148: Chapter 148 The Supreme Conference of the Continent

An unprecedented, heavy atmosphere shrouded the main hall of the Soul Realm.

In less than an hour, the decision-makers of almost all the top factions on the continent had gathered here.

Gu Dao, Gu Qingyang, and the others arrived first. Their grey robes were plain as usual, but their brown eyes, which had witnessed a thousand years of turmoil, were filled with gravity.

Yan Jin of the Yan Clan and Lei Ying of the Lei Clan followed closely behind.

When Zi Yan of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan stepped into the hall, her golden eyes were slightly red—she had already learned of the death of her father, Zhu Kun, from Hun Feng's message before she arrived.

That father who had been trapped at the entrance of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave Abode for thousands of years—she had not even had the chance to see him once before he burned away ninety-nine percent of his origin and his entire physical body to blast open that door for Xiao Yan.

She had locked herself in her hall and cried for a long time before coming, but now, as she appeared before everyone, there were no traces of tears on her face, only her knuckles gripping the Dragon Emperor Scepter were slightly white.

Nalan Yanran represented the Flower Sect, the Ice River Valley Master, Ice River, arrived in person, and the decision-makers of the remaining small and medium-sized factions also arrived one after another.

The Starfall Pavilion and the Burning Flame Valley were not invited—the former was Xiao Yan's lair, and the latter was the territory of Xiao Yan's father-in-law, so they naturally would not appear here.

Feng Tianyu came on behalf of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, because Feng Qing'er was still in seclusion in the Soul Burial Abyss and had not yet emerged.

Four chairs were placed side by side at the head of the main hall.

Hun Tiandi was still in his usual, unchanging, lazy posture, but today he was not flipping through that ancient scroll that never seemed to end; he was just leaning quietly against the back of his chair, his fingertips tapping slowly on the armrest.

Void Swallowing Flame sat in human form to his right, his eyes, which were burning with black flames, half-closed.

Gu Yuan sat to the left of Hun Tiandi, his grey robe plain as usual.

Hun Feng sat on the chair on the far right.

This position had never belonged to him before, but today, as he sat here, no one felt it was inappropriate.

Mid-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng, mid-stage Emperor Realm Soul—this strength was already enough to sit on equal footing with the three people present.

To be honest, this feeling was truly satisfying.

To his left was Gu Yuan, to his right was Void Swallowing Flame, and further to the right was Hun Tiandi; the strongest people on this continent were now sitting side by side.

How far he had come since he transmigrated, from that young master of the Hun Clan who had his engagement publicly broken at the Ancient Emperor Hall to now sitting on equal footing with the absolute peak powerhouses of the continent; this sense of achievement made his heart surge even more than breaking through to the Nine-Star stage itself.

Hun Feng stood up, his gaze sweeping over the familiar or unfamiliar faces in the hall.

Without any small talk or preamble, he spoke up and made the news of Xiao Yan entering the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave Abode public.

His voice was not loud, but it clearly echoed throughout the entire hall.

"The previous Dragon Emperor of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan, Zhu Kun, paid the price of detonating ninety-nine percent of his origin and his entire physical body to blast open the second barrier of the Ancient Emperor Cave for Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan is now inside the cave abode.

That door has completely closed, and unless Xiao Yan opens it from the inside, or all eight pieces of the ancient emperor jade are gathered, no one from the outside can open it again."

He paused, his tone becoming cold and stern, "I do not need to say much about the grievances between Xiao Yan and our Hun Clan, as well as everyone present here, over these years.

This person is petty and vindictive; once he obtains the inheritance of the ancient emperor, he will settle scores with all the factions that have crossed him after he comes out."

The hall was instantly in an uproar.

The expressions of Yan Jin and Lei Ying were the most complex—although the Sky Mansion Alliance had already disbanded, they had once fought side by side with Xiao Yan in the past.

Ice River's expression was uncertain, and several elders of the Pill Tower were whispering to each other.

