Chapter 329: Alliance and Response

"Pavilion Master, it is done." The hot-tempered Second Elder's expression was solemn at this moment, revealing a cold sneer:

"I threw it in front of one of their Soul Hall's Earth Fiend Branch Halls."

"Mm." Xiao Han nodded lightly, and upon seeing this, the Second Elder returned to his seat.

Scanning his surroundings and looking at the expressions of the crowd, which were a mixture of indignation and satisfaction, Xiao Han spoke slowly:

"Since the Soul Clan has already issued us a declaration of war, then we must also treat them to a proper reception."

"But..." someone said worriedly at this moment:

"Ye Elder, he..."

"Do it!" Suddenly, a cold voice interrupted the words about to be spoken. Everyone felt a chill in their hearts; after all, they were very familiar with the owner of the voice: Great Elder Ye Jianxin, who was also the father of Ye Shenghan.

Only hearing Ye Jianxin say indifferently: "There is no need to have any burden; I will bear all consequences myself."

The implication was that Ye Jianxin was directly prepared to disregard the life or death of his own biological son just to bite a piece of flesh off the Soul Clan.

Xiao Han felt helpless in his heart and said:

"Send a message to the Soul Hall: I will not personally take action against the Soul Clan for five years. This is my bottom line!"

What the Soul Clan truly feared was not the vast power of the Langya Pavilion, but rather him, a Nine-Star Dou Sheng who sat in the Langya Pavilion and acted recklessly.

Therefore, Xiao Han's proposal was effectively a voluntary sealing of his own status as the Langya Pavilion's strongest combatant. Without him, the Langya Pavilion's threat to the Soul Clan was truly insufficient.

Everyone present was a true core member of the Langya Pavilion and naturally understood the significance of Xiao Han's words, yet no one spoke up to refute him.

Seeing this, the corners of Xiao Han's mouth curled up slightly, a monstrous killing intent hidden beneath his gentle smile,

"Next, we must properly discuss how to cause some trouble for the Soul Hall."

Hearing this, everyone smiled with mutual understanding. Daring to kidnap someone from their Langya Pavilion—they truly did not know what death was!

………

Heavenly Mansion.

After Yao Lao finished reading the letter in his hand, his brows locked tightly, and he said in shock: "Has this Langya Pavilion gone mad?"

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have dared to believe what kind of heinous things the Soul Hall had done to make the usually solitary Langya Pavilion take the initiative to invite the Heavenly Mansion to jointly launch an attack.

The letter also promised that within this battle, all expenses would be borne entirely by the Langya Pavilion. One could imagine their determination to deal with the Soul Hall, given that they could propose such a "sucker" condition.

Immediately afterward, he became exuberant; being able to deal with the Soul Hall was simply a god-given opportunity!

A crimson Jade Pendant appeared in his palm. Yao Lao exerted a little force and crushed it, and a strange fluctuation radiated out, gradually merging into the space.

In less than a day, the representatives of the Creation Elders of the Heavenly Mansion appeared in the conference hall of the Starfall Pavilion.

As soon as they met, Yao Lao heard the wild laughter of Huo Yun Lao Zu,

"Yao Chen, you summoned us here this time—are you planning to make us yield to your Starfall Pavilion when we compete for the Bodhi Ancient Tree?"

Hearing this, everyone held their foreheads, but they also cast curious gazes toward the slightly excited Yao Lao.

The latter smiled slightly, his fingers moved lightly, and several streams of light shot toward the tables beside everyone,

"Please, everyone, take a good look!"

A moment later………

"Is this true?" The voice of Huo Yun Lao Zu resounded in the conference hall once again, his rough tone carrying intense astonishment.

It was not just Huo Yun Lao Zu; the others also said in disbelief:

"How did the Soul Hall provoke the Langya Pavilion like this?"

"I do have some clues about this," Yao Lao said with a light chuckle.

He hadn't done nothing during this day, and naturally, he had found out certain things.

After Yao Lao explained all the circumstances in detail, everyone fell silent in unison.

It was unknown how much time had passed before someone was heard saying:

"Has the Soul Hall gone mad?"

"Mm." This sentence won the heartfelt agreement of everyone.

Killing a few people or capturing powerful Soul Bodies occasionally was one thing, and the occasional interception and killing of the younger generation of major factions could also be understood.

