#704 - I am your father

The two of them took Xun'er's body into the Heavenly Tomb, and after quietly waiting for a day, nothing happened.

Xun'er's energy body did not appear.

"Uncle Gu Yuan, do you know the mechanism by which energy bodies are born in the Heavenly Tomb? How long did it take for our ancestor Xiao Xuan to transform into an energy body?" Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask.

Gu Yuan's eyes showed a hint of disappointment: "I don't know. My understanding of the Heavenly Tomb is very limited. I only know that it will continuously produce this kind of energy body.

"But how they come to be, what the conditions for their formation are, and how much time is required, I know nothing about these deeper things..."

Xiao Yan said: "Why don't we put Xun'er's body here first? Maybe the time hasn't come yet."

It was also possible that Xun'er's soul had been annihilated too thoroughly, and it didn't even meet the conditions for forming an energy body... This thought only flashed through his mind, and he didn't say it out loud.

He also instinctively resisted this possibility.

"During this period, in addition to attracting forces from all sides and expanding the Anti-Soul Clan Alliance as much as possible, we have also been searching for the locations of the Soul Palaces, and have found nearly a hundred.

"Although we have found a lot, there will only be more that haven't been discovered... The Soul Clan's arrangements over the years are truly shocking.

"Some Soul Palaces have been abandoned by them, and some have not. Among those that have been found, there is also the Soul Palace's Heavenly Palace. Now I will give you these clues.

"I will keep a close eye on the Soul Emperor... But be careful, too. From the captured prisoners, I learned that the current Palace Master of the Soul Palace is not Soul Mie Sheng, but someone else replaced him several years ago."

As he spoke, he took out a jade scroll from his ring. With a flick of his finger, the jade scroll shot towards Xiao Yan, and finally stopped abruptly, suspended in mid-air.

Xiao Yan took the jade scroll and responded: "As long as it's not the Soul Emperor, I'm not afraid of anyone else!"

After leaving the Gu Realm, Xiao Yan probed the jade scroll with his soul power. Inside was a miniature map of Central Continent, with nearly a hundred large and small light spots on it.

Some were dim, some were bright... The dim ones were those that the Allied Forces had already investigated and confirmed that the Soul Clan had abandoned or been occupied by the Allied Forces, while the bright ones were of unknown status, and there was a high probability that people from the Soul Clan were still stationed there.

Xiao Yan ignored these large and small Soul Palaces and focused his attention on the brightest light spot among them.

That was the Heavenly Palace among the Three Heavenly Palaces, the most important Soul Palace, and it could also be said to be the main Soul Palace!

"Hmph... the new Soul Palace Master? Let's start with you!" Xiao Yan roused his Dou Qi and dashed away into the distance.

In the vast depths of the mountains and forests, towering ancient trees stretched as far as the eye could see. Between the ancient trees, a light gate was faintly visible.

This was the entrance to the Heavenly Palace of the Soul Palace. The dense forest was its best cover. Only a strong person extremely sensitive to spatial fluctuations could detect a trace of it when passing by.

Even with the guidance of the map, Xiao Yan still spent a lot of effort to find its specific location.

He unscrupulously released his Dou Qi fluctuations, and the terrifying pressure caused countless magical beasts in the forest to panic.

A small black-clothed man with a pair of wings on his back flew out of the light gate. After sensing Xiao Yan's aura, he suddenly turned his head and shouted:

"Someone, I can't beat him, let's go together, haven't you wanted to teach him a lesson for a long time?"

Four more figures wearing black wings flew out. They flew to a high altitude and joined together with the small black-clothed man who had a pair of wings on his back from the beginning.

Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows. He recognized the wings on the back of the small black-clothed man. They were a pair of Heavenly Demon Phoenix Wings.

And not bone wings made from the corpses of dead for many years like the ones he possessed. The feathers on them were plump, obviously cut from the body of a newly killed Heavenly Demon Phoenix. The quality was very high, reaching the Dou Sheng level.

For some reason, he always felt a strange sense of familiarity with this small man.

He also seemed to have seen the other four people somewhere.

"Hiss... how did this kid cultivate? How long has it been?" Xiao Ning felt the Dou Qi fluctuations emitted by Xiao Yan and gasped.

Xiao Ke nodded: "What a terrifying cultivation talent. No wonder he can bear the hope of the Xiao clan."

Xiao Mei looked at Xiao Yan with a hint of admiration.

"Let's go together and test his strength," Xiao Yu ordered.

The majestic Dou Qi rose from the five people, and their auras merged together, actually forming a faint opposition to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan couldn't help but change his expression. Five Seven-Star Dou Shengs in the later stage? Does the Soul Clan have so many experts?

I don't know if the mysterious Soul Palace Master is among them... If the Soul Palace Master is not among them, then what kind of strength would he possess?

