Ye Canglan's face was filled with astonishment. Even the surging yin-baleful aura around him seemed to stagnate for a moment.
No one knew Gu Li's strength better than he did. Both were Grandmasters at the peak of the fifth turn. If Gu Li had not been unfamiliar with the Night Clan Secret Technique, Ye Canglan might not have gained much of an advantage even in a head-on clash.
Even though he had previously been severely wounded by Chen Qing's Exploding Pill, his foundation remained. He should have been more than capable of holding off a Second-Turn Grandmaster. How could he have died so cleanly and decisively beneath Chen Qing's spear in less than the time it took to burn an incense stick?
Wu Xuanhai's brows knitted tightly together. In his heart, he had already elevated Chen Qing's threat level beyond even Shen Qinghong's.
A Second-Turn Grandmaster who could kill a peak fifth-turn opponent across realms—such combat power simply could not be measured by common sense.
What was more, this boy was meticulous and possessed trump cards one after another. With the slightest carelessness, Wu Xuanhai might follow in Gu Li's footsteps.
He secretly reined in his aura, no longer daring to underestimate Chen Qing in the slightest.
Ke Tianzong, meanwhile, was overjoyed. Even the hand gripping his Black Iron Heavy Saber trembled faintly as he could not help but bark, "Good!"
Earlier, Chu Xuanhe had been slain by Ling Xuance in a single slash. The Yan Kingdom camp had instantly lost a fifth-turn general, and the situation had become as precarious as a pile of eggs. Ke Tianzong had even prepared himself to fight to the death.
But Chen Qing's spear had killed Gu Li, directly cutting down one of the enemy's core fighters. As one side waned and the