Tianyue watched helplessly as a strand of sword intent cut Xiao Sheng and Hu Su down in midair, leaving them no chance even to struggle. And that sword intent had come from the Third Prince himself.
Towering waves of shock surged through her heart. This acknowledged mediocrity of Azure Sea Lake had cultivated for only a few decades, yet he had not only reached the sixth tier but also possessed sword intent and wielded the paths of water and fire together.
His bloodline also came from the Pure Water Dragon Clan, a lineage of the highest order... If someone with such foundations could still be called mediocre, what did that make Gu Rui and Gu Feng of Azure Sea Lake?
Only now did she finally understand why that lord had insisted on killing him once and for all in the Northern Sky Prison.
If someone like him were allowed to grow, he would surely become a thorn in their side.
He had endured decades of infamy alone, carefully plotting each step while neither of his parents was at Azure Sea Lake, concealing himself until this moment-such a disposition was more terrifying than his cultivation.
Tianyue sighed inwardly, knowing there was no turning things around now. She had personally led the team here, only to fail at the final hurdle. Not only had she failed to kill her target, but she had also squandered her fighting strength. Any merit she might have earned had vanished entirely.
Just then, a crisp clap suddenly rang out across the clearing amid the ruins-
Clap!
Unhurried and measured, it sounded especially clear amid the wreckage.
The applause came from a figure slowly emerging from the shadows-Shui Xu.
Though he looked like Shui Xu, everyone present understood perfectly well that the person standing before them was