Meeting Zhu Kun

As the voice faded, a creature of indescribable proportions rose slowly from the darkness below.

It possessed a pair of pale red eyes hundreds of times larger than a human!

Not to mention a body that stretched beyond the reach of sight!

Faintly visible, its form was covered in a layer of purple-gold scales!

They shimmered with a faint chill, as hard as steel!

"Senior, what... what is this thing!"

Sky Fire Venerable was so terrified he could barely speak clearly.

"Let's leave quickly!"

An intense sense of unease made Sky Fire Venerable's scalp tingle!

Xiao Xuan smiled faintly: "He is exactly who I am looking for!"

"Ah?!"

Whoosh!

Xiao Xuan moved, darting toward the depths below!

"Looking for me? Then do you possess the Ancient Jade?"

The voice that made this entire space tremble resounded once more!

Xiao Xuan replied unhurriedly.

"I did not bring it this time."

"You didn't bring it?"

This time, the killing intent in that voice was tinged with disappointment and resolve.

"If you have no Ancient Jade, then stay here and keep me company!"

Swish!

In an instant, a brilliant purple-gold beam of light tore through the darkness, shooting violently toward Xiao Xuan!

"Break!"

Facing such an attack, Xiao Xuan remained calm and unhurried.

He condensed his soul power into a soul imprint hundreds of feet wide, slamming it down from above against the purple-gold beam!

BOOM!

The imprint collided with the purple-gold beam, erupting in a deafening explosion!

A terrifying storm swept across this space!

Both Xiao Xuan and the mysterious creature were forced back hundreds of feet by the terrifying shockwave.

"A Di-level soul body without a physical form! You actually possess lost soul-attack techniques! This truly surprises this Emperor!"

From the dark void, the mysterious creature's voice was filled with thick astonishment!

Judging by his tone, he seemed to have some understanding of soul-attack methods himself!

"Senior Zhu Kun, I did not come here to fight you to the death."

After one exchange, both sides had a rough grasp of the other's strength.

With Xiao Xuan's current power, it was naturally unlikely he could defeat Zhu Kun.

However, his soul-attack techniques were endless and impossible to guard against.

The key was that he could enter the Heavenly Tomb at any time!

Naturally, he had nothing to fear.

"Who are you, and why do you know this Emperor's name!"

Zhu Kun's giant eyes fixed on Xiao Xuan, flashing with shock!

He had been trapped here for thousands of years!

Furthermore, almost no one knew he had come here, so how could this person before him know?

Could it be...

Is he one of that bastard Tou She Ancient God's men?!

At this thought, a monstrous killing intent erupted instantly!

Xiao Xuan naturally felt it.

"Rest assured, senior. I am not the Tou She Ancient God, nor am I one of his people. I have come this time to discuss a trade with you!"

"Why should this Emperor believe you!"

Zhu Kun let out a cold snort!

Xiao Xuan was not in a hurry; instead, he smiled.

"Because of your disappearance, the Ancient Void Dragon tribe has split into four great dragon islands—East, West, South, and North—each declaring themselves king! Now, apart from the East Dragon Island still searching for your whereabouts, the other three islands are all plotting to seize the throne of the Dragon Emperor!"

"Those bastards!"

Zhu Kun cursed, staring at Xiao Xuan with eyes like burning torches: "What exactly is your objective?!"

Xiao Xuan still did not state his objective, turning instead to continue speaking.

"Not long ago, while traveling above, I encountered a girl with purple hair who was adept at spatial techniques. At the time, she was being hunted by a Tier 7 Magical Beast! If she hadn't run into me, I fear..."

At this moment, a violent, intense light surged from Zhu Kun's body!

Then, his incomparably massive body suddenly shrank rapidly, and in a mere instant, he transformed into a middle-aged man with a head of purple-gold hair.

On his forehead, there was a flame-like mark, flickering on and off.

Presumably...

This was the seal set by the Tou She Ancient God.

Only on the day the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion saw the light of day again!

Would this seal lose its effect, and only then would Zhu Kun be able to break free!

At this moment, Zhu Kun's pair of golden pupils stared straight at Xiao Xuan.

"You... you have the scent of my child on you. You... the girl you encountered is my child!!"

Zhu Kun's expression was extremely agitated!

Although many years had passed!

That bond of blood, and the scent carved into the deepest part of his memory, he would never forget!

He looked at Xiao Xuan eagerly.

Until Xiao Xuan nodded.

He then hurriedly pressed, "How is she now?"

Subsequently, Xiao Xuan told Zhu Kun about Zi Yan's situation.

After listening, tears actually welled up in Zhu Kun's pupils.

"Child, I have failed you; I have failed you!"

Zhu Kun was filled with self-reproach.

After a long while.

He looked at Xiao Xuan: "What trade do you wish to make with this Emperor?"

"He is actually the Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragons; no wonder he is so terrifying!"

Emerging from the dark space, Sky Fire Venerable let out a long sigh of relief.

Just by having the other party stand before him.

Sky Fire Venerable had felt as if he couldn't catch his breath!

Yet Xiao Xuan had actually been able to discuss a partnership with him.

"Right, senior, I haven't asked your name yet."

"Xiao Xuan."

"Xiao Xuan? This name sounds so familiar, I feel like I've heard it somewhere before. What?! Xiao... Xiao Xuan? You... you are Xiao Xuan?"

Sky Fire Venerable looked at Xiao Xuan in disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.

He had heard the name Xiao Xuan like thunder in his ears.

He was the only super powerhouse in a thousand years who dared to stand against the Hun Clan!

He had also heard that the Ancient Clan and the Xiao Clan had a good relationship.

However, he did not understand why, when the Xiao Clan was ambushed by the Hun Clan back then.

The Ancient Clan had not stepped in to help!

Xiao Xuan did not answer his question again.

Returning to Jia Nan Academy.

Zi Yan was still in the Jia Nan Academy's medicinal herb storehouse.

Holding an Amethyst Spirit Fruit in her left hand and an Ice Spirit Snow Lotus in her right.

Taking a bite from the left, then a bite from the right, she was eating quite happily.

Beside him, Su Qian was all smiles.

Elder Huo was also smiling, though his expression carried a hint of unconcealable heartache!

Su Qian kept reminding him.

"Old Huo, try to look natural!"

"Su Qian, these are my lifeblood! It's only been a few days, and this little girl has already devoured nine-tenths of them. It's not yours, so of course you don't feel the sting."

"This little girl is sharp as a whip. If she hears you and accidentally lets that powerhouse know, forget about us—even Jia Nan Academy will be doomed!"

"Why hasn't the Dean returned yet?!"

Elder Huo found himself missing the Dean he had never even met.

If he were here, would they still have to be so terrified of this mysterious powerhouse?

Su Qian poured cold water on his hopes: "Don't get your hopes up. If the Dean were here, it probably wouldn't make any difference!"

"Ah? Didn't you say the Dean was very strong?"

"That one is even more formidable!"

Elder Huo sighed.

Such is fate!

As the words fell, the two saw the space ahead ripple and distort.

Xiao Xuan stepped out from within.

"Senior, you have returned."

Xiao Xuan nodded: "Zi Yan, let us go."

"Mm-hmm." Zi Yan nodded, quickly finishing the medicinal herbs in her hand and grabbing another handful before running to Xiao Xuan's side.

"Old man, I'm leaving!"

"Travel safely, come back often!" Su Qian said politely.

Zi Yan took him seriously: "Don't worry, I will come back often."

Elder Huo stumbled, feeling a heartache so sharp he could barely breathe!