218: Chapter 212 Gu Xun'er's Crisis

Ling Yuan drew the Volcanic Stone Flame into his palm, feeling it carefully.

"The ranking is too low, it's not strong enough, but I'll make do with it."

He mobilized his Qi, manipulating this Heavenly Flame to sweep across the entire battlefield.

With the Volcanic Stone Flame bolstered by his Dou Sheng level Qi, the fire surged instantly, covering the entire area where Xiao Yan and the Yan Clan Dou Zun had died in battle.

The bloodstains remaining on the ground, the lingering ripples of Qi from the fight, and the shattered rocks were all completely incinerated by the Heavenly Flame.

Under the extreme temperature, everything turned into nothingness.

Xiao Yan and that Yan Clan Dou Zun, who were fighting here just a moment ago, were now completely burned away, leaving not even a drop of blood or a speck of bone.

Ling Yuan carefully scanned the battlefield, confirming that all traces had been erased and that not a single shred of his own aura remained.

After doing this, Ling Yuan came to the Void Realm.

He did not leave, but instead exerted all his effort to conceal his aura, quietly hovering in mid-air, staring at the spot where Xiao Yan had fallen.

He had to confirm that Xiao Yan wouldn't pull any ridiculous post-death resurrection stunts before he could truly be at ease.

It wasn't that he was paranoid; he was simply used to the bizarre plots in various novels from his past life.

Many protagonists would have their Physical Body destroyed and their Soul scattered, yet they could still be forcibly resurrected through various Opportunities or the intervention of mysterious powerhouses.

He had a particularly deep impression of that classic trope: "Resurrect, my lover."

Ling Yuan was also afraid that a mysterious person might suddenly appear to save Xiao Yan, which is why he was hiding and watching.

If anyone approached, Ling Yuan would turn them into dust in a minute!

Fortunately, such a thing did not happen.

Ling Yuan waited patiently for a long time; the entire volcanic region was quiet, with no energy fluctuations and no signs of any Soul revival.

Xiao Yan's Physical Body and Soul had been completely annihilated, leaving not even a drop of blood; there was no medium left for him to rely on for resurrection.

At this point, Xiao Yan was truly dead.

Ling Yuan finally felt completely at ease.

This strike completed most of his plan to take revenge on Xiao Xuan.

It wasn't fully completed because there were still members of the Xiao Family alive in the Northwest Continent.

Ling Yuan's gaze darkened slightly, and he made a decision.

"Since I'm already here, I might as well wipe out the Xiao Family in one go."

Cut the weeds and dig up the roots, or they will grow again with the spring breeze.

Since he had already started, he would completely eliminate all future troubles!

...

At the same time, in the distant Ancient World.

In an elegant and quiet courtyard, Gu Xun'er sat alone under the porch, resting her chin on her hands, her eyes unfocused, looking a bit lost.

"I wonder how Brother Xiao Yan is doing now."

Ever since Xiao Yan was defeated by Gu Ming, Gu Yuan had thought even less of him.

Without a Dou Di Bloodline, with an ordinary background, and lacking potential in his talent, in Gu Yuan's eyes, such a person was simply unworthy of his daughter; he wasn't even fit to be a live-in son-in-law!

When Gu Xun'er entered the Heavenly Tomb, Gu Yuan directly withdrew the Dou Zun guards that Gu Xun'er had secretly arranged for Xiao Yan.

In addition, he took out a significant amount of resources to Cultivate, telling Xiao Yan to leave Gu Xun'er.

It had quite the feeling of that past life trope: "Take this five million and leave my daughter."

Gu Xun'er was restricted from leaving the Family and could only silently worry about Xiao Yan's safety while in the clan.

Just as she was full of longing, a sharp, piercing pain suddenly came from her chest, right over her heart.

The connection between her and the wisp of the Golden Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Flame sub-flame on Xiao Yan's body snapped instantly.

Without any warning, it was completely severed.

Gu Xun'er's body stiffened, and she stood up abruptly from the stone stool.

In an instant, her face turned as pale as paper, and her whole body went cold.

That wisp of sub-flame was something she had personally given to Xiao Yan, and it was firmly bound to her own Origin flame.

As long as Xiao Yan was alive, this connection would never be broken.

Now that the connection had completely disappeared, there were only two possibilities.

