Conflict Erupts

According to the location described by those venerables, heading south would lead to the Beast Domain.

This so-called Beast Domain was the place where magical beast clans were most heavily concentrated on the Dou Qi Continent.

Nearly seventy percent of the magical beast clans on the Dou Qi Continent were gathered there. It was a world ruled by magical beasts, and even the three great clans of the magical beast world were located within the Beast Domain: the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, the Nine Underworld Earth Python Clan, and the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

"The Ancient Ruins on this trip appeared in the Skeleton Mountain Range of the Beast Domain. That area can be considered part of the Nine Underworld Earth Python Clan's territory. Rumor has it that there is a Heavenly Tier Martial Skill within the ruins." Moyu, the Ninth Elder beside Hun Tianchen, laid out the information one by one. "Because of this, many Ancient Races have been drawn here. It even includes geniuses from the three great magical beast clans. There are countless Dou Venerates and Dou Zongs among them, so I hope Young Master will be extra careful."

Hun Tianchen's brows remained furrowed as he listened to the detailed information.

He knew these Ancient Ruins very well. This was where Xiao Yan obtained the Heavenly Stage Low-Level Great Heaven Creation Palm.

But the time had clearly not yet come. Why had it opened so much earlier?

There was still no answer to that question in his heart.

Although the Beast Domain was not as vast as the Central State, it was not to be underestimated. The endless overlapping mountain ranges were enough to make one feel the Beast Domain's uniquely wild aura.

Therefore, even though the ruins had emerged within the Skeleton Mountain Range of the Beast Domain, it still could not stop people from crazily pursuing their opportunities.

After traveling for several days, the crowds around them grew increasingly dense. Looking at the bone-white mountain range in the distance, Hun Tianchen finally let out a breath of relief.

"We're finally here."

"Xiao Yi Xian, Qinglin, it would be better for you to stay here." Hun Tianchen turned to look at the two women. "Your cultivation is too low, so it isn't suitable for you to take part. Stay here without worry. The Hall of Souls will have people protecting you."

Five or six Dou Venerates and more than ten Dou Zongs tightly surrounded Xiao Yi Xian and Qinglin.

Xiao Yi Xian merely looked at him somewhat apologetically and said, "I've caused you trouble."

"It's no trouble." Hun Tianchen shook his head slightly, then entered with Queen Medusa, the Eighth Elder, and the Ninth Elder.

As they traveled through the vast mountain range, they found that it had now been occupied by a dense sea of people. The constant clamor turned this originally tranquil mountain range into something like a marketplace, with all sorts of chaotic noises surging in from every direction.

At the center of the mountain range, more than ten young men and women opened their eyes one after another, looking helplessly at the spatial seal before them.

"This spatial seal has a restrictive effect. If a Dou Venerate forcibly enters, it will trigger a powerful backlash from the seal."

"However, the seal has grown extremely thin over time. At night, it will be at its weakest. At that point, the venerable elders among you can act to remove this spatial seal."

Every one of these young men and women was handsome or beautiful, and each had two Dou Venerates at their side as guards. They appeared exceptionally extraordinary.

Not only were these young men and women far stronger than the people outside, but their eyes were also filled with deep disdain. They had no intention of mingling with those outside, merely waiting quietly for the right moment beyond the spatial seal.

They were all members of the younger generation sent by the Ancient Races to gain experience. Every one of them was a genius among geniuses. Moreover, they believed their clans were different from ordinary humans, so they all carried themselves with an air of superiority when facing the outside world.

However, while they were speaking, a sinister voice suddenly joined in.

"Heh heh heh, what is there to fear? None of us have the cultivation of a Dou Venerate anyway. We won't suffer any harm if we enter."

The dozen or so youths looked toward the source of the voice and discovered five black-robed figures walking over.

"The Hun Clan..."

The Hun Clan had always been strange and unpredictable. If the Ancient Clan was currently the strongest of the Ancient Races, then the Hun Clan was the most mysterious.

No one had ever been able to fathom their true strength. Never.

A leading young man from the Shi Clan frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "Hun Yu, the owner of these Ancient Ruins was a peak Dou Saint-level expert in life. Those of us who are merely Dou Emperors and Dou Zongs would only be walking to our deaths if we entered."

"Do as you please. Our purpose is merely to enter and gain some experience." Hun Yu smiled at the group, making it impossible to discern his true intentions.

But the people of the Ancient Clan could not care less about that. As soon as he arrived, a young man from the Ancient Clan rushed forward and pointed at him as he roared, "Hun Yu, you bastards!"

The moment he attacked, he used the Ancient Clan's Earth Rank High Dou Technique, the Emperor Seal Technique!

"Sea Flipping Seal!"

"Soul Rending Hand." Hun Yu, standing at the front, snorted coldly. A massive illusory hand shot forth and slammed straight into the attack.

The Ancient Clan member was forced back again and again by Hun Yu's counterattack. Just as he was about to strike once more, he was stopped by the others.

"Gu Yao, calm down!"

Gu Yao stared at the Hun Clan members with bloodshot eyes and roared, "Xun Er was captured alive by them! How are we supposed to calm down?"

The Ancient Clan and the Hun Clan had never gotten along to begin with, not to mention that Gu Xun'er was the goddess in the hearts of the Ancient Clan's younger generation.

Her capture had filled countless young members of the Ancient Clan with rage. They cultivated desperately, all so that they would have the strength to charge into the Hun Clan's headquarters and rescue Gu Xun'er.

"So that's what this is about. You attacked me the moment we met because of Gu Xun'er." Hun Yu revealed a cold smile. "You do know yourselves well. You know you can't deal with Brother Tianchen, so you specifically came to pick on a soft target like me, is that it? Brother Tianchen was right. You're all nothing but clowns jumping about."

"Damn you, Hun Yu! Are you trying to start a war with my Ancient Clan?" Gu Qingyang, who had been trying to persuade Gu Yao at his side, changed expression and stared darkly at Hun Yu.

"I currently cannot represent the Hun Clan. Can you represent the Ancient Clan? Start a war? Heh heh..."

"I can't stand this anymore!" Gu Hua and Gu Xing of the Ancient Clan's younger generation flashed out at the same time. Dou Qi surged from their palms like a tidal wave as they fiercely struck at the Hun Clan's group.

"Good timing." Hun Ya, Hun Li, and the others also rushed forward. For a time, a battle between the younger generations of the Hun Clan and Ancient Clan erupted before the entrance to the Ancient Ruins.

However, because the Ancient Clan had more people, the Hun Clan gradually fell into a disadvantage during the battle.

Neither side's Dou Venerates made a move, because whoever acted first would undoubtedly intensify the conflict.

As long as the young people they favored were not in mortal danger, they would turn a blind eye and allow them to make a mess of things.

After all, the purpose of this journey was training. Fighting more people was not a bad thing.

Hun Yu bore the brunt of it. Under the combined attacks of Gu Yao, Gu Qingyang, and the others, he was now in an extremely bedraggled state.

"Damn it, do you think the Hun Clan has no one left?" Hun Yu glared at them with a somewhat savage expression. Just as he was about to unleash his trump card, the heavens and earth suddenly changed color. An immense aura, like that of an ancient Giant Dragon, pressed down upon everyone until they could barely breathe.

A white-robed man born with Heterochromatic Eyes instantly arrived at the very center of the battlefield. With his hands behind his back and his gaze sweeping over all things, he said coldly:

"What is going on here?"