Seeing Xiao Fan appear so suddenly, Fang Yan schooled his expression, narrowed his eyes, and said softly, "So this is the Dou Zong from the rumors a few days ago?"
The surrounding crowd scattered, leaving only Fang Yan and the figure behind him conspicuous in the open. Xiao Fan's gaze settled on them.
"The Demon Flame Valley..."
Xiao Fan studied the insignia on Fang Yan's clothes and narrowed his eyes. A glint of gold flashed through them as he activated his Golden Eyes and turned his gaze on the gray-robed man behind Fang Yan.
"A Two-Star Dou Zong..."
Xiao Fan studied the gray-robed man behind Fang Yan. In the original story, this had been Han Feng, who had died and then been reborn as a Four-Star Dou Zong with help from the Demon Flame Valley and the Hall of Souls. But now Han Feng had no chance of returning to life, and someone else had taken his place behind Fang Yan.
Could he be from the Hall of Souls?
A thoughtful gleam crossed Xiao Fan's eyes as he watched the gray-robed man. After all, within the Demon Flame Valley, only Earth Demon Old Ghost possessed truly terrifying strength. Everyone else, including First Elder Fang Yan, was merely at the Peak Dou Emperor level.
Elsewhere in the sky, the powerhouses from Jia Nan Academy had also come out, curious to see the expert refining pills.
"Isn't that Xiao Fan?"
At the head of the Jia Nan Academy group stood an old man in a fiery-red robe. He was none other than Old Man Huo, the head of the Inner Academy's Alchemy Department. The appearance of the Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva had drawn even him out.
"Hehe, when I heard their descriptions of the Dou Zong powerhouse at the Black Emperor Pavilion, I