The thunderclouds in the sky churned several times before taking on eight colors.
"As expected, Eight-colored Pill Lightning."
Watching the pill lightning in the sky, the old men around the plaza could not help but marvel.
Gu He continued controlling the blue-black lotus to nourish the pill within, completely ignoring the Eight-colored Pill Lightning overhead.
Seeing him like this, several elders who had already acknowledged Gu He's alchemy skills could not help worrying. The power of Eight-colored Pill Lightning was stronger than a Peak Dou Zun's full-force strike, comparable to the full-force attack of some fifth- or sixth-turn Dou Zuns. Gu He was so young and yet so skilled in alchemy; he must have spent much of his time on alchemy, so his cultivation was likely nothing extraordinary. If a genius rarely seen in centuries like him were to perish because of the pill lightning, it would be far too regrettable.
Just as everyone worried, the pill lightning in the sky finally gathered enough energy and struck straight toward Gu He.
Facing the descending Eight-colored Pill Lightning, Gu He remained calm. With a casual wave of his hand, a stream of energy struck the incoming bolt, shattering it into countless tiny flashes of Lightning Light.
Seeing Gu He so effortlessly destroy the pill lightning, everyone was somewhat dumbfounded. That level of strength was probably already comparable to a Half-Saint!
An elderly gray-robed man with white hair and beard seated near Xuan Kongzi could not help asking, "Xuan Kongzi, how strong is this young friend?"
His own strength was merely close to that of a Half-Saint, and his soul power was about equal to Gu He's, which was why he had yet to discern Gu He's true strength.
"Him? He was already a Primary Half-Saint a year ago. Recently, his aura