Countless Heroes Under Heaven...

"Just because of this?" Xiao Xuan's expression remained calm, but the look he gave Gu Yuan grew complicated.

"This? Hahahaha... Xiao Xuan, what am I even supposed to say about you?"

"You're pure, yet not pure enough. You have resolve, yet you're not ruthless enough. And yet, someone like you possessed such extraordinary talent!"

Gu Yuan's eyes brimmed with resentment. He had buried these words in his heart for far more than a thousand years!

Overwhelming Wrath made Gu Yuan's chest heave continuously. No one had ever seen him like this. The strange gazes around him seemed to carry weight, pressing his body into a slight hunch and lending him an air of desolation.

Who could have imagined that one of the continent's peak experts had such a past?

"So that was it? Heh..." Xiao Xuan looked at Gu Yuan, and the complicated emotions in his eyes all turned to pity. "I never expected you to be shackled by such narrow-mindedness. How laughable."

"There are countless heroes under heaven. The five of us were jointly known as the strongest five of our era, which proved that none of us were mediocre. What you see as mediocrity is merely the path of moderation in my eyes."

Upon hearing Xiao Xuan's words, everyone nearby nodded in agreement. Although Gu Yuan was not much of a person, the fact that he had become a Peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng showed that his talent stood among the finest on the continent.

Just as Xiao Xuan had said, if Gu Yuan only fixed his gaze upon the five of them, then he was merely troubling himself for nothing.

When Gu Yuan heard Xiao Xuan's words, the anger and resentment on his face froze. He then raised his head to look at Xiao Xuan, a trace of