Lou Guanshan and Su Wuwei opened their eyes simultaneously. Heaviness and searing heat converged, breaking through the seventh-tier barrier with a violent explosion.
Lou Guanshan squeezed his arm, feeling stronger than ever before.
Su Wuwei briefly closed his eyes and reined in that scorching aura, looking as sunny and handsome as ever.
"This is quite a gift. I just wonder whether our captain can clear this hurdle."
Their gazes converged on Ye Buyu at the same time.
They also saw the slight upward curve of her lips, as though she were having a lovely dream.
Su Wuwei folded his arms and teased, "If her aura weren't growing, I'd suspect she'd fallen asleep."
Sensing a trace of energy lingering around them, Wan Lan smiled.
"So the energy we released didn't go to waste. That money-guzzling beast Ye Buyu swallowed it all. She should be fine, then."
After several minutes of waiting, Ye Buyu finally stirred. The compressed energy could no longer pile up and began charging at that invisible barrier.
Then, surging waves of air swept out. Ye Buyu's white hair floated up, her cuffs fluttered without wind, the surrounding space began to distort, and the illuminated steps flickered.
In an instant, a sound like tearing silk abruptly rang out. Like endless lightning ripping open the sky, it shattered the illuminated steps, and the entire space began to quake and sway.
Although everything around Ye Buyu was perfectly calm, everything else told Wan Lan and the others that these changes were inextricably linked to Ye Buyu's advancement.
"This space is rejecting her," Lou Guanshan said with a frown.
He could not understand it. Everything had been peaceful when they entered, yet her breakthrough had provoked such a violent reaction.
He could even distinctly sense that this place was trying to send