Soul Clan Comes Up Empty-Handed, Eighth Place in the Family Ranking

"My heavens!"

"Am I dreaming?"

"Spirit Realm really was transported to the Meteor God Ice Plain by that mysterious existence in an instant? One was clearly in the Central Continent, while the other was in the Extreme North Ice Plain before this. A miracle—this must be a miracle!"

"What miracle are you talking about? In my opinion, a true god must have taken action. Otherwise, there's simply no way to explain it!"

"This is simply too unbelievable. Everything feels like a dream, so unreal, yet it's truly happening right before our eyes."

"..."

Looking at the Ling Clan Patriarch and elders standing before him in the ice and snow, their expressions manic as they muttered to themselves.

The Hall Master of Tian Quan Hall was not surprised. With a smile, he looked at the Ling Clan Patriarch and said, "I didn't expect us to meet again so soon. Welcome to the Ling Clan for joining the Seven Star Palace."

Hearing this.

The Ling Clan Patriarch slowly came back to his senses.

With a bitter smile, he said, "We didn't expect the Soul Clan to actually attack our Ling Clan either—and to act so quickly at that. The moment the Gold Ranking's rewards had finished being issued, Nihility Devouring Flame, at the Nine-star Dou Saint level, arrived outside our Ling Clan with the Soul Clan Army."

"In that situation, if we hadn't crushed the Space Stone in time, then even after just receiving the Heavenly Dao Blessing and experiencing a tremendous increase in strength, our Ling Clan still wouldn't have escaped annihilation..."

"I've already gained a general understanding of the Ling Clan's situation..." the Hall Master of Tian Quan Hall said softly. "Things have come to this, so there's no need for you to dwell on it too much. Compared to being annihilated, the Ling Clan has at least survived for now."

"As for your future arrangements, nothing has been decided yet. The lord hasn't given any instructions either. It should be that we're waiting for the Shi Clan and Yao Clan to join us..."

"How about this? Ling Clan Patriarch, come with me to meet the Mistress first. As for the other Ling Clan elders, you'll need to inform all your clansmen that the Ling Clan has joined the Seven Star Palace."

"These two will help you handle these matters, take care of the aftermath, and inform you where you can and cannot go in the Seven Star Palace for the time being."

As the Hall Master of Tian Quan Hall finished speaking.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Amid the sounds of something cutting through the air, two burly Seven Star Palace Dou Saint powerhouses suddenly appeared before the Ling Clan.

Seeing the two Dou Saints who had appeared out of nowhere.

The Ling Clan Great Elder's pupils suddenly contracted.

The reason was that he was completely unable to see through the aura of these two men, despite having just received the Heavenly Dao Blessing and broken through to the late stage of the Six-star Dou Saint realm.

Clearly, their strength was above his own.

Either that, or they had cultivated some concealment technique that even he, a late-stage Six-star Dou Saint, could not see through.

Just as the Ling Clan elders were shocked by the Seven Star Palace's profound foundations and its casual arrangement of two Dou Saint powerhouses for their sake.

The Ling Clan Patriarch suddenly asked, "Hall Master Tian Quan... may I ask who that mysterious powerhouse who acted earlier was? Such terrifying methods couldn't have been accomplished by a Dou Saint, could they?"

Hearing this, the elders behind the Ling Clan Patriarch also craned their necks and listened intently.

Although everyone from the Ling Clan had already formed a bold guess about this question, it was simply too unbelievable and differed from the Gold Ranking's previous description. Thus, they still wanted to hear the Hall Master of Tian Quan Hall admit it personally.

Facing the Ling Clan's curiosity.

Knowing that the Ling Clan could no longer spread anything from this place outside, the Hall Master of Tian Quan Hall did not conceal the truth. He said directly, "A Dou Saint naturally couldn't casually accomplish the shocking feat of transporting Spirit Realm to the Meteor God Ice Plain."

"The one who acted earlier was exactly who you're thinking of—the founder of my Seven Star Palace!"

"!!!"

After hearing the Hall Master of Tian Quan Hall personally confirm it.

Everyone from the Ling Clan collectively lost their wits. Their pupils widened, and their faces were filled with disbelief.

Looking at the stunned members of the Ling Clan, the Hall Master of Tian Quan Hall had originally intended to tear open the void and leave with the Ling Clan Patriarch.

