Before the war began, Hun Changqing had already informed them in advance. Only then had they learned that his relationship with the Soul Clan was nowhere near as harmonious as they had imagined.
Thus, although the clans they led appeared to have turned out in full force this time, both clans had actually left their hidden reserves back in their lairs rather than bringing them out.
Buzz! Buzz!
Under everyone's gaze, spatial fluctuations rose once again. Then black silhouettes rapidly filled the sky above the mountain range before descending in scattered groups.
They were the forces that had allied themselves with the Soul Clan earlier.
The most prominent among them were the Flower Sect and the Netherworld Hall.
During Hun Changqing's absence, Zi Yan and Feng Qing'er were far from the only ones who had improved. The others' strength had also grown at a terrifying rate.
Medusa, the Netherworld Hall's strongest fighter, had gained the origin essence of the Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python in the Nine Netherworld Python's clan territory back then. Her aptitude had risen to a terrifying level, and she had now reached the level of a Four-Star Mid-Rank Dou Sheng.
With the Netherworld Hall behind her, Xiao Yi Xian had been supplied with most of the poisonous substances found across the Dou Qi Continent, so her strength had advanced swiftly as well.
She, too, had now reached the Three-Star Dou Sheng realm.
She was only a single step away from breaking through to Mid-Rank Dou Sheng.
Yun Yun of the Flower Sect, however, was not quite so outstanding.
Her talent had never been among the very best. Even after refining the origin essence of that Flower Sect Grand Supreme Elder, she had only barely broken through to Dou Sheng.
And after all this time, she had only