Battle Through the Heavens: Soul Palace, Gu Yan!

Chapter 20 Gu Yan's Strength

After Gu Ruiqing finished speaking, his aura as a Nine-Star Grand Dou Master suddenly erupted.

Upon hearing Gu Ruiqing's words, Li Fan, who had not shown himself before, was the first to sneer, saying, "Old man, so what if you've broken through to the Nine-Star Great Dou Master? The Zhao family will have two Nine-Star Great Dou Masters today. Moreover, the Yunxing Sect can easily wipe out your Gu family by sending just one Dou Ling expert!"

Upon hearing this, some members of the Gu family showed slight changes in expression. Although they did not know whether the Yunxing Sect would actually send someone over, a Douling expert was indeed beyond the capabilities of the Gu family.

"Besides that, all of us here could easily wipe out your Gu family!" Li Fan's lips curled into a smug smile.

Looking around, the Gu family only had three Great Dou Masters, while their side had a full four Great Dou Masters, the weakest of whom was eight stars.

Gu Ruiqing, however, said expressionlessly, "Li Fan, don't speak ill of the Zhao family here. The Yunxing Sect is high and mighty; why would they repeatedly help the Zhao family just because of one life-saving grace? If the Yunxing Sect were capable of sending a Douling expert, they would have done so long ago. They are too busy with their own affairs to have any time to help the Zhao family."

"Since you want war, then let's fight! Today, my Gu family will gather the strength of the entire clan to fight you to the death!"

Gu Ruiqing's killing intent surged to a boiling point.

The Gu family members were also aroused and their fighting spirit exploded.

Luo Xingchen and Ren Yunfan's eyes twitched slightly. War always brings casualties, which was something they didn't want to see.

The war is about to start.

However, at that moment, the aura of a nine-star Grand Dou Master suddenly erupted, and a figure rushed into the hall.

Gu Yan turned around and raised an eyebrow slightly.

It was Zhao Zhiren!

Gu Ruiqing and the others looked solemn; they hadn't expected that this guy had actually broken through!

Just when everyone thought he had come to start a war with the Gu family, Zhao Zhiren said to Zhao Zhiheng and the others in a deep voice: "Ye Li, the disciple of Dan Wang Han Chen, has arrived. He said that Dan Wang wants to take on a closed-door disciple, and he has already traveled to more than a dozen cities but has not found a suitable candidate."

"Master Ye dislikes fighting and killing, so let's leave today's matter aside for now. He requires all five cities to send people to participate in the test. The three city lords should hurry back and prepare. Master Ye will leave first thing tomorrow morning."

After saying that, Zhao Zhiren looked at Gu Ruiqing and said coldly, "Clan Chief Gu, you heard what I just said. I believe the news will spread soon, so you should send people over as soon as possible."

Gu Ruiqing's gaze sharpened slightly. He exchanged a glance with Gu Yan and remained silent.

Ultimately, the battle did not take place, and Zhao Zhiheng and the others left in a hurry.

Compared to destroying the Gu family, it's more important for the Pill King to take on a disciple!

After they left, all the members of the Gu family looked at Gu Yan.

Gu Yan stepped forward and nodded, saying, "I killed him."

Upon hearing this, everyone was deeply moved.

Although after some time of reflection, they also suspected that Gu Yan might be the culprit.

But they were a little skeptical. How old was Gu Yan? He had already cultivated to the level of a Great Dou Master.

Gu Tianyang was the first to ask in surprise, "Yan'er, you've already reached the Great Dou Master level?"

Gu Yan shook his head and laughed, "Of course not, a six-star Dou Shi."

Upon hearing this, everyone present was taken aback.

They were all high-ranking members of the clan and had long known of Gu Yan's extraordinary abilities, but in recent years they had not paid special attention to his cultivation level. They never expected that he was really not far from becoming a Great Dou Master!

However, when they thought of the Earth-rank cultivation technique that Gu Yan brought back, they felt relieved.

It shouldn't be surprising what happens to this little guy.

"A six-star Dou Shi, the combat power of a Great Dou Shi, Yan'er is truly a genius." Gu Ruiqing stroked his beard and exclaimed.

The others chimed in with praise, "Yan'er did a great job! The Zhao family has lost seven Dou Shi at once; that's a serious blow to their core strength!"

"Exactly! Once the Pill King finishes accepting disciples, we'll storm Chaotic Star City and wipe out the Zhao family!"

"So what if they're two nine-star Grand Dou Masters? It's not like my Gu family doesn't have any!"

"Of course, thanks to Yan'er, our Gu family is now completely different from what it used to be."

"..."

With a broad smile, Gu Ruiqing suddenly suggested, "Everyone, I'm getting old and would like to pass the position of clan leader to Yan'er. What do you all think?"

"Sure, Dad's idea is also my idea." Gu Tianyang was the first to raise his hand in agreement.

Gu Tianyao nodded and said, "This was indeed inevitable, and it's good to get some experience beforehand."

"Grandpa, I..." Gu Yan didn't want to become the clan leader so soon.

"I support it!"

"I support it too!"

"I also……"

In an instant, everyone in the room expressed their approval.

It passed unanimously!

Gu Ruiqing smiled kindly and said, "Yan'er, don't worry. Although there are many people in our Gu family, everyone has their own duties and everything is in good order. Except for some very important matters that require your approval, you don't need to worry about anything else."

Gu Yan smiled helplessly and had no choice but to accept this important task.

The Gu family is different from the Xiao family. In the Gu family, the patriarch is the authority and has absolute power. Unless nine-tenths of the patriarchs are dissatisfied with the patriarch and the former patriarch agrees, the current patriarch can not be removed.

"We'll announce this news to the tribe in a couple of days," Gu Ruiqing said with a smile.

At the same time.

Chaotic Star City, Zhao Family Manor.

In a quiet courtyard, the tightly closed door creaked open, and a boy of about ten years old in a green robe came out.

"Master Ye says you can bring your people in now." The boy in the green robe made way for them.

"Thank you for your trouble." Zhao Zhiheng's face lit up with joy, and he spoke very politely, even stepping forward to give the boy in the green robe a storage ring.

The young boy in the green robe accepted the gift without batting an eye. His cold, indifferent face softened slightly as he said, "Please come in."

Zhao Zhiheng quickly led his son inside.

The boy in the green robe glanced at everyone present and said loudly, "Master Ye said that only teenagers under the age of seventeen are needed; those over the age of seventeen should not be sent over."

The Zhao family members all nodded respectfully.

Inside the small house, a middle-aged man dressed in a white robe sat in a chair, exuding an aura of authority with every gesture.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the two people below.

"Master Ye, my son's name is Zhao Yuan, he is sixteen years old, and he is a one-star Dou Zhe."

Zhao Zhiheng looked at Ye Li respectfully in front of him, feeling quite uneasy.

Even when facing the elders of the Cloud Star Sect, he did not feel such great pressure.

This was because the person before them was a fourth-grade alchemist.

His teacher was Han Chen, the number one alchemist in the Tianxing Empire, known as the Pill King.

That's a sixth-grade alchemist!

Even the royal family of the Tianxing Empire had to treat this Pill King with utmost respect.

"Sixteen years old, a one-star Dou Zhe, his talent is not bad, but I wonder how well he controls his Dou Qi?" Ye Li said calmly.

Along the way, he had seen too many geniuses who cultivated battle qi, but none of them were cut out to be alchemists.