The first was that Xiao Yan had voluntarily or forcibly stripped the sub-flame from his body.

The second was that Xiao Yan had died and his Dao had dissipated, his Soul destroyed.

There was still hope for the former, but the latter was a result she dared not imagine and absolutely could not accept.

A huge panic instantly overwhelmed Gu Xun'er.

She couldn't care about anything else; she only wanted to reach Xiao Yan's location as soon as possible.

Gu Yuan had long ago ordered the Ancient World to be sealed, forbidding Gu Xun'er from leaving the Family privately, but at this moment, Gu Xun'er ignored it all and threatened to kill herself.

Gu Yuan looked at his daughter's stubborn appearance and was truly helpless; he had no choice but to concede, arranging for a Ban Sheng Elder to follow her and escort her the whole way.

Gu Xun'er followed the sensing of the sub-flame, rushing frantically all the way, heading straight for the volcanic region in the Northwest of the Central Plains.

But when she arrived at her destination, the entire volcanic battlefield was already empty.

The ground had been burned clean by the high temperature, and all traces of fighting, bloodstains, and remains had turned into nothingness; she couldn't find even a single remnant.

Only a lonely wisp of the Golden Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Flame sub-flame hovered above the empty volcanic rock, flickering slightly.

The person was gone, the aura was gone, and the traces were gone.

All the scenes pointed to one cruel answer.

Xiao Yan was dead.

Gu Xun'er stared blankly at that wisp of sub-flame, her whole body cold, her voice trembling as she let out a heart-wrenching, soft cry.

"Brother Xiao Yan..."

Even though all the evidence was right before her eyes, she still resisted it with all her heart, unwilling to believe this result.

The Ancient Clan Ban Sheng Elder who was following Gu Xun'er was secretly rejoicing, almost unable to hide his smile.

"Good riddance!"

Their Ancient Clan's God-tier Bloodline was the Ancient Clan's future trump card and hope, and her status was incomparably noble.

She should never have been obsessed with a descendant of the Xiao Family whose Bloodline was severed and whose Family had fallen.

With Xiao Yan dead, it was good news for everyone in the Ancient Clan.

On the other side, Gu Xun'er had completely lost her composure.

With red-rimmed eyes, she searched the entire volcanic region like a madwoman, not sparing any corner, wanting to find the culprit who killed Xiao Yan.

But Ling Yuan had cleaned up too thoroughly; the entire area had not left a single shred of aura or the slightest trace, and no matter how she investigated, she found nothing.

Just as she was in despair, several figures of Yan Clan Dou Zun happened to arrive at the scene.

They were summoned by the Yan Clan Dou Zun who had previously participated in the competition for the Volcanic Stone Flame; their strength was weaker than the Ancient Clan Ban Sheng, so they were a bit slower than Gu Xun'er.

Naturally, the Yan Clan became the target of Gu Xun'er's suspicion.

Her eyes were bloodshot and filled with red veins as she stared fixedly at the few Yan Clan Dou Zun, her tone filled with extreme anger and grief:

"Was it you people from the Yan Clan who killed my Brother Xiao Yan in order to fight for the Heavenly Flame!"

The Yan Clan Dou Zun felt that Gu Xun'er was being unreasonable. After investigating and finding no trace of the Heavenly Flame, they couldn't be bothered to argue with the emotionally out-of-control Gu Xun'er, so they exchanged glances and planned to turn around and leave.

Seeing them about to leave, Gu Xun'er became anxious instantly and immediately shouted at the Ancient Clan Elder beside her: "Elder, stop them quickly! You can't let them leave!"

These few Dou Zun were all at the strength of the sixth or seventh turn, and Gu Xun'er could not stop them.

The Ancient Clan Ban Sheng did not make a move, but instead advised:

"Young Miss, Xiao Yan is already gone. This matter might not have been done by them. Acting rashly will offend the Yan Clan. Let's go back first."

The Elder's cold attitude completely stung Gu Xun'er.

This made Gu Xun'er even begin to suspect the Ancient Clan.

She felt that it might have been her father or those Elders who disliked Xiao Yan and did such a thing.

Just at this moment, the Ancient Clan Ban Sheng suddenly sensed something wrong nearby, and an ominous feeling rose in his heart.

A powerhouse's intuition told him that there was danger.

"Oh no, Young Miss, someone is lying in ambush nearby! Let's go!"