Many Northern Barbarians burst into laughter, the mockery in their eyes utterly undisguised.
Even the experts from the many reclusive lineages smiled, looking as though they were eager to watch a good show.
Now, it seemed that not only did they want to deal with Lu Chen, but the Northern Barbarians were unwilling to let Lu Chen off as well.
After all, Lu Chen's talent was simply too monstrous!
And who could he blame for that?
Amid the crowd's soft laughter, a mysterious phenomenon suddenly appeared on the mountain wall before them, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
The mountain wall, originally as smooth and level as a mirror, suddenly glowed with a layer of golden light, like golden divine fire blazing fiercely and covering the entire wall.
Then waves of vast, boundless, majestic aura surged forth from the towering mountain wall ahead, roaring and billowing.
It was as though an ancient, mysterious world lay hidden within the mountain wall.
"It's here!"
"The Azure Void Ancient Land is about to appear!"
Everyone's eyes lit up as they all looked over.
"Lord Lu, you must stay with me later."
Shen Lian's expression was grave as he transmitted his voice.
Lu Chen said nothing, merely gazing quietly at the mountain wall ahead.
"Lord Shen, please."
The half-bald old man cast Shen Lian a deep look from the side. Then, without waiting for him to speak, he led the people behind him inside first.
As more than thirty experts from the reclusive lineages entered, the remaining several hundred people began filing in one after another.
Then came Lu Chen and Shen Lian.
After them came the Northern Barbarians...
However, just as this group of Northern Barbarians followed inside, Helian Tu, the leading Northern Barbarian elder, suddenly took out a strange black token from his robes and instantly poured his true energy into it.
In an instant, a sinister, icy-cold, immensely vast aura spread from the token.
Boom!
The space before them abruptly caved in, as though spatial turbulence had appeared.
Shen Lian, who was walking ahead, changed expression. He hurriedly turned around and swiftly reached out to grab.
Lu Chen's body was swept up by a violent spatial current and rapidly vanished from the area.
Vanishing along with him was that group of Northern Barbarian experts.
"Teleportation Token!"
Shen Lian's face was filled with shock and fury.
Damn it!
Without regard for anything else, he plunged into the Azure Void Ancient Land and began frantically searching for Lu Chen's trail.
One could imagine what kind of retaliation Great Yu Dynasty would suffer from Dugu Wudi if Lu Chen were harmed by those Northern Barbarian experts.
Damn Helian Tu!
After guarding against every possible threat, he had never expected Helian Tu to use a Teleportation Token!
There were not even many of these things in the entire Northern Barbarians!
Inside the Azure Void Ancient Land.
Vast mountain ranges rose and fell without end.
They were filled with an ancient, primordial aura, and the spiritual energy between heaven and earth was far denser than outside.
Towering peaks stood like sharp weapons thrusting straight into the sky.
Many of the mountains were covered in carvings of images and words, profound and unfathomable.
They seemed to record cultivation arts from ancient times.
At this moment.
A stream of azure light suddenly erupted, as though an azure sun had appeared here.
In the blink of an eye, the streams of light vanished once more.
Nearly a hundred Northern Barbarians with burly builds, abundant vitality, and sharp eyes appeared. Smiles filled their faces as they looked toward the center.
At the very center, a handsome youth in black robes stood with a long blade in hand, tightly surrounded by them. Yet not the slightest trace of nervousness could be seen on his face.
Instead, he was as calm and detached as ever.
"Not bad composure."
Helian Tu smiled. His eyes, like those of a beast, stared at Lu Chen, who was surrounded on all sides. He chuckled. "So, Young Hero Lu, have you decided how you wish to die?"
The other Northern Barbarians burst into laughter.
Their faces were full of delight, and they were greatly pleased.
Whether this youth from Great Yu was a true genius or a false one, no one would care after today.
Because the dead were not worth mentioning.
"So, to deal with me, your Northern Barbarians only sent this many people?"
Lu Chen swept his gaze around.
He looked at the nearly one hundred people before him.
"Oh?"
Helian Tu's eyes showed surprise, and Lu Chen's words amused him.
This youth was truly not afraid at all?
Could it be that Dugu Wudi had left some other trump card on him?
Helian Tu smiled faintly. "Youth, I know Dugu Wudi left you a trump card, but it is useless. This is the Azure Void Ancient Land. Any power beyond the Grandmaster level will be restricted. So, be on your way."
He did not intend to waste any more time. Extending a thick, orange-yellow finger, he slowly pointed it toward Lu Chen's brow.
The power of the second level of the Spirit Hidden Realm spread out, producing all manner of illusions. The space before them seemed to suddenly freeze, becoming heavy and obscure, making it hard to breathe.
Everything between heaven and earth vanished.
Only an unstoppable finger, like a pillar supporting the heavens, slowly crushed toward Lu Chen's body.
All the Northern Barbarian experts smiled.
"It's over!"
"The twenty-eighth ranked expert on Great Yu's Human Rankings."
"We wasted one Teleportation Token on you. We thought you were something extraordinary, but you are nothing more than this."
"We should never have deployed such a large force. I alone would have been enough to kill him!"
Boom!
Splurt!
