Douluo: Son of the Stars

Chapter 257 Retreat
The warm sunlight poured down from the sky like a waterfall, and under the sunlight, the pervasive smell of death quickly dissipated.

When the aura of death around them dissipated completely, Lei Ying and the others breathed a sigh of relief. Looking around, they found that they were still in the Burial Heaven Mountains, but there was no life at all in the mountains now. It was obviously completely corroded by the previous aura of death.

In the sky not far from the coalition forces, a large number of powerful Soul Clan warriors stood in the air, staring at the direction of the coalition forces with fierce eyes. However, the expressions of some of the high-level warriors were a little unhappy. It was obvious that they had not expected that the so-called killing formation did not cause too much damage to the coalition forces.

"We will retreat today, and start together."

When these strong men of the Soul Clan were silent, a cold voice suddenly sounded in their ears, making their bodies tremble. That was the voice of the Soul Emperor.

"Humph!"

Led by Emperor Hun Tian and assisted by the members of the Hun Clan, energy gushed out of his body like an overwhelming force. In the blink of an eye, it swept across the entire world. The lush forests of the Burial Sky Mountains below turned into nothingness in just a moment, and even the rocks were turned into stone powder.

Seeing Emperor Hun Tian's actions, the coalition forces became more alert. Xiao Yan rose into the air with a serious expression, and Xiao Yi waved his claws and fangs on his shoulders. The colorful Pure Lotus Demon Fire also spread out, forming a huge curtain of fire, covering the entire coalition forces. With Xiao Yan's current soul power, he can almost easily exert the power of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire to the extreme.

"boom!"

At the moment when flames and black gas alternated, there was a sudden explosion, causing the world to tremble violently. Black flames enveloped the sky and the earth, and where the black gas exploded, a large amount of black gas began to gather at an extremely terrifying speed. In just a few breaths, a rapidly rotating black hole appeared in the sky.

Seeing the black hole taking shape, many strong soul clan men seemed to have received an order. Without saying a word, they quickly swept out and then projected towards the black hole.

"They're going to run!"

Seeing this scene, the expressions of Lei Ying and others suddenly changed. Immediately, many strong men quickly rose into the air. Without anyone's orders, powerful fighting energy shot out, and finally bombarded the black hole overwhelmingly.

"Humph!"

Facing the fierce bombardment of many powerful men from the coalition forces, a cold snort from Emperor Hun Tian suddenly came from the black hole, and then black gas burst out like a volcanic eruption, coming into contact with all the attacks, and then the devouring power burst out, madly devouring the numerous attacks.

"It's not that easy to leave!"

Xiao Yan also saw the signs clearly, sneered, changed his hand seals, and his thousand-foot figure continued to emerge. With his current emperor-level soul, the Yellow Springs Sky Wrath unleashed was even more powerful than his Fire Lotus of Destruction. For some strong people whose soul power was not as strong as his, it was simply an oppressive attack. The soul was injured, and it was not something that could be recovered by simply resting for a while.

"Moo!"

As soon as the figure appeared, an earth-shaking soul shock shot out at an astonishing speed. Under this kind of soul shock, even the devouring power of the black flames was forcibly defeated, and the soul shock also hit the black hole fiercely. Suddenly, the bodies of at least a hundred Soul Clan powerhouses exploded at this moment, turning into blood mist and drifting outside the black hole.

Hit head-on by this soul shock, the black hole trembled violently for a while, and faintly, low humming sounds could be heard. It was obvious that the masters of the Soul Clan could not withstand such a bombardment.

"Let's do it together!"

Seeing that Huangquan Skywrath had some effect but still failed to break up the black hole, Xiao Yan frowned and shouted in a deep voice.

As Gu Yuan was tied up, the coalition forces now did not put up any resistance to Xiao Yan's orders. Even Lei Ying and the others nodded secretly after feeling the terrifying effect of Xiao Yan's soul power. Judging from the combat power alone, Xiao Yan was already on par with them.

Therefore, after hearing Xiao Yan's shout, a large number of strong men quickly took off into the air, and all kinds of fighting skills were displayed at this moment. Then, the land began to tremble under the vast attack that covered the sky. Under such a dense attack, even a powerful person like Xuwu Tunyan might feel a little numb.
"Buzz!"

