(Extra:)
Within Chaos City...
Gu Chen had rare free time.
"I've never really understood it."
"What exactly are you sword fanatics thinking when you encounter a powerful enemy, can't beat them, and then make defeating them your lifelong goal?"
Ji Juechen was like that ten thousand years ago, and now you've become the same."
"They're just powerful enemies, just mountains. If you can't beat them, can't you find someone else?"
"Or are you sword users really just..."
"Straightforward? Or mentally challenged?"
Ye Xinglan merely listened quietly before replying, "You wouldn't understand."
"Pfft..."
Gu Chen truly had no answer to that. He then turned his gaze toward Wu Sidao beside him. "What about you, big cat? At least she has a goal and strives solely to defeat me. What about you?"
"Don't tell me that after leaving Shrek, every one of you wandered across the continent."
Hearing Gu Chen's helpless words, Wu Sidao stiffened almost imperceptibly, but she still explained, "I wasn't that miserable. After Shrek was bombed, everyone basically went home. I went to Star Luo, and the later three teams were all assembled by the Plane Master."
"Fine, fine. I won't ask any more. It's your business, after all."
Leaning casually against the sofa, Gu Chen yawned and looked at Ye Xinglan, who still held that sword in her arms, and Wu Sidao, who stood obediently beside her in a maid outfit. "The two of you reaching Rank 100 won't be a problem, but if you want to go further, I'm afraid it'll be difficult."
Ye Xinglan's emerald eyes shifted slightly and fixed upon him. Wu Sidao did the same. After all, they were both Title Douluo now, yet taking another step forward would require considerable time to accumulate strength.
Under such circumstances, the gap would only grow wider