Facing Gu Ding in the void was a reserve Guardian of the Heavenly Dao Alliance named Iniggs. He had mastered more than 2,800 Dao Principles, over eight hundred more than Gu Ding.
Yet judging from their standoff in the void, Gu Ding did not seem weaker than him in the slightest.
Their auras collided in the void, neither giving an inch.
"Gu Ding!" Iniggs recognized Gu Ding immediately.
Even though he had vanished for more than three hundred years, Gu Ding's name had never been removed from the top of the Heavenly Dao Alliance's kill list. As a reserve Guardian, Iniggs saw projections of Gu Ding every day. How could he possibly fail to recognize him?
"Looks like I'm lucky. As long as I kill you, the Alliance Leader will definitely focus on cultivating me. Reaching the Supreme Realm and becoming an official Guardian will be within reach!" Iniggs had already regarded Gu Ding as an easy meal on his plate.
"You'll soon find out whether meeting me means you're lucky, or unlucky beyond belief." The corner of Gu Ding's lips curled upward.
"Heh heh, it seems you still don't understand the true difference between a Peak Emperor and an ordinary Emperor. Then let me show you just how powerful a Peak Emperor truly is!" As soon as Iniggs finished speaking, he attacked without hesitation.
The void trembled as Iniggs vanished in an instant. Even the Five Emperors could only catch the trace of a fleeting afterimage.
In the next instant, Iniggs appeared less than a meter in front of Gu Ding. A savage grin spread across his face as he drove a heavy fist at Gu Ding's head.
If such a blow, containing the layered force of over two thousand Great Daos, struck him, Gu Ding's body would likely