Chapter 361: After the Battle

"That old brat Gu Yuan is useless; to think he could let a guy like Hun Tiandi break free so quickly."

Xiao Xuan looked at Hun Tiandi and the Xuwu Swallowing Flame being protected by him, shaking his head slightly with a sigh.

Just as Xiao Xuan finished speaking, a gap was torn open in space once more, and the figure of Gu Yuan appeared as well.

Compared to Hun Tiandi's chaotic aura, Gu Yuan's appearance was undoubtedly much better; it stood to reason that the former had been in a rush to escape and had suffered no small loss for it.

Gu Yuan's apologetic voice rang out beside the two of them, "My apologies, I was momentarily inattentive and let that scoundrel Hun Tiandi slip away."

Regarding this, both Xiao Han and the other expressed their understanding; it is indeed exceptionally difficult to stop an opponent determined to leave among those of the same rank, unless one side's strength is overwhelming—however, this did not apply to two opponents like Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi, who were evenly matched.

However, the way the few of them acted as if no one else was around made Hun Tiandi's expression grow increasingly gloomy. Yet, as his strength was currently insufficient, even if he were filled with ten thousand grievances, he had to endure it. As a hero of his generation, Hun Tiandi was well aware of this.

His falcon-like gaze swept over the relaxed Xiao Han and the others, and Hun Tiandi said coldly, "This time, my Soul Clan admits defeat."

"But next time..."

"Hehe~" Thinking of the Tuoshe Ancient God Jade he had already gathered in his hands, Hun Tiandi laughed coldly:

"You won't have such good luck."

Afterward, without saying another word, he immediately left the space.

"Want to leave?" The expressions of Xiao Han and the others changed, "Stay!"

Immediately, they all unleashed their trump card Dou Techniques, blasting them toward Hun Tiandi and the Xuwu Swallowing Flame as they were about to escape the space.

"Hmph!"

Sensing the suffocating energy fluctuations coming from the Dou Techniques, even with Hun Tiandi's temperament, he could not help but tremble fiercely inside. If he were to take these hits head-on, he had no confidence in escaping unscathed.

With a cold snort, he suddenly shot out several streaks of Dou Qi from his palms, colliding heavily with the three streams of light.

"Boom!"

Huge energy fluctuations suddenly erupted in the space, kicking up a violent spatial turbulence. Hun Tiandi took the opportunity of the Dou Qi collision to pull away, disappearing before everyone's eyes in the blink of an eye.

Afterward, Xiao Han and the others quickly appeared in the outside world, only to see everyone on the entire battlefield staring at them without blinking.

Then...

"Hum!"

A heaven-shaking cheer suddenly erupted on the battlefield. The sight of Hun Tiandi and the Soul Clan members fleeing in such a sorry state just now had already proven that this battle was a victory for the allied forces.

Soon, Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and the others also arrived before Xiao Han and the others, asking urgently, "How is it? Did you get the Tuoshe Ancient God Jade?"

Others might not know the inside story of this great battle, but they knew it clearly. If they could not seize the Tuoshe Ancient God Jade in this battle, and really let Hun Tiandi collect them all or even find the location of the Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion, they would be in a very passive position.

However, facing the anticipation of Lei Ying and the others, the three looked at each other in silence and shook their heads slightly; the answer was self-evident.

"You didn't?" Everyone felt a wave of disappointment. Although in terms of the results of this battle, they had won a great victory—not only eliminating one Nine-Star Dou Sheng of the Soul Clan and severely injuring another, but also making gains on other battlefields—

but in terms of the initial goal for launching the war, it could be called a complete failure.

However, as experts who had cultivated to this level, they were all people of extraordinary temperament and did not lose their composure.

Just as everyone was preparing to clean up the battlefield and withdraw to the city to plan their next move, Gu Yuan suddenly spoke, "Xiao Xuan, what exactly is your Xiao Clan up to this time?"

Upon hearing this, gazes full of doubt and surprise were cast upon Xiao Han and Xiao Xuan, who had remained calm from beginning to end.

"Gu Yuan, Xiao Xuan, what is going on?" the hot-tempered Lei Ying frowned and asked.

