At the sight, a fine sheen of cold sweat suddenly broke out on Dongfang Yuejian's forehead, and she murmured inwardly:
It seems the one who improved the most during this month of training wasn't Gu Yu, but... Eldest Brother Taiping!
The reason she was so surprised.
Was that, in Dongfang Yuejian's eyes, Xu Taiping's cultivation and combat strength should already have reached a bottleneck.
Yet the facts before her told her that his present combat strength was far from the ultimate limit of his current realm. His combat strength could still continue to rise!
In fact, not only Dongfang Yuejian but even Xu Taiping himself sensed that his combat strength in the Heaven Shocking Realm seemed to have considerable room for improvement.
Could it be because the Soul Seal was completely removed?
Xu Taiping silently speculated.
"Boy, you've grown stronger!"
Just then, the Old Blade Slave, whom Xu Taiping's blade force had pinned firmly to the Great Desert, suddenly struggled to raise his head and shouted at Xu Taiping through gritted teeth.
Bearing Xu Taiping's blade force, the Blade Slave slowly rose to his feet, then looked up at Xu Taiping again and said:
"If you have the guts, fight this old man again!"
Xu Taiping did not answer the Blade Slave. Instead, he turned to Blade Ghost beside him and asked curiously:
"This Blade Slave actually remembers me?"
Blade Ghost smiled and said:
"I told you long ago that the demonic creatures and heretical cultivators sealed within my blade domain all retain their own intelligence."
Understanding dawned on Xu Taiping's face, and he nodded.
Blade Ghost then asked Xu Taiping:
"Do you want to fight him again?"
He immediately added:
"Gu Yu still needs some time to recover, and the soul power in that Supreme-Grade Soulfire Stone of yours