"Hahaha, won't we find out in twenty-odd days?"
Medicine Realm, Yao Dan's residence.
Yao Dan laughed heartily, a hint of schadenfreude appearing in his eyes. He had never considered betraying the Xiao Clan, and he hoped the Yao Clan could continue developing under its protection.
Still, the Yao Clan was an Emperor Clan, and competition existed between Emperor Clans too.
In the past, when all Eight Great Emperor Clans still existed, the Yao Clan had ranked among the bottom three, competing with the Spirit Clan and Stone Clan. The Xiao Clan had remained hidden, while the Hun and Gu Clans stood at the top, a tier above the other Emperor Clans.
Next came the Lei and Yan Clans, whose strength was likewise beyond anything the Yao, Stone, and Spirit Clans could match.
But since the Xiao Clan had emerged, first the Stone and Spirit Clans had been annihilated, then the Yan Clan had been destroyed by the Xiao Clan, leaving only a few small fry who posed no threat whatsoever.
Then the Hun Clan had first been crippled by the Xiao Clan, and after the Xiao Clan destroyed the Yao Clan, all the Hun Clan Powerhouses had been slaughtered in a single battle. Judging by its current strength, it probably no longer counted among the Emperor Clans. (Yao Dan did not know that Heavenly Net had wiped out the Hun Clan's last remaining small fry.)
Now, only four of the Eight Great Emperor Clans remained: the Xiao Clan, Gu Clan, Lei Clan, and Yao Clan.
If either the Gu Clan or the Lei Clan suffered a devastating blow during this Heavenly Tomb trial, wouldn't the Yao Clan move up in the rankings?
If both the Gu and Lei Emperor Clans were ruined, all the better. Simply by developing normally, the