"This friend, I am Gu He." Gu He's face darkened as he called out, "Perhaps you have heard my name."
"Heh... an alchemist?" Lu Bu chuckled.
"You flatter me. People call me the Pill King," Gu He said mildly with a cupped-hand salute. As a Sixth Grade Alchemist, he had reason to be proud anywhere—except Alchemy Tower.
"Heh!" Lu Bu sneered. Soul power surged from between his brows like a raging tide. "What a coincidence. So am I!"
The eight people present all felt their hearts sink, as though a massive boulder were pressing down on them. Instinctively, the six Dou Wangs lowered their altitude, unable to help but fall a level lower.
"..."
Gu He's face darkened at those words, and he silently cursed his bad luck.
After searching so hard for a Heavenly Flame for so long, someone had actually beaten him to it. This fury was not something he could easily suppress, and the unwillingness in his heart left him utterly frustrated.
"Sir, how is Your Majesty the Queen?" Yue Mei hurriedly asked. Sensibly, she chose to act as though she did not know Lu Bu.
Mo Bass and Hua She's group likewise jolted at the question and hurriedly looked toward Lu Bu. Though they were deeply displeased that he had infiltrated the temple, they were even more worried about their queen.
"Her evolution succeeded, and her strength has advanced to Dou Zong..."
The Snake People Tribe experts were overjoyed upon hearing this, trembling with excitement. They were just short of clapping together in celebration and drinking themselves senseless for three days.
The Jia Ma Empire group, meanwhile, felt their hearts sink as they silently realized that things were bad.
However, Yue Mei was meticulous and had not been overwhelmed by joy. She continued asking, "Then where