137: Nine-star Dousheng peak! The ancient Bodhi tree appears in the world

"You brat, don't let me out. If I get out, I'll kill you!"

Zhu Kun slammed his fists against the spatial barrier, but it only created ripples, unable to shake the power of an Emperor.

However, the next moment, Zi Yan immediately stood in front of Xiao Lei and sternly said, "Don't even think about touching Xiao Lei!"

Hearing this, Zhu Kun glared fiercely at Xiao Lei, but upon seeing Zi Yan's eyes, he quickly softened, and then, somewhat coaxingly, he said in a gentle voice, "Child, child, can you come closer? Let me have a look."

As he spoke, Zhu Kun's body, which had been standing tall, became somewhat hunched, as if he were bowing and trying to please.

Zi Yan hesitated. She looked at Xiao Lei, but he returned an encouraging look.

Zi Yan turned around, still feeling a bit nervous. From this man with purple-gold long hair, she felt an extremely powerful Bloodline connection. His identity was already obvious.

However, Zi Yan didn't know how to face him.

She had grown up in the back mountains of Jia Nan Academy, completely unaware of the warmth of family affection, and didn't know how to handle such a strange relationship. Even when she expressed her feelings to Xiao Lei, she did so through actions. She didn't know what to do now.

Seeing Zi Yan's hesitant appearance, Zhu Kun felt even more heartbroken.

He hadn't cried during a thousand years of imprisonment by Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, but now, old tears streamed down his face. His palms pressed tightly against the spatial barrier, as if he wanted to reach out and comfort Zi Yan, who was so close.

But it was a luxury he couldn't afford.

"Child, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have coveted this Emperor's Opportunity back then!"

A deep sense of self-reproach, as if emerging from the depths of his Soul, surged out like a tide, instantly engulfing Zhu Kun.

Seeing that both of them were stunned, Xiao Lei immediately stepped forward and said, "Uncle, Zi Yan might have lacked family affection these years and isn't good at expressing herself!"

Hearing this, Zhu Kun's eyes immediately widened in anger, and he almost blurted out, "Who's your uncle!"

Like most fathers, Zhu Kun was no exception.

However, the words reached his lips and he swallowed them back down, after all, Zi Yan was still nearby.

Moreover, Zi Yan hadn't acknowledged him yet, and Xiao Lei might have already had a marital relationship with Zi Yan. Speaking of which, whether he was her father-in-law still depended on Zi Yan's nod... Thinking of this, Zhu Kun's mood became even stranger... After a long while, Zhu Kun and Zi Yan finally calmed down.

The three of them sat cross-legged at the edge of the spatial barrier.

"Brat... Xiao Lei! Have you come here for the Ancient Emperor Legacy as well? But this Legacy requires the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor ancient jade to open; otherwise, it's useless!"

Zhu Kun was about to blurt out "brat" but was immediately met with Zi Yan's gaze, which forced him to swallow his words.

"I coveted the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Opportunity back then, and relying on my spatial power, I entered it. However, I fell into Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's trap and have been trapped here ever since. Even if you are both now Eight-star Dou Saints and possess the true form of a Dragon Phoenix, do not try to enter it, or you will only suffer the same fate as me!"

Zhu Kun said with some emotion, clearly regretting his decision back then. After all, he had just learned from Zi Yan that the Void Ancient Dragon Clan had split, and many Elders of the Clan had ventured into various dangerous places to find him, ultimately perishing. The current Void Ancient Dragon Clan was much weaker than it had been a thousand years ago.

"Uncle, we came here this time to find you. I once sensed your Qi here, and then, recalling that I grew up in Jia Nan Academy, I became suspicious. So, after gaining enough strength, I returned here."

Xiao Lei didn't mention the copying, but he had already started the copying process.

And he had already successfully obtained the other party's Cultivation and Emperor Realm Soul.

Although the Demonic Beast Clan's Bloodline has never been of much help to Soul Cultivation, Zhu Kun, having passed through thousands of years, his Soul Strength had already reached the limit of the Fighting Qi Continent, transcending the Celestial Realm.

Of course, arranging for Zi Yan and Zhu Kun to meet was also part of Xiao Lei's plan.

After all, in Xiao Lei's opinion, as the previous Dragon Emperor of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan, the other party must know some secret techniques and methods only known to a Dragon Emperor.

In the following months, Zhu Kun taught Zi Yan various secret techniques through the spatial barrier... At the same time, in the Ancient World of the Central Plains' Eastern Region, the Clan Chiefs of the Four Clans gathered to discuss confronting the Hun Clan.

What they didn't know was that in the Lei, Yan, and Yao Clans, and even in the Gu Clan, Hun Clan spies had already been planted. When the Clan Chiefs of the three clans left, the spies of the three clans immediately took action, stealing the ancient jade.

When Gu Yuan and the others received the news and rushed to pursue, in the Gu Clan's ancestral hall, Gu Yang suddenly erupted, directly killing a group of Elders, breaking open the Ancient World, and taking the ancient jade of the Gu Clan and Xiao Yan, he fled the Ancient World and returned directly to the Soul Realm.

The Four Clans were immediately dumbfounded, feeling like mice being toyed with by the Hun Clan.

The entire Four Clans, and even the entire Central Plains, were watching them, these powerhouses of various clans, as a joke.

Now, among the Eight Clans, only the Shi Clan's ancient jade had not been found by the Hun Clan. This result left everyone helpless.

Even the Gu Clan had its ancient jade stolen, while the weak Emperor Clan like the Shi Clan, which entrusted its ancient jade to the younger generation of the Clan Chief for safekeeping, actually managed to escape with it!

Suddenly possessing seven ancient jade, with only the Shi Clan's ancient jade remaining, the Hun Clan immediately mobilized all its hidden forces to search for the traces of Shi Po and Shi Ye across the entire continent.

Such a huge commotion immediately threw the entire Fighting Qi Continent into chaos!

Later, even the Four Clans sent various overt and covert forces to investigate everywhere.

Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and others even declared at the Four Clans' assembly that if the Hun Clan found the ancient jade first, they would directly launch a decisive battle. Even if it meant both sides perishing, they would take down Hun Tiandi and thwart the Hun Clan's schemes.

Gu Yuan did not express an opinion!

However, the most distraught was Xiao Yan. He weighed the pros and cons and ultimately chose to trust the Gu Clan. As a result, this place, touted as the most capable of helping him store the ancient jade, had long been infiltrated by the Hun Clan, and the ancient jade was stolen just like that.

Fortunately, the Hun Clan seemed disdainful and did not kill Xiao Zhan, but merely used him to humiliate the Gu Clan, mentioning Gu Yuan's promise a thousand years ago to take care of the Xiao Clan.

However, if the search for the ancient jade was the madness of the Emperor Clans, another event made the entire continent boil with excitement.

The Bodhi Ancient Tree reappeared!

This time, all the Dou Zuns of the entire Fighting Qi Continent, and even some crazy Dou Zongs, were rushing towards the Central Plains, making the situation there even more complicated.

The advanced Dou Zuns who usually hid in seclusion, bitterly refining their Dou Qi, all came out at once, making the search by the Five Great Emperor Clans even more difficult.

After all, Shi Po and Shi Ye were also of such strength now, and in the end, the Five Great Emperor Clans still failed to capture them.

And upon learning that the Bodhi Ancient Tree had finally appeared, Xiao Lei immediately rushed back to the Central Plains with Zi Yan.

The grand show had just begun!

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