Even the highly proud Zi Yan was deeply affected.
She could accept being outmatched by Xu Ran, even feeling a bit happy about it, as Xu Ran's strength proved her judgment to be good. However, being surpassed by another beautiful woman of her kind felt entirely different.
"Didn't father say that my talent was very good in our era? Could I have been wrong all this time?" Zi Yan's heart was filled with complex emotions. Lately, her mood had been fluctuating—hurt by Xu Ran, then developing feelings for him, accompanying him to the Underground Magma World to rescue her father, and now, having such an outstanding woman appear before her eyes.
"If you were to put forth all your strength, I might not be able to defeat you," Qian Renxue said indifferently, looking at Gu Qingyang with her beautiful eyes. Except for in front of Xu Ran, she held an indifferent attitude towards all other men.
"Really?" Gu Qingyang looked bitter.
Honestly, the shock this golden-haired woman had given him was even greater than that from Zi Yan, the princess of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.
Why would such an outstanding woman be subordinate to Xu Ran? A woman of this caliber, with strength not inferior to his, truly a peerless beauty. Why would she willingly share a man with so many others?
Why? Why?
Weren't such women the ones who hated philandering men the most? Not to mention someone like Xu Ran...
Xu Ran's amorous tales had caused a frenzy of discussion within the Gu Clan—if it weren't for the rumors that Xu Ran was too monstrously talented, the Gu Clan would have secretly taken care of Xu Ran long ago. How could the women of the Gu Clan possibly share a husband with others? Even if they were willing to work with Xu Ran, it was not certain that they would marry Xun Er to him.
Gu Qingyang glared at Xu Ran with endless disgust in his eyes.
Unable to provide happiness to these outstanding women and even ruining their lives—how detestable is that?
The higher the talent, the harder it is to find a spouse on the same level. But now he felt it might not be so difficult. If Xu Ran, the bane of women, were gone, and so many of Heaven's Proud Daughters were fairly divided, with his talent, he should be able to pursue a few, right?
Xu Ran alone occupied all of them.
As a genius of the Gu Clan, he never lacked women—many were even waiting for him to favor them. Yet, there was no one on the same level as him.
If we say there are ten prodigies and ten Heaven's Proud Daughters on the Continent, then they could ideally match up with each other. This is a scenario everyone would love to see.
But if one person were to monopolize all ten of those outstanding women, then...
No wonder it's so hard for him to find a suitable girlfriend. Xu Ran, that kind of man, must bear the primary responsibility.
"Our battle is not yet over," Qian Renxue raised the Angelic Holy Sword towards Gu Qingyang, radiating an incredibly sharp aura. She did not like to take advantage of people's difficulties. Just now, Gu Qingyang had been careless and underestimated his opponent—she could have easily defeated him, but she chose not to, stopping instead to give Gu Qingyang ample time to recover.
Gu Qingyang shifted his gaze from Xu Ran, his expression solemn. During this brief period, he had almost fully regained his strength.
"It's my turn now. Hehe, Sister Xue, could you step back for a bit? Otherwise, when you're done, we'll have no one left to fight. Besides, you've already tested your general combat power, haven't you?" Xiaowu puckered her lips and said to Qian Renxue.
Since coming to this Continent, although they had converted their Divine Power into Dou Qi, they had not yet sparred with the strong ones here. So, they were all treating Gu Qingyang as a punching bag to test their own strength.
Gu Qingyang's strength was that of a new Dou Sheng, similar to theirs. He was the most appropriate choice for testing their capabilities.
However, for Gu Qingyang, this wasn't very friendly.
One wonders if, after today, Gu Qingyang would need psychological therapy. If the shock was too great and he was left with a psychological scar, that would be troubling.
There should also be a family relationship between Gu Qingyang and Xun Er, and he is also a rare talent of the Gu Clan. If something were to happen to him here, it would probably make meeting his future father-in-law somewhat difficult.
However, it seemed like this guy was not at all submissive towards him.
"Alright then," Qian Renxue somewhat reluctantly agreed, but since Xiaowu had spoken, she consented. If this was the strength of the geniuses of this continent, then she had already reached this level.
"You've gone too far!"
Gu Qingyang felt like he was about to faint from anger.
What did they take him for? Using him to test their strength?
Did they all think he was a pushover?
Was his, Gu Qingyang's, strength really that poor?
To tell the truth, in all these years, this was the first time he had encountered such a thing. He was Gu Qingyang for heaven's sake! Even those from the Hun Clan wouldn't dare to belittle him. This broken place, not even Zhongzhou, some backwater location, and here he was, suffering such extreme humiliation!
Gu Qingyang was truly infuriated.
"This time, I won't go easy on you anymore," Gu Qingyang suppressed the raging anger in his heart and, with a face ashen and teeth clenched, he said.
To tell the truth, for this lovely girl with the long scorpion braid, he couldn't muster any real anger. He blamed all this evil on Xu Ran.
All these nice girls, did Xu Ran even deserve them?
"Going all out is fine too," Xiaowu stuck out her tongue playfully and said with a hint of petulance. As she spoke, a series of pink lights shimmered in Xiaowu's sparkling big eyes. It was Xiaowu's inherent ability, capable of bewitching her enemies.
Having been seriously outmatched by Qian Renxue, Gu Qingyang was not careless when facing Xiaowu. But even though he was prepared, the moment he looked into Xiaowu's eyes, he was still momentarily distracted.
Her bewitching skill, complemented by her charming and soft appearance, was a formidable combination. Before Gu Qingyang could recover, he was slammed down hard once again.
"Not good." Gu Qingyang quickly shook off the brief freeze, Dou Qi surging in his hands, his fists firmly smashing towards Xiaowu. Even if the opponent was a stunningly beautiful woman, she was like a rose with thorns; if he dared to pull his punches, he would definitely lose miserably.
If he didn't display his brilliant strength now, even if Xu Ran's image collapsed, he probably wouldn't win their favor.
"Yo, not a bad punch. But, hee hee." Xiaowu also sped up in a flash, her Dou Qi bursting forth, instantly creating seven duplicates of herself.
"What kind of Dou Technique is this?"
Gu Qingyang was astonished, his powerful punch shattering the oncoming clones. Then, he successively defeated several more clones.
"Not that strong," Gu Qingyang breathed a sigh of relief. If he had been taken down again, his lifetime reputation would have truly been ruined.
Just as Gu Qingyang was about to punch again, a delicate hand caught his wrist and shoulder. A seemingly gentle force somehow made him feel as if his body was being drawn in.
Ah!
Gu Qingyang screamed miserably, his entire body fiercely slammed to the ground.
The entire Canaan Academy was filled with crackling explosive sounds, as they saw a beautiful girl repeatedly slamming a man to the ground, the violent scene leaving a deep impact on everyone.