"Heh."
As a cold chuckle slowly rang out, Gu Jing's vision blurred, and Gu Xun'er vanished from where she stood. His pupils contracted. Then, sensing something, he felt a scorching aura sweep toward him from the side. Gu Xun'er had already flashed to his flank. She tilted her slender body, raised her leg, and swept it viciously across.
But Gu Jing had watched several of Gu Xun'er's battles. He knew her speed was so great that neither his eyes nor his soul power could easily track her. Thus, he had prepared himself mentally from the moment he entered the arena. He reacted swiftly, bending slightly without hesitation and bracing both hands at his side as the Dou Qi throughout his body rapidly gathered in his arms.
Bang!
With a thunderous collision, Gu Jing felt tremendous force slam into his arms, making them tremble. A bloody sweetness rose in his throat, and he staggered back several steps. Dou Qi surged frantically through his body before he finally dissipated the enormous impact pressing against his arms.
"Xun'er, I'm no longer the person you could toy with in Sacred Pill City, utterly powerless to resist!"
After dispersing that tremendous force, Gu Jing forcibly suppressed his churning blood and violently shook his aching, numb arms. His brows rose slightly above his handsome face. Excitement shone in his eyes, and a savage smile appeared as he laughed arrogantly.
"Useless."
Gu Xun'er watched the swaggering Gu Jing without the slightest ripple in her eyes. After uttering that single icy word, roaring golden flames surged from her body and enveloped her completely. Golden light glittered around her, radiating a sacred, noble aura, as though she were a deity in the heavens.
Sizzle!
Gu Xun'er clenched her flame-wrapped hands fiercely, scattering showers of sparks. The supreme yang true