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Chapter 29: Gu Yuan vs. Void Devouring Flame
🕑 Added 2023-05-06 13:57:36 +0000 UTCAs Void Devouring Flame finished speaking, four black-robed figures appeared behind him, each emitting a powerful aura that caused storms of energy to swirl around them.
These four figures were none other than the Four Demon Saints of the Soul Clan, who had sensed Gu Yuan's presence in the Soul Realm and appeared to confront him.
Standing behind Void Devouring Flame, the Four Demon Saints watched Gu Yuan warily, unsure of his intentions.
After all, the relationship between the Soul Clan and the Gu Clan was not good, and Gu Yuan's sudden appearance here was seen as a bad omen by the Four Demon Saints.
...
Gu Yuan stood tall in the void, his hands clasped behind his back as he looked at Void Devouring Flame and said, "I didn't expect that after a thousand years, your injuries have healed and your strength has improved."
In Gu Yuan's eyes, only Void Devouring Flame was worth his attention, and he almost unconsciously ignored the Four Demon Saints standing behind him.
Although the Four Demon Saints were all stronger than Seven-Star Dou Sheng, they were still not enough in Gu Yuan's eyes.
For him, anyone who was not a Nine-Star Dou Sheng was nothing more than an ant.
The power of a Nine-Star Dou Sheng was terrifyingly exceptional, and the current Void Devouring Flame was on the same level as a Nine-Star Dou Sheng, which was the only reason why Gu Yuan considered him a worthy opponent.
Apart from Hun Tiandi, who was also a Nine-Star Dou Sheng, the appearance of another Nine-Star Dou Sheng in the Soul Clan was not good news for the Gu Clan and the other ancient races.
The Soul Clan's ambitions were well-known throughout the entire continent of Dou Qi, and although the ancient races appeared peaceful on the surface, they were not without their own hidden agendas.
Especially the Soul Clan.
Their actions were even more brazen, often carried out openly and without reservation.
...
Void Devouring Flame's mouth curled into a wicked smile as he said, "A thousand years have passed, and my injuries have naturally healed, and my strength has fortunately improved. I wonder if you've made any progress in the past thousand years, Gu Yuan?"
Gu Yuan replied, "Even if I haven't made any progress in the past thousand years, it's still not a problem for me to defeat you."
Gu Yuan's strength had reached the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng level a thousand years ago, and he was only one step away from becoming a Dou Di.
On the surface, it seemed that he only needed to take one more step.
But a thousand years had passed, and Gu Yuan was still stuck at the same level, unable to take that final step.
This step was too difficult to take, and even many geniuses with exceptional talent could only stop at this level and eventually die with regret.
"I'm afraid that to find a way forward, we may have to rely on the legendary Tuo She ancient god’s mansion.
Unfortunately, they have no idea where it is.
The only possible way to find the whereabouts of the Tuo She ancient god’s mansion is to obtain the Tuo She ancient god’s jade controlled by the eight ancient races.
But obtaining the complete Tuo She ancient god’s jade is too difficult.
Without absolute strength, it is difficult to obtain the Tuo She ancient god’s jade from the other seven ancient races.
At least even the Gu Clan and the Soul Clan dare not say that the other ancient races are trash and not worth fighting.
...
Upon hearing this, Void Devouring Flame swallowed his smile and looked at Gu Yuan, saying, "How about we have a little fight?"
"I remember being injured by you back then, and I've been wanting to get revenge."
With that, the flames on Void Devouring Flame's body grew thicker and more intense, boiling the dou qi in the surroundings.
Seeing this, the four Demon Saints looked at each other and turned into four streams of light, standing in the four directions around Gu Yuan, ready to attack him without hesitation if Void Devouring Flame gave the order.
Gu Yuan's gaze swept over the four Demon Saints, finally resting on Void Devouring Flame's hand, and said, "I'm not here to fight. I want to see Hun Tiandi."
Gu Yuan was clear that he didn't come to the Soul Realm to fight, but to see if his daughter Xun’er was among the Soul Clan.
With a wicked smile on his face, Void Devouring Flame played with the black flames on his fingertips and said indifferently, "The emperor is still in seclusion. During his absence, I make the decisions here. If you have anything to say, speak to me."
"You?" Gu Yuan looked Void Devouring Flame up and down and asked, "Are you sure you're capable?"
"Gu Yuan, let's get to the point. If you don't want to talk, then let's fight!" Void Devouring Flame's face darkened, and he pointed his finger, causing the black flames to burn fiercely, forming a strange black face with eerie black flames around it.
"This is just a trivial trick. How dare you show off in front of me?" Gu Yuan narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly.
The hand behind him moved.
Huah!
With a light swing, an immense and terrifying power was contained within it. The black flames that had been coming towards him instantly dissipated, disappearing into nothingness.
Gu Yuan finished everything and had no intention of hiding anything.
He said, "My daughter Xun'er has disappeared. If your Soul Clan knows her whereabouts, I can offer the Tuo She Ancient god’s Jade as an exchange."
Void Swallowing Flame understood.
The best way to find out if Gu Xun'er was with the Soul Clan was to offer the Tuo She Ancient god’s Jade since the Soul Clan was extremely attracted to it.
When the four Demon Saints of the Soul Clan "surrounded" Gu Yuan and heard his words, a strange glint flashed in their eyes.
The Tuo She ancient god’s Jade was the Soul Clan's goal. They had been plotting for a thousand years to obtain it.
If they could get their hands on the Gu Clan's Tuo She ancient god’s Jade, it would be much easier to get the Tuo She ancient god’s Jade of the other races.
However...
They did indeed want the Gu Clan's Tuo She ancient god’s Jade, but they really didn't know where Gu Yuan's daughter was. They had never even seen her.
...
The flames in the eyes of Void Swallowing Flames only flickered slightly and soon returned to normal.
He looked at Gu Yuan and said, "Your daughter Gu Xun'er is missing. What does it have to do with my Soul Clan?"
"If you want to use the Tuo She ancient god’s Jade to exchange for your daughter's whereabouts, my Soul Clan's Soul Hall is spread throughout the continent and can help you."
"But!"
The tone of Virtual Void Swallowing Flames turned, "However, it seems that the Gu Clan is not ruled by Gu Yuan alone, right?"
"If you want to use the Tuo She ancient god’s Jade to find your daughter, you should go back and talk to your Gu Clan's elders."
"What is more important to you, your daughter or the Tuo She ancient god’s Jade?"
"Think about it and come back to the Soul Clan. Our Soul Hall can find people much faster than your Gu Clan."
Void Swallowing Flame believed that Gu Yuan could use the Tuo She ancient god’s Jade to exchange for Ge Xun'er.
However, the Gu Clan was not ruled by Gu Yuan alone.
Especially when it came to the Tuo She ancient god’s Jade, would the old folks of the Gu Clan compromise?
Dream on!
Unless Gu Yuan acted sneakily, or used absolute strength to suppress them.
Of course.
No matter what method was used, it had nothing to do with him. What they wanted was the Tuo She ancient god’s Jade.
"Gu Yuan, think about it and come back to the Soul Clan!"
...
Gu Yuan's face looked ugly, and he remained silent.
Void Swallowing Flames was right.
Although he was the leader of the Gu Clan, the Gu Clan was not ruled by him alone!
