Gu Yuan vs. Hun Tiandi

Hun Tiandi smiled. The two of them seemed to be chatting about everyday matters, their manner exceedingly calm.

"HUN TIANDI, were the disappearances of the Ling, Stone, and Medicine Clans truly the work of your Soul Clan?"

Lei Ying demanded sharply. Though he knew some of the hidden details, he had not witnessed them firsthand and still wanted to ask.

"Some answers need only be understood in one's heart..."

Hun Tiandi replied with a nonchalant smile. His gaze slowly swept across those below. Anyone touched by that gaze felt a chill rise uncontrollably from the depths of their soul. Though his eyes appeared gentle, beneath that gentleness surged an emotionless coldness, as though all things between heaven and earth were nothing but insignificant weeds in his eyes.

His gaze passed over the crowd, and upon failing to find the other target of this trip, a slight change came over Hun Tiandi's expression.

"So it really was you!"

Hearing Hun Tiandi's answer, Lei Ying and Yan Jin's faces instantly darkened.

"The last Spirit Devouring King of the Tunling Clan was devoured by Nihility Devouring Flame, wasn't he? And that should be why the Soul Clan has managed to endure until now, correct?"

Gu Yuan suddenly turned his gaze toward the figure behind Hun Tiandi, whose entire body was wreathed in Black Flame, and said softly, "Had I known earlier, I should have dealt with you back then..."

"Hehe, Gu Yuan, you think too highly of yourself. It's true that you defeated me back then, but if you wanted to destroy me completely, I'm afraid you didn't have that ability!"

Upon hearing Gu Yuan's words, the Black Flame around Nihility Devouring Flame's body immediately churned as he gave a strange laugh.

"And I have you to thank as well. If not for