This is... This Is Golden Core Stage! She Actually Has Golden Core Stage Combat Strength!

"Senior Brother, are you all right?"

Li Hongtian finally came to his senses. He hurried over to Xu Ziming, looking at him with concern.

Xu Ziming fought through the crushing pressure in his chest and the pain in his arm. Sucking in sharp breaths, he shook his head slightly at Li Hongtian.

Fine beads of sweat had already covered his forehead, but he clenched his teeth and said, "I-I'm all right!"

Then Xu Ziming took several deep breaths before he finally managed to recover a little. The pressure in his chest eased slightly.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his other hand, then forced himself up from the ground.

Seeing this, Li Hongtian hurried to help him.

After Xu Ziming got to his feet, he fixed his eyes on Zhu Xiyan and said through gritted teeth, "Golden Core Stage! You actually have the combat strength of someone at the Golden Core Stage!"

"If I'm not mistaken, your cultivation hasn't yet reached the Golden Core Realm. You raised your combat strength to the Golden Core Stage only by relying on that mysterious secret technique that lets you transform into a True Dragon, right?"

"Otherwise, if your cultivation had already reached the Golden Core Realm, you wouldn't need to go to all that trouble and use the secret technique to transform into a True Dragon before attacking me. Just releasing the pressure of your Golden Core would have been enough to leave me gravely wounded!"

At that, Zhu Xiyan glanced sideways at him and said calmly, "At least you have some insight."

"That's right. My cultivation is still some way from the Golden Core Stage. And it's true that I can only raise my strength to a level comparable to the Golden Core Stage by relying on