Fast!
Fast to the extreme!
A distance of a hundred zhang took no more than a single breath!
Tuoba Shan was greatly alarmed and blurted out, "Brother Lu, watch out!"
Lu Chen did not retreat.
He stood where he was, not moving so much as half a step.
The instant the Black-Scaled Tiger pounced to within ten zhang of him, he raised his right hand and swept out the Azure Dragon Halberd!
Golden-purple lightning burst from the halberd's shaft, transforming into a thunderbolt stream several zhang long as it slammed viciously into the Black-Scaled Tiger!
"Boom—!"
The deafening blast shook the heavens, and shockwaves surged!
Centered on the point of impact, the blast wave spread in all directions. Wherever it passed, deep furrows were plowed into the ground. Dozens of trees as thick as bowls were snapped cleanly in half, splinters flying everywhere!
Tuoba Shan and the others were shoved back again and again by the blast wave, hurriedly circulating their power to steady themselves. When they looked up again, the sight before them made them suck in a cold breath—
That Black-Scaled Tiger had actually been sent flying!
Its enormous body rolled through the air several times before smashing heavily into the ground. It then skidded more than ten zhang across the earth, snapping several large trees in succession before barely coming to a stop.
Meanwhile, Lu Chen remained standing where he was, utterly unmoved.
He slowly withdrew the Azure Dragon Halberd and glanced down at its shaft.
Several drops of black blood clung to the halberd's tip, evaporating beneath the golden-purple lightning with faint sizzling sounds.
"Decent force," he said blandly.
Tuoba Shan's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
He knew Lu Chen was strong, but he had never imagined he was strong to this extent!
That