A powerful aura enveloped Lu Yuan.
It surpassed any prior moment, terrifying and awe-inspiring.
His entire form was wreathed in endless divine radiance, brilliant and dazzling.
In truth, before emerging from seclusion, he had already sensed the crisis in the outside world.
At that time, he had already attained the rank of Supreme Immortal.
Yet he knew full well in his heart that merely being a Supreme Immortal would never be enough to resolve this crisis.
However, it was precisely at this crucial juncture that the great era providence erupted, and the Nine Cauldrons unleashed unprecedented might.
Moreover, the Investiture of the Gods empowered him with supreme, boundless strength. These were all methods left behind by the ancient sages of the human race, elevating Lu Yuan’s aura even further—as if he had stepped into an indescribable realm.
At this moment, Lu Yuan felt as though he could accomplish anything.
And so, he stepped forth now, bearing incomparable, terrifying power.
Now, Lu Yuan seemed to transcend all things, standing completely above the so-called Supreme Immortal Realm.
"It's him! It's actually him again!"
At this moment, the Ji Clan Domain Lord spoke. Though he had never seen Lu Yuan before, he immediately recognized his identity.
A look of shock appeared on his face as he sensed the tremendous aura radiating from Lu Yuan.
It seemed so overwhelming that even he found it difficult to endure, leaving him at a loss as to what was happening.
The Eternal Domain Lord was the same. Every plan the two of them had previously laid out had been ruined by this very man.
Thus, wariness filled their eyes. Sensing the colossal aura emanating from Lu Yuan, they grew even more astonished, for in their eyes, he shouldn't have been this powerful at all.
The extraterrestrial beings noticed Lu Yuan as well. Their eyes narrowed slightly; as some of the most powerful entities from their universe, they actually felt a sense of crisis from him.
Hearing the words of the Ji Clan Domain Lord and the Eternal Domain Lord, they turned their gazes upon Lu Yuan.
He was currently enveloped in countless divine rays, bathed in the endless power of worldly laws.
Meanwhile, these extraterrestrial beings were shrouded in black mist.
They stood like two starkly contrasting extremes.
"He's here! It's Lu Yuan—he's out of seclusion!" Witnessing this, Jiang Huanyun felt an inexplicable surge of exhilaration in his eyes.
"This power is so formidable... it seems to surpass a Supreme Immortal. How did he achieve this? How much time has even passed?" Jiang Taiyu noticed something else entirely; the horrifying aura Lu Yuan currently projected left him shaken with disbelief.
After all, before going into seclusion, Lu Yuan had only been a Heavenly Position Immortal. Even if he made further progress, it should have merely been to the Supreme Immortal Realm.
Moreover, reaching such a level through a single session of seclusion was already nothing short of miraculous.
Yet now, Lu Yuan had completely surpassed that level...
Even the Present Buddha could no longer maintain his composure, staring at Lu Yuan enveloped in endless laws in the distance.
Involuntarily, he exchanged a glance with Jiang Taiyu. Both instantly realized that the one to resolve this cataclysmic crisis could only be the man before them.
Boom!
At that very moment, a violent roar resounded.
In an instant, Lu Yuan stepped forward.
His aura surged continuously, rippling with terrifying power.
Currents of lawful power surged and coalesced around him, transforming into streaks of immortal light.
Facing the extraterrestrial beings enveloped in black mist, Lu Yuan bore in his eyes scenes of collapsing worlds and the annihilation of universes.
Having received the providence of the Nine Cauldrons, the great era providence, and the power of the Heavenly Court bestowed by the Investiture of the Gods, Lu Yuan felt only one thing: true omnipotence. Facing the extraterrestrial beings, he raised his hand without the slightest hesitation.
Boom!
Heaven and earth roared, and the power of the laws quaked.
In merely a breath, Jiang Taiyu, Jiang Ningxian, Zhu Qingyu, and the others realized...
Lu Yuan, the extraterrestrial beings, and the two Domain Lords had all vanished.
"They are in the starry sky."
Jiang Taiyu's expression shifted slightly. Waving his sleeve, he used a supreme divine ability to project the scene playing out within the starry expanse.
