Beast Tide

Ancient Domain Platform is said to have been an ancient battlefield in ancient times, where many extremely powerful experts perished. This is why there is a strange and oppressive aura here, and it is this oppressive aura that makes this the only place in the Barren Ancient Domain where ferocious beasts dare not set foot.

In addition, this Ancient Domain Platform is located at the junction of the central and deep parts of the Barren Ancient Domain. From here, one can directly enter the depths of the ancient domain. Therefore, this place has been chosen by many forces as the safest foothold in the Barren Ancient Domain.

Upon approaching the Ancient Domain Platform, Xiao Yuan directly tore through space, leading everyone down to the enormous plaza.

Xiao Yuan and his group's high-profile appearance attracted a lot of attention.

"These guys smell strongly of blood."

Xiao Yuan's gaze swept over the small groups of people scattered in twos and threes. They all shared a common characteristic: they all smelled of blood. This blood did not come from humans, but from ferocious beasts.

"Are these guys teaming up to hunt down some ferocious beast?"

Xiao Yuan was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask. He led the group towards the center of the square.

Before leaving, Xiao Yan and Xun'er met once in the Heavenly Tomb. The Ancient Clan would also be coming this time, so they should have already arrived.

As they walked into the square, their group attracted a lot of strange looks because of the beautiful faces of Cai Lin, Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, and the other girls. Most of the groups that could come here had considerable strength, and they included people from all walks of life. If they hadn't maintained some rationality, some people probably would have already tried to strike up a conversation with them. However, even so, some of the presumptuous gazes still made Cai Lin and the others feel a little cold.

Unfortunately, these unlucky souls were unaware that they had already been silently marked by Xiao Yuan's soul power.

Upon arriving at the center of the plaza, Xiao Yuan discovered a massive stone platform, hundreds of feet in size and about two meters high. On this platform, there were also some people, though far fewer than those below. However, these people on the platform shared a common trait: their auras were all extremely powerful! Xiao Yuan wasn't surprised by this, but he didn't dwell on it. He glanced at the platform and a smile appeared on his face.

"Xiao Yan, take everyone to Xun'er. There's a lot of trash there; I need to clean it up!"

Xiao Yuan smiled and said to Xiao Yan.

"Good!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan naturally had no objections and led the group straight towards the Ancient Clan.

On another part of the stone platform, a woman dressed in colorful clothes, exuding a noble aura, suddenly opened her eyes as if sensing something. Her beautiful eyes instantly turned to the area below the stone platform, and then her gaze fixed on the figure with a handsome face. At that moment, a cold and hateful expression slowly appeared on her face. If it hadn't been for Xiao Yuan last time, their Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan would have obtained the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit!

The instant Xiao Yuan stepped onto the stone platform, he suddenly felt a cold gaze fall upon him, and at the same time, a chilling voice rang out from the platform:

"This is not a place for you. Get out!"

Upon hearing this cold voice, Xiao Yuan paused slightly, turned his head, and looked in the direction of the voice. A smile then appeared on his lips.

"Feng Qing'er? She's still alive?"

The sudden, cold shout from the stone platform drew some surprised glances. After those glances swept over Xiao Yuan and Feng Qing'er, who had stepped onto the platform, some of them began to look gloating.

"Brother Xiao Yan".

The group of the Ancient Clan who were entrenched on the stone platform also turned their gazes at Feng Qing'er's voice. The woman in green who had been resting with her eyes closed opened her eyes at this moment, her beautiful eyes looking at Xiao Yan who was leading his men toward her. A hint of joy immediately welled up in her eyes.

"Hehe, it seems Xiao Yuan is in some trouble? I didn't expect him to have a grudge against the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan."

A man dressed in a silver robe smiled and said, "This man's face is familiar. He is Gu Hua, one of the Four Great Commanders of the Ancient Clan who entered the Heavenly Tomb to cultivate at the same time as Xiao Yuan and others."

