Time flew like a shuttle. A year and a half had passed since Xiao Yu left the Pill Region.
Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er had already emerged from the Demonic Flame Space, and both had made tremendous gains during their journey there.
Xiao Xun'er had now reached Late Four-Star Dou Sheng, while Xiao Yan's progress was even more terrifying-his strength had soared straight to Late Five-Star Dou Sheng!
Xiao Yan's return gave the ever-growing alliance another boost in momentum. The Soul Palace was pinned down even more firmly, and many of its branch halls were destroyed by the alliance's forces, inflicting devastating losses.
For a time, the Soul Palace in the Central Plains was like a dog driven from its home, hunted everywhere by the alliance. In the end, its members had no choice but to vanish entirely from the Central Plains Continent. No one knew where they had gone; after all, the Soul Palace had always been shrouded in mystery.
Within the Starfall Pavilion.
The Starfall Pavilion was no longer what it once had been. As one of the Heavenly Mansion Alliance's main forces, its standing now rivaled the Pill Tower's. Countless experts filled its ranks, including more than five Dou Sheng alone.
The vast Starfall Square lay below, with the Starfall Main Hall standing ahead and above it.
On Starfall Square, many Starfall Pavilion disciples were training. Some studied Dou Techniques, others sparred, and still others had come to watch the excitement.
A stone chamber stood atop a towering mountain to the left, and a black-clad youth stood on the platform outside its entrance.
Watching the bustling scene below, the young man smiled faintly, seemingly reminiscing about something.
"So this is where you were, brat."
Just then, a white-robed man appeared atop the mountain, smiling at the