The two brothers fought to a draw, while the Great Elder was completely suppressed. Seeing this, some of Yao Xiaotian's supporters panicked. They exchanged glances, then, with tacit understanding, attacked together.
"Attack...!"
With a fierce shout, several elders supporting Yao Xiaotian attacked at once, flying toward Yao Ming and hurling out Dou Qi, hoping to seize victory this way.
"Boom!"
An explosion rang out. The elder turned to look, only to find that the one blocking his attack was Elder Liu.
Several elders supporting Yao Ming stood before those men. Elder Ming looked at the elderly man leading them and said, "Sixth Elder, things have not yet been made clear. Surely you should not act like this!"
"Elder Ming, are you trying to betray our clan?" With his attack blocked, the Sixth Elder's face turned ashen as he roared angrily.
"The Sixth Elder is mistaken. Who the Clan Leader is has yet to be decided!" Elder Liu said. At this point, all pretenses had been torn away. There was no need to worry about anything else—just kill.
"Since that is the case, do not blame me for disregarding the bonds of kinship."
"Attack!"
The Sixth Elder shouted and struck without hesitation, sending a torrent of Dou Qi toward Elder Liu. The others also attacked Elder Ming and his companions together.
Since their opponents had acted, Elder Liu and the others naturally could not simply submit. He shouted, "Stop them! We cannot let them interfere with the Clan Leader!"
"Yes!"
As his words fell, Elder Liu's side also launched a fierce attack, clashing with the Sixth Elder's group.
As the chaotic battle among the many combatants officially began, it also marked the formal beginning of the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan's civil war.
However, compared to the nearly rabid, stray-dog-like slaughter