Two Heavenly Position Immortals in succession had been cut down by him, and in an astonishingly short time—clean and decisive.
Now, his gaze had turned toward them.
They knew with absolute clarity that a dire catastrophe was about to befall them next.
Earlier, even with all four of them joining forces, they had been no match for him, and two had fallen. Now only two remained; the outcome was practically self-evident, and it would not take long before they shared the fate of the two Ji clan Heavenly Position Immortals.
*Are we going to perish?*
As these thoughts crossed their minds, shock rattled their expressions. They knew that if this continued, death was certain. They could wait no longer; they had to find a way to flee immediately.
Consider how much time they had spent to cultivate to their current heights! Yet now they faced a mortal crisis. Anyone would be unwilling to accept this. Though a Heavenly Position Immortal could not compare to a Supreme Immortal, they were still among the very strongest tier of existences in the universe. Furthermore, their plan had already been set into motion and would likely reach fruition before long; the entire Xuanhuang Universe would soon fall under the control of the Eternal Clan and the Ji clan.
If they fell now, wouldn't all their subsequent efforts go to waste?
In particular, once the extraterrestrial heavenly demons descended in full force, they stood to reap immense benefits. It was highly likely they could reach the realm of Supreme Immortal—or perhaps even surpass it!
If they died now, everything would truly be lost.
Thus, upon feeling Lu Yuan's gaze, the two Heavenly Position Immortals of the Eternal Clan hesitated not for a single moment, channeling the utmost might within their bodies to relentlessly bombard the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm.
At this moment, they had only one goal: to escape. As for fighting Lu Yuan, such thoughts were entirely out of the question. Furthermore, the two no longer cared to ponder why he possessed such monstrous combat strength or how he had cultivated to this height in such a short span—they only wanted to leave. For both knew with crystal clarity that to defeat the current Lu Yuan, only a Supreme Immortal would suffice.
As the two struck, violent rumbles surged one after another. Inside the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm, thunder wreaked havoc and terrifying power surged. At that moment, cracks began snaking across the Buddhist realm.
After all, as Heavenly Position Immortals possessing formidable methods, it was impossible to keep them completely trapped relying on this domain alone. Nor had Lu Yuan ever expected the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm to outright imprison beings of the Heavenly Position Immortal caliber indefinitely.
However, upon witnessing this, he felt no rush.
Of the four Heavenly Position Immortals, two had already been cut down by him. These two from the Eternal Clan were doing nothing more than prolonging their dying gasps.
Lifting the Daluo Sword Embryo, he took a step forward. Golden blood-vitality surged, blanketing the sky like auspicious golden clouds. Immense force ceaselessly battered the two Heavenly Position Immortals. At this moment, both felt an overpowering sense of oppression.
Outside, almost everyone observing the clash was stunned, their faces frozen in disbelief. In particular, the beings of various races stared with wide eyes, hardly daring to trust what they saw.
Those were two Heavenly Position Immortals! Cut down just like that, their souls and physical bodies utterly obliterated without even a chance of resurrection—their lives and cultivation extinguished entirely.
One had to understand that Heavenly Position Immortals were mighty figures that did not even exist in certain starfields, capable of wiping out an entire major clan with ease—yet now they had died so easily.
Naturally, words failed the onlookers. They knew Lu Yuan was formidable, but they had never imagined he could be powerful to such an extent. How much time had passed, and already two Heavenly Position Immortals had been slain?
Originally, they had thought Lu Yuan's arrival might shift the tides enough to spare the Heavenly Court and Earth from a devastating blow, but they had never anticipated something this terrifying. It was equivalent to completely reversing the table—turning from the side destined for annihilation into the annihilator itself.
Indeed, aboard the Eternal Warships, the clansmen of the two major factions were utterly dazed as they watched, at a loss for words. In their eyes, those elders had been truly legendary figures! Yet now? Two had been directly slain, leaving only two behind. If even those two fell, what would happen next? The clansmen of the two factions could not even begin to fathom it.
Among all those watching, perhaps only the Heavenly Court and their allies maintained a semblance of calm.
Seeing the expressions around her, Jiang Ningxian wore a smile and said, "I told you all earlier: once Lu Yuan makes a move, there will be no problems at all. What of four Heavenly Position Immortals? In his eyes, they amount to nothing. As long as he wishes, he can resolve every last one of them. That is the strength he possesses now."
As she spoke, a faint smile surfaced on her face. In her eyes, whatever Lu Yuan set out to do would inevitably succeed. As for whether an accident might occur, Jiang Ningxian had never even considered it. After everything they had been through, she harbored absolute confidence in that man.
Beside her, Jiang Huanyun had recovered from his initial shock. He turned his head and, after brief contemplation, spoke up: "So during that time in the starry sky, Lu Yuan had actually already reached the Heavenly Position Immortal realm?"
