Chapter 258: The Destruction of the Ling Clan

With a flip of his palm, a "Ling" character Jade Pendant appeared in Xiao Han's hand.

The pale green, ancient-looking Jade Pendant still emitted an aura that calmed the mind; however, slightly different from the past, a trace of scarlet was glaringly obvious within the jade, and obscure cracks had appeared on its smooth surface.

Xiao Han's expression was as cold as ten-thousand-year black ice, and he muttered to himself: "This day has finally arrived!"

The only purpose of the Jade Pendant in Xiao Han's hand was to determine the life or death of the Ling Clan Chief, Ling Yuexian.

When Xiao Han had reached an agreement with Ling Yuexian, he had received this pendant as a gift from the latter, specifically so that in the event of Ling Yuexian's death, the news could be passed on in time, allowing the Langya Pavilion and the Ice Saint, who had been sheltering the geniuses of the Ling Clan, to make plans early.

Xiao Han had originally thought that this time would still take a few years, waiting for the next Ancient Clan Coming of Age Ceremony, when the various Ancient Races would focus more of their attention on the opening of the Heavenly Tomb, for the Soul Clan to take the opportunity to act.

He had not expected the other party to act so swiftly.

But this was also normal; the Ling Clan's strength was weak, and they had been sealed off for a long time. Even though they now appeared to have significant interaction with the Langya Pavilion, they still had not appeared within the Central Plains, and those Ling Clan disciples cultivating in the Langya Pavilion were all there were.

Thus, as long as the Soul Clan ensured their movements were fast enough, the news could be kept under wraps for at least another year. By that time, the Soul Clan would have long since cleared out, and even if Gu Yuan were to investigate in person, there would be no results.

Xiao Han did not feel sad about the destruction of the Ling Clan; the two sides were merely in a cooperative relationship without any deep connection, and at most, it was just a little pity.

When it came to hatred, the Xiao Clan did not have much less than the Ling Clan; the only stroke of luck was perhaps that the Xiao Clan of the past had been stronger.

After the war was won, the Soul Clan had also suffered huge losses, and with other Ancient Races watching covetously from the sidelines, they simply did not have the spare strength to wipe out the Xiao Clan completely, which allowed a group of people to survive during the most dangerous period and ultimately preserve a glimmer of possibility.

However, since Ling Yuexian had been able to make arrangements in advance, Xiao Han naturally would not ignore a good intention; preparing early was a must, at least to allow those people of the Ling Clan to grow up steadily.

"Still cannot let my guard down!" Xiao Han sighed endlessly. Before his plan succeeded and the Xiao Clan had a certain ability to protect itself, he decided he would still keep a low profile.

His figure suddenly vanished, leaving not a trace of Xiao Han's existence in this world.

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Spirit Realm.

Compared to the bustling scene of the past with millions of descendants and tens of thousands of clansmen, the Spirit Realm was now filled with deathly silence and blood.

Scarlet blood was splattered across the entire Spirit Realm space, seeping dozens of feet into the ground, and the soil of the Spirit Realm had turned a dark red color.

Soul Clan experts dressed in black looked coldly at the scene before them, their Soul Power constantly scanning the surroundings.

The slightly weaker members of the Soul Clan were participating in the search and encirclement of the Ling Clan descendants and the remaining experts.

Occasionally, a lone survivor might appear, and when they could no longer hide, they would suddenly lash out; after causing some trouble for the enemy, they would be suppressed by the Soul Clan experts guarding the perimeter with a flip of their hands.

"Bang!"

He casually crushed the body of a Ling Clan Dou Zun, closing his eyes to enjoy the blood mist permeating his body.

"Hoo~"

Gently exhaling a breath of scarlet Qi, Xue Qing opened his eyes, revealing a satisfied smile. Just from this great battle, his strength, which had been unable to improve, showed signs of loosening once again.

"The time to go back is getting closer and closer!" Xue Qing thought excitedly in his heart.

Xue Qing did not know what kind of plan that Soul Clan Clan Leader had in mind by letting him participate in the encirclement of this race called the Ling Clan.

But he had indeed gained great benefits from it. Especially the inexplicable pleasure of watching that strongest Ling Clan Chief being able only to look at him with hatred while being powerless to do anything.

Of course, as a reward, he chose to devour all of the other party's blood energy.

