Chapter 348: Xiao Xuan Saves the Day

Above an unnamed mountain range somewhere in the Central Plains, a vortex slowly emerged. Several figures in tattered, blood-stained clothes with withered auras stumbled out from it; the giant stone patterns on their foreheads and their gray-white skin revealed their identity as members of the Shi Clan.

The only old man among the group observed the surroundings, his expression cold. "Go, to the Ancient Clan."

"Great Elder, is the Ancient Clan truly trustworthy?" At this moment, a weak voice sounded behind the Great Elder, Shi Shen.

Shi Yuan halted his movements and turned his head to look at the young bloodlines of the Shi Clan behind him; they, who were originally high-spirited, were now shrouded in sorrow and despair.

Not to mention the young people who had not yet experienced the world, even Shi Yuan, who had lived for so many years, had never experienced the pain of clan extermination.

The young people who had suffered the extermination by those so-called Soul Clan members were now filled with suspicion toward the outside world, and their doubts regarding the seemingly reputable Ancient Clan had also greatly increased; it could even be said that they had reached the point of being birds startled by the mere twang of a bow.

Regarding this, Shi Yuan felt helpless, yet he could not show it in the slightest, because he was the only remaining elder of the Shi Clan, the anchor for these juniors; only by maintaining a calm exterior could he stabilize the turbulent hearts of the people at this moment.

"Only the Ancient Clan can protect us now."

"And only they have the ability to take the lead in resisting the Soul Clan."

Shi Yuan's tone carried profound sorrow; the massive Shi Clan had actually been wiped out by one person from the Soul Clan. If it were not for the special Space Scroll that the Clan Leader had taken out, barely sending a few people out at the very end, they would have even suffered the fate of total annihilation.

At this point, even the stupidest person understood that the strength of the Soul Clan was no longer something any single faction could rival; if they wanted to unite the other Ancient Races, the leadership of the Ancient Clan was certainly indispensable.

"Go!" Shi Yuan waved his hand slightly, and his Dou Qi instantly enveloped everyone, advancing toward the direction where the Ancient Clan was located.

At this moment, in the Shi Realm.

"Oh my!" Xue Qing said to himself as if embarrassed: "To think I let a few of them escape; it won't be easy to cover this up now!"

It appeared to be guilt, but his tone and expression were completely devoid of any real awareness; if the gap in strength between the two sides was too great, how could he guarantee his own interests?

At this time, in the Yao Clan.

"Xiao... Xiao... Xuan?!"

All the Yao Clan experts, including Yao Dan, stared blankly at the ordinary green-robed figure in the sky. The Yao Clan Great Elder, Wan Huo, could not help but rub his eyes, saying in horror:

"Am I dreaming?"

A guy who had been dead for a thousand years, whose corpse had even been sent into the Heavenly Tomb, how could he appear when their Yao Clan was about to be finished?

After confirming again and again that the person was indeed Xiao Xuan, the joy that followed for the people of the Yao Clan was frantic.

Xiao Xuan smiled faintly and said to Yao Dan: "Clan Leader Yao Dan, this should be our first meeting in a thousand years, right?"

"Xiao Xuan, you... you really didn't die?" Xiao Xuan's descent from the sky completely shattered Yao Dan's reason; his thinking was extremely chaotic at this moment. "No! Impossible! Your corpse was indeed sent into the Heavenly Tomb back then..."

Yao Dan kept muttering to himself, proposing and denying one guess after another.

"I will explain this in detail to Clan Leader Yao Dan later."

"For now..."

"I'm afraid those guys are the top priority!" Xiao Xuan cast his gaze, filled with killing intent, toward the dumbstruck Soul Clan army not far away.

Many Soul Clan experts felt a chill on their necks as that gaze swept over them. The nightmare of the past had reappeared, and the sealed-away fear was awakened; even Hun Tu and Hun Sha, who ranked among the four demon saints of the Soul Clan, could not help but tremble.

"Xiao Xuan?!" With his pitch-black pupils staring fixedly at the green-robed middle-aged man not far in front of him, Xuwu Swallowing Flame's tone trembled.

"Sure enough, that kid was right; Xuwu Swallowing Flame, you really have reached Nine-Star Dou Saint!" Although Xiao Xuan's tone was surprised, it was extremely calm, as if he had been prepared for a long time.

"That kid?" Xuwu Swallowing Flame felt a moment of doubt in his heart, but immediately put it aside and sneered:

"At least this seat is making progress; what about you?"

