Being able to barely preserve his Soul Sage cultivation was already a blessing amid misfortune.
As for going any further and breaking through to Soul Douluo... there was no longer any possibility.
He had even been left with severe lingering injuries. How much of his combat strength he could recover remained unknown.
Since he could no longer shield the clan from the wind and rain, he had to find the Xiao Clan a new patron.
And Xiao Xiao was another important reason.
Originally, he had planned to send Xiao Xiao to Shrek Academy once she was old enough.
On one hand, he hoped his daughter could receive the best training on the continent.
On the other hand, he wanted to use Shrek Academy's prestigious name to secure more room for the Xiao Clan's development.
But now, the situation had completely changed.
He owed his life to a prince of the Sun Moon Empire, and his severe injuries had robbed him of any possibility of further growth.
Since that was the case, rather than remain in the Heaven Dou Empire, he might as well accept Xu Tianyao's recruitment.
In the end, the only thing in the entire Xiao Clan that could truly draw the attention of an imperial prince was Xiao Xiao's cultivation talent, which could be called top-tier.
If that was so, then after joining the Sun Moon Empire, Xiao Xiao would likewise receive the highest level of training.
When it came to traditional soul master education, Shrek Academy was still the continent's number one. There was no doubt about that.
But when it came to training soul engineers, only the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy could surpass Shrek Academy on the entire continent.
Xiao Ding firmly believed that the development of Soul Tools was the inevitable trend of