Chapter 433: Four Hundred and Forty-One: Heaven-Refining Ancient Array, Hun Miesheng's Despair
"Leave these Fire Slaves to me..."
Just as everyone was finding it troublesome enough to face the Seven-Star Dou Saint Purifying Lotus Demon Flame while also enduring the harassment of so many Fire Slaves, Gu Xun'er suddenly spoke.
They were initially taken aback, but soon nodded in agreement. Although Gu Xun'er had displayed peerless combat prowess earlier, her actual cultivation was only that of a Two-Star Dou Saint. None of them believed she could unleash strength approaching that of a Six-Star Dou Sheng without paying a price.
Unable to unleash that level of strength again, Gu Xun'er had fallen back to being the weakest combatant present. Having her eliminate these troublesome Fire Slaves was indeed the best arrangement.
Hun Changqing, however, cast an unusual glance at Gu Xun'er. He had a rough idea of what she intended to do.
The reason she had not used the means within the Ancient Map to summon the Purifying Lotus Demon Saint's remnant soul, instead agreeing to a temporary alliance between the two clans, was probably to force the Soul Clan to confront the Seven-Star Dou Saint Purifying Lotus Demon Flame and thereby weaken them.
If his guess was correct, the three Gu Clan Elders had probably already received Gu Xun'er's orders. They would likely go through the motions without putting in any real effort, just like him.
Even after figuring this out, Hun Changqing had no intention of warning Hun Miesheng and the other two. After all, despite the Gu Clan having previously trapped and killed a group from the Soul Clan, the Soul Clan's overall strength still exceeded theirs.
If the Gu Clan fell too early and the Soul Clan emerged victorious, Hun Tiandi would assemble the complete Ancient Jade,