Dangerous Peril, Shattered Stones and Moved Realms

"When did the Soul Clan's Nihility Devouring Flame break through to the Nine-star Dou Saint realm?"

"Wasn't the Tunling Clan wiped out by all the major clans long ago? How could the Nihility Devouring Flame still split off the Tunling Clan?"

"One Nine-star Dou Saint, four Seven-star Dou Saints, and countless Dou Venerables and Half-Saints—such a terrifying lineup. Even if Our Clan has just received the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking's blessing and seen its strength soar, we still can't withstand it!"

"What should we do now..."

After reading the contents of the Ling Clan Chronicle, the Ling Clan elders came back to their senses. Their faces were grave, their brows tightly furrowed as they searched for a way to break out of this predicament.

At that moment.

The Ling Clan Chronicle before them suddenly burst into dazzling light.

Immediately afterward.

An energy Light Screen materialized in the void.

The scene displayed in the Light Screen was none other than the Nihility Devouring Flame leading the Soul Clan Four Demon Sages and countless figures in Black Robes toward the Ling Clan's Spirit Realm.

Seeing this scene.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the Ling Clan Great Elder.

Seemed to realize something. His expression suddenly changed, and he cried out, "No, January 27th—that's today!"

"!!!"

As soon as he said this.

The Ling Clan Patriarch's Pupils suddenly contracted.

They had been too preoccupied with their shock and with devising a response to notice that today was the day of extermination recorded in the Ling Clan Chronicle.

At that moment, watching the figures in the Light Screen steadily approaching the Spirit Realm.

The Ling Clan Patriarch said with a dark expression, "Damn Hun Tiandi! Our Clan had only just received the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking's blessing, and he immediately sent the Nihility Devouring Flame to attack. He really isn't leaving us any way out!"

"I never thought that besides the 'Tou She Ancient God Jade,' the Soul Clan would also want to extract and refine our Ling Clan's Dou God Bloodline..."

Thinking of the Tunling Clan mentioned earlier in the Ling Clan Chronicle.

The Ling Clan Patriarch murmured unconsciously, "I remember that the final Tunling Clan Patriarch died at the hands of the Soul Clan. No wonder the Soul Clan has remained prosperous for thousands of years. So they relied on the Tunling Clan to absorb the Dou God Bloodlines of other clans..."

While the Ling Clan Patriarch was murmuring.

A Dou Saint elder beside him said anxiously, "Patriarch, don't worry about anything else now. Think about what Our Clan should do first!"

"Judging from the location shown in the Light Screen earlier, the Soul Clan should reach the Spirit Realm soon. With so little time, Our Clan has no chance to move the clansmen..."

"Damn it! The gap in High-Level Combat Strength is far too great. Could it be that we really have to be wiped out by the Soul Clan just as recorded in the Ling Clan Chronicle?"

"What are you afraid of..." a short-tempered elder said. "At worst, we die. Kill one and we break even; kill two and we profit!"

"You make it sound easy. If the Ling Clan is wiped out, you and I will be sinners of the clan. What face will we have to meet our Ancestors after death?"

"..."

Watching the many Dou Saint elders argue without end.

The Great Elder immediately shouted, "Enough! Can arguing solve the problem?"

"Our top priority is to activate the Protective Clan Array and seal off the Spirit Realm. Then we must find a way to send some clansmen away and preserve the Ling Clan's bloodline!"

"As for this group of Old Guys, since we can't leave, we'll fight them to the death..."

Over here.

The Great Elder's shout had just faded.

The Ling Clan Patriarch suddenly said, "Actually, there may still be a way to preserve Our Clan. It's just that..."

"Just what?"

Learning that there was still a chance to preserve the clan.

The elders immediately looked at the Ling Clan Patriarch with delighted faces. "Patriarch, the situation is critical, so stop keeping us in suspense. Hurry and tell us!"

Meeting the gazes of the many elders.

The Ling Clan Patriarch took out the Space Stone that the Hall Master of Tian Quan Hall had previously given him from his Storage Ring and slowly said, "Actually, on that trip to the Meteor God Ice Plain half a year ago, I met that Hall Master of Tian Quan Hall from the Seven Star Palace..."

