Lu Bu's face instantly darkened, a flicker of panic flashing through his eyes before he forced himself to remain calm and snorted. "Yun Che? You actually dared to come back!"
"Ding! Malice from Lu Bu +1."
As he spoke, he secretly gathered divine power. The mechanical components of his left hand clanked with the scrape of metal, clearly ready to strike at any moment.
Huangfu Shanshan, meanwhile, seemed to have found a lifeline. A glimmer of light rekindled in her previously despairing eyes. Her lips moved, but she was too overwhelmed to make a sound.
"Why wouldn't I dare come back?" Yun Che said, walking slowly toward Lu Bu. His steps were steady and powerful, each one seeming to land on the tip of Lu Bu's heart, making him unbearably uncomfortable.
Lu Bu knew what Yun Che was capable of. He had been no match for him before, let alone the Yun Che of today.
He instinctively retreated half a step, his mechanical prosthesis scraping against the ground with a piercing metallic screech. The surrounding members of the Divine Blade also went on guard, pointing their weapons straight at Yun Che.
Yet Yun Che seemed not to notice these threats. His gaze fell on Huangfu Shanshan, and when he saw her disheveled clothes and the blood at the corner of her mouth, his eyes grew several degrees colder.
Lu Bu refused to release Huangfu Shanshan's hair, clearly intending to use her as a human shield. It was rather shameless.
"Lu Bu, you've at least broken through to the Divine Realm, yet you're still thinking of using a woman to escape. Aren't you a little too pathetic?"
Lu Bu snorted. "Against you, I wouldn't dare let my guard down for even a moment. Let me go, and I'll give