Chapter 316: Summoning Personnel

Dozens of days later, Xiao Xuan Tomb Mansion.

"Hahahaha~" Xiao Xuan clenched his fists, feeling the sense of fullness coming from within his body, and couldn't help but laugh heartily toward the sky in comfort.

In the past, although he could still exert the power of a Nine-Star Dou Sheng at the early stage with the help of the Heavenly Tomb's ability, the emptiness in his soul could not be eliminated because he was a remnant soul, and he would be invisibly restricted by the Heavenly Tomb, making it extremely difficult to enter or leave the Tomb Mansion.

But after taking the Medicinal Pill, the effect was immediate. Xiao Xuan only felt that his soul was already quite complete, and the obscure connection between him and the Heavenly Tomb was also directly severed; even if he left the Heavenly Tomb now, there would be no problem at all.

"Congratulations, Ancestor!" Xiao Ding stepped forward and said with a smile.

Xiao Xuan's recovery meant that half of the goal of this operation had been achieved; as long as he successfully escaped the Heavenly Tomb, the Xiao Clan would immediately possess a top-tier powerhouse at the Nine-Star Dou Sheng level.

Counting the existing Ancestor Xiao Han, even if the Xiao Clan was extremely lacking in other combat power, relying on two Nine-Star Dou Sheng, they would still be able to stand on equal footing with the Ancient Clan.

Seeing this, Xiao Xuan waved his hand, his expression excited, and pressed his palms together, forming mysterious hand seals. Strange fluctuations radiated in the air, slowly spreading out into the void.

In less than half a day, five or six figures with vast, abyss-like auras gathered in the Heavenly Tomb, all kneeling on one knee and bowing their heads:

"Greetings, Clan Leader!"

With eyes full of fanaticism and joy, this was the first time Xiao Xuan had taken the initiative to contact them since entering the Heavenly Tomb.

The Xiao Xuan of the past believed it was his own arrogance and desperate gamble that had accelerated the momentum of the Xiao Clan's destruction, so he had never met with them and had repeatedly turned away those who wanted to visit.

But everyone knew very well that the Xiao Clan's crisis was imminent back then, and the younger generation was failing to bridge the gap; continuing like that would only be a slow death.

Sitting and waiting for death was not the style of the Xiao Clan as an Ancient Race; rather than leaving a vague turning point for descendants who were out of reach, it was better to seize the more real present.

At the very least, the Xiao Xuan of that time was already the strongest genius in the history of the Xiao Clan, aside from that Imperial powerhouse who founded the Xiao Clan.

No one had ever truly blamed Xiao Xuan for his actions; that was a choice made collectively by all Xiao Clan Members.

Even at the moment of death, Xiao Xuan was still the invincible Xiao Clan Clan Leader in their hearts. It was just that he had been immersed in guilt and unwilling to walk out of it.

Xiao Xuan's expression was complex, and he sighed, "For so many years, I have let you all down."

Recalling how high-spirited he was back then, the prosperity of the Xiao Clan could even suppress all other Ancient Races, and he even arrogantly thought that even an Imperial could not stop his footsteps.

Yet reality taught him a lesson; the heavens did not give him face, and no matter how talented he was, he still turned into a handful of yellow soil. Now, these are all that remain of the old men from those years!

"Clan Leader, the events of the past were not your responsibility, please do not blame yourself!" one of them said firmly.

"You will always be the invincible Clan Leader of our Xiao Clan!"

Xiao Xuan smiled faintly and shook his head; the current him was not suitable to be the Clan Leader of the Xiao Clan.

"Let's talk about these things later. I had you come here today for other matters..."

Afterwards, Xiao Xuan turned his head to look at Xiao Ding, who was silent behind him, "One Six-Star, one Five-Star, two Four-Stars, two Three-Stars!"

"These are the only powerhouses of our Xiao Clan remaining in the Heavenly Tomb."

