Xiao Zhan was ultimately rescued.
Though the girl lacked much combat experience, she made up for it with profound cultivation and an exceptionally powerful soul realm. Relying on the Disguise Dou Technique, she successfully led the Xiao Family away from their pursuers.
As for the enraged Soul Hall, no matter how much they resented it, they could only swallow their anger and wait for a chance to retaliate.
Thus, the Jia Ma Empire swiftly fell.
They could no longer remain at home. Left with no choice, the battered Xiao Yan carried the foolish girl, who had promptly fainted after finally relaxing, to Jia Nan Academy. He also asked Hai Bodong to settle the Xiao Family beside the Black Corner Region, where they began a new life.
With both parents alive and the Xiao Family unharmed, Xiao Yan naturally cast aside all his reservations. His cultivation soared, and at a speed too swift for anyone to react, he almost immediately dominated the Strong Ranking.
The young man's spirit was unmatched for a time.
Yet just as the entire Demon Hall waited to celebrate Xiao Yan, the young man suddenly vanished without a trace.
When he returned, that body which even the Brute Force King could not harm in the slightest was, for the first time ever, wounded.
"Here."
Xiao Yan smiled and spread open his bloodstained hand, producing a pair of cotton candy before the girl as though performing a magic trick.
White and pure, floating like clouds at sunset, they stood in sharp contrast to the crimson in his palm.
"What are these?"
"The payment we agreed on."
"Huh? You risked going back to Wutan City just for this? Aren't you a little too confident in yourself?"
"You wouldn't just stand by and let something happen to me, would you?"