Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

(Damn Xiao Wuyun! Don’t think we will surrender without a fight!)

The eyes of the Great Elder showed anger and unyieldingness. How could he be willing to be a stepping stone for Xiao Wuyun to climb higher? !

In the past few years, he has secretly communicated with the second elder and the third elder many times, testing their intentions in both overt and covert ways.

The second elder's intention was consistent with his, but the third elder kept avoiding the topic and it was obvious that he did not intend to stand on his side.

However, the Great Elder did not force it too much. Although the Third Elder did not stand with him, it could be seen from his attitude that he did not intend to stand with the Clan Leader either, that is, he would just stand by and watch.

This was considered a good result. As for the rest, he and the Second Elder would secretly gather their own people.

The first elder and the second elder are both eight-star Douluo, and the total number of Douluo among their trusted confidants is twelve, of which only two are six-star Douluo, and the remaining ten are all below five stars.

However, Xiao Wuyun has four Douluo Saints, three six-star Douluo Saints, and one seven-star Douluo Saint, not counting himself.

The difference in star levels between the Douluo is much greater than it appears. So it seems that although the Great Elder's side has more people, their actual combat power is almost the same.

And don’t forget, Xiao Wuyun himself is a true Nine-Star Fighting Saint at the peak of the late stage!

Calculated in this way, the combat power of the Great Elder's side was actually at a disadvantage.

"Damn it. If the Third Elder is willing to participate."

The great elder's old eyes trembled slightly. The third elder himself was a seven-star Douluo, and his confidants included four six-star Douluo. Together with him and his men, they could definitely contend against Xiao Wuyun.

However, it was helpless that the third elder was not willing to participate at all, which made the first elder very upset and he couldn't help cursing in his heart.

You are such a short-sighted person! Not to mention that you just stood by and watched, even if you stood on Xiao Wuyun's side, did you really think he would let you go? !

Well, things have come to this, there is no point in scolding him anymore, it is better to think about how to use the combat power at hand to defeat Xiao Wuyun.

The Great Elder frowned and kept thinking.

A turmoil that swept across the entire Xiao clan was approaching slowly and silently.

On a moonlit and windy night, there was peace and tranquility on Xiao Clan Street. A Douhuang-level Xiao clan member was strolling leisurely on the street, walking towards his home with drunken eyes.

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed across the vision of this Xiao clan member, causing the drunken Xiao clan member to freeze in thought, and then he relaxed.

It was probably some high-ranking member of the Xiao clan who was in a hurry to return home. This was quite normal and there was no need to worry about any danger. After all, this was the territory of the Xiao clan and outsiders could not break in.

The Xiao clan member, who had no vigilance at all, continued to move forward. However, the black shadow flashed in front of him more and more frequently, which made him feel a little irritated. He shouted loudly without caring who the other party was.

"Who is it? Don't hang around in front of others in the middle of the night!"

After he roared, the black shadow seemed to have heard his dissatisfaction and no longer moved in front of the Xiao clan member.

The Xiao clan member naturally thought that his scolding had worked, and strode forward again with satisfaction.

However, just as he raised his foot, a hand suddenly cut through the darkness and pierced his chest from behind. Before this Xiao clan member could even scream, the fighting spirit, blood, and even soul in his body were all drawn out. Then a dry and cold corpse fell to the ground. The black shadow that attacked him lowered his head slightly, glanced at him, and then quickly left, leaving the body of this Xiao clan member lying on the street.

Time passed, and it was the next day in a blink of an eye.

Several members of the Xiao clan gathered here. The Xiao clan's holy guard squatted on the ground and examined the dried corpse in front of him with a frown.

All the fighting spirit, blood, and soul were drained away, and the deceased didn't even have a chance to react.

This is the fifth corpse of this kind this year. Previously, Xiao Wuyun had ordered the Xiao clan's holy guards to remind the Xiao clan members many times not to wander outside alone at night, but there are still such idiots who are not afraid of death.

Immediately, the Xiao clan's holy guards brought the corpse to the clan leader's residence and placed it in front of the clan leader, Xiao Wuyun. This was also an order issued by Xiao Wuyun, that any similar corpses found must be brought to him.

Xiao Wuyun lowered his head to look at the dead body in front of him, his expression solemn and affectionate, but deep in his eyes was buried a fanaticism that he tried hard to conceal.

It’s Xiao Ying! She’s still in the Xiao clan! Even the skills in her brain have been awakened!!!

A long time ago, Xiao Wuyun had doubted whether Xiao Qingge had put that thing into Xiao Ying's mind, but now there is no need to worry at all, that thing is definitely with Xiao Ying!

Gotta find her out! Gotta find her out!!!

Although Xiao Wuyun was so excited, it was not easy to catch Xiao Ying.

The reason was that Xiao Ying's crime time was too irregular. Even if Xiao Wuyun was a nine-star Dou Sheng, it was impossible for him to monitor the entire Xiao clan all the time. Moreover, when Xiao Ying committed the crime, there was not even any unnecessary movement, so it was not easy to catch him.