Faced with such a terrifying scene, a rapid buzzing sound was heard from the black hole, and then countless black lights shot out from it, and finally collided fiercely with the coalition forces in the sky like a black beam of light that spanned the sky and the earth. All of a sudden, an indescribable terrifying energy ripple spread wildly in the sky, and the entire mountain range was split into two by the aftermath. A huge abyss of tens of thousands of feet spread from the mountain range to the end of the sight.

"Keep them here, don't let them leave with the ancient jade!"

Xiao Yan raised his head, the gorgeous fireworks in the sky reflected in his pupils, and shouted.

"Ninefold Thunder Tribulation Palm!"

"The flames burn the sky!"

"The Wrath of the Underworld!"

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All the real strong men of the coalition army launched the strongest attacks they could at this moment. Suddenly, the sky and the earth changed color. The onlookers in the distance were trembling with fear. Some of the unbearable ones collapsed to the ground. It was the first time they had seen such a powerful attack in their lives.
"Asshole!" Facing such a terrible attack, the angry curse of Void Devouring Flame was heard from the black hole. He couldn't bear this kind of battle.
"laugh!"

The terrifying attack came almost instantly. However, just when those attacks were about to hit the black hole, a slender figure suddenly flashed out. His face was gloomy, and he slammed his palms in front of him. A huge space crack of tens of thousands of feet burst open, swallowing all the powerful attacks of Xiao Yan and others in one gulp.
"Emperor Soul!"

Seeing the figure who suddenly took action, Xiao Yan and others' faces suddenly darkened.

When Emperor Hun Tian appeared, the space around Xiao Yan also fluctuated, and Gu Yuan emerged. At this moment, the latter had long hair loose, and an aura that even Xiao Yan felt frightened quietly spread out, causing the surrounding space to continuously explode and repair.
"What a great Xiao Yan!"

Emperor Hun Tian's originally calm face was now filled with cold murderous intent. He naturally understood that Xiao Yan's act of snatching the Gate of Death had completely thwarted the Soul Clan's plan to severely damage the coalition forces here.
Xiao Yan also stared at Emperor Hun Tian with a gloomy look, not hiding the murderous intent in his eyes. As for the latter, he also wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.

"Gu Yuan, this time, you are lucky, but I have already collected all the ancient jades. When I become a Dou Emperor, it will be the moment when your four clans and the alliance will be destroyed in the Douqi Continent!"

Emperor Hun Tian looked at Xiao Yan, then turned his gaze to Gu Yuan. A cold smile appeared on his face. He slowly retreated and took the last step into the black hole. The black hole flashed and quickly dissipated. As the black hole dissipated, the black flames that filled the world also quickly faded.
"Gu Yuan, just wait. When we meet again next time, you will tremble and crawl at my feet! Haha!"

The black hole dissipated, but Emperor Hun Tian's sinister laughter still echoed in this world for a long time.

Xiao Yan looked at the place where the black hole disappeared with a cold expression on his face. He couldn't help but clench his fists. He didn't expect that the four clans and the Starfall Pavilion alliance had joined forces but failed to keep the Soul Clan. The latter's strength was too strong.

"What a shame, they still ran away..."

Looking at the place where the black hole disappeared, Lei Ying and others gritted their teeth unwillingly. They didn't expect that even if the four major clans joined forces and joined the alliance, they still couldn't keep the Soul Clan.
"The power displayed by the Soul Clan this time has far exceeded our previous understanding." Yan Jin's face was solemn. In a way, the Soul Clan today is no longer something that any single force can contend with. Not even the Ancient Clan can do it. And it is precisely because of this that the sense of crisis in his heart has grown. If the four clans do not join forces soon, they will probably be wiped out one by one by the Soul Clan sooner or later. The end would be similar to that of the three Yao Lingshi clans.

"The Soul Clan has been hiding too deeply over the years." Gu Yuan, with his long hair loose, also had an unusually solemn expression on his face. All along, they had believed that even if the Gu Clan could not defeat the Soul Clan, they should be on par with them. On the contrary, the cruel facts today told them that their Gu Clan was really no match for the Soul Clan.

