Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 309 The Soul Clan Exposed

The words of Void Devouring Flame greatly alarmed Yan Jin and Lei Ying, who were inside the great formation.

"Void Devouring Flame, what do you mean by this?!"

"What do you mean?"

The Void Devouring Flame sneered, "The Thunder Clan and Flame Clan patriarch have left their clan. Do you think my Soul Clan wouldn't seize this opportunity?"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Lei Ying and Yan Jin shuddered violently, their faces immediately turning extremely gloomy.

From the moment the Soul Clan attacked the Medicine Clan, they already had all the guesses in their minds.

The person who stole the jade was an elder of the Medicine Clan. The shock of the Medicine Clan members was genuine, yet he charged into the Soul Clan without hesitation, even at the cost of self-destructing his soul.

Clearly, the Soul Clan already had some methods. Could it be that while attacking the Medicine Clan, the Soul Clan also attacked the Flame Clan and the Thunder Clan?

Seeing the two's shock, Void Devouring Flame sneered and growled, "The ancient jade is in our hands, retreat!"

"Yes, Lord Void!"

The Void Devouring Flame extended its palm, which was covered with strange runes, and then formed a series of hand seals with lightning speed.

Instantly, the black flames that almost covered the entire space began to churn violently, eventually forming a massive black hole space of tens of thousands of feet behind the Void Devouring Flame.

As soon as the space was formed, the powerful members of the Soul Clan quickly withdrew.

The three of them, Yao Dan and his companions, looked extremely anxious. If they let the Void Devouring Flame go, even if the Yao Clan survived today, they would still suffer heavy losses!

The remnant soul of the Medicine Emperor, suspended in mid-air, immediately made its move, unleashing a burst of fire cauldron that blasted towards the Void Devouring Flame.

Void Devouring Flame's expression was solemn. The current strength of the Medicine Emperor's remnant soul was probably comparable to that of the Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan.

"The intensity is too high; at this rate, we may not be able to retreat easily."

"If that's the case..."

With a furious roar, the Void Devouring Flame unleashed another torrent of black flames from its body, blocking the oncoming cauldron of fire.

The Fiery Cauldron was unstoppable, but the Void Devouring Flame formed a hand seal, and suddenly, round objects resembling wombs appeared within the black flames.

Black flames swirled around the sphere, and faint streaks of blood-red light quietly seeped out from the black flame clouds, eventually entering the embryos.

"Bang! Bang!"

As the blood-red light surged in, the densely packed black flame embryos suddenly exploded. Instantly, a series of shrill and piercing cries resounded in the sky. The densely packed black flame shadows converged and merged, transforming into a black shadow barrier in front of the fire cauldron.

As the barrier solidified, the incoming Medicine Emperor Fire Cauldron trembled suddenly, and its terrifying power began to decline rapidly.

"Um?!"

The bizarre scene made everyone inside the formation freeze in shock.

Given the current strength of the Medicine Emperor's remnant soul, ordinary methods simply cannot reduce its strength. Even the devouring power of the Void Devouring Flame can only slightly alleviate the strength of the Medicine Emperor's remnant soul's battle qi.

But at this moment...

Could it be some special technique of Void Devouring Flame?

and many more!

The three clan leaders, Yao Dan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying, seemed to notice something, and their pupils suddenly contracted.

"The Devouring Spirit Clan! How could such a race still exist? Weren't they completely wiped out in ancient times?!"

"The Devouring Spirit Clan?"

Below, the members of the Medicine Clan, who had heard Yao Dan's horrified roar, frowned and muttered something in confusion, their faces full of bewilderment. They were clearly unaware of this so-called Devouring Spirit Clan.

Seeing that his methods had been exposed, Void Devouring Flame said nothing more, controlling the Devouring Spirit Barrier to absorb battle qi and forcibly relieve the pressure on the Fire Cauldron.

"No wonder, no wonder that since that ancient time, many races have gradually declined, but only your Soul Clan has survived!!"

Yao Dan stared in utter shock at the Void Devouring Flame in the sky, as if he had discovered something extremely terrifying. Yan Jin and Lei Ying beside him also had solemn expressions.

The Devouring Spirit Clan is a strange race from ancient times.

According to ancient records, the Devouring Spirit Clan once stirred up countless bloody storms on the Dou Qi Continent.

As is well known, the inheritance of ancient races relies on the power of bloodline. If the bloodline power of a race withers, then it will become no different from ordinary people.

In general, every ancient race eventually reaches a point where its bloodline is depleted, provided that no Dou Di level expert emerges from its race during that time.

But in the world, all sorts of wondrous things will inevitably be born.

The Devouring Spirit Clan possesses an extremely terrifying ability: they can devour the bloodline power of other ancient races to prolong the time when their own race's bloodline is exhausted!

