268: The Ming Clan has arrived!

The entire venue erupted in an uproar, but the reality was such that they couldn't help but believe it.

Xiao Dou said, "I speculate that the Ming Clan must have mastered some method of utilizing the bloodline of other clans, and they have already gained some benefits from it.

Their current madness, what could make them so active, I'm afraid, besides..."

Ling Guang and Jiu Shi were shocked upon hearing this, "You mean..."

Xiao Dou nodded, affirming their thoughts.

The elders below also understood their meaning, and some of them already looked faintly pale.

Although Xiao Dou didn't finish speaking, he had at least cultivated to the Piming Realm, so how could he not understand the meaning of Xiao Dou's words?

What could make Ming Ya, a Piming Realm Ninth Level expert, so eager, besides breaking through to the Ancestor Realm?

Moreover, if the Eight Clans' bloodline could allow him to break through to the Ancestor Realm, then the Eight Clans have already been half-destroyed by him.

Among the remaining four clans, one of them is their Ming Clan.

Jiu Shi suddenly spoke, "So, the Ming Clan will definitely not give up!"

After speculating that the Eight Clans' bloodline could help Ming Ya break through to the Ancestor Realm, everyone understood that this war was destined to be unavoidable and irreconcilable.

Even if they chose to surrender, Ming Ya would absolutely not let them go.

The temptation of breaking through to the Ancestor Realm was something no one could resist.

If there were any who wanted to surrender, they probably had completely given up hope at this moment.

Xiao Dou sighed, "Since this matter is likely irreconcilable, let's think about how to deal with the Ming Clan."

"Although the situation is not very good, there is good news.

The people I sent out all reported that the ancestral stone statues of the Xuan, Shi, and Mirror Clans are intact and should not have been used."

"The Ming Clan must have used some method to destroy them without them invoking their ancestors.

This also shows that the Ming Clan is extremely wary of the method of invoking ancestors.

It also proves that it's not that invoking ancestors is useless against the Ming Clan, but rather that they didn't have time to invoke their ancestors.

As long as I pay attention to what methods they use and don't fall for them, we can..."

At this moment, Xiao Dou suddenly felt that something was not quite right.

The surrounding scenery seemed to subtly change.

This change was very, very small; if it weren't for his Piming Realm Ninth Level cultivation, he wouldn't have been able to detect it at all.

Then, Xiao Dou seemed to understand something, and purple seven-star patterns appeared in his eyes.

This time, the scene in his eyes was completely different from before.

Everyone, except him, remained in their original positions, their expressions and demeanor completely unchanged.

And in the arrangements he had made in his territory, someone had already entered the inner domain of his Xiao Clan.

And each of them was incredibly powerful, with the lowest being in the Piming Realm.

It was clear that the Ming Clan had already arrived, and everything that had just happened was their doing.

Xiao Dou immediately let out a low roar imbued with soul power, "Wake up!"

He also released spatial power from his hand, isolating them from the external environment.

The next moment, under Xiao Dou's methods, everyone was finally successfully awakened.

The first to wake up were the two clan leaders, Jiu Shi and Ling Guang, as well as two other Piming Realm Eighth Level experts from the Xiao Clan.

Following them, the weaker ordinary Piming Realm elders also woke up groggily, looking around in confusion.

"What happened? Didn't the three great clan leaders, leading the experts of the three clans, jointly fight against Ming Ya?

In the end, Ming Ya was no match and used the ancestor invocation method, and the three great clan leaders, unwilling to show weakness, also invoked their ancestors.

Didn't they, with an overwhelming three-on-one advantage, eliminate the Ming Ancestor's remnant soul and Ming Ya together?"

"No, what you said is wrong.

The beginning part is the same for us, but the ending is different.

It was clearly after Ming Ya invoked his ancestor that the three great clan leaders were about to invoke theirs.

But the Ming Ancestor, deeply understanding righteousness, once performed the Slaying of the Heavens with the Eight Ancestors.

Now, his unfilial descendant, Ming Ya, actually slaughtered four clans, destroying the descendants of his old comrades, and now he wants him to come out and destroy us.

So, he righteously sacrificed his kin, pointing a finger and killing Ming Ya.

But considering that the other members of the Ming Clan were merely misled by Ming Ya, he executed the most heinous ones.

And he also wanted to select a person of excellent character from the remaining three clans to serve as the Ming Clan leader, to guide them back to the right path.

Then, I was honorably chosen by the Ming Clan to become the Ming Clan leader.

Now, we are celebrating in the main hall of deliberation!"

"But, mine was like this..."

...

Soon, as soon as everyone spoke, they instantly understood that they had fallen into some strange illusion.

Everyone wasn't stupid; a brief exchange revealed what had just happened.

At the same time, everyone felt lingering fear.

Such a terrifying illusion, even the two great clan leaders, Jiu Shi and Ling Guang, had fallen for it.

Including Clan Leader Xiao Dou, who almost got trapped.

No wonder, no wonder those four clans were destroyed so easily, so quickly.

If Xiao Dou hadn't reacted in time, they would most likely have had their throats slit by now.

This means the Ming Clan has probably arrived.

Indeed, what Xiao Dou said next was not beyond their expectations.

Xiao Dou's eyes were also filled with wariness; he took a deep breath, "Prepare for battle; I have already detected that the Ming Clan has arrived."

If he hadn't suddenly realized in the illusion that the Ming Clan might have used some method to prevent the four clans from invoking their ancestors,

and that this method was very likely to be consciousness-based,

he wouldn't have suddenly become alert and discovered that the environment he was in was indeed wrong.

Otherwise, even he would have fallen here today.

However, upon realizing that the Ming Clan likely relied on this illusionary method to take down the Four Ancestors,

Xiao Dou actually felt a little relieved, because it wasn't by true combat power, but by illusion.

This also meant that their strength wasn't as great as imagined.

In this way, their chances of winning could also increase significantly.

A purple light flashed in his eyes, "Go!"

...

On the other side, the Black-Robed Figure walking behind Ming Ya suddenly stopped.

Ming Ya also stopped; he didn't turn around but asked, "How is it?"

The Black-Robed Figure slowly shook his head, "It was broken; the Piming Realm experts of the Xiao Clan have all woken up."

Ming Ya nodded, simply saying "Hmm" before continuing to walk forward.

The Black-Robed Figure's limitations were already apparent last time in the Mirror Clan.

At that time, the Mirror Clan leader, Mirror Xuan, had eyes full of struggle.

If Mirror Xuan was like that, how much more so for Xiao Dou, who was far, far more powerful than him?

So from the very beginning, Ming Ya didn't have much expectation that the Black-Robed Figure could drag Xiao Dou into an illusion.

Ultimately, he still had to rely on his own strength.

The Black-Robed Figure followed behind, feeling a bit strange, confused, and puzzled.

With his strength, his earlier show of struggling against Mirror Xuan was, of course, just an act.

Let alone Xiao Dou, he could even drag the current Ming Ya into an illusion.

Since it was already the final moment, the Black-Robed Figure also found it troublesome.

So, to save trouble, he genuinely acted to pull Xiao Dou into the illusion.

Anyway, afterwards...

Logically, Xiao Dou shouldn't have been able to detect or break free!

Could he be a genius?

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