"Ah..."
As Outer Sect Stewards and Outer Sect Elders under Gao Yuliang, those present had all received Elder Gao's kindness. They understood how Gao Tongwei felt. After a long sigh, none of them stepped forward to stop her as she gradually walked away.
Meanwhile.
On a calm sea that stretched beyond sight, a small boat sailed steadily across the water.
A curvaceous figure could be faintly seen aboard it.
The woman's expression was calm, as though she had prepared herself before coming here.
But the fierce fighting spirit rising in her eyes as she gazed into the distance showed that her thoughts were far less tranquil than she appeared.
"Ao Quan, you mobilized a great many Demon Generals under your command in the Southern Sea Dragon Palace to attack my Vassal Forces, yet stopped short of destroying them. Wasn't it all to lure me here?"
"Now that I've come, why are you afraid? Have you lost even the courage to face me?"
"Tsk, tsk. They say Elder Gao of the Heavenly Star Sect is easygoing and never makes enemies."
"Now that I've seen you for myself, why do I feel you're nothing like the rumors?"
The instant his words fell, towering waves erupted from the once-calm sea and crashed toward the little boat.
"Break!"
A voice rich with resonance rang out.
As though they had met their nemesis, the towering waves suddenly split down the middle and swept past either side of the boat. They could not even touch the hem of her clothes.
"Ao Quan, if this is all you can do, you've disappointed me!"
Gao Yuliang had dispersed the towering waves with a single word. After waiting quietly for some time with no further move from her opponent, she could not help frowning as she spoke.
But