Chapter 672

"Oh? It's the fifth-ranked Life Flame—so this Heavenly Flame was with you all along! No wonder my Soul Sovereign clan searched for so long and found nothing!"

Behind him, the expression of the Divine Farmer Elder also changed at the sight of the Soul Flame, but immediately he struck—vast expanses of green Sea of Fire coalesced into a four-legged Flame Giant Beast, which slammed violently toward the latter.

"Life Flame, heh—we Soul Sovereigns find it quite intriguing. After capturing you, this Life Flame shall belong to us Soul Sovereigns." Facing the ferocious charge of the Giant Beast, the Soul Flame merely smiled faintly, clenching his hand sharply—titanic Dou Qi condensed into a colossal palm that slapped straight onto the beast, the terrifying force shattering the Flame Giant Beast into nothing.

"The Life Flame's combat power really is weak," the Divine Farmer Elder couldn't help but grimace at the ineffectiveness of the Life Flame's attack; seeing the giant palm descending from above, he urgently accelerated.

Knowing the Heavenly Flame lacked power, the Divine Farmer Elder unleashed a Dou Technique.

"Crimson Poison Palm!"

The Divine Farmer Elder's face turned grim; his body shot forward, his palm rapidly swelling several times in size, turning a deep crimson, faint ominous patterns emerging upon it, before he slammed it toward the Soul Flame.

"Hmph."

Facing the Divine Farmer Elder's assault, the Soul Flame let out a cold snort, flipping his palm upward—his five fingers turned pitch black, then he casually slapped forward, colliding with the crimson palm wind of the Divine Farmer Elder.

"Puh-chi!"

Upon collision, both sides emitted strange fragrances; immediately, the Divine Farmer Elder's face turned pale, spouting a jet of blood, his body recoiling violently backward—he had clearly suffered a severe blow.

"A bunch of lowly soldiers—think you can escape from my Soul Sovereign clan? Dream on!"

Sensing this was their final chance to escape, the remaining Yao Clan elders all erupted into frenzied Self-Detonations—the shockwaves blocked every Soul Sovereign attempting to intercept the Divine Farmer Elder and others, even forcing the Soul Flame to be shoved back.

"Die, you Soul Sovereign bastards!!" Yao Wanhuo sneered grotesquely; exploiting the gap left by Yao Wan Gui's Self-Detonation, he broke through Hun Xu Zi's encirclement, then unleashed all his Dou Qi and Soul Power, transforming into a living bomb as he lunged at the Soul Flame.

The Self-Detonation of a Late Six Star Dou Sheng with Heaven Realm Great Perfection Soul Power—such power was too great even for a Mid Seven Star Dou Sheng to withstand directly.

Seeing this, the Soul Flame who had been battling the Divine Farmer Elder's face darkened—he hadn't expected the Yao Clan to be so defiant; not a single Dou Sheng elder chose to surrender!

The Yao Dan, as if sensing Hun Jing's intent to rush to aid, wore a wild, grotesque grin on his face, then his Dou Qi suddenly erupted into violent chaos.

Boom—the terrifying explosion struck without warning, everything changed drastically within seconds. Blinding light and deafening vibrations left people unable to react, followed by a cataclysmic roar as if the entire world collapsed in an instant.

The Self-Detonation of a Mid Seven Star Dou Sheng was no weaker than the Super Fire Lotus that Xun Er and Xiao Yixian had once helped Xiao Yan assemble in the Demon Fire Space—in fact, it was even stronger.

Then, amid flames and Dou Qi Storms, the exploded space became chaotic—countless Space Turbulences ravaged the surroundings; buildings and objects collapsed or shattered under the powerful pressure waves, debris scattered everywhere.

Even Hun Jing, one of the Four Demon Saints, fled in terror, daring not to touch even a speck.

A terrifying Destruction Storm swept across the Yao Realm—anyone caught in its residual waves, except a few of extreme strength, had their bodies instantly reduced to ash; the power of a Seven Star Dou Sheng's Self-Detonation was truly world-ending.

"That old madman..."

Facing the spreading Destruction Storm, the Soul Sovereigns who had intended to intercept the Divine Farmer Elder were forced to retreat hastily—even the mighty Hun Jing and Soul Flame could only spin away in evasion.

It gave the Divine Farmer Elder and others the chance to break through the encirclement and enter the Space Channel!

"Jie-jie-jie, Divine Farmer Elder, go back where you came from. Soul-Annihilating Sorrow Palm Seal!"

A palm imprint capable of destroying mountain ranges erupted from the channel—black flame collided with green Life Flame; the Divine Farmer Elder and others, who had barely escaped the Yao Realm, were slammed back into it by a shadow.

"Soul Palace Master! Hun Mie Sheng!" The Divine Farmer Elder clutched his chest, gritting his teeth as he stared at the middle-aged man before him—it was Hun Mie Sheng!

