A true battle erupted between the two, and Lu Yuan held nothing back.
In truth, this was his most unrestrained battle since ascending to the Immortal Realm. Facing a Creation Immortal, he did not dare allow himself the slightest complacency.
Every strike drew upon his utmost power, and that power continued to climb. Lu Yuan genuinely wanted to know where his limits lay.
His golden vitality had long since surged into an ocean, billowing outward until it completely enveloped the starry sky before him.
His strength was staggering. Watching from below, several immortals were utterly shocked, while the Grotto-Heaven Immortals who had previously fought him were gripped by sheer horror.
It was simply too terrifying to witness. They could tell that when Lu Yuan had battled them before, he had not even brought out his true abilities.
Only now, in this clash against a Creation Immortal, was he taking things seriously. Even so, a single question lingered in their minds:
Could he truly win relying solely on these means?
Just as this thought crossed everyone's mind, the Ji clan's Creation Immortal out in the starry sky spoke slowly: "If this is all you are capable of, then you had best hurry and die!"
With that, he raised a hand. In a mere instant, an entire celestial body was molded out of thin air between his fingers, then hurled straight down toward Lu Yuan.
Rumble!
The void trembled violently. Such colossal power caused even the distant starlight to flicker. This was the might of a Creation Immortal—the power to forge matter from nothingness.
Though what he formed was inanimate, it was terrifying beyond measure. An overwhelming aura continuously rolled outward, carrying the crushing mass of a real star.
Seeing this, even Lu Yuan could not help but feel a flicker of astonishment. He had genuinely not expected a Creation Immortal to possess such unbelievable power.
To mold an entire star with bare hands was truly beyond imagination. Yet even so, he showed not the slightest hint of fear.
Focusing every shred of his spirit, an immense surge of power erupted from his form. Gripping the Daluo Sword Embryo, Lu Yuan faced the hurtling star and slashed outward.
Hum!
In an instant, sword intent roared like a raging sea, as if seeking to cleave the very fabric of space. As the beam of sword light drew closer to the star, it expanded until it spanned ten thousand li.
Boom!
The next moment, the star was sheared clean in two. It detonated immediately, shattering into utter nothingness.
Countless experts down on Earth stared dumbfounded at the sight. This was, in the truest sense of the words, a sword cleaving a star.
"Lu Yuan might truly be the most formidable Grotto-Heaven Immortal of this era. In this realm, no one can match such combat prowess," Jiang Huanyun said solemnly. In his own estimation, were he to fight Lu Yuan, he would without doubt lose. Moreover, he had never imagined a Grotto-Heaven Immortal could contest a Creation Immortal for so long.
Meanwhile, in the cosmic expanse beyond, the Ji clan's Creation Immortal revealed a flicker of shock in his eyes upon seeing this.
However, his composure returned almost instantly. Looking toward Lu Yuan, he said, "Fine. Let us see how long you can hold out."
He raised both hands. In a heartbeat, great stars materialized one after another, filling this stretch of the void. Each one was unfathomably heavy, bearing down as if capable of collapsing space itself.
Of course, massive though these celestial bodies were, they remained minuscule compared to the cosmos as a whole.
Yet the Ji clan's Creation Immortal had forged hundreds, even thousands of them at once. Without a single wasted word, he hurled them straight at Lu Yuan.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Deafening roars rolled across the void. Lu Yuan's gaze turned chillingly cold as he recognized that his opponent had brought out his genuine methods.
Without holding back any longer, Lu Yuan unleashed the entirety of his strength.
Slash after slash, he shattered one star after another. Back on Earth, nearly every living being could see what looked like dazzling fireworks exploding across the distant sky. One after another, endless and brilliant, yet no one was in the mood to appreciate the view.
The reason was simple: accompanying that radiant glow was an inexhaustible, stifling pressure. Most people had no idea what was truly transpiring in the heavens above.
Out in the starry void beyond Earth, Lu Yuan swung his blade repeatedly, boundless sword light illuminating the firmament.
Yet human strength had its limits, and a Creation Immortal was still a Creation Immortal. The gap was simply too vast. As the battle wore on, Lu Yuan began to falter, his footing growing unsteady.
Boom!
At that exact moment, the remaining stars crashed forward. A deafening collision resounded, making the cosmos shudder.
A star slammed directly into Lu Yuan's body. In the end, the star crumbled into dust, but a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of Lu Yuan's mouth.
"A Creation Immortal after all. Even with everything at my disposal, I can only hold my ground, not overcome him," Lu Yuan chuckled faintly upon sensing his condition.
This was likely the limit of what he could achieve—ensuring he would not perish at the hands of a Creation Immortal, yet unable to triumph. After all, a whole major realm separated them, a chasm that no one could bridge.
"Is this truly all you have?" the Ji clan's Creation Immortal spoke from the distance. His expression remained utterly aloof, yet his aura was even denser than before.
The preceding clash could hardly be called his full power; he had merely been testing the waters to measure Lu Yuan's depth.
Even so, he viewed the young man before him with profound gravity. His opponent was an entire major realm below him, yet he had failed to suppress him right away.
The Ji clan's Creation Immortal understood with absolute clarity that this man could not be allowed to live under any circumstances. Without another word, he took a single stride forward, appearing right before Lu Yuan.
"Not good!" Below, Jiang Huanyun and the others blanched at the sight, while Jiang Ningxian and her brother were filled with dread.
Evidently, the Ji clan's Creation Immortal was moving in for the kill.
"Fifth Ancestor!" Jiang Ningxian called out in extreme panic, wishing for her elder to intervene. But Jiang Huanyun merely shook his head. It was already too late; even if he intervened, he would only be throwing his life away.
A Creation Immortal truly wielded supreme might. Even a genuine peerless pride could not bridge such a gap. He simply had not expected the battle to end like this.
At this moment, virtually everyone witnessing the scene was struck with horror. They all knew that if Lu Yuan died, it would upend the entire landscape of the realm.
Yet high in the void, Lu Yuan remained calm. Looking upon the Ji clan's Creation Immortal, whose killing intent blazed without restraint, he softly murmured:
"Treasure, please turn around!"
Instantly, a gourd materialized, and from it burst a ray of light that seemed truly eternal.
Chapter 411