[The demons filling the sky gazed upward. Under your questioning, the heart-demon phantom conjured by the Rakshasa Divine Ability abruptly froze, becoming utterly motionless.]
[You chuckled. "If you have no method of ascension, disperse on your own. Do not block my path."]
[A bizarre scene suddenly unfolded! That insoluble, troublesome Rakshasa Heart-Demon seemed genuinely lost in thought. A moment later, its figure wavered, then dissolved into smoke of its own accord, scattering completely.]
[Gu Changqing's pupils trembled slightly, and his expression changed. He had never imagined this outcome.]
[You raised your hand and gathered a strand of sword light, then flicked it casually. Without the heart-demon supporting its foundation, the barrier of the Rakshasa Lake Divine Ability was as fragile as thin paper and tofu. Sword Qi tore through it effortlessly, shattering it with a crash.]
[A mighty eighth-tier Divine Ability of the Three Stars Water Fruit Status was thus dispelled with effortless ease. From beginning to end, it had never posed the slightest threat to you.]
[Gu Changze, who had been watching quietly nearby, was likewise filled with surging emotions. He had not anticipated this result at all.]
[Gu Changqing concealed his surprise and looked at you solemnly, speaking slowly. "I truly never imagined that someone so young could possess such a pure Dao heart."]
["I still had my doubts before, but Rakshasa Lake reveals one's true heart. No thought of any being can hide within it. Now, I believe you."]
[His tone abruptly shifted, and his gaze turned cold and heavy. "But that is precisely what makes you so terrifying. If your ambition is to transcend this world and ascend..."]
[Gu Changqing stared fixedly at you. "Then from the very beginning, you have regarded the Three Stars Water Fruit Status within Azure Sea Lake as something already in