HSSH...

The man suddenly heard a series of sharp gasps. Looking down, he found the handsome young man before him was rapidly inhaling. Like a whale taking in water, the surrounding air was rapidly depleted. Meanwhile, the young man's chest swelled high and fast. A terrifying, suffocating might was converging.

The man's heart pounded like a drum, his face and eyebrows twitched, and an intense sense of crisis relentlessly battered his heart. The next second, his pupils contracted violently as he heard a calm voice echo in his ears.

"God Elephant Breath!"

WHOOSH...

An intangible, distorted shockwave erupted from Lu Yuan's mouth.

BOOM! It slammed aggressively into the chest of the man before him. The Grandmaster Power Field and Protective Gang Qi surrounding him shattered under this single breath. The man, as if struck by lightning, was sent flying without even a groan.

Simultaneously, the momentum of Lu Yuan's 'Covering the Sea' Palm reached its peak. His hands, held high above his head, swiftly rotated and descended with heaven-toppling might. The terrifying force was heavily compressed, swelled, and then, like a colossal wave breaching a dam, burst out in all directions.

RUMBLE!

The high platform ground around Lu Yuan shattered. The dozen or so Grandmasters besieging him were all sent flying. The shockwave carried smoke and dust, spreading out in concentric circles.

Lu Yuan stood silently in the now-empty center of the battle, his expression calm as he surveyed his surroundings. An indescribable, domineering aura emanated from him, soaring upwards and sweeping across the entire arena.

At that moment, the vast, three-tiered high platform fell into an eerie silence. A moment later, the sound of sharp intakes of cold air could be heard.

All the Grandmasters, whether they had participated in the siege or not, now looked at Lu Yuan with completely changed expressions. When the Evil Martial Association had first arrived, they had seen Lu Yuan disembark from the white yacht, calling himself the 'God Emperor.' They had dismissed him as an arrogant clown, ignorant of the world's immensity and his own mortality.

Now, however, they realized... things were not at all as they had imagined.

Not bad.

Lu Yuan felt the qi and blood within his body grow immensely stable and robust. His flesh and bones, his five viscera, vibrated ceaselessly, and his Spiritual Power, thick as milk, was continuously transforming. His strength was inexhaustible, his will flowed like a ceaseless river. His mind felt as clear as if he were chewing mint, and inspiration bloomed, becoming ever more abundant and vigorous. An unprecedented sense of composure and stability arose from within his heart, bestowing upon him an unparalleled self-confidence.

This was something no profession panel had ever granted him before. This confidence was founded on a profound trust in his own capabilities. It was the substantial weight born from countless days and nights of sweat, innumerable physical battles, a multitude of scars, and repeatedly shattering his limits.

Beyond Martial Arts, rely on nothing else!

The words Xu Weiguo had once spoken to him suddenly flashed through his mind. At this moment, Lu Yuan felt he was beginning to understand the true meaning embedded in those words.

No matter what extraordinary profession panel I unlock, my foundation remains my physical body, remains Pure Martial. Whether in the past or in the future, this... will never change.

A flicker of understanding sparked in Lu Yuan's heart. As this understanding emerged, his entire body suddenly gave a slight tremor. The circulation and transformation within his body abruptly ascended to a new level.

HUMMM...

An invisible force emanated from Lu Yuan.

CRACKLE! CRACKLE...

He felt as if his strength had surged dramatically once more. Within his limbs and bones, it seemed as if faint wisps of red vital energy were being generated.

A flash of insight struck Lu Yuan, and he hurriedly opened his panel. He clearly saw—

[Strength: 23 (Break the Limit: 1)]

[Agility: 23 (Break the Limit: 1)]

[Constitution: 24 (Break the Limit: 1)]

[Intelligence: 29 (Break the Limit: 1)]

All four of his Basic Attributes had simultaneously increased by one point!

I haven't even fully stepped into the Grandmaster Realm, yet I've already had such a significant improvement?!

Lu Yuan was pleasantly surprised.

At this time, the high-pitched voice that had sounded once before rang out again from the platform before him.

"Order from the Five Elders!"

"Kill the renegades of the Evil Martial Association! Reward—ten Longevity Pills and one opportunity for enlightenment in the Scripture Pavilion!"

Oh?!

Lu Yuan looked up at the sound, glancing in the direction from which the voice came. A hint of pleasant surprise touched his face.

My bounty has increased again?

Ten Longevity Pills and one chance for enlightenment in the Scripture Pavilion! Lu Yuan didn't know what these two things represented. But clearly, they held immense appeal for the Grandmasters on the platform. He sensed it sharply. After this bounty was announced, the heartbeats of nearly every Grandmaster on the platform accelerated. Countless gazes converged on him, each burning with fervent desire.

"Kill him!"

It's unknown who shouted it first. The sound was like a lit fuse.

Instantly, powerful auras erupted across the platform. Grandmaster Level imposing momentums rose like wolf smoke signals. In the blink of an eye, Lu Yuan saw the daylight above him completely obscured.

He looked up, his eyes narrowed. Lu Yuan could only see agile figures leaping into the air, dazzling white light from Protective Gang Qi, and Grandmaster Power Fields distorting the air...

If being besieged by more than a dozen Grandmasters before had felt like battling raging waves that nearly suffocated him, then now, with the entire platform, all the Grandmasters, attacking him simultaneously, the terrifying pressure sweeping towards him... was equivalent to a monolithic mountain, a vast ocean, crashing down from the sky to crush him mercilessly. It sought to smash him, crush him, pulverize him into fine dust!

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK...

Lu Yuan's over-two-meter-tall frame emitted creaks from his bones and flesh, as if unable to bear the indescribable, terrifying pressure.

He looked up, his eyes narrowed. Even with his will fortified by 29 points of Intelligence, under the influence of dozens of Grandmaster Power Fields, he began to experience hallucinations. His five senses became distorted, and his consciousness was affected. Countless ghastly illusions flickered before his eyes.

Yet, Lu Yuan's heart remained tranquil. On his face... there was even an expression of eager anticipation and profound immersion.

Good that you've come.

Perfect timing...

Let me see... just where my progress bar for advancing to Grandmaster has reached.

As he spoke, Lu Yuan was already engulfed by the multitude of Grandmaster figures. The terrifying, colossal mountain and the vast sea pressed down.

However, the very next second...

BOOM!

A massive explosion thundered out. The colossal mountain shattered; the vast sea overturned. The figures of the Grandmasters were sent flying like kites with severed strings, blasted away.

From the center of the blasted-open battle group, an incredibly vast imposing manner rapidly ascended.

Ten meters, twenty meters, thirty meters... Finally.

A two-headed, four-armed Elephantman phantom, fully fifty meters tall, stood majestically in the arena like a Demon Mountain. Beneath the Elephantman, a towering figure over two meters tall, his robes billowing, stood quietly with his palms pressed together.

Suddenly, this figure abruptly opened his eyes, his pupils as brilliant as morning stars. The corners of his mouth lifted, and a vast, domineering aura suddenly diffused. His clasped palms rose, and he uttered a soft cry.

"God Elephant... Stumble Stone!"

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