"Hmm...?"
Hearing Taiching Daoist's words.
The Dragon Emperor and the Heavenly Demoness both studied him closely, their eyes flickering.
Sure enough, they discovered that when Gu Chenfeng attacked, he was not simply trying to kill the Mystic Ice Crystal Scorpions as quickly as possible.
Instead, he devoted part of his attention to watching the Barbarian God fight, seemingly observing and learning.
Seeing this, the Dragon Emperor nodded slightly.
"It seems Fellow Daoist Gu wants to use this to improve himself, but observations of this sort are brief, and the changes come swiftly.
No matter how talented he is, trying to improve this way seems rather like building castles in the air."
"Hmm... wait?"
The Dragon Emperor suddenly broke off, his gaze locking onto Gu Chenfeng as he unleashed the One-Axe Strike.
"Whoosh...!"
The Battle Axe sliced across the sky, sending a black-gold Axe Shadow slashing out like lightning and blasting apart a Mystic Ice Crystal Scorpion.
This strike did not seem much different from Gu Chenfeng's previous attacks.
But all three were top-tier Half-Saints. How keen were their eyes?
They could tell at a glance that the power of Gu Chenfeng's One-Axe Strike had undergone a subtle change.
Compared to before, its might had faintly risen a notch. He had clearly improved.
"This..." The Dragon Emperor was somewhat shocked.
"He only watched a little during battle, yet he improved so quickly. How did Fellow Daoist Gu manage that? Or was he simply not using his full strength earlier?"
Taiching Daoist shook his head.
"Ao Sheng, have you forgotten what Huang Qiu said? Fellow Daoist Gu is even more talented than he is, and he once received Fellow Daoist Gu's guidance on his Heaven's Mandate Nine Strikes Secret Art.
We discovered this Tianxuan Continent earlier and made tremendous improvements through the