Threat from the Ancient Clan

"This... we lost?" The young man on the Four-Winged Unicorn Beast looked at the dust and smoke on the ground, somewhat incredulous, feeling a huge sense of disappointment.

Keep in mind that Xiao Ming only made three moves, without even using Dou Skill, while Commander Gu Qing Yang used Secret Technique to enhance his strength and even used an Earth Tier Dou Skill, yet he still lost?

The young man swallowed hard, finding the whole thing utterly unbelievable.

But faced with the facts, they had no choice but to believe them.

"Cough cough!" As the dust on the ground dissipated, Gu Qing Yang revealed himself.

His blue robe was tattered, and he had many scratches on his body. The handprint on his chest was particularly obvious. Compared with his composure when he first arrived, he looked quite disheveled.

Upon seeing Gu Qing Yang in this state, the Black Annihilation Army soldiers, disregarding their shock, quickly piloted their Four-Winged Unicorn Beast to land beside him.

"Commander, are you alright?"

Slowly standing up, Gu Qing Yang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm fine."

Seeing the blood trickling from their commander's lips, the Black Annihilation Army all swallowed hard; he didn't look like he was alright.

In fact, Gu Qing Yang was indeed unharmed. Xiao Ming had held back at the last moment, so he only suffered minor injuries.

Otherwise, Xiao Ming could have just twisted his head off.

Gu Qing Yang understood that Xiao Ming had held back, so his gaze towards Xiao Ming was somewhat complicated.

I originally thought that Xiao Ming came from a small border country in the Northwest, so even if he was a Seven-Rank Alchemist, his combat strength wouldn't be too outstanding.

With the resources of his Ancient Clan, dealing with a Dou Zong should be a success, even if it's difficult.

Unexpectedly, the clown turned out to be himself.

Although he still had trump cards up his sleeve, Xiao Ming hadn't used Dou Skill from beginning to end and defeated him in just three moves, so there was no need to continue the fight.

Unaware of Gu Qing Yang's thoughts, Xiao Ming landed directly in front of him and asked, "Do we need to continue?"

"No need, I concede defeat. This is the Blood Essence Demonic Fruit, and according to the agreement, it's yours..." A flash of white light appeared in Gu Qing Yang's hand, and the Blood Essence Demonic Fruit, which he had just put into his Na Ring, reappeared in his hand.

With a flick of his wrist, Xiao Ming drew the jade box containing the Blood Essence Demonic Fruit from Gu Qing Yang's hand into his palm.

"Commander Gu Qing Yang is quite generous." Xiao Ming chuckled as he examined the Blood Essence Demonic Fruit.

"I'm simply not as skilled as you. Brother Xiao Ming has truly shown me today that there are always people more capable than you, and the sky's the limit."

Gu Qing Yang lived up to his reputation as a genius valued by the Ancient Clan. He had a very good temperament. After being defeated by Xiao Ming, he did not show any signs of hysteria. Instead, he remained calm.

Xiao Ming could only smile and remain silent in response.

Seeing Xiao Ming's smile, Gu Qing Yang knew there was no need to stay any longer.

He took out a healing potion from his Na Ring, swallowed it, and then mounted his own Four-Winged Unicorn Beast.

He was about to urge the unicorn away, but then something occurred to him, and after a slight hesitation, he turned around.

"Brother Xiao Ming, I don't know if the Tou She Ancient God Jade is really on you, but if it is, I still advise you to hand it over to our Ancient Clan. After all, our clan isn't the only one eyeing this thing."

"If you hand it over to us, you might receive some resources and avoid some danger. That's all I have to say. Think it over carefully."

After saying this, Gu Qing Yang left with his men.

Watching Gu Qing Yang and the others leave, Xiao Ming fell into deep thought.

Gu Qing Yang's words forced him to consider how to deal with the Ancient Clan.

To be honest, he didn't value the Tou She Ancient God Jade much, since he already possessed the Origin Emperor Qi and didn't need to rely on that thing to advance to Dou Di.

However, it was impossible for him to hand it over, especially not to the Ancient Clan.

He already had a bad impression of the Ancient Clan, and on top of the Ancient Clan, there were traitors among them. What difference was there between giving them to them and giving them to the Soul Clan?

If the Hun Tiandi obtains the Emperor Jade and initiates their Soul Clan's plan ahead of schedule, and he lacks the strength to participate, then everything will be over.

Therefore, it's impossible for me to hand it over.

But if they don't hand it over, the Ancient Clan will keep a close eye on it, which is a bit of a problem.

In fact, Xiao Ming felt that the Ancient Clan might not value the Tou She Ancient God Jade that much. After all, it was only useful if there were eight pieces. To collect all eight pieces, one would have to sweep through other Ancient Race, which was no easy task.

The fact that they only sent junior members shows that they didn't value it enough, or that not everyone valued it.

Xiao Ming strongly suspected that the guy who Tou She Ancient God Jade was a traitor among the Ancient Clan.

"Sigh, never mind. I originally planned to explore the Northwest Continent more after receiving Qing Lin, looking for some opportunities that appeared in the Simulator. Now I can only head to the Central Continent."

"After Pill Tower, with its protection, they can't do anything to me."

As the holy land of Alchemist across the continent, the Pill Tower is home to Six Star Dou Sheng Pill Tower Ancestor, and thus holds considerable weight in the eyes of the Ancient Clan.

The Ancient Clan wouldn't bother going to war over the Tou She Ancient God Jade hadn't been seen for over a thousand years.

In fact, if Xiao Ming were to wander aimlessly across the entire continent, he would basically get away with nothing. The Dou Qi Continent is vast and boundless; finding someone here would be harder than climbing to heaven.

The Ancient Clan is not the Soul Clan; they have a Hall of Souls spread across the continent as their henchmen.

But you can hide for a while, but not forever. So it's better to appear in the sight of the Ancient Clan, so they won't have to come to the Jia Ma Empire to look for you and cause chaos for the Xiao Family.

"Xiao Ming, what is that jade? Can you eat it? Why are they all coming to you for it?" Zi Yan flew to Xiao Ming's side as he was deep in thought, shook his arm, and asked.

"That's something that makes people unhappy if you get close to it," Xiao Ming said, patting Zi Yan's head.

In some ways, Zi Yan was a victim of this thing.

"Huh? Then why would they need this? Did their cultivation ruin their brains?" Zi Yan tilted her head, somewhat confused.

"He was just too greedy."

Xiao Ming said it casually and didn't continue.

The Ancient Clan did not have the strength of the Soul Clan to sweep away other Ancient Race; their pursuit of the Tou She Ancient God Jade was nothing more than greed.

At this moment, Xiao Yi Xian and Medusa also flew to Xiao Ming's side.

"Here, this is for you." A bottle of healing potion hovered in front of Medusa.

"This is that person's apology to your Snake People Race."

Seeing Medusa's hesitation, Xiao Ming explained and then led Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan towards the underground cave.

As Medusa watched Xiao Ming's retreating figure, a strange light flashed in her eyes.

Xiao Ming seems to have lessened his aversion to the Snake People Race; perhaps, the matter of borrowing the Heavenly Flames can be successful.

After resting for two hours in the Snake People Race's cave, Xiao Ming decided to leave with Zi Yan.

But then Medusa suddenly blocked his way.