"Emperor Soul Heaven is right. When the Xiao clan was defeated, no force in this continent could compete with them anymore. Unfortunately, this fact is only known now." Gu Yuan sighed, feeling a little regretful in his heart. , if the Xiao Clan still exists, even if the Hun Clan is given a few more courages, they may not dare to start this war.

Hearing what he said, Lei Ying and others also smiled bitterly. It is too late to say this now.

"What should we do now?" Xiao Yan said after a brief silence.

Hearing this, everyone's eyes turned to Gu Yuan. Seeing this, the latter pondered for a while and said, "Now that all the jade souls of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor have been obtained, they will probably gather the ancient jades to detect the location of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's cave after a short rest. Now the only thing we can do is to closely monitor the souls. Once they have strong men going out, we will follow them secretly and follow them to the location of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's cave."

"If we monitor them, we're afraid that the Soul Clan will slip away and get rid of us. By the time we find them, they may have already entered the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion." Lei Ying frowned. This kind of thing is what the Soul Clan is best at. When they wiped out the Spirit Clan and the Stone Clan and severely damaged the Medicine Clan, they didn't sense anything wrong. The Soul Clan directly wiped out the two clans silently.
"This time, I will personally monitor it." Gu Yuan said in a deep voice. He understood the importance of this matter. If the Soul Clan could successfully open the cave again and get the secret of advancement to the Dou Emperor, then they would never be able to turn things around. In the eyes of a true Dou Emperor, the so-called coalition forces were undoubtedly a floating tree.

After hearing this, everyone nodded. The two most powerful people in the Douqi Continent today should be Gu Yuan and Emperor Hun Tian. If he was personally monitoring them, no matter how powerful Emperor Hun Tian and Xuwu Tunyan were, they would not be able to disappear under his nose.

"If we arrive at the Cave of Ancient Emperor Tuoshe, there will inevitably be a final battle. This time, even if we fight to the death, we will never let the Soul Clan succeed again!" Gu Yuan said with a solemn expression.

Everyone nodded in unison, and they also understood that if they lost the battle in the cave again, their fate would be the same as that of the other three tribes. In order to preserve the blood of the race, no matter what the price, they would have to fight to the death. war!
If you win, you will survive; if you lose, you will perish!

"During this period of time, the army will stay in the alliance and strictly investigate the actions of the Soul Clan. In addition, I think that perhaps we should take advantage of this time to eliminate the Soul Clan's minions and all the strongholds of the Soul Palace in Zhongzhou." Seeing that a decision had been made, Xiao Yan also spoke.

"Soul Palace, it's time to completely eliminate this cancer." Hearing this, Lei Ying and others pondered for a while, with fierce light flashing in their eyes. They understood what the Soul Palace had done over the years, collecting soul bodies everywhere. Now it seems that the comeback of the older generation of Soul Clan strongmen such as Hun Yuantian, who should have died long ago, should also have a lot to do with this.

"In that case, let the coalition forces stay in the alliance. It is located in Zhongzhou, which is just right for monitoring the Soul Clan's every move." Gu Yuan did not object. Staying in Zhongzhou would make it much more convenient to monitor the Soul Clan.

Xiao Yan smiled and nodded, then turned his head to look at Yao Lao and said, "Teacher, I'll leave the army's affairs to you."

"Haha, don't worry. My alliance doesn't have much but a lot of space. It won't be a problem to accommodate these people." Yao Lao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Besides, the position of the leader of the alliance was transferred to you before the army set out. If you take this position now, you will be more suitable than me."

Xiao Yan was startled, and seeing the smile on Yao Lao's face, he could only nod helplessly. Now that the alliance is getting stronger and stronger, it does need a powerful leader to take charge. Yao Lao's reputation is enough, but his strength is slightly worse. Replacing him probably means making the alliance more stable.

After explaining this to Yao Lao and the others again, Xiao Yan suddenly turned to look at Xun Er and said softly, "Follow me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yan flew towards a mountain in the distance. Xun'er saw this and seemed to understand something. Her cheeks flushed and her hands clenched slightly. She was fearless in the face of thousands of troops, but she actually felt a little nervous. Then she gritted her teeth and followed him.

(End of this chapter)