However, he was not afraid. There were not many things in this world that could make him fearful.

"Form the formation!"

Xiao Yu and the others dispersed, and a formation unfolded in the middle of them. The five people stood on the five corners of the pentagram.

At this moment, the five people's auras were completely integrated. Attacking any one of them was equivalent to attacking all five at the same time.

"What a wonderful formation, but it's not enough." Xiao Yan struck out with a palm, and with one move, it was a Heavenly-Rank Intermediate Dou Skill.

He didn't lack Dou Skills. After Yao Chen took over the Yao clan, its huge wealth was also taken over, and Xiao Yan also benefited from it.

The terrifying palm print seemed to be able to envelop the great enemy and blasted towards the five people.

Xiao Qing's face turned pale, and he almost shouted "Cousin, spare me."

A trace of chaos appeared in the formation. Xiao Yu gritted his teeth, condensed a long sword, and slashed towards the huge palm.

They didn't expect Xiao Yan to be so powerful. The five of them joining forces were actually not his match.

The palm print collided with the sword light, dimming a bit, but it did not disappear and quickly pressed down.

At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of the five people, waved his sleeves, easily resolved Xiao Yan's attack, and said softly: "Let's stop here."

His voice was not loud, but it clearly rang in everyone's ears.

Very strong, an unprecedentedly strong enemy! Xiao Yan recognized this person. It was the person who fought against the Lei clan leader when they were fighting for the Jinglian Demon Fire.

What important things does the Soul Palace have that would allow such a person to serve as the Palace Master? Xiao Yan's expression was particularly solemn.

However, he did not retreat, and his fighting spirit became even higher. The other party's position in the Soul Clan was definitely not low. If he could get rid of him here, it would be a not-small blow to the Soul Clan.

Feeling Xiao Yan's increasingly high fighting spirit, Xiao Zhan chuckled, he shook his head slightly: "Stop, we are not enemies."

Although he felt confused about the attitude of the person in front of him, Xiao Yan was not prepared to give up like this:

"Not enemies? Is Your Excellency joking? Your Soul Clan killed my lover, harmed my teacher, destroyed my family... My father's life and death are also unknown. Do you think there is still a possibility of reconciliation between us?"

"Alas..." The black-clothed man sighed, "I am also very regretful about some things, that was not what I wanted... But some sacrifices are worthwhile, and your current achievements are the best proof."

In Xiao Yan's shocked gaze, Xiao Zhan removed the black mist from his body, revealing that majestic and heroic face:

"Yan'er, I am your father!"

Xiao Yan looked at that familiar yet unfamiliar face and couldn't help but take a step back:

"Father? No, that's impossible. How could my father be the Soul Palace Master? How could he collude with the Soul Clan?"

Xiao Zhan was not surprised by Xiao Yan's reaction. He just said in a calm tone: "Think carefully, is it really completely impossible?

"You should have met the Soul Emperor. What was his attitude towards you?

"Did the Soul Clan make great efforts to hunt you down?

"In the past ten years, if the Soul Clan wanted to kill you, could you really have escaped?

"When you were fighting for the Jinglian Demon Fire, it was me who tore apart the Demon Fire space to help you leave."

Xiao Yan's mind was in chaos, and his aura suddenly weakened. He rushed over full of anger, wanting to kill a Soul Palace Master to collect some interest for Xun'er's revenge, but you told me that you are my father?

He also looked at the other five people...

Xiao Qing lifted his wide hood and waved enthusiastically at Xiao Yan: "Hi, Cousin Xiao Yan."

Xiao Mei gave him a sweet smile.

Xiao Ning had a hearty smile on his face: "You kid, you're really something. You've actually become so strong."

Xiao Ke shook his head and said: "I originally thought I could avenge that palm on the coming-of-age ceremony back then, but it seems there's no hope. The young clan leader is indeed the young clan leader..."

Ah... why is it you guys? Xiao Yan's thoughts became even more chaotic.

In his impression, Xiao Ke was Xiao Ning's little follower who was knocked off the stage by his Fire Palm in the coming-of-age ceremony.

Xiao Qing was a little kid playing in the mud with a runny nose.

Xiao Ning was a small hooligan in Canaan Academy who took advantage of his relationship with Xiao Meng to act like a bully.

Xiao Mei, a vase who didn't know what to do when she encountered something.

Xiao Yu... a long-legged cousin.

How did you guys become awe-inspiring Dou Shengs in the blink of an eye? Even among the allied forces of the ancient clan, there are only a few who can match you, right?

"This... what exactly is going on?" Xiao Yan finally accepted this fact and asked in confusion.

"I know you have many doubts, and I will give you the answers... Come with me," Xiao Zhan said softly.

Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment, restrained his aura, and followed Xiao Zhan into the light gate.

Xiao Yu, Xiao Ning and others also followed.