Xiao Yan did not know Nihility Devouring Flame well enough. He had always believed him to be a hidden expert of the Soul Clan who had merely absorbed Nihility Devouring Flame, which was why his combat strength was so formidable.
It was not until Xiao Xuan exposed his identity that Xiao Yan truly realized what kind of bizarre existence had been watching him all along.
Unlike Xiao Yan, Nihility Devouring Flame had noticed Xiao Yan long ago. It could even be said that he knew about nearly every major event throughout Xiao Yan's growth.
Over the course of it all, he had made countless preparations. What happened today was, in truth, the moment when the dagger was finally revealed.
When Xiao Yan was in the Ten Thousand Beasts Space in the distant Northwest Region and first fully activated the residual void power within his arm, Nihility Devouring Flame had already sensed it. He was the fire spirit born from Nihility Devouring Flame's true body and was exceptionally familiar with his own power. The void power Xiao Yan had released back then was identical to his own.
Yet at the time, Nihility Devouring Flame could also clearly sense that the power Xiao Yan had activated was absolutely not any Child Flame he had divided off.
This utterly unexpected power aroused his considerable interest. Even Soul Heavenly Emperor's warning could not completely extinguish the restlessness in his heart.
However, as the Soul Clan's second most important figure, he could not simply rush to the Northwest Region over such a matter. He assigned the task of investigating it to the Soul Hall.
By chance, a Soul Hall protector saw Xiao Yan in the Jia Ma Empire and learned of his methods. In truth, the Soul Hall did not know the full story, but