Everything was built on the foundation of failure, which everyone could endure.

But the person the Soul Hall captured this time was no small character; that was one of the heirs of the Langya Pavilion!

Furthermore, various signs indicated that the strength of that Ye Shenghan was very likely to have stepped into the Dou Sheng level; he was the foundation of a faction.

Either of these two identities listed separately would be enough to make people take notice, let alone when they were stacked together.

"So, what have you all considered?" Yao Lao asked.

A great war could not be easily started. Even if the two sides joined forces and had an almost overwhelming advantage over the Soul Hall, wanting to completely annihilate the other party would require paying an extremely heavy price; it had to be carefully deliberated.

However, to Yao Lao's surprise...

"What is there to consider?" Huo Yun Lao Zu waved his hand,

"Didn't the Langya Pavilion say it? The expenses are covered by them. Where else could we encounter such a good thing? I have long been unable to stand this group of disgusting things in the Soul Hall."

"That's right, this old man also believes this is a great opportunity to deal a heavy blow to the Soul Hall," the Great Elder of the Pill Tower said calmly, his tone firm.

"Yao Chen, you decide!" The Supreme Great Elder of the Flower Sect stared at Yao Lao without blinking and said softly.

"Since that is the case..." Yao Lao said immediately:

"This old man will reply to the Langya Pavilion right now!"

When it came to hatred, who could have deeper hatred than him? He had long been unable to stand the bastards of the Soul Hall.

………

While the Heavenly Mansion and the Langya Pavilion were sharpening their knives, some subtle changes were also taking place in the Soul Hall.

"Greetings, Elder Hun Jing!" Hun Miesheng bowed and saluted the person who had arrived.

"Mm." Hun Jing nodded indifferently, "The Langya Pavilion now probably cannot hold back anymore, right?"

"Yes." Hun Miesheng lowered his head and said, "According to our intelligence, Langya Pavilion seems to be preparing to join forces with Heavenly Mansion, intending to make a move against our Soul Hall."

"They are coming with great momentum; if there are no reinforcements from the clan, I fear it will be very difficult to hold them off."

Sensing that Hun Jing was slightly displeased with his words, which boosted the morale of others while dampening his own, Hun Miesheng changed his tone and said:

"But since Elder Hun Jing is personally presiding over things, naturally everything will be fine..."

"Enough, there is no need to flatter this old man."

Hun Jing said with an expression as calm as an ancient well:

"This old man is not yet so arrogant as to disregard these two factions. If it were not for the fact that the Ice Saint cannot make a move, even the clan would find it extremely troublesome."

Hun Jing had some self-awareness; back then, his colleague had been unable to fight back at all in front of the Ice Saint, and at that time, seeing Hun Tu looking like a dead dog, his heart had been filled with fear.

If not for the Soul Clan planning ahead this time and managing to capture Ye Shenghan, wanting to Seal and Ban such a restricted-level weapon would have been pure fantasy.

This plan seemed simple, but it was extremely difficult to implement. Not to mention how to track the other party's whereabouts, one even had to guard against Ye Shenghan's life-saving measures; all such things needed to be taken into account.

Even so, accidents still occurred. At the time, Ye Shenghan, who was only at the late stage of Two-Star Dou Sheng, had erupted with power that actually broke through the spatial blockade of that Five-Star Dou Sheng expert, and he even took the opportunity to send his wife and daughter away.

If not for that, the bargaining chip in the Soul Clan's hands would have been even greater.

Thinking of this, Hun Jing suddenly asked: "How is Hun Ying's situation?"

Hun Jing still had some impression of this Vice Hall Master who had gone to deliver a letter only to be beaten into serious injury by Langya Pavilion and thrown in front of the Soul Hall's gate.

Hearing this, Hun Miesheng revealed a cold expression, shook his head, and sighed:

"His left arm is crippled, and his body has been completely ravaged by an extremely tyrannical cold energy; it will take a great deal of effort to recover, and it is impossible for him to make any further progress in this life."

"Our clan will not treat him unfairly." Hun Jing mentioned this casually and paid no further attention to it.

"From now on, actively consolidate the forces of Soul Hall and prepare to deal with their joint attack."

"Yes!"

Hun Miesheng slowly retreated.