Gu Yuan's Ambition Beneath His Conservatism

It was not only the Ancient Clan elders, who held deep-seated prejudices against the Soul Clan, who were shocked by this news. Even Gu Yuan was taken aback, because he knew Hun Tiandi too well. He could not think of any reason for Hun Tiandi to proactively propose an alliance other than a trap.

Anyone qualified to represent the Soul Clan in dealings with other Emperor Clans—especially in discussions with the equal-status Ancient Clan—would have to receive Hun Tiandi's approval before putting forth such a proposal.

Therefore, this was no different from Hun Tiandi personally proposing it!

"Did the Soul Clan offer any other conditions? Did they specify the form this alliance would take? Were they asking to connect the internal spatial passages of the major Emperor Clans?" After pondering for a moment, Gu Lie, the Black Annihilation King, immediately suspected that the Soul Clan might be plotting something. What had happened to the Xiao Tribe back then had shown the Emperor Clans just how ruthless and audacious the Soul Clan could be!

Yet the matter under discussion today was the Soul Clan's agents infiltrating the Ancient Clan and plotting to seize the Tou She Ancient God Jade. In other words, there was a strong possibility that the Ancient Clan's Tou She Ancient God Jade had already fallen into the Soul Clan's hands!

Under such circumstances, even with his insight, he could not help but wonder why the Soul Clan would seek out the Ancient Clan after already obtaining the most important item. Did they have some other scheme in mind?

His wary, stern gaze fixed tightly upon the Dou Sheng delivering the news, placing enormous pressure on him. Though they were both Dou Shengs, Gu Lie's standing as the foremost figure of the Ancient Clan beneath Gu Yuan carried