Rumble—
Another thunderous blast echoed. Below, even cultivators of respectable strength felt as if their eardrums were about to burst, their faces turning deathly pale. At this moment, every one of them could clearly feel how terrifyingly overwhelming a battle of this level truly was.
Among those present, only the Jiang siblings were able to withstand the pressure without the slightest discomfort. The pair looked up into the sky, their brows furrowing.
Both knew that the sequence prodigy of the Ji clan possessed astonishing strength. It was unknown what method he had employed to unleash his full might directly within this world.
"Sister, will something go wrong if this continues?" Jiang Haokong hesitated as he watched the scene.
After all, their opponent was a Great Saint-level figure and a prodigy at that. A fight against an ordinary Great Saint would have been far more manageable; facing this man, even Haokong would have had little certainty of victory if he stepped in himself.
There was, after all, an entire realm separating them. Still, Jiang Haokong did not believe he was inferior—he was merely constrained by the world's suppression. In his eyes, Lu Yuan was in a similar predicament, which stoked his concern.
"Since he chose to strike, he naturally has a way." Jiang Ningxian smiled, knowing Lu Yuan certainly had his own means, and added, "Rest easy. We only need to watch."
Her words caught Jiang Haokong off guard, and he could not help but ask, "Sister, you trust him that much?"
Jiang Ningxian shot her brother a glare and said nothing more.
Boom—
High above, the fierce battle raged on. The golden vitality churning around Lu Yuan grew increasingly intense. He seemed transformed into a god of war, draped entirely in arcing lightning. Every strike he hurled was powerful to the extreme, seeming capable of obliterating all before it. Bolstered by tenfold combat prowess, the aura he displayed was unimaginably terrifying.
Opposite him, Ji Hongyu refused to yield. His physical body was exceedingly robust—extraordinary even among those in the Great Saint Realm.
Yet Lu Yuan now bore the Furnace of Heaven and Earth above his head, and his own physical form had already undergone a qualitative metamorphosis. In the beginning, Ji Hongyu had matched him blow for blow. But as time went on, the mounting pressure bore down on him harder and harder, until his whole body began to tremble. His skin split open, and thin beads of blood seeped through.
*My physical body is being completely suppressed?!*
Shock seized Ji Hongyu at the realization, and he instinctively retreated. Lu Yuan did not pursue to press the advantage; instead, his gaze fixed straight on Zhou Yunqiong higher in the firmament, and he tore through the void.
*Not good!* Ji Hongyu was stunned. He had never expected that under such circumstances, Lu Yuan would still refuse to abandon his intent to kill Zhou Yunqiong.
He immediately gave chase, simultaneously unleashing a supreme divine ability of the Ji clan. Across the heavens, chains of black divine light manifested out of thin air from every direction to seal the void, reminiscent of the Eternal Clan's Divine Chains of Judgment but bearing even greater majesty.
Lu Yuan stepped forth, surrounded on all sides by the binding chains.
"No matter how many divine abilities you wield, I break them all with pure strength." Lu Yuan remained completely unfazed. Uttering these quiet words, he hurled another fist forward.
Dong—
Heaven and earth trembled violently. The tens of thousands of divine chains shattered into dust. Yet this brief obstruction was enough for Ji Hongyu to catch up and entangle Lu Yuan once again.
Before long, the two were locked in combat once more. And because Lu Yuan was determined to slay Zhou Yunqiong to eliminate all future trouble, their battle climbed ever higher, threatening to break beyond Earth's atmosphere. Ahead of them, fleeing toward outer space, Zhou Yunqiong could fully sense the killing intent radiating from Lu Yuan.
The clearer that intent became, the deeper the dread plunged into her heart. She knew that only by breaking through into outer space would she have any hope of survival.
She was well aware that beyond Earth were more people from the Ji clan, along with many more powerhouses and Great Saint existences.
If King Lu ventured out there, he would surely be besieged, putting him in mortal peril. In truth, Zhu Qingyu was not the only one harboring such fears; Elder Ji, Elder Yun, and the surrounding younger generation all thought the same. Yet upon hearing their concerns, Jiang Ningxian merely shook her head. "No need to worry. Just watch."
Her words made everyone turn toward her. They placed immense trust in her judgment, given that she hailed from the Jiang clan, one of the top ten clans of the universe. Because of this, their hearts steadied somewhat.
Above, the clash between Lu Yuan and Ji Hongyu finally breached Earth's bounds and arrived in outer space. The auras of both combatants were overwhelmingly powerful, instantly drawing the attention of the extraterrestrial powerhouses stationed outside.
"He actually dared to charge straight into outer space? He's courting death!"
"Truly, the ignorant know no fear. You were only invincible beneath the stars of the Milky Way Star Sector."
"Splendid. Since he has come, let him stay here forever."
Those Great Saint-level figures had been closely watching the clash below. Witnessing Lu Yuan slaughter the younger members of their respective clans had infuriated them all, yet the Severance of Heaven and Earth had made descending virtually impossible. None of them had imagined he would have the audacity to charge out of Earth on his own, and their eyes instantly lit up.
To them, this was a golden opportunity—the chance to kill Lu Yuan.
"You are still too overconfident. Now that you have left Earth, there is no going back for you." Sensing the formidable auras surrounding them, Ji Hongyu relaxed slightly. At the same time, he stared at Lu Yuan before him in bewilderment, having never expected his opponent to possess the boldness to rush straight out into the void.
"Is that so?" Lu Yuan, however, seemed entirely unconcerned about his predicament. He looked into the distance, where Zhou Yunqiong had halted, while powerful extraterrestrial beings drew steadily closer. The surrounding space had been sealed off as well, making any attempt to retreat to Earth exceedingly difficult. Yet no panic surfaced in his heart.
Everything was already within his calculations.
"You truly are a talent. Had you not provoked that mighty figure, you might have continued to grow and inevitably become a peerless powerhouse of the universe. What a pity." As Great Saint after Great Saint stepped forward, the surrounding space was locked down completely.
If Lu Yuan relied solely on his present strength, escape was now an impossibility. He was facing no fewer than ten Great Saints, all hailing from the top hundred clans, such as the Yin Sparrow Clan, the Celestial Clan, and the Eternal Clan. Every one of them harbored deep-seated hatred toward him and wished for nothing more than his demise.
By all accounts, he had walked himself into a certain-death situation.
"Merely a handful of Great Saints. You think you can hinder or keep me here?" Lu Yuan simply stretched languidly, utterly unbothered.
From the very beginning, this had been his plan: to settle things once and for all. Now that everyone had arrived and he was beyond Earth's bounds, the time had finally come for him to break through to the Great Saint Realm!
Chapter 307