164: The realm of grandmaster!

As the most cultivated person present, Xiao Yuwei understood better than anyone what this meant.

The power that stirred the forces of heaven and earth with every gesture, the aura of Law contained within the thunder... "This is, a Great Grandmaster..."

She murmured softly, her voice ethereal like a dream.

The entire battlefield fell into an eerie silence.

All the survivors stared blankly at the figure enveloped in lightning, the shock in their eyes gradually turning into fervent worship.

Some dropped their weapons to the ground, some involuntarily knelt, and others wept tears of joy.

Su Lei, however, paid no attention to the reactions behind him. His gaze, like electricity, swept towards the tide of Demonic Beasts still surging in the distance.

Horrifyingly, the overwhelming tide of monsters had all stopped in unison.

The monsters in the front row even began to tremble, instinctively shrinking back.

"Only thinking of escaping now?"

Su Lei sneered, slowly raising his right hand.

This simple action caused the entire world to darken, and all the clouds converged above his palm.

Thousands of streaks of wandering lightning flew from all directions, condensing in his palm into a hundred-meter-long thunderous spear.

Seven-colored electric snakes coiled around the spear, and at its core, heart-pounding destructive energy was compressed.

Just the overflowing residual power caused sand particles within several miles to levitate, forming a strange sandstorm vortex in the air.

"Go."

With a soft shout, the thunderous spear pierced through the air.

Space twisted in its wake, leaving a long-lasting vacuum trail.

Boom!!!

Heaven and earth lost their color at this moment.

Blinding white light devoured everything.

There was no explosion, no shockwave, only the purest annihilation.

When the light dissipated, the location where the Demonic Beast tide had been was now a colossal, bottomless ravine.

The sand at the edges of the ravine was crystallized, stretching as far as the eye could see.

The entire desert was split in half by this single strike!

Xiao Yuwei and the others stood rooted to the spot, even forgetting to breathe.

Their brains were simply unable to process the scene before them.

This had already surpassed the Realm of martial arts; it was nothing short of a miracle.

Su Lei slowly descended from the sky, the lightning around him gradually receding.

When he turned to look at the crowd, everyone instinctively held their breath.

Only then did they realize that their clothes were already drenched in cold sweat.

The lingering power of that strike had made these battle-hardened Martial Artists feel an urge to prostrate themselves in worship.

The desert wind began to blow again, stirring up fine sand particles that struck the crystallized edges of the ravine, producing a crisp "shasha" sound.

This ten-thousand-meter-long abyss would forever bear witness to today's miraculous battle.

Xiao Yuwei looked up at Su Lei's profile, biting her lower lip with her pearly teeth, and after a moment of hesitation, she carefully asked,

"You... have reached the Great Grandmaster Realm?"

Her voice was very soft, as if afraid of disturbing something, her eyes filled with both anticipation and a hint of uncertain trepidation.

Su Lei withdrew his distant gaze and nodded gently.

This simple action made Xiao Yuwei's heart tremble.

As Su Lei answered, an indescribably complex look flashed in his eyes, as if containing the vicissitudes of another world.

Xiao Yuwei's taut nerves finally relaxed.

With this relaxation, she suddenly felt the world spin, her legs weakened, and she almost collapsed.

Only then did she realize that she had already reached her limit, holding on purely by a thread of Qi.

Su Lei's figure flickered; everyone only saw a blur, and he had already appeared beside Xiao Yuwei.

His long arm steadily embraced her slender waist, his movements gentle yet undeniable.

"Don't move." Feeling the struggle of the person in his arms, Su Lei said in a low voice.

His other hand gently pressed on the wound on Xiao Yuwei's shoulder, a faint blue light emanating from his palm.

The lingering black mist, like snow meeting the morning sun, rapidly dissolved under the blue light.

Xiao Yuwei's beautiful eyes widened in surprise.

This black mist was like a persistent parasite; she had used all the cold Qi of the "Nine Revolutions Profound Ice Art" but couldn't dispel it, and it was constantly eroding her Protective Aura.

This was also the main reason for her rapid exhaustion.

"This is the aura of Demonic Beasts."

Su Lei calmly explained, "To be precise, it's a special energy field, mixed with the Mental Energy of Demonic Beasts."

"Protective Aura alone cannot fully resist it; it needs to be combined with Mental Energy to be completely cleared."

At this moment, Ye Qingyun, Chen Xuan, and other survivors also walked over, supporting each other.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yuwei's ears instantly flushed crimson, and she hastily broke free from Su Lei's embrace.

She tidied her disheveled hair, forced herself to stand upright with composure, but couldn't hide her slightly trembling fingertips.

Su Lei's gaze swept over everyone, finally resting on the ten-thousand-meter-long ravine in the distance.

"Contact Lin Qianqian in the rear and tell her to immediately dispatch scientific research experts and an engineering team."

Xiao Yuwei frowned in confusion, but seeing Su Lei's undeniable gaze, she still took out her communicator and began to relay the instructions.

Although her voice was somewhat weak, it had regained some of its usual coolness.

Lin Qianqian's puzzled voice came from the communicator: "Engineering team? Dispatch a scientific research team now?"

"But all the experts are preparing to board the plane and evacuate with the civilians to Beiliang City for refuge..."

The next moment, her voice suddenly became urgent.

"Wait, why are you still on the front line?"

"The latest monitoring shows that the vanguard of the Demonic Beast tide is only three kilometers from your defense line! Everyone immediately--"

Her voice abruptly cut off.

The other end of the communicator suddenly fell into an eerie silence, followed by a chorus of exclamations and instrument alarms.

"Wait, this, this is impossible..." Lin Qianqian's voice trembled.

Xiao Yuwei frowned and said, "What's wrong?"

"All monitoring Systems suddenly can't detect the life signals of the Demonic Beast tide!"

"It's like... like they disappeared into thin air..."

Xiao Yuwei glanced at Su Lei, who stood with his hands behind his back beside her, then looked down at the communicator, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"Because they have all been annihilated."

"What did you say?!"

Lin Qianqian's voice suddenly rose,

"That was tens of thousands of mutated beasts! Even ten Grandmasters working together couldn't--"

"Because Su Lei is back." Xiao Yuwei softly interrupted, her voice filled with unconcealed pride.

The other end of the communicator instantly became silent enough to hear a pin drop.

After a long while, Lin Qianqian's choked voice came through.

"Rea... Really? He... he is now..."

Xiao Yuwei looked at Su Lei's tall figure, his silhouette outlined in gold by the sunlight, with lingering traces of lightning around him. She said softly, "Not only is he back, but he has officially become a Great Grandmaster."

A burst of static came from the communicator, seemingly Lin Qianqian rapidly issuing new orders.

Her voice had regained its usual efficiency, but couldn't hide the excitement within.

"Immediately cancel the evacuation plan!"

"All scientific research teams, stand by! Engineering teams, arrive at the front line within one hour!"