Chapter 231: The Fifth Era: Countless Star Domains, Ten Thousand Races Vying for Supremacy!_2
With the augmentation of the Celestial Ant Divine Skill, Lu Yuan's power surged once more.
He resembled a humanoid tyrannosaurus; with every gesture, he could unleash unparalleled terrifying strength.
Even a wisp of scattered energy could collapse an entire mountain peak!
In the end.
The Black Gold Shield, like a massive city wall, was forcibly cracked by Lu Yuan.
As for the silver-haired elder himself, he spat out blood wildly, being punched into the ground by Lu Yuan!
"Boom!"
The silver-haired elder crashed heavily into the ground, hundreds of feet deep; the entire Taiyue Mountain Range shook like an earthquake.
Birds and beasts scattered, mountains crumbled.
The earth cracked inch by inch, countless fissures spread out like a spider web.
"This senior's power is so strong?"
Liu Mingyan gasped, her beautiful eyes filled with incredulity.
Originally, she thought Lu Yuan was just an ordinary ant race demon cultivator, but never expected him to defeat the Great Yue Country's ancestor without resistance!
"I was so foolish, I forgot only Nirvana Realm Great Demon can transform into human form."
Liu Mingyan slapped her forehead, finally remembering this.
As the dust settled.
The originally flat ground now had a bottomless pit.
The silver-haired elder, as the ancestor of Great Yue Country, lay powerlessly at the bottom, limbs twisted, body covered in wounds, even the blood-colored battle armor on him had lost its luster.
His breath was faint, life force dwindling to the extreme, like a candle flickering in the wind, could perish at any moment!
"Cough cough~"
The silver-haired elder coughed up two mouthfuls of blood, his aged, cloudy eyes full of regret and despair.
His two Spirit Treasures had astonishing defense, capable of withstanding attacks from a Creation Realm strong person.
But who could have imagined.
Lu Yuan, with just his flesh and blood, nearly shattered these two Spirit Treasures?
That's because he had the Spirit Treasure protecting him.
Otherwise, he would have been instantly killed by Lu Yuan with one encounter!
"I am the ancestor of Great Yue Country, if you kill me, you will stir up endless trouble."
"As long as you let me go, all grudges can be written off!"
"Don't you like Liu Mingyan? I can betroth her to you, how about it?"
The silver-haired elder said weakly, his tone half threatening, half pleading.
Lu Yuan did not heed his threats but turned to look at Liu Mingyan.
Feeling Lu Yuan's probing gaze, Liu Mingyan bit her lip, thought for a while, and resolutely said.
"Since the moment my mother died of illness, I have had nothing to do with Great Yue Country."
"You wretched girl, you carry the blood of our Great Yue Royal Family, this is betrayal!"
The silver-haired elder spat out another mouthful of blood in anger upon hearing this.
"In that case, just kill him."
Lu Yuan determined the elder's life lightly.
"No!"
"You can't kill me; killing me will make you an enemy of the entire Great Yue Country!"
In the silver-haired elder's terrified and desperate eyes.
Lu Yuan casually flicked a wind blade, slicing off the elder's head as easily as cutting through butter.
Then he picked up the fallen Black Gold Shield, stripped the blood spirit armor and storage ring from the elder.
After doing all this.
Lu Yuan lifted a nearby mountain, directly filling the deep pit.
"Senior, you've killed the ancestor, Great Yue Country and Xuanqing Sect will not let this stand."
Liu Mingyan stepped forward, dusting off Lu Yuan's clothes, her tone full of worry.
"It's fine, when the time comes, I'll deal with it. You just focus on healing."
Lu Yuan stood with hands behind his back, speaking calmly.
"Hmm."
Liu Mingyan uttered a sound, looking at Lu Yuan with eyes full of happiness and admiration.
Next.
Lu Yuan learned about the general situation of this world from Liu Mingyan's words and the records left in the silver-haired elder's storage ring.
This world is called the Profound Realm.
The Profound Realm is vast and boundless, possessing billions of cultivation star realms, even a Ninth Realm Divine Image strong person might not know how wide this world is exactly.
And the Profound Domain where Lu Yuan and the others were, was merely an insignificant region among the Hundred Desolate Domains.
As for the Celestial Desolate Star, it was just an ordinary cultivation planet among the numerous cultivation star realms of the Profound Realm.
"Billions of star domains, ten thousand races contend; this is the grandeur that a middle-level plane should have."
Lu Yuan nodded.
Compared to the Five-Star Parasitic Cultivation World, the territory of the Six-Star Xuanhuan World is vastly more expansive.
The larger the area, the more creatures.
