"Flender, what exactly happened? Why are you so flustered?" Yu Xiaogang asked with a frown.
He had known Flender for many years and understood his personality well. Anything that could make him lose his composure like this was certainly no trivial matter.
Flender rushed up to Yu Xiaogang in three quick strides and grabbed his arm.
"Xiaogang! Something terrible has happened! I just received word that Spirit Hall... no, they're called the Spirit Hall Empire now—they destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!"
"What? That's impossible!"
An icy chill shot from the soles of Yu Xiaogang's feet straight to the top of his head. It felt as though all the blood in his body had frozen in an instant. His face turned deathly pale, his lips trembled slightly, and his expression was filled with disbelief.
Suddenly, Yu Xiaogang grabbed Flender's arm in return, gripping it with immense force.
"Flender, tell me this isn't true! The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan possesses the world's number one beast Martial Soul and is one of the Upper Three Sects. How could they have been wiped out? This must be false information! Right?"
Yu Xiaogang's voice grew louder and louder until, by the end, he was practically roaring.
"Xiaogang, don't get worked up yet. I'm not sure whether the news is true either, but rumors are spreading everywhere. They say the Spirit Hall Empire launched a night raid on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and wiped out the entire clan overnight."
"No... that's impossible." Yu Xiaogang shook his head repeatedly, unwilling to believe it.
"How about this, Xiaogang? I'll go to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with you. Then we'll know whether it's true."
"Right!" Yu Xiaogang said urgently. "Flender, take me there now! I don't believe this is real. It has