Chapter 182: Yan Clan Forefather

After planning the strategy, the group set off mightily toward that Ancient Realm.

Along the way, winds and clouds shifted, as if even heaven and earth trembled for the impending great battle.

Upon arriving at the Ancient Realm, the experts of the three clans were already in strict formation, ready.

Above the Ancient Realm, over a hundred Dou Saint experts stood opposed to each other.

As for Half-Saint realm experts, their numbers were even greater.

However, both sides knew that in battles of this level, only Dou Saint-level experts were the key to deciding victory.

Seeing the Soul clan's lineup, the three clans' experts all had solemn expressions.

But they showed no fear, their gazes firm, expressions solemn, evidently having prepared for a fight to the death.

Just then, the sky suddenly darkened, thick clouds gathered, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, as if heaven and earth were wailing for the impending great battle.

Hun Tiandi hovered in midair, he spoke first, saying: "Gu Yuan, you've kept us waiting long enough."

Gu Yuan's gaze swept over the dense, rainbow-like aura of the Soul clan experts behind Hun Tiandi, and he couldn't help but secretly draw a breath.

Even though he had previously witnessed the Soul clan's strength, facing them again now, that oppressive feeling still made him feel heavy, as if a mountain weighed on his heart.

He always felt a sense of unreality.

After Xiao Xuan was killed and the Xiao clan declined, the Gu clan, which benefited the most, instantly became the foremost ancient family.

Who would have thought the Soul clan hid so deeply……

At this moment, Gu Yuan regretted it; he regretted not acting decisively back then to help Xiao Xuan exterminate the Soul clan.

Back then, he was partly swayed by opposing voices within the Gu clan, and partly out of apprehension for the Soul clan's strength, ultimately choosing to wait and see.

However, looking back now, that was a terribly mistaken decision! If given another chance, he would surely defy the elders' opposition and, together with the Xiao clan, wipe out the Soul clan! Hun Tiandi's mouth curled into a playful smile; he greatly enjoyed seeing this old rival, Gu Yuan, display such a complex expression.

That was a mixture of regret, anxiety, and unwillingness.

"Hun Tiandi, do you truly intend to wage war here with us?" Gu Yuan's voice was calm and powerful, each word conveying unquestionable resolve.

The meaning of Gu Yuan's words was: this is their territory; fighting here would be disadvantageous for you, the Soul clan.

Even knowing that a battle between the two sides was inevitable, Gu Yuan still wanted to delay as much as possible.

He wanted to delay until his daughter Gu Xun'er grew up.

These past few years, under the Gu clan's full cultivation, Gu Xun'er, who possessed a Divine-grade bloodline, displayed a cultivation speed that could be called terrifying.

Ji Qingqing had already reached the Four-Star Dou Saint realm, displaying astonishing cultivation talent and potential.

Yuan and the Gu clan's experts firmly believed that, without needing a hundred years, Gu Xun'er would surely break through the bottleneck of the Nine-Star Dou Saint.

By then, the Gu clan would possess two Nine-Star Dou Saint experts, and with the aid of the Yan and Lei clans, they would have no need to fear the Soul clan at all! Gu Yuan wanted to delay until that time.

He wanted to temporarily repel the Soul clan to gain more space for Gu Xun'er's growth.

"How? Do you also think fighting here is unfair, Gu Yuan, and want to come out and fight us?"

Hun Tiandi's tone was full of provocation and mockery, as if he had already seen through Gu Yuan's thoughts.

Hun Tiandi knew Gu Yuan would not be foolish enough to abandon the Ancient Realm's defensive advantage and confront him directly.

He said this merely to not miss the opportunity to mock Gu Yuan.

If provoking Gu Yuan made him lose his cool and reveal a flaw, that would be best; even if not, seeing him suffer embarrassment was also fine.

Gu Yuan couldn't outtalk Hun Tiandi, knowing the Soul clan wouldn't withdraw easily, so he said: "Hmph! Hun Tiandi, you don't need to say these things to provoke me; since you insist on fighting, then let's fight!"

As Gu Yuan's words fell, the atmosphere between the two sides instantly became tense and oppressive. Seeing this, Hun Tiandi said nothing more, he drew a deep breath, his Dou Qi surging wildly, as if about to break through the heavens.

Immediately afterward, Hun Tiandi moved like a ghost, lunging at Gu Yuan; the two clashed in an instant.

Fist winds howled, Dou Qi crisscrossed, their figures continually intertwined in the void, the battle extraordinarily fierce.

The aftershocks of their clash were enough to injure Dou Saint experts below three-star.

After a few exchanges, Hun Tiandi suddenly halted, his sharp gaze sweeping toward the Ancient Realm, then he waved his hand and loudly commanded: "Attack!"

Following Hun Tiandi's order, the Soul clan experts launched attacks in succession; various powerful Dou Techniques poured down upon the Ancient Realm like a violent storm.

The battle erupted instantly, the entire Ancient Realm shrouded in smoke and flames.

"All clansmen, hear my command: summon the forefather!"

The Gu-Yan-Lei Three Clans knew that without summoning their forefather they were no match; thus, after the battle began, they directly summoned their forefathers.

The experts of the Gu-Yan-Lei Three Clans sprang into action, their Dou Qi surging wildly, as if about to break through the heavens.

With the continual infusion of Dou Qi, three phantom old men's silhouettes gradually condensed into form in the air.

These three old men exuded a terrifying aura that made one's heart palpitate.

These three old men were precisely the forefathers of the Gu-Yan-Lei Three Clans.

The appearance of the three forefathers gave the three clans' side much more confidence.

In such a battle, a pattern of strong versus strong and weak versus weak gradually formed.

The experts of the Gu-Yan-Lei Three Clans each sought opponents of comparable strength.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing and Ziyan, in order for their later plan to proceed normally, also approached the Yan Clan forefather.

"Eh? Without Dou Emperor bloodline, to break through to Eight-Star Dou Saint at such an age…" the Yan Clan forefather exclaimed in surprise.

Regarding Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing's ability to break through to Eight-Star Dou Saint at this age, the Yan Clan forefather found it hard to believe.

You must know that, even in their era, being able to break through to high-level Dou Saint within a hundred years was already extraordinary talent; achieving it within fifty years was exceedingly rare.

And Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing, a young man without Dou Emperor bloodline, actually managed this, leaving the Yan Clan forefather utterly puzzled.

Facing the Yan Clan forefather's surprise, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing merely smiled faintly; he had no interest in revealing his trump cards, especially since this Yan Clan forefather was already a dead man, making it even more unnecessary.

After exchanging a glance with Ziyan, he then charged at him.

The Yan Clan forefather felt angry at the impudence of this junior, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing.

"Hmph!"

The Yan Clan forefather took the initiative to launch a close-range attack on Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing.

His attack was extraordinarily fierce, the flame battle qi came at Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing like a blazing inferno.

In his view, early-stage eight-star Dou Saint Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing was easier to deal with than mid-stage eight-star Dou Saint Ziyan.

Pick the soft persimmon first; he planned to kill Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing first, then deal with Ziyan.

Fantasy is beautiful, reality is cruel.

At this moment, Ziyan and Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing wouldn't bother with any martial virtue, facing him one-on-one.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing quickly employed a battle technique to meet the attack.

(End of chapter)