This means that the Heaven and Earth Laws of this world are stronger and more complete.
Like those Eight-Star or Nine-Star high-level planes, even a single speck of dust contains ten thousand worlds.
Their Heavenly Dao Will is so powerful that it can even stand equal to the Will of the Heavens.
In the face of such supreme existence, even the vast Profound Realm is but a mere speck of dust.
"The immediate priority is to resolve matters between the Great Yue Country and the Xuanqing Sect."
"Then marry and take concubines, relying on 'Many Children, Many Blessings' to strengthen my power."
Lu Yuan glanced at Liu Mingyan, secretly pondering in his heart.
Upon reaching the Nirvana Realm, ordinary Demon Race bloodlines can no longer provide significant help to him.
Only those rare Divine Bodies or pure-blooded creatures can give birth to stronger offspring for Lu Yuan.
Of course, a forced melon is not sweet.
Given Lu Yuan's character,
he has always disdained doing things like demanding repayment for favors or playing with others' emotions.
Even if he marries and takes concubines, it is based on the other party's willingness.
He would never force anything.
...
On the other side,
the King Yue's bedchamber was brightly lit.
Just as King Yue was diligently working,
a piercing scream suddenly came from outside the palace, startling him so much that he almost couldn't continue on the spot.
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"
A eunuch came running in from outside the palace, gasping for breath as if his parents had died.
"Someone, go see which damned servant spoiled my good deed; drag him out and behead him!"
Li Yue was thundering with anger, ready to decimate the culprit's nine generations.
But upon hearing the next sentence, his entire body trembled, and he collapsed onto the bed, unable to stand for a long while.
"The Old Ancestor is dead?!"
"The Old Ancestor was a Fourth Realm Nirvana Strong Person, with the royal family's supreme treasure for protection."
"Even if he encountered a Fifth Realm Creation Strong Person, he could still retreat safely; how could he be killed?"
Li Yue's face turned pale, his lips trembling as he spoke.
The silver-haired elder, with formidable cultivation, was the pillar of the Great Yue Country.
It was precisely because of his existence that the Great Yue Royal Family could indulge in decadence and nightly revelries.
But if he were to die, it would be like the sky collapsing for the Great Yue Country!
Moreover, since the enemy could kill the silver-haired elder, it meant that they possessed at least Creation Realm power!
Could the enemy be a Fifth Realm Creation Strong Person?
Just thinking about this made Li Yue shiver, feeling a sense of utter despair in his heart.
This was a terrifying existence capable of destroying a secular dynasty with a mere flick of the wrist!
The Xuanqing Sect, able to command many secular dynasties, was because of the presence of a Fifth Realm strong person.
But the Great Yue Country, known for its smooth dealings, why would it provoke such a powerful enemy?
Li Yue racked his brain, and finally, a groundbreaking idea flashed in his mind.
"Could it be because of that wench Liu Mingyan?"
"The sudden escaped marriage, Lin Hao's disappearance, the Old Ancestor's death..."
Li Yue muttered to himself.
The once enigmatic situation finally became clear at this moment.
At the same time, a gleam flashed in his eyes.
If it were indeed as he suspected, this might not be a disastrous event but rather an unprecedented opportunity!
With bright eyes, Li Yue immediately ordered to seal off this information.
But the truth cannot be hidden.
When the news reached the outside world,
all officials within and outside the court were plunged into unprecedented panic.
If the enemy was just a Fourth Realm Nirvana Strong Person, then the Great Yue Country might muster all its resources to drag them down together.
But in front of a Fifth Realm Creation Strong Person,
a so-called secular dynasty was like an ant, easily crushed.
No matter how much they struggled, they might not inflict any damage on the enemy!
Besides the Great Yue Country,
the Xuanqing Sect, with spies spread throughout the royal family, also got wind of the news immediately.
The Great Yue Country's Old Ancestor, in pursuit of the murderer, unexpectedly died?
Is the enemy suspected to be a Fifth Realm Creation Strong Person?
All the elders of the Xuanqing Sect wore solemn expressions, even the Great Elder, who always clamored for revenge for their disciple, fell into silence!
"Great Elder, what do you think?"
The Sect Master Xuanqing looked at a spirited elder in a purple robe and asked in a deep voice.
Other elders also directed their gaze towards the purple-robed elder.
The elder in the purple robe seemed calm but was actually quite numb inside.
What do I think?
What can I think?
Is it worth the cost to seek revenge for Lin Hao?
What a joke.
That's a Fifth Realm strong person!
Even if a mere direct disciple were killed, or even if they killed his parents,
he would still greet them with a smile and stand aside clapping in approval!