Battle Through the Heavens: Obtaining the Extraction System at the Start

Though this man had an honest-looking face and seemed somewhat simple-minded, the aura surrounding him was as vast and majestic as the heavy earth. Every breath he took seemed to make the surrounding air tremble faintly. Clearly, his strength was anything but ordinary.

"If you were to fight Xiao Ling now, even if the two of you joined forces with Gu Yao at his peak, the three of you still might not be a match for him."

A gentle voice came from the figure at the front. He wore a thin green robe and had handsome, refined features, with a scholarly air between his brows. The aura around him seemed less imposing than that of the two beside him, yet his natural position at the forefront carried the calm poise of a leader. His identity was obvious: Gu Qingyang, who had previously crossed paths with Xiao Ling in the Central Plains.

"What about you, big brother?" The silver-robed man rolled his eyes and asked with a grin, his tone carrying a hint of curiosity.

Gu Qingyang smiled faintly at the question, but his answer shook the two men to the core. "Even I, if I truly faced Xiao Ling now, would likely have no chance of winning. Among the younger generation of the Ancient Clan, perhaps only Xun Er has a chance of surpassing him."

He paused and looked toward the square, his voice becoming more sincere. "I have to admit, Xun Er truly has good judgment. Xiao Ling is no ordinary man. The two of them would make a fine match."

The silver-robed man and the burly man with the broad back and powerful waist were both slightly moved by those words.

What surprised them was not merely Gu Qingyang's extremely high evaluation of Xiao Ling's strength. It was