"If this seat is not mistaken, you only have the strength of a Nine-Star Dou Saint Mid Stage now!"

"Tsk tsk tsk~" Xuwu Swallowing Flame smacked his lips, "The one who was closest to becoming a Dou Di back then has actually fallen to this point today..."

"Hehehe~"

Xiao Xuan did not respond. Although it was a pity to have lost his original strength, being able to live another life was enough; what more could he ask for!

Furthermore, Xiao Xuan chuckled inwardly, the current Xiao Clan had two Nine-Star Dou Saints; was there any difference from having one Peak Dou Sheng?

"Are you here to save the Yao Clan this time?"

Xuwu Swallowing Flame seemed to have given up his plan to exterminate the Yao Clan. After all, the moment Xiao Xuan appeared, the gap in combat power between the two sides had been completely leveled; if they continued to attack forcefully, the tragic losses would be more than even the Soul Clan could bear.

However, Xuwu Swallowing Flame did not dispel this thought; instead, the corners of his mouth hooked into an evil arc, and he sneered:

"Xiao Xuan, although this seat does not know how you came back from the dead."

"But the destruction of the Xiao Clan back then was no illusion."

He pointed his finger at Yao Dan and the others in the distance, whose expressions were extremely ugly. "When the Xiao Realm was breached and the members of the Xiao Clan were scattered and exiled, they were just standing by and watching."

"You..."

"Really want to save these people?"

Xiao Xuan's tone was indifferent. "Whether I save them or not is my business; why should I need you to comment on how I, Xiao Xuan, act."

"And..." Xiao Xuan suddenly looked at Yao Dan, who was in a state of disarray.

The latter's expression changed repeatedly, and finally, he gritted his teeth hard and nodded.

Xiao Xuan turned his head with satisfaction and continued to look at Xuwu Swallowing Flame, who was still struggling with whether to stay or leave.

"What?" Xiao Xuan mocked: "Could it be that you are still waiting for that guy Hun Tiandi to come and support you?"

Xuwu Swallowing Flame's mouth twitched. If Hun Tiandi could come to support, it would naturally be for the best, but unfortunately, that Gu Yuan was no pushover. Although his schemes and calculations were far inferior to Hun Tiandi's, the former's strength was at least on par with Hun Tiandi's.

The most annoying thing was the other party's "sticky candy" attribute; he would find Hun Tiandi to "have a heart-to-heart" from time to time, and this had become increasingly frequent after the incident with the Ling Clan.

If Hun Tiandi really left the Soul World, Gu Yuan would know before long, and in the end, it would still evolve into a battle between two peak powerhouses, which had little meaning.

"Damn it!" Xuwu Swallowing Flame cursed inwardly, and in the end, he could only helplessly put aside his plans.

"Retreat!" With an order from Xuwu Swallowing Flame, the Soul Clan army began to withdraw from the Yao Clan in an orderly fashion, and finally, after gathering, they were enveloped by the former's black flames and left without a sound.

The entire Yao Realm was silent; only the corpses covering the mountains and plains, the blood flowing down from the mountains like streams, and the withered auras of the people present could prove what a tragic battle had just erupted.

Yao Dan, having survived the disaster, brought the surviving Yao Clan elders to Xiao Xuan and cupped his fists in gratitude: "The great kindness of Clan Leader Xiao Xuan is something this old man and the entire Yao Clan will never forget."

Xiao Xuan waved his hand. "Clan Leader Yao has one thing wrong."

Immediately, under Yao Dan's puzzled gaze, he said faintly: "Xuan is not the Clan Leader of the Xiao Clan now; the current Clan Leader of the Xiao Clan is named Xiao Zhan!"

Yao Dan frowned slightly; he had indeed heard of that Xiao Zhan, a junior who had shown his face at the Ancient Clan's coming-of-age ceremony, whose strength had only just stepped into the Dou Sheng realm.

But seeing the serious expression on Xiao Xuan's face, he did not refute him further and apologized, "It was this old man who spoke out of turn; I hope Your Excellency Xiao Xuan will forgive me."

"No matter!" Xiao Xuan said indifferently, "As long as Clan Leader Yao Dan fulfills the agreement, that is enough."

"Very well." Yao Dan nodded and sent a sound transmission to Wan Huo beside him; the latter was slightly startled, then immediately darted toward the depths of the Yao Clan.

"Then please, Your Excellency Xiao Xuan, enter the hall for a chat," Yao Dan invited.

"Very well."