A Fateful Encounter

Xiao Lin's intervention finally made the members of the Heavenly Mansion Alliance realize that Xiao Yan's grandfather was actually a hidden big boss!

To be honest, outsiders were completely unaware of this at first!

After all, Xiao Yan's family wasn't the type to publicize Xiao Lin's strength everywhere.

Not to mention, Xiao Yan knew this a few days earlier than the members of the Heavenly Mansion Alliance.

Moreover, Xiao Lin no longer needs to force himself to survive.

His current motto is to act decisively when the time is right.

Of course, Xiao Lin didn't care at all about the shock of the Heavenly Mansion Alliance members to the strength he displayed. At this moment, he was staring at Zi Yan, whom he had dragged into the Starfall Pavilion.

"Old Man Lin, you've gone too far! I'm the Dragon Emperor now, how dare you treat me like this?"

Zi Yan put her hands on her hips and roared angrily at Xiao Lin.

To think that she, the newly appointed Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, would be carried in like a chick by Xiao Lin in front of so many people—did she have no dignity at all?

To be honest, it's hard to say whether it's a side effect of Zi Yan eating the Transformation Grass too early in her childhood, but even though she's grown up now, she still sometimes acts like a child.

Just like right now!

Who could possibly tell that she would be the new Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan?

Most people probably just see her as the girl next door, right?

"By the way, little girl, what brings you to the Starfall Pavilion to find me?"

Xiao Lin didn't respond to Zi Yan's question, but instead asked a question to himself.

"Hmph, Old Man Lin, don't try to change the subject. I'm talking to you about serious business!"

It was clear that Zi Yan was still very concerned about what had just happened, so she completely ignored what Xiao Lin said.

"Okay, okay, I was wrong, is that alright now? (I'll do it again next time!)"

Xiao Lin didn't directly say his last few thoughts, lest Zi Yan get upset.

"Hmph, you know that's good... Also, I'm not a little kid anymore, don't call me 'little girl'!"

After another soft snort, Zi Yan protested a second time.

After saying that, she even puffed out her already quite ample breasts.

I don't know if it's because Warcraft characters are naturally more developed than human women in some aspects.

Both Medusa and Zi Yan are far superior to Xiao Yan's other women!

Zi Yan today truly deserves the description of having a youthful face.

"Alright, alright, I won't call you anymore, I won't call you anymore. Zi Yan, tell me, how did you suddenly end up at the Starfall Pavilion?"

Xiao Lin replied again in a rather perfunctory tone, as if coaxing a child.

Zi Yan: "..."

At that moment, she didn't know whether Old Man Lin had listened to her protest or not.

In the end, Zi Yan decided to put this topic aside for the time being.

Following that, Zi Yan explained to Xiao Lin why she had come to the Starfall Pavilion.

When he learned that Zi Yan had already been to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, and that it Ji Li and the others who told Zi Yan that he was in the Starfall Pavilion, he felt relieved.

Although he didn't deliberately hide his whereabouts, only a handful of people knew that he was both Xiao Lin and Lin Xiao.

He was Lin Xiao in the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, but only Xiao Lin in the Starfall Pavilion.

Indeed, only Ji Li and a few others knew that he had come to the Starfall Pavilion to "retire".

"However, how did you trigger the Starfall Pavilion's Sect-Protecting Formation? And you almost got into a fight with the Heavenly Mansion Alliance?"

Xiao Lin asked curiously.

If he hadn't intervened, and if Old Monster Lin and the others had continued to stop Zi Yan, she probably would have really started punching him.

With Zi Yan's current strength, one punch from her would probably shatter the Starfall Formation into pieces on the spot!

That could cause a huge misunderstanding.

"Well, I just wanted to see you, Old Man Lin, as soon as possible, so..."

Speaking of this, Zi Yan also showed a somewhat embarrassed expression.

Later, Xiao Lin learned that this girl was far too unruly and wanted to open Spatial Passage directly into the Starfall Pavilion.

This resulted in them running headfirst into the Starfall Formation, didn't it?

This also meant that as the Starfall Pavilion grew stronger, Yao Lao had to ask the Formation Masters of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace to upgrade his sect's Sect-Protecting Formation several times. Otherwise, Zi Yan might have been able to smash the Starfall Formation to pieces.

Don't doubt it, Zi Yan now possesses such strength!

Because she is now Five-Star Dou Sheng, and in the late stage at that!

Furthermore, according to Xiao Lin's observation, in a few more years, Zi Yan will be able to challenge for the Six-Star Dou Sheng.

This might be the change that Xiao Lin brought to Zi Yan after Zhukun was released early.

In the Original Work, by the end, Zi Yan was only Four-Star Dou Sheng.

But right now, she's almost at the level of Six-Star Dou Sheng!

This is because with Zhukun present, Zi Yan has already obtained the complete inheritance of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

Moreover, under Zhukun's guidance, Zi Yan made better use of the enhancements brought to her by the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.

That's what led to her such a significant improvement!

Ever since Xiao Yan and Qing Lin left the Dragon Tomb, Zi Yan has been cultivating there.

Taking advantage of the special environment of the Dragon Tomb, Zi Yan also completely refined the remaining half of the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit that she had not yet fully refined earlier.

For the Ancient Void Dragon and the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit was the most divine object in the world.

It's not surprising that Zi Yan experienced such a significant improvement after fully absorbing it.

Furthermore, even Zi Yan's Main Body appearance has changed once again.

When Xiao Lin and his group went to Ancient Dragon Island last time, the Zi Yan Dragon-Phoenix Body they saw was like a mixture of the Ancient Void Dragon and the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix.

But things are different now. Zi Yan has completely refined the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, now possesses the Dragon-Phoenix Body based on her original form as the Ancient Void Dragon, with the addition of a pair of Ancient Heavenly Phoenix wings.

In fact, the legendary images of Dragon-Phoenix are not fixed.

The Dragon-Phoenix, evolved from the Ancient Void Dragon and the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, also has a different appearance.

If it had been Tian Huangzi obtained the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, the Dragon-Phoenix form he evolved would likely have been based on the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, with perhaps a few more features of the Primordial Ancient Void Dragon in certain parts of his body.

Clearly, the appearance of the Dragon-Phoenix is a fixed image determined by the self-perception of the evolved beings.

Just as Zi Yan was overjoyed to see Xiao Lin and was showing off her strength, Xiao Xiao also came along with her short legs.

"Great-Grandpa, who is this pretty lady?"

The childish but clear voice reached Zi Yan's ears.

This made Zi Yan subconsciously look towards the direction from which the sound came.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Xiao's image was imprinted in Zi Yan's eyes.

At that moment, it seemed like a fateful encounter; the two little girls, one big and one small, just looked at each other.

"Not good!"

At the same time, the moment Zi Yan and Xiao Xiao met, alarm bells went off in Xiao Lin's mind!