230: Chapter 224 A Decisive Battle

Ling Yuan made his stance clear by refusing reconciliation, and he even used such an incredibly shameless excuse to humiliate the Gu, Yan, and Lei Clans in public. Anyone could see that he never intended to stop the war from the very beginning.

The experts of the Gu, Yan, and Lei Clans could no longer endure it; the humiliation and fury in their hearts could no longer be suppressed.

Since seeking peace was useless, then they would keep fighting!

The battlefield was instantly ignited once again. Without any superfluous words, both sides immediately resumed the battle.

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Fighting a war of this level with shameless tactics was not something that could be finished in a short time.

After fighting for over a month, Ling Yuan had successively killed many Dou Sheng experts from the three clans, and the fighting strength of the three clans was becoming increasingly weak.

Even Ling Yuan himself was a bit puzzled.

Could these three clans really endure this much?

With so many Dou Sheng killed, why weren't they starting to fight for their lives?

If they didn't fight for their lives now, did they really have to wait until their Dou Di Bloodline was completely exhausted, their mid-level Dou Sheng were all dead, and their trump cards were completely depleted before they were willing to make a desperate struggle?

He really couldn't guess the thoughts of the three clans, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

The fact that the other side dared not fight for their lives was actually a good thing for him and Zhu Kun's group.

It was a guaranteed profit throughout, without any fatal danger, and he could steadily harvest the bodies and Souls of Dou Sheng.

This month of high-frequency actual combat and slaughter had greatly improved Ling Yuan.

He constantly honed his Dou Qi and tempered his Divine Soul in the great battles, and his already solid Foundation became increasingly dense.

Ling Yuan found an excuse to return to his clan and asked Hun Tiandi and the others to wait for him for a few days.

"Having fought for consecutive days, I have not returned to my clan for a long time, and I am worried about the children in the clan. You all can rest here for a few days and stabilize the war situation. I will go back for a trip and return soon."

Hun Tiandi finally saw Ling Yuan's weakness.

He had too many attachments and cared too much about personal relationships.

Hun Tiandi didn't say anything, nor was he afraid of Ling Yuan going to the Soul Realm to cause trouble.

With Ling Yuan's strength, it was not enough to pose a threat to the Soul Realm; going to launch a sneak attack would be like a sheep entering a tiger's den.

It was just waiting for a few days, no matter; it was just right to recover Dou Qi.

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However, was Ling Yuan really going back to see the children?

Of course not. His main purpose was to achieve a Breakthrough to the Middle Stage of the Six-Star Dou Sheng.

After so much actual combat, his Dou Qi was extremely dense; it was time for a Breakthrough!

After returning to the Ling Clan, Ling Yuan's figure flickered and he disappeared directly, entering the Heavenly Tomb space out of thin air.

Ever since he refined the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb last time, he had completely controlled the entire Heavenly Tomb and possessed the permission to enter and leave at will.

No matter where he was on the continent, he could enter the Heavenly Tomb with a single thought.

Moreover, the permission was entirely controlled by him alone. Without his permission, even a Nine-Star Dou Sheng Late Stage expert like Gu Yuan could not step in even half a step.

Speaking of which, the Gu Clan had suffered a massive loss.

They thought they would have ten spots after twenty years, but they never expected that Ling Yuan would not give them a chance at all.

The trend of the Gu, Yan, and Lei Clans being destroyed was unstoppable; they simply couldn't wait twenty years!

Inside the Heavenly Tomb, nine Clones were coiled in the core area of the Heavenly Tomb's Dou Qi, Cultivating diligently without stopping for a moment.

On normal days, Ling Yuan would let Zi Yan and other close people enter the Heavenly Tomb to utilize the precious land for Cultivating, but the situation was special now.

Zhu Kun was on the front line, and there was a lack of top experts to oversee the clan. Someone had to stay behind to guard against secret sneak attacks from the Soul Clan, so not everyone could enter the Heavenly Tomb for secluded Cultivation.

The last time Ling Yuan performed the Origin-Returning was after killing Xiao Xuan and refining his energy core, and then the Clones had been Cultivating here ever since.

