Chapter 334: The Death-Sentenced Hun Yu

More than ten minutes later, Xian'er stared intently at the thin, withered old man standing in front of Hun Yu with his hands hanging at his sides, and said coldly:

"As expected, has the Soul Clan sent someone else to die this time?"

"Jie jie jie~" The old man laughed gloomily, revealing his few remaining yellow teeth, "Lady Xian'er, your temper is indeed very similar to your teacher's!"

"Both of you are equally irritable!"

Xian'er's eyes narrowed slightly, and she said in a cold voice: "You are not qualified to judge my teacher."

The old man smiled casually, noncommittal.

He then said: "I am Kumu, one of the Three Venerables of the Soul Hall. I wonder if the little girl has heard of me?"

A look of mockery appeared at the corner of Xian'er's mouth, "Three Venerables?"

"Didn't the original Nine Great Venerables of the Soul Hall all die out? Where did these Three Venerables come from!"

"What a sharp-tongued little girl!" Hearing Xian'er's sarcasm, Kumu was not angry, but instead laughed and said:

"My Soul Hall will never lose!"

"Even if it is your Langya Pavilion, it is the same."

Kumu swept his gaze around; more and more teams had arrived at the Ancient Domain Platform, and among them were many extremely troublesome people. His heart sank,

and he said in a hoarse voice: "Do you all still intend to continue fighting now? Do you really want to fight my Soul Clan until both sides suffer?"

Xian'er looked toward the battle circle between the Soul Clan and the Langya Pavilion, her dark eyebrows furrowing imperceptibly. The advantage the Langya Pavilion had established was not significant, and if it continued, it would be easy for others to take advantage of the situation.

She immediately shouted: "Stop!"

Upon hearing this, the members of the Langya Pavilion each forced back their opponents and withdrew from the battlefield, looking at the Soul Clan's forces with cold eyes.

The Soul Clan side had also received orders in advance and did not make any obstructions. After the battle stopped, they immediately stepped forward, surrounding Hun Yu and protecting him in the center.

"Let's go."

Noticing that the Langya Pavilion had not suffered any personnel losses, Xian'er's brows relaxed. She then took the lead and walked toward the high platform in the center of the Ancient Domain Platform, with the others following closely behind.

On the Soul Clan side.

"Young Master, we lost four Elders this time, and other guards also suffered some losses." One person reported to Hun Yu, his tone serious.

"Four?!" Hearing this, Hun Yu asked coldly: "What is going on? How long has it been, and four people are already dead?"

Losing four Elders in just over ten minutes of fighting refreshed Hun Yu's understanding.

These four Elders were no ordinary people; they were all Dou Zun experts. To lose such a powerful force before even seeing the Bodhi Ancient Tree—even if he possessed a Divine Grade Bloodline and was a Clan Leader Candidate, he would be criticized for this.

After all, he was not the only one in the Soul Clan with a Divine Grade Bloodline.

Moreover, he had actively fought for this mission to increase his influence within the Soul Clan, wanting to use this opportunity to oppose that powerful guy in the clan.

If the mission failed, his fate would definitely not be good.

The person who came to report spoke with a slightly trembling tone, "Young Master, we..."

"We may have underestimated the opponent's strength, and were careless for a moment..."

"That is why..."

Before the subordinate could finish, Hun Yu waved his hand impatiently, "Contesting for the Bodhi Ancient Tree is the priority; put this matter aside for now."

The losses that had already occurred were unavoidable. Hun Yu knew that as long as he could obtain sufficient benefits under the Bodhi Ancient Tree, or even obtain the legendary Bodhi Heart, no one would care about the cost.

"Yes!" Hearing Hun Yu's words, the man nodded as if granted amnesty, then quickly left, wiping cold sweat from his heart at the same time.

Although he said that just now, after this battle, he felt a deep wariness toward these Langya Guards he had never met before.

In the battle just now, if the Langya Guards had not been distracted by having to look after those Dou Zong Disciples, their loss of experts would have been even more severe.

He had intentionally omitted this point; otherwise, wouldn't it mean that they, the guards, were incompetent? At that time, his life would very likely be in danger upon returning to the clan.

"Elder Kumu, are the people the Langya Pavilion sent this time very strong?" After hearing the subordinate's report, Hun Yu walked up and asked Kumu.

Hearing Hun Yu's words, Kumu's long white eyebrows knitted together, and he said gravely:

"This old man does not know either. Perhaps the intelligence that group of trash reported to the clan back then was not entirely worthless."

