Cloud Gate's Progress

Cloud Gate, main hall!

Lu Yunxiao sat upright on the throne, his bearing straight and imposing.

Around the throne stood Yun Yun and the others, while numerous elders lined both sides of the hall.

Lu Yunxiao lightly stroked the throne's armrest with his right hand, his starry eyes sweeping across the hall one by one.

"It has been a long time since we last met. It seems all of you have made considerable progress."

Lu Yunxiao spoke softly, his voice echoing through the hall.

He had not returned for roughly a year, yet these people had not remained stagnant.

More or less, they had all improved somewhat.

Looking around, there were now more than a dozen additional Dou Emperors within Cloud Gate, most of whom were unfamiliar to him.

Having absorbed the foundations of the other three great empires, Cloud Gate had likely recruited quite a few new members over the past year.

As for Dou Zong-level experts, Cloud Gate had gained three more.

Aside from Hai Bodong, who had successfully broken through, and Fama, who had achieved a breakthrough over the past year with the Sect Breaking Pill Lu Yunxiao had left behind—

Cloud Gate had also gained a new Dou Zong whom he did not recognize.

He was an elderly man in black, kind-featured and benevolent in appearance. Presumably, he too was a newly recruited Guest Elder.

Counting them up, Cloud Gate now had eight Dou Zong-level experts: Medusa, Yun Yun, Yun Shan, Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, Fama, the new Guest Elder, and Little Star.

There were also three Dou Zun experts: Qing Yanjing, Venerable Skyfire, and the Heavenly Demon Puppet, which had yet to fully evolve.

Adding Lu Yunxiao himself, who was comparable to a Dou Zun, Zi Yan, who was comparable to a Dou Zong, and