Han Yue and Han Xue

Then he abruptly changed his tone and stared at Lu Heng. "Your aura is unremarkable. At most, you have the foundation of a Dou Ling. You may fool Yue, but you won't fool me."

Several gatekeeping disciples behind him chuckled.

Zi Yan clenched her fists and was about to rush forward, but Yao Tianhuo held her shoulder down.

Lu Heng remained still and merely asked, "Are you done?"

The smile on Elder Han Qi's face faded somewhat.

"Young man, let me give you some advice. Before today's matter reaches the patriarch's ears, take your people and leave Tianbei City at once. The eldest daughter of the Han Clan is beyond your reach. Don't ruin her future."

"As for ruining her future," Lu Heng said evenly, "Han Yue should be the one to say that herself. Isn't it overstepping for you to speak on her behalf?"

Elder Han Qi's expression darkened.

He was a direct-line elder of the Han Clan, senior enough and influential enough within the family that his words had always carried absolute authority. Being contradicted in front of the gatekeeping disciples by a young outsider made him deeply uncomfortable.

"What arrogance."

Elder Han Qi stepped down from the stairs. The Dou Qi of a six-star Dou Emperor spilled out slightly, forming a faint dark-green vortex around him.

"You wild brat from the Northwest Continent, you do not even understand the rules..."

He did not finish.

Lu Heng released his aura.

In an instant.

Gray-white Dou Qi spilled from Lu Heng's body, silent yet unstoppable. The full cultivation of an early five-star Dou Zong poured forth without reservation.

A Dou Zong against a Dou Emperor was absolute suppression.

The arrogance on Elder Han Qi's face froze.

The six-star Dou Emperor vortex he had just released was no different from