Luo Chuan raised his palm and casually pressed it down against the empty air.
The young man watching from afar instinctively felt a pang of pity.
Facing a raging beast tide, and having just teleported in, this stranger was not fleeing—he was counterattacking?
What was he thinking?
But before the young man could shake his head in exasperation-
Boom!
A deep, resonant shockwave tore through the air.
The space in front of Luo Chuan collapsed inward, as if the world itself had been forcibly compressed.
Countless trees, hills, and rampaging monsters—
All of it—
Flattened into oblivion.
From above, one could see a gigantic handprint, spanning several kilometers, etched deep into the earth.
The ground had sunk by several meters.
The young man and his junior sister stood rooted to the spot, their jaws slack with shock.
The words teetering at the tip of their tongues—
"What the f—?!"
But their stunned brains couldn't even form a proper sentence.
---
The girl gasped, her wide eyes filled with disbelief.
The young man's expression shifted from disbelief to solemnity, as a single thought gripped his mind—
Who is this man?
Above the devastated battlefield, a single trembling bird hovered in midair, its body flickering with unease.
Luo Chuan narrowed his eyes.
There you are.
Without question, this was the true orchestrator behind the beast tide.
The young man quickly helped his junior sister down from the tree, neither of them daring to make a sound.
Just moments ago, they had witnessed an apocalyptic scene unfold before their very eyes.
And this mysterious stranger—who looked no older than themselves—had done it all with a single gesture.
At the very least, he had to be at the level of a Pathseeker—if not higher.
---
"C-Colorful Glazed Chicken!"
The girl suddenly blurted out, her voice filled with surprise.
Luo Chuan raised a brow.
Colorful Glazed Chicken?
That name sounded... familiar.
Then, he remembered.
Before setting out, he had come across a cooking tutorial featuring a dish made from Glazed Chicken.
Could this bird be related?
Though the Colorful Glazed Chicken and Glazed Chicken had similar names, there were distinct differences.
If he had to guess—this bird carried the bloodline of the Glazed Chicken.
A rare delicacy indeed.
A faint, unreadable expression flickered across Luo Chuan's face.
---
High above, the Colorful Glazed Chicken trembled violently.
Its instincts screamed at it to flee, but its body refused to obey.
That human's eyes—
They were terrifying.
Filled with an undeniable intent.
A hunger that went beyond mere battle.
A chilling realization dawned upon the creature—
He wants to eat me.
"Senior!"
The young man suddenly broke the silence, his face plastered with an awkward yet respectful smile.
"Your strength is... beyond words! To wipe out an entire beast tide with a single palm—truly awe-inspiring!"
His words carried half admiration, half survival instinct.
Luo Chuan glanced at him, then at the young girl beside him, who was eyeing him with open curiosity.
He gave them a small, blank nod.
Silence followed.
An awkward silence.
Neither dared to speak.
They simply assumed that Luo Chuan was in a bad mood and wisely decided to wait in nervous silence.
---
Luo Chuan sighed inwardly.
Seeing their anxious expressions, he figured he should at least break the silence.
His gaze fell on the young man.
"Who are you? And why are you here?"
The youth straightened immediately.
"Senior, my name is Chen Mo, a disciple of Heaven's Secret Pavilion," he introduced himself respectfully before gesturing to the girl beside him.
"This is my junior sister, Chen Yiyi."
As Chen Mo studied Luo Chuan, his shock only deepened.
This man, who had just unleashed god-like power, seemed to be younger than himself.
More baffling—
There was no aura, no spiritual fluctuations around him.
Nothing.
An existence like this… should have been impossible.
He scoured his memory, trying to recall if any legendary master matched Luo Chuan's description.
But no matter how hard he searched, he came up empty.
---
When did such a powerful, mysterious figure appear in Azure Continent?
And more importantly—
Why was he looking at that bird like he was about to roast it for dinner?