Xiao Yan launched the first attack, gripping the Heavy Black Ruler as he charged at Gu Yao. Gu Yao raised a spear to block him, and the two engaged in a demonstrative exchange.
"Xiao Yan, if this is all the strength you have, then you've truly disappointed me. Drop dead here! Mountain Splitting Seal!"
Xiao Yan was already intimately familiar with the Emperor Seal Art, so he naturally broke the attack with a single move. However, the Mountain Splitting Seal was only the beginning. Gu Yao was someone who had truly inherited the Ancient Clan's foundation, not someone Ling Quan or Yang Hao could compare to.
"Mountain Splitting Seal! Sea Overturning Seal! Two Seals as One!"
"Heavenly Fire Three Transformations!"
Xiao Yan pushed the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations to its limit, then used the Six Directions Evasive Ruler to block Gu Yao's attack.
Watching this scene, Lan Hong thought, So the Six Directions Evasive Ruler really did end up in Xiao Yan's hands.
After blocking Gu Yao's attack, Xiao Yan took the initiative once more.
"Flame Splitting Wave Ruler!"
Lan Hong smiled when he saw Xiao Yan's movements. This guy really was sneaky, hiding a condensed fire lotus beneath the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler's attack.
Gu Yuan naturally saw through Xiao Yan's move as well and smiled. Still, though this attack would make Gu Yao suffer a little, it would also completely enrage him.
Gu Yao easily blocked Xiao Yan's Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, but he truly had not noticed the hidden fire lotus.
Just as he was about to mock Xiao Yan for having exhausted all his tricks, the fire lotus struck him head-on and exploded.
The massive explosion instantly swallowed Gu Yao whole.
"Is it over just like that?"
"Gu Yao shouldn't be this pathetic, should he?"
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