The next instant, Lu Xuan, his white robe billowing around him, stepped out from a spatial rift. A mystical aura of Great Emperor Dao patterns swirled around his form, and the immense pressure of a Nine-star Emperor Realm cultivator poured forth, making the very fabric of this world hum. With every step, a brilliant, star-filled Great Dao manifested beneath his feet, an infinitely profound sight.
Behind Lu Xuan, Chen Changsheng, cloaked in gray, appeared utterly unremarkable, his cultivation completely hidden.
Xuan Shang Old Ancestor and the others scrutinized Lu Xuan’s appearance, their voices trembling. “Lu Xuan!”
Lu Xuan offered a faint smile. “Old Ancestor, it is I.”
Xuan Shang Old Ancestor and the others were momentarily stunned. The green-skirted girl had said Lu Xuan would come. They hadn’t expected him to truly descend!
Xuan Shang Old Ancestor pointed at Chen Changsheng and asked, “And this is?”
Lu Xuan chuckled. “My third disciple, Chen Changsheng.”
Xuan Shang Old Ancestor and the others exchanged glances, their eyes widening in surprise. Lu Xuan’s third disciple was also this powerful?
The Golden-armored Middle-aged Man merely glanced at Lu Xuan before turning his gaze back to the dark starry void, not bothering to take him seriously. The bloodline of the Titan Ape flowed within him—the blood of a Supreme! A mere Nine-star Great Emperor, no matter how strong, was beneath his notice. Though his killing intent towards Lu Xuan was immense, he disdained to personally make a move. This was the supreme glory of the Titan Ape bloodline; not every enemy was worthy of being his opponent!
With this thought, the Golden-armored Middle-aged Man looked at the Great Tiger Demon and said indifferently, “Tiger Vanguard, kill him.”
Hearing this, the Great Tiger Demon snorted. “Your command!”
With that, the Great Tiger Demon turned his gaze to Lu Xuan. His aura was formidable, his presence imposing. He currently appeared as a tiger-headed, human-bodied demon, with only a piece of tattered cloth draped around his waist and a ten-thousand-year Black Iron Blade strapped to his back, revealing a body covered in intricate patterns. He exuded a terrifying aura, his sharp, lightning-like eyes fixed on Lu Xuan. His qi and blood surged, and his voice, echoing through the void, slowly spoke.
“So you’re the White Robe Great Emperor, Lu Xuan, who drove our Demon Court Great Emperors into this endless starry void? You look… unremarkable.” His voice was filled with boundless ferocity and dominance, carrying the pressure of a Half-step Supreme, permeated with thick killing intent.
Lu Xuan’s expression was calm and unconcerned. “Make your move.”
The Great Tiger Demon’s voice was like thunder, his eyes filled with disdain. “You go first.”
Lu Xuan shook his head faintly. “If I strike, you won’t get another chance.”
The Great Tiger Demon sneered. “Fine.”
Boom!
Blazing flames suddenly erupted around him. His bronze-like head trembled slightly, and his fangs gleamed with a cold light, making him appear incomparably ferocious and terrifying. A Half-step Supreme ‘Stance’ began to manifest around him.
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng’s figure blurred and vanished from his spot, instantly reappearing beside Xuan Shang Old Ancestor and the others.
In a flash, the Great Tiger Demon charged directly at Lu Xuan. “You’ve ignited my battle intent! I hope you don’t disappoint me!”
As his voice fell, the Great Tiger Demon’s body surged with monstrous demonic power, manifesting heaven-reaching Dao patterns. His massive form crashed through the void, unleashing world-shattering might. With every step, the very fabric of space trembled.
His rough, colossal hand reached out into the starry void, and a terrifying force directly pulled a distant floating landmass towards him. Using an entire continent as a weapon, he condensed monstrous Dao patterns upon it. The Great Tiger Demon, bearing this landmass on his back, his aura skyrocketing, slammed it directly towards Lu Xuan.
This strike was utterly terrifying. The continent blotted out the sky, and heaven and earth trembled!
Boom!
Overwhelming power!
Even a corner of Lu Xuan’s white robe was lifted by the force!
But his face remained unperturbed. He simply extended his right hand, and with a sudden surge of power that reached the absolute pinnacle, he unleashed the Star-Plucking Hand, reaching out towards the Great Tiger Demon.
With a thunderous roar, a colossal palm print streaked across the sky, almost engulfing a thousand-zhang radius. Intricate patterns were visible on the palm print, and heaven-reaching power surged within it, radiating monstrous divine light in the dim starry void, like a colossal sun hanging in the sky.
This palm strike directly slammed into the continent. With a deafening boom, the Great Tiger Demon’s ‘Stance’ shattered instantly, brilliant Dao patterns continuously annihilated, and the continent itself disintegrated into countless fragments, scattering everywhere.
“Pfft!”
Even from the mere aftershocks, the Great Tiger Demon was sent flying thousands of zhang away, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood. His face was etched with incomparable shock. “How is this possible?!”
Between a Half-step Supreme and a Nine-star Great Emperor lay an insurmountable chasm!
How could Lu Xuan, a mere Nine-star Emperor Realm cultivator, repel him?
An Emperor merely ascended the Great Dao, proving their ‘Dao’ between heaven and earth, and could continue to climb that path. But among the three thousand Great Daos, countless Emperors had ascended. Only by stepping into the Half-step Supreme realm could one comprehend their own unique ‘Rules’ within that Dao. Without Rules, there was no true might!
An Emperor merely ascended the Great Dao, while a Half-step Supreme possessed their own unique Rules. The gap between them was as vast as the ocean!
This was the source of the Great Tiger Demon’s shock.
At this moment, the Golden-armored Middle-aged Man calmly stated, “Lu Xuan, you are not a Nine-star Great Emperor…”
Before he could finish, the Great Tiger Demon exclaimed in shock, “If Lu Xuan is a Half-step Supreme, how can he remain in the Emperor Realm Area?”
Hearing this, the Golden-armored Middle-aged Man paused slightly. A moment later, his eyes gleamed with sharp light. “Don’t kill Lu Xuan. Capture him and Soul Search him! This fiend might possess some profound secrets of the Bronze Ancient Palace!”
He revealed an excited expression. The Emperor Realm Area was known to hide terrifying opportunities, some even more potent than those in the outer starry void. If the Demon Court’s Half-step Supremes could enter the Emperor Realm Area through this supreme secret, they would sweep all opportunities clean!
The Great Tiger Demon nodded. This time, he manifested his true form, glaring at Lu Xuan, his battle intent soaring to the heavens.
Boom!
His body suddenly swelled, his four limbs bending like colossal hooks, muscles taut. One leg alone was as thick as a heavenly pillar, his body transforming into a mountain of patterned flesh, radiating Dao rhyme. His surging demonic power was like an ocean overturning. Four gleaming white fangs protruded, sharp and cold, as he lunged directly at Lu Xuan!
“Roar!”
A heaven-shaking tiger roar, its momentum like a rainbow, vibrated heaven and earth. The small, floating isolated islands nearby were instantly shattered!
Lu Xuan appeared incomparably tiny before him!
The Great Tiger Demon’s colossal palm descended, carrying a heaven-reaching momentum. The fluctuations were simply terrifying—a supreme attack.
Lu Xuan remained unperturbed, standing firm in the void, not even moving.
“Boom!”
The palm strike landed directly on Lu Xuan’s head, like a galaxy pouring down, divine radiance engulfing Lu Xuan entirely.
The Great Tiger Demon declared, “Lu Xuan is dead.”