Chapter 1684: Eastern Sea Domain, Xi Clan

Profound Spirit Outer Shenzhou is vast and boundless, its expanse far surpassing that of the Eastern Region Outer Shenzhou.

Moreover, Profound Spirit Outer Shenzhou differs from the other Inner Outer Shenzhous, for on this Outer Shenzhou, more than half of the world's Spirit Beast races have gathered, including top-tier races such as the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan.

On this Outer Shenzhou, the power of the human race is certainly not to be underestimated, but if truly weighed, the foundation of the Spirit Beast Realm is even more substantial.

If the power of these two were combined, the overall strength of Profound Spirit Outer Shenzhou would reach a terrifying level, even surpassing that of Primordial Origin Outer Shenzhou.

And the Xi Clan is located in the Eastern Sea Domain of Profound Spirit Outer Shenzhou.

This location falls under the jurisdiction of the Beast Taming Spirit Palace, and heading north from here leads into the territory of the Beast Realm; in that vast sea, on the land covered by the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, reside numerous Spirit Beast races.

Among them naturally includes the destination of Li Luo's journey, the Dragon Clan.

So bringing Xi Chan home happened to be on the way.

When Li Luo entered Profound Spirit Outer Shenzhou and arrived at the Eastern Sea Domain, exactly one month had passed.

"The strength of Profound Spirit Outer Shenzhou is indeed substantial; it has actually produced four top-tier alliances."

In the sky, a Green Wind Roc rode the wind, and Li Luo gazed at this world; the spiritual energy here was particularly thick, and it emanated a sense of ancient vastness, as if it had been so since the primordial times.

Upon entering Profound Spirit Outer Shenzhou, he naturally gathered a great deal of intelligence.

With the Unification War opening, the main offensive direction of the Dark World was the four Inner Outer Shenzhous, so this place bore far more pressure than the Outer Shenzhous; almost all the Triple-Crown Demon Kings were dragged onto the battlefields of the Inner Outer Shenzhous.

And in the intelligence Li Luo obtained, to cope with the Dark World's erosion, the various Li Li Tianwang-level powers of Profound Spirit Outer Shenzhou formed a union, combining into four top-tier alliances.

The overall strength of each of these alliances is even more substantial than the Eastern Region Alliance, which absorbed nearly seventy or eighty percent of the power of the Eastern Region Outer Shenzhou.

For instance, in this Eastern Domain, a "Beast Taming Alliance" dominated by the Beast Taming Spirit Palace has emerged, encompassing numerous top-tier powers and experts; just the number of King Realm experts reaches several dozen.

And among these several dozen Kings, there are three Triple-Crown Kings.

The head of the Beast Taming Alliance is Lin Miao, the Great Hall Master of the Beast Taming Spirit Palace, and he is also one of these three Triple-Crown Kings.

"Lin Miao..."

Li Luo murmured this name; he had heard from the heads of the Li Li Tianwang lineage that the Beast Taming Palace and they had some old grievances, and these grievances originated from their respective ancestors.

During the great upheaval in the River Domain, the Great Hall Master of the Beast Taming Palace, Lin Miao, was even invited to the Qin Li Tianwang lineage to station himself and restrain the other heads of our Li Li Tianwang lineage, which also caused the other heads to fail to notice when Li Li Jingzhe encountered danger in the River Domain.

So, counting it up, this Lin Miao and he, Li Luo, also share a certain karmic connection.

"Li Luo, the Xi Clan's headquarters is in Xi City of the Eastern Sea; from the information gathered beforehand, they have widely invited powers from all sides, so it seems they are preparing to hold a Clan Assembly." Xi Chan spoke up at this moment.

At the Clan Assembly, that ancestor of the Xi Clan will perform the inheritance, and after these rituals, Xi Li will, under the witness of powers from all sides, become the rightful Xi Clan Head.

Li Luo nodded and said, "No rush; wait until they have gathered everyone, and then we can resolve all the issues openly right then and there, avoiding the need to make another trip later."

