The Central Plains were vast and flourishing, home to countless experts and an endless succession of powerful factions. Yet if one asked which faction was strongest, every true top-tier power in the Central Plains would naturally give the same answer: that one clan.
The Xiao Clan was a supreme power that truly stood above every other faction on the continent. Whether it was the other Six Clans, the mighty Pill Tower, or the Ancient Void Dragons, all fell immeasurably short of the Xiao Clan.
To put it bluntly, if the Xiao Clan unleashed its full strength, even all the continent's powerful factions combined would be no match for it.
Xuan Emperor City was also the only city on the entire continent where Dou Sheng Experts conducted trade. Elsewhere, if Dou Sheng Experts failed to agree on a price, a single clash could shatter the heavens and split the earth. Destroying a city would be child's play.
Yet no one dared cause trouble in Xuan Emperor City. Even a Clan Chief of the Ancient Clans had to behave upon arriving here. Anyone who dared stir up trouble would learn from the Xiao Clan what rules truly meant.
Several hundred years ago, two Dou Sheng Experts had erupted in fury in Xuan Emperor City, catching many experts in the crossfire and killing them. The outcome was that one Dou Sheng Expert had been slain on the spot, while the other remained shackled in Xuan Emperor City to this day, serving as a laborer.
Were Dou Shengs rare?
For other factions, having a single Dou Sheng Expert presiding over them was enough to qualify as a superpower. Even in the Gu Clan, second only to the Xiao Clan, Dou Sheng Experts held genuine power and prestige. In the Xiao Clan, however, Dou Sheng