Unexpectedly, in the next second, he seemed to sense something. He paused, the corners of his lips lifting slightly, and said to the Ling Clan Patriarch, "It seems we'll have to wait for your old friends to arrive as well."

At the same time.

While the Ling Clan elders were still filled with shock.

Far away in the Central Continent, Nihility Devouring Flame was just as baffled as they were.

The reason was simple. After receiving a voice transmission from the clan, the Soul Clan Army, which had already been waiting near Spirit Realm for some time, quickly set out.

However, when Nihility Devouring Flame brought the army to the original site of Spirit Realm's entrance, he was shocked to discover that the entrance had vanished.

At first.

Nihility Devouring Flame thought that the Ling Clan had used some special method to conceal Spirit Realm's entrance.

But after carefully searching and investigating, he discovered that this was not the case. There were no traces of an Independent Space in the area. It was as though Spirit Realm had been completely erased from this space.

"Who can tell me what happened?"

"Why did such a huge Ling Clan suddenly disappear? Why didn't anyone keep watch over Spirit Realm earlier?"

Facing the furious Nihility Devouring Flame, a Soul Clan Dou Venerate said fearfully, "Lord Nihility... earlier, you said that the Ling Clan was no threat, and that even after receiving the Heavenly Dao Blessing, they were still nothing to worry about. So... you told us not to get too close, lest we alert them."

As soon as the Soul Clan Dou Venerate finished speaking.

Nihility Devouring Flame, who was already in a foul mood, suddenly turned around and stared coldly at the Soul Clan Dou Venerate who had walked straight into the line of fire.

"Ah! Lord, spare my life..."

In the next second, black flames erupted across the Soul Clan Dou Venerate's body. His agonized screams and pleas for mercy echoed throughout heaven and earth. In just a few breaths, a Dou Venerate powerhouse completely vanished from the world.

Seeing this, Hun Yan, one of the Four Demon Sages of the Soul Clan and a Seven-star Dou Saint, said calmly, "Lord Nihility, please don't lose your temper. I believe the Ling Clan's disappearance may be related to the Gold Ranking's previous rewards."

"That is possible." Upon hearing this, Hun Sha, one of the Four Demon Sages, agreed, "After all, one of the special rewards in that choice between two options could only be seen by the Ling Clan Patriarch."

"Perhaps that reward was meant to protect the Ling Clan once, or hide Spirit Realm somewhere no one could find..."

Facing Hun Yan and Hun Sha's explanation.

Nihility Devouring Flame pondered briefly before saying coldly, "With the Ling Clan's methods and foundations, aside from the Gold Ranking's reward, there doesn't seem to be any other possibility."

"Immediately report the situation here to the clan."

"Leave a few people here to watch the Ling Clan. Everyone else will come with me to the Shi Clan. Now that we've come all this way, we absolutely cannot return empty-handed. I refuse to believe the Shi Clan will disappear like the Ling Clan."

"Yes!"

At the same time.

Central Continent, inside the Ancient Clan's Gu Realm.

After personally witnessing the Ling Clan Half-Saint advance to the One-star Dou Saint realm under the golden light of the Heavenly Dao Blessing, and seeing two Dou Venerate geniuses each advance by one star.

All the Ancient Clans were now looking at the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking with anticipation, waiting for the ranking rewards that would follow.

In the hearts of the various clans, aside from the already-declining Xiao Clan, even the Ling Clan, which ranked last in overall strength, had received such generous rewards. Needless to say, their own clans would receive even more.

Especially those geniuses whose Dou God Bloodline had reached the ninth grade...

"Nine-grade Dou God Bloodline Origin!"

After Gu Yuan saw the reward the Ling Clan had received.

He subconsciously murmured, "I didn't expect the Gold Ranking to give the Ling Clan this reward. It's truly unexpected... I wonder whether the ranking reward will change when it reaches my Ancient Clan?"

"And what is the background of that mysterious family? Will the top three of the Family Ranking all receive Origin Qi as a reward?"

While all living beings discussed this.

The image on the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking high above the sky had already updated to the eighth place.

The Light Screen revealed an environment completely unfamiliar to everyone, along with a group of burly figures whose bulging muscles rose like iron towers.