Lu Yuan stepped out from the passageway.
The power of blood vitality radiating from his body surged forth at that moment, dispersing the black mist.
Almost everyone present could sense just how mighty that aura was.
Zhu Qingyu and the others took a slight step back, just as they had discussed before setting out.
For this battle, it was very likely that they would not need to take action. Coming here now was merely to see what kind of beings their future mortal enemies truly were, so things would not be as before.
Knowing a calamity was approaching without ever knowing what their adversary looked like had bred fear in their hearts.
After all, the unknown was the most terrifying of all; everyone understood this clearly.
Yet when they finally laid eyes upon the Extraterrestrial Demons, they were genuinely astounded.
They looked just like humans.
If one disregarded their auras, one would hardly suspect they were foreign foes from beyond this realm.
None of them had expected the Extraterrestrial Demons to look like this.
Jiang Ningxian, however, was not seeing such beings for the first time.
Thus, upon seeing them, her gaze did not change at all; she merely furrowed her brows slightly.
She sensed that the thirteen Extraterrestrial Demons before them seemed even more powerful than those she had encountered previously. Inimical, threatening auras brewed within them, leaking continuously outward.
If she were to face them alone, she would undeniably be no match and would be defeated in an instant.
Furthermore, Jiang Ningxian knew full well that the power of the Extraterrestrial Demons naturally suppressed this world.
Fortunately, Lu Yuan was here.
His current strength far exceeded what it had been before.
In that regard, if a battle were to break out between the two sides, there was no need for her to worry too much.
"To disperse our power single-handedly..."
"Impressive indeed. Why didn't we notice his presence earlier?"
At that moment, one of the Extraterrestrial Demons looked at Lu Yuan, bewilderment surfacing in his eyes.
From Lu Yuan, he sensed an elusive hint of danger.
Such a thing had never occurred before, yet not the slightest trace of fear arose in his heart.
The reason was simple: any member of the Heaven-Forsaken Clan who could grow up and reach Heaven Rank had survived countless life-and-death struggles—doubly so for purebloods like them.
Thus, while Lu Yuan brought them a sense of danger, that was all it was.
Only once they fought would the true outcome be known, so none among them felt any fear.
"Are you the only ones who have descended onto Earth?"
Lu Yuan paid no heed to their thoughts.
He looked at the thirteen Extraterrestrial Demons before him, extending his divine sense.
He discovered that across all of Earth, such beings seemed to have appeared only at Mount Longhu.
The altars elsewhere remained just as before, without significant change.
In other words, he only needed to deal with the ones right in front of him.
"Oh? It seems you were expecting more," an Extraterrestrial Demon replied, narrowing his eyes coldly at Lu Yuan's words.
Truthfully, they bore a striking resemblance to humans, with virtually no difference aside from their underlying origin. Set that aside, and they were humans in every sense of the word.
Yet the inexplicable power exuding from their bodies was unmistakably clear.
At this moment, the thirteen Extraterrestrial Demons stared at Lu Yuan with cold, murderous glares.
To them, the man before them was intriguing and worth a bit of attention.
Naturally, he would still be slaughtered in the end; for now, they simply felt like playing along.
Lu Yuan, however, had no interest in games. Having confirmed from the demon's words that the Extraterrestrial Demons had not yet descended in full force, a faint smile appeared in his eyes as he continued, "Very well. That makes things much simpler. Once I wipe you out, it will all be over."
His voice was calm and his tone nonchalant, as if discussing the most ordinary matter.
Yet these words thoroughly enraged the thirteen Extraterrestrial Demons.
Whether in the Qitian Universe or anywhere else, they had always stood high above all else, holding life and death in their hands.
None had ever dared provoke them.
In other words, they were gods.
And yet now, someone had dared utter such words.
In an instant, all thirteen Extraterrestrial Demons were incensed.
"You have nerve. I admire that. I only wonder if your strength can back up those words," one of the Extraterrestrial Demons sneered, clearly provoked.
After all, their purpose in descending was to conquer this universe. Having just emerged, to be challenged by someone right away was intolerable.
The moment he finished speaking, he took a step forward without hesitation.
Such was the way of the Extraterrestrial Demons—no unnecessary chatter.
Once intent on killing, they showed no hesitation, striking directly.
In the next moment, a formidable aura surged forth.
Endless mist rose alongside it, blotting out the sky and sun.
This power was immensely fierce, enough to make the mountains and rivers shudder.
Opposite him, both Zhu Qingyu and Jiang Ningxian felt immense pressure bear down upon them.
The disparity between them was simply too vast.
The mere aura rolling off him was terrifyingly powerful.
Yet right then, the power of blood vitality within Lu Yuan surged forth, instantly dissolving that pressure into nothingness.
Without hesitation, Lu Yuan took a step forward.
Instantly, the two collided head-on. The terrifying force cracked the surrounding mountains and earth.
However, having been transformed by the power of the Extraterrestrial Demons, this land could endure tremendous devastation.
Behind him, the remaining twelve Extraterrestrial Demons did not rush to intervene upon seeing this.
They simply stood in place, amused interest gleaming in their eyes.
They, too, wanted to see just how strong Lu Yuan was, and where he found the courage to speak those words.
Yet in the very next instant, all of the Extraterrestrial Demons were stunned.
A terrifying aura abruptly erupted from Lu Yuan.
His entire person became enveloped in boundless divine radiance, which swallowed up the attacking Extraterrestrial Demon as well. Immediately after, an overwhelming force vibrated through the air.
*Pfft!*
In merely a split second, the Extraterrestrial Demon cracked all over.
Even exhausting every technique proved futile.
His body exploded, disintegrating into a cloud of black bloody mist.
At that very instant, Lu Yuan struck, channeling the power of the Heavenly Position Laws to obliterate him entirely.
Moments later, that Extraterrestrial Demon was gone.
Even his aura and soul vanished at that moment, as though he had never existed at all.
Everything had transpired in a single instant—so fast that no one present had time to react.
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