A voice pierced heaven and earth. Even with countless torrents of seawater crashing down all around, roaring like peals of thunder, the voice was not affected in the slightest.
The shout rang out with absolute clarity, spreading across the entire sea...
Through his divine sense, Li Yan observed the figure outside the light barrier. It was a middle-aged man with a ruddy complexion, his silver robe particularly striking.
His hands were clasped behind his back. Despite the sudden turn of events, his face remained calm, his eyes fixed on a certain direction in the sky. He stood amid the torrential rain of seawater, his body utterly motionless.
This man's strength... should be no weaker than that of a mid-stage Body Integration Realm cultivator!
The moment Li Yan had extended his divine sense, the man had already flown out. And although he had only briefly checked the Mountain-Sea Whale's backward flight, Li Yan had felt a vast surge of magical power pressing down.
The cultivation method this man practiced had to be of the highest caliber. As a result, his strength could not be measured by the early stage of the Body Integration Realm alone. He was exceptionally powerful.
Even standing casually, the silver-robed middle-aged man exuded something of the imposing presence of Zhu Hongyi, a mid-stage Body Integration Realm sword cultivator. This was the first time Li Yan had encountered a Body Integration Realm cultivator in the outside world whose cultivation level and strength differed so greatly.
At the same time, Li Yan sensed an extremely indistinct figure in the void in the direction the silver-robed man was watching.
Li Yan could not make out that figure either. Nor did he probe closely, lest he draw the attention of the powerful cultivators here.
There were many cultivators present, and by