Strangers Become Friends Through a Fight

Gu Qinghan saw that Xiao Yan, who had been visibly anxious just moments ago, had suddenly calmed down. His black eyes were as still as an ancient well, as though the panic he had shown earlier had all been an illusion. The Leaving Fire Prison Robe burning around him gradually faded away, and he put away the Boundless Purgatory Ruler in his hand.

Is this... him giving up?

Gu Qinghan frowned slightly. It seemed Xiao Yan himself understood that while the Leaving Fire Prison Robe could protect him for a time, it could not protect him forever. No matter how many defensive methods Xiao Yan had, he could only remain passive against her speed.

He simply had no chance to strike back at her.

But was that really the case?

Thinking back to the instinct for danger Xiao Yan had developed only by surviving countless brushes with death, Gu Qinghan immediately became wary.

Would a man who had crossed the line between life and death so many times truly give up so easily?

No. She could not let her guard down. She absolutely could not underestimate him in the slightest.

It was three seconds just now. This time, I'll raise it to five seconds.

Instant of No Boundaries compressed several seconds' worth of actions into a single instant. In theory, Gu Qinghan could even compress something that would take an hour to accomplish into one moment.

However, that was only in theory. The more time she compressed, the heavier the burden on her body. Under normal circumstances, the limit Gu Qinghan could compress was merely seven seconds, and she usually compressed no more than three.

Compressing five seconds already placed a certain burden on Gu Qinghan herself.

But Gu Qinghan's instincts told her that she could not harbor the slightest