52: Chapter 52 The Soul Clan's Layered Outsourcing Details

Ling Yuan was busy contacting the experts of the Ling Clan and assisting East Dragon Island in unifying Dragon Island, wholeheartedly planning the great cause of saving the Ling Clan.

Meanwhile, the Hun Clan also began planning the destruction of the Ling Clan.

Soul Realm.

Within the Soul Realm, oppressive black energy permeated everywhere. A pitch-black palace stood in the center of the Soul Realm. There was not a shred of light inside the palace; only faint black mist curled about, appearing exceptionally eerie.

At the very top of the palace, a man dressed in gray robes with a scholarly appearance sat upon a high throne. His fingertips tapped against the armrest of the throne, making a "dudu" sound, breaking the deathly silence of the palace.

The aura around him was restrained, making him appear almost identical to an ordinary person.

Below the throne stood a man whose entire body was permeated with black flames.

These two were the Nine-Star Dou Sheng of the Hun Clan, Hun Tiandi and Void Swallowing Flame.

"Void, for the next ten-plus years, I will be in seclusion to recover from my injuries. I will leave all matters of the Hun Clan to you."

"The agreement I made with Xiao Xuan a thousand years ago has expired. There are no more constraints. You may take action and secure the ancient jade of the Xiao Clan."

"Then, take action against the Ling Clan, Shi Clan, and Medicine Clan. If I remember correctly, the Heavenly Tomb of the Gu Clan will open in twelve years. You can take advantage of their planning period to destroy the Ling Clan first. Also, the Bodhi Ancient Tree and the Purification Lotus Demon Flame will appear..."

Hun Tiandi could not help but sigh with emotion. These opportunities appearing simultaneously would attract the attention of those Dou Di Clans, giving their Hun Clan a chance to launch a sneak attack.

"Rest assured, Tiandi. When you emerge from seclusion, I will definitely deliver the ancient jade of the Xiao Clan, Ling Clan, Shi Clan, and Medicine Clan into your hands!" Void Swallowing Flame said with confidence.

Among these four clans, the strongest was only the Medicine Clan.

The Medicine Clan's leader, Yao Dan, only possessed the strength of a late-stage Seven-Star Dou Sheng.

With his own strength as an early-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng, he could destroy the Medicine Clan alone, not to mention that the Hun Clan still had numerous experts who could be mobilized.

Ten-plus years was more than enough time.

The reason he had to wait ten-plus years to act, besides Hun Tiandi needing to heal in seclusion, was that he himself also needed time to break through to the Emperor Realm Soul.

Once a full-scale war with the Gu Clan erupted, he would have no spare time to attempt a breakthrough to the Emperor Realm Soul.

And without the Emperor Realm Soul, he could not utilize the inheritance of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor to break through to the Dou Di realm.

Besides Ling Yuan and the Purification Lotus Demon Flame, Void Swallowing Flame was the only person who knew the secret of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave Abode.

The emperor pill embryo was not the true inheritance of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor; the statue on the plaza was.

He did not truly want to cooperate with the Hun Clan; he was merely using the Hun Clan's strength to gather the eight pieces of ancient jade to open the Cave Abode.

Hun Tiandi was using Void Swallowing Flame, planning to "kill the donkey after the millstone is used" once he broke through to Dou Di.

Void Swallowing Flame was thinking: Open the Cave Abode, let the emperor pill embryo beat Hun Tiandi until he was half-dead, and then he would make his move at the end.

Both men were calculating and using each other.

Hun Tiandi looked at Void Swallowing Flame's confident appearance and slowly nodded.

He was quite satisfied with Void Swallowing Flame's abilities.

For so many years, the reason the Hun Clan had been able to maintain their Dou Di Bloodline without fading was entirely due to Void Swallowing Flame's Spirit-Swallowing ability, devouring the Dou Di Bloodlines of other clans to nourish the Hun Clan's bloodline.

Thus, Hun Tiandi went to recover from his injuries.

Those were injuries left over from a battle with Xiao Xuan a thousand years ago. Although he had won that battle, he had also been severely injured. After so many years, he was only one step away from a full recovery.

