On one of the Inner Academy's broad roads, Xiao Fan led Yue Yao away from the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower and headed straight toward the White Gang's headquarters.
"You don't have to go this far."
Yue Yao followed behind Xiao Fan, stepping into his footprints one by one as she spoke softly.
Xiao Fan stopped, turned to look at her, and shook his head. Although he could not yet say he liked Yue Yao all that much, he admitted that he had been truly furious when he saw Xi Ying attack her.
Perhaps this was a man's vanity. Although Yue Yao and Xiao Fan had not made their relationship official, he enjoyed being with her. Gentle and delicate as she was, Yue Yao looked like someone who naturally stirred a desire to protect her.
So he decided to teach the White Gang a lesson. He had now advanced to Four-Star Dou Ling, while Bai Cheng was only a six-star Dou Ling. With so many trump cards up his sleeve, Xiao Fan did not believe he would lose.
Ding! New mission triggered: challenge Bai Cheng. Mission rewards: Dou Qi points +100, Source Coins +2000, secret art: Radiant Sun Transformation (Secret Technique of the Nine-Star Radiant Sun Art). Failure penalties: Dou Qi points -200, Source Coins -4000. Radiant Sun Transformation (Secret Technique of the Nine-Star Radiant Sun Art): consumes a certain amount of Flame Origin to increase the user's strength based on their aptitude. The stronger the flame, the greater the increase in strength.
Just as Xiao Fan continued toward the White Gang with Yue Yao, the system triggered another mission.
What a shame. If my opponent weren't the White Gang, I could milk the failure penalty for free rewards.
For Xiao Fan, if it had been any other