267: Gathering

Chen De's news naturally spread, and now, among the three remaining Clans, Chen De's people are everywhere.

Any piece of news, Chen De could make them take seriously.

To prevent them from being caught off guard, Chen De deliberately released the news after half of the Nu Clan had been wiped out.

The effect, of course, was also good; none of the three major Clans disbelieved it.

Because those who spoke were their own Piming Realm Elders from within their Clans, and there was more than one.

Such an event, whether for the other two Clans or the Xiao Clan, was incredibly shocking.

Beyond the shock, there was also a wave of fear.

The impact this incident had on them was even more severe than discovering the Western Northern Region.

After all, the Western Northern Region was far away, and to be honest, it had little to do with them at the moment.

But this matter was truly happening right beside them; it genuinely threatened their existence!

If the previous incident was shock and anger, then this one was pure terror.

Had it not been discovered early, no one would know if they would be next.

After all, the Ming Clan had already destroyed four Clans.

The Eight Clans had been at peace for too long; with the Ancestor's remnant souls, they simply didn't believe anyone could destroy them.

Even in their most dilapidated state, they were at least a top-tier force on the continent, merely in decline.

But at this moment, all their complacency vanished, leaving only unease and fear.

They were terrified that the next moment, the Ming Clan would come knocking.

Even if they had Ancestor's remnant souls and methods to summon their Ancestors.

Didn't the four destroyed Clans also have them? Yet they were still annihilated.

Thus, with Chen De's extensive propaganda and facilitation,

the Ling Clan and Jiu Clan chose to relocate their entire Clans near the Xiao Clan, forming an offensive and defensive alliance.

The Xiao Clan naturally agreed with both hands.

The situation was urgent; the Ming Clan's ability to destroy four Clans in a row naturally spoke to their capabilities.

This level of strangeness left even the strongest of the Eight Clans, the Xiao Clan, without the confidence to cope.

Pooling the strength of the three Clans to form an offensive and defensive alliance was already their last resort.

For this, Xiao Dou personally took action, protecting and assisting the Xiao Clan members who were helping them relocate.

The fastest method was naturally the spatial teleportation array; although it still required some effort and time,

the distance was short, it was temporary, and the time saved would absolutely be far greater than the time spent.

Therefore, two spatial teleportation arrays were quickly constructed.

The Ling Clan and Jiu Clan, bringing their people, successfully relocated their entire Clans near the Xiao Clan.

As for those foreign surnames in the outer regions, some might have some connection to the Clans.

However, at a time like this, they couldn't be bothered with them.

For safety, both Clans also moved the Ancestor statues within their territories along with them.

Clearly, under the external pressure of the Ming Clan, they had plans for a long-term relocation.

After all, if the Ming Clan was not destroyed, the danger they posed would be ever-present.

Once they left or were isolated, it would likely be the final opportunity for the Ming Clan to strike.

Watching the successive relocations these past few days, Chen De knew that the final grand formation was about to begin.

Ming Ya had successively devoured the bloodlines of four Clans, gaining immense benefits.

From the transmitted information, Chen De could also see how much Ming Ya had changed and how much his strength had improved.

Therefore, Ming Ya would absolutely not be able to resist the temptation of bloodline enhancement, the temptation of strength improvement, and the temptation to break through to the Ancestor Realm.

After all, he was now the undisputed strongest expert on the Heavenly Dome Continent.

Such strength was already enough for him to act recklessly.

At this time, everyone in the Xiao Clan was in a state of panic and high tension.

No one dared to go out at night, and a larger portion moved towards the inner core of the region.

That's where the Clan's most powerful experts were concentrated, perhaps the safest place at the moment.

...

Xiao Clan Council Hall.

Three powerful individuals occupied the high seats, with Xiao Dou, the Xiao Clan Leader, in the main high seat.

The other two, Ling Guang, the Ling Clan Leader, and Jiu Shi, the Jiu Clan Leader, occupied the Vice position.

As for the other ordinary Piming Realm Elders, they were seated below.

However, among these Elders, there were no Piming Realm experts from the Ling and Jiu Clans.

Their Clan's Piming Realm experts still needed to remain in the newly relocated territory to prevent a sudden attack from the Ming Clan.

Although their current location was very close to the Clan, they couldn't be too careful!

Furthermore, as their Clan Leaders, just the two of them were enough to represent their Clans.

At this moment, whether it was the three Clan Leaders or the Elders below, their expressions were incredibly grim.

Without their knowledge or detection, the Ming Clan had already destroyed four Clans.

The most crucial thing was that they had no idea why the Ming Clan was destroying them.

Was it for the Ming Clan to dominate the world, to be supreme?

This reason, though not entirely sufficient, was plausible.

However, they still somewhat doubted that this was the only reason.

At this point, Xiao Dou, in the main seat, spoke, "I think everyone should stop overthinking for now.

The most crucial thing is to first figure out the Ming Clan's objective and how to resist them."

Jiu Shi, the Jiu Clan Leader, said, "What Brother Xiao said is true; understanding their objective is critical.

If their goal in destroying us is merely to dominate the world, then so be it, but the Ming Clan's objective is clearly not that simple.

Or rather, their objective is definitely not just that."

Xiao Dou waved his hand, and over a hundred corpses appeared in the hall.

Each corpse was extremely shriveled, but their clothes were remarkably vibrant and clean, clearly indicating they hadn't been dead for long.

"Look, these are the bodies my Clan's Elders brought back from the Jing and Shi Clans.

I've examined them; every single one was drained of blood.

As everyone knows, bloodline is the foundation of cultivation for us, the Eight Clans.

Losing our bloodline affects us far more than it affects outsiders!

So, most of the people here died immediately upon losing their blood.

It can be said that for those of us in the Eight Clans, the most important thing is our bloodline!

But the Ming Clan only extracted their bloodlines.

The Ming Clan did not deliberately choose to plunder most of the resources of the two Clans.

They only took some easily found items, clearly departing in a hurry.

This is the situation with these two Clans; as for the other two, I haven't received any news. There's not a single person from the Xuan Clan, no bodies either.

As for the Nu Clan, the people I sent were gone as soon as they arrived…

However, the situation is probably not too different."

Ling Guang, the Ling Clan Leader, frowned and said, "Are you saying that the Ming Clan's objective isn't to destroy us, but for our bloodlines?"

Xiao Dou nodded, his tone heavy, "I'm afraid so."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall was utterly shocked.

Jiu Shi asked, "How can this be? Can different bloodlines be absorbed without conflict?"

Xiao Dou shook his head, "Regarding that, I don't know either, but the Ming Clan's objective is most likely the bloodlines within us; that much should be correct."