Chapter 148

At this moment, everyone's expression changed.

Luo Shehuang coiled his body, his expression serious for the first time.

He regarded Lam with wary suspicion.

Han Li swallowed hard, breathing rapidly and faintly: "So… we've survived, then?"

The Viceroy remained motionless, maintaining his previous posture, his voice tinged with unease: "It should count… but! I feel the situation is still far from good."

Han Li fell silent.

He understood what the Viceroy was saying.

Although they did not know just how strong Lam was, no matter how they thought about it, Lam could not possibly be a Yizunda Sect-level expert.

And if one were merely a Grandmaster, even at the peak of the Grandmaster realm, facing a Yizunda Sect expert, one would still be utterly powerless.

Just look at how the four宗师联手 were crushed in mere handfuls of strikes by Luo Shehuang's attack.

A Yizunda Sect expert is called a nation's pillar, the pinnacle force of an entire clan.

It is not mere empty words.

And far away.

Li Xuezhu, who had been watching this place, also trembled, her face showing an expression neither joy nor sorrow, neither regret nor relief.

"Of course… this guy is truly a Yizun Sect expert… but even a Yizun Sect expert is useless—our enemy is… a true Yizunda Sect expert…"

But Li Xuezhu had already made peace with it; after all… the plot in her mind had already completely collapsed.

What was there to fear? Would another true Yizunda Sect expert suddenly appear right now? Just then, Luo Shehuang spoke.

His expression was icy.

"You are not a being of the human race, are you?"

At these words, the several Grandmasters changed expression slightly.

They did not question Luo Shehuang's words.

After all, a Yizunda Sect expert would never joke about such a matter.

But if Lam is not human, why did she come to save them? Luo Shehuang ignored the others, fixing his gaze on Lam: "Though I do not know your race, to reach this level at your age, you must be the supreme genius of your… race."

"I will spare you! I will overlook your previous offense against me."

Luo Shehuang was not afraid of Lam—his cultivation base had reached this realm.

One who can shoulder the backbone of an entire clan.

Even facing an equal, only battle can reveal who is stronger.

After all, who among those who reach this level is not a supreme genius, who is not a terrifying being capable of crossing realms in combat? Yet, though unafraid, he had no desire to deliberately provoke.

In Luo Shehuang's perception, Lam's age was exceedingly young; to reach this point at such an age meant Lam not only possessed immense talent, but also came from a race with extraordinary innate power.

Such geniuses, born of powerful races, are troublesome figures in the eyes of many powerhouses.

Not because of anything else, but because such geniuses often have not just one, but multiple Yizunda Sect experts standing behind them.

Luo Shehuang was not afraid of battle, but he had no intention of deliberately provoking an equal.

Lam, at this age, had already reached the peak of the Grandmaster realm—she would surely become a Yizunda Sect expert.

Killing such a supreme genius would mean cutting off a race's future hope; if that race had even one Yizunda Sect expert, not coming to kill him in vengeance would be a miracle.

Lam sighed softly, then flicked her hand lightly—the terrifying flames spewed from Luo Shehuang's mouth were instantly crushed beneath her palm.

"I'm truly sorry! Though I am not of the human race… my master is."

The first half of her words chilled the bones of the four Grandmasters still alive.

But the turn in Lam's later words caused every top expert, including Luo Shehuang, to contract their pupils sharply.

Luo Shehuang hissed low: "Impossible!"

"What's impossible?"

A clear, slightly hoarse voice came from afar.

Su Han had arrived.

The full power of the Dark Fruit surged, transforming into pitch-black mist that engulfed the entire world.

"So you are this girl's master… I never expected that upon arriving in this world, I would immediately encounter a Yizunda Sect expert!"

Luo Shehuang narrowed his eyes slightly, his heart stirred.

His voice finally carried a note of gravity.

"Then let me repeat my previous demand."

"Hand over the killer of my son! Then I will forgive all past offenses and withdraw from this place."

This time, I crossed the boundary solely for revenge—your true enemy is the Grandmaster still trapped within the spatial tunnel."

Luo Shehuang could not discern Su Han's exact level.

That… mist completely obscured Su Han's aura.

Coupled with Lam's honorific title, he unconsciously assumed Su Han was a Yizunda Sect expert.

That was why he treated him with equal respect.

Han Li's lips twitched slightly.

His expression instantly turned: extremely strange.

He wanted to say something, but the words stuck in his throat, unable to come out.

The Viceroy recognized Su Han's identity, sighed in relief, and felt a touch of gratitude: "No wonder he's a Yizunda Sect expert… he simply could not bear to see Jiangnan Province reduced to ashes."

Han Li: "..."

In truth, Han Li was so conflicted now because he suddenly remembered one thing… it seemed this whole incident was… caused by this… Yizunda Sect expert? Then again, Luo Shehuang was the type to judge his opponent by their strength.

Earlier, when facing us Grandmasters, he boasted of destroying a city; now, facing a living Yizunda Sect expert, he demands immediate surrender.

It had been reduced to merely handing over the killer... too bad... "That's impossible!"

Su Han stopped beside Lam, raising his head to survey Luo Shehuang.

No one could discern his emotional state, only that he was observing Luo Shehuang.

It was the gaze of a predator sizing up prey.

Luo Shehuang found this deeply displeasing, curling his body.

His expression turned wary.

"Why?"

"Because your son... was probably killed by me."

"What?"

Luo Shehuang froze.

And the moment he realized, his eyes instantly turned crimson.

"You... you damned bastard!"

What an utter humiliation—he had just demanded the killer from the true killer! Flames erupted across Luo Shehuang's body, blazing from deep red to ghostly blue within an instant, warping the very void.

"Unforgivable."

In a flash, he shot forward like an arrow snapping a taut string toward Su Han.

In that instant, a roar shook the heavens! "Die!"

For a Grand Master to cross into another realm, the cost far exceeds that of an ordinary Master.

And if a Grand Master fights in another world, their power is partially suppressed.

This was the fundamental reason Luo Shehuang had retreated again and again before Su Han.

Though he considered himself no weaker than others, to engage a peer-level opponent under these conditions was far too difficult and forced.

But if the opponent was the killer... even if he did not wish to fight, he had to fight! "Elemental Power!"

Su Han watched Luo Shehuang hurtling toward him with a playful gaze, pushing his Observation Haki to its absolute limit; his voice remained calm.

"I love facing opponents who control Elemental Power..."

"Dark-Dark Fruit: Dark Barrier!"

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