Xiao Yan had noticed it long ago. From the moment their advance had been blocked, Mu Yaoyin had never truly relaxed. The closer they got, the more he could sense her poised, ready-to-strike state.
Xiao Yan had already guessed that Soul Hall had sent more than just the two Grand Venerables before them. There was likely a Dou Sheng-level expert holding the fort as well; his own strength was simply too weak for him to detect it.
Looking at Mu Yaoyin before him, Xiao Yan felt somewhat apologetic. In his original plan, none of this trouble should have been necessary. Judging from the continent's situation over the past two years, the Flame Clan had absolutely not yet discovered Soul Hall's actions. Given how highly the Flame Clan valued Huo Zhi, even if Huo Zhi had not come herself, the Flame Clan would have sought them out because of the other wielder of the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame.
Yan Di had once said that the Flame Clan did not fear Soul Hall at all. So long as members of the Flame Clan arrived and the situation was explained clearly, they might have been able to use those connections to avoid trouble with Soul Hall. After Xiao Yan consulted Venerable Wind, Venerable Wind had also deemed his plan feasible. He simply had not expected Soul Hall's people to arrive first. If the Heavenly Luan Clan had not come in time, Starfall Pavilion would likely have already been reduced to ruins.
But no matter what, at this very moment, the Heavenly Luan Clan had to forcibly confront a Dou Sheng-level existence because of their connection to him, as well as the absolute behemoth behind that Dou Sheng—Soul Hall.
Only after personally arriving in the Central Plains had Xiao Yan understood Soul Hall's terrifying