With Hun Tiandi gone, Void Swallowing Flame was the boss of the Hun Clan.

He first summoned Soul Mie Sheng.

Before long, a man dressed in black robes with a sinister expression walked quickly into the palace and bowed to Void Swallowing Flame:

"This subordinate greets Lord Void!"

Void Swallowing Flame instructed him to collect more souls.

"Once we destroy the Ling Clan and obtain the Dou Di Bloodline, I will be the first to help you break through to a Six-Star Dou Sheng."

Upon hearing this, Soul Mie Sheng's eyes lit up instantly. His face was full of excitement, and his body trembled slightly.

He had only recently broken through to a Five-Star Dou Sheng, and within the Hun Clan, there were still quite a few Five-Star Dou Sheng stronger than him.

He had originally thought that it wouldn't be his turn to break through to a Six-Star Dou Sheng, but he hadn't expected Void Swallowing Flame to give him such an opportunity. This was simply an unexpected surprise.

Soul Mie Sheng immediately guaranteed: "This subordinate will obey! Thank you, Lord Void! Please rest assured, next time I will definitely collect fifty percent more Soul Essence than this time, and I will never fail your expectations!"

Void Swallowing Flame was very satisfied. As long as the Hall of Souls offered Soul Essence two more times, his soul power would be close to breaking through to the Emperor Realm Soul. At that time, he would be able to open the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave Abode.

"In addition, you can start taking action against the Xiao Clan and snatch the ancient jade."

Void Swallowing Flame issued the order and stopped paying attention to Soul Mie Sheng, beginning to refine souls.

In his view, Soul Mie Sheng, a Five-Star Dou Sheng, dealing with a declining Xiao Clan was as easy as flipping his palm.

After returning to the Hall of Souls' Heaven Hall, Soul Mie Sheng immediately summoned the Grand Heavenly Lord.

Soul Mie Sheng leaned on his seat, his tone indifferent, and waved his hand casually: "There is something for you to handle. Go and bring back the ancient jade of the Xiao Clan."

He calculated secretly in his heart that the Xiao Clan had long since declined and had no powerful experts. If he were to handle such a trivial matter as snatching an ancient jade personally, it would be like using a butcher's knife to slaughter a chicken—a pure waste of time.

Having that time, it would be better to consolidate his Five-Star Dou Sheng strength and prepare for his future breakthrough to a Six-Star Dou Sheng.

Grand Heavenly Lord: "Yes, Hall Master! This subordinate will definitely handle it properly and will never delay the matter!"

Hall of Souls, Human Hall.

The Grand Heavenly Lord summoned the Elder Zun who was responsible for the Northwest Continent.

"The Xiao Family of the Jia Ma Empire in the Northwest Continent has a piece of ancient jade. You go and arrange for someone to snatch that jade. Act cleanly and neatly; do not leave any traces."

No matter what, he was still a Dou Sheng expert. Going to the Northwest Continent personally to snatch a piece of jade was simply too embarrassing.

Northwest Continent Branch Hall.

Elder Zun: "Protector Wu, the Jia Ma Empire is your responsible area, right? I don't care what methods you use; go to the Xiao Family in the Jia Ma Empire as soon as possible and bring back the ancient jade in their hands. If you mess this up, I will hold you accountable!"

Thus, the Hun Clan's classic grand drama of layered outsourcing officially began.

The major matter entrusted by Hun Tiandi to the Nine-Star Dou Sheng Void Swallowing Flame, after being passed down through Soul Mie Sheng, the Grand Heavenly Lord, and Elder Zun, finally fell upon the head of Protector Wu, a mere Dou Zong protector.

After Protector Wu learned that the strongest person in the Xiao Family was only a Great Dou Master, he was absolutely overjoyed.

This mission was simply too easy!

As long as he handled this matter well and gained the appreciation of Elder Zun, he might be able to break through another realm.

Thinking this way, Protector Wu immediately set off.

"I'll just go and see if Yun Shan of the Cloud Mist Sect has broken through to Dou Zong. If he has, I can let him trigger a battle, which will make it convenient for me to collect souls..."