The others within the Void Ruins were also shocked upon seeing Gu Qingfeng, their expressions growing increasingly complex. It seemed none had expected Gu Qingfeng to appear within the Primordial Black Hole.
"My dear Nine Nethers Emperor, little brother, I never imagined you'd actually come."
The speaker was none other than Lady Blackwater, who had previously flirted with Gu Qingfeng in full view of the public in Lingluo Heavenly Domain.
She looked as charming and alluring as ever, her delicate features growing even more bewitching. Her gaze upon Gu Qingfeng was particularly fervent as she said, "This is truly unexpected."
"Lady Blackwater, I've missed you greatly since we last parted," Gu Qingfeng replied with a faint smile. "Have you been well?"
"I've been very unwell..."
"Oh? Why is that?"
"Naturally, it's because I've been missing you, Brother Nine Nethers Emperor."
Hearing this, Gu Qingfeng couldn't help but laugh heartily.
"Brother Nine Nethers Emperor, you shouldn't have come here... You really shouldn't have."
"Since I'm already here, what does it matter whether I should or shouldn't have?"
"Hmm... I never thought Brother Nine Nethers Emperor would still be so free-spirited. It truly makes this servant adore you to death..."
"Is that so? Hahahaha!"
"You can still laugh after arriving here."
The Old Beggar, who had mooched drinks from Gu Qingfeng in Lingluo Heavenly Domain, stared at him and said in a heavy voice, "Your heart really isn't ordinary in size, kid."
"Why shouldn't I laugh?" Gu Qingfeng retorted. "But speaking of which, where exactly is this place?"
"Where this is doesn't matter to you. What matters is who is here."
Gu Qingfeng narrowed his eyes, his calm gaze sweeping over the several dozen figures present. He said indifferently, "Whoever they are, what does it have to do with me?"
"Hehehe!" The Old Beggar let out a hoarse, low laugh, staring at Gu Qingfeng. "I truly don't know if you're genuinely ignorant or genuinely fearless!"
"Old Beggar, let me answer that question for him."
The speaker wasn't Gu Qingfeng, but a woman.
A sinister-looking woman dressed in black robes, with her hair tied in a ponytail, standing with her arms crossed. Beside this sinister woman stood another beautiful woman.
The beautiful woman was Mantufan, and the sinister woman was the demoness they had encountered not long ago.
The demoness wore a meaningful smile at the corner of her mouth as she glanced meaningfully at Gu Qingfeng and said, "He is genuinely fearless."
"So it's you, Empress Longque," the Old Beggar said with a cold laugh. "I never thought you'd come out to join this commotion too."
"Since even you, Old Beggar, have emerged, how could I dare to continue sleeping?"
"Hehehe! Empress Longque, you just said this kid is genuinely fearless. How do you know that?"
"I know because I've seen it with my own eyes."
"Seen it with your own eyes? What do you mean?"
As she spoke, the demoness the Old Beggar called Empress Longque glanced at the Divine Senses of those Desolate Ancient Era old-timers lurking here and said with an amused smile, "You'll have to ask these self-righteous Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs about that."
"Oh?" The Old Beggar also glanced at the Divine Senses of the Desolate Ancient old-timers. "What does it have to do with them?"
"Of course it has to do with them. Not long ago, I personally witnessed a full hundred Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs manifest their Divine Sense Incarnations to jointly obliterate him."
Empress Longque's sudden revelation of such explosive news immediately detonated the scene.
Every being present here was unfathomably profound. Even if they hadn't met Gu Qingfeng personally, they had certainly heard of him. They all knew Gu Qingfeng was the greatest variable between Heaven and Earth, influencing the situation across ancient and modern times. They also knew he was the hottest candidate for the True Lord of Original Sin. Although many didn't want a variable like Gu Qingfeng to ascend as the True Lord of Original Sin, precisely because he was the greatest variable, no one dared act recklessly.
Now, hearing that a full hundred Ancestral Patriarchs had jointly tried to obliterate Gu Qingfeng not long ago truly shocked everyone present.
"Empress Longque, I haven't read many books, so don't try to fool me. I find this a bit hard to believe."
"If you don't believe me, you can ask him yourself."
Empress Longque looked at Gu Qingfeng. The Old Beggar quickly pressed, "Kid, did these old-timers really attack you?"
Gu Qingfeng slightly furrowed his brows, staring at Empress Longque. He couldn't see through this demoness—he couldn't during their first meeting, and he still couldn't now. However, for Empress Longque to suddenly bring this up in front of so many people likely meant her intentions weren't simple.
"Kid, I'm asking you a question. Did these old-timers really attack you?"
Seeing Gu Qingfeng remain silent, the Old Beggar asked again.
Gu Qingfeng nodded and replied, "That's right. Something like that did happen."
"Incredible!" The Old Beggar couldn't help but suck in a cold breath, as if pondering something.
"My dear Brother Nine Nethers Emperor, why did they attack you?" Lady Blackwater also asked.
"Lady Blackwater, you shouldn't ask me that question," Gu Qingfeng said with a laugh. "I'd like to know why they attacked me too."
Lady Blackwater and the others glanced at the Desolate Ancient Divine Senses hiding here but didn't voice their questions. They all knew that even if they asked, these old-timers wouldn't answer. Then they all looked at Empress Longque, hoping she would unveil the answer to this mystery.
The Old Beggar said, "Empress Longque, stop keeping us in suspense. Since you've brought up this topic, you might as well tell everyone."
"I'm not keeping anyone in suspense," Empress Longque said, standing in mid-air with her arms crossed, a playful smile always hanging at the corner of her mouth. "I just think why these Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs attacked him isn't important."
"Then what is important?"
"What's important is that a full hundred Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs manifested their Divine Sense Incarnations not only failed to obliterate him, but... but were instead... scattered to ashes with a single move from him! Hahahaha!"
Empress Longque suddenly burst into loud laughter, her laughter extremely arrogant. She even raised her head, looking at the Divine Senses of those Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs hidden in the void, as if deliberately mocking them. Her laughter was downright maniacal.
While she was laughing wildly, her words struck everyone present like a thunderbolt on a clear day, leaving them with an unbelievable feeling.
They all knew Gu Qingfeng's existence was mysterious and bizarre, and no one knew exactly how high or deep his abilities were.
But no matter what, he couldn't possibly have scattered a hundred Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs' Divine Sense Incarnations to ashes with a single move, could he?
These were Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs!
Moreover, they were Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs from the Desolate Ancient Era. Forget Divine Sense Incarnations—even a wisp of Divine Sense, a trace of spirit, or a mere thought from them was terrifyingly formidable.
How could they possibly have been scattered to ashes by Gu Qingfeng with a single move!
Could this be true?
"Kid Gu... you... really... really scattered those Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs' Divine Sense Incarnations... to nothingness?"
Beside him, Da Xing the Mad Monk stared wide-eyed, his face grim, his throat choked as he asked the question everyone wanted answered.