Zhang Xiangyun stared fixedly at the information on the ruler. The word "useless" glowed in the pitch-black night, reflecting on his gloomy face as anger surged in his heart.
"How did he do that?" Xun Zhiya furrowed her brow in confusion and instinctively looked up at Gu Gan.
But Gu Gan was watching Zhang Xiangyun, who was clearly enraged. "Don't take the bait."
Zhang Xiangyun gave a cold laugh, then turned his gaze back to Wei Ren, who was barely breathing. His voice was sinister. "He can hide behind the Listening Wind Ruler, but you can't. I'll give you one more chance. Are you going to talk or not?"
"I..." Wei Ren struggled to lift his head. He had barely begun to speak when Zhang Xiangyun made his move.
His five fingers curled into claws. Five Elements Qi pierced through Wei Ren's flesh from a distance, and five golden claws tore through his body to seize the Five Elements Light Core within him.
Gu Gan called out at the same time, "Don't kill him yet—"
Before he could finish the last word, the corner of his eye caught the turbulence of Five Elements Qi in the air.
School of Names' Words · Water Arrow.
When the transparent water arrow, laced with golden Five Elements Qi, appeared in Gu Gan's eyes, his pupils contracted. Its sharp point was almost touching the flesh of Zhang Xiangyun's neck. The explosive sound of its sudden appearance and the force it displayed made clear that it was meant to sever Zhang Xiangyun's head from his body, piercing straight through his neck.
It all happened in an instant. Gu Gan didn't even have time to use Mysterious Technique · Celestial Official to dispel the water arrow.
The instant Zhang Xiangyun crushed Wei Ren's Five Elements Light