"Lord Lu!"
Shen Lian's expression changed. The moment he saw Lu Chen sent flying backward, he charged forward without hesitation.
But just as he had rushed halfway there, he abruptly stopped, drawing in a sharp breath as he rubbed his eyes again.
Lu Chen seemed to be enveloped from head to toe by some strange force.
Not only had his aura not weakened in the slightest, it was rapidly rising instead.
"His injuries are healing? No, that's not it!"
"Even his cultivation is increasing?"
Shen Lian's pupils contracted sharply as he stared in Lu Chen's direction.
How was this possible?
Lu Chen's aura was still soaring!
"Hm?"
A voice of surprised astonishment suddenly came from the shadows.
The Northern Barbarian Grandmaster who had just launched that hidden strike at Lu Chen apparently had not expected Lu Chen to be unharmed.
Not only was he unharmed, his strength was climbing yet again.
"Youngster, surviving a single strike from me makes you one of a kind among the younger generation."
A hoarse, indifferent voice rang out.
Even the sky seemed to warp.
The light dimmed and turned chaotic.
Gusts howled through the air, carrying an invisible mental pressure.
Even the sun in the sky seemed to blur.
The clashing armies in the distance were all affected at this moment.
Everyone unconsciously stopped moving, their breathing tightening, their flesh prickling with pain, their hearts aching as though an invisible giant hand had fiercely clenched around them.
It was as if something terribly bad was about to happen.
"A Grandmaster..."
"A Northern Barbarian Grandmaster has appeared!"
"We're finished. The Northern Barbarians' Grandmaster arrived so quickly, but Great Yu's Earth Rankings experts haven't shown up yet!"
All the Great Yu experts turned ashen and trembled.
A feeling of near despair filled them.
Grandmaster!
Just three