Afterward.

Under the shocked gazes of the elders.

The Ling Clan Patriarch quickly told everyone what the Hall Master of Tian Quan Hall had said before, as well as the price of receiving the Seven Star Palace's protection.

After learning everything.

The Ling Clan Great Elder said faintly, "So, as long as we crush this Space Stone, Our Clan can obtain the Seven Star Palace's protection, but from then on, we'll become its Affiliated Clan and lose our freedom?"

"Yes!"

The Ling Clan Patriarch nodded and said, "If the Soul Clan came a month later, Our Clan could certainly rely on the Gold Ranking's warning to avoid this calamity."

"Unfortunately, the Soul Clan didn't give us any time to react."

"There are only two paths before the Ling Clan now: either defend the Spirit Realm to the death and let the clan be destroyed, or join the Seven Star Palace and receive its protection."

"..."

"Forget it, forget it!"

Watching the scene shown by the Gold Ranking.

The Ling Clan Great Elder fell silent and pondered for a moment before sighing. "If we can truly preserve the clansmen, then I would rather let the Ling Clan become an Affiliated Clan of the Seven Star Palace than watch our clansmen die horribly beneath the Soul Clan's blades."

"Patriarch, I agree to let the Ling Clan join the Seven Star Palace."

"If the clansmen are dissatisfied, just tell them it was my decision. If I can truly meet the Ancestors after death, I'll tell them the truth and ask for their forgiveness!"

"We agree as well. For the sake of the clan, so what if we bear the infamy..."

Seeing that all the elders agreed.

The Ling Clan Patriarch hardened his heart and crushed the Space Stone with force. With a Peng, the Space Stone shattered.

The next second.

Countless runes and the Power of Space manifested in the void.

Accompanied by a ripping sound, the space before them suddenly tore open.

A deep Spatial Rift, from which biting cold radiated outward, appeared before everyone.

Just as the Ling Clan Patriarch and the others thought the Hall Master of Tian Quan Hall would descend next, protect them, and repel the Soul Clan's attack.

Hum~

A vast Divine Sense that filled the several Dou Saints with fear surged out from the Spatial Rift, scanning the entire Spirit Realm.

Before long, Lin Yuan's imposing voice suddenly rang in the ears of the Ling Clan Patriarch and the others.

"Ling Clan, I have already seen through the trouble you all have encountered."

"The Soul Clan is attacking, and you want to preserve the clan, correct?"

Hearing this.

Although the Ling Clan Patriarch did not know who was on the other side of the Spatial Rift.

He still instinctively said, "That's right. If the Seven Star Palace can preserve Our Clan under the Soul Clan's invasion, then the Ling Clan is willing to submit and become an Affiliated Clan of the Seven Star Palace from this day onward!"

"Very good!"

Hearing the Ling Clan Patriarch's answer.

Lin Yuan said indifferently, "I am currently at a critical stage of cultivation and have no time to spare, so I can only temporarily move the 'Spirit Realm' to the Far North Meteor God Ice Plain. As for the rest, we'll discuss it after I return to the Dou Qi Continent!"

"???"

"!!!"

As Lin Yuan's voice fell.

Whether it was the Ling Clan Patriarch or the group of Dou Saint elders beside him, their minds crashed. They stood frozen on the spot.

Move the 'Spirit Realm,' which was located in the Central Continent, to the Far North Meteor God Ice Plain first?

Discuss the rest after 'This Emperor' returned to the Dou Qi Continent?

They clearly recognized every one of these words. So why did they feel so unfamiliar when the words were put together?

While the Ling Clan members remained stunned.

A Supreme Power directly enveloped the entire 'Spirit Realm.'

It was like a towering giant picking up an insignificant pebble. Before the Ling Clan members could feel anything, the Spirit Realm had already been moved from the distant Central Continent to the Far North Meteor God Ice Plain.

!!!

After the bewildered Ling Clan Patriarch and the others walked out of the Spirit Realm.

What appeared before their eyes.

Aside from the endless Ice and snow, there was also the 'Hall Master of Tian Quan Hall' they had seen before, wearing the Silver Seven Star Mask.