A formidable aura surged forth directly.
Following the Spirit Clan chosen pride's movement, the hundreds of surrounding mountain peaks trembled violently. His strength was genuinely immense.
"I give you only one choice: submit and tell me what happened inside. Otherwise, do not blame me for being merciless," he said. His voice was not loud, yet it echoed among the peaks, and the surrounding heaven and earth seemed completely under his command.
Even the strands of the power of heaven and earth could apparently be driven at his whim. This was astounding.
"You are only the second person to demand my submission. Unfortunately, I already have a master," the Golden-Winged Great Peng replied. It could sense that the other party was exceedingly powerful, yet it harbored no fear. It possessed its own pride. Furthermore, how could extraterrestrial beings be allowed to learn about the Nine Cauldrons?
The Nine-Tailed Fox King wasted no time on words and lunged straight forward.
Frightening beams of brilliance burst from its body, firing continuously.
Boom!
Accompanied by a colossal roar, the Nine-Tailed Fox King was intercepted by a tremendous force before it could even get close, as if crashing into a massive mountain. Its body flew backward and tumbled downward. Still, it was a Beast King, and with its inherently powerful bloodline, it quickly steadied itself.
The Nine-Tailed Fox King was utterly shocked, having no idea how the opponent had managed it.
*What happened? He clearly didn't approach me. Was it that power of heaven and earth? But even in the Saint Realm, how could someone borrow such immense power of heaven and earth? Or is it his bloodline talent?*
Saint Realm cultivators could indeed manipulate the power of heaven and earth, but this person seemed to exert direct control over the local heaven and earth, wielding it at will. The only explanation was his bloodline talent.
The Golden-Winged Great Peng and the Nine-Tailed Fox King felt as though the entire mountain range was pressing down on them. They were not unfamiliar with the Saint Realm, but to cause such a disturbance was a first. Even if they possessed great abilities, they could not display them at all; both their physical bodies and souls were suppressed.
Had they been in the same realm, they would have had the confidence to break through. But their opponent was already a Saint, leaving both of them deeply shocked.
"You are indeed quite clever," the Spirit Clan sequence prodigy smiled.
His clan was born with the natural ability to commune with the rules of heaven and earth across the universe. Just like these peaks, he could borrow their power. And although Earth had been sealed for many years, it was still part of the universe, so the Spirit Clan could naturally control it. Thus, across the entire starry sky, the Spirit Clan ranked within the top hundred—and quite high at that. Their strength had always belonged to the most powerful tier.
Extraterrestrial beings truly were extraordinary, possessing all manner of techniques. The Golden-Winged Great Peng and the Nine-Tailed Fox King were both shaken.
"Enough. While it's a bit of a pity, there's no helping it." If they refused to obey, there was little point in keeping them as pets or mounts. The Spirit Clan sequence prodigy had already developed murderous intent.
Wasting no more words, he took another step forward. "Since you refuse to submit, I won't be courteous."
As he spoke, that peculiar power within him grew stronger, and the surrounding mountains shook even more violently.
"If you had grown to full power, even in the same realm as me, I might have been wary. But now..."
The Spirit Clan sequence shook his head and struck downward with a palm without the slightest hesitation. It looked light and completely devoid of force, yet the surrounding heaven and earth seemed to move with it. Under such suppression, the two Beast Kings felt they would surely be crushed directly.
"My master is already on his way! If you back off now, there is still time, and we can let bygones be bygones!"
Having no alternative, the Golden-Winged Great Peng once again invoked its master, Lu Yuan, hoping to make the opponent wary.
"Your master won't be able to save you," the Spirit Clan sequence prodigy said, taking a step forward as the power within him surged even more fiercely than before. The surrounding heaven and earth began to rumble.
He was arrogant and held nothing but contempt for the newly reviving Milky Way Star Sector. The Spirit Clan sequence sneered. "This world has only just revived. How strong could it possibly be?"
Why should he fear? This world had only just awakened; finding creatures with similar bloodlines would not be too difficult either. If they still refused to obey, he would personally suppress them once and for all.
Rumble, rumble, rumble—
A series of mysterious rumblings suddenly sounded.
"Your master?"
Accompanied by an icy voice, Lu Yuan tore through the void and arrived!
Starting from Mount Tai, to arrive in such a short time was already exceptional.
At this moment, the Golden-Winged Great Peng and the Nine-Tailed Fox King were both suppressed. Lu Yuan furrowed his brows, his gaze turning sharp and frigid.
Crucially, another powerful aura emerged.
"Saint Realm? A human?"
Seeing Lu Yuan, the Spirit Clan sequence prodigy frowned. Lu Yuan had done nothing, yet the terrifying aura emanating from him was horrifying. Such power—he was completely a fierce fiend.
"My Lord, this person is very likely Lu Yuan!" someone beside him cautioned. The only one in this world to achieve the Saint Realm was the legendary Lu Yuan who had shattered the plan of the Ranked Immortals.
Lu Yuan's name might not have echoed through the entire void, but undoubtedly, the major clans across the star sectors all knew it. Before they descended, the clan elders had repeatedly warned them that Lu Yuan was someone best not provoked. They had thought they had just arrived and certainly wouldn't run into conflict with him, yet who would have thought they would encounter him right away?
"So, you are Lu Yuan..."
The Spirit Clan sequence prodigy was briefly surprised, but quickly regained his composure and spoke: "I come from the Spirit Clan of the Lingxu Star Sector. My name is Ling Que, the third sequence of the Spirit Clan."
So what if he was in the Saint Realm? Ling Que came from a top hundred star sector and held high status, and both of them were Saints. As for who Lu Yuan was, he didn't care at all.
"A fierce fiend who lives up to his reputation, indeed," the Spirit Clan sequence remarked.
Lu Yuan paid no heed to who he was. At the same time, Lu Yuan guessed that since these people didn't recognize him at first, it likely meant they had only just descended. Regardless, the most critical matter right now was resolving the present crisis.
Looking at the suppressed Golden-Winged Great Peng and Nine-Tailed Fox King, Lu Yuan remained calm as he slowly uttered a single sentence:
"Release them. Otherwise, die."
Without unnecessary words, he simply stated his stance.
Those words caused the faces of the Spirit Clan members nearby to pale drastically, filled with immense dread.
"Didn't you hear what I said?"
Hearing this, Ling Que could sense the opponent's overbearing nature and formidable presence. Despite the elders' warnings, he had his own pride and would not easily bow his head.
Thus, he looked toward Lu Yuan and said, "And if I don't?"
"Oh? Is that so?"
In the next moment, Lu Yuan's aura grew even denser. Ling Que's aura surged continuously as well.
The two auras began to intertwine and clash, poised on the brink of an imminent clash!
Chapter 235