231: Chapter 225 Gu Yuan's Relentless Revenge

Lei Ying heaved a long sigh and looked at Gu Yuan.

"Gu Yuan, I do not blame you for this. Given Ling Yuan's ambition and Heart-Nature, once he fully matures, he will still not spare our three clans. This great war was bound to come sooner or later."

"In the upcoming decisive battle, Brother Lei and I will exhaust our full strength, joining forces to hold back Zhu Kun, using every means at our disposal to deplete his combat power."

"We only ask one thing of you: in the future, you must kill that brat Ling Yuan!"

Gu Yuan promised, "Rest assured. He is the mastermind behind all of this. Even if I have to die, I will drag him down with me as a cushion!"

This promise came from the bottom of his heart; it was sincere and genuine.

It was completely different from the empty promises he had made to Xiao Xuan all those years ago; at this moment, he had already embraced a heart set on suicidal revenge.

"It is not just Ling Yuan." Yan Jin spoke again, his tone becoming increasingly grave. "You must survive."

"Only if you, a Nine-Star Dou Sheng Late Stage, remain alive can you continue to harass the Ling Clan, Hun Clan, and Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, ensuring they never have a day of peace. Only then will the sacrifice of all of us today truly have value!"

A Nine-Star Dou Sheng Late Stage with no attachments and unfathomable methods, once they go into hiding and launch endless revenge, is undoubtedly a nightmare that any clan would fear.

It would be enough to ensure the Ling, Hun, and Dragon Clans could never develop in peace.

Gu Yuan looked at Lei Ying and Yan Jin, nodding heavily.

After a moment of silence, Lei Ying and Yan Jin simultaneously raised their hands, each producing the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade treasured by their respective clans.

The two primitive and heavy pieces of ancient jade lay quietly in their palms.

"Brother Gu, we leave this ancient jade to you."

They had already prepared themselves for death; since that was the case, they could not let the ancient jade fall into the hands of the enemy.

Gu Yuan took the two pieces of ancient jade, feeling only their heavy weight.

"Brother Yan, Brother Lei, rest assured. After the battle, I will hide these pieces of ancient jade in locations where they will never be found."

"Unless they can turn the entire Fighting Qi Continent upside down, there is absolutely no possibility of them gathering the ancient jade and opening the Ancient Emperor Cave."

"Afterwards, I will dedicate the rest of my life to launching endless revenge against the Ling Clan, Hun Clan, and Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan. Every sacrifice made today, every blood debt owed today, I will make them repay it double, bit by bit!"

Ling Yuan was unaware of the conversation between the three men inside the Ancient World.

He did not know that the Gu, Yan, and Lei Clans were about to fight to the death, he did not know he was already on Gu Yuan's must-kill list, and he certainly did not know that Gu Yuan intended to hide the ancient jade.

At this moment, Ling Yuan was putting his heart and Soul into his Breakthrough for the Myriad Body Source Return.

The further he progressed, the higher his Realm, the more massive the energy required, and the longer the Source Return took.

When he was a Dou Zong, a Breakthrough took less than a day; as a Dou Zun, it took a few days; after reaching Dou Sheng, the time grew longer and longer.

For example, right now, it took Ling Yuan, a Six-Star Dou Sheng, over twenty days for the Source Return.

Without any surprises, the thick Qi accumulated by his nine Clones returned to his body, and Ling Yuan successfully broke through to the Six-Star Dou Sheng Middle Stage.

The moment the Breakthrough was completed, Ling Yuan could clearly feel the surge of Qi within his body; his Physical Body strength, Soul, and offense and defense capabilities had all increased by a significant margin.

His confidence grew stronger as well.

Returning to the Ancient World battlefield this time, his combat power would be even stronger, and harvesting the Dou Sheng of the three clans would be even easier.

Thinking of the Dou Sheng he had killed, Ling Yuan raised his hand and took out all the Dou Sheng bodies he had accumulated during this time, arranging them neatly in the Heavenly Tomb space.

In over a month of fighting, Ling Yuan and Zhu Kun had killed about twenty Dou Sheng in total.

They killed quite a few in the first two encounters, but later, as the enemy became more guarded, the number decreased.

