"Get out of here right now!"
"Hun Yu, if you still have designs on Bodhi Seed, I don't mind taking care of your rival—your competitor for the next clan leader!"
Huo Xuan's words were full of threat, and his cold gaze was like a sharp sword, piercing straight into Hun Yu's heart.
"Huo Xuan, don't get too cocky!"
Upon hearing this, Huo Xuan remained dismissive, shaking his head slightly. Hun Yu's threat was truly laughable.
"How dare you make such harsh remarks if you have no real strength..."
"Your aura seems somewhat unfathomable. Could it be that you've broken through to the Half-Saint level?"
At this moment, Lei Dong suddenly stepped forward, frowned, and asked in a deep voice.
Lei Dong's voice carried a hint of disbelief, for he discovered that he couldn't sense Huo Xuan's aura at all. This feeling was similar to that of some of the clan's Half-Saint powerhouses, yet upon closer inspection, it seemed somewhat different...
It seems true but isn't.
"Whether I have broken through to the Half-Saint or not, you should have already made up your mind."
"Half-Saint!"
Upon hearing this, Hun Yu couldn't help but feel nervous. He had previously thought that although Huo Xuan was strong, his pride told him that by combining everyone's strength, they should be able to fight him.
If Huo Xuan successfully advances to the level of Half-Saint, the situation will be completely different. Even if they join forces, they probably wouldn't be able to harm a single finger of Huo Xuan.
"What? Why are you so nervous, Hun Yu? Weren't you going to make a move?"
Huo Xuan said with a mocking expression.
Upon hearing this, Hun Yu became highly vigilant. He swept his Storage Ring, and a Space Jade Slip appeared. Without hesitation, he crushed it directly.
Following closely behind, the members of the Gu Clan also took out a Space Jade Slip, crushed it, and a spatial rift appeared.
"Space Jade Slip! Summon the strongest members of the clan!"
Seeing this, Huo Zhi quickly took out a Space Jade Slip and pretended to crush it, but Huo Xuan stopped her.
"No need to call the elders, I can handle this myself!"
"Huo Xuan, Brother, are you sure you're okay?"
Don't worry.
In the original story, they also used the Space Jade Slip to summon powerful members of their clan, but they only managed to summon Half-Saint. Huo Xuan didn't even consider a mere Half-Saint threat.
After hesitating for a moment, Huo Zhi chose to trust Huo Xuan and put the Space Jade Slip back into her Storage Ring.
"Ahem, Hun Yu, it seems you've run into big trouble this time..."
A spatial fluctuation spread out, and a spatial rift appeared. An old voice coughing incessantly also slowly came out from the spatial rift. Then, an old man dressed in gray and white clothes slowly stepped out of the rift and appeared under everyone's gaze.
The old man was hunched over, leaning on a skull cane. His eyes were sunken, and two eerie green lights flickered in them, giving him a sinister and eerie feeling.
"Something went wrong, otherwise we wouldn't have used the Space Jade Slip..." Hearing the old man's words, Hun Yu frowned, then looked at Huo Xuan with a sinister expression and said, "That Flame Clan Huo Xuan, he has gone through Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation in the Bodhi Ancient Tree, and his strength has skyrocketed to the level of Half-Saint. Moreover, he has a large number of Bodhi Seed in his hands. If we want to keep him here, Elder Gu You will have to take action."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, the old man named Gu You was slightly taken aback. Then, his green-glowing eyes looked at Huo Xuan, and a strange smile appeared on his withered face. He said, "I didn't expect that this kid from the Flame Clan would have such an opportunity..."
"Hehe, I didn't expect it to be so lively here."
As Gu You appeared, an aged figure emerged from the spatial rift on the Gu Clan's side.
"Elder Tongxuan!"
The Gu Clan members were overjoyed to see Elder Tongxuan arrive. They approached Elder Tongxuan and briefly recounted what had happened.
"Flame Clan, don't be so stingy. Take out those Bodhi Seed and share them!"
After hearing the Gu Clan members finish explaining the whole story, Elder Tongxuan frowned slightly and then stared at Huo Xuan with a hint of hostility.
"You're such a tightwad, you won't give me a single penny. You want Bodhi Seed? You're dreaming!"
Huo Xuan responded without any politeness.
"Let's take out the Bodhi Seed and divide them up."
At this moment, Gu You spoke with a sinister smile.
"Tong Xuan, you probably wouldn't be happy to see the Flame Clan take all the Bodhi Seed away, would you?"
Gu You's meaning was quite clear: he wanted to join forces.
Tong Xuan remained silent, but it was clear that he agreed to join forces.
"Little Flame Clan member, you probably don't want things to escalate into bloodshed over a few Bodhi Seed, do you?"
"Hmph! Bodhi Seed belong to our Flame Clan, what do they have to do with your Gu Clan!"
Huo Xuan remained defiant, showing no regard for Tong Xuan's threat, and even disregarding Tong Xuan and Gu You.
"It seems this matter is definitely not going to be resolved amicably!"
"Do you think you can make me submit with this little bit of strength?"
Huo Xuan spoke slowly, a mocking smile appearing on his face.
"Sometimes, what you see isn't necessarily the truth. You underestimate the power of Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation. My strength has increased by far more than just this during my Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation!"
A powerful pressure surged forth from Huo Xuan's body, overwhelming everything!
This aura gradually intensified over time, growing stronger and more powerful in just a dozen seconds...
Initial Half-Saint!
Intermediate Half-Saint!
Advanced Half-Saint!
Dou Sheng!
After Huo Xuan's cultivation level skyrocketed to the Advanced Half-Saint, it didn't stop there. In the blink of an eye, it actually broke through the barrier between Half-Saint and Dou Sheng and successfully reached the Dou Sheng realm!
The surrounding space trembled, and the whole world was in turmoil, as if everything was under Huo Xuan's control.
"This aura is... that of Dou Sheng!"
At this moment, both Tong Xuan and Gu You were extremely shocked!
One-Star Dou Sheng!
He's not Half-Saint, but a true Dou Sheng!
Half-Saint and Dou Sheng —a simple difference of just one word, yet they represent two terrifying levels of difference!
Although some Advanced Half-Saint can also call themselves Dou Sheng, and they also possess strength far exceeding that of Peak Dou Zun, strictly speaking, they can only be considered "pseudo-saints." Only when they truly reach the one-star level can they be called true Dou Sheng!
The distinction between the three levels of Half-Saint may seem small, but crossing them is by no means easy. The gap between One-Star Dou Sheng and an Advanced Half-Saint is enormous.
Originally, Huo Xuan was an Initial Half-Saint. After Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation, he crossed the Intermediate Half-Saint and Advanced Half-Saint levels and barely reached the One-Star Dou Sheng Initial Stage.
To undergo Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation under the Bodhi Ancient Tree and achieve in a month what others cannot in decades—such speed is astonishing. But Huo Xuan understands that what others perceive as a mere month is, in his perception, a century...
It took a century to hone and refine his Dou Qi, repeatedly condensing Dou Qi, before he was able to break through and reach the level of One-Star Dou Sheng.
"I'll return what you just said to you verbatim! You wouldn't want things to escalate to bloodshed over a few mere Bodhi Seed, would you?"
"Dou Sheng... Huo Xuan has actually reached the Dou Sheng!"
"No wonder... no wonder he wasn't afraid of Tong Xuan and Gu You; he hid it so well..."
Yao Tian and Lei Dong talked to each other, their words carrying a hint of sympathy for Tong Xuan and Gu You.
The situation has taken a dramatic turn!
Hunter and prey, their roles are reversed!
The sheep turned into wolves! And the wolves turned into sheep!