After refining Hun Xuzi's soul, Xiao Yan finally learned the true objectives behind some of the Soul Hall's plans. As a high-ranking member of the Hun Clan, Hun Xuzi knew far more than the Soul Hall Deputy Master. There were many matters whose precise details even Xiao Yan, who had dealt with the Hun Clan throughout his previous life, had never known.
After learning about those secret plans, an exceptionally bold idea surfaced in Xiao Yan's mind. Originally, he had intended to wait until he reached the nine-star Dou Sheng level before finding a way to seize the Nihility Devouring Flame, but one of the Hun Clan's plans gave him a tremendous spark of inspiration.
Through Hun Xuzi's memories, Xiao Yan learned that the Hun Clan now had agents planted among all of the Other Six Clans, ready to coordinate attacks from within and without to seize the Tou She Ancient God Jade. These agents had been created by capturing several high-ranking members of the Six Clans, then having the Nihility Devouring Flame forcibly fuse their souls with those of Hun Clan members.
This method was somewhat similar to body possession, but far more covert. Had Xiao Yan not refined Hun Xuzi's soul, he would never have learned about any of this.
At that thought, understanding dawned on Xiao Yan. No wonder the Hun Clan had gathered the other pieces of Ancient Jade so easily in his previous life-they had left such hidden hands in place. Had Xiao Yan not destroyed the final piece of Tou She Ancient God Jade back then, Hun Dai'er might truly have opened the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion in the end.
It was precisely this plan that inspired Xiao Yan. Hun Xuzi was now dead, all his memories were in Xiao Yan's possession, and most