Alliance of the Six Clans and One Mansion

"Did he know anything about the Soul Clan experts who had infiltrated our clans?"

Lei Ying pressed again.

"I don't know. Matters like this must have been handled through single-line contact. The Soul Clan could not possibly make such a basic mistake."

Gu Yuan shook his head.

"Ah, forget it. Once we return, we'll just have to put more effort into finding him. There are only a few elders in my Lei Clan who guard the Tou She Ancient God Jade. He won't be hard to find."

Lei Ying frowned, then quickly relaxed.

"Mm, no—where do you think you're going!"

Xiao Yan, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly raised his brow. His large hand instantly reached toward a patch of empty space.

Bang!

That area of space collapsed with a boom, revealing a streak of black flame that was about to flee into the spatial turbulence. Xiao Yan's hand did not pause in the slightest as he grabbed it and clenched inward, trapping it firmly within his palm.

Screech! Screech!

The black flame seemed to possess life. It let out a series of exceptionally piercing, bizarre cries from Xiao Yan's palm.

"Could this be a Child Flame split off from the Nihility Devouring Flame?"

Gu Yuan's expression immediately changed.

"It doesn't count as a Child Flame. Even though the Nihility Devouring Flame ranks second on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, splitting off too many Child Flames would still disperse its power. From the intelligence we have gathered about the Nihility Devouring Flame, it is hardly the sort to sacrifice itself for others."

"If we have to put it that way, it can barely be considered a small avatar containing a tiny fraction of the Nihility Devouring Flame's power. It was probably used to pass on information."

Xiao Yan smiled