Chapter 116: Xiao Han's Proposal

Xiao Han stayed in the Xiao Clan for six consecutive years; occasionally, Yi Huang would come over to spend some quality time with him, and incidentally, report the recent developments of Langya Pavilion to him.

Generally speaking, everything was within Xiao Han's expectations; the Soul Hall had begun to gradually accelerate its pace of collecting souls, though it was unclear when this started. The intelligence system of Langya Pavilion had even discovered that the Soul Hall was becoming increasingly active outside the Central Plains.

But these were merely minor issues; what Xiao Han truly cared about was the physical condition of a certain little friend.

"Grand-uncle, why has Yan'er's Dou Qi suddenly disappeared!" Xiao Zhan said at this moment, his brow furrowed in distress.

That's right, the Dou Qi of this poor child, Xiao Yan, had indeed disappeared. From the moment Xiao Han saw the ring worn on his hand, he had been keeping a close watch on this day.

Compared to the original story, Xiao Yan's disappearance of Dou Qi this time was even more bizarre. Because before his Dou Qi vanished, his cultivation level was not a Dou Zhe, but a Three-Star Great Dou Master.

This talent shocked everyone in the Xiao Clan, and he was the only twelve-year-old Great Dou Master in a century; his talent could be said to be second only to Xiao Han, the legend of the Xiao Clan.

The number one genius of the Xiao Clan had his cultivation drop from a Three-Star Great Dou Master to the third stage of Dou Qi in one fell swoop, which instantly aroused the suspicion of everyone in the Xiao Clan, especially the powerhouses.

The current Xiao Clan was not like it was in the original story; back then, the entire clan had only a few Great Dou Masters with shallow experience, so they could only attribute the disappearance of Xiao Yan's Dou Qi to a physical constitution issue.

Now, with Dou Wangs and Dou Huangs running everywhere and the Xiao Clan having no fewer than ten Dou Zuns, they had some understanding of the many secrets of the continent.

The Dou Qi Continent had never seen such a demonic constitution that first lifts you to the clouds and then strikes you down to hell. Even the Woeful Poison Body, which can only watch itself step by step approach death, is not this treacherous!

Xiao Zhan had personally observed with full concentration while Xiao Han was cultivating, and the moment Xiao Yan refined Dou Qi, he immediately locked onto it; however, even then, the Dou Qi simply vanished right under his eyes.

This left Xiao Zhan extremely puzzled. If not for knowing that creatures like the Ancient Devouring Insect were already extinct, he would have suspected that an Insect Queen had burrowed into Xiao Yan's body.

After all the efforts of the Xiao Clan members proved fruitless, Xiao Zhan finally thought of seeking help from Xiao Han, which led to this scene of him feeling distressed in front of Xiao Han.

Hearing Xiao Zhan's words, Xiao Han just smiled slightly; that smile, paired with his immortal and refined appearance, carried quite a bit of mystery.

Seeing Xiao Han's smile, Xiao Zhan felt a surge of joy and hurriedly asked, "Grand-uncle, do you know the reason for this?"

He even subconsciously grabbed Xiao Han's shoulders and shook him violently.

"Hey, hey, hey, watch it!" Xiao Han looked at Xiao Zhan's hands and said pointedly.

"Oh, sorry, Grand-uncle, I was too excited for a moment." Xiao Zhan suddenly realized his problem, hurriedly sat up straight, and prepared to wait for Xiao Han's answer.

"Xiao Zhan, how is your Soul Power now?" Xiao Han asked Xiao Zhan this question first.

"Soul Power?" Xiao Zhan scratched his head, feeling somewhat confused; he wasn't an Alchemist, so why would he pay attention to Soul Power?

It was only because Xiao Han asked that he began to carefully think about his soul level, which he was relatively clear about. Subconsciously comparing himself to the clan's Alchemist, he then said with some hesitation: "Probably... it's... Mortal Realm Great Perfection!"

