At night, Gu He sat alone in his room, unable to let go of what had happened during the day. He could not understand why he had encountered someone like Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan was stronger than him, had a more powerful background than him, and even utterly crushed him in the alchemy he had once been so proud of.
Gu He knew his own limits. Reaching the rank of a seventh-tier alchemist would probably already be extremely difficult for him, yet judging from Xiao Yan's performance today, Xiao Yan had likely already touched the threshold of becoming a seventh-tier alchemist! And most terrifying of all, he was only twenty years old!
Xiao Yan's present was frightening, but Xiao Yan's future was despair-inducing!
Perhaps it was only natural that Yun Yun would fall for him? Gu He thought for no reason at all. Today, he had already lost the confidence to continue competing with Xiao Yan.
Just as Gu He struggled inwardly, a spatial rift suddenly appeared in his room!
Gu He immediately moved to flee. He was only a Dou Wang, and though he had no idea why this spatial rift had appeared, something that manifested directly in front of him could not possibly be good. He lived in the central area of the Black Mountain Fortress residential district. As long as he could leave the room, everything would be manageable!
"Don't rush." A light, drifting voice seemed to float in from thousands of miles away.
Gu He immediately discovered that he could not move at all. He could not even lift a finger, much less take action. This force far surpassed his limits, but Gu He found that as long as he did not try to move, it did not oppress him too severely.
Gu He raised his