Feeling the ferocious gale in midair, everyone present's expression changed, and their gazes swung toward Su Tian in unison.
"This..."
Shock immediately surfaced on Nalan Jie's aged face, and he could not help crying out.
Beside him, Nalan Su was equally stunned. His mouth hung wide open, but for a long while, he could not make a sound. He simply stared blankly at Su Tian.
"Impossible! Even if he's advanced to fourth-rank alchemist, how could he force his way through Elder Jia's oppressive aura?"
Gu He's eyes flickered. Su Tian's actions sent violent tremors through his mind, as though a deafening buzz were echoing inside his skull.
The scene before him seemed to challenge the limits of what Gu He could bear.
No matter how he tried, Gu He could not imagine how Su Tian had shattered a Dou Huang expert's oppressive aura with the power of a fourth-rank alchemist.
Granted, Elder Jia had not used his full strength.
But in Gu He's eyes, even a casual strike from a Dou Huang expert was beyond someone at Su Tian's level to withstand. What was more, Su Tian had broken free of that formidable pressure through his own strength alone.
Just what other secrets is this fellow hiding?
Watching Su Tian slowly flap his wings, Gu He's gaze flickered. He gritted his teeth and sank into silent thought.
Could there really be a powerful faction behind him?
At that moment, everything unfolding before him involuntarily led Gu He to that possibility.
Aside from such explanations, Gu He could not fathom how Su Tian had accomplished all this. The word "genius" alone could never describe it.
Unlike Gu He, Nalan Yanran, standing atop a tree, could not help the unusual gleam flickering in her beautiful eyes.
The unfamiliar feelings in her gaze