"Gu Yuan, what have you decided? Will you hand over the Ancient Jade, or...?"
As Soul Heavenly Emperor's voice fell, he suddenly shifted positions with Nihility Devouring Flame and the other Soul Clan experts, blocking the rear of the Alliance of Four Clans.
Zhu Kun and Lu Chuan also fixed their gazes tightly on Gu Yuan.
Under the scrutiny of Soul Heavenly Emperor, Nihility Devouring Flame, Zhu Kun, and Lu Chuan—four experts possessing the combat strength of Nine-Star Dou Saints—even Gu Yuan felt unprecedented pressure.
"Not good!"
"Looks like everything today was calculated by that Demon Saint!"
Seeing the current situation, the experts of the Alliance of Four Clans all wore exceedingly grave expressions.
The situation could not have been clearer. Soul Heavenly Emperor was borrowing the momentum of the mysterious expert and Demon Saint Lu Chuan.
Though Soul Heavenly Emperor had no apparent cooperative relationship with Zhu Kun and Lu Chuan, if they refused to gather the Ancient Jades, Zhu Kun and Lu Chuan would inevitably help the Soul Clan seize them by force.
"Clan Leader Gu Yuan, what should we do now?" Yan Jin and Lei Ying moved closer to Gu Yuan and asked solemnly.
By now, they both understood that if the negotiations broke down, a great battle would erupt at once. The Soul Clan, the mysterious expert, and Demon Saint Lu Chuan would all move to seize the Ancient Jades. At that point, even Gu Yuan would not be able to withstand the combined assault of those four.
"Clan Leader Yan Jin, this Ancient Jade belongs to your Yan Clan to begin with. I have merely kept it safe for the time being. You should decide what to do..." Gu Yuan fell silent for a moment before taking out the last Ancient Jade and handing it