After hearing this, Chen Xiaojun knitted his brows and asked in puzzlement, "If these Soul Beasts really joined forces, wouldn't our Chen Clan face an enormous challenge?"
Elder Qing smiled at his words and replied teasingly, "Joined forces? Which Soul Beasts do you mean? Does that include me? Soul Beasts all have their own positions, with factions standing like a forest. Joining forces would be no easy matter. Besides, even if every Soul Beast on my side joined them, what of it? Your Chen Clan is strong enough to contend with them on equal footing."
He paused before continuing, "Don't forget, those three behind you alone all possess Title Douluo combat strength, enough to pit themselves against Soul Beasts with Saint King combat strength. Although the overall strength of the Soul Beasts is growing, your Chen Clan's strength is also constantly improving. What's more, human Soul Masters have a clear advantage in intelligence, strategy, and methods."
Chen Cong asked curiously, "Elder Qing, how do you know our Chen Clan's strength is growing?"
Elder Qing glanced at him and said lightly, "Do you think I knew nothing of the outside world just because I was asleep all these years? Young Cong, including you, from what I've seen, your Chen Clan already has four Titled Douluos and four others with Title Douluo combat strength." He did not know that Zhu Hongzhen had made his breakthrough outside. "You also have a group of powerful Soul Douluos. That lineup alone is enough to make any faction look twice, and I don't even know whether you have more strength hidden away."
He continued, "Add the strength on my side, and our combined forces would easily be enough to suppress those Soul Beasts who disagree with us."
Chen Cong smiled calmly, then asked in confusion, "Elder