The Might of a Dou Sheng

Above Starfall Pavilion, the battle that blotted out the sky and darkened the earth continued. Flashes of light erupted without end, while space repeatedly shattered as if the world were ending. Even the aftershocks of a battle between Dou Sheng Experts were enough to terrify onlookers; no one dared approach.

"Damn it! These things just never end!"

Gu Yao, who had led the Black Seal Army into Starfall Pavilion not long ago, cursed angrily as he drove his spear through a Soul Emissary's head, leaving a bloody hole. He proudly withdrew his spear and looked up at the woman fighting overhead.

She was the Gu Clan's Young Lady they had been ordered to protect this time: Gu Xun'er, an initial-level Half-Saint.

Gu Yao could clearly sense that Xun'er had not activated her clan mark. Or rather, the clan had yet to grant clan marks to their younger generation. Nor could he sense any sign that Xun'er had used some secret technique.

In other words, this was Xun'er's true strength. She had deliberately concealed it until now.

There was no need to ask why. It was undoubtedly related to Xiao Yan.

If Xun'er had revealed such strength earlier, the Gu Clan Elders would never have allowed her to leave this time, no matter what. Such strength was surely accompanied by a top-tier Dou Di bloodline. The Gu Clan Elders would never allow Xun'er to place herself in even the slightest danger.

This also meant that Xun'er would rather use a Sealing Technique to hide her strength, rather place herself in possible danger, than remain in the Gu Clan. She had insisted on leaving to seek out Xiao Yan herself.

The realization made Gu Yao increasingly unhappy, and his hatred for the Xiao Yan he had never met deepened even further.

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