The name Lu Yuan might not have shaken the entire universe, but practically any being who had attained a certain level of strength had heard of it. The reason was simple: not long ago, the Milky Way Star Sector had been the very center of the universe, the focus of everyone's attention.
Clans from across every star sector had dispatched envoys there, hoping to seize advantages. Unfortunately, events had defied their expectations, and every single one of them had failed.
On that planet filled entirely with ordinary mortals, they had actually proved unable to conquer it. Even dispatching powerhouses had accomplished nothing.
And the reason was very simple: in the Milky Way Star Sector, a man named Lu Yuan had emerged.
No one knew how this man cultivated. Within a short time, he had risen directly and reached a terrifying height—in mere years, no less.
Yet even veteran powerhouses were no match for him. When news of this spread into the starry sky, many refused to believe it, finding it far too exaggerated. How long had it been since the recovery of the Milky Way Star Sector, and he was only a junior? How could major star sectors fail to conquer it? It was true that the Severance of Heaven and Earth existed in the Milky Way Star Sector, but it only provided a certain degree of protection; it could not truly stop them.
Thus, no one believed it. They dispatched person after person, until even Immortals descended. In the end, when both the Eternal Clan and the Ji clan suffered massive losses in the Milky Way Star Sector—more precisely, when they suffered massive losses at Lu Yuan's hands—everyone finally believed that the Milky Way Star Sector could indeed not be conquered.
And all of this was because of a single name: Lu Yuan. At his hands had fallen numerous figures of the chosen pride sequence, and even Divine Sons.
The Celestial Clan in particular had an indelible impression of this name. After all, they had been the first major sector clan to make contact with Lu Yuan—which, in other words, meant they had been the first major clan to suffer at his hands.
Therefore, at this very moment, when someone recognized that the young man before them was Lu Yuan, practically all the members of the Celestial Clan present were overwhelmed with shock, finding it utterly incredible. They had never imagined he would come to the Celestial Star.
Furthermore, he had engaged their very own Domain Lord in direct combat. In truth, what shocked the Celestial Clan most of all was the terrifying implication if this person truly was Lu Yuan. After all, in the beginning, he had only fought against those of the chosen pride sequence.
No matter what, he had merely been a junior figure. While possessing some threat, it had not been overly great. Even after the Divine Sons of both the Ji clan and the Eternal Clan perished by his hand, the Celestial Clan had not felt it was insurmountable—after all, that had still been a battle between juniors.
Yet now, the situation was completely different. The man before them was clashing directly with their Domain Lord. And judging by the present circumstances, they were standing on equal footing, neither falling into a disadvantage.
What did this mean? It meant that within that brief span of time, he had grown into a true powerhouse in the fullest sense.
He had become a being capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with the most powerful group of figures in the starry sky. It could be said that everyone present had to regard him as a supreme powerhouse, an existence on the same level as the Domain Lords of the various star sectors. In other words, he was someone to be looked up to. A person who had once been beneath the notice of the Celestial Clan could now fight toe-to-toe with a Domain Lord–level existence. How terrifying was that?
Rumble!
Meanwhile, the battle in the void raged on. The surge of blood and vitality around Lu Yuan churned incessantly. A potent aura billowed layer upon layer, cloaking his entire form in boundless radiance.
Opposite him, the Celestial Clan Domain Lord beat his pair of wind-and-thunder wings, flanked by bolts of pitch-black lightning. Both appeared like mythic beings of legend. Each clash caused the mountains and rivers below to tremble as terrifying pressure cascaded downward.
Down below, the Celestial clansmen turned pale, barely able to endure it. After learning Lu Yuan's identity, they had fallen into complete silence.
After all, no one could have conceived that this Lu Yuan could reach such a fearsome level.
Boom!
In an instant, heaven and earth shook once more. Lu Yuan retreated, his complexion turning slightly pale. Even the corner of his mouth bore a trace of blood.
Indeed, in the clash just now, he had been injured. A Heavenly Position Immortal was, after all, a Heavenly Position Immortal. In raw strength alone, such an existence was far more formidable than a Creation Immortal.
The two realms were simply not on the same level. Because of this, Lu Yuan felt immense pressure. He had deployed an array of techniques, only to discover that he could not shake this Celestial Clan Domain Lord.
Yet this only caused the battle intent in his heart to surge anew. This was precisely the feeling he sought.
Fighting with everything he had, braving life-and-death crises, and taking a step forward through the process. In truth, Lu Yuan was not the only one feeling the pressure at this moment.
Across from him, the Celestial Clan Domain Lord felt an ever-growing weight bearing down on him as well. He could tell that the person before him was merely a Creation Immortal.
Yet he himself was a Heavenly Position Immortal, bolstered further by the power of the Extraterrestrial Demons. Even so, he had failed to establish an overwhelming advantage over his opponent.
On the contrary, throughout the battle, the Celestial Clan Domain Lord felt increasingly uncomfortable. Although he maintained an undefeated position, remained uninjured, and possessed abundant reserves of power within his body, in his eyes, wasn't Lu Yuan the same? The man fought continuously without the slightest intention of stopping.
It was as if he knew no fatigue, charging forward time after time. No matter how much patience the Celestial Clan Domain Lord possessed, facing such an opponent filled him with thorough dread.
What was worse was that he was clearly stronger, yet he simply could not defeat him.
Lu Yuan appeared wounded and at a disadvantage, but the Domain Lord found himself unable to press that advantage any further.
"Just how did this person achieve this?"
"He is clearly just a junior!"
The Celestial Clan Domain Lord was deeply shaken, left almost speechless. He truly could not fathom how the youth had accomplished it.
To be sure, he now knew this person was Lu Yuan, but so what? How long had he been cultivating?
To be able to battle him on equal terms without falling behind in the slightest—and while an entire realm lower, at that. This made the Celestial Clan Domain Lord doubt whether his Heavenly Position Immortal realm was even real. How could he have fought for so long without being able to take down a single Creation Immortal?
"Come again!" Lu Yuan roared once more in the distance. The battle intent upon him surged forth anew, permeating throughout heaven and earth.
Even though he was injured, his aura blazed even more fiercely than before!
Chapter 502