Chapter 193: Counterbalancing the Soul Clan

Ziyan's bright, cunning eyes darted around. Being the eccentric and clever girl she was, she quickly guessed that Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing was using Gu Xun'er to force them to speak.

She cooperated readily, saying, "Alright, I'll take them to the side now."

As she spoke, she made a show of dragging the two Gu Clan Half-Saints away.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing began unbuttoning his clothes while walking toward Gu Xun'er.

Seeing that Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing was serious, the two Half-Saints panicked instantly.

"Don't touch the Young Lady! I'll talk, I'll tell you everything! Just don't touch her."

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing stopped unbuttoning his clothes.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing thought to himself that it was as expected; these two absolutely could not bear to see their Young Clan Leader being humiliated while they stood by, powerless...

Seeing that he and Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing had achieved their goal, Ziyan suddenly turned around and winked at Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing. A cunning light flickered in her bright eyes, as if to say, "See, I played my part well, didn't I?"

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing gave her an approving look.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing and Ziyan took the two men away to a different place to hear what they had to say.

As for Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing ignored them entirely.

After all, the Yan Clan couldn't compare to the Gu Clan; as long as he ensured those two stayed alive, it was enough...

Arriving at a secret chamber, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing asked the questions he wanted answered.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing engaged in a Q&A session with the two Gu Clan Half-Saints.

Although the two were still somewhat reluctant, for the sake of Gu Xun'er, they told him everything they knew.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing now had a rough understanding of the current situation on the continent.

After the great battle two years ago, the Dou Di clans had tacitly agreed not to make any more moves.

To be precise, it was the Soul Clan that had ceased all activity.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing knew that Hun Tiandi would certainly not let it go; such a quiet Soul Clan must be brewing something big.

But for the moment, he couldn't guess the Soul Clan's next move.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing wasn't the type to make things difficult for himself; since he couldn't guess, he wouldn't bother.

Both sides were recuperating, which suited his intentions perfectly.

In any case, the people on his side were definitely improving their strength faster than the Soul Clan.

After coming out of seclusion, he had already learned the strength of their side from Ziyan.

Currently, the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan had high-end combat power: himself at the mid-stage of Nine-Star Dou Sheng, and Ziyan at the mid-stage of Eight-Star Dou Sheng. Ziyan said she was confident she could break through to the late-stage of Eight-Star Dou Sheng within two years.

Cai Lin had just broken through to the mid-stage of Seven-Star Dou Sheng; she said it would likely take another five or six years to break through again.

Jiang Cheng was at the early-stage of Seven-Star Dou Sheng, and there were three other Seven-Star Dou Sheng among the Taixu Ancient Dragons.

There were six Taixu Ancient Dragons at the Six-Star Dou Sheng realm.

Although his side was currently weaker than the Soul Clan, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing was not in the least bit panicked.

Their advantage lay in their high talent and youth; there was plenty of room for improvement.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing hoped the Soul Clan would continue to endure, the longer the better.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing calculated that as long as they had twenty years to develop, they would no longer need to fear the Soul Clan.

As a Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python, Cai Lin's bloodline power was already extremely strong. At a rate of improving by one minor realm every five or six years, she would certainly be able to ascend to Eight-Star Dou Sheng within twenty years.

Ziyan's Dragon Phoenix Body went without saying; her bloodline power even surpassed that of the Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python. Ziyan said she should be able to break through to the late-stage of Eight-Star Dou Sheng within a year or two. If given twenty years, it was entirely possible for her to reach the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm.

Additionally, there was Qing Lin. Although she was currently only at the mid-stage of Four-Star Dou Sheng and her cultivation was relatively low, her momentum was extremely rapid; reaching Seven-Star Dou Sheng within twenty years would be no problem.

And as for himself, if he worked hard, he could probably... maybe... break through to the late-stage of Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

By that time, it would be the best moment for them to emerge!

In short, it was good for these Dou Di clans to keep dragging things out; the longer they dragged it out, the more advantageous it was for them.

How could he keep the Dou Di clans this calm?

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing pondered this question in his heart.

The Soul Clan was clearly an uncertain factor. The Soul Clan was stronger than the Three-Clan Alliance; he had to find a way to counterbalance them...

Two days later, shocking news spread from the Beast Domain.

It was that Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing had broken through to Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

The news of Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing breaking through to Nine-Star Dou Sheng was like dropping a bombshell in Zhongzhou, instantly causing a massive uproar.

This news was naturally leaked intentionally by Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing.

For Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing, this was a carefully considered decision.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing didn't know when the Soul Clan would attack the Ancient, Yan, and Thunder Clans again, but he didn't want the Soul Clan to act so soon.

To make the Soul Clan wary and afraid to act lightly, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing decided to insert himself into the equation.

If only the Three-Clan Alliance and the Soul Clan were in a standoff, the slightly stronger Soul Clan would certainly wipe out the Ancient, Yan, and Thunder Clans without hesitation if given the chance.

But if a third powerful force appeared at this time, the Soul Clan would be afraid of the consequences and wouldn't dare act lightly.

This was easy to understand: the Soul Clan would worry that after wiping out the Ancient Clan, they would suffer heavy losses, and the third force would then move against them.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing wanted the Taixu Ancient Dragons to become this third powerful force, to make the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan the key power that counterbalanced the Soul Clan, so that the Soul Clan wouldn't dare easily launch an attack on the Ancient, Yan, and Thunder Clans.

This would maintain a relatively peaceful environment, giving them time to develop.

Once this news spread, the upper echelons of the Dou Di clans exploded.

Soul Clan.

Many elders of the Soul Clan expressed doubt about the news of Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing breaking through to Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

After all, it was too outrageous.

Two years ago, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing's realm was only at the early-stage of Eight-Star Dou Sheng.

In two years, going from the early-stage of Eight-Star Dou Sheng to Nine-Star Dou Sheng—no matter how they thought about it, it felt outrageous; they felt it was simply impossible.

Hun Tiandi looked at Xuwu Tun Yan: "Xuwu, what do you think?"

"I heard that the cultivation technique Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing practices allows him to rapidly increase his strength by devouring Exotic Fires. In these two years, he should have already refined the three inheritance Exotic Fires of the Ancient and Yan Clans..."

Hun Tiandi: "Do you think the news of him breaking through to Nine-Star Dou Sheng is false?"

Xuwu Tun Yan: "Two years ago, although he was only at the early-stage of Eight-Star Dou Sheng, I could feel that he wasn't far from breaking through to the mid-stage of Eight-Star Dou Sheng at the time. If he refined those three Exotic Fires, it is indeed possible for him to break through to Nine-Star Dou Sheng."

In fact, Xuwu Tun Yan's heart was filled with complex emotions.

He had cultivated for so many years to reach the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm, only to be caught up by a young man under a hundred years old.

This sense of frustration at being easily surpassed made him feel very uncomfortable.

It was as if... well... all his years of cultivation had gone to the dogs...

Hun Tiandi nodded; he thought the same as Xuwu Tun Yan.

He didn't think Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing would act without a purpose.

The news of Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing breaking through to Nine-Star Dou Sheng should be true.

This forced Hun Tiandi to re-evaluate the strength of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.

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