Although they had killed over twenty Dou Sheng, it was certainly impossible to obtain all their bodies; some had been obliterated by Zhu Kun, and some bodies could not be collected in time.

What actually ended up in Ling Yuan's hands were only fifteen bodies.

This included one Seven-Star Dou Sheng, two Five-Star Dou Sheng, four Four-Star Dou Sheng, and the rest were all low-level Dou Sheng between one and three stars.

Although he could not collect all the bodies, he basically did not let any of the Dou Sheng Souls escape.

After slaying a Dou Sheng expert, Ling Yuan could basically use the Nether Wave Absorption Technique to absorb their Soul.

These Souls were more than enough for him to refine all the Dou Sheng bodies he had on hand into Puppets.

Ling Yuan did not plan to return to the battlefield immediately.

Ling Yuan did not know why Gu Yuan was not fighting with his life on the line, but he had a premonition that the time for a desperate struggle was almost here.

The Gu, Yan, and Lei Clans had lost too many Dou Sheng. When the war first started, the Gu, Yan, and Lei Clans were able to barely suppress him and Zhu Kun by relying on the augmentation of remnant Souls.

However, the longer they fought, the more casualties the three clans suffered, the heavier their Bloodline consumption, and the more obvious the decline in their combat power became.

In the recent period, the three clans could no longer hold on at all, being completely crushed head-on by Zhu Kun, and could only defend passively.

If the enemy did not fight with their lives on the line soon, by the time their high-level Dou Sheng were all dead and their Bloodline was completely exhausted, they would not even have the qualification to fight a desperate battle.

It was precisely because of this that Ling Yuan chose to stop the war midway and return to his clan for a Breakthrough.

The stronger his strength, the safer he would be in the upcoming decisive battle.

Refining Puppets was also the best way to rapidly improve his overall combat power and increase his trump cards.

Without further thought, Ling Yuan raised his palm, and the Three Thousand Burning Flame rose, its Heavenly Flame temperature enveloping the entire Heavenly Tomb space as he began to focus on refining the dou sheng puppet.

Two and a half months passed, and Ling Yuan let out a sigh of relief after refining the last Puppet.

Nearly twenty Puppets were laid out in front of him.

The low-star Dou Sheng were not worth mentioning.

There were two Seven-Star Dou Sheng Puppets: one was the Lei Clan Grand Elder Puppet, and the other was the Soul Sha Puppet.

There was no Seven-Star Dou Sheng Soul for refining the Soul Sha Puppet, so he barely made do with a Five-Star Dou Sheng level one.

One Six-Star Dou Sheng Old Man Shennong Puppet was also made with a Five-Star Dou Sheng Soul.

The Soul was a bit weak, which slightly weakened the combat power, but it did not affect its use.

Being able to produce such powerful combat capability in such a short time, what more could he ask for.

With nearly twenty more dou sheng puppet, Ling Yuan became increasingly confident.

Initiating the Ancient World war this time was absolutely the most correct decision.

Now, the combined forces of the Ling Clan and the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan no longer needed to fear the Hun Clan!

Even after this war ended, even without the Gu Clan's involvement to keep them in check, they would have the confidence to face the Hun Clan alone!

After putting away all the Puppets, Ling Yuan ended his closed-door training and stepped out of the Heavenly Tomb.

He had stayed inside the Heavenly Tomb for over three months, while less than a month had passed in the outside world.

After exiting, Ling Yuan discovered that not only had he improved, but Ling Mie outside had also made a significant Breakthrough, reaching the Eight Star Dou Sheng Middle Stage.

More importantly, Ling Mie's Soul had undergone a complete transformation, successfully stepping into the Emperor Realm level.

It was no exaggeration to say that with his Eight Star Dou Sheng Middle Stage and Emperor Realm Soul, Ling Mie's combat power had already surpassed that of Lei Ying and Yan Jin.

With this, the Ling Clan's strength had risen by another notch.

It was almost about to surpass the Hun Clan!

Feeling that the future was promising, Ling Yuan returned to the battlefield.

After Ling Yuan returned, Hun Tiandi and Void Swallowing Flame instantly sensed the change in Ling Yuan's Realm.

He had already broken through to the Six-Star Dou Sheng Middle Stage?