The Lei Clan elders surrounded Lei Dong, then unleashed their auras. The terrifying pressure of four Half-Saints abruptly changed the color of heaven and earth, whipping up a fearsome gale of energy that swept toward Gu Xun'er.
"Hmph!"
The Lei Clan elders' auras surged fiercely, but the Gu Clan elders were no lifeless ornaments either. Just as the pressure of those Dou Sheng elders bore down on Gu Xun'er, the most powerful Half-Saint elder of the Gu Clan gave a cold snort. A Dou Qi Whip howled forth, scattering that pressure, before he led the other three Gu Clan Half-Saint elders to Gu Xun'er's side.
"What? Your Lei Clan dares attack the Young Patriarch of the Gu Clan? Are you looking to start a war?"
The leading elder, a Dou Sheng elder at the peak of the Half-Saint realm, swept an icy gaze across the four Lei Clan elders opposite him and spoke coldly.
"Gu Zhi, don't spit blood and slander us! Wasn't it your Young Patriarch who first tried to kill ours? Had we acted even a moment slower, wouldn't your Gu Clan have repeated the Yan Clan's tragedy upon our Lei Clan?"
The leading Lei Clan elder clearly recognized the Gu Clan Half-Saint who had spoken. His face darkened with anger as he snapped back.
"And what of it? Wasn't this whole affair started by your Lei Clan's Young Patriarch? If he hadn't clung to our young lady like a stubborn medicinal plaster, pestering her endlessly and speaking so insolently, why would she have bothered with him?"
The elder named Gu Zhi remained icy in tone. With his strength, he could be considered part of the Gu Clan's upper ranks, and naturally knew that the clan's current position was somewhat precarious, with the other ancient clans subtly targeting