Crunchâ!!
A sound like something tearing through space echoed.
An alien energy stretched outward in all directions, distorting the surroundings.
The force felt as though the very air was screaming.
Kiiiikâ!!
With each step Gu Yangcheon took, the energy grew denser.
Was it killing intent or fighting spirit?
Whatever it was, the aura was rough and unbridled.
It was suffocating.
Even brushing against the energy felt like it would rip his skin apart.
It was too foreign, too alien to be human.
"Hah..."
From above the arena, Plum Blossom Immortal Do Hua couldnât suppress a hollow laugh.
"...That child..."
Crunch.
As he was marveling, a crack rang through the hall.
It seemed that something had begun to fracture.
The only relief was that a barrier had been immediately erected around the area.
Recognizing the familiar energy, Do Hua turned to look toward its source.
"Well done."
"..."
The one who had cast the barrierâ
It was the Sword Emperor.
He stood beside the Alliance Leader, carefully stabilizing the energy flow.
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Even with the barrier in place, vibrations continued to shake the area.
The Sword Emperor, one of the top ten masters just beneath the Three Lords, had set the barrier.
Yet even his barrier trembled under the force of the energy.
â...How strange.â