"Qiu Gu... is dead?"
As he watched sunlight spill across the land once more after the giant vanished, Mo Xiu's face was filled with disbelief.
He had calculated every possibility, yet never expected that all his plans would be ruined by a girl he had never even met. He had spent a full ten years preparing for this! Ten years of disguises and sacrifices, only for it all to now face the risk of falling apart.
Amid his fury, he also felt a trace of helplessness. Even Qiu Gu, a Three-star Dou Zun capable of fighting a four-star opponent, had died at her hands. Going himself would be no different from delivering his own head to her.
But he had not lost yet! He still had his greatest trump card—the core of this entire plan!
Compared to Mo Xiu's fury, Yao Jiangcang was both shocked and delighted. Back in Zhu City, he had risked offending other factions to place his bet on Liuli, merely hoping she could protect the Yao Family's younger generation before the Dou Venerates entered the fray. He had never imagined that the Young Girl possessed the power to slay a Dou Venerate!
With Qiu Gu dealt with, Mo Xiu and Shi Tian, the two Two-star Dou Zuns, might be troublesome, but defeating them would only be a matter of time.
Their chances of victory were great!
"Pah! That old bastard Qiu Gu has disgraced all Dou Venerates! He actually got killed by a little brat at Peak Dou Zong. Damn it, with the one in charge dead, this business is bound to lose money. I'm not playing with you anymore!"
Shi Tian cursed, clearly losing his nerve. With a sweep of his large hand, a powerful suction force dragged the Shi Ming Sect disciples to his