"Jie-jie-jie, wrong—it's Former Palace Master." Hun Mie Sheng smiled, his body wrapped in the Sub-Flame of Void Swallowing Flame; his power had now reached Late Six Star Dou Sheng, nearing the threshold of Seven Star.

Undoubtedly, after completing his Soul Palace mission, Hun Mie Sheng received focused cultivation from the Soul Sovereign clan—he not only enhanced his power but even acquired the Void Swallowing Flame Sub-Flame, truly achieving success and retiring.

"The current Palace Master isn't me," Hun Mie Sheng chuckled strangely, then turned his head toward Xiao Yan, standing silently on the distant peak.

"Alas, all is lost."

Hun Mie Sheng's appearance was the final straw that broke the camel's back.

The worldline had changed completely.

This time, Xiao Yan did not act, Hun Mie Sheng did not die, and not a single soul escaped the Yao Realm.

Outside the former Yao Realm, several extraordinary experts tore through space, appearing—by their attire, they were clearly Elders of the Lei Clan and Yan Clan.

Shortly after the Yao Realm vanished, the Three Clan Alliance, bound by regular Soul Information links, sensed something was wrong with the Yao Clan—they had not received the scheduled Soul Information "reporting safety."

"How is this possible? After our Clan Leader detected the inability to transmit Soul Information, he immediately opened a channel and came—but the Yao Realm is still gone!" Huo Yao, who had once entered the Demon Fire Space with Xiao Yan and had his Water Cloud Flame stolen, turned deathly pale.

"How could this be done? We were monitoring both the Soul Sovereign and Gu Clan—no Heaven Realm Great Perfection Nine Star Dou Sheng could make an entire Yao Realm vanish!" The Lei Clan's Dou Sheng felt as if plunged into Nine Underworld; they had waited a long time, yet not a single soul emerged.

The Yan and Lei Clan experts exchanged glances, each reading fear in the other's eyes.

The Yao Clan—gone.

Next, it will be our Yan Clan and Lei Clan!

Our Three Clan Alliance was useless!

"Huo Yao, Lei Gong? What are you doing here?" At that moment, an aged voice suddenly came from behind.

The Yan and Lei Clan experts immediately tensed, staring at the old man behind them; Huo Yao's gaze sharpened, his voice low: "Are you Gu Dao, one of the Three Immortals of the Gu Clan? How are you here?"

Lei Gong immediately shattered a Jade Slip: "This is your Gu Clan's doing!"

Whirr-whirr-whirr—upon the Yan and Lei Clans shattering their Space Jade Slips, two figures, their auras no weaker than Gu Dao's, emerged from Space—both Late Seven Star Dou Sheng.

The figure summoned by the Yan Clan was a seductive woman in a red robe; the Lei Clan's was a burly middle-aged man.

After Huo Yao and Lei Gong explained the full story, the seductive woman and the burly man locked their gazes onto Gu Dao, ready to strike and capture him at once.

Seeing the two summoned figures, Gu Dao, now under lock, sighed helplessly: "Fire Spirit Immortal, Lei Hao—calm down. I came only because I sensed the auras of the Four Demon Saints—HunYan and Hun Jing."

The Gu Clan and Soul Sovereign Clan have always monitored each other; the Three Immortals of Gu Clan correspond directly to the Four Demon Saints of the Soul Sovereign Clan.

The Lei and Yan Clans each have one Late Seven Star Dou Sheng—the Fire Spirit Immortal and Lei Hao before us.

"Four Demon Saints? So it truly was the Soul Sovereigns? Half a month ago, Hun Xu Zi appeared at the Yao Scripture Gathering." Fire Spirit Immortal's eyes narrowed slightly, her voice grave.

"And according to the message Yao Dan sent earlier, this Hun Xu Zi possesses a Sub-Flame of Void Swallowing Flame," Lei Hao's face was also grave; he couldn't help but regret inwardly.

They never imagined Void Swallowing Flame could be this powerful—capable of swallowing an entire realm! This was beyond what even a Dou Sheng could achieve; Dou Emperor Families' realms were created by Dou Emperors—vast as a Little World.

Even Void Swallowing Flame, ranked second on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, could not silently devour an entire realm!

Yet the result lay before them.

More importantly, the Yan and Lei Clans deeply feared the Soul Sovereigns; their Three Clan Alliance was as fragile as paper. Despite such strong suspicion, they did nothing—no clan experts were dispatched to monitor Hun Xu Zi, assuming he had merely come to the Yao Clan's Scripture Gathering to compete for the title of Top Alchemist.

They never realized Hun Xu Zi's true intent was not the wine!

Now, only when the Soul Sovereigns nearly confessed outright did they finally understand what had happened.

