There had been some displeasure when they first established the Bloodline Bond.
Now, however, she felt increasingly grateful for that decision. This boy... was an investment with monstrous potential. Going all in had clearly been the right move.
Whether she had gone all in willingly or been forced to made no difference.
"The thunderclouds are coming. Help me stop them."
Xiao Yan slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and spoke solemnly.
"All right!"
Nine Nether chuckled softly. Dense, pitch-black flames surged out, enveloping the entire pillar of energy. Amid their flickering shadows, a massive phoenix-like bird circled outside the pillar, while a gentle aura spread over Xiao Yan, protecting his entire body...
"These thunderclouds won't be easy to handle..."
Su Qian gazed at the churning silver thunderclouds overhead and tapped his head in frustration. Even an ordinary Dou Zong expert would struggle to withstand them, but with wolves watching hungrily from every side, the situation was truly troublesome.
"Since he chose to refine pills here, he must have made arrangements. We need only trust him," Cai Lin said calmly, seemingly unconcerned by the several faint Dou Zong auras nearby.
"Mm, that's true." Su Qian's gaze turned odd. That boy had no shortage of cunning, and he had dug quite a pit for Gold Elder. Apparently, a fierce battle had erupted in a remote little city several days earlier. Several Dou Huang experts had joined forces to surround Gold Elder and gravely wound him, before a Peak Dou Emperor swooped in to claim the kill. By now, that person was probably on the way to Jia Nan Academy to collect the bounty.
Gold Elder had been toyed with in the palm of his hand, abandoned by friends and kin alike. Apparently, he had sought refuge in a relative's territory,