After Xiao Chuan left the Black-Corner Region, Soul Hall learned of Wu Protector's death and came to investigate.
They eventually discovered that Wu Protector had been killed by someone named Xiao Chuan, who was also a Tier 7 Alchemist.
Soul Hall loved alchemists' souls most of all, especially alchemists who possessed Heavenly Flames!
Thus, after Lei Protector, who had come to investigate, learned of this, he became increasingly interested in Xiao Chuan.
Wu Protector had been an Earth Tier Protector with only the cultivation of a Four Stars Dou Ancestor, but Lei Protector was different.
He was a Heaven Tier Protector, already possessing the strength of an Eight Stars Dou Ancestor. Wu Protector was nowhere near his equal.
As far as he knew, there were not many people in the Black-Corner Region capable of killing Wu Protector, and none of the region's Dou Zong experts had made a move.
That meant this fellow definitely had some trump card in hand.
After some questioning, Lei Protector obtained information from Su Mei that Xiao Chuan's Soul Power was extremely strong!
Soul Power?
Soul Hall loved people with powerful Soul Power!
Lei Protector felt as though he had discovered a treasure, and his interest in Xiao Chuan grew even stronger.
Before leaving, Xiao Chuan had instructed Su Mei that if anyone from Soul Hall came looking, she was to answer whatever they asked without concealing anything.
After all, he could not protect everyone yet. They had to stay alive first.
Lei Protector knew that Su Mei and the others merely valued Xiao Chuan's status, but if Xiao Chuan was gone, they could still be put to his use.
There was no need to kill them.
Moreover, Lei Protector had already set his sights on Xiao Chuan. Learning that Xiao Chuan had gone to