Lu Heng's faintly authoritative voice echoed across the empty training grounds.
Bai Teng broke out in a cold sweat, his robes soaked through in an instant. He raised his head, wanting to speak, only to find that he could not utter a single word.
That vast, abyssal soul strength was simply not something an ordinary Sixth-Grade or Seventh-Grade alchemist could possess.
This was a genuine Eighth-Rank Grandmaster, perhaps even far more formidable than the Dou Zong described in the rumors.
Cao Ying's eyes shone as she watched from behind, and she clapped her hands hard.
"Now that was satisfying! Weren't you pretty good at talking just now? Go on, bark a couple more times for me!"
Lu Heng did not spare the three people on the ground another glance. Turning around, he said to Cao Yue,
"Now that the peace has been disturbed, Senior Sister, let's call it a day."
Cao Yue came back to her senses and hurriedly nodded. Watching Lu Heng's departing back, she could not stop her heartbeat from quickening.
The bluestone main roads of Saint Dan City were broad and level, with carriages and pedestrians flowing endlessly through them.
Lu Heng stepped out of the Cao Residence gates, and his surroundings finally quieted down.
He had never taken an idiot like Bai Teng, spoiled rotten by his family, seriously.
The most pressing matter now was still completing the final link among the Five Elements.
The Green Spirit Fruit, Blazing Flame Crystal, Mysterious Yellow Liquid, and Geng Metal Essence had already been fully refined.
The Chaos Qi Vortex within his dantian spun faster and faster, while his spatial perception became increasingly distinct.
Only a high-level Water Attribute spiritual treasure was missing, preventing the Five Elements from forming a perfect cycle.
Forcing a breakthrough would only damage