Gu Yuena's gaze darkened.
Long Yuan flicked a finger.
The silver spear snapped on the spot.
Its remaining power scattered into specks of light that filled the sky.
The backlash sent Gu Yuena flying back hundreds of yards.
She had only just steadied herself.
Long Yuan was already before her.
He raised his palm and brought it down on Gu Yuena's shoulder.
The strike did not hurt her.
But its force sealed the elemental power throughout her body.
The Soul Power within Gu Yuena stopped circulating.
Her body froze in midair.
The silver dragon phantom dissipated at the same time.
Long Yuan withdrew his palm.
Gu Yuena descended from the air, her toes touching the lake's surface.
She looked up at Long Yuan.
From the moment their battle began until now, Long Yuan had neither released his martial soul nor revealed his soul rings, and he had not used a single soul skill.
Yet she had already lost.
And her defeat had been utterly complete.
In the distance, Di Tian watched with a grave expression.
He knew Long Yuan was powerful.
But he had never imagined that even Gu Yuena would be powerless to fight back against him.
On the lake's surface.
Gu Yuena began mobilizing the power within her again.
The elemental power that had been sealed gradually returned.
She did not attack again.
Continuing the fight would not change the outcome.
Gu Yuena raised her eyes to Long Yuan.
"What realm are you actually in?"
"You don't need to know yet."
Long Yuan said:
"Once you've truly recovered from your injuries, you'll understand."
Gu Yuena fell silent for a moment.
She looked at the silver light in her hand.
Their exchange had made the gulf between them painfully clear to her.
Long Yuan had said he came from