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Chen Tianyu understood where the pile of white bones got its power, but he still couldn't tell how strong it was.

Seeing that the other clansmen had already left, Chen Tianyu didn't hesitate and ran towards the exit of the ruins, running as fast as he could.

It was not a good idea to stay here and fight a difficult battle. It would be better to gather the clansmen and attack together.

But the skeleton behind him kept going, not giving up. If anything, it grew even more intense!

When Chen Tianyu came out of the ruins, the white bones followed closely behind him.

But the moment Chen Tianyu appeared, he saw that the clansmen who had just fled were all still gathered at the family's built-up area above the ruins, rather than having moved to a safe distance.

That made Chen Tianyu stop for a moment. He opened his mouth and asked,

"I told you to return to the clan, didn't I?"

Several clansmen also looked confused as they said,

"Uncle Tianyu, didn't you just tell us to withdraw? When did you ever tell us to return to the clan?"

Chen Tianyu's eyebrows moved up a bit. After he had given the order to retreat, he distinctly remembered adding another sentence telling everyone to go back to the clan and request reinforcements—yet the clansmen seemed not to have heard that latter line at all.

With things the way they were, Chen Tianyu decided not to think about it anymore. He took another step forward, stopping the white bones from getting closer to him from behind.

"Uncle Tianyu, we'll help you!"

Chen Qinghe shouted from the side.

But Chen Tianyu signaled for everyone to get on the Azure Wolves and hurry back to the clan.

Most of the clansmen who had come this time were young people from the clan. Even the strongest among them were only late-stage Body-Tempering realm martial artists. This was hardly enough to withstand the impact of that skeletal creature.

Using numbers alone to overwhelm it would be a bad idea.

Chen Tianyu realized that these white bones were not normal. He was very careful to keep them away from blood. He didn't know what kind of change that might cause.

Luckily, the creature was not very smart. It didn't try to sneak up on him and attack the other clansmen.

Under the sunlight, man and bone once again clashed in a furious fight.

But after they exchanged several blows, Chen Tianyu was surprised to find that the white bones' strength and speed were both weakening.

He looked more closely. The bright sunlight made the red filaments inside the skeleton stand out. But even as they became more visible, those red filaments also looked a little weaker.

At that, Chen Tianyu's eyes brightened. He didn't hold back, starting a swift attack.

Under Chen Tianyu's fierce assault, the white bones didn't react quickly enough and were hit by a Taiyi Seal to the arm.

CRACK!

There was a loud cracking sound, and a small crack spread across the arm.

Chen Tianyu's eyes shone even brighter. It seemed that this white bone was not as strong as it looked.

With its arm bone injured, the white bones' attacks slowed down a lot. Chen Tianyu took advantage of this, and over the next few exchanges, several more cracks appeared across its frame.

Each crack was found on its arm and leg bones.

Chen Tianyu did all this on purpose.

BOOM!

When Chen Tianyu, out of breath, threw his final punch, the white bones' legs broke completely. It fell to the ground, unable to move.

Several late-stage Body-Tempering realm clansmen who had long been prepared for this moved forward at once. They quickly dismembered the skeleton of the creature.

"Uncle Tianyu, these bones aren't that different from the ones our people found before."

Chen Tianyu looked at the pieces of white bone in the clansmen's hands and thought for a moment. Then he waved everyone on, telling them to return to the clan.

…

"Clan Leader, people from the Xie and Shi families are everywhere!"

Gan Zongjin was very sad as he listened to the report.

The moment he sensed the Shi Family and the Xie Family making their move, he immediately got the clansmen to strike back.

But the two great families had clearly planned this in advance. Before Gan Zongjin's group could prepare, they were killed one by one. This caused a lot of losses among the important leaders of the group.

Also, the family was no match for the Shi Family or the Xie Family to begin with. Now, with the two great families joining forces, it's even worse.

After a fight, the family had already lost many men, and they were trapped inside their own clan grounds.

Although there were still some clan elders outside, even if they learned that the family was under attack, they did not dare return. The reason was simple: Yong'an City was already controlled by two families, the Xie Family and the Shi Family.

The two families probably would have killed them before they could get close to the clan.

"Clan Leader, what should we do now?"

A clan elder who had lost an arm spoke up to ask something.

Gan Zongjin didn't say anything. He looked at the injured soldiers below, his heart heavy with sorrow.

Gan Zongjin was the clan chief, but he didn't know how to lead the clan through this crisis.

Right now, the Shi Family and the Xie Family had surrounded them without attacking—clearly wearing down their confidence. If they had just waited two more days, when the clan members' morale was low and they felt hopeless, and the two powerful families attacked with all their might, the clan would probably be destroyed very quickly!

After a short pause, Gan Zongjin said,

"What's going on with the Shen Family?"

"Clan Leader, the Shen Family is in an even worse situation. It is said that even one of their top martial artists was badly hurt while fighting the Xie Family!"

Hearing this, Gan Zongjin's face became even more serious.

The Shen Family had two martial artists who had completed the Innate Realm major, and they also had the support of their clan totem. In terms of high-level fighters, they were even stronger than Gan Zongjin's clan.

The Xie Family was the main force trying to take over the Shen Family. The Shen Family was a tough opponent for the Xie Family.

If it weren't for the Shen Family dealing with most of the pressure, this clan probably wouldn't have made it this far.

But that was not a reason to celebrate. After the Shen Family fell, the next target would be this clan.

"What about Uncle Hanmo? How is he doing?"

"Clan Leader, Uncle Hanmo also suffered some minor injuries. Even with the totem's healing, it'll be hard for him to return to peak condition in the short term!"

Gan Zongjin's eyes closed as he thought deeply.

The clansmen also remained silent. In the big hall, it was completely quiet.

"Then we offer a sacrifice."

"We pray to the totem... for the final glory."

After a long time, Gan Zongjin finally opened his eyes. He looked very determined when he spoke.

The expressions on the faces of the clansmen present all changed at once upon hearing this.

The clan made sacrifices on ordinary days, too, but the "sacrifice" the clan leader spoke of now was different. It was a sacrifice that required the lives of clansmen as tribute.

After the sacrifice, the clan totem would also fall into slumber. However, when the clan totem released its final glory, every clansman's realm would rise to some extent, and their injuries would be healed on the spot. Even if it was short and even if it had bad results…

This was the last thing the clan could do. It was one of the few options left.

"Have the clansmen get ready," Gan Zongjin said. "When the time comes, we will break out from the west. That's where their defenses are the weakest!"

Gan Zongjin waved his hand, telling the clansmen to leave the big hall. But he paced slowly back and forth inside it.

From the time the clan was established until the present, they have always been in Yong'an City. But they were never favored by fate. The clan never produced any true talents. Even after growing for so long, they were still the weakest of the Four Great Families. If it weren't for the clan totem, the clan might have been forgotten long ago.

Now that things had reached this point, the clan had no other way out. They could only borrow the totem's final glory, risk everything in one last fight to the death, and leave Yong'an City to seek another path for their future!