Who Said There Were No Extraterrestrial Evil Clans on the Dou Qi Continent?

"Who was it?"

Shi Zhentian looked at Qing Luo and asked.

His voice held neither sorrow nor joy, yet it contained boundless fury and fear...

"The Soul Clan!"

Qing Luo replied.

The instant he heard the words "Soul Clan,"

Shi Zhentian's body began to tremble.

In truth, he had long suspected who the culprit was.

Only an Emperor Clan could lay hands on another Emperor Clan.

Of course,

the Emperor Alliance Qing Luo belonged to might also have the ability to destroy the Spirit Clan, but the Emperor Alliance absolutely could not silently purge an Emperor Clan while keeping it hidden from everyone.

"The Soul Clan?!"

"The Soul Clan is an Emperor Clan. The Emperor Clans share the same roots—how could they attack the Spirit Clan?"

"Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, are you trying to use this to drive a wedge between our Emperor Clans?"

Unlike Shi Zhentian's silence,

after hearing that the Soul Clan had attacked the Spirit Clan, the Saint elder members lining both sides of the hall all furiously questioned Qing Luo.

It was not that they did not believe the Soul Clan had acted.

They simply did not dare believe it...

"Hmph!"

Qing Luo snorted coldly.

"Emperor Clans sharing the same roots... what a fine line that is!"

At those words,

Shi Zhentian abruptly looked at Qing Luo.

"The Emperor Clans are powerful because of the Emperor Blood passed down within your bodies. But after all these years, the Emperor Blood within your clans has nearly run dry, hasn't it? Your strength has also gradually weakened."

"Aren't you curious why the Soul Clan has not weakened, and instead still has the spare strength to establish an organization like the Hall of Souls in the Central Plains?"

Qing Luo spoke calmly.

Yet it was this plain, low-voiced statement, as if he were merely recounting a story,

that made the elders who had been angrily denouncing him

fall silent once more.

As Emperor Clans,

it was not as though they had never wondered why the Soul Clan had grown increasingly powerful.

That power

was something even the Gu Clan, also a peak Emperor Clan, could not rival. The Hall of Souls alone was enough to match the Stone Clan.

Such a situation was highly abnormal in an era that had gone ten thousand years without a Dou God.

Without waiting for their reply, Qing Luo continued,

"After the ancient war, the Nihility Devouring Flame devoured the chief of the Tunling Clan and obtained the Tunling Clan's ability!"

"The Soul Clan has grown stronger and stronger because the Nihility Devouring Flame devoured the Emperor Clan bloodline within the Spirit Clan, using the Spirit Clan's bloodline to preserve the vitality of the Soul Clan's Emperor Blood!"

"This is the true reason behind the Spirit Clan's destruction."

"This is the so-called shared roots of the Emperor Clans!"

Boom—

For a moment,

the Stone Clan experts within the great hall felt monstrous waves erupt in their minds, standing frozen in place like wooden statues.

As an Emperor Clan,

they were no strangers to the ancient war.

The Tunling Clan was innately capable of devouring, directly plundering the source of Emperor Blood within other Emperor Clans.

This ability

had crossed the bottom line of the Emperor Clans at the time, which was why the ancient war had erupted and all the Emperor Clans had joined forces to exterminate the Tunling Clan.

At the end of that war,

the Tunling Clan had been nearly wiped out. The Tunling King had been severely injured and captured, then taken away by the Soul Clan.

They had thought

the matter of the Tunling Clan had become history.

They never expected the Soul Clan to use the Nihility Devouring Flame to inherit the Tunling Clan's ability...

They had turned their own kin into blood food to sustain their lives!

Qing Luo's indifferent gaze swept across the hall, his tone utterly without fluctuation.

"Now that the Spirit Clan has been slaughtered, the next to fall will be your Stone Clan!"

The moment his words fell,

the hall became deathly silent.

Traces of their earlier disdain still remained on the elders' faces.

They only thought Qing Luo was making alarmist claims.

Just as they were about to refute him, the silent graveyard of the Spirit Realm suddenly flashed through their minds.

The words at their lips were swallowed back down.

Their faces slowly turned pale, and a trace of doubt rose in their hearts.

Shi Zhentian's brows knitted tightly.

He knew Qing Luo's words were not alarmist nonsense.