Ling Yuan had been fighting and slaughtering the three clans in the outside world for over a month. The time flow inside the Heavenly Tomb was different, so the Clones were equivalent to having bitterly Cultivated here for several months.

Relying on the Cultivation speed of a Six-Star Dou Sheng, the Clones had already reached the Dou Sheng level.

Until now, Ling Yuan still felt that the Myriad Body Origin-Returning Art and the Heavenly Tomb were his greatest Opportunity.

Combining the two could produce an effect where one plus one was greater than two.

Ling Yuan looked at those hardworking Clones working for him like beasts of burden and was very satisfied.

If he performed the Origin-Returning on all of them, he would definitely be able to reach the Middle Stage of the Six-Star Dou Sheng!

Thinking of it, he did it. Ling Yuan immediately sat cross-legged on the spot, sank his mind into his body, actively guided all the Clones, and started the Origin-Returning Breakthrough.

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Inside the Heavenly Tomb, Ling Yuan was focusing on his secluded Cultivation, using the majestic power of the Clones' Origin-Returning to steadily impact the cultivation barrier of the Middle Stage of the Six-Star Dou Sheng.

Meanwhile, in the Ancient World, the atmosphere was suppressed to the extreme.

All high-level Elders and the remaining Dou Sheng experts of the Gu, Yan, and Lei Clans gathered in the main hall.

Everyone stood tall with solemn expressions, and one could hear a pin drop in the entire main hall.

If one observed carefully, one could see that the anxiety of the past had faded from everyone's eyes, leaving only a determined readiness to face death.

Gu Yuan stood at the very front of the main hall, looking at the high-level clansmen below the stage, his voice low and heavy as he spoke slowly.

"Everyone, in this month or so, we have lost too many experts, and those four people outside have no intention of retreating at all. Day after day, they consume our Bloodline and deplete our Foundation. If we drag this on any longer, we will only be exhausted to death."

"I know that everyone is holding back a fire of rage in their hearts and has long since not wanted to passively defend and linger on in a precarious state."

"I have decided that when they attack the Ancient World again next time, we will fight them to the death!"

"Just a moment ago, I joined forces with Clan Chief Yan and Clan Chief Lei to silently send all the younger generation and core fresh Bloodline of the three clans out of the Ancient World."

"Those of us who stay behind will likely not survive this battle. But as long as these younger generations are still alive, the Gu Clan, Yan Clan, and Lei Clan will not be considered destroyed."

"They are the last sparks of our three clans. As long as they live, one day they will be able to make a comeback and avenge our sacrifice today!"

Having lost so many Dou Sheng experts, how could the Gu, Yan, and Lei Clans tolerate it.

The reason they didn't fight for their lives with Ling Yuan and the others immediately was just to buy time to send the fresh blood of the clan away.

Because they all knew that fighting for their lives meant that almost no one here would survive.

The enemy had only three Nine-Star Dou Sheng, yet they were suppressed and beaten passively the whole time.

No one knew how many top experts from the Ling Clan, Soul Clan, and Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan were still hiding outside; it was highly probable that they were already lying in ambush, waiting to wipe them all out after they had fought to the death.

In this situation, being exterminated was almost inevitable.

Therefore, for over a month, they had forcefully endured the humiliation and withstood the casualties, using the lives of Dou Sheng to delay the war situation, just to buy time for the younger generation to escape.

Now that the last hope of the clans had been successfully sent away, they no longer needed to make meaningless sacrifices or endure and retreat.

They could fight the enemy to the death with dignity and without any worries.

"Fight to the death!"

"Swear to defend the clan!"

"Fight until death!"

The shouts from below the stage were layered and grew louder and louder, shaking the main hall slightly.

No one felt timid; everyone held a determination to face death, preparing to welcome the final battle.

Gu Yuan looked at the high-spirited crowd and nodded heavily.

"Good! Everyone, return to your positions, reorganize your fighting strength, and wait for the enemy to come and die!"

Dozens of Dou Sheng experts dispersed, leaving only the three Clan Chiefs, Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin, in the main hall.

After the morale-boosting words were finished, the three Clan Chiefs still had other things to say.