After a long while, Gu Yuan finally broke the silence.
"Everyone understands the current situation. The Hun Clan is too powerful; no single clan can stand against them now.
Only by joining forces completely do we stand a chance of resisting the Hun Clan."
"Mm, that is indeed the case. All seven pieces of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade have already fallen into Hun Tiandi's hands.
If he obtains the final piece as well and finds the legendary Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave Abode, he may truly be able to break through to the Dou Emperor realm.
By then, we former ancient clans will likely become the Hun Clan's Blood Slaves."
"Sigh, that Emperor Venerable should be able to stop all this, but..."
This was the awkward part about these ancient clans. They did not want Hun Tiandi to become a Dou Emperor, but neither did they want to become subordinates of another Dou Emperor.
The pride buried deep in their bones kept them from bowing their heads.
Gu Yuan understood what they meant and directly moved past the subject, turning his gaze toward Xiao Yan instead.
Gu Yuan's intentions were obvious. He wanted Xiao Yan to hand over the final piece of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade for him to safeguard. That way, Hun Tiandi would have great difficulty obtaining the last piece.
But if Xiao Yan did so, it would be no different from giving up on Xiao Zhan and leaving him to die.
"Xiao Yan, the final piece of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade is in your hands, isn't it? You..."
Before Gu Yuan could finish, Xiao Yan interrupted him. This time, Xiao Yan was far less polite.
"I have to save my father!"
Those words immediately choked off Gu Yuan's speech. He could hardly bluntly tell Xiao