"Ah! I broke through!"
As Xiao Yan shouted, Yao Chen, standing beside him, smiled in satisfaction and nodded.
Five years had passed in the Flame Domain before anyone knew it.
Over those five years, with the system's help, Yao Chen had reached Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint long ago. He could break through to the Dou Emperor level at any time with the Origin Qi granted by the system.
Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian had also reached Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint, becoming the strongest beings on the Dou Qi Continent.
Yao Chen's gaze turned resolute as he spoke to Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian.
"Little Yan, girl. After five years of arduous cultivation, your strength has reached the pinnacle of the Dou Qi Continent. It's time to go out and exact our revenge."
Fighting spirit filled Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian's eyes as well. At last, their strength could serve its true purpose.
Inside Heaven Hall, the gloomy headquarters of Soul Hall, Hun Miesheng sat upright upon a massive black throne.
The dim light of the hall shrouded his cold face, making it look even more sinister and terrifying.
During the five years since Yao Chen had vanished, Hun Miesheng had never given up on hunting him down. The fury and obsession in his heart burned like a blazing flame, growing fiercer by the day.
He was constantly plotting, sending his subordinates out to search everywhere for traces of Yao Chen. Each fruitless attempt only deepened his anger.
That day, as usual, Hun Miesheng finished his grueling cultivation.
He slowly opened his eyes, a vicious glint flashing within them.
"Guards!"
He barked the order in a low voice, and the sound echoed through the empty hall.
Before long, a subordinate hurried in, dropped to one knee, and said