Eight Clans Gather, Hun Tiandi's Speculation

At this moment, Gu Dao, standing to one side, spoke softly. "Clan Leader! This...?"

But before he could finish, Gu Yuan interrupted him. "Elder Gu Dao! We'll discuss everything after we return!..."

Elsewhere, Hun Tiandi was the first to arrive after locating the Purple-Gold Divine Light sphere. He watched it vanish without a trace.

His eyes nearly split with rage, and fury surged in his heart!

As a Nine Star Peak Dou Sheng with Emperor Realm Soul Power, he could naturally sense the immense, terrifying power contained within that purple-gold sphere.

He could even clearly sense that if he absorbed its power, there was a high chance he would break through and become a Dou Di!

Yet such a supreme opportunity had vanished right before his eyes, and no matter how he searched, he could not detect it!

It drove him utterly mad!

Still, years of composure and restraint allowed him to calm the emotions in his heart.

To Hun Tiandi, it was a blessing amid misfortune that he had not obtained this opportunity, but neither had anyone else—not even his archenemy, Gu Yuan!

In his view, since such a supreme opportunity had already appeared in the world, it could not possibly remain hidden for long.

Before long, it would likely reveal itself once more!

What he needed to consider now was how to obtain it swiftly, accurately, and ahead of everyone else before it reappeared.

That was what he should be thinking about right now!

Having figured this out, Hun Tiandi's mood immediately improved considerably!

He had waited so long for the chance to attain the Emperor realm. He did not mind waiting another few years, or even several decades.

When he saw the deeply frustrated expression on his old rival Gu Yuan's face, he felt even more delighted!

Such a supreme opportunity had brushed past Gu Yuan, yet he had failed to seize it. Gu Yuan was truly becoming more useless with age!

The clan leaders of the Thunder and Flame Clans arrived shortly after Hun Tiandi.

Not long afterward, Yao Dan, the Clan Leader of the Yao Clan, also arrived!

They saw the unnaturally quiet and bizarre scene before them.

The three clan leaders looked at one another, having no idea what had happened!

At that moment, all three noticed Shi Tian, the Stone Clan's Clan Leader, not far away!

They went over to question Shi Tian, hoping to learn what had occurred.

And Clan Leader Shi Tian was a respectable man—he only revealed the truth after swindling Yao Dan out of a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill!

"What? That Purple-Gold Divine Light sphere directly entered the void and vanished, without leaving behind even a trace of its aura? There's no way to investigate it? This...?"

Seeing the almost surreal expressions on the three clan leaders' faces, Shi Tian nodded once again in confirmation.

Then, they swept their gazes over the expressions of the Gu Clan, Stone Clan, and the experts from several other factions nearby.

They found strange looks on every face!

Only then did they confirm that Shi Tian had been telling the truth. However, Yao Dan, as the Yao Clan's Clan Leader, was deeply depressed!

He had been swindled out of a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill for such worthless information!

What had he even come here for?

He had not gained a single thing, yet he had already lost a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill!

Even though the Yao Clan possessed vast wealth and resources!

A Ninth Grade Treasure Pill was still an incomparably precious treasure!

Within the clan, aside from him, only two or three others could refine Ninth Grade Treasure Pills!

The more he thought about it, the more depressed he became, nearly to the point of madness!

Elsewhere, after seeing Hun Tiandi and the others arrive, Gu Yuan said with a faint smile, "Hehe! Hun Tiandi! Aren't your legs a little too slow? You only arrived now. This supreme opportunity was never meant for you! You made such a grand fuss, only to end up wasting your efforts!"

Hearing Gu Yuan's barbed words, Hun Tiandi showed no anger. Instead, he smiled. "Hehe! Gu Yuan! You're not much better. Such a supreme opportunity brushed right past you, yet you still failed to seize it. It seems you simply had no fate with it!"

As he spoke, he placed extra emphasis on the words, "brushed right past you."

Those few words implied that Gu Yuan had let a prize already in his grasp fly away. What a complete waste!

Sure enough, after Hun Tiandi said this, the Soul Clan members immediately burst into uproarious laughter!

"Even a duck already in his hands managed to fly away. The Gu Clan's Clan Leader really is rather useless!"

"Was the Gu Clan's Clan Leader's Nine Star Peak Dou Sheng cultivation just exaggerated?"

For a time, the Soul Clan members' minds raced wildly as they imagined the reasons behind it.

In the end, they unanimously concluded that Gu Yuan, the Gu Clan's Clan Leader, was simply too useless, and that his achievements had all been exaggerated!

In contrast to the Soul Clan's expressions, the Gu Clan members' faces had turned exceedingly grim.

In truth, it was not that their Clan Leader had refused to act. It was that the power and aura contained within that purple divine light sphere had been far too terrifying!

If their Clan Leader had acted rashly and suffered severe injuries, it would have been disastrous for the clan!

Still, seeing the smug, triumphant faces of their old enemies from the Soul Clan made them deeply uncomfortable!

Not far away, after Hun Tiandi finished speaking, the clan leaders of the other clans all wore strange expressions!

They wanted to laugh, but did not dare to.

Holding it in was truly painful!

Yet while no one was paying attention, a tiny purple-gold ray of light shot toward a newborn baby girl within the Ancient Realm.

At this, Gu Yuan merely gave a cold laugh. "Hmph! Hun Tiandi! I did not obtain this supreme opportunity, but did you? We are all failures, so what is there to laugh about? This Clan Leader is leaving. Farewell, everyone!..."

After saying that, he led the Gu Clan army back into the Ancient Realm!

After Gu Yuan departed, Hun Tiandi's gaze also turned slightly cold.

Although he had mocked Gu Yuan for letting an opportunity already within reach slip away, calling him utterly useless!

As his old rival, how could Hun Tiandi not know Gu Yuan's true strength?

The fact that even Gu Yuan had failed to stop that Purple-Gold Divine Light sphere was enough to prove that it was anything but ordinary!

The power it contained was therefore absolutely beyond what Gu Yuan could withstand. Even if Gu Yuan had been able to stop it, he would likely have suffered grievous injuries.

And he would have been unable to protect the treasure afterward. He had judged that the loss would outweigh the gain, which was why he had not tried to intercept it!

After analyzing the matter and considering his understanding of his old rival Gu Yuan's personality, he came to this conclusion!

Yes! It had to be so. That old fellow truly knew how to lie low!

Here, it had to be said that Hun Tiandi truly understood Gu Yuan!

Then, a flash of Spiritual Light suddenly struck his mind. Something that could make even Gu Yuan so wary!

That meant the energy contained within that Purple-Gold Divine Light sphere had absolutely reached the level of a Dou Di, or at least come extremely close!

Could that Purple-Gold Divine Light sphere contain a legendary Emperor Grade Pill?

Even if it was not, it had to be some similar treasure!

Then if a Nine Star Peak Dou Sheng like him absorbed it, there was an eighty or ninety percent chance that he would break through into the legendary Dou Di realm!