250: Chapter 242 Scheming Against the Soul Clan

Ling Yuan said that Gu Yuan had been killed by him.

As soon as these words were spoken, the group led by Ling Mie present were all stunned, thinking there was something wrong with their ears.

Gu Yuan was a genuine Late Nine-Star Dou Sheng top-tier expert, while Ling Yuan was only a Six-Star... oh no, now he was a Seven-Star Dou Sheng Middle Stage.

Although they didn't know why Ling Yuan could Breakthrough his Realm so quickly, this shouldn't mean he could kill Gu Yuan.

Let alone a mere Seven-Star Dou Sheng Middle Stage, even an Eight Star Dou Sheng Middle Stage expert would have absolutely no chance of winning against Gu Yuan, let alone slaying him.

Ling Yuan offered no further explanation; he simply raised his hand and gestured, and a cold, stiff corpse appeared out of thin air before everyone.

Everyone's gaze fell upon the body in unison. After carefully identifying it for a moment and thoroughly confirming that this was indeed Gu Yuan's corpse, the entire scene fell into dead silence, and everyone was dumbfounded.

"Ah, this..."

The facts were right before their eyes, leaving no room for doubt.

The first to react was Ling Yuan's number one little fan, Zi Yan.

"It really is Gu Yuan's corpse. Husband, how are you so amazing!"

Seeing everyone reveal those expressions of astonishment as he had wished, the corners of Ling Yuan's mouth curled up slightly.

Ling Mie forcibly suppressed the shock surging in his heart, regained his composure, and ordered everyone to dismantle the great formation.

They had previously set up layers of great formations with the goal of joining forces to surround and kill Gu Yuan. Now that Gu Yuan was dead, there was no need for the great formations to remain.

After finishing this, he turned his head to look at Ling Yuan, his eyes still filled with deep confusion, and asked:

"Son, even if you broke through to Seven-Star Dou Sheng, you shouldn't have been able to kill Gu Yuan, right? What exactly happened? Did you encounter some great Opportunity and gain the ability to slay Gu Yuan?"

Ling Mie knew that something they were unaware of must have happened inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree space.

Others were also full of curiosity.

Ling Yuan did not deliberately try to act high-profile and honestly told the truth.

It was that he had helped the Bodhi Ancient Tree, the Bodhi Ancient Tree had attacked and severely injured Gu Yuan, and he had finally killed him.

He would not deliberately exaggerate his strength for the sake of momentary Face and showing off, making those around him think he had the strength to slay a Late Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

If some accident happened in the future and his teammates misjudged his strength, it would really lead to an unexpected failure.

For instance, if someone like Hun Tiandi came to kill him, and Zhu Kun thought Ling Yuan had the strength and therefore didn't rush to save him, then he would be screwed.

With Ling Yuan's explanation, it all made sense.

Back in ancient times, there were top-tier experts who attempted to forcibly extract the Origin of the Bodhi Ancient Tree to heal their injuries and Cultivate, but they ended up with a miserable fate and fell directly.

Since then, no one on the entire Fighting Qi Continent dared to underestimate the true strength of the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

With the Bodhi Ancient Tree attacking and severely injuring Gu Yuan, it made perfect sense that Ling Yuan could slay him.

But even if Gu Yuan was only slain by Ling Yuan because he was severely injured, Ling Mie and the others were still quite shocked.

"According to what you said, your current true combat power is already capable of rivaling an Early Nine-Star Dou Sheng expert?"

Ling Mie looked gratified, proud, and boastful.

Ling Yuan said modestly: "About that..."

If Ling Yuan were to fight the former Void Swallowing Flame, Ling Yuan would really not be afraid.

...

"Gu Yuan has been completely annihilated. Now, the only remaining major enemy is the Hun Clan."

Ling Mie cast his gaze toward the west.

How could the large-scale movement of Hun Clan experts escape the perception of the two Emperor Realm Soul holders, Zhu Kun and Ling Mie?

