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The overall darkness, combined with the flow of various elemental energies and the occasional flashes of colorful void, gave Xiao Xiao and the others a unique and novel experience; they were curious about everything.
The Taixu Ancient Dragon possesses extremely strong spatial talent, and the Dragon Phoenix is even superior to it. They were like fish in water in the void and were not worried at all by this peculiar environment.
Because Amon didn't allow them to run too far, the four of them obediently stayed close to him.
Xiao Xiao's eyes darted around: "Daddy, where are you going? I'll carry you there."
Saying that, she revealed her Dragon Phoenix true form, carrying Amon and her three younger sisters on her head.
She seemed to greatly enjoy the feeling of traversing the void in her true form.
Perhaps for them, it was similar to swimming… Amon thought to himself.
"Ah… Big Sister is so cunning! I want to fly too! My turn, my turn! I'll carry you guys!" Xiao Huo grumbled.
"When I get tired of flying!"
"No!" The three younger sisters jointly resisted.
They treated this as a game, taking turns, enjoying it immensely.
The Soul Hall, whose footprints covered the entire Dou Qi Continent, was the first to discover the movements in the Northern Continent…
Their intelligence system losses, incurred from entrusting some important Soul Hall branches in the Central Plains to the Xiao Clan, had largely been rebuilt.
The phenomenon caused by Amon affected a very wide area, and an Venerable Elder of a branch hall was also in the affected region.
Although it was only the periphery, this Soul Hall Venerable Elder could still feel that vast and boundless pressure. After some investigation, he learned the keyword "Dragon" from some magical beasts.
He immediately reported it layer by layer, and it finally landed before Hun Miesheng.
Hun Miesheng personally went to the Northern Continent and felt a strong vitality from the scene, as well as some familiar auras.
He immediately linked it to what he had felt in the area where the Bodhi Ancient Tree appeared in the Barren Ancient Domain.
It's a dragon again… Among magical beasts, besides the Taixu Ancient Dragon, there shouldn't be any other such powerful dragons, right?
If such a terrifying Taixu Ancient Dragon existed, why wouldn't it seek trouble with Starfall Pavilion?
It's no longer a secret that Yao Chen refined a ninth grade golden pill using the Taixu Ancient Dragon and Heavenly Demon Phoenix clans… Could it be that this is not a true Taixu Ancient Dragon, but that ninth grade golden pill from back then?
After Hun Miesheng returned, he reported his judgment to Hun Tiandi, who did not spend too much energy on it, only telling him to report any news immediately.
He had not thought of seeking trouble with a Nine-Star Dou Saint; even if he was very envious of that pill, he still had to be able to swallow it!
The space behind him suddenly shattered, and Hun Zhang walked out of the void.
After bowing slightly to Hun Tiandi, he suddenly said, "Patriarch, I suddenly remembered something… I seem to have discovered the biggest loophole in our plan."
Hun Tiandi's exceptionally bright eyes flickered, and he said softly, "Speak."
Hun Zhang organized his words, with a hint of doubt:
"Since the ninth grade golden pill refined by Yao Chen was so powerful that even Lord Xun was not its match, and even you, Patriarch, found it troublesome.
"Then the Emperor Grade Young Pill in the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave will surely be even more powerful, right?
"That single 'Di' character signifies a fundamental change. Will we be unable to defeat it?"
Hun Tiandi's expression suddenly stiffened; he had indeed overlooked this issue!
What Hun Zhang said was not impossible; on the contrary, this possibility was very high.
Rashly entering the Ancient Emperor Cave might not be to obtain the treasures left by Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, but rather to deliver food to the Emperor Grade Young Pill!
He hesitated for a moment, remaining silent for a long time, before finally gritting his teeth and saying, "I don't believe that the combined strength of the entire clan cannot deal with one pill! The plan remains unchanged!"
Hun Tiandi was already committed and had no choice but to proceed. Moreover, this was a problem that had to be faced, and it was fundamentally impossible to make full preparations, because no one knew what kind of strength the Emperor Grade Young Pill possessed.
After Hun Zhang withdrew, Hun Tiandi stood up, preparing to ask Void Swallowing Flame.
Void Swallowing Flame is ancient enough, having existed for an extremely long time. Even Hun Tiandi doesn't know how many secrets he truly holds; perhaps he would know something.
