He had not used Thunder Emperor's Wrath, nor had he used Thunder Emperor's Domain. He had not even used Night Shadow.
It was not that he could not use them, but that he could not reveal all his trump cards at the very start of the battle.
Moreover, he vaguely sensed a pair of eyes watching him from the shadows—Dugu Bo's eyes.
Dugu Bo had promised to follow him in secret, but Gu Ci did not know where he was. He only knew that he was definitely there.
"Right!" Heavenly Eye caught an attack coming from the side.
An enemy soul master condensed an ice spike and shot it toward him.
Without even looking back, Gu Ci waved his right hand, and a bolt of Thunderbolt shattered the ice spike.
Zi Dian turned at the same time and slammed a claw into the soul master's chest. Thunder light erupted, and the man spat out blood before flying backward.
"Watch out!" a Heaven Dou Empire soldier shouted from behind him.
Gu Ci turned and saw a Star Luo Empire cavalryman thrusting a spear toward him.
The spear tip gleamed coldly, moving with astonishing speed.
Zi Dian tried to dodge, but enemies surrounded them, leaving no room.
Gu Ci had no time to think. He leaned back, and the spear tip grazed past his nose. The force of its passage lashed his cheek with pain.
He swept out his left hand, and the Soul Sword Blade sliced across the cavalryman's throat. Blood burst forth, splattering across his armor.
Warm.
It was the first time he had felt an enemy's blood from such close range.
This was not a restrained sparring match in the Great Soul Arena, nor was it the cold slaughter of spirit beasts in the Spirit Beast Forest. This was