Rumble!
The purple lightning dragons descended upon the world.
Their sheer might seemed capable of annihilating everything in existence.
The piercing radiance shone brighter than the sun itself.
Lu Yuan stood right in their midst, his posture serene, resembling a sovereign ruler of thunder.
In the distance, as the dragons of thunder fell, the three Void Saints had already unleashed their strongest techniques in desperate defense.
They knew all too well that the man before them was terrifyingly powerful, wielding combat strength that crushed everything within the same realm.
He appeared to have only just stepped into the Saint Realm, but he could never be judged by conventional logic.
Their only choice was to exert every ounce of their power, hoping merely to withstand the blow for a single instant.
Their next step would be to find a way to flee this place.
This was their shared thought.
Continuing to fight was completely out of the question. Even combining their strength with everyone behind them, they feared they would still be no match for him.
No one threw their life away lightly, not even Saint Realm beings. The disparity in strength between the two sides was all too obvious.
Yet the three Saint Realm experts were being far too naive.
Whenever Lu Yuan struck, he never left anyone an opening.
Watching the three Saints resist with all their might, not a single ripple of emotion stirred within him.
Without hesitation, he amplified his power once more.
Rumble!
The lightning dragons grew even more berserk.
Spanning dozens of zhang in diameter, they blazed with the resplendent majesty of heaven itself.
They seemed to have come alive, the destructive power swirling within them swelling with ever greater ferocity.
After all, Lu Yuan had already attained the Saint Realm and had begun attuning himself to heaven and earth; the Jade Emperor Orthodox Heavenly Thunder Art would only grow stronger.
Thump!
Very soon, amidst a deafening roar, the three lightning dragons plunged straight down, piercing through everything in their path.
Pfft!
In merely a fraction of an instant, the three Void Saints were struck as if by a cataclysmic blow.
In the next breath, beneath the terrifying might of the lightning, their colossal bodies cracked apart. Strands of blood seeped forth, threatening to shatter completely at any moment.
*If this continues, we will definitely die!*
That was the first thought that struck the three Void Saints, shaking their very souls.
Finally, the Void Saint of the Yin Sparrow Clan, who had acted so haughty moments ago, cried out in desperation, "Saint Lu, this is all a misunderstanding! We harbor no ill intent!"
He yielded. He had no choice; he couldn't hold out at all, and if he died, everything would be lost.
As for face, what did that matter now?
Thus, he addressed Lu Yuan directly as 'Saint Lu.'
Yet Lu Yuan seemed deaf to his plea. Without uttering a word, he raised a hand, his entire body radiating brilliant light as surging golden qi and blood poured forth, transforming into a vast ocean that blanketed the entire vicinity. Then, he spoke in a soft voice, "Kill."
It was only a single, simple word, yet it sounded like an edict handed down from the heavens.
Heaven and earth shuddered. The power of thunder coalesced in its entirety, surging forth to strike the three Void Saints once more.
Rumble!
The roaring tempest drowned out all sound.
The piercing purple radiance forced everyone to shut their eyes.
The three Void Saints' colossal bodies disintegrated in an instant, their flesh and blood obliterated by the power of thunder.
When all the light and destructive aura finally dispersed, the azure sky above was left as clean and transparent as washed jade.
Not a single trace of the three Void Saints remained.
Even their auras could no longer be sensed.
Dead.
Slain in a single strike.
Seeing this scene, the extraterrestrial beings who had arrived were struck dumb, their scalps tingling with terror.
From the moment Lu Yuan struck until now, less than a minute had passed. Yet the three Void Saints had managed to hold on for merely a fleeting breath.
Then, from soul to physical body, they were thoroughly erased, leaving nothing behind.
It was as if they had never existed in this world at all.
Such terrifying power plunged them all into sheer dread.
At that moment, having slain the three Void Saints, Lu Yuan slowly turned his head and cast his gaze toward them.
Hum!
Immediately following was an overwhelming pressure intensified to the absolute limit.
Nearly every extraterrestrial being felt as though the entirety of Mount Tai was pressing down upon them.
For a time, their bodies trembled uncontrollably, for they all saw that there was not the slightest trace of emotion in Lu Yuan's eyes.
"Next, it's your turn," Lu Yuan said. His voice was as calm as ever, yet the sheer majesty it radiated grew increasingly formidable. This was the true aura of a supreme expert.
"Saint Lu of the human race, we know our wrongs! We beg for your magnanimity—please do not hold a grudge against us. We will leave right now!"
"That's right! From this day forth, we swear to live in peace with the beings of Earth!"
"Please, spare our lives!"
All the extraterrestrial beings panicked completely.
After all, they knew full well that with his current power, if he struck, not a single one of them would survive.
At the same time, certain extraterrestrial beings thought to themselves that over a hundred races and more than ten thousand beings had gathered at Mount Tai, backed by formidable factions. Perhaps this human, Lu Yuan, would harbor some reservations. That was their chance to survive.
"Actions bring consequences."
Lu Yuan's response was simple, consisting of only a single sentence.
Lu Yuan had never been a soft-hearted person, and his resolve was utterly unyielding.
Were it not for him, the humans of Earth would certainly have fought a bloody battle against these extraterrestrial beings today.
When that happened, how many innocent people would have been dragged into the slaughter?
Therefore, under such circumstances, Lu Yuan did not hesitate in the slightest.
A mighty aura surged forth from his body.
His golden qi and blood converged entirely, manifesting into a Great Sun Smelting Furnace.
A resplendent heavenly majesty swept down in an instant, shaking the heavens and the earth like the eruption of a hundred thousand volcanoes.
This was merely the raw power of his physical body, unleashed without utilizing any divine abilities. Lu Yuan was simply revealing the might of his Saint Realm without reservation.
Yet it was already terrifying enough. The strongest among these extraterrestrial beings were merely at the Sovereign King Realm. Beneath that golden qi and blood and the Great Sun Smelting Furnace, not a single one could withstand the pressure; their bodies cracked and burst apart.
Splatter!
Splatter!
Blood of myriad colors flowed and intertwined, dripping down onto the earth.
This spectacle resembled the most dazzling fireworks blooming across the world.
Except what burst apart were those extraterrestrial beings.
On the human side, the Awakened and high-ranking officials were struck dumb with shock at the sight. Such terrifying might truly resembled heavenly wrath, a scene straight out of myth.
The Saint Realm.
So this was the Saint Realm.
Though, to be precise, this was King Lu's Saint Realm.
To slay those enemies, he did not even need to lift a finger, relying solely on his aura.
Seeing this, Elder Ji and Elder Yun exchanged a glance, both thinking to themselves that old fellows like them ought to step down. The New Era belonged to the younger generation; their only duty now was to cultivate even more exceptional experts for the Heavenly Court.
Soon, with a final reverberating boom, over ten thousand extraterrestrial beings were wiped out, not a single one spared.
Lu Yuan did not care in the slightest where these beings came from or which clans they belonged to.
Those who came to cause trouble on Mount Tai at a time like this were enemies. And since they were enemies, he would suppress them with absolute force.
As for whether this would sow grudges?
He had no fear.
At the very last moment, however, Lu Yuan had spared a few people: the five elders of the Zhou family. He cast his gaze over toward the five individuals, who were already paralyzed with terror, and spoke softly, "Next, it's time for the Zhou family."
Chapter 222