After a long while, Xiao Fan felt the violet light shining on the Storage Ring weaken considerably. Fortunately, he had also worn away a small portion of the soul imprint on the Crimson Storage Ring.
Although only a small portion of the soul imprint was missing, an excited smile appeared on Xiao Fan's face.
It might have been only a tiny corner of the soul imprint, but this was the imprint of one of the continent's most powerful experts. Ever since obtaining this Storage Ring, Xiao Fan had used his soul to wear away at the imprint whenever he had the time, without any real success. Only by basking in Zi Yan's reflected glory these two times had he finally opened a breach in it.
But as he sensed the violet light gradually dimming and the Crimson Storage Ring regaining its resistance, Xiao Fan realized that Zi Yan would soon awaken...
Putting the Storage Ring away again, Xiao Fan turned his gaze toward Zi Yan. The violet energy that had enveloped her body was now all but extinguished, having withdrawn into her.
Zi Yan, who had been floating amid the surging energy, settled back onto the ground. Still, her little girl's body had now stabilized at the appearance of a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old, rather than reverting to its original childlike form. She was clearly still some way from the grown-up appearance she had been hoping for, however...
Whoosh!
On the ground, Zi Yan's tightly shut eyes suddenly opened, a glimmer of violet flashing within them. A vast, terrifying aura erupted from her body, giving Xiao Yan, who had been waiting nearby, a fright.
"Damn, she's already a Peak Dou Emperor?"
Xiao Yan looked at Zi Yan in astonishment. The energy fluctuations erupting from her had clearly reached the peak of