Xi Chan's long eyelashes fluttered; Li Luo clearly did not intend to solve this matter secretly, but rather to use the most domineering method, pushing her onto the position of Xi Clan Head in front of all the powers of the Eastern Sea Domain.

Xi Chan understood that Li Luo wanted to establish his authority for her; after all, her foundation was shallow, and she had no other support, so in that case, he would suppress all disobedience completely.

Such a style of conduct was truly domineering and tyrannical.

For a moment, Xi Chan suddenly smiled slightly.

"What are you laughing at?" Li Luo asked, puzzled.

Xi Chan smiled slightly and said, "I just remembered that when we were at the academy, you loved to hide your light and be kind to others the most."

This contrast before and after was indeed too obvious.

"At that time, the Luo Lan Mansion was on the verge of falling; I could only rely on Sister Jiang Jiang Qinge, so where did I have the qualification to be domineering and arrogant?"

Li Luo shrugged and said with righteous indignation, "When one has no power, of course one must hide one's light; but now, it is time for those enemies to hold their breath and endure in front of me."

What was the purpose of hiding one's light back then? Was it not for this very moment of truly displaying one's glory before others and suppressing all rivals?

Regarding this sophistry from her former student, who was now her backer, what could Xi Chan say? Of course, she smiled brightly and nodded in agreement.

After all, she also understood that the current Li Luo indeed had the qualification for such arrogance; although he came alone, the power represented behind him would surely be fully dreaded by any top-tier alliance on Profound Spirit Outer Shenzhou.

Several days later, Xi City.

The entire city was decorated with lanterns and streamers, a scene of boiling prosperity.

In this Eastern Sea Domain, the Xi Clan possessed a long-standing foundation, and all powers held it in awe; especially the current Clan Head, who ranked in the Double-Crown King realm and had established a formidable reputation.

But unfortunately, even this imposing Clan Head has now reached the moment of his end.

After today's Clan Assembly, this old Clan Head will become a thing of the past.

It is just a slight pity that Xi Li, who will succeed him, only barely broke through to the One-Crown King realm half a year ago, so for a period in the future, the Xi Clan's prestige will surely decline.

In the central position of Xi City, a massive ancestral hall stood tall; outside the hall was a square shrouded in green smoke, and at this time, the square was already bustling with people and filled with high-ranking guests on all sides.

Leaders of all powers had come to show their support, and that boiling scene was enough to demonstrate the prestige of the Eastern Sea Xi Clan.

In the square, many gazes were directed at the seats before the steps of the ancestral hall; on that high seat sat an old man, whose face was shrouded in heavy death qi; at this moment, his eyes were closed, and if not for the terrifying and chaotic fluctuations of Xiang Power that occasionally appeared around his body, anyone would think this was a cold corpse.

All the leaders looked on with sighs; this old man was the Xi Clan Head, Xi Wenwu.

He was once a top-tier expert who shook this Eastern Sea Domain, but now, his life flame was about to extinguish.

This scene of an expert reaching the end of his road also made people feel somewhat sighing.

And at this moment, a clamor rose in the square; a man with an extraordinary aura was seen ascending the steps before the ancestral hall, and around him, many congratulatory voices rang out.

That man radiated abundant and vigorous life force, completely different from Xi Wenwu on the main seat, who was shrouded in death qi.

This person was none other than Xi Li.

After today's ceremony, he would officially succeed Xi Wenwu and become the new Xi Clan Head.

At this moment, Xi Li was at the peak of high spirits; hearing the many awed congratulations around his ears, the smile on his lips grew ever more intense; the bitter endurance of these years had finally met its grandest result.

He looked up at Xi Wenwu on the main seat, who was full of death qi, and sadness appeared in his eyes, but beneath that sadness flowed a barely concealed wild joy and excitement.

This old thing that had suppressed him for so many years was finally going to die.

Once he dies, he, Xi Li, will be the true master of the Xi Clan.