Upon hearing this, Xun'er frowned slightly, her bright eyes turning to the woman in colorful clothes on the other side, and she said softly, "This Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan is a bit too arrogant."

"However, it takes skill to survive provoke a monster like Xiao Yuan."

Gu Qingyang smiled faintly.

The stone platform, where they had been discussing something, fell silent as all eyes turned to Xiao Yuan.

"Noisy".

However, under the watchful eyes of so many people, Xiao Yuan did not even turn his head to Feng Qing'er before walking directly onto the stone platform.

Seeing that Xiao Yuan ignored her words, Feng Qing'er's face turned ashen, and her eyes turned icy cold. With a sudden wave of her jade hand, a colorful streak of light tore through space like lightning and shot fiercely toward Xiao Yuan's head.

"Bang!"

Faced with Feng Qing'er's sudden attack, Xiao Yuan abruptly stopped, his left hand shot out like lightning, and grabbed the colorful ribbon. At the same time, terrifying flames quickly appeared, transforming into a raging line of fire that swept along the ribbon towards Feng Qing'er.

"Snort!"

Seeing this, Feng Qing'er's eyes turned cold. However, she also knew the power of Xiao Yuan's Heavenly Flames. With a flick of her jade finger, the ribbon broke in two. At the same time, a vast aura suddenly surged out from her body, and faintly, a phoenix cry that shook the heavens and earth resounded.

However, Xiao Yuan ignored Feng Qing'er and looked directly at what was behind her.

There were more than a dozen powerful members of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan there, including a man in a white robe whose eyes were a rare color, making him look extremely strange.

"Well, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix's body is of some use to me."

Xiao Yuan suppressed the urge to slap these Heavenly Demon Phoenix to death. With a thought, his vast soul power surged forth, crushing the souls of all the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.

Whoosh! In an instant, the arrogant Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, who had only been arrogant for a second, were lying on the ground.

Xiao Yuan waved his hand, putting it into his storage Storage Ring, and then crushed the marked souls as well.

Upon witnessing this scene, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

Such bizarre and powerful methods are truly terrifying! "Third Brother!"

By the time Xiao Yuan arrived, Xiao Yan's side had already introduced the Ancient Clan members to each other.

"Third Brother, we arrived early, so we know more. The situation is like this: from here, if we go further in, we can enter the depths of the Barren Ancient Domain, and the Bodhi Ancient Tree is there." Xun'er pointed her slender, jade-like fingers towards the Ancient Domain Platform and said softly, "However, it is very difficult to reach the Bodhi Ancient Tree, because there is a large army of ferocious beasts guarding the area a hundred miles away. They surround the depths, and if we want to get in, we must cross that sea of ferocious beasts."

"Over the past few days, everyone here has tried, but they were all stopped halfway through. The ferocious beast army is not only terrifying in number, but also includes many powerful individuals, making them extremely difficult to deal with."

Xun'er slightly raised her cheeks, and sunlight poured down from the sky. Her pert nose extended her cheeks into a beautiful arc, and a soft, jade-like luster shone through her skin. Pure and unpretentious, this kind of beauty was completely different from the alluring beauty of Cai Lin.

"No wonder everyone here smells so strongly of blood; they've been attacked by an army of ferocious beasts."

Xiao Yuan and his group nodded in understanding.

"Yes, so now all of us here need to join forces, otherwise no one will be able to get through this." Xun'er brushed aside the strands of hair that fell across her forehead with her jade hand, turned her face away, and a hint of seriousness appeared in her beautiful eyes as she said, "The idea of a temporary alliance was proposed by that person, and you need to be careful of this person, Third Brother, because he is from the Soul Hall, and he is one of the two young members of the Soul Clan who are said to be the most likely to become the next patriarch of the Soul Clan."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he followed Xun'er's gaze and looked over.

Where Xiao Yuan's gaze fell, a man dressed in black was chatting and laughing with several powerful figures from an unknown faction. The man had long black hair that was casually draped behind him, giving him a rather dashing and unrestrained air. His face was as white as jade, giving him an extremely gentle and refined appearance. Such a person would make a very good first impression. However, when this first impression was given to someone from the Soul Hall, Xiao Yuan felt a sense of danger from the bottom of his heart.