Though they were both Emperor Clans,

the gap between the Stone Clan and the Soul Clan was so vast that comparing them to clouds and mud would be flattering the Stone Clan.

They could not even defeat the Hall of Souls...

"Clan Chief..."

Shi Chui, the five-star clan elder beside Shi Zhentian, was the first to break the silence.

"We all know how terrifying the Tunling Clan's devouring power was back then. With the Soul Clan now possessing such methods, remaining uninvolved is simply not an option."

The other elders nodded one after another.

Their earlier mockery had vanished completely, replaced by deep fear.

Just moments ago, they had laughed at the Heavenly Flames for rashly speaking of attaining Emperorhood.

Only now did they see clearly

that only the Emperor Alliance could restrain the Soul Clan.

At those words,

the last shred of Emperor Clan pride in Shi Zhentian's heart was utterly crushed.

He slowly released his clenched fist.

The haughty Saintly pressure around him completely receded. He solemnly cupped his hands toward Qing Luo and Mu Tong, his tone no longer carrying the slightest contempt.

"We were blinded by our prejudices and failed to see the calamity threatening our clan. If we defend ourselves alone, we will sooner or later follow in the Spirit Clan's footsteps. My Stone Clan is willing to join the Emperor Alliance and stand against the Soul Clan together."

"The Stone Clan Chief is willing to join the Emperor Alliance..."

Upon hearing Shi Zhentian's words,

Pill Tower Ancestor Mu Tong and Dan Xuan were completely dumbfounded.

He clearly remembered

that these Stone Clan members had been mocking them just moments ago, and the Stone Clan had even begun driving them away.

And now they were directly begging to join?!

Dan Xuan looked at Qing Luo with reverence.

He knew it was the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame that had changed everything, making even these lofty and arrogant Emperor Clans willing to submit.

Was he truly ranked on the Heavenly Flame Ranking...?

From the temperament, methods, and conversation with the Stone Clan that Qing Luo had displayed along the way, such scheming was simply more terrifying than those immortal Emperor Clan rulers who had held power for ten thousand years!

"Good!"

Qing Luo nodded slightly.

He had anticipated the Stone Clan's change.

He had merely not expected the Stone Clan to fear the Tunling Clan so greatly that his words about the Tou She Ancient God Jade had not even been spoken before his goal was achieved.

Come to think of it,

the Dou Qi Continent had encountered the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan earlier than the neighboring The Great Ruler!

As a transmigrator,

Qing Luo knew that the Tunling Clan was actually an Extraterrestrial Evil Clan that had invaded the Dou Qi Continent. It was simply that the Dou Qi Continent's combat strength was clearly a tier above that of Mysterious Heaven Continent.

Before these evil clans could do much of anything, they had already been jointly exterminated by the ancient powerhouses of the Dou Qi Continent.

Qing Luo looked at Shi Zhentian and said,

"The matter of joining the Emperor Alliance need not be announced to the public for now. After all, the Soul Clan has Hun Tiandi, a Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint, guarding it, and countless powerful experts within its ranks. To deal with the Soul Clan, the Emperor Alliance must make preparations in advance!"

"Of course!"

Shi Zhentian nodded repeatedly.

He found nothing inappropriate about Qing Luo's decision.

On the contrary, he was the one least willing for this information to leak out.

For now, the Soul Clan merely had the intention of attacking the Stone Clan. Once the news leaked, they might directly make their move.

Moreover,

the Stone Clan joining the Emperor Alliance was equivalent to betraying the secret understanding among the other Emperor Clans. Once the Soul Clan attacked, the other Emperor Clans would likely stand by and watch!

"If it is not announced publicly, what should we do if the Soul Clan attacks our clan?"

An elder spoke up.

At those words, the other elders also revealed worried expressions.

At its core, they wished to join the Emperor Alliance to gain powerful support and prevent the Soul Clan from daring to act. But if it was not announced, they would always face the danger of extermination.

"That is simple. You should possess a piece of the Tou She Ancient God Jade. Hand the Tou She Ancient God Jade to me, then announce to the public that I took it away. The Soul Clan naturally will not attack you again."

Qing Luo said calmly.

"The Tou She Ancient God Jade..."

Shi Zhentian stared at Qing Luo in astonishment, unable to understand what the Tou She Ancient God Jade had to do with the Soul Clan taking action.