Last night, Soul Clan formations suddenly rose within the territories of the Thunder Clan, Yan Clan, and Yao Clan, trapping the members of those clans and the Tianhe Alliance inside and forcing the three Clan Leaders to hand over the Ancient Jade.
Of course, Lei Ying and the other two had not simply accepted it without resistance. They had considered whether there might be another solution, but the Soul Clan had clearly anticipated their thoughts. Right in front of them, the Soul Clan slaughtered some of those trapped within the formations and warned the three of them that more people would be killed at intervals, forcing them to make a decision as quickly as possible.
And the result was naturally clear: to preserve their clansmen, the three Clan Leaders could only obediently hand over the Ancient Jade.
Xiao Yan's expression darkened. After a long time, he spoke in a deep voice to console them.
"Three Clan Leaders, there is no need for self-reproach. No one could have anticipated this move by the Soul Clan, much less expected them to go this far."
Using their clansmen's lives to threaten the Clan Leaders—the Soul Clan was clearly determined to force Lei Ying and them into fighting them to the bitter end.
Gu Yuan, standing to one side, also wore a grave expression as he spoke in a deep voice.
"If we had known in advance, perhaps Big Sister Xiao Xuan could have acted to resolve it."
"That guy Hun Tiandi was clearly on guard against me. He went straight for a swift resolution and gave us no chance to react, just as when he destroyed the Xiao Clan."
Xiao Xuan raised One Hand and rubbed her neck, a cold glint flashing through her eyes.
Back then, the Soul Clan had also dealt