Over the years, they had remained completely loyal to Xiao Feng and the Xiao Clan. They worked diligently and contributed tirelessly to the development of the clan without any other intentions.
Because of this, they naturally had no fear of Xiao Feng secretly inspecting them—after all, they were truly innocent and had nothing to hide.
"May I ask, Clan Leader, has your strength improved over these years?"
Xiao Xing stepped forward and asked, even though it was somewhat improper and risked being reprimanded.
However, Xiao Feng's strength represented the overall power of the Xiao Clan. The stronger he was, the more confidence the clan members had when walking across the continent. As the backbone of the clan, his strength was extremely important.
Therefore, Xiao Xing still asked.
Xiao Feng did not feel displeased and calmly replied:
"A slight breakthrough. My current strength has reached the late stage of Seven-Star Dou Saint."
For some reason, he still chose to hide his true strength and deliberately understated it slightly.
Even so, his words still caused a huge shock.
"Seven-Star Dou Saint… late stage!"
Xiao Hu muttered in shock.
"No wonder we couldn't detect the Clan Leader's arrival at all."
Xiao Hai, one of the leaders of "Hell," was extremely excited.
"Seven-Star Dou Saint late stage… apart from the ancient clans, our Xiao Clan is now one of the strongest forces in Central Plains! With this, 'Hell' will become one of the top-tier powers!"
Xiao Hai said excitedly.
As one of the leaders of "Hell," he had gained immense authority, but he had also worked tirelessly for its growth.
However, "Hell" was still not strong enough to ignore all forces in the Central Plains. In front of the truly powerful races and factions, it was still relatively weak. Because of their special identity as members of the Xiao Clan, they had always acted cautiously, step by step, afraid of provoking any major enemy.
But now everything had changed.
With Xiao Feng reaching Seven-Star Dou Saint, they finally had a true backing.
Apart from the ancient clans, no one in Central Plains would dare to provoke them easily.
Even if someone had such intentions, they would only end up like the former Xuanming Sect.
From now on, "Hell" would enter a period of explosive growth, rapidly becoming a top-tier force in Central Plains.
As Xiao Hai and the others thought about this, their eyes filled with excitement. They could already see a glorious future ahead.
"You are right."
Xiao Feng spoke calmly.
"Now that my strength has broken through, 'Hell' no longer needs to be overly restrained. Aside from the ancient clans, you may expand freely in Central Plains. If anything like the Xuanming Sect happens again, I do not mind personally destroying their entire sect."
His voice was calm, but filled with overwhelming dominance.
Hearing this, Xiao Xing and the others became even more excited.
They clearly understood what this meant.
A Seven-Star Dou Saint's words were absolute.
This was a guarantee—a promise that they could act freely without fear.
They were deeply moved in their hearts and silently vowed to dedicate their lives to Xiao Feng.
"Rest assured, Clan Leader! We will fully develop 'Hell'!"
"And such incidents will never happen again!"
They said firmly.
Seeing their confidence, Xiao Feng nodded.
"Good. Do not disappoint me."
Then he added:
"Also, never reveal your identity as Xiao Clan members to outsiders."
After saying this, he observed them carefully.
Only now did he realize that Xiao Xing and the others had actually all reached the Dou Saint level.
"No wonder you are so confident."
He smiled approvingly.
"Not bad. Very good."
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