"Grandpa... what is this?"
No one knew how much time had passed. In the incredibly quiet surroundings, everyone stared blankly at the completely restored, shrunken barrier. Even the monsters outside had come to a bizarre halt, as if time itself had stopped.
The feeling was less terrifying than before, but far more oppressive. Chen Shanshan, who could no longer stand the atmosphere, finally asked Grandpa Lu, who had his eyes closed...
Grandpa Lu looked up but said nothing. Still, it was plainly visible that the fiery-red feathers covering his body had dimmed considerably, like a furnace that was almost burned out. The sight instantly silenced Chen Shanshan, and everyone else secretly swallowed.
Grandpa Lu slowly floated into the air and stared at a spot outside the barrier, as if waiting for something.
In the distance, the Black-Clothed Man also saw Grandpa Lu through the barrier. That incredibly beautiful fiery-red phoenix was so stunning that even the extremely seductive woman beside him looked dull by comparison. She could not help asking, "Which family raised this phoenix? How come I've never heard of it?"
A phoenix of this quality would certainly be pushed forward by a Great Clan to attract attention, regardless of its abilities. For the major elven clans, a beautiful phoenix was the family's public face. After all, phoenixes were rare, and phoenixes with exceptional appearances were rarer still.
More importantly, this phoenix possessed extraordinarily outstanding arcane talent. The ability to alter a level-five barrier single-handedly was simply inconceivable. Normally, only star-rank experts possessed such ability. Yet they all knew that star-rank powerhouses could not descend to this plane now. If one forcibly descended, the plane's backlash would have been triggered long ago.
The Black-Clothed Man was silent for several seconds before suddenly waving his hand. Several naga sirens behind