If that were all, it would have been one thing.
But what left Soul Heavenly Emperor utterly baffled was that Nihility Devouring Flame, together with the four Living Dead, had failed to take down a Nine-Star Dou Sheng and two youngsters. Instead, he himself had been controlled by them, and from the looks of it, had completely become Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flame.
This had set off a chain reaction. The Soul Clan's four Living Dead had also been forcibly brought under Xiao Yan's control because of Nihility Devouring Flame's fall.
This had originally been Soul Heavenly Emperor's final hidden trump card. The effect he had wanted was to settle everything in one stroke at the most crucial moment. But now, his trump card was gone, and his most important ally had fallen as well.
Soul Heavenly Emperor had even been forced to personally kill one of the Living Dead to prevent himself from suffering backlash from the Gate of Silent Death in the future.
A massive, irreparable crack had appeared in Soul Heavenly Emperor's nearly perfect plan. He now completely understood that relying on himself alone was absolutely no longer enough. The most important thing now was to reach an agreement with the Ancient Clan. Only by using the Ancient Clan's power could he stabilize this situation on the verge of collapse.
Within the great hall, a cold and sinister aura surged wildly.
"Had I known this, I should have refined that bastard long ago!"
Soul Heavenly Emperor's formerly elegant face had become utterly ferocious. Veins bulged across his face as he snarled, "Nihility Devouring Flame, you have brought me to this point! I want nothing more than to tear you into ten thousand pieces! Ah!"
Along with Soul Heavenly Emperor's loss of control, even the stone pillars within the