How Dare You Frame an Innocent Man?

As figures continued to emerge, some of the elders began to feel a sense of unease. Where were the members of their clans? Could they have perished? Although such unlucky cases were rare, that did not mean they had never happened.

No, impossible. Their strength was not weak. They must still be behind the others and had not come out yet.

The elders of the Soul Clan and Yao Clan silently consoled themselves.

When Xiao Yan and Xun'er emerged hand in hand, the spatial gate writhed for a moment before vanishing.

All the elders knew that this was a sign that the Heavenly Tomb had completely closed. It would now retreat into the void once more, silently gathering energy as it awaited its next opening.

But now, the elders of the Soul Clan and Yao Clan were truly panicking. Where were their people? Even when clan members had unfortunately died inside in the past, their corpses would still be transported out, would they not? This time, even the bodies were gone?

"Why has the Heavenly Tomb already closed while the members of my clan have yet to emerge? Where are Hun Ya and Hun Li of my Soul Clan?"

The two black-robed elders of the Soul Clan, both Eight-Star Dou Zuns, immediately sensed that something was wrong. After exchanging a glance, one of them stepped forward and shouted sharply.

"Our two Yao Clan members have not emerged either. Even if they died, there should be bodies. Why are even the bodies gone this time?"

The Yao Clan's sole leading elder spoke with a panicked expression as well.

Yao Xingji carried one of the Yao Clan's inherited flames within him, the Nine Nether Wind Flame. The Yao Clan currently controlled only two Heavenly Flames in total. If it were lost, how