Instruction in Clan Precepts

Eastern Region of the Central Plains, inside a spatial tunnel.

The light was somewhat dim. Xiao Yan skillfully controlled the Space Ship while cautiously sensing the faint spatial fluctuations around them. Years of battle had carved vigilance toward the outside world into his bones. Even within a spatial passage, he remained no exception.

Yan Chao, the elder seated some distance across from him, sensed how far the Space Ship had traveled. "We're finally almost there. We truly have to thank you, little friend Xiao Yan, for this journey. Without you, the three of us would most likely have met with disaster."

Over the past few days spent with Xiao Yan, Yan Chao had grown increasingly fond of this young man, who was rigorous and cautious in all he did and flawless in his dealings. He had never seen this quality in any of the Flame Clan's younger generation.

"Elder Yan Chao, we still cannot let down our guard here. The Soul Hall has been making far greater moves these past few days."

What Xiao Yan said was also why they had chosen the spatial tunnel. To the Soul Clan and the Soul Hall, it seemed that nothing would truly be over until every member of the Flame Clan had been wiped out.

"Is there no one who can stop the Soul Hall?" Yan Jun, the young man among the four, could not hold back any longer and took the initiative to ask Xiao Yan and Yan Chao.

The question was simple and direct, yet it struck at the heart of their current predicament.

Xiao Yan remained silent and gave no answer. He had only faced a clash between the continent's top powers once before, at the Pill Tower. Strictly speaking, he did not understand such matters all that well. The