Chapter 792: Giving Up Qingxuan

He decided to hand it over just like that? Everyone was confused by Ye Guan's actions.

Their goal was naturally Ye Guan's divine artifacts, and they hadn't expected Ye Guan to just hand them over.

The young woman in dark robes standing next to Asura Xiao stared deeply at Ye Guan in surprise. She also hadn't expected Ye Guan to do something like this. When she thought about it, however, Ye Guan's action was undoubtedly the best choice he had available. Even if the Supreme Scholar were to protect him, the Asura Clan and the Xuan Clan wouldn't back down.

The Xuan Clan and the Asura Clan were determined not to give up.

The Supreme Scholar couldn't possibly stop the two clans. After all, she could not and would not fight to the death with the Asura Clan and the Xuan Clan for an outsider.

This was why the Xuan Clan and the Asura Clan dared to act so boldly. If Ye Guan were a member of the Asura Clan, neither the Asura Clan nor the Xuan Clan would dare to truly clash with the Supreme Scholar.

In short, Ye Guan was stuck between a rock and a hard place.

However, he had just decided to voluntarily hand over the divine artifacts.

He had even done it in a devious way, placing everything in front of Xuan Ce.

He had successfully shifted the issue!

Asura Xiao's attention was no longer on Ye Guan.

The young woman in dark robes looked at Ye Guan with a mixture of surprise and curiosity.

Taia Tian stared deeply at Ye Guan. He realized he had truly underestimated this young man. How bold!

Just then, Xuan Ce grabbed the blood-red coffin and the Qingxuan Sword.

Seeing this, Asura Xiao immediately roared, "Xuan Ce, what are you doing?!"

Xuan Ce looked down at Asura Xiao and calmly asked, "What do you mean what am I doing?"

Asura Xiao stared intently at Xuan Ce. "Those two divine artifacts should belong to the entire Asura Civilization. How can you take them for yourself?"

Xuan Ce calmly responded, "Asura Xiao, these two divine artifacts were given to me, so they belong to the Xuan Clan."

Asura Xiao glared at Xuan Ce and insisted. "They belong to the entire Asura Civilization."

Xuan Ce laughed. "Asura Xiao, what kind of twisted logic is that? As far as I know, your Asura Clan obtained a super divine artifact back in the day. Why didn't you say that it belonged to the entire Asura Civilization at the time?"

Asura Xiao didn't reply.

Rumble!

All of a sudden, the nearby spacetime quivered, and mysterious auras appeared all around.

The supreme elites of the Asura Clan were here!

Xuan Ce's expression grew cold. "What? Are you planning to seize them by force?"

All of a sudden, Ye Guan cupped his fist toward Xin Yu and Taia Tian. "I will always remember your help today. I will repay you someday. Farewell."

With that, he turned to leave. Naturally, he couldn't stay here any longer. His departure would provoke the two old men to fight more fiercely.

Seeing Ye Guan leave, Xin Yu hesitated but ultimately said nothing, realizing that Ye Guan's departure was indeed the best choice here.

Taia Tian fell into deep contemplation as Ye Guan walked away.

Asura Xiao and Xuan Ce only watched as Ye Guan turned around to leave. In their eyes, Ye Guan no longer held any value. Targeting him now would be foolish, as it would offend Supreme Scholar and the Taia Clan.

Thus, they pretended like they couldn't see Ye Guan leave.

The young woman in dark robes stared at Ye Guan's departing figure before glancing at Asura Xiao and the others. She then shook her head but said nothing.

Since Ye Guan was no longer around, Asura Xiao cast his attention on Xuan Ce. There was no way he would let the Xuan Clan take those two divine artifacts. The Asura Clan was the leader of the Asura Civilization, and they had control over the civilization's vast amount of resources. If the Xuan Clan were allowed to rise to power, they'd undoubtedly challenge the Asura Clan's authority—something Asura Xiao couldn't allow to happen.

Meanwhile, Xuan Ce was not going to spit the delicious food that was already in his mouth. Moreover, he had just confirmed that the blood-red coffin and the Qingxuan Sword were from a Tier Four civilization.

The Xuan Clan could definitely rise to prominence and perhaps even replace the Asura Clan with such treasures in hand.

The tension between the two sides escalated; neither side was willing to back down.

Just as they were about to clash, the spacetime behind Asura Xiao suddenly cracked open, and an elderly man emerged. Asura Xiao was stunned to see him. He was the previous Clan Leader of the Asura Clan, Asura Jing.

Xuan Ce's brows furrowed upon seeing Asura Jing. Asura Jing glanced at Xuan Ce in the distance and then looked at the Supreme Scholar. "Supreme Scholar, the Asura Clan has offended you today. Please don't take it to heart."

The Supreme Scholar looked at Asura Jing and said, "The Asura Clan should always be looking at the bigger picture. You are the leader of this civilization, after all.

With that, the Supreme Scholar turned around and left.

Asura Xiao's face turned extremely grim at the Supreme Scholar's words.

Taia Tian glanced at Asura Xiao and Xuan Ce. He smiled without saying a word before turning around to leave as well.

He had to admit that he was also interested in the two divine artifacts, but he found Young Master Ye to be even more intriguing than those artifacts. The young man was extraordinary; there was more to him than what met the eyes.

