The energy tides churned, and the sky roiled. With every collision came the unceasing boom of heavenly thunder, making heaven and earth tremble. When that terrifying pressure descended, countless people could barely withstand it. Experts of this level were simply too terrifying.
Under the clash of those terrifying energy tides, everyone except those two or three individuals felt immense pressure. Just then, an elder of the Ancient Clan hurried over from the ancient ancestral shrine.
"Clan Leader, Elder Gu Yang wounded the elder guarding the ancestral shrine and stole the Ancient Jade..."
"What?"
As the words fell, everyone looked toward that elder. Seeing his disheveled state, however, no one doubted that he was lying. No one would dare joke about such a matter.
"Hun Tiandi, this was your doing...!" Gu Yuan glared furiously at Hun Tiandi. At this point, everything had connected. Hun Tiandi had appeared solely to hold him back. The Soul Clan had never intended to directly attack the Ancient Clan. This had all been nothing more than a ploy to buy time.
"I told you, it is already too late. Gu Yuan, when did you become like Lei Ying, fond of saying such useless nonsense?" Hun Tiandi said softly, without the slightest surprise in his eyes, as though this was how things were meant to be.
"Hun Tiandi..."
Gu Yuan stared at Hun Tiandi, yet there was nothing he could do. Even though he had seen through the Soul Clan's scheme, he had no other option. Hun Tiandi was here, and he could not leave. If he did, no one here could stop Hun Tiandi.
"Black Mist Army, heed my order. Seal off the entire Ancient Realm..."
"Elders, find Gu Yang and recover the Ancient Jade..."
"Yes...!"
Everyone answered in unison. Numerous members of the Black Mist