"Roar!"
Just as the people of Wutan City were still grieving the departure of Ya Fei, their city's greatest beauty, a heaven-shaking, earth-rattling roar rang out across the entire city.
The terrifying roar swept through Wutan City in waves of sound. In an instant, everyone in the city felt a double blow to both body and soul.
"Heavens! What's going on?!"
"What happened? Why is a magical beast roaring?!"
"A high-rank magical beast! That's the roar of a high-rank magical beast!"
"Why would a high-rank magical beast appear in Wutan City?!"
"..."
In an instant, horror surfaced on the faces of everyone in Wutan City, and their bodies trembled involuntarily.
The magical beast's roar struck fear into the very depths of their souls.
The city's clans bore the brunt of it. Every clan head looked utterly horrified. Even as Da Dou Shi, they felt terror in that roar.
At that moment, Xiao Zhan, the head of the Xiao Clan, hurried toward a room in the rear courtyard. Only after seeing Xiao Yan at home did the worry on his face ease considerably.
"Father, what happened?!"
Seeing Xiao Zhan rushing over with such a grave expression, Xiao Yan slowly spoke.
"A magical beast! That was a high-rank magical beast's roar." The sight of Xiao Yan eased Xiao Zhan's nerves considerably before he said solemnly, "Yan'er, Wutan City may be in danger. You absolutely must not leave the Xiao Clan. Judging by the force of that roar, the beast is at least at the Dou Wang level, perhaps even... a Dou Emperor!"
"For your own safety, you absolutely must not leave the Xiao Clan!"
"A high-rank magical beast?!" Xiao Yan's expression turned grave at those words. He looked at Xiao Zhan and nodded. "Father, I understand. I won't leave the Xiao Clan!"