Xiao Ding frowned and blurted out, "Only these?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, he suddenly realized and hurriedly apologized, "This junior did not mean to look down on you ancestors, I was just a bit surprised, I hope the ancestors will forgive me!"

Never mind Xiao Ding, even Xiao Han, who provided the Medicinal Pill, had not expected that the powerhouses of the Xiao Clan existing in the Heavenly Tomb would be so scarce, merely a few, which was completely insufficient compared to the total number of Xiao Clan Dou Sheng powerhouses.

The only consolation might be that the quality of these ancestors was very high.

Xiao Xuan perhaps saw Xiao Ding's confusion and explained:

"In that final great battle, in order not to let the Soul Clan have an easy time, most of the Xiao Clan powerhouses blew themselves up to die; not only were their bones left with nothing, but even their souls were completely extinguished."

"These people are the only remaining sparks."

Speaking to the end, as if recalling the tragic state of the battle with the Soul Clan, Xiao Xuan's eyes turned slightly red, his tone carried intense hatred and sorrow, and the space around him rippled uncontrollably.

Xiao Ding stepped forward to comfort him, "Please rest assured, Ancestor, the Soul Clan will pay the price they deserve for their actions!"

"You ancestors will also have the opportunity to kill the enemy with your own hands."

"Yes, that's right!" Xiao Xuan's tightly locked brows suddenly relaxed, and he sneered:

"Hun Tiandi probably never thought that there would still be a day for my Xiao Clan to make a comeback!"

At this time, other Xiao Clan Members asked in confusion, "Clan Leader, may I ask what instructions you have for summoning us here this time?"

"Hehe~" Xiao Xuan's expression was calm, his eyes instantly sharp,

"There is an opportunity before us to take revenge on the Soul Clan; are you willing to accept it?"

Once these words were spoken, the Xiao Clan members were filled with righteous indignation and said passionately:

"How could we not be willing?"

"The Soul Clan? Let's kill them!"

"..."

For a time, the scene was as noisy as a marketplace.

Everyone's attitude was quite consistent in their words—screw them!

Just kidding, who could reach this level without a bit of temper and blood? Having been taken advantage of by the Soul Clan, leading to the destruction of their families and the overthrow of their race, if they didn't have any thoughts of revenge, they would be too embarrassed to continue hanging around in the Heavenly Tomb.

"Good, worthy of being the sons of my Xiao Clan!" Xiao Xuan nodded with satisfaction; the environment of the Heavenly Tomb had not numbed the fiery hearts of his clansmen.

"Now, this opportunity has arrived!"

Immediately, under the astonished gazes of the Xiao Clan members, Xiao Xuan recounted everything in detail.

Looking at the row of figures sitting on the ground, a flash of relief crossed Xiao Xuan's eyes; he had thought he would never leave the Heavenly Tomb again in this life, but now things had taken a turn for the better.

"Ancestor, I wonder how much longer it will take for my third brother to wake up?"

Finally, the forgotten Xiao Yan was brought up again, and Xiao Ding said while looking worriedly at the figure in the center of the blood pool.

"Don't even think about that," Xiao Xuan shook his head and said,

"Without a year or half, this kid probably won't be able to wake up."

"However..." Xiao Xuan changed his tone and said, "This kid will inherit some of the power I left behind, and his strength will likely see a surge after he wakes up."

Xiao Ding felt relieved and said to Xiao Xuan, "In order to maintain secrecy, perhaps we will need to wrong you ancestors for a period of time."

"That doesn't matter," Xiao Xuan waved his hand to indicate he didn't mind.

"I will listen to whatever arrangements you make."

"However, there are some matters that I should resolve first; it is, after all, a small greeting gift from me, this ancestor, to the Xiao Clan." Xiao Xuan's eyes flashed with a sharp glint.

"Hmm?" Xiao Ding looked at the silently pondering Xiao Xuan in confusion, but he was sensible enough not to ask further.

Time slowly slipped away while they waited.