Preparing to Leave

The Six Star Dou Sheng was not Zi Yan's greatest gain. Her greatest gain was actually the development of her Dragon Phoenix Body. Having absorbed another Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, her Dragon Phoenix Body was approaching true perfection. Now, even ordinary late-stage Six-Star Dou Sheng would not be her match.

Moreover, the enhancement of the Dragon Phoenix Body has further improved Zi Yan's talent. Now, even Xiao Ming finds it difficult to say which level Zi Yan's talent belongs to. In any case, as long as Origin Qi, breaking through to the Dou Di is not a problem.

Smiling, Xiao Ming patted Zi Yan's purple ponytail. He was about to let Zi Yan come out of seclusion first so he could continue his own seclusion and break through to the next Soul Realm, but then he remembered Medusa and Yue'er, so he changed his mind and said, "I've been in seclusion for a while now, let's go out first."

"Uh-huh."

Zi Yan nodded excitedly. She was actually quite happy to be able to leave seclusion, especially since she would be able to see Sister Medusa afterward.

As the door to the secret room was pushed open, three figures appeared out of thin air.

The newcomers were Medusa, Venerable Tian Huo, and Xiao Shan.

After the three landed, a small figure flew out from Medusa, drawing an arc in the air and projecting itself towards Xiao Ming from afar.

"Father!"

"Hmm, the little guy has grown quite a bit! He can even talk now!"

Xiao Ming smiled and reached out his arms to hold the petite figure firmly in his embrace. Looking at Yue'er's joyful and innocent face in his arms, his heart was filled with warmth.

"Hehehe, Xiao Ming, Yue'er is a very bright girl. She learns things very quickly. I don't think you were as smart as her when you were young."

The Venerable Tian Huo, whom we hadn't seen for a long time, came over and looked at the little girl in his arms with a kind expression. He had been in the Xiao Family for quite some time and had a lot to say. Xiao Yue was only one year old, but her learning ability far surpassed that of her peers.

Leaving aside the simple fact that he can speak fluently, he also has a certain degree of control over his own abilities, which is truly extraordinary.

"Yue'er's talent is indeed exceptional."

Xiao Ming pinched Yue'er's little cheek and nodded in agreement with a smile.

Even without the Dou Di Bloodline, Yue'er will not encounter any bottlenecks in breaking through to Dou Sheng, unlike him back then.

"However, it must have been hard work for you to teach Yue'er so well." Xiao Ming turned to look at Medusa, who had a Medusa and charming smile on her face. When she saw Xiao Ming looking at her, she took a few steps forward and took Yue'er from her arms.

"Yue'er is very well-behaved; it's not a matter of whether she's had a hard time or not."

That being said, Xiao Ming also knew that raising a child was not as easy as Medusa made it out to be. To be honest, Xiao Ming still felt a little guilty towards Medusa, as it was somewhat irresponsible of him to leave his daughter to Medusa to raise alone.

Xiao Ming didn't say anything more, but stepped forward and hugged Medusa and Yue'er together.

The familiar Aura softened the expression on Medusa's face.

Xiao Shan, watching from the side, was filled with emotion. The Medusa he usually saw was always arrogant and domineering, never as gentle as she was now.

"Oh, right, news has come from Central Plains." Venerable Tian Huo remembered the purpose of his visit and quickly said.

What news is it?

Xiao Ming remembered that very few people knew about his return to the Northwest Continent. They shouldn't bother him unless something was wrong. Could it be...?

"First, the entire Spirit Clan, one of the Ancient Clan of Central Plains, has disappeared. Second, the Hall of Souls has sent you a challenge, saying they will fight you to the death in three months."

"What? Is this little Hall of Souls tired of living?"

Xiao Ming didn't react much to this, but Zi Yan spoke first with some disdain. In Zi Yan's eyes, the Hall of Souls could be destroyed with a flick of her wrist, yet she dared to act so arrogantly. Didn't she know that Xiao Ming was one of her people?

Medusa, however, was slightly worried; the Hall of Souls's infamous reputation made her concerned about Xiao Ming.

"It's alright. The Hall of Souls Master is just Five Star Dou Sheng. I've already broken through to the Five Star Dou Sheng level during my seclusion this time. He's no match for me. Even if he goes to the Soul Clan to find help, unless it's Seven Star Dou Sheng, he can't do anything to me. If he goes too far, Zi Yan's Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan won't just stand by and watch."

Xiao Ming patted Medusa's back to comfort her. Yue'er, who was in his arms, was too young to understand and just blinked her eyes, looking completely bewildered.

Upon hearing that Xiao Ming had broken through to the Five-star Dou Sheng, Xiao Shan and Venerable Tian Huo were slightly surprised, while Medusa was relieved.

She knew Xiao Ming's strength; even Five Star Dou Sheng Hun Miesheng posed no real threat to him.

Zi Yan patted her ample chest and said, "It's just a Hall of Souls, Sister Medusa. Don't worry, Xiao Ming doesn't need to lift a finger; I can handle it."

"Hmm, but in that case, won't you all have to go back to Central Plains?" Medusa suddenly thought.

"Yes, but this time you and your daughter should come with me too."

Xiao Ming originally planned to break through to the Heavenly Price Realm Great Perfection in the Xiao Family before returning to the Heavenly Court. However, plans changed, and he had no choice but to return to the Heavenly Court to break through again.

"Well... that's fine, but I'll have to wait two days while I arrange things within the clan."

Medusa looked at Yue'er in her arms, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded.

"I also plan to wait a couple of days to see if Xian'er and the others can leave the pass in time. If they can't, we'll head to Central Plains ahead of time."

Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin also went into seclusion when Xiao Ming broke through. Xiao Ming estimated that they would emerge from seclusion within the next ten days to half a month, so he planned to wait and also arrange the affairs of the family.

Speaking of which, the Clan Leader of the Xiao Family has changed. In recent years, the strength of the Xiao Family has increased significantly. Xiao Zhan is too old and his strength cannot keep up with the younger generation, so he voluntarily stepped down and wanted to hand over the position to a younger person.

At that time, the three strongest candidates for Clan Leader were Xiao Shan, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Yu.

Although Xiao Ding was the son of the Clan Leader, he was not very interested in the position of Clan Leader because he had established his own power outside and because of the Xiao Family's attitude towards Xiao Yan in his early years.

Xiao Yu, on the other hand, was still at the Jia Nan Academy and didn't seem particularly interested.

Xiao Shan is the strongest, most prestigious, and the right age, so he is very likely to succeed as Clan Leader.

However, just then, Medusa returned to the Jia Ma Empire and brought out Xiao Ming's token, along with a large amount of resources.

Therefore, the responsibility of Clan Leader fell on Xiao Ming, who was far away in Central Plains. In fact, this was also to make it easier for Medusa to manage and assist the Xiao Family in the name of the Clan Leader's wife.

This decision proved to be a good one; under Medusa's management, the Xiao Family did indeed thrive.

After learning about this, Xiao Ming could only sigh that his family members were quite cunning.

Now that he's leaving and taking Medusa with him, the management of the Xiao Family can only be assigned to someone else.

The candidate is Xiao Shan. Xiao Shan has served as an elder for many years and has already developed his abilities.

Moreover, his strength is among the highest of his clansmen, so managing the Xiao Family for the time being is no problem at all.

In fact, Xiao Yan's elder brother, Xiao Ding, was also a managerial talent, but when Xiao Ming heard that he was still working on his Desert Iron Mercenary Group and doing it quite well, he didn't bother to say anything.