"The Hall?"
Hearing the indifferent voice emerge from the distorted space, Xiao Yan's pupils suddenly contracted. The person who had come was clearly behind Soul Hall's scheme, and he had called himself "the Hall." Could he be Soul Hall's exceedingly mysterious Master?
Black mist continuously seeped out from the twisted space, gradually condensing under everyone's watchful gaze into a human figure entirely shrouded in black fog.
"Soul Hall Master?"
The Lesser Pill Tower's Grand Elder stared directly at the black-mist figure. His stooped body leaned forward slightly, and the space around him began to ripple faintly.
"Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call me the Deputy Master."
The black mist stirred slightly, and a faint laugh came from within.
"It seems this Deputy Master lacks courage. Since you dared barge into my Starfall Pavilion, you should have come in person. Sending only a projection—were you afraid?"
A cold smile rose at the corner of Xiao Yan's mouth. With his eyesight, he could naturally tell at a glance that this black-mist figure before him was merely a projection, not the real body.
"In all these years, Xiao Yan, you are the first person to say that the Hall lacks courage..."
An odd laugh also came from within the black-mist figure. "Still, your current accomplishments have truly exceeded the Hall's expectations. Had I known this day would come, the Xiao Family should have been thoroughly slaughtered back then."
"Your Soul Hall people have said that several times already..."
Xiao Yan's gaze was icy as he slowly said, "But given your status as Soul Hall Deputy Master, if you came here merely to spout such nonsense, then this projection has no need to continue existing."
Xiao Yan said expressionlessly, "If your real body does not dare show itself, then you can get