Gu Yuan's departure finally lifted the heavy stone from Ling Feng's heart, and he let out a great sigh of relief.
This time, he had truly walked along a knife's edge. One careless move, and he would have died without even a place to bury his body!
A Peak Dou Sheng could seal off space. Even with the Space-Time Gate, Ling Feng feared he would have been unable to escape if Gu Yuan had sealed the space first.
"Whew..."
Ling Feng exhaled deeply, gazing in the direction Gu Yuan had left as he quietly clenched his fists. "Once is enough for a predicament like today's. I never want something like this to happen again."
With that thought, Ling Feng silently made up his mind. My strength is still far too insignificant before a colossus like the Gu Clan. I have to grow stronger faster. Otherwise, I'll only find myself at others' mercy more and more often, just like today.
Meanwhile, above the imperial palace of Jia Ma.
"Ling Feng's hidden reserves are truly terrifying, far beyond anything I imagined. This time, my Jia Ma Empire really is going to change hands." Jia Xingtian, who had been watching events unfold around Ling Feng all along, looked rather forlorn.
Little did he know that Ling Feng had no interest in this tiny patch of land called the Jia Ma Empire.
His ambitions lay in the Starry Seas and the three thousand worlds, not merely a small Dou Qi Continent.
On Misty Cloud Mountain.
Yun Shan stood in the air, sharp light flashing through his cloudy old eyes, though he could not conceal the shock and horror within them. "Just how blessed is this disciple of mine, to have found such a powerful husband...?"
At that moment, Yun Shan's heart was anything but