The passage leading to the arena was deep and long, and Gu Yue walked through it alone.
Her long, silvery-white hair swayed gently with her steps. Every step was remarkably steady, as though she were approaching a grand banquet rather than a battlefield filled with deadly combat.
At that moment, Gu Yue radiated no fierce killing intent. Instead, she carried an innate air of nobility and aloofness.
"My opponent..."
Gu Yue lowered her gaze slightly, a trace of indifference flashing through her purple eyes.
According to the intelligence, her opponent came from a second-rate sect in the Star Luo Empire. His name was Feng Xiao, a peak level fifty-nine Five-Ring Soul King and a One-Word Battle Armor Master.
To ordinary Soul Masters, he was already an outstanding member of the younger generation—a genius.
But in Gu Yue's eyes, he was merely a slightly stronger ant.
She was different from Tang Wulin. Tang Wulin was a genius of ultimate strength who constantly broke through his limits in battle, overcoming finesse with brute force. She, however, was a genius of laws, commanding the elements and looking down upon all living beings.
"A genius among geniuses..."
The faintest curve touched Gu Yue's lips as she recalled Tang Wulin's frustrated expression earlier, when he had felt he was "bullying" his opponent.
"Wulin thinks it's bullying because he's too gentle."
"As for me..."
She raised her head. Dazzling sunlight and deafening cheers already awaited her ahead.
"I'll simply make it quick for my opponent."
At the center of the arena.
Feng Xiao was already prepared.
He wore a suit of light, silvery-white One-Word Battle Armor and held an enormous battle-axe. Five Soul Rings pulsed beneath his feet, their configuration of two yellow and three purple making him look imposing.
"Hey! You, little girl!"
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