Passive Blood Shadow

Hearing Nalan Yanran's declaration, like a judgment, Gu You's heart nearly leaped into his throat. Before he could understand why Nalan Yanran harbored such hatred for Soul Hall, she appeared before him in a flash, Scarlet Sword in hand.

!!!

Gu You once again raised his arm without thinking. Then his line of sight spun, and by the time he regained his senses, he had been heavily embedded into the stone wall of the great hall. The clothes over his chest had been torn apart, revealing four horrifying bloody claw marks. In the distance, Nalan Yanran slowly withdrew her bloodstained claws. The scarlet gleam that flashed through her eyes jolted Gu You awake from his terror.

Focus! Focus! Focus!!!

Gu You roared frantically in his heart as he watched Nalan Yanran transform into a blood-red arrow and draw closer and closer!

Why did she hate Soul Hall so much? How could a severely wounded person still possess such combat strength? How could a mere three-revolutions peak Dou Zun injure him?

None of those questions mattered!

Gu You twisted aside to evade Nalan Yanran's surprise attack, then immediately raised his Dou Qi defense. At the same time, a Space Barrier formed before him without pause, blocking Nalan Yanran as she swung the Scarlet Sword sideways without the slightest pause after her thrust.

At that moment, Gu You understood only one thing: an utterly unreasonable yet undeniably correct fact.

If he dared to underestimate her even half a bit more, he would truly die at Nalan Yanran's hands!

Squelch!

Under Gu You's horrified gaze, the Space Barrier he had raised with the strength of a high-level Half-Saint was instantly shattered by the Scarlet Sword. Its momentum barely diminished as it smashed into his Dou Qi defense, sending a sharp pain through his