And under Xi Li's gaze, Xi Wenwu, whose eyes were tightly closed, suddenly slowly opened them; their gazes collided, and Xi Li quickly lowered his eyes slightly, stepping forward with a mournful voice and saying, "Ancestor."

Xi Wenwu's old face showed no ripple; gazing at Xi Li, with his experienced and sharp eyes, how could he fail to notice the wild joy and ambition hidden in Xi Li's eyes?

The other party wished nothing more than for him to die quickly.

If not for the fact that the inheritance ceremony had still not been properly carried out, Xi Wenwu even suspected that this once extremely deferential junior would personally wring his neck, send him off Regarding Li Luo, and then use his corpse to perform the ceremony directly.

Yet, this vicious tiger had been painstakingly raised by none other than himself.

"A-Li, the Beast Tamer Spirit Hall must not be approached too closely. Their methods are far too domineering. If we don't keep a certain distance, my Xi clan will inevitably be swallowed up by them in the future." Xi Wenwu's voice was hoarse as he slowly spoke.

Although his heart had grown cold at Xi Li's disposition, the other party was, after all, the future clan leader of the Xi clan. For the continuation of the Xi clan, he could only offer a reminder.

However, Xi Li neither agreed nor disagreed, saying: "Clan leader, the Beast Tamer Spirit Hall is not something our Xi clan can compare to. Your past practice of leaning on several sides, even if it temporarily gained some benefits, will in the end only bring greater disaster."

Xi Wenwu fell silent for several breaths upon hearing this, then said: "So, that Three-Crowned Demon King that ambushed me—was it deliberately let through?"

Xi Li smiled faintly but did not answer. Instead, he turned around, his gaze brimming with viciousness swept across the plaza, finally pausing at a corner on the side of the plaza. There, many figures similarly wearing Xi clan robes stood, but those people were covered in an aura of utter servility.

Those were people of the branch families.

A cruel, savage grin surfaced at the corner of Xi Li's mouth. He turned his head and instructed an attendant beside him: "Find a few young women from the branch families tonight. Such a fine day—I need to vent some fire properly."

The attendant immediately complied.

Then Xi Li tidied his robes slightly and gently raised his hand. Immediately, a grand bell chime suddenly rang out across the plaza. The Xi clan Grand Clan Assembly formally began.

Under the gaze of ten thousand eyes, Xi Li went through a series of elaborate procedures and finally stood at the center of the plaza, before the massive clan cauldron wreathed in green smoke. Holding a large incense stick, he was about to insert it into the cauldron, completing the ceremony of assuming the position of clan leader.

However, just as he smilingly stepped forward, above the boiling plaza, the sound of energy rumbling suddenly pierced the air.

Boom!

The next instant, amid countless shocked gazes, a beam of energy-light rainbow tore through the sky, arriving first and landing directly on the massive bell cauldron. Accompanied by a tremendous crash, the bell cauldron was instantly blasted into fragments filling the sky.

The smile on Xi Li's face froze little by little. The violence and ferocity rising in his eyes surged out like a rising tide.

"Who dares ruin my grand affair?!" A chilling voice laden with terrifying killing intent burst from Xi Li's mouth.

On the plaza, the leaders of the various factions all revealed expressions of shock and suspicion. They gazed toward the shattered bell cauldron, and as the energy there dissipated, a figure seemed to gradually reveal itself within everyone's sight.

It was a slender, graceful woman.

In Xi Li's ferocious pupils, the figure of that woman was reflected. Although her face was veiled in thin gauze, he still recognized her. His countenance instantly twisted ferociously as he said chillingly: "Xi Chan! So it's you, you cheap—"

His final words cut off abruptly, because he saw that beside Xi Chan, azure winds gathered, finally transforming into a youth with a tall, pine-straight figure and a handsome face.

That youth's expression was calm, his eyes like deep pools, watching him. Then he heard the other party speak, a casual voice rising across the plaza.

"Your becoming clan leader—I oppose it."