Chapter 158: Zi Yan: From now on, it's my turn to protect you!

As Zi Yan's voice fell, that tyrannical aura raged once more, bringing terrifying pressure to everyone present.

Her goal was to intimidate the annoying people who dared to come here to cause trouble for Gu Fei.

"Heavenly Phoenix Wings, Giant Dragon Body! This is... the Ancient Dragon Phoenix Bloodline!"

"My Ancient Dragon Clan is about to rise!"

Zhuli's tears streamed down his face; he was incomparably excited, even kneeling down directly. Because of his Magical Beast bloodline, the Lion King also subconsciously knelt to the ground.

The Ancient Dragon Phoenix is the absolute supreme of Magical Beasts; in the ancient era, as long as they did not die young, they would certainly become a Nine-Star Dou Saint in the future.

This kind of bloodline pressure is something even an Ancient Heaven Phoenix cannot withstand and must bow to.

"She... isn't she that little girl who was following Gu Fei before? How did she suddenly become so strong?"

From the distant sky, Xun Er saw Zi Yan appear out of nowhere and was incomparably shocked in her heart.

Xun Er had a particularly deep memory of this lively and cute little girl by Gu Fei's side.

She had even sparred with Zi Yan back then and was surprised by Zi Yan's great strength.

However, she remembered that before she went into seclusion, Zi Yan was only a Dou Huang; how could she already be a Dou Saint after only a year or so?

"Looking at her aura, she shouldn't be a member of the Ancient Clan... how is she so strong?"

"I feel like she is even younger than Gu Fei, yet she is already a Dou Saint!"

The onlookers all exclaimed in wonder, amazed by Zi Yan's strength.

The newly promoted Dou Saint's presence rippled through the Ancient Realm; Gu Yuan and Gu Lie had sensed this terrifying aura early on and looked toward this place one after another.

"Although I knew this little girl would have a great opportunity, I didn't expect her to be this strong, leaping directly to a Dou Saint!"

In the distance, Gu Fei's grandfather, Gu Lie, also clicked his tongue in secret, marveling at Zi Yan's fortune.

"I'm afraid even a Ninth Grade Medicinal Pill cannot compare to this effect!"

Beside him, Gu Yuan smiled helplessly.

A Ninth Grade Medicinal Pill is certainly tyrannical, but it has no way to make a Dou Zong leap directly to a Dou Saint; such an opportunity is hard to find in the world.

However, this is an opportunity unique to the Magical Beast race, and they cannot envy it.

……

"Kid, is it you?"

Zi Yan's gaze fell upon Lei Dong, who was at the head of the Lei Clan disciples; Lei Dong was clearly the leader of this group.

Being stared at directly by Zi Yan, Lei Dong felt the hairs all over his body stand on end.

The lightning power on the surface of his body was suppressed back into his body, too afraid to appear again.

Lei Dong had only seen such terrifying power in the enraged Elders of the Lei Clan.

The arrogant posture Lei Dong had when he first arrived had completely vanished.

The next moment, with an apologetic look on his face, Lei Dong bowed to Zi Yan and said, "Senior, this junior originally came to spar with Brother Gu Fei. I didn't expect to disturb you; please forgive me."

Lei Dong is arrogant, but he is not stupid.

If he dared to provoke Zi Yan now, Zi Yan would definitely give him a sound beating.

Moreover, it would be the kind where even if she beat him, the Elders in his clan would not stand up for him.

"Brother Gu Fei is not in the mood to spar with you, get lost quickly!"

After Zi Yan finished speaking, she waved her jade hand, and an invisible force swept across. Lei Dong and the others were directly swatted out of the sky, looking extremely disheveled.

The Lei Dong who scrambled up had an ugly expression, but he didn't say anything else; he turned around and hurried away with several Lei Clan disciples.

"It is a good thing for this kid Lei Dong to suffer a loss; it can give him more motivation."

"Indeed, having received such stimulation, he will only work harder."

As early as when Zi Yan came out of seclusion, the Lei Clan Elders had already noticed.

Worried that Lei Dong might be in danger, they arrived at the scene immediately and witnessed everything that just happened.