Ling Mie knew that the Hun Clan was harboring the intention of reaping the benefits, waiting for the Ling Clan and the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan to fight to the death with Gu Yuan, and after they were both battered and exhausted, they would then seize the Opportunity to strike and reap everything in one fell swoop.

This was a blatant open conspiracy by the Hun Clan.

Yet, the Ling Clan and the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan really couldn't just let Gu Yuan go.

Gu Yuan had to be killed.

Ling Mie had already prepared for them to be severely weakened.

But now it seemed that wouldn't be necessary.

His own son was too capable; he had killed Gu Yuan inside directly!

At this moment, Ling Yuan perceived that there was a Hun Clan army ambushing in the distance.

Ling Mie scanned the people present and asked: "Now that the Hun Clan is waiting in the shadows, tell me, how should we respond?"

Zhu Kun stepped forward at this moment: "I have a plan."

Ling Yuan's expression was strange, thinking to himself, you have a plan too?

Zhu Kun did not notice his son-in-law's oddity and said:

"We should lead our people and charge over there directly, catching them off guard. The Hun Clan won't expect us to be completely unscathed, so they definitely won't be able to resist and will only flee in panic. We can take the Opportunity to pursue and kill them, and we will definitely be able to slay a large number of Hun Clan Dou Sheng experts!"

This plan was standard and had no flaws, but it couldn't be considered ingenious either.

Zhu Kun still needed to be given Face, so everyone nodded, indicating it was a good idea.

Zi Yan asked Ling Yuan: "Husband, what do you think?"

Others also cast their gaze toward Ling Yuan. Everyone knew that Ling Yuan had a flexible mind and many clever ideas, and every time they encountered a dangerous situation, he could come up with excellent countermeasures. Perhaps this time, he could come up with a better plan.

Ling Yuan's eyes rolled slightly, he quickly calculated in his mind, and very soon, a perfect plan really emerged in his mind.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and his gaze swept over the crowd.

"Isn't the Hun Clan waiting for us and Gu Yuan to fight until both sides are battered and exhausted? Then why not go with the flow and trick them?"

Ling Mie's eyes lit up: You mean, you want to lure them over?

...

Hun Tiandi had no idea that Ling Yuan had long since come out of the Bodhi Ancient Tree space, nor was he aware of the news that Gu Yuan had died.

Just like that, he lay in wait peacefully for several days.

Until one moment, when a series of violent energy vibrations suddenly came from the distant horizon, and powerful combat fluctuations swept across thousands of miles, which could be clearly perceived even from a very great distance.

Hun Tiandi, who had been closing his eyes and adjusting his breath, instantly opened his eyes, his expression turned serious, and he immediately became fully alert.

"Gu Yuan has come out!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Hun Tiandi immediately gave a deep order to all the Hun Clan experts standing by behind him, telling everyone to prepare for an attack.

The combat fluctuations in the distance lasted for a long time, alternating between strong and weak, and it could be clearly heard that top-tier experts were fighting to the death.

Not long after, a huge explosion that shook the heavens and earth resounded, and the entire world trembled along with it.

Immediately following that, the originally continuous combat fluctuations instantly disappeared completely, and the world suddenly became silent.

Hun Tiandi concluded that the earth-shattering explosion just now was caused by Gu Yuan's self-detonation.

"Everyone listen to my command, spare no one from the Ling Clan and the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan!"

Hun Tiandi led nearly a hundred Hun Clan Dou Sheng experts and rushed over.

As soon as his voice fell, Hun Tiandi's figure was the first to dash out, and nearly a hundred Hun Clan Dou Sheng experts behind him followed in unison, galloping majestically toward the direction of the battlefield.

Flying all the way, the scenes along the way made all the Hun Clan experts increasingly convinced of their guess.

The ground was in a mess, mountains and rivers were shattered, there was no sign of life for thousands of miles around, and everywhere were traces of the aftermath of powerful forces ravaging the area.