10th Prince Yu Huatian had prepared meticulously and exhausted every means, but in the end, he still met the fate of having his body and soul destroyed.
Jiang Chen's heart turned cold; it was as if his spine had frozen over, chilling him to the bone.
Jun Xiaoyao said, "However, the entity that performed Possession on 10th Prince Yu Huatian certainly has an extraordinary origin, and it also controls a special Soul-Devouring Possession Divine Ability."
Jiang Yunran seemed to recall something and said, "Brother Xiaoyao, I do have a guess."
"There was once a quite well-known clan that eventually vanished into the annals of history, known as the Soul-Devouring Clan."
"The Soul-Devouring Clan..." Jun Xiaoyao's gaze flickered.
Just a moment ago, 10th Prince Yu Huatian had indeed unleashed the so-called Soul-Devouring Great Technique.
After Jiang Yunran's explanation, Jun Xiaoyao gained a slight understanding.
The Boundless Starry Sky has a long and distant history. In the vast stretches of ancient history, there have been many powerful clans that disappeared without a trace. For instance, the Time-Space Spirit Clan to which Ling Xi belongs. The Soul-Devouring Clan was the same.
But it was different from the Time-Space Spirit Clan. The reason the Time-Space Spirit Clan declined was that they were too much of a Prodigy, leading to jealousy from the Heavens. There was also the covetousness and scheming of various factions. It could be said that they simply suffered an unprovoked disaster.
But the Soul-Devouring Clan was different. This clan was born with extremely special demonic souls, and their Primordial Spirit cultivation was exceptionally powerful. They even possessed the so-called Soul-Devouring Great Technique.
Their special trait was the ability to plunder others' Primordial Spirits and perform Possession on their bodies. Moreover, it was done without anyone knowing, and under normal circumstances, it was very difficult to detect.
The Soul-Devouring Clan also had immense ambition and frequently invaded other realms to conquer territory. During their Peak, they almost approached the Rank of a Hegemon Clan.
But because of their massive ambition and rapid expansion, the Soul-Devouring Clan ended up offending many other clans. Many powerhouses and Prodigies from various clans were subjected to Possession by the Soul-Devouring Clan.
Eventually, one incident became the catalyst for the Soul-Devouring Clan's decline and annihilation. A powerhouse of the Soul-Devouring Clan actually dared to defy the world by performing Possession on a peerless Prodigy of the Yun Clan, one of the ten Hegemon Clans.
This directly provoked the thunderous rage of the Yun Clan. Although the Soul-Devouring Clan was strong before, they hadn't provoked the Yun Clan, and the Yun Clan couldn't be bothered with them. But afterwards, the Yun Clan directly united with many other clans to launch an Immortal War against the Soul-Devouring Clan.
That battle could be considered quite a vast conflict in the Boundless Starry Sky. After all, the Soul-Devouring Clan at their Peak was almost equivalent to a Hegemon Clan. An Immortal War of that scale, equivalent to a collision between behemoths, was naturally terrifying beyond measure.
Countless Star Domains and ancient realms were destroyed. Even more countless living beings perished. In the end, it concluded with the victory of the allied forces led by the Yun Clan. The Soul-Devouring Clan was almost completely wiped out.
Of course, a centipede dies but never falls stiff. Furthermore, the Soul-Devouring Clan was extremely special and could perform Possession on all living things silently. Therefore, it was impossible to completely wipe them out; there would inevitably be some who slipped through the net. But regardless, after this battle, the Soul-Devouring Clan had completely vanished from the Boundless Starry Sky.
Any news thereafter involved only scattered Soul-Devouring Clan beings being discovered and exterminated.
"To think there was such a story." Jun Xiaoyao shook his head slightly. Moreover, he hadn't expected that one of the main protagonists of this story would actually be the Yun Clan.
However, this also showed that the Yun Clan was indeed extremely formidable. They could wage war and annihilate a Soul-Devouring Clan comparable to a Hegemon Clan just like that.
"Looking at it this way, 10th Prince Yu Huatian must have been subjected to Possession by a Soul-Devouring Clan member residing in some ancient land while he was in seclusion."
"I just don't know if this is an isolated case, or if..." Jun Xiaoyao mused.
If it were simply an occasional appearance of a Soul-Devouring Clan member, that would be normal. After all, given the Possession characteristics of the Soul-Devouring Clan, it was impossible to completely eliminate them. But if this was not an isolated case, and the Soul-Devouring Clan still existed and was developing in the shadows... then the situation would be different.