Putting status aside, with Zi Yan's current cultivation, these Lei Clan Elders must treat her as an equal; some Elders were not even as strong as her.

It was a dispute between juniors, so it was not convenient for them to step in; they could only let Lei Dong learn a lesson.

Seeing that everyone gathered on the mountain peak had left, Zi Yan finally restrained her Dou Qi, and the Heavenly Phenomenon immediately faded. She flew down in front of Gu Fei, Xiao Yixian, and the others.

The reason she forcefully drove everyone away was for Gu Fei's sake.

Gu Fei had consumed a massive amount of energy refining the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit for her and had not yet fully recovered.

Therefore, she did not want others to disturb Gu Fei.

Zi Yan looked at Gu Fei in front of her with a triumphant expression. For this, she even deliberately released more of her powerful aura and said proudly, "Brother Gu Fei, my strength is stronger than yours now, oh! From now on, it's my turn to protect you!"

After Zi Yan finished speaking, she waved her little fist, and the demeanor of the big sister from the Jia Nan Academy days returned.

At this moment, Zi Yan possessed an adult's face and a stunning figure. Although her face had similarities to her previous one, her temperament had changed drastically. When she heard these sincere words from Zi Yan, the corners of Gu Fei's mouth curled into a smile involuntarily.

"Alright!"

Gu Fei readily agreed, and Zi Yan was also very happy.

"Zi Yan's speed of advancement is just too terrifying!"

Cai'er, Xiao Yixian, and the others all came to Zi Yan's side.

They had thought Zi Yan would improve a lot, but they had never imagined she would directly promote to a Dou Saint—a realm that even Gu Fei was still very far from.

To say it was a leap to the heavens in one step would not be an exaggeration at all.

Far away on the mountain, Xun Er looked toward Gu Fei's Bamboo Building with an unwilling gaze, her heart feeling very complicated.

In terms of talent, she looked down on Lei Dong, believing Lei Dong could not compare to Gu Fei.

But Lei Dong was, after all, a few years older than Gu Fei and had practiced for a few more years; at the current stage, Lei Dong was indeed much stronger than Gu Fei.

She had originally hoped that this time when Lei Dong came, he could defeat Gu Fei in public and dampen Gu Fei's spirit, but she had not expected Zi Yan to appear out of nowhere, and even let Gu Fei steal the spotlight.

Because that Dou Saint expert, whom everyone revered, was as obedient as a little sister in front of Gu Fei.

Under this intense contrast, the sense of superiority she had previously felt from being pursued by a high-quality youth like Lei Dong vanished completely.

In terms of quality, Zi Yan crushed Lei Dong.

It was one thing for her strength to be greater than Lei Dong's, but her talent was also far superior to his! After all, Zi Yan looked much younger than even Gu Fei!

"Creak!"

A crisp sound suddenly came from behind the crowd; the door of the Bamboo Building was opened, and Xiao Xianle came out from inside.

"Daddy, I just felt a very strong power. What happened?"

As Xiao Xianle walked out, Cai'er lifted the previous restriction.

The terrifying might of Zi Yan's Fighting Saint level was clearly something the restriction set by Cai'er could not isolate.

Xiao Xianle hurried to Gu Fei's side, and Gu Fei picked her up and looked at Zi Yan.

"Your Sister Zi Yan's strength has broken through. She is very powerful now, even more powerful than Daddy. From now on, you will need Sister Zi Yan to protect you."

"Sister Zi Yan?"

Xiao Xianle looked at Zi Yan suspiciously, comparing her to the appearance in her memory for a long time before confirming that it was indeed Zi Yan.

"Daddy, is this really Sister Zi Yan? How did she grow up so fast?"

"I want to grow up fast too! Can Sister Zi Yan teach me?"

Xiao Xianle's childish voice rang out.

"Why do you want to grow up so much?"

Zi Yan was amused by Xiao Xianle.

"If I grow up, I can protect Daddy just like Sister Zi Yan!"

Xiao Xianle had a hopeful look on her face.

"Daddy doesn't need you to protect him; I only hope you grow up happily!"

(End of this chapter)