The Bliss Star Sector. That was right. Word had spread earlier that the two major factions had contacted people from the Bliss Star Sector, meaning that the offensive against Lu Yuan was originally supposed to be a concerted strike by three parties.
Yet now, only the people from the Ji clan and the Eternal Clan had arrived, while no one from the Bliss Star Sector had been seen.
"Could it be that those bald donkeys decided not to intervene at the crucial moment?" Jiang Haokong said. He knew that if the people from the Bliss Star Sector did not participate, it would naturally be a blessing.
Everyone knew the foundation and sheer power of that star sector; they were a formidable and troublesome adversary. The Jiang clan had always taken them very seriously, which was the very reason they had continuously sent reinforcements here.
Seeing that no one had shown up made him wonder if the Bliss Star Sector had opted out.
"That is definitely not the case," Jiang Ningxian countered, disagreeing with his assessment. After a brief pause to think, she continued, "Neither faction acts rashly. Knowing that our Jiang clan is allied with the Heavenly Court, they are deeply wary of us. They would certainly seek help from other forces to ensure nothing could possibly go wrong. Otherwise, they wouldn't have struck so casually.
"The only explanation is that the people from the Bliss Star Sector may have already arrived and are simply waiting to reveal themselves at the decisive moment." If so, the situation was truly perilous.
Hearing this, Jiang Haokong could not help frowning. Truth be told, even someone of his standing was reluctant to clash directly with those Buddhist figures.
Furthermore, the Jiang clan's full force had not yet arrived, and the Heavenly Court's own foundation was still accumulating. Dealing with two factions was already stretching them to the limit, let alone adding another...
"Fairy Jiang, Saint Jiang, look!" Just then, Zhu Qingyu and the others behind them pointed up at the sky and called out.
Their faces were filled with worry and urgency. The siblings looked up immediately toward the battlefield. High above, the clash between Lu Yuan and the two Divine Sons had reached a fever pitch. None of the three held back, each unleashing their greatest power.
Yet the two were top-tier chosen prides of the entire cosmos. Even though Lu Yuan possessed extraordinary combat strength that surpassed his peers, his opponents were no pushovers either, both being heaven's chosen. Before, only their projections had manifested, but now they had descended in their true bodies, displaying an entirely different level of martial might. As time wore on, Lu Yuan gradually fell into a disadvantage, beginning to be pressed back under their onslaught.
"Sister," Jiang Haokong said the moment he saw this. His meaning was clear: it was time for him to step in, for if this continued, there was no telling what the outcome might be.
"Trust Lu Yuan. His strength goes beyond this. Since he said he would face the two Divine Sons himself, he must have a way. We have to believe in him," Jiang Ningxian intervened once more to stop him.
"I agree. King Lu never does anything without certainty," Zhu Qingyu chimed in from the side.
If one were to ask who among those present had the greatest confidence in Lu Yuan, it came down to just two people: Jiang Ningxian and Zhu Qingyu.
"Fine," Jiang Haokong replied, saying no more. The others fell silent as well, watching the battle with rapt attention.
Rumble!
The void trembled. Thunderous detonations cracked across the firmament as though tens of thousands of lightning bolts were roaring at once. Above Mount Tai, dazzling lights of every hue intertwined, blotting out even the radiance of the sun as if doomsday had arrived. Amid the tempest, two exceptionally powerful figures unleashed punch after punch, looking ready to shatter all before them.
"We have descended in our true bodies! Do you really think this will end like last time?" the Ji Clan Divine Son said, his voice dripping with malice and cold intent, the force behind his hands never slackening. He thrust out a palm that appeared devoid of might, yet it made the earth below quiver. Meanwhile, the Eternal Divine Son had completely merged into his divine ring, forcing Lu Yuan to devote his full focus to parrying every single strike.
Besieged by the two Divine Sons, Lu Yuan fell back continuously, the golden qi and blood around him forced back into his body. If things continued this way, his defeat was only a matter of time. Yet his eyes remained resolute.
Without a single wasted word, grotto-heavens appeared behind him one after another. Within each sat a deity. As they materialized, waves of potent power poured into his body. At his current stage, the Ancestral Dragon Breathing Method could augment his combat strength tenfold, or even a hundredfold.
Rumble!
A punch was unleashed, shaking his golden qi and blood until it seemed to transform into eternal light. In a single instant, it shattered everything in its path, completely disintegrating the power wielded by the two Divine Sons. In the heat of battle, Lu Yuan had brought out his formidable techniques without holding back anything.
"Damn it! He still has cards left to play!" Seeing this, the Ji Clan Divine Son shouted again, "Give it your all! Otherwise, we'll end up capsizing in a shallow ditch!" With that, the brilliance around him intensified, making him resemble a true divinity.
The Eternal Divine Son knew he could not afford to be careless either. His physical form vanished completely, leaving only that brilliant divine ring.
Buzz! Buzz!
Both Divine Sons brought out their ultimate arts. Lu Yuan, however, paid them no heed. Bolstered by the combat amplification of the Ancestral Dragon Breathing Method, he repeated what he had done before and simply threw another punch.
Boom!
The void shook. One crack after another splintered through the air—the fabric of space itself was shattering. Now that Lu Yuan had attained the Immortal Realm, the power behind his fists was incomparable to what it once was. This single strike shattered the space of this vast world—a feat that the two Divine Sons had failed to achieve even when joining forces.
It was not that they were weak. The Milky Way Star Sector, after all, possessed a glorious past, and its space was remarkably stable. Without sufficient means and strength, breaking it was impossible. Yet Lu Yuan had done it. Confronted by such overwhelming might, the two Divine Sons could no longer hold their ground. Their forms re-emerged, both coughing up blood.
Indeed, in this single instant, Lu Yuan had completely turned the tide of battle.
Alone, he had defeated two Divine Sons—and in their true bodies, no less.
"Incredible!"
"This Lu Yuan will surely become one of the universe's supreme powerhouses!"
"Terrifying indeed! Defeating two Divine Sons by his own strength alone—such combat prowess defies the heavens!" In the distance, the Immortal Realm experts of various clans who had been observing the fight cried out in shock.
If in the past they had regarded Lu Yuan merely as a junior, they now elevated him to their own plane, viewing him as a peer on equal footing. What struck them most was the chilling realization of just how terrifying he would become once he fully matured.
"Ah! What are you all waiting for?!"
"If you don't strike now, our objective will fail!"
"We've already pinned down Jiang Huanyun! Hesitate no longer!" the Ji Clan Divine Son suddenly yelled, seemingly having yet another reserve prepared!
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