In truth, every single movement of everyone present had been under Lu Yuan's watchful eye from the start.
He knew very well that Lei Xiao's proposal for everyone to join forces was certainly not out of goodwill. Sure enough, Lei Xiao took advantage of the chaos to strike at this very moment.
His target was aimed straight at the blood-red coffin. Who among them didn't know that it held the greatest fortune within the Immortal Cave?
By then, the others noticed it as well. Horror washed over their faces as realization finally dawned on them. Unfortunately, they no longer had any chance. Completely overwhelmed by Lu Yuan's power, their physical bodies and souls dissipated together.
Empowered by a several-fold boost in combat strength, even those in the Saint Realm had no room to resist and were slain on the spot.
One had to realize that, all together, nearly a hundred Saint Realm experts were gathered here. Even out in the starry sky, such numbers constituted a force that could hardly be ignored—at least for any clan outside the top hundred star sectors. Yet now, beneath a single strike from Lu Yuan, their life forces steadily faded away.
At the same time, Yu Heng of the Eternal Clan was desperately holding on among them. He knew that if he didn't, disaster would consume him as well. What Yu Heng hated even more right now was Lei Xiao's sudden move to snatch the blood-red coffin.
Suddenly, however, Yu Heng felt the overwhelming force before him weaken slightly, and he was startled. In the next moment, he saw Lu Yuan raise a palm once more in the distance.
The Buddha Kingdom in the Palm manifested again, engulfing Lei Xiao, who had already charged onto the high platform. Having come all this way, Lu Yuan would naturally never surrender the ultimate fortune to another.
"Under these circumstances, he can actually still divide his attention?" On the other side, seeing ancient temples rising from the ground around him, Lei Xiao was utterly shocked, finding it almost inconceivable.
He had thought that with Lu Yuan committing his full strength, he could exploit the disorder. Who could have imagined that the man still had energy to spare?
Left with no choice, Lei Xiao had to push the power within him to the limit once more. After all, he was only a single step away from the blood-red coffin.
*Rumble!* Boundless thunder roared ceaselessly around Lei Xiao. Pushing his speed another notch faster, he attempted to break through the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm.
For a time, two battlefields unfolded across the area. Formidable power surged and shook the air, as if ready to obliterate everything around them.
*Rumble!*
At last, accompanied by another thunderous blast, all the power and radiance vanished. Of the nearly one hundred Saint Realm cultivators present, ninety percent had been blasted to death. Only the strongest few remained, their auras languid and withered.
Yu Heng of the Eternal Clan was no exception, gasping for breath with an ashen face. In the other battleground, the wings on Lei Xiao's back were torn open. He hovered in midair as droplets of fresh blood continuously fell, looking utterly battered.
Only Lu Yuan remained standing in midair, the aura radiating from his body even more terrifying than before.
When the survivors saw this, their hearts trembled with dread. They had never imagined such an outcome. Joining forces, they still hadn't lasted a single exchange against him. Ninety percent had been slain, and those who remained had lost all fighting capacity.
"To hold out until now, you have done quite well. But that is all." Lu Yuan spoke again, his eyes calm, as though the outcome was trivial and hardly worth noting.
More importantly, wisps of chilling killing intent began radiating from his body. Why show any more courtesy?
*It's over.*
The moment Lu Yuan released his killing intent, Yu Heng and Lei Xiao both felt their minds violently shake. They knew that if this continued, death was certain—especially given his strength, they had no chance of escaping at all.
Could they only resign themselves to fate?
"No! Even if I die, I'll drag you down with me!" Yu Heng shouted, a hint of madness in his tone. Though he knew full well he was no match for Lu Yuan, that didn't mean there were no alternatives.
Without hesitation, he unleashed the remaining power in his body and threw a punch straight toward the blood-red coffin.
Yu Heng knew the object was extraordinary. Coffins were inherently meant to bury living beings; even if he didn't know what lay inside, he felt whatever was within could not be simple. If he attacked and shattered the coffin, it might unleash a catastrophe on this place. Before, Yu Heng would have hesitated, but now that he knew he wouldn't survive, he would rather drag Lu Yuan down to die with him.
On the other side, Lei Xiao of the Celestial Clan realized this as well. Without hesitation, he channeled his final reserves of strength.
Both of them were at the end of their ropes, well aware that under these circumstances, walking out alive was impossible. In that case, they might as well bring down this formidable enemy alongside them.
Lu Yuan naturally noticed their actions. Without hesitation, he stepped forward and waved his hand.
*Buzz!* Beams of light surged forth as golden blood and vital energy intertwined with the Great Sun Smelting Furnace. In an instant, their attacks were completely blocked, unable to touch the blood-red coffin at all.
"Playing tricks right under my nose—did you truly think you could succeed?" Lu Yuan shook his head, his patience entirely depleted.
Eliminating all the surviving extraterrestrial beings here would conveniently allow him to explore the final ground of the Immortal Cave and that blood-red coffin in peace.
Seeing this, Yu Heng and Lei Xiao were consumed by despair. The sense of oppression Lu Yuan exerted on them was simply too suffocating. They clearly stood within the same realm, yet they lacked any power to resist him. Just how many methods did this man possess? Was he truly invincible beneath the starry sky?
For a time, neither knew what to say, and both abandoned all hope.
Meanwhile, Lu Yuan waved his hand again. The Fantian Seal appeared, swelling to the size of a mountain, prepared to deliver the final strike to the surviving extraterrestrial beings.
Yet right at that moment, his eyes narrowed, and a sudden chill swept over his entire body. Without a word, his golden blood and vital energy surged as the Great Sun Smelting Furnace enveloped him, and he turned around.
Up on the high platform, the blood-red coffin abruptly began to vibrate.
Beams of crimson light blasted outward, and an inscrutable aura instantly engulfed the entire area.
*Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...*
A bizarre sound rang out. Before everyone's eyes, the lid of the blood-red coffin was slowly shifting. Merely exposing a slight gap, boundless blood-colored mist billowed out.
"Look, the entrance is closed!" someone shouted, pointing toward the spot where they had entered, only to find the entrance had vanished. Everyone present appeared to be trapped.
As the blood-colored mist grew thicker, the atmosphere in the area turned increasingly suffocating. An indescribable sense of dread weighed upon every single person.
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