“From what backwater of the Grand Dao Sect does this junior emerge, daring to cross my Supreme Profound Sect?” Liu Ruyan’s voice was laced with lethal intent. Her jade-like hand, radiating killing intent, swept towards Lu Xuan, aiming to suppress him. With a flick of her wrist, she unleashed the Supreme Scripture! The terrifying aura of a Three-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme erupted!
Boom! Overwhelming spiritual energy surged, and Liu Ruyan’s jade hand glowed with five-colored radiance, illuminating the void. The Supreme Scripture’s lethal power was incredibly sharp, manifesting as streaks of divine rainbow that shot down from the heavens.
Lu Xuan simply shook his head. Before him, Liu Ruyan’s Dao Rhyme Body was utterly insignificant. He acted without hesitation, his right hand slamming forward. He delivered a resounding slap!
CRACK! The strike coalesced into a profound, heaven-shaking imprint, adorned with incredibly intricate Dao patterns. It pulsed with the very Dao Rhyme and Dao patterns of a Supreme! In an instant, the divine rainbows unleashed by Liu Ruyan were utterly annihilated. But the lingering power of Lu Xuan’s strike was far from spent! It surged directly towards Liu Ruyan’s illusory Dao Rhyme Body, twisting space and shaking the void in its wake. A clear five-finger imprint bloomed on her face. “What… what kind of power is this? Isn’t this the power Dao Yi once described?” she murmured, dazed.
Her Dao Companion, Dao Yi, possessed heaven-defying talent and had already reached the Three-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme realm when he first entered the Bronze Ancient Palace. What’s more, Dao Yi had, without a master, forcefully comprehended the true ‘Dao’ of a Supreme! The power contained within this strike was strikingly similar to the one Lu Xuan had just unleashed! Could this white-robed man actually be a Supreme? But how could that be possible?! As far as she knew, the Supreme Path for this epoch hadn’t even opened yet. How could a Supreme already exist? She was no match for him!
While Liu Ruyan was still reeling in thought, Lu Xuan’s second slap descended. SMACK! This time, it landed squarely on her right cheek! Lu Xuan’s palm strike was imbued with the Power of Rules, and Liu Ruyan instinctively raised her hand to block! But it was utterly useless! She couldn’t block it! Lu Xuan scoffed, “Old hag!”
SMACK! “Old hag!” SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! Liu Ruyan was utterly bewildered, her mind reeling from the relentless assault! Even as a Dao Rhyme Body, both sides of her face swelled visibly, turning a deep crimson. In her entire existence, she had never been subjected to such crude, brutal treatment! Within the Supreme Profound Sect, she was the revered Founder, worshipped by countless disciples! Even before the Grand Dao Sect Founder, she had always been the lofty, untouchable Liu Ruyan! The Grand Dao Sect Founder, Dao Yi, was an invincible force in the Southern Wilds during his epoch, sweeping aside all opposition. And she, as Dao Yi’s Dao Companion, had been beyond reproach. Who in the Southern Wilds would dare offend her? The Supreme Profound Sect itself had been almost entirely propped up by the Grand Dao Sect Founder!
“You… you dare strike me? You dare… you dare?!” Liu Ruyan’s voice was a disbelieving whisper. Lu Xuan continued to slap her, one resounding blow after another. “That’s right, I’m hitting you, old hag! Daring to bewitch our Grand Dao Sect Founder!” Liu Ruyan burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably. “Wuwuwu…” A Dao Rhyme Body, wielding the power of a Three-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme, was actually crying, beaten to submission by Lu Xuan.
The onlookers were utterly dumbfounded. The numerous Old Ancestors of the Supreme Profound Sect exchanged bewildered glances. Yetian’s face was a mask of disbelief. “Founder!!!” he shrieked. They had summoned their revered Founder, only for her to be subjected to such vicious, humiliating treatment?! Even the great demons of the Demon Court stared, slack-jawed. “This… this… Lu Xuan is too savage!” The green-skirted girl rubbed her delicate, fair hands together, a mischievous giggle escaping her lips. Xuan Shang Old Ancestor and the others wanted to intervene, but their words caught in their throats. After all, Liu Ruyan was their Founder Dao Yi’s precious darling. Their Founder had been utterly infatuated with Liu Ruyan. If she managed to summon him now… Wouldn’t that be incredibly awkward?