Moreover, because it involved the Yun Clan, it might pose a threat to the Yun Clan in the future.
"That shouldn't be the case, right?" Jiang Yunran was not certain. Perhaps 10th Prince Yu Huatian was just purely unlucky, encountering a Soul-Devouring Clan member in the ancient land and thus being subjected to Possession.
Just then, Jiang Chen, who had been silent all along, suddenly revealed a smile on his face and said.
"Alright, Young Master Jun, Ninth Princess, now that the secret behind 10th Prince Yu Huatian is understood, there is no point in continuing to probe these matters. Why not continue forward? The entire bridge has already appeared."
At this moment, the bridge that had originally been broken had somehow been restored, extending to the other side of the Wangsheng Lake.
"Indeed, we should set off. However, there is another matter that needs to be investigated." "How did 10th Prince Yu Huatian happen to know that we came to Wangsheng Cave? And how did he so coincidentally enter the same cave as us and meet us here?" Jun Xiaoyao's tone held a hint of playfulness.
Jiang Yunran's gaze turned to Jiang Chen almost immediately. Aside from Emperor Jiang and the others, the only ones who knew that Jun Xiaoyao had come to Wangsheng Cave were Jiang Yunran, First Prince Jiang Haomiao, and the other princes and princesses. And then, there was Jiang Chen.
10th Prince Yu Huatian coming here obviously meant he had received the news. Thus, there must have been a traitor who leaked the situation. And who was the traitor? Was it one of these princes or princesses, or... In fact, the answer had already emerged.
Just a moment ago, when Jun Xiaoyao casually joked about using Jiang Chen as a sacrifice, Jiang Yunran had sensed something was wrong. Given Jun Xiaoyao's personality, he shouldn't have made such an offensive joke. In other words, at least by that time, Jun Xiaoyao was already confident. Or rather, even earlier, he had already known!
"Wh... what is it, Ninth Princess? Why are you looking at me with that gaze?" Seeing the coldness in Jiang Yunran's beautiful eyes, Jiang Chen's heart felt as if it had stopped beating.
"Ninth Princess... you aren't suspecting me, are you?" "I am the Young Pavilion Master of Guantian Pavilion, how could I possibly betray the Tianyu Immortal Dynasty?" Jiang Chen exclaimed.
"In this situation, you still want to act?" "I have watched your performance for a long time, and now I find it a bit tiresome."
"In the Lingyang Ancient Realm, you told 10th Prince Yu Huatian about the flaws in the Formation, putting First Prince Jiang Haomiao, Jiang Yunran, and others in danger." "At the Emperor Fall Battlefield, you and 10th Prince Yu Huatian plotted to have Blue Demon Heavenly King and the others encircle and suppress me within the undying substance."
"Now, you want to use the hands of 10th Prince Yu Huatian to deal with me in Wangsheng Cave." "Perishing in Wangsheng Cave is simply the most perfect resting place, isn't it?" Jun Xiaoyao's words were eerie.
In a few sentences, all of Jiang Chen's arrangements, conspiracies, and schemes were completely exposed. Jiang Yunran's gaze towards Jiang Chen became increasingly cold, her beautiful face filled with killing intent. Their Tianyu Immortal Dynasty had always been united. The fact that a traitor like Jiang Chen had emerged was simply a stain.
"You have the blood of the Jiang Family flowing in your body, yet you betrayed the Tianyu Immortal Dynasty like this!" Jiang Yunran's words were cold.
"I didn't, Ninth Princess, how can you listen to the one-sided words of Young Master Jun!" Jiang Chen's face turned pale.
"Shut up!" Jiang Yunran shouted sharply.
Jiang Chen's cheek twitched, and the corners of his eyes jumped with ferocity. The goddess he loved most was now staring at him with an expression of extreme disgust. This made him almost want to vomit blood.
Veins bulged on Jiang Chen's forehead as he looked at Jun Xiaoyao, his eyes filled with intense malice and unwillingness.
"Jun Xiaoyao, it's all because of you! If you hadn't come, how would I, Jiang Chen, have ended up in this state!" "If it weren't for you, I would have become the most brilliant rising star of the Tianyu Immortal Dynasty!" "If it weren't for you, Jiang Yunran would have belonged to me!" "Why did you have to appear!"