The Titan Ape roared, "Demon God Three Transformations!"
His massive body became a furnace, his blood essence a spirit fire, unleashing boundless potential. His colossal form grew terrifying, red fur bristling as if a demon god had awakened from the abyss, its aura devouring the starry sky. An endless surge of Life Energy coursed through him, channeling a sliver of comprehended Rules as he charged forward, a thunderous assault that ripped through the darkness, utterly domineering.
Lu Xuan observed the Titan Ape's myriad transformations, shaking his head faintly. "It's over," he stated, his voice calm.
As his words fell, Lu Xuan unleashed a single palm strike. This strike, imbued with the combined might of the Heaven-Burning Art, Desolate Heaven Art, and Grand Dao Scripture, manifested a power both ferociously wild and profoundly gentle. Three distinct energies intertwined, weaving into a colossal Heaven-reaching Handprint. Intricate Dao Rhyme and Dao Patterns, born from Lu Xuan's very essence, adorned its surface.
He brought the Heaven-reaching Handprint down upon the Titan Ape. The colossal palm blotted out the sky, its momentum far surpassing the demon's. The Titan Ape was forced to halt its charge, the immense palm descending directly upon its head.
The Titan Ape scoffed, unleashing a punch, but it was instantly shattered by Lu Xuan's palm print. Lu Xuan's strike was like a descending mountain, its momentum utterly unstoppable. This was pure power, devoid of technique or even a sliver of 'Rules'.
In an instant, the Titan Ape's expression shifted. He thrust his massive hands skyward, trying to brace against it. Within his meridians, power erupted like a volcano, flames spewing from his body, transforming into a torrent of raw strength. Yet, it wasn't enough to stop the descent.
The colossal palm continued to fall.
Five thousand feet!
Three thousand feet!
…
Five hundred feet!
His face grew increasingly grim. He couldn't stop it!
The Titan Ape roared, "Argh… What kind of power is this?!"
Crack! Crack! The Titan Ape's bones began to shatter, countless cracks spreading across his body like a spiderweb. Endless blood gushed from the fissures, as if a million insects were gnawing at him.
Moments later, a gigantic five-fingered palm print hung in the void. The Titan Ape was forced to his knees, glaring at Lu Xuan, his face contorted in a ferocious snarl. "Who are you? Your name has never appeared in the history of the Southern Wilds!"
Lu Xuan paused, a flicker of surprise in his eyes. "Not dead?"
He activated his Insight Eye, observing a trace of Supreme Bloodline Essence burning within the Titan Ape, resisting his terrifying killing intent.
Lu Xuan couldn't help but marvel, "As expected of Supreme Bloodline Essence! To withstand a single strike from me, you can certainly be proud."
Even a faint trace of such power had managed to resist his supreme destructive force.
The Titan Ape roared, "You're insulting me!"
Proud? What kind of backhanded compliment was that? Was Lu Xuan even speaking human?
Already severely injured and on the verge of death, the Titan Ape suddenly shifted his spirit art, brilliant Dao patterns surging as a black shadow materialized before him.
Lu Xuan frowned, his eyes flashing with profound energy. With a single glance, he saw through the black shadow's true nature. It wasn't a living being, nor did it possess blood essence; it was merely a Derivative of Residual Power.
The Titan Ape's main body looked at the shadow. "Take me away!"
Lu Xuan scoffed, waving a hand. "Leave?"
He slammed a palm down, a divine rainbow plummeting from the sky! It instantly annihilated the black shadow!
The Titan Ape finally showed true terror, but still gritted his teeth and snarled, "Lu Xuan, let me go! If you dare kill me, you'll have no place to stand in this starry sky! My Demon Court will be your undying enemy!"
Lu Xuan's palm descended upon the Titan Ape's head.
Boom! Its Life Energy was instantly extinguished.
Witnessing this, Xuan Shang Old Ancestor stared at Lu Xuan, utterly aghast.
Lu Xuan was too powerful! It was a complete annihilation!
They racked their brains, but indeed, as the Titan Ape had claimed, no one named Lu Xuan had ever appeared in the history of the Southern Wilds!
Who exactly was Lu Xuan? They even began to suspect if he was the Grand Dao Sect Ancestor reincarnated!
Moments later, Lu Xuan descended, carrying the Titan Ape's massive body and a giant tiger demon's ancient medicine, handing them to Chen Changsheng with instructions to "handle them."
