Gu Yuan slowly turned around, briefly sizing Yao Xuan up before nodding in approval.
"Young fellow..."
"This should be our first meeting. Are you already so certain of my identity?"
Yao Xuan smiled politely and said:
"Your aura is so powerful, senior, and you can freely open up a small space like this within the Ancient Realm..."
"Looking across the Ancient Clan, who else could it be but Senior Gu Yuan?"
Gu Yuan's expression barely changed. After a pause, he spoke again:
"Very good, very good..."
"To reach the Nine-Revolution Battle Venerable Peak at your age without relying on the enhancement of the Yao Clan's dou emperor bloodline..."
"And your mid-stage heavenly realm soul power seems comparable to that of certain Late Heavenly Soul Realm experts..."
With just one glance, Gu Yuan had seen right through Yao Xuan.
It had to be said that Gu Yuan's strength as a Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint, coupled with an emperor-realm soul, was truly terrifying.
Everyone called Gu Yuan the most useless Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint, but that was not the case!
One could call Gu Yuan a coward, but not weak.
After all, anyone who could reach the Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint level and possess an emperor-realm soul was a top expert of the highest caliber.
Take the nihility devouring flame, which would later destroy the Yao Clan. When it faced Gu Yuan, his Emperor Seal Art had inflicted severe injuries on it.
Thus, as Yao Xuan faced Gu Yuan and felt the terrifying aura faintly emanating from him, even his spirit trembled slightly.
After all, this was Yao Xuan's first time standing face-to-face with one of the Battle Qi Continent's greatest living experts!
That alone showed how terrifying a Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint with an emperor-realm soul could be.
Then again, although