Sincere Cooperation

Xun Er stood beside Xiao Yu, quietly watching Gu Qingyang and the others. Gu Qingyang noticed her attitude of following Xiao Yu's lead like a devoted wife and felt somewhat helpless.

After Gu Qingyang, Gu Hua, and Gu Yao exchanged glances, they finally gritted their teeth and nodded. "Fine. We choose to enter the third level!"

"Good. Congratulations, you chose correctly. Otherwise, I could only have left you in this energy storm," Xiao Yu said teasingly as he looked at the three of them.

Gu Qingyang and the other two immediately changed expression, but Xiao Yu added, "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous. I'm only joking. The Ancient Clan and Xiao Clan can be considered allies now. How could I stand by and do nothing?"

Gu Hua and Gu Yao both sighed faintly in relief at Xiao Yu's words, but Gu Qingyang gave Xiao Yu a deep look. In that instant, he had sensed a flash of killing intent deep within Xiao Yu's eyes!

If one opposed the Soul Clan, one could be Xiao Yu's friend. But if one could not bring oneself to kill members of the Soul Clan, then Xiao Yu could only kill them instead. There was no neutrality—either a friend or dead!

The group looked toward the other clans. Soon, everyone from the Eight Ancient Clans had gathered here: the Thunder Clan, Yao Clan, Huo Clan, Stone Clan, and Soul Clan.

The newcomers were covered in dust and looked utterly miserable. Even Nine Star Dou Zuns had only a slim chance of surviving this massive energy storm, much less people like them who had yet to reach the Nine Star Dou Zun level!

Xiao Yu looked at everyone and said, "With so many of us caught in this energy storm, we certainly won't survive. The only