Chapter 31 The Soul Emperor is Severely Injured
However, the Soul Emperor was too late. Just as he finished speaking, and as everyone present was puzzled by his words, a blinding light enveloped the entire battlefield. Then, a deafening roar resounded through the sky, and a huge mushroom cloud appeared in the air, lingering for a long time...
"Cough cough! Cough cough!" After a long while, the dust in the world gradually dissipated, and a voice rang out in this silent space, followed by a figure gradually appearing.
The man's clothes were completely torn, and his body was dark, with only the wounds all over his body and the constantly overflowing blood showing a different color.
"Xiao Xuan, you're ruthless!" he said through gritted teeth. Clearly, this person was the Soul Emperor who had just fought Xiao Xuan.
Xiao Xuan's self-destruction caught him off guard. Unable to dodge, he was in the area where the self-destruction was most powerful. If he hadn't been so strong, he probably would have perished. Even so, he was still seriously injured. It would be impossible for him to fully recover from these injuries in less than several hundred or even a thousand years.
Without lingering, the Soul Emperor opened a spatial wormhole and vanished without a trace. He was well aware that countless people were secretly watching the battle, including the patriarchs of the eight ancient clans like Gu Yuan. Now severely wounded, if Gu Yuan and the others discovered him, they would certainly not miss this golden opportunity to eliminate him. It was precisely for this reason that the Soul Emperor fled so shamelessly, disregarding whether any members of the Soul Clan survived on the battlefield.
In fact, there was no need for the Soul Emperor to intervene, because Xiao Xuan's self-destruction was too sudden. His strength had already surpassed the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm, and once he self-destructed, its power was incredibly terrifying. Even the Soul Emperor, who was at the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm, was seriously injured as a result, not to mention others.
Therefore, in the battlefield, whether it was Hun Dao, who had reached the mid-stage of the Eight-Star Dou Sheng realm, or Hun Shengtian, who had reached the early stage of the Eight-Star Dou Sheng realm, all of them perished here. The Soul Clan suffered heavy losses in this battle! It even damaged their very foundation.
The Soul Clan suffered such heavy casualties, and so did the Xiao Clan. Whether it was Xiao Kong, the Great Elder of the Xiao Clan who had reached the late stage of the Eight-Star Dou Sheng realm, or Xiao Ling and other elders of the Xiao Clan, they all perished in this explosion, leaving no trace of their bodies! Some people didn't even know how they died; they only saw a dazzling light shine into the sky, and then they felt nothing at all.
The entire battlefield was a chaotic melee between the Xiao and Soul clans. Xiao Xuan's self-destruction was indiscriminate, affecting not only the Soul clan but also the Xiao clan. This was precisely why the Soul Emperor hadn't taken any precautions. Those on this battlefield were the Xiao clan's elite warriors—the very members of the Xiao clan!
He didn't believe Xiao Xuan would self-destruct, let alone take such a crazy step, and he certainly didn't believe Xiao Xuan would be so crazy as to wipe out the last bit of fighting power of the Xiao clan, thus hastening the destruction of the Xiao clan.
But the thing he least expected really happened: Xiao Xuan self-destructed. Apart from him, probably only some of his clansmen with lower cultivation levels who were far away from the battlefield survived.
As the dust gradually settled, those who had been shocked by Xiao Xuan's self-destruction recovered. Looking at the abyss created by the explosion in the distance, at the corpses scattered across the battlefield, and at the rivers of blood, Gu Yuan and the others were filled with utter horror. They were shocked by the brutal scene of the battlefield, and even more so by Xiao Xuan's madness!
After a long while, Lei Ying sighed and said, "I never expected Xiao Xuan to be so ruthless. In order to severely injure the Soul Clan, he was willing to bury the entire Xiao Clan's fighting force here. Now the Xiao Clan is completely finished."
Hearing his words, Gu Yuan did not answer, but continued to gaze at the distant battlefield, his face deep and lost in thought.
"Yes, yes, Xiao Xuan's actions were too ruthless. In this way, the Xiao clan will truly perish. Who could have imagined that the Xiao clan, the head of the eight ancient clans, would one day be destroyed, and that Xiao Xuan, a peak nine-star Dou Sheng, would be forced to this point?" Yan Jin said.
Xiao Xuan is dead, and the Xiao clan is not far from extinction. However, the feelings of the group were very complicated. As they said, the once glorious and powerful Xiao clan, which was at the top of the continent, and Xiao Xuan are now on the verge of extinction. Their fear should have dissipated, and they should even be able to gain a lot of benefits from it. Logically, they should be happy.
But no one could feel happy; instead, they felt a sense of shared sorrow. Through today's events, they realized that nothing is permanent. Even the once-powerful Xiao clan and Xiao Xuan, who stood at the pinnacle of the continent, would perish. What about themselves? What should they do? ...No one could give them an answer.
Besides Gu Yuan and others, many other forces were secretly watching the battle. When they saw this scene, most of them felt grief and worry. This battle opened their eyes and made them truly realize the gap between themselves and the strong. At the same time, it also made them realize how cruel this world is and how dangerous their situation is.
"Now that the Soul Emperor is severely injured and the Soul Clan's foundation is damaged, it's a golden opportunity!" Lei Ying suddenly said.
"Indeed, it would be a good time to attack the Soul Clan.
I believe the Soul Clan is no longer capable of fighting, otherwise the Soul Emperor wouldn't have escaped in such a sorry state."
Yan Jin said calmly. However, the glint in his eyes was enough to show that he was not so calm.
"The Soul Clan has always acted in secrecy, and we know nothing about their strength, not even where their territory is.
How can we start a war?" Clearly, Yao Dan, the patriarch of the Medicine Clan, was also very interested in this matter.
The eight ancient races were not the only eight races since ancient times. In fact, in ancient times, the Xiao race and the other eight races were not particularly powerful.
There were many larger races at that time, but some of them were destroyed by their opponents, and some were lost to the passage of time.
Only the Xiao race and the other eight races have survived to this day.
There is absolutely no affection between the eight races.
On the contrary, if they have the strength and the opportunity to completely eliminate each other, they would be very willing.
After all, in their view, it is enough for them to be the only one left among the ancient races, so that they can be the strongest in this Dou Qi Continent!
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