Somewhere in the Central Continent, Soul Hall Headquarters.
Soul Hall Master Hun Miesheng sat in his chair, his face full of unease. His fingers tapped incessantly against the armrest as he looked impatiently at the man below the stairs.
Soul Clan Young Clan Leader, Hun Yu.
"Hun Miesheng! Help me once, just this once!" Hun Yu tried his utmost to remain calm, yet he could not erase the terror from his face. "As long as you help me this time, once I become the Soul Clan Chief, I'll immediately promote you to elder!"
During the previous battle at the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, Hun Yu, the Young Clan Leader, had been the only survivor. Seeing that things were going badly, he had fled the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan's territory early on. Fortunately, everyone's attention had been focused on Feng Li at the time, so no one had noticed him.
After escaping the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan's territory, Hun Yu did not dare return to the Soul Clan at all. He remembered perfectly well that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan matter had been his last chance. If this operation failed, not only would he lose his position as Young Clan Leader, but he would absolutely lose his life as well!
What Soul Clan Young Clan Leader? That title existed only because the other elders acknowledged him! Once the other elders deemed him unworthy of great responsibility, they could make Hun Yu, the Young Clan Leader, vanish at any time.
Sure enough, events unfolded exactly as Hun Yu had expected. The operation against the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan had failed completely. In other words, if Hun Yu wanted to keep his life, he absolutely could not return to the Soul Clan immediately. If he wished to survive, he could only hide his