A Dangerous Standoff

Xiao Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Gu Yuan's figure appear one after another.

As for Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and Yao Dan, in Xiao Lin's view, with the Hun Tiandi present, they were merely incidental...

"However, speaking of Yan Sheng, Shi Yun, and Yan Longzi running to call for backup, why was Hun Tiandi the first to arrive? Also, why is Gu Yuan always a step behind Hun Tiandi?"

It's really gone this far, isn't it?

Xiao Lin couldn't help but silently complain to himself.

In the Original Work, Gu Yuan was always one step behind Hun Tiandi in everything.

Xiao Lin has now personally experienced Gu Yuan's "showy" nature!

Of course, with the arrival of the patriarchs of the five Great Emperor clans, the Hun Clan naturally dared not continue to attack the Stone Clan.

"Is it finally here?"

At the same time, the Stone Clan members all breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and Yao Dan.

Because they knew they had survived.

However, at this moment, the Stone Clan's population had already decreased by more than 70%.

Thinking of this, a trace of sorrow flashed across the faces of all the Leadership members of the Stone Clan.

Then, they all glared angrily at the Hun Clan members in front of them.

However, the Hun Clan didn't care about this at all.

At this moment, they were all looking at their clan leader with both reverence and trepidation.

After all, they failed to defeat the Stone Clan!

In the sky above the Stone Realm, the Hun Tiandi's gaze swept across the entire Stone Realm, his eyes filled with a hint of dissatisfaction.

Immediately afterwards, when the Hun Tiandi saw the Nihility Devouring Flame, who was severely injured and whose cultivation level was even about to drop, the dissatisfaction in his eyes turned into shock.

"To think that he could injure the Nihility Devouring Flame to this extent... was it Lin Xiao?"

Then, the Hun Tiandi's gaze returned to Xiao Lin, who was confronting the Nihility Devouring Flame.

When the Hun Tiandi noticed that Xiao Lin was only seriously injured and not in mortal danger, his shock deepened!

Feeling the gaze of the Hun Tiandi, Xiao Lin looked back without fear, and even grinned at him.

At that moment, a strange glint flashed in the Hun Tiandi's eyes; no one knew what he was thinking.

At this moment, Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and Yao Dan, who arrived later, were silent for a moment after seeing the tragic state of the Stone Realm, and then they all turned their gazes to the Hun Tiandi.

"Hun Tiandi, did your Hun Clan do this?"

Gu Yuan's question was clearly a rhetorical one, implying that he already knew the answer.

"Ha, Gu Yuan, you're still the same as ever! You've already seen all of this with your own eyes, so why are you asking me?"

The Hun Tiandi did not defend himself; he even mocked Gu Yuan.

"Hun Tiandi, do you know you're playing with fire? Do you really intend to provoke a war between the Emperor Clans?"

The anger that flashed across Gu Yuan's face was obvious.

However, he is still restraining himself.

Clearly, Gu Yuan had no intention of breaking the millennia-old order that had been maintained on the Dou Qi Continent!

Once the war between the Emperor Clans begins, one Emperor Clan will inevitably be destroyed, which is something he does not want to see.

Just like the war between the Xiao Clan and the Hun Clan a thousand years ago.

But he never expected that, a thousand years later, the Hun Clan would actually attack the other Emperor Clans again!

According to Yan Sheng, Shi Yun, and Yan Longzi of the Stone Clan, the Ling Clan was wiped out before the Stone Clan!

This made Gu Yuan's heart feel exceptionally heavy.

In contrast, the Lei and Yan Clans were terrified upon learning of this situation.

The Yao Clan was terrified upon learning this!

After all, the Lei and Yan Clans were confident that they could hold off the Hun Clan to some extent with their protective formation.

But the Yao Clan is different!

The weakest Ling Clan have already been wiped out, while the second weakest Stone Clan are on the verge of extinction.

So, after the Stone Clan, if the Hun Clan wants to destroy the other Emperor Clans, who will be next? Yao Dan could figure it out with his toes.

Besides the Yao Clan, who else could it be?

As it turned out, Yao Dan's idea was correct.

In the Original Work, not long after the Stone Clan was destroyed, the Yao Clan followed suit.

So, it must be said that among the four clans of Ancient Flame, Thunder, and Medicine, the Yao Clan was the most proactive in rescuing the Stone Clan!

Because, as long as the Stone Clan still exists, there's a high probability that the Hun Clan won't shift their focus to the Yao Clan first.

It's not that the Yao Clan has a particularly good conscience; they simply wanted the Stone Clan to take the lead and attract the Hun Clan's attention.

"If I say yes, what can you do to me?"

The Hun Tiandi's tone remained relaxed.

In fact, the Hun Clan does have the capability to take on the combined forces of the other major Great Emperor clans.

It should be noted that apart from the Hun Clan Hun Tiandi, Late-Stage Nine-Star Dou Saint, and Nihility Devouring Flame, Early-Stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng, the Four Elders are all Eight-Star Dou Sheng powerhouses, and the number of Seven-Star Dou Saint even reaches double digits!

The remaining mid-to-low star Dou Sheng, while not as numerous as the combined numbers of the other major Great Emperor clans, are still roughly the same.

With such strength, what do the Hun Clan have to fear from the other Emperor Clans?

However, the Hun Clan's ultimate goal was not to fight to the death with the other Emperor Clans, but simply to obtain all the Tou She Ancient God Jade and then open the Ancient Emperor's Cave.

To be honest, if it weren't for Gu Yuan, a powerful figure who could rival him, the Hun Tiandi might have actually tried to forcibly seize the Tou She Ancient God Jade from the other Emperor Clans.

However, he could never get past Gu Yuan.

At this moment, the Hun Tiandi even wished that Gu Yuan's personality wouldn't be like this, and that he would learn more from Xiao Xuan a thousand years ago and do some impulsive things.

In this way, he will find an opportunity to eliminate Gu Yuan as an obstacle!

Unfortunately, Gu Yuan was too shrewd; he had no way to proceed!

Therefore, he could only plot step by step to seize the Tou She Ancient God Jade from the other Emperor Clans.

This was a choice the Hun Tiandi had no other option but to make.

Although Zhukun was an opponent of the same level as him, the Ancient Void Dragon Clan did not possess the Tou She Ancient God Jade, so his Hun Clan had no need to confront them head-on.

Therefore, the focus should still be on Gu Yuan!

"Hun Tiandi, if you truly insist on provoking a war between the Emperor Clans, then my Gu Clan will gladly oblige!"

"My Lei Clan (Yan Clan / Yao Clan) is the same!"

At this moment, the four clans of Gu, Lei, Yan, and Yao chose to unite against the Hun Clan.

"Boom"

Their terrifying auras clashed.

Since he was fighting four opponents alone, Hun Tiandi was naturally at a disadvantage in this clash of power.

And so, the two sides remained in a silent standoff for a long time.

The people of the Soul Stone clan below didn't dare to even breathe after witnessing this scene.

Even Xiao Lin's eyes narrowed slightly at this moment.

Although Xiao Lin felt that a fight between the two sides was unlikely at the moment, what if it did happen?

In his current state, he probably couldn't withstand a slap from the Hun Tiandi!

Therefore, the Dragon Seal that Zhukun had given him was already faintly visible in Xiao Lin's palm.

Once the two sides actually go to war, Xiao Lin will activate it immediately!

Fortunately, the worst-case scenario did not happen.

After a brief standoff, the Hun Tiandi was the first to withdraw his aura.

Seeing this, Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and Yao Dan also made the same move.