Xiao Zhan's strength was at least at the Nine-Star Dou Zun Peak, and coupled with the power of some Medicinal Pills, his soul level was considered quite good.

"Then how could you detect a Heavenly Soul?" Xiao Han said with a smile.

"What? Grand-uncle, you don't mean to say that Yan'er's Dou Qi was all sucked away by some Heavenly Soul, do you?" Xiao Zhan said in astonishment.

First came the astonishment, followed by burning rage.

"I'll go find that soul body right now." Xiao Zhan stood up with a murderous look, preparing to go and finish off the soul body that was hindering his son. He hadn't suspected a soul body earlier simply because he lacked a direction.

Now that his elder, Grand-uncle, had already given a hint, he naturally couldn't let it go. As for whether he could win, that was not within Xiao Zhan's scope of consideration.

Although his soul realm was only at the Mortal Realm, he was, after all, a Dou Zun powerhouse, and that Heavenly Soul had fallen to the point of needing to absorb others' Dou Qi to survive; it likely had no combat power. With his overwhelming advantage, how could he lose?

But Xiao Han called out to stop Xiao Zhan, "Wait a moment!"

"Hmm? Does Grand-uncle have any instructions?" Xiao Zhan stopped his movement to leave and asked curiously. Since the reason for Xiao Yan's Dou Qi disappearance was known, Xiao Zhan wasn't in much of a hurry. Besides, he had to listen to his Grand-uncle!

"Do you really want to drag that soul body out?" Xiao Han asked with a half-smile.

"Grand-uncle, why keep such a harmful fellow around?" Xiao Zhan said, puzzled. If that soul body had a physical form, he would even intend to grind the latter into dust.

"Little Yanzi's temperament has problems, doesn't it?" Xiao Han said, hitting the nail on the head.

"This..." Xiao Zhan was silent for a long time, and in the end, could only respond with silence. Xiao Zhan was very clear about the disdain or contempt Xiao Yan held for others in his heart; he had thought of many ways to address this issue, but it was fundamentally unsolvable.

This kind of illness is unique to geniuses, especially those like Xiao Yan whose talent stands out from the rest. It is fine if they don't suffer any setbacks, but once they encounter a blow, it is very easy for their mentality to collapse.

To solve this problem, unless a peer more outstanding than him could appear.

But neither the entire Xiao Clan nor the Jia Ma Empire had such a person; the only one whose talent exceeded his, Xiao Han, was from too long ago, and his identity was kept in a state of secrecy.

Seeing Xiao Zhan's dilemma, Xiao Han hinted: "Isn't this a very good opportunity?" He spoke pointedly.

"You mean to let Yan'er be a "useless person" for a few years?" Having been a Clan Leader for so many years, Xiao Zhan was not slow to react and naturally guessed Xiao Han's intention.

Rationally speaking, this method might indeed have a very good effect, but emotionally, Xiao Zhan was not willing to use such a method.

It was too dangerous... and too cruel.

On the Dou Qi Continent, for a top genius to become a so-called useless person and suffer the strange looks and even mockery and insults of others, the blow to a person is simply indescribable in words. If the mentality cannot undergo a transformation, one might really become a useless person if not careful.

Xiao Han also knew how unacceptable this approach was for a father, and even intentionally manipulating a child's life was completely an unreasonable thing to do.

But Xiao Yan's path was destined not to be smooth, especially during the critical period when his mind was not yet mature.

Although Xiao Han knew that Xiao Yan had the soul of an adult, from his years of observation, this was completely a chuunibyou teenager, a child who hadn't grown up.

For this situation, strong medicine must be used. Moreover, if Xiao Yan could truly take Yao Lao as his master, coupled with the change in temperament brought about by a few years of being a "useless person," as well as the resource support the Xiao Clan could provide him, it could be said that he would almost be on the path of a powerhouse for his entire life.

Walking down this path, Xiao Han was confident in making him stronger than in the original story. Walking faster and more steadily on the road to becoming the Flame Emperor!

However... all of this depended on the choice of Xiao Zhan, the father.