Suddenly, heaven and earth collapsed with a terrifying roar. Every illusion instantly vanished, and the frozen space shattered once more. A snow-bright, terrifying blade light flashed past in an instant like divine radiance from beyond the heavens.
The terrifying power and absolute speed left the Northern Barbarian elder who had extended his finger with no time to react at all.
The strange smile still lingered at the corners of his mouth, but his entire body had already split apart down the middle.
Bang!
The two halves of his corpse, trailing streaming blood and shattered internal organs, shot outward and smashed viciously into either side.
You killed a Northern Barbarian alien who intended to harm you. Merit Points +300!
"I do not know what you lot were babbling about."
After killing Helian Tu with a single slash, Lu Chen spoke calmly. His gaze swept over the people around him as he said, "What a disappointment. I thought you would give me a surprise, at least send several hundred men after me. But it is only trash like you. Fine, shall I send you on your way?"
Boom!
An indescribably terrifying aura instantly erupted from his body.
Heaven and earth shook, clouds collapsed, and wild winds howled.
The entire world seemed to turn black in an instant. Space twisted layer by layer, folded inch by inch, and crushed inward toward the center.
The Northern Barbarian experts around him were horrified, scarcely able to believe it.
What had they just seen?
Elder Helian, at the second level of the Spirit Hidden Realm, had been slain by a single slash?
But soon, they became even more terrified. Their entire bodies trembled, their flesh hurt, their souls hurt, and their scalps hurt, as though the sky had collapsed.
"Spirit Hidden Realm..."
"Lu Chen has entered the Spirit Hidden Realm!"
"That is impossible!"
"The fourth level of the Spirit Hidden Realm—this is the fourth level..."
The many Northern Barbarian experts cried out in terror without regard for anything else.
What the hell kind of joke was this!
A youth who had only just turned sixteen had reached the fourth level of the Spirit Hidden Realm!
Even if he were the reincarnation of a Living Buddha, that would still be impossible!
Yet the aura before them told them beyond all doubt that this was real!
What kind of monster had Great Yu produced?
"Die!"
A strange smile appeared at the corner of Lu Chen's mouth, and the blade light in his hand flashed.
Rumble!
His strike was merciless and exceptionally terrifying.
The world, which had just become blurred and dark, suddenly flashed violently, like terrifying lightning tearing across it.
Something incomparably bloody happened.
The many Northern Barbarian experts who had just been crying out in terror were torn apart, severed at the waist. Limbs, heads, blood, and internal organs flew everywhere through the air...
Every pair of eyes was filled with endless terror...
You killed a Northern Barbarian alien who intended to harm you. Merit Points +200! +180 +180...
Lines of text rapidly appeared.
But in the next instant, Lu Chen frowned.
That slash had actually failed to kill everyone.
Amid the scattered blood and severed limbs, three figures forcibly broke through his blockade. Their bodies were like strange shadows as they rapidly retreated.
"Experts of the Spirit Hidden Realm?"
Lu Chen frowned.
There were still experts?
His body shot forward, and the blade light in his hand was about to slash down again.
But at the instant those three Northern Barbarian experts retreated, they took out a white bone pagoda, its yin aura thick and gloomy. It seemed to be an artifact of Northern Barbarian Buddhism, with many infant skulls embedded around it.
"Heaven Severing Pagoda!"
One of the Northern Barbarian experts shouted, directly throwing out the white bone pagoda in his hand.
The next moment, as though it had automatically locked onto Lu Chen, the bone pagoda rapidly expanded, imprisoning space before crashing down toward his body.
Lu Chen paused and raised his head, watching helplessly as the strange, pale-white bone pagoda covered his body beneath it.
Rumble...
Deafening roars surged from this region, shaking the four directions as the entire space violently trembled and churned.
The three Northern Barbarian experts were deathly pale, their bodies shaking.
"Damn it, damn it!"
"This Lu Chen is actually at the fourth level of the Spirit Hidden Realm. He is a monster, an absolute monster. No one in the Northern Barbarians can compare with him!"
"Dead! Our Northern Barbarian elites were all killed by him in a single slash! How are we supposed to explain this to Chieftain Tuoba?"
"Lu Chen, you really are a monster. We will refine you into dregs!"
The faces of these three Northern Barbarian experts were filled with fury as they shouted resentfully.
Faint traces of fear could also be seen on their faces.
Yes.
It was fear!
Because among the three of them, only one was at the fourth level of the Spirit Hidden Realm.
The other two were only at the third level.
Lu Chen's previous slash had nearly killed them as well.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, they broke free and promptly threw out the pagoda of Heavenly Wheel Temple, thus escaping the fate of being slain!
Now, staring at the pale bone pagoda before them, the eyes of all three were filled with raging fury.
"Refine him!"
"Pour in our true energy together!"
The three roared and did not hesitate in the slightest. They felt that every extra moment they remained here meant an extra measure of danger.
Lu Chen's talent was too terrifying!
So terrifying that all three of them trembled.
This was fear of an unknown creature.
Yes, they had already regarded Lu Chen as an unknown creature.
Such talent simply did not seem human!
It was difficult not to wonder whether he would break free.
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