"Bang..."
Ling Quan shattered the giant hand, but his face had flushed red, and he was seriously injured as well.
Sensing a Dou Zong aura from Jia Nan Academy approaching, he said, "Miss Xun'er, please!"
After glancing at Xiao Yan, Xun'er spread her golden Dou Qi wings and flew onto the magical beast's back.
Ling Quan and the others swiftly departed as well.
Before long, Su Qian arrived and asked, "Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan? There was a powerful Dou Qi fluctuation here just now. What happened?"
Xiao Yu said, "Great Elder, it's nothing. Xun'er's family came to take her away, but they looked down on us. This student couldn't stand it, so we had a fight. When they sensed your aura, those guys slipped away."
"Eh? An eight-star Dou Emperor? How did you improve so suddenly?
It must have been a fortuitous opportunity. I won't pry, but remember to pay attention to your foundation!"
"Yes, Great Elder!"
After Su Qian flew away, Xiao Yu greeted Xiao Yan and flew off as well.
"What a monster. An eight-star Dou Emperor at nineteen—even within those families, he would be among the best," Yao Chen murmured softly.
"An eight-star Dou Emperor... I've already fallen far too behind."
Not long after Xun'er left, Fallen Heart Flame erupted once more. Under Xiao Yan's watchful gaze and ill intentions, the fellow made one careless mistake and was swallowed directly by Fallen Heart Flame.
When Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei, and the others heard the news, their expressions became exceedingly complicated.
Xiao Yu continued as he always had, firmly believing that Xiao Yan would be fine.
Xiao Peerless pretended to grieve for a while, and life gradually returned to calm.
In the blink of an eye, two years passed. Deep within the Black Domain Plains outside Jia