Top Grade Trial, Reaching the 800th Step, and Meeting the Three-Legged Golden Crow Again!

[The demons were all rather eager to see just which step this Dragon Monarch of Azure Sea Lake would reach.]

[In Xia Guang's eyes, Fellow Daoist Gu truly seemed to conceal unfathomable depths, as shown by his calm composure when facing Daoist Donghua last time.]

[Later, when the Saint Son summoned Solar True Fire, everyone present suffered injuries. Only Gu Xing seemed to emerge entirely unscathed.]

[At the Dragon Palace banquet on Azure Sea Lake, he had directed events with masterful precision, subduing two rebellious Dragon Clan uncles in one stroke and ascending to the position of Dragon Monarch of Azure Sea Lake.]

[In cunning and depth of calculation, this Dragon Monarch of Azure Sea Lake was probably no less capable than Li Hong of the Golden Cang River.]

[But when it came to talent, root bone, and innate gifts, Xia Guang did not think highly of Gu Xing.]

[Red Cloud, however, was full of anticipation. After all, Gu Xing was someone praised by the Saintess of the Thousand Mechanisms Demon Sect, who had said his cultivation and attainments were no weaker than those of the Demon Race's Three Saint Sons.]

[Perhaps the step he reached would not be low at all.]

[Sword Studio knew little about Gu Xing. Yet ever since he joined their party of four, Gu Xing's words had carried considerable weight. He was no peripheral member.]

[Among the Demon Race, rank and the right to speak were all founded on strength. The strength of someone who commanded the attention of figures like Red Cloud and Xia Guang was easy enough to imagine.]

[Feng Wei's gaze shifted slightly, her eyes complicated. She had fought you before and knew your strength surpassed even Red Cloud's and Xia Guang's.]

[Under the demons' watchful gazes, you did not hesitate in