"The offspring flame of Void Devouring Flame? A thousand years ago, during the war between the Xiao Clan and the Soul Sovereign, my clan's Clan Leader once fought a mysterious figure—our Clan Leader said that man was very likely the Void Devouring Flame that had become a Spiritual Flame Fusion. But back then, Void Devouring Flame was still weak, utterly incapable of swallowing an entire realm—unless Void Devouring Flame had acquired an Imperial Soul."

Upon hearing Gu Dao's words, the Yan Clan and Lei Clan finally understood: the Soul Sovereign's desperate attempt to eradicate the Xiao Clan a thousand years ago had already been the beginning of their plan! When Xiao Xuan died, no one could stop the Soul Sovereign—no one could stop Hun Tian Di!!

"I must return to my clan and report this to our Clan Leader." The powerful figures of the Lei Clan and Yan Clan exchanged glances; all four great clans had been toyed with by Hun Tian Di.

Watching the Yan Clan and Lei Clan experts depart, Gu Dao gazed at the vanished Yao Realm, a profound, indescribable feeling rising in his heart.

It seemed too late already. Perhaps, the moment the Xiao Clan was destroyed, it had already been too late.

At this moment, in Shou Yu, the Xiao Realm.

"The Yao Realm vanished?!"

Hearing Xun Er's words, Cai Lin leapt to her feet, a flicker of worry crossing her face.

Xun Er nodded, her eyes revealing unease as she said: "My father sent word that not long ago, he detected the aura of the Soul Sovereign's Four Demon Sages. When the Gu Clan's forces arrived, they found the entire Yao Realm gone—just like the Stone Clan and Ling Clan. And Brother Xiao Yan is nowhere to be found."

Upon hearing Xun Er's words, Xiao Chen in the grand hall suddenly stood up, a terrifying aura erupting from his body.

"Damn Soul Sovereign! I'm going straight to the Soul Realm to demand answers! I won't let anything happen to Xiao Yan!"

"Ancestor Xiao Chen, anyone might be in danger—but Xiao Yan won't be." At once, Xiao Li stood up to block Xiao Chen, saying.

Hearing Xiao Li's words, Xiao Chen froze in shock—he had been so panicked he'd forgotten: this was no longer a thousand years ago. The Xiao Yan of today was not Xiao Xuan, and the Xiao Clan was no longer the one that fought the Soul Sovereign with fire a millennium past.

The Xiao Yan of today is still the Lord of the Soul Temple, with certain shared interests with the Soul Sovereign, and his Pill Alchemy is peerless.

"Ancestor Xiao Chen, rest assured—Xiao Yan's Soul Connection has not been severed." Xiao Yixian summoned Qian Mu Ye Jing—this was the Soul Flame refined by Xiao Yan. As long as the Soul Connection remained intact, Xiao Yan was at least still alive.

Xun Er also nodded; her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame had fused with Pure Lotus Demonic Flame, retaining some of its Origin Flame Seed, so she could sense that Xiao Yi was still beside Xiao Yan.

After confirming Xiao Yan's safety, the atmosphere in the grand hall eased slightly.

Once they calmed down and thought it over, Xiao Chen and the others' expressions turned strange.

Xiao Yan went to participate in the Pill Ceremony, and then the entire Yao Realm vanished—how did it feel as if Xiao Yan were the mastermind?

"Could this have been orchestrated by our third brother? Did he collude with the Soul Sovereign?" muttered Xiao Ding beside him, his expression odd.

Of course, Xiao Yan had known nothing beforehand of the Soul Sovereign's plan to attack the Yao Clan and seize the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade.

Meanwhile, within the Yao Realm, Xiao Yan stared at the devastation before him—the Yao Realm, shattered and unrecognizable after the great battle—his heart filled with indescribable emotion.

He had the power to preserve some of the Yao Clan's bloodline; he could have taken away the young generation like the Yao Spirits. But he lacked the strength to confront the powerful and mysterious Soul Sovereign, let alone defeat Hun Tian Di.

In just one day, the Yao Realm's mountain ranges lay in ruins, space itself fractured, and every single Elder of the Yao Clan had self-detonated to their deaths.

The mighty Yao Clan was wiped out in a single day.

And he, he did nothing.

"Hail, Lord!" In a flash, the Soul Sovereign's warriors, eyes red with bloodlust, knelt before Xiao Yan on one knee—even the Four Demon Sages and Hun Xu Zi bowed deeply to him.

For now, Xiao Yan was the undisputed First Alchemist, surpassing Hun Xu Zi, and an indispensable part of the Imperial Pill Plan.

Seeing Xiao Yan silent, Hun Xu Zi stepped to his side, opened a brocade box slowly, revealing inside the elixir he had forged.

"Xiao Yan, you've won. This elixir belongs to you. The Clan Leader has decreed: if you claim the Champion title in the Pill Ceremony, the Xiao Clan becomes the Soul Sovereign's Alliance."

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(End of Chapter)