Inside the Flame Family's council hall, Xiongshi Douluo, cloaked in a yellow robe, sat in the main seat and addressed the members of the Flame Family below: "Tell me, how exactly did Xie Erxun die?"
"Old Ancestor, I've already dispatched Elder Six from our family to investigate the deceased. We should have the answer very soon."
Seeing the Old Ancestor speak, the Flame Family's Patriarch quickly explained.
"Hmph! I hope so. I'll wait another half a day. If you still haven't gotten a definitive answer, I'll take action myself."
Xiongshi Douluo snorted coldly and said.
Upon hearing this, everyone present, whether the Patriarch or the Elders, broke out in cold sweat.
Facing this Old Ancestor mentioned in their records, even if they were renowned powerhouses outside, they now felt like young children.
Just then, a thin man led a person completely shrouded in a black robe into the room.
"Elder Six, you're finally back. What's the situation?"
Seeing Elder Six enter, the Flame Family's Patriarch immediately felt a great burden lifted and quickly asked Elder Six of the Flame Family.
Elder Six smiled and nodded, saying, "I've fulfilled my mission. I've already determined the cause of Elder Xie Erxun's death. He wasn't killed by our enemies, but by a Spirit Beast!"
As soon as he said this, Xiongshi Douluo, who was in the main seat, almost used Teleportation to appear beside Elder Six and said in a deep voice, "You said it was a Spirit Beast? Do you have proof!?"
"Elder Six, please explain in detail. This is our Flame Family's Old Ancestor."
Seeing this situation, the Flame Family's Patriarch quickly said.
"Old… Old Ancestor?"
Upon hearing the Flame Family Patriarch's words, Elder Six was stunned, not expecting that their Flame Family's Old Ancestor was actually still alive.
Elder Six quickly saluted Xiongshi Douluo and said, "Old Ancestor, this is a long story, but I have proof!"
With that, Elder Six winked at the black-robed person beside him.
Immediately, the black-robed person nodded in understanding, then revealed her Spirit, who was actually a six-ring Spirit Emperor.
"Old Ancestor, this is the special talent I once told you about. Her Spirit is a necromancer, which can not only sense life and death through special methods but also retrace the scenes the deceased saw before they died."
the Flame Family Patriarch explained.
Looking at the black-robed person who was condensing a scene, Xiongshi Douluo stroked his beard and said, "It is indeed a very special ability, but this ability should have limitations, right?"
"Old Ancestor's insight."
After briefly flattering Xiongshi Douluo, the Flame Family Patriarch smiled and said, "With her current strength, she can sense the situation of fifteen Spirit Masters through special means and can retrace the scenes from a quarter of an hour before the deceased's death."
Soon, a scene condensed in front of the black-robed person, and the content of the scene was what Xie Erxun saw a quarter of an hour before his death.
After watching the content of the scene, everyone in the room fell silent, not expecting that Xie Erxun was indeed killed by a Spirit Beast, and he had almost no power to retaliate when he was killed.
"This Spirit Beast seems a bit familiar, doesn't it?"
At this moment, Xiongshi Douluo frowned and said.
Just now, while looking at that scene, Xiongshi Douluo had a familiar feeling, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
Seeing Xiongshi Douluo's confusion, Elder Six immediately explained, "It's not strange for the Old Ancestor to feel this way, because although this kind of Spirit Beast hadn't appeared before, in recent years, a person with this Spirit has appeared, and this person's reputation is quite large."
"Oh, now that you mention it, I remember too. It's that Mo Hui, who is known as the number one genius of the younger generation. His Spirit seems to be this."
the Flame Family Patriarch also suddenly realized at this moment.
"Is it possible that this Mo Hui killed Xie Erxun? After all, his Spirit is an external Spirit, and it looks exactly like a Spirit Beast.
And most importantly, for so many years, he is the only one who has this kind of Spirit."
At this moment, someone in the crowd spoke up.
However, Elder Six shook his head and said, "It's unlikely. Although this Spirit called Pidgeot is very rare, a Spirit Master's Spirit inherently corresponds to reality. It's not impossible that there are Spirit Beasts called Pidgeot on the continent."
"Moreover, I investigated, and this Mo Hui was only at level fifty-four when he participated in the All-Continent Advanced Elite Tournament more than three years ago.
Although his strength is very strong, I think it's a bit of a fantasy to have the strength to kill Elder Xie Erxun so easily in just three short years."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present immediately fell silent.
Yes, if they admitted that Xie Erxun was killed by Mo Hui's Spirit, then it would be tantamount to admitting that Mo Hui only took more than three years to advance from a level fifty-four Spirit King to the realm of a Spirit Douluo.
But is that possible? You must know that above Spirit King, even a genius can only improve two levels of spirit power a year at most. Even if Mo Hui was more of a genius, it would be impossible for him to advance from Spirit King to Spirit Douluo in just over three years!
At this moment, Xiongshi Douluo sneered and said, "Whether it is or not, I'll go find that Mo Hui, and the matter will be clear."
"You don't need to look for me; I'm already here!"
As a voice appeared from the sky, in the next moment, a huge azure Wind Blade broke through the roof, almost cutting the Flame Family's council hall in half, aiming directly at Xiongshi Douluo.
Facing this huge Wind Blade, Xiongshi Douluo's hair instantly stood on end, and nine spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, black, black, black, black, black—immediately appeared around him.
Almost instantly, Xiongshi Douluo transformed into a giant flaming lion, and his first six spirit rings lit up at the same time.
"Fifth Spirit Ability, Flame Barrier!"
Immediately, a barrier composed of flames blocked the flaming lion that Xiongshi Douluo had transformed into.
"Boom~~"
The huge Wind Blade directly struck Xiongshi Douluo's Flame Barrier, and the violent aftermath generated by their collision directly sent the surrounding people flying, slamming them heavily against the nearby walls.
"Pfft~"
Some of the weaker ones even spat out blood on the spot from the impact. If not for the fact that those who could be in this room were at least Spirit Emperors or stronger, they might have been directly shaken to death by this aftermath.
At the same time, in the center of the council hall, Xiongshi Douluo realized with surprise that his Flame Barrier, enhanced by his Martial Soul True Body, was actually no match for this huge Wind Blade.
Crack~
As a cracking sound rang out, the Flame Barrier shattered like glass. However, thanks to the momentary time gained by the Flame Barrier, Xiongshi Douluo also escaped the attack range of the Air Blade Multiple Combination.