The only thing that made Xue Qing somewhat dissatisfied was that, upon sensing his strangeness, many Ling Clan experts would overestimate their own abilities and choose to self-destruct in an attempt to perish with him.

Regarding this, Xue Qing could only shake his head in helplessness; how foolish, they didn't even look at the huge gap in strength between them, causing him to lose a large batch of high-quality food for no reason.

Just as Xue Qing was shaking his head and sighing, a pitch-black vortex suddenly appeared beside him, and a figure entirely in black slowly stepped out from it.

The all-black pupils faintly emitted an aura that devoured everything, as if even light could be completely swallowed around him.

And the moment he saw this person appear, Xue Qing very tactfully lowered his head and bowed: "Lord Xuwu!"

Regarding Xue Qing's initiative, Void Swallowing Flame merely looked at him coldly, an intent to kill radiating unconsciously from his body, making the former's body tremble.

During that war which had affected the entire Dou Qi Continent, Void Swallowing Flame, as an Exotic Fire born from the laws of heaven and earth, naturally could not be spared. Even if it was not the personal experience of this particular Void Swallowing Flame, some special impressions in the inherited memories still existed.

Although he had lost many memories due to someone's special means, the hatred contained within the inheritance would not disappear.

When Void Swallowing Flame first saw Xue Qing and his group, a strong murderous intent had surged from the bottom of his heart. If it were not for the fact that Void Swallowing Flame did not know the specific situation and had the strict orders of Hun Tiandi, Xue Qing would never have survived until now.

But Void Swallowing Flame did not know that Xue Qing had a deep impression of Void Swallowing Flame's ability to devour everything. He was not a participant, but he had learned of such an Exotic Item called an Exotic Fire from the memories of certain predecessors.

Exotic Fires, these kinds of Heaven and Earth Exotic Items, were rare things that were not restrained by their Demonic Qi, and would even suppress Demonic Qi to a certain extent.

Coupled with the murderous aura that Void Swallowing Flame occasionally revealed, Xue Qing was extremely worried that he would be killed directly by Void Swallowing Flame one day just because the latter didn't like the look of him, so he had always been respectful and obedient.

He was even unwilling to appear in front of the other party unless necessary.

Unlike Xue Qing's fear, Void Swallowing Flame felt more confusion; he did not understand why he had an impulse to tear the former into pieces. Was it just the other party's identity? Or his actions?

Void Swallowing Flame did not know. Looking at the trembling Xue Qing, he forcibly suppressed the murderous aura in his heart and waved his hand impatiently: "Stay away from this seat!"

Out of sight, out of mind; that was Void Swallowing Flame's plan.

"Yes!" Xue Qing felt as if he had been granted amnesty and immediately fled into the distance; he was also unwilling to stay beside a living landmine!

Void Swallowing Flame merely glanced at him with disgust, then sat cross-legged in the void, waiting quietly.

One hour later, the Soul Clan experts who had finished cleaning up the battlefield respectfully arrived in front of Void Swallowing Flame.

"Lord Xuwu, everything is ready."

"Hmm." Void Swallowing Flame's pure black eyes opened once again, and the Soul Clan experts subconsciously lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.

The former's indifferent voice rang out, "Prepare yourselves; in one quarter of an hour, I will take you all into my body."

The Soul Clan's greatest reliance for deceiving the eyes and ears of the Ancient Clan was Void Swallowing Flame's ability to swallow a space.

Otherwise, the mobilization of the Soul Clan army, the commotion of destroying the Ling Clan, and the operation of taking away a large number of Ling Clan members would have been completely impossible to achieve.

"Yes!"

The Soul Clan experts dared not have the slightest objection. In the Soul Clan, Void Swallowing Flame's orders were even more effective than Hun Tiandi's words; if there was even the slightest defiance, no one would plead for mercy for them, even if they were killed on the spot.

One quarter of an hour later, Void Swallowing Flame watched the crowd before him indifferently. His entire body transformed into endless black flames, spreading out completely, capable of truly blotting out the sky and sun. Subsequently, the black flames swallowed everything on the field.

Silently, the Spirit Realm returned to its original state; however, what was completely different from usual was that the Spirit Realm was now empty, as if it were a space that had just been opened for the first time.

When this scene would be discovered remained unknown.