The emergence of this battle intent seemed to empower Lu Yuan directly.
Golden blood vitality surged continuously from his body, blanketing the firmament and engulfing an area of ten thousand li.
More importantly, upon closer inspection, great stars seemed to surface within that ocean of golden blood vitality, as if the universe itself were being reflected within it.
It was a terrifying spectacle that stunned everyone. Whether alien experts or members of the Heavenly Court, all were thoroughly shaken. None of them had imagined Lu Yuan's strength could reach such heights.
Even those who were not the targets of his pressure felt an overwhelming force bearing down upon them, rendering them incapable of even conceiving thoughts of resistance.
He was simply too strong—so formidable that they could only watch, so formidable that anyone knew challenging him would offer no chance of victory whatsoever.
At the center of the battlefield, the dozen or so Grotto-Heaven Immortals led by the Ji Clan Third Ancestor and his peers likewise felt immense pressure, and several among them were already falling back step by step.
Though Lu Yuan's strikes seemed not to cause excessive destruction for the moment, they knew he was deliberately restraining his power.
Otherwise, the devastation would be catastrophic.
Rumble!
Soon, as Lu Yuan struck once more, vast power surged forth like a torrent.
The dozen or so Grotto-Heaven Immortals could not withstand it at all, and several turned pale. Yet Lu Yuan only grew stronger as the battle raged. Despite having entered this realm only recently, he displayed power that was all the more awe-inspiring and terrifying.
"Is he truly taking on every Grotto-Heaven Immortal present all by himself?" Jiang Ningxian watched the clash in the near distance, her face filled with shock and disbelief.
It was true that he had achieved invincibility among his peers in every previous realm. But now he had stepped into the Immortal Realm. At this level of cultivation, even the slightest disparity created a vast chasm in combat power. Yet what of him? He managed to pull off such a feat every single time. It was terrifying to the extreme.
The words "unrivaled prodigy" were no longer enough to describe him.
Beside her, Jiang Haokong recovered after a brief daze and immediately broke into a smile. "Sister, that's where you don't get it. Things other people can't do, Lu Yuan definitely can—and he'll do it even more freakishly. I'm already used to it.
"Believe me, before long, those Grotto-Heaven Immortals will be completely suppressed by him."
He could hardly be blamed for speaking this way; ever since descending to this realm, he had experienced far too many shocks at Lu Yuan's hands. From being evenly matched in the beginning to now, where Lu Yuan had leapt far ahead into the Grotto-Heaven Immortal stage and far outstripped everyone in the same realm in terms of combat power, Jiang Haokong had run out of words. At this point, he had fully accepted Lu Yuan's sheer might.
If this continued and Lu Yuan stepped onto a path of true invincibility, Jiang Haokong would not be surprised in the least. He had simply endured too many humbling blows.
Beside them, Jiang Huanyun had wanted to say something, but in the end, he kept silent. The reason was simple: the strength Lu Yuan displayed had completely defied his expectations. He believed that even if he joined the fray himself, the outcome would not change much.
He recalled how countless extraterrestrial beings had once viewed the Milky Way Star Sector as a land of opportunity and conquest. Who could have foreseen that such a terrifying existence would emerge from it?
Just as they had anticipated, the battle raged on, and with the passage of time, Lu Yuan seized the absolute upper hand. Single-handedly, he suppressed everyone.
As his fists struck out again and again, some spat mouthfuls of blood. His combat prowess was so astounding that none could hold their ground against him, even though these Grotto-Heaven Immortals were deploying their full strength. They were pushed back, and several sustained injuries.
"Impossible! I don't believe it—how can you possess such strength?!" the Ji Clan Third Ancestor exclaimed, finding it utterly inconceivable.
When he had first arrived in this domain, Lu Yuan had merely stepped into the early stages of the Immortal Realm. Back then, a single strike would have been enough to obliterate him, yet now he had grown to such a terrifying height.
Regret gnawed at him. Why had he not made his move sooner? Now, even slaying the man seemed entirely out of reach.
The Ji Clan Third Ancestor saw those around him being overwhelmed and injured one after another, their auras significantly diminished compared to the start. This meant that defeat was merely a matter of time.
He had considered turning the tide by unleashing his strongest techniques, but unfortunately, it was impossible. Lu Yuan was simply too powerful, seeming to surpass the boundaries of what a Grotto-Heaven Immortal could comprehend.
Spurt!
Immediately following another punch, a potent aura erupted. Two Grotto-Heaven Immortals of the Eternal Clan were struck as if by a thunderbolt and staggered backward, spitting blood. Unable to resist, they were gravely wounded.
Lu Yuan showed no mercy and pressed his advantage, driving forward another strike.
Boom!
A colossal roar resounded as the two Grotto-Heaven Immortals could no longer hold out, their physical bodies fracturing apart.
Still, they were in the Immortal Realm. Even if their physical vessels collapsed, they would not perish immediately. They could mend their wounds and reform their bodies in short order, with negligible loss to their combat strength.
Such were immortals, defying ordinary logic. Under any other circumstance, the two would have emerged unharmed.
Yet the opponent they faced was Lu Yuan. He gave them no chance at all. Golden blood vitality surged, and immense power roared out from within him.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Beneath his fists, heaven and earth seemed on the verge of collapse. The two Grotto-Heaven Immortals of the Eternal Clan could not resist in the slightest.
In a mere instant, their physical forms were pulverized completely along with their souls.
Out of over a dozen Grotto-Heaven Immortals, two were extinguished in the blink of an eye.
This...
The crowd was dumbfounded, and the remaining experts were horrified. They had wanted to prevent Lu Yuan from obtaining the Ancient Heavenly Emperor Token, but that was predicated on their own lives not being in danger.
Involuntarily, their attacks weakened, and they retreated one after another, clearly reluctant to remain part of the battle. Sensing this shift immediately, Lu Yuan turned his full attention toward the Grotto-Heaven Immortals of the Ji clan.
Without the others fighting alongside them, the pressure on the Ji clan's immortals multiplied instantly.
"You...!" The Ji Clan Third Ancestor began to shout, but as Lu Yuan struck, he felt a crushing aura and failed to evade in time.
With a wet crunch, half of his body was blasted apart as terrifying force swept through him. Had he not possessed a formidable foundation of strength, that single blow would have ended his life then and there.
The nearby Ji clan experts froze, unable to comprehend how a coordinated siege had turned into such a disaster.
Naturally, Lu Yuan granted them no time to think. With his golden blood vitality surging, he looked at the Ji clan members, his face cold, and said, "Now, it's your turn!"
Chapter 408