"What exactly are you rushing back here for?"
At the border of the Jia Ma Empire, You Ruo lay across Xiao Fan's shoulder and asked curiously.
Throughout the journey, no matter how she asked, Xiao Fan had offered no explanation, nor had he slowed down in the slightest. In her experience, he had never been this impatient, which only made her more curious.
Now that the Jia Ma Empire was within sight, You Ruo once again voiced her doubts.
"Hehe, because there's an opportunity for me to break through here."
Xiao Fan kept her in suspense rather than telling her outright.
It wasn't that he didn't want to. He had tried, but every time he attempted to reveal the system's existence, some inexplicable sensation prevented him from expressing it.
Thus, Xiao Fan understood that he was probably the only person who could know about the system. There was simply no way for him to tell You Ruo.
Hearing that it concerned Xiao Fan's breakthrough, You Ruo stopped asking. She was merely curious. Although she wondered how he knew there was an opportunity for him to break through here, she didn't press him. She believed he would tell her if he could.
Soon, a sprawling city appeared ahead of Xiao Fan. This was the Jia Ma Empire's final defensive line along its border: Demon-Suppressing Pass.
Without hesitation, Xiao Fan flew straight over the imposing city with You Ruo.
With his Dou Emperor strength and speed that even a Dou Zong would struggle to match, the people in Demon-Suppressing Pass naturally failed to notice him.
[Ding! The host has entered the Jia Ma Empire. Mission complete. Please claim your reward.]
The moment he crossed Demon-Suppressing Pass, the system's voice rang out in Xiao Fan's mind.
*"Finally made it back. It