Urgent Matters in the Flame Clan

Huo Zhi spoke urgently. She then reached out, grabbed Yan Chao's arm, and turned to lead the way at once.

Though he had already delivered them safely, Xiao Yan was in no hurry to leave, so he naturally followed along.

This spatial region was not particularly large, roughly the size of a large mountain estate. The environment was indeed excellent, filled with abundant spiritual energy, verdant bamboo and trees, and even a clear stream winding through the area. Along its banks stood more than a dozen quaint yet elegant bamboo courtyards.

Xiao Yan could sense many powerful auras within, but what shocked him even more was that almost none of those above the Dou Zun level were in good condition.

Leaving aside their injuries, every person around them carried a dispirited air, as though they lived beneath a shadow. The battle that had nearly exterminated their clan and their desperate flight for survival had shaken the hearts of every Flame Clan member.

Xiao Yan looked ahead again. Though Huo Zhi appeared to have no serious external injuries, his Heavenly State Soul perception clearly caught the severe depletion of Dou Qi within her body. It was a grave deficit left behind by prolonged, overloaded combat and the overexertion of her very foundation. If she continued forcing herself on, it would inevitably have serious consequences for her future!

Clearly, Huo Zhi herself had not realized this at all. She had even reacted far too calmly to Xiao Yan's arrival. Xiao Yan knew that, in her eyes, he ought to have been a dead man!

Considering her physical condition, Huo Zhi's exhaustion had already become extreme—so extreme that it had affected her thoughts. She was most likely holding on purely through sheer force of will.

Before Xiao Yan could persuade her otherwise, they