Liu Ruyan’s body began to tremble violently. Lu Xuan’s power was too immense; she couldn’t endure it any longer! She was going to be utterly shattered! In mere moments, her Dao Rhyme Body was being torn apart by Lu Xuan’s overwhelming might! Her hundred-zhang tall form began to shrink. One hundred zhang! Eighty zhang! Fifty zhang! Her very Dao Rhyme was draining away! Until, finally, Liu Ruyan reverted to a normal human size. She clutched her face, whimpering, “Not the face, please, not the face…”
Disbelief painted every face. This was the Supreme Profound Sect Founder, a beauty renowned throughout the Southern Wilds for countless eons! Yet now, she was being utterly ravaged by Lu Xuan! A faint smile played on Lu Xuan’s lips. Honestly, he felt a strange sense of déjà vu. This Liu Ruyan looked uncannily like Nangong Baixue! Ye Chen had once brutally beaten Nangong Baixue. Now, he was brutally beating Liu Ruyan. This moment, truly mirrored that past one!
Liu Ruyan clutched her face, her sobs echoing. Lu Xuan kicked Liu Ruyan to the ground, then casually placed his foot on her face, grinding it into the void. Just then, Liu Ruyan, tears streaming down her face, could bear it no longer. “Dao Yi, save me!” she shrieked, her voice raw with desperation. The words echoed. In the void, an aura of immense terror began to coalesce, killing intent gathering in the starry sky like an ocean overturning. This was the unmistakable aura of a Three-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme!
Lu Xuan frowned slightly. “Oh? Is our Grand Dao Sect’s Founder, Dao Yi, finally making an appearance?” he murmured. Ridiculous. Their Grand Dao Sect couldn’t even summon a phantom of their own Founder. Yet the Supreme Profound Sect, and Liu Ruyan, could? Lu Xuan couldn’t help but recall some unofficial historical accounts he’d once stumbled upon regarding the Grand Dao Sect Founder. The Founder was indeed a pitiful fool, just as those wild histories claimed!
Suddenly, a cold voice, like a peal of thunder, reverberated through the starry sky. “Who dares lay a hand on my Ruyan?!” In a flash, a towering figure, tens of zhang tall, coalesced in the starry sky. A black-robed man, radiating the Aura of Nature from the Grand Dao Scripture, stood above the void like a celestial god. This was Dao Yi, the Grand Dao Sect Founder himself. He exuded a dignified, imposing presence, his entire being suffused with the Aura of Nature. His Dao Rhyme was profoundly dense, far surpassing Liu Ruyan’s.
Lu Xuan scrutinized Founder Dao Yi. His face was like a perfectly sculpted jade, every line a masterpiece of divine craftsmanship. His eyes burned with an intense aura. He stepped forward abruptly, pulling Liu Ruyan into his embrace and channeling the power of Dao Rhyme into her. Lu Xuan was utterly speechless. Such a strikingly handsome and powerful man had actually become Liu Ruyan’s lapdog?
BOOM! In an instant, the overwhelming aura emanating from Founder Dao Yi pressed down, forcing everyone to bow their heads. The unleashed aura of a Three-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme blazed like a colossal sun, a divine furnace burning fiercely in the void. Thud! Thud! Xuan Shang Old Ancestor and the others immediately dropped to their knees. “Greetings, Founder!” they chorused. Lu Xuan remained utterly still, refusing to kneel. Chen Changsheng, too, stood firm. On the other side, several great demons from the Demon Court also found themselves unable to withstand Founder Dao Yi’s power, prostrating themselves on the ground. “Greetings, Senior!” “Greetings, Senior!” Founder Dao Yi’s aura was simply too formidable, sending a shiver down the spines of the Demon Court members. They had encountered other Three-rotation Quasi-Dao Supremes within the Demon Court, but compared to the Grand Dao Sect Founder Dao Yi before them, the disparity was immense. And this was merely a Dao Rhyme Body! Just how terrifyingly powerful was Founder Dao Yi’s true body?
Then, Yetian, his face twisted in a ferocious glare, snarled at Lu Xuan. “You stand before our Founder! Why do you not bow?!” His voice ripped through the void, shaking the very air. Lu Xuan’s lips curled into a faint, dismissive smile. He casually raised his hand, ready to obliterate Yetian. So much damn nonsense. He bows to whomever he pleases. While Dao Yi was indeed the Grand Dao Sect Founder, it was clear now that he was utterly unworthy of Lu Xuan’s respect! He was too much of a pitiful fool. “Stop!” Founder Dao Yi roared, “Do not harm anyone from the Supreme Profound Sect!”