"I just received news that Xiao Yan has already left the academy. Do you want me to bring him back?"
Since the incident last time, Xiao Yan had a sudden awakening. He understood that he was completely incapable of defeating Xu Ran by himself, even with Yao Lao's help it was far from enough. Even though he had now received all of Yao Lao's inheritance and became a Douhuang, the gap between him and Xu Ran was still enormous.
He needed a bigger platform, more resources, in order to defeat Xu Ran.
Soul Hall now viewed Xu Ran as a thorn in their side, and only by cooperating with Soul Hall would he have the best chance.
However, once he sought out Soul Hall, as a descendant of the Xiao Family, he would undoubtedly be throwing himself into the net. But right now, relying on Soul Hall was his only opportunity. If he succeeded, then he would have a chance to contend with Xu Ran, but at the moment he had no other choices. Even if there was only a sliver of chance, he would fight for it.
To be placed in a desperate situation and then find a way out, he was now without ties or concerns. If he really died at the hands of Soul Hall, it would simply be a kind of release.
Xiao Yan knew that cooperating with Soul Hall was, without a doubt, making a deal with the tiger. Especially since Soul Hall might very likely kill him on the spot. But this was the only method he could think of now.
Xu Ran was so strong that only by relying on the power of Soul Hall was there a possibility of triumphing.
Once he truly infiltrated the inner workings of Soul Hall, he believed that he would not make things easy for Xu Ran. Especially since he would never allow Soul Hall to foolishly send people to their deaths one by one to Xu Ran. With his understanding of Xu Ran, he could completely tackle Xu Ran from some despicable angle.
"Let him go. I have seen through every step of his, no matter what he does, he cannot escape from the palm of my hand. People must be given a little hope, without hope, the game comes to an end. He still has many experiences to go through," Xu Ran said with a smile.
Xiao Yan was the Son of Destiny of this world, with a limitless future.
Starting his rise from the Fighting Spirit Continent, once he stepped onto a broader stage like the Great Thousand World, becoming the Flame Emperor of the Endless Flame Territory, commanding the heavens and myriad fires.
It could be said that Xiao Yan's growth potential far exceeded that of Tang San.
The Great Thousand World is on a much higher level than the Divine Realm.
"Speaking of the Great Thousand World, System Miss is still upgrading, and it's been a long time since she has shown up," Xu Ran was even starting to miss System Miss.
The Doupo World, although stronger than the Douluo World, had no fundamental difference.
Thus, Xu Ran, whose strength had already reached the top, found completing missions in such a world to be hardly rewarding. In fact, there were basically no missions.
Otherwise, with Xu Ran's fully-leveled, overpowering strength, any mission could be completed with ease, which was essentially meaningless.
Once he completed his Mission in the Doupo World, Xu Ran would head to a higher-level world. Hence, System Miss had been busy with system upgrades during these days. During this time, even if Xu Ran wanted to return to the Divine Realm and Douluo World, it would be impossible.
Originally, Xu Ran was planning to have Xun Er and the others meet with Rongrong, Zhu Qing, and their group. Moreover, at that time, he would be able to travel between the two worlds at will.
However, Xu Ran estimated that System Miss would soon be done with the upgrade.
By then... with the strength of Rongrong and the others, even if they came to this world and were pressured by the laws of this world, they would definitely not be inferior to a Dou Sheng.
"What are you thinking about? You're so engrossed," Ruo Lin asked as she waved her hand in front of Xu Ran. From her understanding of Xu Ran, every time he zoned out, he was either thinking of other girls or some scheme to torment them.
"I'm thinking about things in another world."
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"Another world?" Ruo Lin stood there blankly, not understanding Xu Ran's meaning.
"Cough cough, what I mean is, in a few days, I'll introduce you to some sisters and the like," Xu Ran said with a smile.
"Some? How many is some? Are they from the Jia Ma Empire? Ya Fei, Nalan Yanran, Queen Medusa?" Ruo Lin was quite familiar with Xu Ran's affairs. In the upper echelons of Canaan Academy, Xu Ran's previous experiences in the Jia Ma Empire were no secret.
"No, they're other people."
"You think I just popped out of a crack in a rock? I've just been in the Ga Ma Empire these days; I'm not a native of the Ga Ma Empire," Xu Ran explained while rubbing Ruo Lin's silky legs.
"Is that so?" Ruo Lin suddenly realized. That made sense. Canaan Academy only knew about Xu Ran's activities for the last year; they had not collected any information about him from before.
It wasn't just Canaan Academy, but other powers, including Soul Hall, felt the same way.
In the eyes of these powers, Xu Ran really seemed to have popped out of nowhere, appearing all of a sudden. However, these powers believed that Xu Ran had been cultivating in some special secret realm until now and had only recently finished.
"Anyway, that's not my business to manage. Xun Er, Yan Ran, none of them have said a word. No matter how many people are by your side, I won't mind," Ruo Lin pouted. Being a newcomer herself, she felt fortunate just to be with Xu Ran—who was she to make demands?
"Right. Tomorrow is the big competition in the Inner Court. Xun Er and the others will definitely make it into the Inner Court. I've been promoted by the Elder and am now an Earth-Level Instructor, so I'll also enter the Inner Court. It's likely that I'll still be with you guys. Elder Su Qian even urged me a few days ago to ask you when you're going to start building those Cultivation Towers."
Since being with Xu Ran, Ruo Lin had become very important. If it weren't for her low strength and experience, Canaan Academy would have even considered promoting Ruo Lin to an Elder.
However, once Ruo Lin advanced to Douhuang, she would be eligible to become an Elder at Canaan Academy.
"Let's talk about it after we enter the Inner Court."
...
The great Inner Court competition arrived quickly.
When Xun Er and her fellow Dou Spirits revealed their Cultivation Levels, it caused an uproar throughout the Outer Court.
Even the Inner Court was immensely shaken.
A Dou Spirit's Cultivation Level, even in the Inner Court, was that of a front-line powerhouse. In fact, many of the Inner Court's gifted on the power ranking were only at the Dou Spirit level. Now, there were five or six Dou Spirits in the Outer Court...
At that moment, everyone in Canaan Academy finally felt the terror of Xu Ran.
However, they didn't know that the reason Xun Er and the others became so powerful was due to Xu Ran's efforts; otherwise, they would have set their sights on Xu Ran long ago.
But in time, the clever ones would notice. Those who progressed rapidly to a Dou Spirit's Cultivation Level all had one thing in common: they were close to Xu Ran.
Eventually, many would come to understand.
But even if they did, it would be of no use.
Xu Ran's Elixirs weren't so easily obtained. Xu Ran wasn't so altruistic as to help those unrelated to him.
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