However, since we already know that Xiao Ying is still in the Xiao clan, it is enough.

As long as she hasn't left the Xiao clan, it's only a matter of time before she's caught.

Next, we need to focus on another pressing issue.

Xiao Wuyun's slightly narrowed eyes flashed with a cold light.

"Ha~~~ What a peaceful day~"

In the Great Elder's Mansion, Xiao Ling was lying on a reclining chair in the yard with a very comfortable expression on his face. He glanced sideways at Xiao Ying who was standing beside him.

"Xiao Qiu, what level are you now?"

"My lady, my current strength is that of a Seven Star Dou Zong."

Xiao Ying bowed his head respectfully in response, causing Xiao Ling to raise an eyebrow in displeasure.

"Seven-star Dou Zong?" Xiao Ling stared at Xiao Ying's plain face, then curled his lips slightly, "Whatever you say, if you say it's a Seven-star Dou Zong, then it's a Seven-star Dou Zong."

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Xiao Ying remained silent and didn't say much.

It was obvious that the grade he reported was false, and Xiao Ling also knew that the grade he reported was false.

But Xiao Ling didn't care about this at all, and she never asked Xiao Ying to be honest with her.

Xiao Ling leaned back in the recliner with his arms folded and asked again.

"How do you feel about your current training?"

"Recently, I have encountered some bottlenecks."

Xiao Ying replied calmly, while Xiao Ling frowned slightly.

Bottlenecks are very common for outsiders, but they basically do not exist for people with Dou Emperor bloodline, at least not for those with the purity of his bloodline. The level upgrades have been as smooth as possible all the way, all because the purity of his Dou Emperor bloodline is quite high.

Since even I don't have a bottleneck, it stands to reason that Xiao Ying, who once stood above me, shouldn't have one either.

In an instant, Xiao Ling recalled what he had overheard in the clan leader's mansion.

"Is it because of the lack of Doudi bloodline?"

Xiao Ling murmured softly and glanced at Xiao Ying.

Just then, the Great Elder came back. Xiao Ling put his thoughts aside for a moment, stood up from the recliner and went to greet him.

"Grandpa, you are back."

"Ah." The elder replied in a low voice, frowned slightly and told Xiao Ling, "Ling'er, don't go out alone at night in the future."

"Ok?"

When Xiao Ling heard the Great Elder's instructions, a look of doubt first appeared in his eyes, and then he suddenly understood.

"Is it about the murderer?"

"Ah, there have been five victims this year. Although I don't think the murderer can do anything to you with your strength, you should still be careful. You are the future clan leader, so you must cherish your life."

Xiao Ling is now truly a favored daughter of heaven. She is the most likely candidate for the next clan leader and the apple of the eye of the great elder. If anything really happens to Xiao Ling, he will really go crazy.

"Yes, yes, I understand."

As for the Great Elder's words, Xiao Ling responded perfunctorily and nonchalantly, which made the Great Elder feel a headache.

My granddaughter is naturally competitive, but she is too proud and self-centered, and won't listen to other people's advice.

In desperation, the Great Elder turned his gaze to Xiao Ying, who was standing aside with the appearance of Xiao Qiu.

"Xiao Qiu, no matter where Ling'er goes, you must follow her closely and not leave her side even for a moment."

"Xiao Qiu, listen to my orders."

Xiao Ying responded respectfully.

After giving the instructions, the Great Elder returned to his room. Xiao Ling also stood up from the recliner and glanced at Xiao Ying out of the corner of his eye.

"Xiao Qiu, come to my room. I want to ask you something."

"Yes."

Xiao Ying followed Xiao Ling into her bedroom. After entering the bedroom, Xiao Ling raised her hand and snapped her fingers lightly, setting up a barrier around the room to prevent people outside from hearing what was said next.

"Then Xiao Qiu, answer me a question first." Xiao Ling sat on the bed with his legs crossed, a scroll appeared in his hand and he threw it at Xiao Ying's feet, "Tell me, why don't you practice this technique? Do you despise it?"

Xiao Ying's pupils shrank slightly, and he looked down at the scroll at his feet, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

The Xiao clan possesses the highest-level heavenly grade advanced martial arts technique, the [Cloud Ghost Technique]. Only those of the Xiao clan who are extremely talented are qualified to learn it. There are only five people in the entire family who practice this technique.

Xiao Wuyun, the first elder, the second elder, the third elder, and Xiao Ling. If we have to add one more, it would be the former Xiao Ying. However, after Xiao Ying fell into poverty, the Yun Gui Jue that she practiced was forcibly eliminated.

Practicing this technique will undoubtedly help Xiao Ying improve her strength with twice the result with half the effort. Xiao Ling gave her the technique for this purpose.

"Do you really think you can hide the fact that you haven't practiced martial arts from me?" Xiao Ling said coldly, slowly raising his finger and pointing it at Xiao Ying with murderous intent, "I brought you out of the underground prison and even killed Xiao Qiu to let you take her place, but it wasn't for you to fool me."

