At Xiao Yan's command, the controlled Dou Sheng servants behind him answered respectfully, unleashed their powerful Dou Qi, and charged recklessly toward the Ancient Realm.
Gu Yuan's heart sank completely at the sight. Knowing there was no escape, he hurriedly formed hand seals, activated the Ancient Realm's grand formation, and sent Gu Xun'er inside.
Then Gu Yuan raised his arm and rallied the Gu Clan's Dou Sheng behind him. "People of the Ancient Realm, face the enemy with me!"
As his shout fell, Gu Yuan immediately charged at the Blood God Hall's Dou Sheng servants. But no sooner had he moved than Xiao Yan blocked his path.
"Your opponent is me!"
Xiao Yan met Gu Yuan head-on. Both were at Peak Dou Sheng, and the instant they struck, space shattered as they fought fiercely, neither yielding an inch.
The Ancient Realm's Dou Sheng also clashed savagely with the Blood God Hall's Dou Sheng servants.
Though enslavement had weakened these Dou Sheng servants somewhat, their numbers gave them the advantage, and even the Ancient Realm's Dou Sheng struggled to hold them off.
Some of the Blood God Hall's servants bypassed them outright, blasted through the Gu Clan's barrier, and began slaughtering its people.
The Gu Clan's Black Abyss Army and other forces all mobilized to meet them head-on.
They could manage a few Dou Sheng, but against more than a dozen, they were simply massacred. Gu Xun'er watched the clan battle that seemed to destroy heaven and earth, watching her clansmen being slaughtered one after another, her face stricken and her eyes brimming with tears.
As she stared at Xiao Yan, locked in fierce combat with her father, nothing but hatred filled Gu Xun'er's eyes. Yet seeing her clansmen die one after another tore at her heart, and all she wanted