Having an elder is like having a treasure; this elder, Void Swallowing Flame, is very reliable in most situations.
In the Soul Realm, in a desolate mountainous area, black flames swirled, and the dark figure suddenly opened his eyes from meditation.
He looked at the newcomer with a slight surprise, asking, "This is rare; you actually came to find me on your own initiative. Is something the matter?"
Hun Tiandi's expression was serious, without his usual gentle smile, and he said in a deep voice:
"Do you know anything about the Emperor Grade Young Pill in the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave?"
Void Swallowing Flame was somewhat puzzled: "Why suddenly bring that up?"
"You just suffered such a great loss at the hands of a pill, and our next target is another pill, so of course we have to be careful."
The flames on Void Swallowing Flame's body flickered, and he also reacted: "You mean that Demon Core will be stronger, and we might not be its match?"
The two looked at each other, only then realizing that such a huge loophole existed in the Soul Clan's plan!
Void Swallowing Flame pondered for a moment and said:
"I feel that Tuoshe Ancient Emperor wouldn't leave something in his cave that his descendants had no hope of defeating, after all, this is a place of inheritance he specifically left behind.
"If I'm not mistaken, the secret should lie with the ancient jade; that thing might have other uses. Let's proceed with the plan and gather all the ancient jade first."
Hun Tiandi nodded slightly. He would not abandon the plan, but he was still somewhat uneasy. Void's words were like a reassurance for him.
...
In the Soul Hall Heaven Hall, Xiao Zhan was browsing the intelligence reports sent by his clansmen. Some were collected by themselves, and some were obtained by sharing the intelligence network controlled by the Soul Clan's Soul Hall.
Some of the intelligence from the latter source had been confirmed, while others had not.
Looking at these reports, which were difficult to distinguish between true and false and required careful analysis, Xiao Zhan rubbed his temples with a headache, a trace of fatigue flashing in his eyes.
The Xiao Clan had already fully assimilated the legacy left by Ancestor "Xiao Yuanshan" back then. The most crucial part was the ally "Amon," followed by intelligence related to the Ancient Eight Clans.
However, most of it was about the Soul Clan and Soul Hall; intelligence on the other clans was only superficial.
The next strategy he and Hun Tiandi had agreed upon was basically for the Soul Clan to deal with the Gu Clan, while the Xiao Clan needed to resolve the Lei and Yan Clans.
These two clans were not comparable to the recently annihilated Ling Clan, nor the Yao Clan, which had been ravaged by the ninth grade golden pill and had its protective clan array broken…
The space in front distorted, and a figure wearing a pointed soft hat and a classical long robe slowly outlined itself.
At first, it was just a blurry outline, then it gradually became clear, and colors appeared on its body. Finally, its eyes moved, looking at Xiao Zhan.
"You're back, Amon." Xiao Zhan looked at the white figure, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
"Yes, the operation went very smoothly. I successfully broke through to Nine-Star Dou Saint, and our chances of winning have increased," Amon replied in a gentle but emotionless voice.
After his true body obtained the Dou Emperor's remnant body, Amon could finally split off avatars with the strength of a Nine-Star Dou Saint.
However, even for a clone to reach this level was extremely difficult. If he wanted to maintain his Dou Qi at the early Nine-Star Dou Saint stage and his soul at the Heaven Realm Great Perfection, his physical body would inevitably weaken.
It would even be inferior to his previous balanced state of Seven Star Dou Saint, only equivalent to the level of a Four or Five-Star Dou Saint. There was a solution for this as well; he only needed to specialize another Worm of Spirit with a powerful physical body.
"Good, good, good…" Xiao Zhan's face finally broke into a smile.
"Next, let's merge… After all, I'm not very good at combat; I can only provide you with power," the white Amon said expressionlessly.
"Good!" Xiao Zhan did not hesitate and immediately nodded.
The white Amon stepped forward, and starlight bloomed from his body: "Do not resist; this will make our fusion smoother."
He transformed into a beam of light and entered Xiao Zhan's body. This was not a single Worm of Spirit, but three, specialized in soul, Dou Qi, and body, respectively.
Xiao Zhan extended his right hand and grabbed forward, and the space easily tore open a huge gap.
Feeling the seemingly endless power in his body, which was several times stronger than before, his face showed a hint of confidence.
The Lei Clan and Yan Clan are nothing more than that!
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