Jiang Haokong wore an excited look on his face.
Ever since descending into this world, apart from his brief clash with Lu Yuan, everything else had been utterly boring to him. He had returned this time partly to pass the time, and partly to see what the newly revived Milky Way Star Sector would become.
Watching Yu Hong and the Spirit Clan cultivators closing in, Jiang Haokong stepped directly to the front.
"All of you, back off a bit. Leave what comes next to me," he said to Little Heavenly Master Chunyang and the others beside him. His tone was casual, as if he did not care about the enemies before him in the slightest.
Ice Fairy and the others knew very well that this young man came from the extraterrestrial Jiang clan and was Jiang Ningxian's younger brother, regardless of whatever else he was. Back when he first appeared at Mount Tai, he had suppressed the entire field all on his own. If King Lu had not arrived at the very end, perhaps no one present would have been able to keep him in check.
In every respect, they knew Jiang Haokong's strength was terrifyingly vast and beyond imagination. Hearing his words, they all nodded.
They could handle ordinary foes, but charging impulsively against opponents like these was out of the question. Meanwhile, in the distance, the onlookers exchanged puzzled glances when they saw Jiang Haokong step forward.
They had never seen this person before and had no clue who he was. Yu Hong, who was leading the Spirit Clan, narrowed his eyes slightly and barked, "You want to stand in our way?"
"Why so much nonsense? Either back off or fight." Jiang Haokong was in no mood to waste time, his voice dripping with impatience.
He had utter contempt for how the Eternal Clan, unable to defeat Lu Yuan themselves, would turn around and target the weaker people around him. Right now, a wave of anger was pent up inside his chest, waiting to erupt. Yu Hong had practically walked straight into his line of fire.
"You're courting death!" Yu Hong's eyes flared with intense fury when he heard that.
Without hesitation, he signaled the Spirit Clan members behind him to attack.
"Kill!"
Receiving the order, the Spirit Clan cultivators stepped forward in unison, their eyes turning sharp. Their innate gift was manipulating the power of heaven and earth, and in an instant, they sealed off the surrounding space to prevent anyone from escaping.
Yet in the very next instant, a formidable aura exploded into being. Jiang Haokong moved. Without any fancy maneuvers, he threw a simple, direct punch.
A terrifying force erupted from within his body like a churning tidal wave. In just a breath, the sealed space surrounding them shattered.
At the same time, Jiang Haokong strode forward, appearing right in front of Yu Hong, and thrust out a palm. Radiant beams of light shot forth in an instant, shaking the mountains. The force was staggering.
Yu Hong's expression changed drastically, and he scrambled to mount a defense. But it was too late. More importantly, he was vastly weaker than Jiang Haokong.
*Pfft!* In the next instant, Yu Hong was sent reeling backward, coughing up a mouthful of blood. Jiang Haokong did not pause. Turning toward the surrounding Spirit Clan members, he channeled his internal power and unleashed another punch.
*Boom!* The mountains trembled. Utterly incapable of withstanding such sheer power, dozens of Spirit Clan members plummeted from midair.
Having done all this, Jiang Haokong returned to his original spot and dusted off his hands, muttering under his breath, "Hardly any strength, yet you dared to charge in? Who's the one overestimating themselves here?"
The onlookers were astounded. None of them had imagined that someone so powerful stood alongside Lu Yuan.
"A Demi-Saint?" Up above, Yu Heng was shaken to his core by the sight. This world was suppressed by the Severance of Heaven and Earth; the stronger one was, the more troublesome it was to descend. Even he had paid a price to come down, given that he stood in the Demi-Saint Realm. If it had only been Lu Yuan, that would have been one thing, as Lu Yuan had grown up within this world. But who was this other person?
In the distance, the Celestial Clan, the Yin Sparrow Clan, the Three-Headed Ghost Clan, and the other extraterrestrial beings were equally thunderstruck.
Had the living beings of the Milky Way Star Sector already grown to such a terrifying height—two Demi-Saints? A chill ran down their spines. Fortunately, they had refrained from intervening just now; otherwise, things would have spiraled out of control. That was a Demi-Saint! How many present had attained such a realm?
"I see. No wonder you weren't worried about the lives of your subordinates in the least. You had a backup plan all along." Yu Heng finally understood. He looked at Lu Yuan with a trace of wariness in his eyes. He realized he had underestimated his opponent from the very start.
"Too much nonsense." Lu Yuan had no intention of wasting more breath. An imposing aura surfaced from his body once again.
The Great Sun Smelting Furnace was pushed to its absolute peak, bringing down a horrifying might. At this moment, he seemed to transform into a living god as he struck straight at Yu Heng.
*Rumble!* The void trembled, the world roared, and the mountains shook. Lu Yuan understood clearly that members of the Eternal Clan were exceptionally strong. If he wanted to resolve this swiftly, he had to bring out his true power.
*Not good!* Seeing this, Yu Heng's expression darkened, and he dared not show the slightest arrogance. In the next breath, the divine halo behind his head fused directly into his body.
The aura radiating from within him surged even more fiercely than before. When members of the Eternal Clan fought, their innate divine halos manifested upon them, and fusing with that halo brought forth their absolute peak power. Yu Heng knew that to contend with Lu Yuan, he had to unleash his strongest methods.
*Rumble!* Yet at that very moment, the entire Mount Huang region—thousands of peaks—shook violently. Beams of divine light shot across the heavens, accompanied by boundless multi-colored radiance.
Everyone looked toward the core area. The cavern entrance that had previously seemed indistinct and ethereal now fully revealed itself, no longer appearing out of place with this world.
"The place where Immortal Guangchengzi attained the Dao—the Immortal Cave has officially opened!"
"Quick, we can't miss this opportunity! There are definitely immense fortunes inside!"
"After waiting for so long, it has finally opened!"
Seeing that the Immortal Cave was completely open, boundless excitement broke out on every face. Without hesitation, the cultivators surged forward toward it.
Lu Yuan noticed it as well. However, he also sensed that the aura within the Immortal Cave—an aura foreign to this world—was far richer than before. Deep secrets seemed hidden within.
"Yu Hong, follow me into the Immortal Cave!" Seeing that Lu Yuan's attention had shifted, Yu Heng lost all desire to continue the fight.
Calling out, he used a powerful technique to envelop the Spirit Clan cultivators and Yu Hong, then dashed straight into the Immortal Cave.
After all, this was his true purpose. Moreover, Lu Yuan was simply too powerful. He was no match for him right now, so it was better to enter the mythological secret realm first and plan from there.
Chapter 269