In order to ensure the continuation of their race, the Devouring Spirit Clan set their sights on other ancient races.

That was a catastrophe on the Dou Qi Continent. Many ancient races were destroyed by the Devouring Spirit Clan, and their bloodline power was also seized by the Devouring Spirit Clan.

However, the Devouring Spirit Clan's actions undoubtedly angered all the other ancient races. At that time, many races formed an alliance to jointly resist the Devouring Spirit Clan. In the end, with the combined efforts of everyone, the Devouring Spirit Clan was finally annihilated.

"The last patriarch of the Devouring Spirit Clan wasn't actually killed by the Soul Clan, but rather devoured by your Void Devouring Flame, right?!" Yao Dan roared, "How dare you, Soul Clan! How dare you!"

"Heh, you're only realizing this now? Isn't it a bit too late, medicine pill?"

Void Devouring Flame snorted coldly, quickly ordering the Soul Clan members to retreat. Then, without hesitation, it removed the Spirit Devouring Barrier and plunged into the spatial black hole without looking back.

Only the cold sound echoed.

Even if you have a slight advantage today, you won't have such a good opportunity next time you meet!

As soon as he finished speaking, the black flames in the world slowly dissipated. Although Yao Dan was somewhat exasperated, the speed at which the Void Devouring Flame escaped was simply too fast, and he was powerless to stop it. He could only use the power of the remnant soul of the Medicine Emperor to check the space around him. Only after confirming that the Void Devouring Flame and the Soul Clan had completely left did he disperse the remnant soul of the Medicine Emperor.

The vast energy returned to the world of medicine, and countless withered medicinal herbs regained their vitality. The many members of the medicine clan also breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground.

The feeling of surviving a catastrophe was truly terrifying. What was supposed to be a grand event for the Medicine Clan turned into a war that threatened to destroy them.

"Elders, each of you perform your duties, clean up the mess, treat the wounded promptly, reorganize the medicine industry, and assess the losses!"

The sound of medicine pills rang in everyone's ears.

"yes!"

The elders of the Medicine Clan readily agreed and quickly got to work.

Seeing the crowds of people splitting up and the Medicine Realm ravaged by the battle with the Void Devouring Flame, Yao Dan sighed softly and looked at Yan Jin Lei Ying and Lin Ran, who had returned to human form and whose face was somewhat pale.

"Thank you very much, Brother Yan Jin, Brother Lei Ying, and Sect Leader Lin."

"If it weren't for the three of you today, my Medicine Clan would probably be..."

"It's alright." Yan Jin shook his head: "Your Medicine Clan and my Yan Clan are allies, so helping each other is only natural."

"Indeed, if your Medicine Clan perishes today, it will be my Thunder Clan's turn next time," Lei Ying said in a deep voice.

"There is no possibility of reconciliation between me and the Soul Clan. If I do not help the Medicine Clan today, I will certainly not escape the pursuit of the Void Devouring Flame." Lin Ran said softly.

"Sect Leader Lin is too kind. Our Medicine Clan will never forget your kindness today. From now on, Sect Leader Lin and the Holy Sect will be our Medicine Clan's best friends!"

Yao Dan said solemnly, and Lin Ran smiled and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect: "Then I would be honored to accept."

After Yao Dan and Lin Ran finished speaking, everyone fell silent for a short while.

After a long while, Yaodan finally let out a heavy sigh.

Although the Medicine Clan survived, the loss of the ancient jade was tantamount to defeat.

"The Soul Clan's attack on the Spirit Clan, the Stone Clan, and the Medicine Clan likely has two purposes: one is to extract bloodline power, and the other is naturally the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade." Yan Jin said in a deep voice, "It seems that the Soul Emperor is about to lose his patience."

"Soul Emperor..."

Lei Ying murmured the name of the person he hadn't seen in a thousand years, a solemn look appearing in his eyes.

On the Dou Qi Continent today, there are very few people whose strength surpasses his. Among these people, Soul Emperor is probably the most difficult to deal with and also the one with the greatest ambition.

"Yao Dan, I need to return to the clan first to check on the situation of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, but we must not lose contact with each other and must maintain close communication."

Lei Ying spoke in a deep voice, turning his gaze to Lin Ran: "Not only that, we also need the power of the Holy Sect and the ancient clans!"

The Soul Clan's actions today have demonstrated an overwhelming level of power.

With the Void Devouring Flame of a Nine-Star Dou Sheng, plus the Soul Emperor who has yet to make a move, the entire Soul Clan has two Nine-Star Dou Shengs.

In addition, there are those powerful figures like the Four Demon Saints of the Soul Clan.

This strength is far too overwhelming for the current ancient races. If they do not band together for mutual support, they will inevitably be defeated one by one by the Soul Clan!

