The Third Heavenly Venerate's wretched condition fell under the eyes of the gathered experts, the shock on their faces yet to fade.
Watching Venerable Yao hover in midair, his aura fierce and imposing, everyone felt a surge of indescribable excitement.
"Good heavens... this is a Dou Sheng Expert..."
On the Dou Qi Continent, Dou Zun experts represented the publicly known ceiling of power. An ordinary Dou Zun expert was almost always the source of a faction's confidence. Though legends of Dou Sheng Experts still circulated across the continent, ordinary factions had never actually seen anyone of that level.
After all, in the conflicts that had swept the Dou Qi Continent in the past, Dou Zun experts were already overlords of their own domains. Even in the Central Plains, they were powerful enough to reign supreme. As for Dou Sheng, they had always been nothing more than a legend people heard about.
But now, they had witnessed a Dou Sheng Expert with their own eyes!
They had even witnessed a Dou Sheng Expert who had only just broken through!
"Senior Venerable Yao truly deserves his reputation as the continent's foremost alchemist! With his breakthrough to Dou Sheng, the crisis facing Starfall Pavilion is gone!"
"Hahaha! If you ask me, the Hall of Souls members are in for a rough time now!"
On the plain, scouts from the various factions watched the changing situation in the sky with amused expressions.
The balance of power between Starfall Pavilion and the Hall of Souls had shifted the instant Venerable Yao broke through to Dou Sheng. The Third Heavenly Venerate was merely an Initial Half-Saint. Against Yao Lao, who had reached the Dou Sheng realm, he could not possibly hold him back.
In other words...
If Yao Lao acted now and intended to keep every