Although Kumu was a newly promoted Three Venerable of the Soul Hall, he had been parachuted into the Soul Hall from the Soul Clan. It just so happened that during this period, the Soul Hall and the Langya Pavilion had maintained a subtle tacit understanding and had not engaged in large-scale combat, so he did not know much about the combat power of the Langya Guards.

Although the Soul Hall had once submitted information about the Langya Pavilion to the Soul Clan and had even highlighted the Langya Guards, it was dismissed as an excuse for incompetence by the Soul Clan experts who held the Central Plains in contempt.

Due to various reasons, the group of experts who came from the Soul Clan this time paid a painful price for their arrogance in their first battle.

"And..." Kumu whispered to Hun Yu: "Young Master must be careful of that woman."

Sensing Hun Yu's confusion, Kumu continued: "That woman did not use her full strength just now. If this old man is not mistaken, she is likely only one step away from becoming a Half-Saint."

"If she uses her full power, I am afraid I will find it difficult to contend with her."

"Is that true, Elder Kumu?" Hun Yu was shocked.

Looking at Kumu's serious expression, the wariness in Hun Yu's heart grew even stronger.

The former had been immersed in the Dou Zun level for many years and was also at the Nine-Turn Dou Zun Peak. If it weren't for the tense situation in the Central Plains recently and the fact that the Soul Clan had offended quite a few people, the clan would never have sent such an expert to protect him personally.

What was unexpected was that this expert, in whom he had placed high hopes, would evaluate the woman—who in his eyes was only at the seventh or eighth turn level—in such a way.

Only then did Hun Yu realize that his understanding of a certain major enemy was indeed insufficient.

Perhaps the greatest threat to his trip for the Bodhi Ancient Tree was not the Ancient Clan, the Soul Clan's number one enemy, but those people he had ignored.

At the very least, Hun Yu could feel that the cold-faced woman's killing intent toward him was undisguised and extremely firm and genuine.

"It seems I need to find some helpers." Hun Yu thought to himself.

He now realized that relying solely on his own power was not enough to overcome the difficulties, so powerful external aid was essential.

Just as Hun Yu was racking his brains for a suitable scapegoat, the corner of his eye suddenly noticed a group of gorgeously dressed people appearing at the edge of the Ancient Domain Platform.

"What a great helper!" Hun Yu smiled secretly in his heart. He then tidied his appearance and, once again wearing that smile that made people feel good about him involuntarily, walked toward the people who were approaching.

On the high platform in the center of the Ancient Domain Platform, many people naturally noticed Hun Yu's movements and cast curious glances.

"Elder, Hun Yu seems to have gone to contact the people of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan." The person behind her said to Xian'er.

"The Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan?" Xian'er slowly opened her eyes, then said disdainfully: "The Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan might be the only force willing to help him."

If it were any other faction that had a conflict with the Soul Clan, perhaps there would still be people who, out of respect for the Soul Clan's reputation, would want to cling to their coattails, agree to join forces with Hun Yu, and be willing to serve as a Soldier, letting Hun Yu drive them.

But his opponent happened to be the Langya Pavilion, and the Soul Clan's greatest influence in the outside world was the Soul Hall; it was no secret that the Soul Hall had been beaten into such a wretched state by the Langya Pavilion in the Central Plains, so the only thought those fence-sitters had was to stay far away.

And the only helper Hun Yu could find was the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, which had a significant grudge against the Langya Pavilion and possessed fairly strong power.

"Do not overthink it; there are plenty of people who want to make a move against the Soul Clan."

Watching the scene of Hun Yu chatting happily with the leading young man of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, Xian'er said calmly, "Since he wants to drag others into the water, let him be."

The Soul Clan had enemies all over the world; as long as she took the initiative to propose it, or paid some price, she could always recruit a few powerful helpers.

Even more so...

It was just as Xiao Han had told her before she left: if it really came down to it, she should just call for help.

Her greatest advantage lay in...

Her senior brothers and sisters, her master, and her senior uncles were all Saint Fighter powerhouses, and she could summon Saint Fighter reinforcements at any time.

This point was a complete dimensional strike against Hun Yu and the younger generation of other powerful factions who had not yet come into their own. They did not have the qualifications to invite Saint Fighter powerhouses.

Therefore, the moment Hun Yu appeared before Xian'er, a death sentence had already been passed upon him by the latter.