There's a saying that goes, "A barking dog doesn't bite," and this man in black clearly belongs to that category.

Moreover, based solely on what Xun'er said earlier, the fact that this guy could be called the most likely person in the Soul Clan to become the next clan leader is enough to show that this guy is definitely not someone to be trifled with. Even the younger generation of the Soul Clan, such as Hun Ya, have never received such an evaluation.

As Xiao Yuan was sizing up the man in black, the latter seemed to sense something, turned his head, and stared at Xiao Yuan with a smile on his face.

Xiao Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly at the guy's seemingly benevolent smile. He then turned to Xun'er, nodded slightly, and said softly, "He's a very dangerous guy. We'll take care of him in a bit to prevent him from causing trouble."

"This person is named Hun Yu, a name that sounds somewhat feminine, but he is indeed a man. According to our information, the Soul Clan is Ancient Race, and the competition within this race is extremely brutal. The losers often meet a tragic end. It is said that Hun Yu has never experienced a defeat since birth; all his competitors have fallen at his feet. Furthermore, this person also possesses the God Grade Bloodline of the Soul Clan."

Xun'er's voice was unusually solemn, indicating that this man named Hun Yu was indeed difficult to deal with.

"God Grade Bloodline?"

Xiao Yuan nodded. No wonder he had never experienced failure. Having such bloodline was enough to demonstrate his potential. As long as he was a little rational and didn't do anything foolish, his future would be limitless.

"This Hun Yu is different from other Soul Clan members. They start by fighting and killing to steal your soul. This guy seems kind, but he is quite ruthless at heart."

Gu Qingyang also chimed in, his words revealing considerable apprehension.

"Is this another massive charge into the Beast Tide?"

Xiao Yuan glanced around. There were at least a thousand people gathered in the square, and each of them had a strong aura, clearly possessing considerable power. Such a lineup was truly terrifying.

"Yes, once everyone here has integrated, we will charge into the Beast Tide together again. Otherwise, no single force here can enter smoothly, the number of Beast Tide is too terrifying." Xun'er nodded and said, "Then let's gather our people together. It's always safer to have more people."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan nodded slightly. Just as he was about to speak, a soft shout suddenly rang out in the square. He looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was the man named Hun Yu.

"Everyone, you should all be very clear about our current situation. Our goal is the Bodhi Ancient Tree deep in the Barren Ancient Domain. As for whether we will have disagreements after we arrive there, that's a bit too far off for us right now, because none of us, as a single force, can overcome that Beast Tide."

On the stone platform, Hun Yu's voice was clear and resonant, possessing an air that commanded respect. Regardless of his identity and cunning, it must be said that Hun Yu's appearance was truly remarkable.

"Our only chance is for everyone to unite and form an alliance, like an arrow, to plunge into the Beast Tide. Only by relying on the strength of all of us can we tear open that defensive line. Otherwise, the Bodhi Ancient Tree is doomed."

Our alliance has no hierarchy, so there will be no one ordering anyone around. Rest assured, there is no exploitation involved, only support. Of course, those who feel they cannot be trusted may remain here; I will not force them. However, in that case, I'm afraid you will all leave empty-handed.

Upon hearing Hun Yu's words, a moment of silence fell over the surroundings. After a while, many people finally nodded in agreement. In any case, Hun Yu was right about one thing: no force here could get through the Beast Tide on its own. In that case, the only way to reach the depths was to join forces and venture out together.

Upon hearing this, many people around nodded in agreement. Their attempts over the past few days had made them realize that without joining forces, they would absolutely not be able to get in!

"Since no one has any objections, let's set off now. It's midday, the time when the ferocious beasts are at their laziest."

Seeing that the vast majority of people agreed to join forces to brave the Beast Tide, Hun Yu smiled slightly, a curve appearing on his fair, jade-like face.