Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

She came here specifically to find out about Xiao Fan, but it seems that Mu Qingluan doesn't know anything about him either.

"Could it be... that he was exposed after infiltrating the Soul Palace?"

You Ruo recalled what Mu Qingluan had said.

Xiao Fan had already gone into hiding during the great battle at Starfall Plains. The fact that Mo Shang of the Soul Palace stepped into the limelight and became the acting hall master of the Soul Palace meant that Xiao Fan had made ample preparations within the Soul Palace.

But now the contract has suddenly disappeared...

You Ruo understood that she had to go to Zhongzhou. Once she found the so-called Mo Shang of the Soul Palace, she would understand.

"Ugh......."

You Ruo turned around and sensed two familiar auras. Her originally cold expression immediately softened.

"Your Majesty... the two young princes are being rather restless and insist on seeing you..."

Yue Mei, one of the eight tribes of the Snake-People, is now a Dou Huang-level powerhouse. At this moment, she is holding two porcelain dolls on her left and right, standing helplessly to the side. Xiao Qi'an and Xiao Lening in her arms stretch out their chubby little hands and reach out towards You Ruo's position.

You Ruo gently took the two children from Yue Mei's hands. Just as she was about to speak, she sensed a trace of life remaining on the two children. Her eyes narrowed instantly, but she didn't say anything more.

Holding her two children, You Ruo naturally returned to a courtyard in the Xiao family compound, their place.

After casually setting up a barrier, You Ruo looked at the two children and quickly stripped them naked, finally focusing her gaze on the necklaces around their necks.

This was a gift that Xiao Fan gave to the mother and her two children after his last return, and Xiao Fan's image still lingered in it.

"Buzz!"

This time, however, You Ruo could sense that the energy within the rhombus-shaped crystal, which previously only contained Xiao Fan's Dou Zun-level power, was now becoming increasingly terrifying.

Even You Ruo herself had a slight feeling that even if she used all her strength, she would not be able to break the energy contained in the necklace.

This energy wasn't this strong before.

You Ruo's eyes flickered slightly as she looked at the two little ones crawling naked on the bed, and she couldn't help but reach out and pat their bottoms twice.

"Eeya.......?"

Feeling You Ruo's slap, the two little ones crawled even faster on the bed...

.................

Inside the Soul Realm, Xiao Fan took the lead, followed by the group of Heavenly Soul Guards who had been waiting outside the training ground.

The task assigned to him by Hun Jun was to deal with the awakened and revived aura of a peak Dou Zun in the Netherworld Ancient Battlefield.

"Deputy Commander, the Blood River area of ​​the Netherworld Ancient Battlefield is just ahead."

One of the two peak Dou Zun experts bowed to Xiao Fan with a calm expression and without a single flaw, and then spoke.

Xiao Fan was new to the place and didn't know the true situation of the Netherworld Ancient Battlefield. Hun Guang's strength was also weak, so Xiao Fan didn't bring him along this time. Therefore, the two powerful peak Dou Zun naturally became Xiao Fan's assistants.

Hunyu and Hunze had been serving in the Heavenly Soul Guard for many years, possessing formidable strength. Having previously led a team, they were intimately familiar with the Guard's daily tasks. Even if they were directly promoted to commander, they would be perfectly capable of fulfilling the role. It was simply a pity that the deputy commander position they had competed for for so many years was taken away by Mo Shang, their unexpected superior...

"Is this the Ancient Battlefield of the Netherworld ahead...?"

Xiao Fan looked ahead and saw a massive ravine stretching across the landscape, seemingly reaching the sky. The crack, several miles wide, directly separated the two places.

Beneath this pitch-black fissure, which seemed to lead straight to the abyss, invisible gusts of wind, exuding an aura of death, rose from the ground to the sky. Wherever these gusts passed, space reversed and battle energy dissipated.

This is the Death Rift that isolates the entire Netherworld Ancient Battlefield. Above the Death Rift, no birds can fly across, and no battle energy remains.

According to the information left behind by the Heavenly Soul Guards, this crack was a deliberate fissure left by the Soul Clan Chief when he integrated the Netherworld Ancient Battlefield into the Soul Realm, to isolate the inside from the outside.

To cross this death rift and reach the ancient battlefield of the underworld, one must use the bridges connecting all four sides.

Xiao Fan scanned the crack in front of him, his immense soul power sweeping across it.

Although he has been resurrected in Mo Shang's body and his strength and realm have fallen back to the peak of Dou Zun, his previous realm was not a lie.

His current soul realm is that of a genuine "Battle Emperor," but the strength he can unleash right now is limited.

Like a severely wounded, dying soul.

His soul power crossed the Death Rift, and a gust of wind emerged from it. Xiao Fan did not retract it. The next moment, he realized that as the wind blew past, a piece of his soul was missing.

"How eerie..."

Xiao Fan's eyes flickered, while Hun Ze, standing to the side, remained indifferent. However, they couldn't let Mo Shang court death, since Mo Shang was now their superior.

"Deputy Commander, the Death Rift is fraught with danger, please be careful. The rope bridge leading to the Netherworld Ancient Battlefield is just ahead."

Hunze spoke slowly, and Xiao Fan nodded gently. About an incense stick later, a huge building appeared in Xiao Fan's field of vision.

A magnificent building radiating a dazzling silver-white light stood directly above the Death Rift. Gusts of wind blew past, but when they reached the foot of this magnificent bridge, they naturally veered to the side, bypassing the massive building above.