Zi Yan stood up abruptly, her golden eyes surging with uncontrollable anger and grief, her voice trembling: "My father was trapped at the entrance of the Ancient Emperor Cave for thousands of years, and I hadn't even had the chance to see him once—by what right did Xiao Yan make him go to his death!"

She smashed her fist hard onto the stone table in front of her, blasting the entire table into dust, "I, Zi Yan, hereby completely sever all ties with Xiao Yan today! The Void Ancient Dragon Clan fully supports my elder brother! If my elder brother wants to destroy Xiao Yan, my Void Ancient Dragon Clan will be the first to charge forward!"

She had not drafted these words beforehand; every word had burst directly from her chest.

Feng Tianyu stood up immediately after, his tone respectful and solemn: "The Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan has long been a vassal of the Hun Clan, and thanks to the Young Master not abandoning us, helping Qing'er repair her foundation and assisting her in breaking through to become a Dou Sheng.

The Young Master's affairs are the affairs of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, and we have absolutely no second thoughts."

Nalan Yanran represented the Flower Sect and stated that since her master, Yun Yun, was already the Young Mistress of the Hun Clan, the Flower Sect would naturally stand with the Hun Clan.

Yan Jin and Lei Ying exchanged a look, both seeing the undisguisable wavering in each other's eyes.

They had no deep hatred for Xiao Yan, and they had even fought side by side in the past; now, asking them to turn their guns on Xiao Yan was a hurdle in their hearts that couldn't be easily crossed.

Ice River stood up directly, his tone carrying a hint of probing: "Young Master Hun, although Xiao Yan has entered the Ancient Emperor Cave, is the inheritance of the ancient emperor really so easy to obtain? Perhaps he has already fallen inside? Why go to such great lengths?"

"What if he succeeds?" Hun Feng's voice was not loud, but it made the entire hall quiet down, "Once he obtains the inheritance of the ancient emperor, his cultivation will at least skyrocket to the peak of the Nine-Star stage, and he might even step directly into the Emperor Realm.

At that time, do you all think he will spare the Hun Clan? Or spare those of you present who have crossed him?"

The hall fell into silence once again.

This silence was longer and heavier than before.

In the end, Yan Jin stood up, solemnly cupped his hands to Hun Feng, and said that the Yan Clan was willing to advance and retreat with the Hun Clan.

Lei Ying followed closely, and the Lei Clan was also willing.

Ice River also nodded after a moment of silence.

Seeing that the three great ancient clans had all stated their positions, the remaining small and medium-sized factions followed suit.

A potential split was quietly mended between Hun Feng's deterrence and promises.

Hun Tiandi slowly stood up, his eyes, deep as the void, sweeping over everyone present, his tone flat but carrying an unquestionable weight: "Since you have all made your choice, the Hun Clan will not let you down.

Tomorrow, Feng'er will enter the Myriad Soul Origin Pool for seclusion.

That is the number one forbidden ground of the Hun Clan, gathering the soul origins of powerhouses collected over tens of thousands of years and the essence of ancient Dou Di Bloodlines; cultivating in it for one day is equivalent to dozens or even hundreds of days in the outside world.

I went into seclusion there for a hundred years and broke through directly from a Six-Star Dou Sheng to the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng stage.

Void Swallowing Flame also achieved his Emperor Realm Soul there.

Every clan leader present today must contribute a portion of their bloodline origin power to be injected into the pool to help Feng'er break through to the peak of the Nine-Star stage, or even the Emperor Realm."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was another commotion in the hall, but it quickly subsided.

Feng Tianyu was the first to state that he was willing to offer the Heavenly Phoenix bloodline origin, and Zi Yan also said that the Void Ancient Dragon Clan was willing to offer the Dragon Emperor bloodline origin.

With these two clans taking the lead, the other clans no longer hesitated and one after another promised to contribute their bloodline power.