When the Supreme Scholar and Taia Tian disappeared, Asura Jing turned toward Xuan Ce and said, "That young swordsman had deliberately handed over those two divine artifacts to you to make our clans fight each other. I'm sure you know that, right?"

Xuan Ce was silent. He had seen through Ye Guan's intentions, but he had no choice.

Ye Guan's strategy involved an offer so tempting he just couldn't refuse it.

Asura Jing said nothing more, merely staring at Xuan Ce.

If the Xuan Clan truly intended to take the artifacts for themselves, the Asura Clan wouldn't hesitate to fight them. After all, the Asura Divine Guards were still present. If a fight ended up breaking out, the Asura Clan had a higher chance of winning it. However, the Asura Clan preferred to avoid conflict, as it would weaken them significantly. In the bigger picture, any internal strife was undesirable. If the Xuan Clan insisted on taking away the divine artifacts, however, the Asura Clan would fight to prevent the Xuan Clan from gaining too much power and threatening the Asura Clan in the future.

After a long silence, Xuan Ce finally opened his palm, revealing the Qingxuan Sword. With a flick of his finger, the sword flew over to Asura Jing. The Xuan Clan had no powerful swordsmen, so the sword held little value to them. On the other hand, the blood-red coffin seemed to be an extraordinary artifact, and Xuan Ce was more interested in keeping it with him.

Asura Jing glanced wordlessly at Xuan Ce before putting away the Qingxuan Sword.

"Let's go," said Asura Jing before turning around and leaving with the Asura Clan members.

Xuan Ce remained silent for a while before leading his people away as well.

***

Above the clouds, Asura Jing was staring at Asura Xiao with disappointment evident in his eyes.

Meanwhile, Asura Xiao dared not speak.

After a while, Asura Jing waved his hand and said, "Leave."

Asura Xiao quickly turned around and left.

"Xiao Han, stay," Asura Jing said.

The young woman in the dark robe glanced at Asura Jing and nodded.

When Asura Xiao and the others had left, Asura Jing stared wordlessly at Xiao Han.

Xiao Han remained calm and composed; her expression was neither servile nor overbearing.

A complex look flashed in Asura Jing's eyes. "I know that you are nursing a grudge against the family, but you should not place the clan in peril."

Xiao Han calmly replied, "I do not understand what you are saying."

Asura Jing's gaze on Xiao Han became cold, while Xiao Han remained as calm as a placid lake.

Eventually, the coldness in Asura Jing's eyes faded away. He felt conflicted. Since the untimely death of the Asura Clan's prodigy, Xiao Han became the only young member of the clan with exceptional potential.

Killing her would create a void in the clan's future, which was a fatal issue for a clan like the Asura Clan.

However, Xiao Han clearly had no sense of belonging to the clan and was even nursing a grudge against it.

With a sigh, Asura Jing said, "If you are willing to let go of your hatred, you will be the next leader of the Asura Clan."

Xiao Han smiled lightly. "If I'm unwilling to let go of that hatred, will you immediately eliminate me?"

Asura Jing didn't say anything and merely stared at Xiao Han.

"If I told you that I've just let go of my hatred against the clan, will you believe me?"

Asura Jing was silent for a moment before shaking his head. "No."

Xiao Han smiled. "Then, please eliminate me."

Without any hesitation, Asura Jing raised his hand and sent a slap in her direction.

If there was even a glimmer of hope for a reconciliation, he wouldn't eliminate such a prodigy within the clan, especially when she was the only remaining prodigy of the Asura Clan.

However, he had no choice, as Xiao Han's hatred against the clan was simply immense. In other words, she was a threat to the clan that would most likely destroy the clan if she were allowed to mature.

𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

The young woman in the dark robe opened her palm, and a mysterious light burst out of it.

Boom!

The mysterious light collided with the oncoming palm, and the resulting explosion sent both of them flying backward.

In the distance, Asura Jing stared at Xiao Han in disbelief. "T-this is impossible..."

Xiao Han stared calmly at him and said, "If you want to kill me, you would need to gather the top experts of the Asura Clan or even summon the ancestor. However, I think you're not going to do that. Gathering the top experts of the entire clan to kill one of their own would be a disgrace that neither the ancestor nor the Asura Clan could afford to endure. Am I right?"

Asura Jing stared quietly at Xiao Han.

"As for summoning the ancestor... you can't really say for sure whether the ancestor will stand on your side or on my side," Xiao Han added with a smile.

Asura Jing was quiet for a long time. Eventually, he snapped back to reality and said, "State your conditions. Even if it means exterminating all those from the main clan who persecuted your parents, I will do it as long as you are willing to stay."

The horrible fates of Xiao Han's parents were the result of the main clan's persecution.

Xiao Han remained indifferent as she said, "I would have considered it if you had said that earlier, but alas, it's too late."

With that, Xiao Han turned around and left.

There was one good reason she decided not to compromise. She believed the Asura Clan was about to face the greatest calamity they had ever faced. In other words, she'd most likely perish if she were to stay with the Asura Clan. Xiao Han still wanted to live a long life, so she decided to leave the clan.