Chapter 696

Gu Yuan returned, but Xiao Xun'er stayed behind, because she was her family's only remaining bloodline and hope. Of course, aside from this bloodline and hope, quite a few other clan members had already withdrawn as well. It was not that they had never considered an alliance; on the contrary, they had already formed one. But compared to the Soul Clan, their alliance seemed somewhat weak. It could be said that they had originally possessed an excellent opportunity, but their brains had been squeezed by a door and they missed that sole chance. Since they had missed that only opportunity, naturally, there was no longer any chance left.

Fang Yu neither concerned himself with nor asked about any of this. To him, none of it was particularly important. They were merely two blades being sharpened. Whichever blade was sharpened first would be seized by him and destroyed. However, the Soul Clan's blade would be more intact and more powerful. After all, the Soul Clan had forged their blade for over a thousand years, while these people were merely a group of trash relying on their bloodlines. Without the bloodline in their bodies, they would be no different from trash. They did not have a single brain cell between them. Thus, Fang Yu truly held no hope for this bunch of trash, and never had. At the very least, the Soul Clan had some brains. This group of trash, this bunch of trash relying on their bloodlines, had not the slightest bit of sense. They had missed that sole opportunity—the only opportunity—and let it slip away for nothing.

Xiao Xun'er had arrived. This visit left her complexion much uglier, and her mood was terrible. To Fang Yu, Xiao Xun'er's arrival held no meaning whatsoever.

"Since your father had you stay behind,