They were fighting to the death and living in fear here, yet they were being kept in the dark? Were they joking?

Gu Yuan did not speak, only staring fixedly at the smiling Xiao Xuan. If the latter hadn't secretly called him off at the last moment, plus those two guys who were just going through the motions, even if Hun Tiandi could have escaped, he would have inevitably been stripped of a layer of skin.

Regarding the abnormal behavior of Xiao Xuan and the others, if there were no hidden secrets, Gu Yuan would have committed suicide on the spot.

At this moment, Xiao Han took the initiative to speak, saying with a chuckle:

"Seniors, do not be impatient. When we return, we will clear up the confusion for you."

"Clear up the confusion?"

"What exactly are you hiding?"

"..."

Although their tone was full of resentment, everyone knew that the battlefield was not the place to discuss these matters. They each called over their subordinates, reorganized their forces, and withdrew from the battlefield in an orderly fashion, returning to Langtian City.

The conference hall of the City Lord Mansion in Langtian City was slightly empty at this time, with a few figures sitting scattered about; they were the leaders of the major forces and a few experts from the Langya Pavilion.

"This is..."

Seeing a few familiar faces among them, Gu Yuan and the others frowned, looking at Xiao Han and the others in confusion. You bring your underlings to a meeting of force leaders?

Harboring a belly full of confusion, everyone waited patiently for Xiao Han's explanation.

Finally, Xiao Han looked around at everyone and spoke slowly, his words shocking:

"I wonder which you are more interested in: the ancient secrets or the Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion?"

"Or rather..." Xiao Han raised an eyebrow, "which one would you all like to hear first?"

Ancient secrets? Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion?

Many experts, including Gu Yuan, were startled upon hearing this, and their gazes toward Xiao Han changed instantly. They had thought the former might know some inside information, but they hadn't expected it to be such a huge bombshell.

Everyone looked at each other, and Gu Yuan immediately spoke:

"Let's talk about the ancient secrets first!"

He believed that with a great war imminent, Xiao Han would absolutely not speak of any irrelevant topics; that so-called ancient secret must certainly involve a great deal.

Moreover, although the ancient races, including the Ancient Clan, could barely be called ancient races, they were nothing special in the past, and their understanding of some secrets was not sufficient—even if it were just to listen to it as a story, it would be fine.

The matter of the Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion could be discussed later; it wouldn't hurt to wait a moment.

Without any surprise, Xiao Han suddenly became serious: "I wonder what insights you all have regarding the mystery of the disappearance of the Dou Emperors in the ancient era?"

Once these words were spoken, a large group of people fell into silence again. If they knew, there wouldn't have been no Dou Emperor experts for so many years.

Xiao Han continued, "Dou Emperor experts are already the top-tier experts of the Dou Qi Continent; if there are no accidents, they are almost considered immortal and indestructible existences."

"However, as of today, where are these Dou Emperor experts, and who knows?"

Gu Yuan said in a deep voice, "What exactly do you mean?"

"Could it be that you know the whereabouts of those Imperial-level experts?"

Xiao Han first nodded, then shook his head; just as the others were feeling bewildered, Xiao Han spoke again,

"I think it would be better for you all to see it for yourselves."

"See it for ourselves?" The crowd frowned in confusion. How could they see it for themselves? They did not have the ability to travel through time!

Seeing the confusion of the crowd, Xiao Han smiled slightly, "Although we cannot travel to the past, there are experts who have walked out of history."

"Experts from history?"

While the others were filled with question marks, Xiao Han called out:

"The two of you, please lend me a hand!"

As soon as Xiao Han's voice fell, two figures suddenly appeared beside him.

"Only this once, not to be repeated!" Yun Leijing Ling said indifferently. If it were not for the former requesting it, he truly would not have gone to such great lengths to extract his own memories.

Xiao Han did not respond, turning his gaze toward Jing Tianlin Jing, "Is it possible?"

The latter nodded indifferently.

Then, the two closed their eyes in unison, and the moment they opened them, a pale yellow ball of light appeared in their palms.

Two light screens slowly appeared before everyone's eyes, instantly attracting the gaze of all present...