Chapter 18: Moments of Change from All Sides
Although the voice was soft, everyone in the arena was a Dou Sheng (Battle Saint) level expert.
Naturally, such a small sound wouldn't escape their ears.
The elders were about to reprimand them, but then a sense of foreboding washed over them—what the elder said wasn't entirely without merit.
Breaking through to the Dou Di realm means that the bloodline of one's descendants and clansmen will become Dou Di bloodline. This is common knowledge among the eight ancient clans. Otherwise, why would Xiao Xuan insist on breaking through to the Dou Di realm? Isn't it because his clansmen can regain the Dou Di bloodline, allowing the Xiao clan to continue its lineage?
Furthermore, the density of the Dou Di bloodline is determined by the closeness of blood relations; there are even cases where children directly break through to the high-level Dou Sheng realm when their fathers break through to the Dou Di realm. Although their blood relationship with Xiao Xuan is very distant, making such a situation impossible, they still belong to the same clan. If Xiao Xuan were to truly break through to the Dou Di realm, even if their Dou Di bloodline is relatively diluted, there would definitely be a reason for them to show no reaction at all!
"Could it be that the patriarch hasn't broken through to the Dou Di realm?" This question lingered in the minds of all the elders, but they dared not dwell on it any longer; they couldn't bear such a conclusion. Just as everyone was deep in thought, the elder who had spoken earlier spoke again: "Could it be that the patriarch really hasn't broken through to the Dou Di realm? But how do we explain his previous imperial might? What exactly happened?"
No one was dissatisfied with him for asking the question, after all, he cared about Xiao Xuan and the Xiao clan. However, his words made everyone suspicious.
As he said, if they truly hadn't broken through to the Dou Di realm, then what was the meaning of the imperial might they had sensed earlier? Having personally experienced that terrifying, hellish divine power, they didn't believe it was fake. If it was real, then why hadn't their Dou Di bloodline awakened?
The complexity of the matter left the elders present with a great deal of confusion and some concerns.
"Elder, what do you think?" an elder asked.
Elder Xiao Kong broke through to the Dou Sheng realm during the time of the previous patriarch, and it has been a thousand years since then. Not only is he powerful, but he also holds a high position and has witnessed many secrets. If we were to say who among us is most likely to be able to solve this problem, it would probably be him.
That's why everyone looked at Xiao Kong, wanting to see his answer.
"This… It has been ten thousand years since the last Dou Di of my Xiao clan. The time has been too long, and all kinds of records have been lost. There are even fewer records in the clan. Therefore, I am powerless to help." Xiao Kong sighed and said.
Hearing this, everyone was filled with disappointment. He then changed the subject and continued, "Breaking through to the Dou Di realm is a matter of great importance. Only those who have personally experienced it can understand it all. We have only heard about it secondhand, and there may be some inaccuracies. Now that we have personally experienced it, we can only trust the clan leader."
"Yes, we must trust the clan leader!" the elders echoed.
While everyone was talking, they were unaware that the impact of this matter would go far beyond that...
Within the ancient city of the ancient clan, Gu Yuan, who was cultivating, was startled by the terrifying aura emanating from it and immediately flew into the air to investigate. Possessing an Emperor-level soul, how could he not sense that this was the might of an Emperor? Upon perceiving the source of this power, his expression changed drastically, and he muttered to himself, "You really succeeded. I wonder if this is ultimately good or bad for my ancient clan."
He then went to the council hall and summoned the elders of the ancient clan to discuss matters.
Similar to the ancient clans, in the Soul Realm of the Soul Clan, upon sensing this terrifying imperial might and knowing that it originated from the Xiao Clan, the Soul Clan Chief, Soul Heaven Emperor, had a dark expression and a sudden sense of foreboding rose in his heart.
While the fact that Xiao Xuan gathered the blood of all the Dou Di clans to attack a Dou Di was unknown to the outside world, it was not a secret within the eight ancient clans. Each of the eight clans had spies planted by other clans, a fact that the clan leaders were all well aware of.
Some spies were discovered and monitored, while others remained hidden in the shadows, unknown to anyone. Moreover, once one spy was removed, a new one would be planted. Over time, the chieftains of the eight clans tacitly gave up on this task. As a result, very few things among the ancient eight clans could be considered truly secret.
The matter of Xiao Xuan's attempt to become a Dou Di was not a top secret within the Xiao Clan. Especially in the later stages, when the Dou Di bloodline of all Xiao Clan members was extracted, such a massive undertaking was hard to go unnoticed. Under these circumstances, the Xiao Clan knew that it was impossible to completely block the information, so they did not take overly harsh measures. Therefore, the patriarchs of the other clans also knew about this matter.
Although they knew about this, they did not stop it or take any action, mainly because they did not believe that Xiao Xuan could succeed.
Dou Di, what a distant term, a realm that the patriarchs of the eight clans dream of breaking through to. However, since the ancient emperor Tuoshe broke through to Dou Di ten thousand years ago, no one has been able to break through to the Dou Di realm in the past ten thousand years. How many amazing figures throughout history, such as the Pure Lotus Demon Saint, the Yellow Spring Demon Saint and other peak nine-star Dou Sheng powerhouses, have all fallen before it without exception?
Xiao Xuan was merely a peak nine-star Dou Sheng expert. What merit did he possess to break through to the Dou Di realm, a realm that no one had been able to reach in ten thousand years? Blocking someone's path to wealth is like killing their parents, let alone preventing them from breaking through to the Dou Di realm, a realm that no one had been able to reach in ten thousand years!
If they were to make a move under these circumstances, the Xiao Clan would surely fight to the death! Provoking a nearly insane Xiao Clan for something impossible would be utterly pointless! That's why they didn't take any action, because deep down they didn't believe Xiao Xuan could succeed.
But now things seem to have changed somewhat, and this terrifying imperial aura speaks for itself. "Could it be that Xiao Xuan really succeeded? Then my Soul Clan is in trouble. It's a pity that that wasn't finished yet, otherwise..."
Thinking of all this, Soul Emperor's mood grew increasingly heavy. A Dou Di, the strongest person standing at the very top of the Dou Qi Continent, is enough to overthrow any force on the Dou Qi Continent, and can even turn any force into the top force overnight! This is what a Dou Di is!
"Hmm? Interesting, interesting!" Suddenly, he seemed to realize something, and the worry on his face immediately disappeared. He then went into the main hall to summon all the Soul Clan elders.
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