At this moment, they saw Lu Yuan clash with the extraterrestrial beings. The black mist intertwined with golden divine light as mighty auras surged violently. The entire star river flickered between creation and destruction, its immense force reverberating across the whole universe.
Whenever any living being looked up into the heavens, they witnessed the shifting of the galactic expanse; even the laws of the star sectors they inhabited were affected.
Up in the starry sky, the Nine Cauldrons revolved around Lu Yuan, reinforced by the Investiture of the Gods, making him resemble a true primordial deity.
With each strike he made, he seemed capable of obliterating entire great worlds.
His power was truly immense—like the very creator of this universe.
The extraterrestrial beings had initially been able to resist, but as time passed, they were utterly suppressed.
Especially as Lu Yuan stepped forward with laws surging and countless divine lights dancing, the sweeps of his hands seemed to encompass the past, present, and future.
In truth, it was precisely so. Countless eras ago, the ancient sages of humanity—magnificent beings such as Xuanyuan, Shennong, and Fuxi—had initiated an unimaginably brutal war to repel the extraterrestrial beings. In the end, they succeeded, but at an immense cost.
And this time, Lu Yuan's battle against the extraterrestrial beings was the final culmination to that war fought countless eras ago.
He channeled his ultimate strength, capable of shaking the entire grand cosmos.
Those extraterrestrial beings, entities who had transcended the Supreme Immortal Realm, could not endure such an onslaught at all. The black mist enveloping them rapidly thinned.
"No! How could such a powerful being exist in this universe? I cannot accept this!"
"It's those ancient human sages... our old adversaries laid down this contingency!"
"Indeed... this young man spans the past, present, and future! He is the sole variable! He belongs not merely to this era, but to all eras!"
During the fierce battle, the powerful extraterrestrial beings gazed at Lu Yuan in the distance. As if catching sight of some hidden truth, they cried out in sheer terror and shock—yet everything was already over.
Lu Yuan unleashed his might without reservation, obliterating every last one of the extraterrestrial beings. His aura soared to its absolute zenith. He then turned his cold, indifferent gaze upon the Ji Clan Domain Lord and the Eternal Domain Lord.
"How can this be? How could this happen? The realm we spent countless years scheming to attain... he surpassed it with such ease?!"
The two Domain Lords stared at Lu Yuan in disbelief, but a freezing terror quickly gripped them. Desperately, they tried to flee toward the cosmic borderlands.
Yet in the next instant, Lu Yuan merely gave a slight flick of his right hand.
Boundless power descended in full.
The entire universe seemed at his command, marking him as the true sovereign of the grand cosmos.
How could the two Domain Lords possibly resist? In an instant, they were obliterated, their forms dissolving completely into nothingness.
Lu Yuan strode directly into the depths of the starry expanse. His aura merged seamlessly with the entire cosmos as he truly stepped into an unprecedented realm. In this moment, every living soul felt his presence.
No matter what kind of being or existence they were, including the Supreme Immortals of the Ten Great Star Domains, all bowed their heads in reverence upon sensing this.
With this, everything came to an end.
Having accomplished all of this, Lu Yuan's expression remained serene. The radiance surrounding him faded, and with a single stride, he returned to Earth, back atop Mount Tai.
Here stood representatives of humanity led by Zhu Qingyu, along with Jiang Ningxian, Jiang Taiyu, and many others. Every eye turned to look at him.
"It is over. The Great Tribulation has subsided, and what remains for us now is to tend to the aftermath."
Looking at the crowd, Lu Yuan continued, "The power of the extraterrestrial beings disrupted the rules of this universe. Therefore, I must purge their lingering influence so that this cosmos can continue to turn, and no living being will ever suffer such a great tribulation again."
Hearing his words, Jiang Taiyu and the others nodded. Only Lu Yuan could possibly eradicate that extraterrestrial taint.
However, because that power had spread to every remote corner of the cosmos, it seemed that in the coming days, he would have to leave Earth for a very long time.
Jiang Taiyu immediately glanced at his daughter.
Jiang Ningxian grasped the implication instantly. Stepping forward, she looked up at Lu Yuan. "You promised to travel and see the sights across this universe together with me. You are not allowed to break your word."
At her words, a smile graced Lu Yuan's face. He replied, "I certainly will not."
[The End]
Chapter 587