Yao Wan: Classic

Yao Wan's words made Gu Yuan shake his head with a smile. "Niece Yao Wan, I presume you've already broken through to the Emperor Realm Soul?"

"What? Emperor Realm Soul?!"

Even Lei Ying and Yan Jin could no longer remain seated. They exchanged glances, their faces filled with astonishment and disbelief.

Not to mention the crowd below. The entire hall erupted into an uproar as they looked at one another.

"The Yao Clan has always produced alchemists in abundance. For them to produce a descendant like her may be strange, but it isn't entirely unexpected."

The Clan Leader of the Stone Clan fell silent for a moment before sighing.

When he and Gu Yuan had met Yao Wan some days ago, she had merely been a One-star Dou Sheng. Although her soul had reached the Great Perfection of Heavenly Realm, the single-word difference between the Heavenly Realm and Emperor Realm was not something that could be crossed so easily.

Yet when they saw her again today, both her cultivation and soul were vast as a sea, without the slightest trace of instability.

Perhaps this was what a true genius was like.

"That is not quite right. This time, it cannot be done without Clan Leader Gu Yuan's intervention."

Yao Wan shook her head. Her soul power might be the strongest now, but it merely gave her an extra stepping stone. If she were truly placed among the absolute peak experts, she would probably still struggle even against a crippled Nihility Devouring Flame.

There was no helping it. The gap between realms was simply too great.

Seeing Yao Wan's serious expression, Gu Yuan naturally understood that she was not joking. He nodded slightly.

"That is true. Leaving such an important task to you juniors would indeed be somewhat irresponsible—"

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