His voice trembled slightly with lingering disbelief. After all, he had watched Lu Yuan advance step by step from the earliest stages of the Immortal Realm. Now, Jiang Huanyun was still a Grotto-Heaven Immortal, yet Lu Yuan had completely surpassed him by several realms to become a Heavenly Position Immortal. Didn't that mean if this continued, Lu Yuan would sooner or later attain the realm of Supreme Immortal? Such speed was truly terrifying.
"Indeed." Jiang Ningxian did not mind his reaction, adding after a moment's thought, "Therefore, for the battle ahead, all we need to do is watch. Any worry is redundant. Because if even Lu Yuan cannot resolve matters, neither could we."
At these words, everyone present felt deep agreement and fell silent. They had been thoroughly astounded by the combat strength Lu Yuan displayed; all they could do was watch.
Only Zhu Qingyu felt a pang of despondency as she listened to Jiang Ningxian's proud words. The other woman truly knew more than she did, and understood King Lu far better. Thus, Zhu Qingyu's gaze carried a complex light. No one knew what she was thinking, but the expression with which she looked toward Lu Yuan had shifted.
Meanwhile, within the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm, the intense battle raged on. Terrifying power surged out. Under the relentless assault of the two Heavenly Position Immortals, the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm finally approached its limit, fracturing with fissures before shattering apart.
At this sight, excitement flashed in both their eyes, for they believed that under these circumstances, they could certainly make their escape.
Yet in the very next instant, an immense sword intent swept forth once more, shaking the surroundings. Endless aura billowed out, completely enveloping them as an intense premonition of crisis struck.
*Not good.*
The thought flashed through both their minds.
In the following instant, a chilling sword light descended. Without hesitation, the two Heavenly Position Immortals of the Eternal Clan channeled their power again to resist. But this time, the strike Lu Yuan unleashed was even more powerful than before. On top of that, both of them had already depleted a great deal of strength. Facing that sword, their defense fell short.
*Pfft!*
Sure enough, in the next instant, as the sword light fell, sharp beams of brilliance erupted. One of the Eternal Clan Heavenly Position Immortals finally could not withstand it; fissures tore across his physical body as blood sprayed, and his entire aura was utterly suppressed. The power was simply too overwhelming for him to endure, and his companion beside him fared little better, face turning deathly pale under the descending sword light.
*Too terrifying!*
That was the foremost thought in both their minds. They had barely broken free of the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm, only to face such dread-inducing sword intent. In this predicament, their only choice was to resist with everything they had, or else...
As for why Lu Yuan's offensive was even stronger than before, the reason was simple: he no longer needed to expend energy maintaining the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm. This strike could be said to hold his peak might.
What followed immediately afterward testified to the sheer might of that power.
*Pfft!*
The injured Eternal Clan Heavenly Position Immortal finally broke. Beneath the sword light, his body slowly began to disintegrate, his flame of life flickering on the verge of snuffing out. As Lu Yuan pressed even greater force into his strike, the immortal could hold out no longer and vanished entirely. Even his aura was wiped clean from this heaven and earth, as though he had never existed.
And this meant a third Heavenly Position Immortal had been slain outright!
"This..."
The onlookers watching the scene felt their scalps tingle and swallowed hard, while the clansmen of the two factions shivered in sheer terror. At this point, they seemed to realize the fate awaiting them. With two—now three—Heavenly Position Immortals dead, what awaited them next was bound to be a merciless tempest. And why wouldn't they be so pessimistic? Three Heavenly Position Immortals had been slain; what could the lone survivor possibly accomplish?
As for the experts of the various races, they had grown numb with shock. In their eyes, the peerless, supremely powerful Heavenly Position Immortals were no different from ordinary men in Lu Yuan's hands. After all, they knew well that when ordinary Heavenly Position Immortals clashed, let alone deciding life and death, even deciding victory or defeat would require days of grueling battle!
Yet from the moment Lu Yuan arrived until now, how much time had passed? Three Heavenly Position Immortals had already fallen! Had they not seen it with their own eyes, no one would believe it. It was simply too absurd. To them, Lu Yuan's combat strength right now was truly mythical, unimaginably vast. Before their arrival, he clearly hadn't been this powerful—at that time, he hadn't even reached the Immortal Realm, and only a few years had elapsed. Could it be that a truly invincible being was rising before their very eyes?
At this very moment, what the crowd pondered was no longer whether Lu Yuan could triumph over the two factions, but what terrifying heights he would ultimately reach in the future. The Supreme Immortal realm was a certainty. He might even surpass the pinnacle of immortals, reaching that legendary realm—a realm no one in the universe had attained for untold ages...
At the heart of the battlefield, watching his companion fall, the remaining Heavenly Position Immortal of the Eternal Clan stood entirely dumbfounded. His eyes were dazed, still scarcely daring to believe it. But soon, he snapped back to reality—and an expression of sheer terror took hold of his face.
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