"If you want to die, just tell me and I'll give you a quick death."

Xiao Ling knew that Xiao Ying had concealed her true strength, but even if she had concealed it, her strength at best was just a breakthrough to the Dou Zun level.

With Xiao Ling's current strength at the peak of Dou Zun, it wouldn't take much effort to kill Xiao Ying.

Facing Xiao Ling's murderous intent, Xiao Ying remained calm and said calmly after a long moment.

"It's just because I have the skills, so I don't need to practice the Cloud Ghost Skill anymore, that's all."

"Is that really the case?"

Xiao Ling was not surprised to hear Xiao Ying's words. It was simply a pipe dream to want to break through from the peak of Dou Huang to Dou Zun in just five years without any skills.

Suddenly, Xiao Ling recalled the five people who were harmed this year. Most members of the Xiao clan were not very clear about the details, but she was the granddaughter of the great elder and knew a lot about the details.

Others only knew that those five people were dead, but they didn't know that when those five people died, there was no fighting spirit, blood, or soul left.

If nothing unexpected happened, those five people died from some kind of absorbing fighting skills, or techniques.

Originally, Xiao Ling's first suspect was the clan leader Xiao Wuyun. After all, he had a previous experience as Xiao Ying's Dou Emperor bloodline was usurped by him.

But soon, Xiao Ling eliminated Xiao Wuyun from the suspicion.

Those dead people were inferior in strength, bloodline, and soul. Even if Xiao Wuyun absorbed them, it would not improve much. If he had to absorb any blood, he would have to absorb the bloodline of his grandfather or himself.

Therefore, Xiao Ling had a second suspect, who was Xiao Ying.

If it was Xiao Ying, then it would make sense, because Xiao Ying's strength was far inferior to Xiao Wuyun. In order to avoid triggering a fight and attracting the Xiao clan's holy guards, she could only find some people with not-so-good strength to absorb.

With this association, Xiao Qingge was clearly executed for the crime of the clan ten years ago, but Xiao Ying was imprisoned in the underground prison. Five years ago, after Xiao Ying was taken away from the underground prison by himself, Xiao Wuyun searched for Xiao Ying's whereabouts throughout the Xiao clan like a madman. Xiao Ling roughly guessed the reasons behind these things.

Xiao Wuyun was just like Xiao Ying. He did not practice the Yun Gui Jue at all. The martial arts he practiced should be the same as Xiao Ying's, which was to rely on absorbing the strength of others to improve one's own strength.

However, Xiao Wuyun's martial arts seemed to be incomplete, and could only absorb the power of blood, while Xiao Ying's martial arts was truly complete, and could not only absorb the power of blood, but also the fighting spirit and soul.

Needless to say, the person who gave the two of them the skills could only be Xiao Qingge.

It is not difficult to guess why Xiao Wuyun had been using elixirs to improve Xiao Ying's strength during the five years she was imprisoned in the underground prison. It was probably because Xiao Qingge said before his death that the martial arts technique was in Xiao Ying's body and would only manifest itself after reaching a certain level.

After figuring this out, Xiao Ling lowered his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Xiao Ying with a chuckle.

"Your mother really took great pains for you."

"What do you mean?"

When Xiao Ling mentioned her mother, Xiao Ying's calm face finally showed some movement. It was rare for Xiao Ling to see her expression relax, and she stroked her chin with interest.

"Xiao Ying, do you know why you suddenly became a waste? Do you know why your mother is the only ordinary person in the Xiao clan?"

Xiao Ling's words made Xiao Ying's pupils shrink suddenly.

Although she vaguely guessed the reason why Xiao Ling brought her out of the underground prison and tried his best to train her, she had never connected her affairs with her mother. After all, the two of them had no connection at all.

"what do you know?"

Xiao Ying asked coldly. Xiao Ling was straightforward and did not keep the question in suspense. He raised a finger and circled it lightly, slowly telling the story he had heard that year.

"Ten years ago, before Xiao Qingge was executed, your mother went to the clan leader's house and met with Xiao Wuyun and the three elders."

"Then I heard that Xiao Qingge once gave all of his Doudi blood to Xiao Wuyun, and that Xiao Wuyun took away your Doudi blood, causing you to become a waste. Xiao Qingge never told you these things from beginning to end, right?"

Xiao Ling's words made Xiao Ying feel like she was struck by lightning. She stood there in a daze. Xiao Ling seemed to be very happy to see her expression.

"Are you surprised? The life you are living in, which is utterly shameless, is all caused by your parents. You even want to kill Xiao Wuyun to avenge your mother. Do you still think she is worth your revenge?"

Xiao Ling's words were not entirely meant to mock Xiao Ying, in a sense they were indeed true.

Xiao Qingge's self-sacrifice made Xiao Wuyun successful, which led to Xiao Wuyun taking away Xiao Ying's bloodline and making her a waste. In the end, Xiao Wuyun became the respected patriarch of the Xiao clan, while the mother and daughter ended up being despised by everyone.