Nalan Yanran, I divorce you, are you convinced?

Xiao Yan stood suspended in mid-air, shattering the marriage contract with a single palm strike before looking down at Nalan Yanran below, his eyes devoid of even a ripple of emotion.

"Nalan Yanran!"

"You—"

He spoke each word slowly, his voice icy.

"Do you submit?"

Hum—

An invisible pressure descended, shrouding the entire hall!

The intensity of that pressure left everyone gasping for air!

The members of the Xiao Family stood dumbfounded, their faces etched with shock.

Although they already knew Xiao Yan was a Dou Wang, seeing him manifest wings of Dou Qi with their own eyes still left them deeply shaken.

The three elders of the Xiao Family were trembling with excitement; a fifteen-year-old Dou Wang was more than enough to lead the Xiao Family to greatness.

"A golden scale is no creature of the pond; once it meets the wind and clouds, it transforms into a dragon!"

Brother Xiao Yan, this is who you were always meant to be!

Watching the peerless grace of the man she held dear in the void, a flicker of infatuation crossed Xiao Xun'er's eyes, and her heart inexplicably began to race.

As for Nalan Yanran—

Her pupils dilated sharply, her pretty face filled with an expression of incredulous horror.

A Dou Wang...

Xiao Yan was a Dou Wang?

A fifteen-year-old Dou Wang?

"This... how is this possible... isn't he the trash with only the third stage of Qi?"

She muttered to herself, her voice trembling.

She recalled the words she had just spoken—

Asking Xiao Yan to join the Cloud Mist Sect to cultivate...

Offering four Qi Gathering Powders as compensation...

In her eyes, that had been a monumental favor to the Xiao Family.

But now...

A fifteen-year-old Dou Wang, possessing a master with alchemy skills even more profound than the Pill King Gu He, would he need the few Qi Gathering Powders she offered as charity?

A fifteen-year-old Dou Wang, with such monstrous talent, was the Cloud Mist Sect even qualified to recruit him?

At this moment!

Nalan Yanran felt the world spinning, as if everything had collapsed.

She looked at the youth standing in mid-air, his figure appearing so invincible, and an unprecedented sense of loss, along with a trace of regret, surged in her heart.

If...

If she hadn't come to break off the engagement...

If she had properly honored the marriage contract...

Then she, Nalan Yanran, would be the wife of a fifteen-year-old Dou Wang!

What glory would she, Nalan Yanran, have enjoyed in the future!

Wasn't the husband she had always longed for exactly this kind of monstrous genius?

So, she had already possessed him all along!

But now...

It was all too late.

"I..."

Nalan Yanran opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but found her throat dry, unable to utter a single word.

Watching the scraps of the marriage contract fluttering through the air, she could only reveal a bitter expression and bite her lip.

However—

At this moment, a tempest was raging in her heart.

A Dou Wang!

Xiao Yan was a Dou Wang!

A fifteen-year-old Dou Wang!

What kind of concept was this?

She, Nalan Yanran, who prided herself on being a genius of the Cloud Mist Sect, was currently only a three-star Dou Zhe.

Such talent, even within the Gama Empire, could be considered outstanding.

But compared to Xiao Yan...

It was simply laughable!

What difference was there between a three-star Dou Zhe and an ant in the eyes of a Dou Wang?

Moreover, Xiao Yan was only fifteen, yet he had already reached such an absurd realm!

A deep sense of powerlessness surged in Nalan Yanran's heart.

The one thing she could not understand was—

How on earth did Xiao Yan possess such terrifying cultivation?

Clearly, according to the information she had received previously, Xiao Yan was nothing but a piece of trash at the third stage of Dou Zhi Qi!

Could it be...

A thought suddenly flashed through Nalan Yanran's mind.

Has he been hiding himself all along?

His cultivation didn't regress, his talent didn't vanish; he was merely keeping a low profile and feigning weakness to deceive everyone?