Although the Medicine, Flame, and Thunder races are now in alliance, this alliance is absolutely insufficient; the power of the ancient races is indispensable!

This is not only because the ancient clan possesses Gu Yuan, whose combat power is comparable to that of the Soul Emperor, but also because of the existence of a piece of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade!

"I see."

Lin Ran nodded: "After this, I will go directly to the Ancient Clan to inform Uncle Gu Yuan of everything, and at the same time contact Uncle Gu Yuan and everyone else."

"That's excellent!"

Hearing Lin Ran's words, the three clan leaders all breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as an ancient clan joins, all their power will be gathered together. So what if the Soul Clan has two nine-star Dou Sheng?

"This matter should be addressed sooner rather than later. Yao Dan, you should first adjust the situation of the Yao Clan. I will go and check on the situation within the clan."

"Me too."

Yan Jin and Lei Ying spoke in succession, and Yao Dan nodded. The most urgent task now was to determine the situation of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade of the Lei and Yan clans, and whether it had really been taken away as the Void Devouring Flame had said.

The two clan leaders left immediately. Yao Dan looked at Lin Ran, who pondered for a moment and then said, "I should go too, but let Yao Chen inscribe his name on the clan's stone tablet first."

Yao Dan paused slightly, glanced at Lin Ran and Yao Chen with a complicated expression, and sighed softly, "Yao Chen has followed a good sect leader..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yao Dan took out a jade bottle from his sleeve and handed it to Lin Ran, saying, "Come on, I'll take you two there. Also, there's a Grade Nine Profound Pill inside; please don't refuse, Sect Master Lin."

Lin Ran was taken aback: "This..."

"Sect Master Lin transformed into the source of the strange fire, and this time he has consumed a great deal of energy. This pill can help him recover to some extent, so please do not refuse."

As Yao Dan spoke, he directly stuffed the ninth-grade Xuan Dan into Lin Ran's hand.

Lin Ran smiled helplessly, knowing that he had to accept the pill, so he nodded and accepted the jade bottle.

Seeing this, a smile finally appeared on Yao Dan's face.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the ancestral hall!"

"Hmm, where's Old Man Yao? Come here quickly..."

Led by Yao Dan, Lin Ran pulled the stunned Yao Chen, who had no idea what had happened, to the Yao Clan Ancestral Hall, where they finally learned everything.

Yao Chen excitedly inscribed his mother's name on the clan's stone tablet, while Yao Dan solemnly inscribed Yao Chen's name on it, signifying that Yao Chen was a member of the Yao clan.

After exchanging a few more words with Yao Dan, Lin Ran used the excuse of reporting the news to Gu Yuan to leave the Medicine Realm with Yao Chen without stopping.

However, to increase the persuasiveness, Yao Dan decided to let Lin Ran take someone to the Ancient Realm. After much thought, she finally decided to let Yao Ling go with them.

"You go back to the Holy Sect first, I'll go to the Ancient Clan."

"Yes, Sect Master!"

Having put aside his obsession, Yao Chen's respect for Lin Ran increased even more. Knowing that Lin Ran's mission was arduous, he returned to Xingyun Pavilion first.

Lin Ran, meanwhile, rushed to the Ancient Realm with Yao Ling without stopping.

When Lin Ran relayed the news to the Ancient Realm Roar, it inevitably caused another huge uproar.

All the powerful members of the ancient clans were alerted and came out. The Soul Clan attacked the Medicine Clan and only managed to barely resist by using all their trump cards, thus escaping a calamity.

The Soul Clan's wolfish ambitions have been fully revealed, and this situation is completely beyond the control of the Ancient Clan.

In the solemn hall, all the elders of the ancient clan had arrived. At the head of the table was Gu Yuan, the patriarch of the ancient clan, one of the strongest people on the Dou Qi Continent, and Lin Ran's future father-in-law!

At this moment, Gu Yuan's face was ashen, and he looked just like an ordinary person. However, Lin Ran, whose strength had reached this level, could vaguely sense the terrifying power hidden in that seemingly ordinary body.

To Gu Yuan's left sat three white-bearded elders, their brows furrowed in worry. Gu Dao was also among them. From the other two, Lin Ran sensed a vast aura that was no less powerful than Gu Dao's. He figured they must be the other two of the three immortals of the ancient clan, who held extremely high positions within the clan.

Besides these, there were many elders and the younger generation of the ancient clan.

At the head of the younger group, a graceful figure sat, her bright eyes fixed on Lin Ran from the moment he appeared.

Her eyes brimmed with affection, gentle and touching—it was none other than Xun'er!

Lin Ran glanced at Xun'er, knowing that this was not the time for romance, and immediately looked at everyone present with a serious expression, before bowing to Gu Yuan.

"Chieftain!"

(End of this chapter)