Rather than calling it a bridge... Xiao Fan looked at the bridge surface, which was more than ten miles wide, and he had never seen such a magnificent building.

"Restricted area ahead. Stop in your tracks."

A sinister voice rang out, and a Heavenly Soul Guard blocked the way in front of Xiao Fan's group. Only after Xiao Fan took out the Heavenly Soul Guard Deputy Commander's Order given to him by Hun Jun did the guard respectfully let them pass.

Xiao Fan led Hun Ze and Hun Yu ahead, with the rest of the Dou Zun following behind in groups. They worked together skillfully, their faces full of vigilance. After all, for most of the Heavenly Soul Guards, the Netherworld Ancient Battlefield was both a danger and an opportunity.

Xiao Fan glanced at Hun Ze and Hun Yu beside him, a smile playing on his lips, but unfortunately, the bronze mask blocked his view.

"You two... hate me a lot, don't you?"

Xiao Fan spoke slowly, but his words startled Hun Ze and Hun Yu.

"The Deputy Commander is joking. How could we dare to say such a thing!"

Hunze and Hunyu exchanged a glance, not wanting to accuse Xiao Fan of disrespecting his superior, and immediately spoke up.

"Oh...no!"

Xiao Fan stopped the two from bowing, turned his head to block them, looked directly at them through the holes in their masks, and said:

"Since Soul Dragon made a mistake, the one with the best chance of succeeding to the position of deputy commander is definitely one of you two. I am a special case, but it is an inexplicable result that I took the credit from you. Therefore, it is certain that you two hate me."

Xiao Fan sized up the two men, realizing they would never admit it, and continued:

"There's no need to rush to deny it. If I were you, I would definitely wish that this parachuted-in superior would die soon. And this Netherworld Ancient Battlefield, isolated by the Death Rift, is the best place. You have been developing within the Heavenly Soul Guard for so many years, you must have amassed considerable power."

“The Soul Dragon was punished before, but you were unharmed. Moreover, I have investigated and found that the Soul Dragon is not close to you, which means that you are not on the same side as the Soul Dragon.”

“However, you just felt my power, even though you were hiding it.”

Xiao Fan ignored their fluctuating expressions, continued walking forward nonchalantly, waved his hand, and spoke again:

“The Heavenly Soul Guard is not my focus, nor is the position of Deputy Commander. If you were to take over the position of Deputy Commander now, Soul Dragon would definitely hold a grudge against you. Right now, however, his attention is entirely focused on me.”

"If you intend to go all the way, you can do whatever you want in the Netherworld Ancient Battlefield. However, I don't like unstable factors and I won't show any mercy."

"If you are willing to cooperate with me, then let's win together. I will get the battle merits I want and advance further in the Soul Realm. At that time, the position of deputy commander will still be a competition between you. In fact, you might even be able to advance further?"

After Xiao Fan finished speaking, the group had already crossed the massive bridge and reached the edge of the Netherworld Ancient Battlefield.

"Everyone, get ready. This mission is to retrieve the awakened souls from the Netherworld Ancient Battlefield. Target: Blood River Clan, strength level: peak of Nine-Star Dou Zun."

Chapter 14 Re-entering the System Space

Xiao Fan spoke softly, and the expressions of the Heavenly Soul Guards behind him suddenly turned serious.

The execution ability of a Dou Zun powerhouse is naturally extraordinary. In addition, these Heavenly Soul Guards are all very experienced. Soon, the group of Heavenly Soul Guards behind Xiao Fan were ready.

"Let's go."

Xiao Fan spoke calmly, looking at the seemingly ordinary Netherworld Ancient Battlefield in front of the bridge, but he also became wary.

"Shh!"

As soon as Xiao Fan stepped into the Netherworld Ancient Battlefield, he suddenly discovered that a dark shadow spread out from beneath his feet. In just an instant, it spread from beneath his feet and covered the sky.

In the blink of an eye, everything before Xiao Fan's eyes turned into darkness, and his vision seemed to be filled with nothingness.

"Ok?"

Xiao Fan frowned and tried to circulate his internal fighting spirit, but found that his fighting spirit did not react at all.

"This... seems... not the reaction one should have when entering the Netherworld Ancient Battlefield. Could it be a trick prepared by Hunze and Hunyu?"

"impossible."

Xiao Fan shook his head. If the other side had such means to restrain him, the position of deputy commander would have already fallen into their hands.

Just as Xiao Fan was pondering, the next moment, points of light suddenly appeared in the void before him. Soon, chains suddenly appeared in Xiao Fan's sight. Looking at the scene before him, Xiao Fan's pupils shrank sharply!

Even with his current cultivation level and realm, he could not hide the turmoil in his heart.

"It's you!"

Xiao Fan looked at the scene in the dark space before him. The familiar chains seemed to come from the void, spreading out from the unknown depths of nothingness, layer upon layer, firmly sealing the unseen figure in front of him.

Even though he had reached the peak of the Dou Zun realm, the scattered runes on the chains gave Xiao Fan the intuition of being watched by a great terror, making him dare not look directly at them.

This is the very space inside the system space that Xiao Fan had seen once before, the space where the figure that seemed to be sealed inside resided!

"Haha, that's right."

The hoarse voice came again, but this time, the other person's voice didn't seem so urgent.

"I didn't expect you to be so stupid."

The hoarse voice's first words were a direct insult directed at Xiao Fan:

"I told you long ago that you can exchange anything in the system. You just need to use external items to exchange for source coins in the system, and they will naturally be converted into your cultivation level. I just didn't expect you to be so stupid."