Xuan Shang Old Ancestor swallowed a high-grade healing pill, then sat cross-legged, beginning to refine the demonic power within him.
Lu Xuan, meanwhile, pulled a recliner from his Storage Ring, gazing at the Darkest Starry Sky as if he were back on Azure Mystery Peak.
Meanwhile, in a distant Great Domain, Demon General Zhu Xiong suddenly halted atop a mountain peak. His robes billowed as he pulled out an ancient jade token. His Divine Sense swept through it, and his face instantly turned ashen.
"Zhu Xiong, what happened?" asked a few figures beside him.
Zhu Xiong's face was contorted in a savage grimace. "Tiger Vanguard is dead. And a descendant of the Titan Supreme bloodline is also dead."
A hunched elder scoffed, "How is that possible? Weren't they sent to eliminate Xuan Shang Old Ancestor and the others from the Grand Dao Sect?"
Another chimed in, "I remember the reports saying Xuan Shang and his companions were at the end of their rope. And they couldn't summon Yin Soldiers for protection. How could they possibly be a match for Tiger Vanguard and a Supreme bloodline descendant!?"
"Could Dao Ming Old Ancestor and Dao Yang Old Ancestor have intervened?"
Zhu Xiong shook his head. "No. The Supreme Profound Sect sent word that Dao Ming Old Ancestor and Dao Yang Old Ancestor are still in the Inner Starry Sky Region."
The hunched elder pressed, "Then who was it? Two Half-step Supremes are dead! How are we supposed to explain this to the Demon Lord?"
Zhu Xiong's expression hardened, his eyes glinting with cold malice. "The murderer must die! That killer annihilated the Supreme Bloodline Essence, but a trace of its imprint remains. Our Demon Court forces will soon locate him!"
In an instant, Zhu Xiong's spirit art shifted. He activated an Unsurpassed Secret Art, contacting the Half-step Supremes of the Demon Court in the Outer Starry Sky. His icy voice, brimming with killing intent, echoed out.
"Cease all search for opportunities! Prioritize killing that murderer!"
"Understood!" came the replies from the Demon Court members in the Outer Starry Sky.
Zhu Xiong put away the ancient jade token, his face still seething with murderous intent. "Once we've extracted all the Star Stones from this place, we'll go eliminate Dao Ming Old Ancestor and Dao Yang Old Ancestor!"
"Agreed," the others responded.
Soon, the Half-step Supremes of the Demon Court across the Outer Starry Sky received their orders. They had already pinpointed Lu Xuan's location and were preparing to cross the starry void towards that Great Domain.
The remaining Great Emperors of the Demon Court, upon hearing this, looked at each other with uncertainty. "Old Ancestor, could it have been Lu Xuan who acted?"
At this, all the Demon Court's Half-step Supremes shook their heads. "Unless Lu Xuan is above Half-step Supreme. But if that were the case, how could he remain unharmed in the Emperor Realm Area? He would be erased by the Rules!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! In the Outer Starry Sky, Half-step Supremes from all directions of the Demon Court were now traversing the void towards Lu Xuan's location.
Simultaneously, forces from Dark Shadow Island, the Supreme Profound Sect, and the Holy Alliance were also rushing over! An invisible killing intent brewed within the starry sky.
Not long after, Xuan Shang Old Ancestor and the others slowly opened their eyes. Having consumed healing pills, their injuries had stabilized.
Lu Xuan, recalling the black shadow the Titan Ape had summoned earlier, asked curiously, "Old Ancestor, what was the origin of that black shadow?"
Xuan Shang Old Ancestor and the others shook their heads. "That wasn't a living entity. It was condensed from a peculiar Life Energy found on the shattered continents within the starry sky. The Demon Court has entered the Bronze Ancient Palace many times in the past, and their Ancestors subjugated a great deal of this Life Energy to forge many Yin Soldiers."
Lu Xuan nodded. "I see. Yin Soldiers condensed countless ages ago can still be summoned now?"
"They can," Xuan Shang Old Ancestor confirmed.
"Did our Grand Dao Sect's Ancestors, who entered before, not forge any?" Lu Xuan asked.
Xuan Shang Old Ancestor gave a wry smile. "Our sect also forged quite a few. Especially Ancestor, who once walked unrivaled in this starry sky and created many Yin Soldiers."