions changed.

Although they did not immediately express their opinion, they also stopped standing idly by and subtly distanced themselves from the Soul Clan, forming a three-way check and balance.

The Soul Emperor's face darkened completely.

He didn't expect Gu Yuan to be so decisive, daring to break ties with him at this time.

"Very well, very well indeed! Gu Yuan, since you insist on being my enemy at this moment, then I will grant your wish!"

Without further ado, the Soul Emperor unleashed a burst of blood-red light, striking out with a palm. The sky was filled with blood-red lightning, which transformed into a ferocious giant python, roaring as it devoured Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan showed no weakness, unleashing a thousand rays of golden light as he met the attack with a palm strike. Profound runes appeared in his palm, transforming into a large golden seal that collided fiercely with the Blood Thunder Python.

"--boom!!!"

The clash of the peak nine-star Dou Sheng was like the explosion of two stars. A terrifying energy storm instantly swept across the entire Strange Fire Plaza, and even the twenty-three huge stone pillars shook violently.

Space collapsed in sections, revealing a pitch-black void. Meanwhile...

The four elders and four demon saints of the Soul Clan were also engaged in a fierce battle with the three immortals of the Ancient Clan, the Black Annihilation King Gu Lie, and others.

The Soul Clan ultimately held a numerical advantage in top-tier combat power. Although the Ancient Clan was strong, most of the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan were Seven-Star Dou Sheng, with only the Black Annihilation King Gu Lie being an Eight-Star Dou Sheng!

Faced with the combined attack of four eight-star Dou Sheng of the Soul Clan, they were quickly overwhelmed and in grave danger.

The allied forces of the Ancient Clan and the Medicine Clan are beginning to show signs of defeat.

"--puff!"

Gu Lie was knocked back by Hun Yuantian's palm strike, spitting out blood.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, a demon saint from the Soul Clan grinned maliciously and conjured a jet-black bone spear, aiming straight for Gu Lie's back!

However, at this critical moment

"--hold head high!!!"

A deafening dragon roar, seemingly from the ancient primordial era, suddenly erupted from the endless dark void behind the Strange Fire Plaza!
The dragon's roar was desolate and domineering, containing supreme majesty and carrying a shockwave that struck straight to the soul!

Zhu Chen and Void Devouring Flame, who were competing in devouring power, both shuddered at the same time.

The stalemate between the two was forcibly broken by this sudden soul impact!
"--puff!"

Void Devouring Flame staggered and retreated directly back to the Soul Clan's camp.

At this moment, the black flames around him flickered erratically, making him appear significantly more ethereal than before, and his aura had also weakened considerably.

He looked at Zhu Chen in horror, fear showing in his eyes for the first time.

During the battle just now, he felt that a lot of his essence had been plundered by the opponent's strange devouring power!
If it weren't for the dragon's roar interrupting the attack, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Zhu Chen also took a few steps back.

He was panting heavily, his face was a little pale, but a strange light flashed in his eyes without any attempt to hide it.

The battle with the Void Devouring Flame just now confirmed a hypothesis he had.

The "Burning Technique," combined with the devouring power of the cosmic cave, could actually suppress the source of the strange fire within the Void Devouring Flame's body, and even directly absorb and refine its source.

……

"Is that... one of my own kind?"

At the edge of the square, Zi Yan stared blankly in the direction from which the dragon's roar came, her watery eyes filled with confusion.

The dragon's roar she had just heard gave her an incredibly warm feeling.

It was as if a lineage from the depths of her blood was resonating with her, making her blood feel like it was about to boil.

"--Roar!"

At that moment, another dragon's roar echoed from the pitch-black void.

This time the sound was much clearer.

Just as everyone was filled with surprise and doubt, the void behind them was suddenly torn open like a curtain, and a huge figure emerged directly from it.

That's a dragon!

A true ancient dragon!
Its entire body was covered with ancient, purplish-gold scales, each shimmering with a metallic luster, and its indescribably enormous body seemed capable of encircling mountains.

The appearance of this giant dragon caused both Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan to involuntarily stop their attacks.

Because this giant dragon is none other than Zhu Kun, one of the strongest beings in the Doupo world today, the Ancient Dragon Emperor of the Void!
Upon seeing Zhu Kun, the Void Devouring Flame's eyes flashed with ghostly fire. He immediately pointed at Zhu Chen, Yao Chen, and the others: "Brother Zhu Kun, these people are all outsiders. They have broken into the cave, intending to seize the inheritance of the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe. Quickly join forces with us and kill them all..."

...(End of chapter)