Was it all to avoid being strangled in the cradle by jealous factions?

And only now, having broken through to the Dou Wang realm and possessing sufficient confidence, does he openly display his cultivation?

The more she thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.

After all—

The Xiao Yan of the past was indeed the most monstrous prodigy in Wutan City!

Practicing Qi at four, reaching the ninth stage of Dou Zhi Qi at ten, breaking through to Dou Zhe at eleven...

With such talent, had it been exposed early on, he surely would have been targeted by those with malicious intent long ago.

What terrifying mental fortitude...

Nalan Yanran was shaken to her core.

To endure for three years, suffering countless taunts and cold glares, all to silently accumulate strength in the shadows.

This level of patience, this temperament—how could an ordinary person possess it?

She finally understood why the others in the Xiao Family had worn those "mocking" expressions when she came to annul the engagement earlier.

They had known Xiao Yan's true cultivation all along!

They had known that she, Nalan Yanran, was coming here today to humiliate herself!

Feeling the various strange and playful gazes from all around, Nalan Yanran's cheeks burned with pain.

Those gazes pricked at her heart like needles.

At this moment, she felt deeply unwilling.

She wanted to demand of Xiao Yan why he had hidden his cultivation, making her look like a clown.

She wanted to demand of Xiao Yan why he hadn't told her the truth sooner, leading her to make such a foolish decision.

But—

In front of Xiao Yan, who stood at the Dou Wang realm, she ultimately lacked the courage.

Her pride, her confidence, had been completely shattered by the Xiao Yan before her.

She looked up and met Xiao Yan's gaze.

Those eyes were as calm as water, yet as deep as an abyss.

In that gaze, she saw no anger, no mockery, not even a hint of emotion.

It was as if she, Nalan Yanran, were not even worth him feeling anything at all.

Nalan Yanran's heart trembled, and she hurriedly lowered her head.

For the first time, facing this youth who seemed like a celestial being, she felt a sense of inferiority.

She...

She was simply unworthy of Xiao Yan!

And at this moment—

Master Ge Ye forced himself to stand, stumbling over to stand before Nalan Yanran and spreading his arms to shield her behind him.

He stared at Xiao Yan with a vigilant gaze, his body trembling slightly, yet he gritted his teeth and spoke:

"Xiao... Xiao Yan, don't you dare act recklessly!"

His voice was hoarse and shaky, carrying an unconcealable fear.

"I admit, we were in the wrong this time."

"But... but she is the personal disciple of the Cloud Mist Sect Master. If you dare to lay a hand on her..."

He swallowed hard, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

"Even if you are a Dou Wang, the Cloud Mist Sect will never let this go!"

As he spoke these words, Ge Ye's entire body trembled.

He had no idea where a mere Da Dou Shi like himself found the courage to speak to a Dou Wang in such a manner.

But he could not stand by and watch Nalan Yanran be killed by Xiao Yan in a fit of rage.

Now, he could only hope that Xiao Yan would show some regard for the Cloud Mist Sect's foundation and refrain from harming Nalan Yanran.

However—

Facing Master Ge Ye's actions, Xiao Yan merely offered a cold smile.

"Heh."

A playful smirk curled the corners of his lips.

"Master Ge Ye, are you threatening me?"

The voice was not loud, yet it carried a bone-chilling frost.

Ge Ye's heart shuddered, and he instinctively took half a step back.

Xiao Yan looked down at the two below, a flicker of disdain flashing in his eyes.

A threat?

With his current cultivation as a three-star Dou Huang, a mere thought would be enough to instantly kill them both.

If he were to add his many trump cards, such as the Lotus Lantern, the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, and the Hundred Thousand Dou Wang Death Soldiers, even ascending the Cloud Mist Sect to wipe them out would be no difficult task.

If the other party insisted on seeking death...

Then he would not mind razing the Cloud Mist Sect to the ground right here and now.