This had been Lu Yuan's intention from the very start. He did not care what plans or methods the extraterrestrial beings had prepared.
For in the face of absolute strength, everything else was an illusion. In this era, might was paramount, and the strong reigned supreme.
As long as one was strong enough, it did not matter what the enemy did. Just as Lu Yuan's creed dictated: *Though you possess a thousand stratagems and ten thousand divine abilities, I shall shatter them all with sheer force.*
Before him, one Great Saint after another closed in, each radiating a formidable aura that blanketed the surroundings.
With all their auras merging into one, the resulting power was terrifying beyond measure, causing the surrounding asteroids to shudder and flicker between light and shadow.
Directly ahead stood Ji Hongyu, accompanied by Great Saint after Great Saint—eighteen in total. Standing there in unison, they exuded an overwhelming sense of oppression.
Because they hailed from different races, their auras differed naturally as well. Yet without exception, every single one harbored intense murderous intent toward Lu Yuan, and their fury only deepened upon hearing his earlier words.
"It seems you still do not understand the situation you face, persisting in the same arrogance as before."
"Do you think cultivating to the Demi-Saint Realm and possessing formidable combat prowess and talent makes you invincible?"
"I say we waste no more words on him and strike immediately," the Great Saints spoke one after another.
Looking down from above, they peered haughtily at Lu Yuan. They were now in outer space; the power of the Great Saint Realm was no longer subject to any restrictions.
Moreover, among those who could cultivate to such a height, which of them had not been a genius in their youth? Even if some could not match a sequence prodigy, they were not far behind.
Naturally, they possessed their own pride. Yet now, this human, Lu Yuan, wore the exact same unconcerned expression as before.
They could not tolerate it. Earlier, they had simply been unable to descend. Now, everything was different.
"Very well. Slay this man, and then we shall take total dominion over the Milky Way Star Sector," Ji Hongyu spoke as well. Their earlier plan to bide their time and lie low had indeed been due to the nuisance that was Lu Yuan.
Yet now, he had actively left the safety of Earth. In their eyes, such an act was indistinguishable from seeking death.
Once he spoke, none of the Great Saints present uttered another word. They stepped forward in unison.
Rumble—
Within the starry void, lightning spanning tens of thousands of zhang manifested and surged wildly. Boundless energy coalesced into an ocean, saturating the entire expanse.
Eighteen Great Saints—formidable beings in their own right, capable of obliterating small stars when striking with full force—unleashed truly mythic means as they joined together to strike down Lu Yuan.
"You are still far too arrogant," Zhou Yunqiong muttered, shaking her head at the sight. In truth, regret had already surfaced in her heart over not accepting Lu Yuan before.
After all, this man's growth had far exceeded her imagination. But looking at him now, merely because he possessed some strength, he placed no one in his eyes.
Little did he know that the universe was vast beyond measure, teeming with countless powerhouses. Furthermore, above the Saint Realm, the Ranked Immortals existed!
In the end, he would have to pay the price for his arrogance and conceit.
*Dong! Dong! Dong!*
Yet just as the eighteen Great Saints joined forces...
A deafening roar abruptly resounded through the surrounding expanse. In an instant, stars trembled, and endless radiance surged forth without warning.
A majestic power, resembling the genesis of the cosmos, sent a violent shudder through everyone present. And as for the direction from which this power emanated—
Abruptly, the extraterrestrial beings turned their heads, their expressions changing drastically.
There, Lu Yuan stood enveloped in boundless brilliance. The aura radiating from within him grew stronger with every passing moment, his golden blood and qi gathering like boiling magma, charged with terrifying power.
This transformation shocked every one of the eighteen Great Saints present. They could not fathom what was occurring.
Yet one thing was certain: the current Lu Yuan seemed far more dangerous than before.
Boom!
And the moment that thought crossed their minds—
Lu Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, and a streak of divine light shot from his gaze. In a mere instant, another supreme power—one entirely distinct from before—erupted from within his body.
"Not good, he is about to break through into the Great Saint Realm!" Ji Hongyu suddenly realized, his eyes shifting erratically.
The very next instant, he called upon the Great Saints present to strike without hesitation. The reason was exceedingly simple.
In his eyes, Lu Yuan was undoubtedly a figure comparable to a sequence prodigy, and in certain respects, he was not a whit inferior to Divine Sons and Holy Maidens.
To slay such a person, one had to be at least a whole realm above him and join forces; otherwise, unexpected turns could easily arise. That was precisely why he had not stopped the Great Saints of the various clans when they stepped forth.
Yet now, the man was about to break through into the Great Saint Realm as well. How could this be permitted? On Earth, while in the Demi-Saint Realm, Lu Yuan had held an absolute, overwhelming advantage against existences of the same level.
Once he broke through, would any of the Great Saints present still be his match? Ji Hongyu did not know, nor did he dare gamble.
Instantly, he unleashed his techniques to attack. Nor were the Great Saints of the various clans beside him foolish; they understood that if Lu Yuan succeeded in breaking through, it would spell total ruin.
Boom!
In an instant, the eighteen Great Saints joined forces, each unleashing their most powerful techniques. Immediately, the entire region was blanketed in boundless radiance.
Under that terrifying might, waves of thunderous roars echoed through outer space. Accompanied by countless arcs of lightning spanning tens of thousands of zhang, several small asteroids began to shatter directly, unable to endure the strain.
At this very moment, the aura emanating from Lu Yuan had already surpassed the Demi-Saint Realm. Though he still stood where he was, facing the combined assault of eighteen Great Saints...
...not a shred of fear could be seen in his eyes. Behind him, grotto-heavens manifested one after another. He did not unleash those grand divine abilities.
He merely drew upon the power within his body to drive the Furnace of Heaven and Earth above his head. At such a juncture, even amidst breaking through into the Great Saint Realm, he was far from defenseless.
Otherwise, he would never have chosen to break through right before the eyes of these extraterrestrial beings. Were they not attacking now precisely because they feared his success—
—hoping to seize this opportunity to eliminate future troubles once and for all? Unfortunately for them, they would never succeed!
In the next instant, the Furnace of Heaven and Earth above his head began to vibrate, bursting with light brilliant to the extreme, like a shattering star.
Boom!
Under that formidable might, the joint assault of the eighteen Great Saints was directly shattered. Even more critically, Lu Yuan's aura continued to surge without pause.
Endless brilliance converged toward him from all directions. He looked truly like a deity descending from the divine realm!
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