Chu Luo stared at Gu Ruoyun in shock, her body had begun to tremble.

This was the first time she had ever seen Gu Ruoyun attack and she was shaken to her very core! Now, she finally understood that some people were just naturally powerful. Be it accomplishments in pill refinement or her own power, Gu Ruoyun was already at the stage of invincibility!

Chu Luo may be at the refined state but she believes that this woman would surpa.s.s her sooner or later!

"Nine Emperors, I"ll give these spiritual beasts to you. You may consume them and increase your power!"

Gu Ruoyun calmly raised the corners of her lips as she instructed.

Upon receiving her order, the Nine Emperors reached out their countless b.l.o.o.d.y claws and pulled the bodies of the spiritual beasts on the ground into the sword. Chu Luo and the rest could see the nine dragons slithering towards them and swallowing the bodies whole.

Bang!

Suddenly, a powerful wave rose from Gu Ruoyun"s body. A hurricane rose as well, causing her aura to expand.

"She"s having a breakthrough?"

Chu Luo blinked. When has achieving a breakthrough in the exceptional state become so easy? She has only killed several spiritual beasts and was able to reach a breakthrough after that?

Chu Luo was unaware that this was because of Gu Ruoyun"s contract with the Nine Emperors. Each time the Nine Emperors consumes another human or a spiritual beast, there would always be some leftover energy which would be turned into excess energy. The Nine Emperors would not waste this energy so they would instantly send it into Gu Ruoyun"s body.

Hence, Gu Ruoyun had broken through immediately after absorbing the excess energy...

If Gu Ruoyun had known that the energy which the Nine Emperors sent into her body was its waste excess energy, it was likely that she would stomp on the Nine Emperors fiercely.

"Since I"ve just broken through to the mid-stage of the exceptional state, I can now use the Exceptional Pill. However, I must first consolidate my powers."

Gu Ruoyun took a deep breath before muttering.

Even though the Exceptional Pill could also be absorbed during the early stage of the exceptional state, Gu Ruoyun had kept it aside until this moment because the subsequent breakthroughs would become exponentially difficult. After she has reached mid-stage of the exceptional state, she would utilize the Exceptional Pill to reach the late stage!

"We"ve only managed to take care of more than ten spiritual beasts. There are still roughly eighty more to go. It"s just as well, I can use the fight to solidify my cultivation base."

Using the fights to solidify her cultivation base would be much easier than closed-door cultivating. Hence, after saying her piece, Gu Ruoyun immediately stepped to the front and charged into the battlefield.

In this vast and endless s.p.a.ce, the further one journeys forward, the more powerful the spiritual beasts become!

Hence, there were no more mid-stage spiritual beasts at the end of the battle. The weakest amongst them were at the late stage and there were even a few at the refined state! It was a good thing that Gu Ruoyun has broken through to the mid-stage of the exceptional state. With the help of the Nine Underworld Flames and her spiritual weapons, she could avoid defeat in a battle against a refined state spiritual beast.

If she really wants to defeat them, she does not need to expend substantial effort...

As for the Divine Weapon, the Nine Emperors, it had returned to Gu Ruoyun"s mind after swallowing so many spiritual beasts and quietly absorbed their energy. Regardless of how much Gu Ruoyun tried to summon it, it would haughtily ignore her...

"Now, my cultivation base is just about stabilized so I can continue to break through."

Gu Ruoyun stopped what she was doing, took out the pill and swallowed it without another word. At that moment, a powerful hurricane enveloped her body then exploded with a crash...

"Late-stage exceptional state!"

Gu Ruoyun never thought that she would have such a swift breakthrough in the short span of half a year.