"This move is not bad, much stronger than the guys from Soul Hall."
"Below Dou Di, when it comes to the control of space, probably no one can surpass you."
Xu Ran watched Zhukun's attack with surprise.
However, Zhukun was indeed formidable, something he had anticipated.
Zhukun had lived for an extended period, even experiencing the glorious era of the Fighting Spirit Continent. During those times, the Eight Ancient Clans were nothing to speak of. When Zhukun first arrived at the Tuo She Ancient Emperor's cave dwelling, the Eight Ancient Clans were not considered powerful, at least not in front of Zhukun.
Having been trapped in the Tuo She cave dwelling for a thousand years, people like Hun Tiandi and Gu Yuan had eventually reached the critical point just one step shy of that level, achieving a state not much different from Zhukun's.
Being stuck at the last step, arguing who was stronger or weaker was pointless; whoever broke through to Dou Di first could easily suppress the others.
"Hmph. Kid, killing you would surely be more than easy."
Hearing Xu Ran's praise, Zhukun did not feel it was something to be proud of; instead, he grew even angrier.
Xu Ran's comment gave him the feeling of being appraised by a junior.
In today's world, who could defeat him?
The Taixu Ancient Dragon is a Magical Beast that commands fear everywhere, and he is the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Emperor. Before he was trapped in this cave dwelling, he had already reigned supreme; even any changes in the outside world could at best only produce someone at the Nine-star Dou Sheng Pinnacle, equal to him.
Zi Yan silently stood by, watching as Zhukun made his move against Xu Ran without intervening.
She knew her father was the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Emperor, a ruler of his time, who rarely met any adversaries on the Continent. Hence, she was actually quite eager to see her lofty father get a good thrashing from Xu Ran.
After being severely beaten by Xu Ran, he probably wouldn't oppose her being with Xu Ran anymore.
"Hmph. Who asked you to underestimate him? If you really get beaten by him, it's your own fault," Zi Yan said as she turned her head to look at Zhukun and Xu Ran.
The sheer size of Zhukun, almost impossible to see the full extent at a glance, was astonishing to her.
Such a powerful Magical Beast was her father, yet he was merely at the Dou Sheng Pinnacle. How terrifying then must a Dou Di be?
"By the way, Xu Ran is also a Magical Beast. If Xu Ran were to release his true form, what would it look like?" Zi Yan murmured. She was somewhat excited; what was Xu Ran's true form? Was Xu Ran really from the Dragon Clan? Xu Ran said that he was a dragon many times more powerful than the Taixu Ancient Dragon.
Seeing his daughter having no objections to his move against Xu Ran, Zhukun let out a long sigh of relief. He was genuinely a bit afraid his naive sweet daughter might fall for the boy in front of her, who was full of nonsense. He didn't want to make a bad first impression on Zi Yan just as they met.
"Wait a minute..."
Zhukun looked at Xu Ran in astonishment…
At this moment, Xu Ran was still standing there, just like before, his aura was stable, as if nothing had happened at all.
"What's going on? How could this guy... where is my attack... how did he dodge it? Has his mastery over space actually reached this extent?" Zhu Kun's heart surged with shockwaves, and with a loud bang, a tremendous explosion roared behind Xu Ran.
Zhu Kun's attack had actually passed right through Xu Ran's body, striking the endless distance behind him.
No, it was that Zhu Kun's attack had traversed through the space where Xu Ran was located, thus it did not affect Xu Ran in the slightest.
The power of space, Zhu Kun indeed had mastered it to an incredible level, and unless one broke through to Dou Di, it was basically impossible to find a second person in the world who could have such skill with space.
But that was only true below the rank of Dou Di. And as for the Dou Di... Tuo She might be absent, but he was capable of imprisoning Zhu Kun, one of the top powerhouses on the continent, for such a long time. And without external interference to break it, it was very likely that Zhu Kun could be trapped here for a lifetime.
Dou Sheng and Dou Di are simply not on the same level.
"Zhu Kun, you have been imprisoned here for many years, the outside world has long since changed from what you knew. Your strength now is not considered the most top-notch," Xu Ran said teasingly. Hun Tiandi, Gu Yuan, and Void-swallowing Flame are all top-notch powerhouses, the same as Zhu Kun, with all four considered super powerhouses on the same level. While others are far weaker than them.
"Impossible! Are you also a Nine-Star Dou Sheng?"
"No wonder I have not been able to detect your reality. So your strength is actually this strong."
"However, that makes you even more suspicious. If your 'Cultivation Level' is so high, why would you know my daughter, and why would you bring her to find me?" Zhu Kun's voice thundered, sending out powerful energy with his voice that could severely injure someone just entering the realm of Dou Sheng.
Zhu Kun now regarded Xu Ran as an extremely dangerous person.
In his eyes, a person of equal strength coming here was undoubtedly looking for something related to the Dou Di, then finding the opportunity to make a breakthrough to Dou Di. Bringing his daughter was just to blackmail him.
"You're thinking too much, I have no intention of using Zi Yan for anything. I'm not the least bit interested in the things inside this estate," Xu Ran exclaimed, showing a look of disdain.
He was merely curious about the rough strength of Tuo She Ancient Emperor after breaking through Dou Di, but now he had already made a rough estimation. As for the things inside the estate, they were not really that attractive to him.
Although some things inside could be refined and used on Xun Er and the others.
However, as long as Xun Er and the others have him, they did not need those things.
Now that he had basically mastered the art of alchemy to the level of a Ninth Grade Alchemist, Xu Ran was prepared to elevate his alchemy to the imperial level in this world, so that he would not be at a disadvantage in other worlds either.
"Do you think I will believe your words? However, even if you had found this place without bringing Gu Yu, it would be impossible to obtain the legacy of Tuo She Ancient Emperor. If luck is not on your side, you might end up trapped here like me," Zhu Kun sneered. Tuo She Ancient Emperor had imprisoned him here for so many years and could naturally imprison others as well.
"Tuo She Ancient Emperor? He can't trap me. His strength is still a bit lacking."
"Hahahaha. You are even more arrogant than I was back then," Zhu Kun said, having never met someone so full of themselves. Tuo She was a bit lacking compared to him? Was he really considering himself a Dou Di? Or had he gone mad?
Yet constantly dreaming of becoming a Dou Di, hadn't he nearly gone mad himself?