“Y-you… are you the White Robe Star Venerate, or… Sir?”
The five Ancient Ancestors’ faces twisted with apprehension. If Sir had truly manifested, how could they possibly contend with him? Back then, it took countless Ancient Ancestors, a grand alliance, to forcibly eradicate Sir!
Lu Xuan frowned, a flicker of confusion in his eyes. Sir? He recalled Qingqiu once remarking on his resemblance to Sir. Lu Xuan shook his head. None of that truly mattered. What mattered was that he was about to accept his sixth disciple.
“Crack!”
With a thought, Lu Xuan casually crushed the Eight-star Myriad Phase Realm cultivation jade slip he held.
Boom!
A terrifying surge of power erupted within Lu Xuan, his cultivation skyrocketing. Three-star Myriad Phase Realm! Four-star Myriad Phase Realm!… …finally settling at Eight-star Myriad Phase Realm!
Witnessing this, the five Ancient Ancestors visibly relaxed. The Grey-robed Ancient Ancestor scoffed, a sneer twisting his lips. “Lu Xuan? You’re merely an Eight-star Myriad Phase Realm cultivator?”
The Ancient Ancestor Realm was an insurmountable chasm! Even a powerhouse like Qingqiu couldn’t bridge that gap! Not even Sir, reincarnated, could overcome it!
The other four Ancient Ancestors grew visibly agitated, their eyes glinting with dark ambition. “Lu Xuan, whether you are Sir or not, it’s irrelevant now. In fact, if you are Sir, all the better! We’ll defy the heavens and slay a dragon, cutting down the one who once embodied the Star Sea’s ultimate power. What unparalleled glory that would be!”
At their words, Chen Changsheng merely offered a faint smile. He glanced at Xiao Yin and Xiao Mo. “Step back,” he instructed calmly.
Boom!
The trio instantly retreated a million zhang, vanishing into the distance. For Master, cultivation was a mere formality; he was invincible regardless.
Nearby, Ah Li turned to Qingqiu, her voice a tremor of uncertainty. “Sir is only at the Eight-star Myriad Phase Realm, how can he…”
Qingqiu gently pulled Ah Li further back. “It’s fine,” she assured, her gaze unwavering. “If Sir has chosen to act, then he is invincible.” Though Lu Xuan’s current demeanor seemed vastly different from the legendary Sir, every piece of evidence now pointed to his true identity. It could be no one else.
A beat of silence hung in the air.
Then, from behind the Grey-robed Ancient Ancestor, a long-haired man surged forward, his Dao aura erupting around him. He raised a hand, striking down at Lu Xuan with lethal intent.
“Heavenly Origin Palm!”
A colossal void handprint instantly materialized, siphoning almost all the Starry Sky Power from the surrounding cosmos. It towered like a vast, alien domain, its intricate palm lines disturbingly clear, imbued with an eerie, crushing power as it bore down on Lu Xuan. The might of an Ancient Ancestor surged forth, a torrent like a cosmic river unleashed! This was a power that utterly transcended the Myriad Phase Realm!
Lu Xuan merely stomped his foot, his white robes billowing around him as he casually strode forward, directly confronting the colossal palm. He made no attempt to defend himself! Witnessing this audacious move, the five Ancient Ancestors were utterly dumbfounded. Was Lu Xuan truly intending to meet an Ancient Ancestor Realm attack with nothing but his bare flesh?
The long-haired man let out a derisive scoff. “Utterly arrogant!”
In the blink of an eye, Lu Xuan met the monstrous void handprint head-on. A blinding, scorching light erupted from Lu Xuan, as if a miniature sun had ignited around him. It illuminated the void, his form radiating an indescribable Dao aura.
Myriad Laws Immunity! At his current level, Lu Xuan’s Myriad Laws Immunity could effortlessly withstand attacks from opponents up to three major realms above him! An Ancient Ancestor Realm attack? To him, it was utterly harmless!
“Crack!”
In a mere breath, the long-haired man’s colossal palm print fractured, then exploded into countless shards, every Dao pattern within it utterly annihilated.
“Pfft!”
The long-haired man reeled, a violent backlash tearing through him. He coughed up a spray of vital blood, his body flung a million zhang through the void. He stared at Lu Xuan, his face a mask of utter disbelief. “H-how… how is this possible…”
Then, Lu Xuan’s voice was utterly calm, almost bored. “Is this what an Ancient Ancestor Realm attack amounts to? Still too weak.” With another thought, a river of divine brilliance erupted from him, coalescing into a colossal hand that shot out, seizing the long-haired man.
Boom!
Though it was merely the power of an Eight-star Myriad Phase Realm cultivator, the long-haired man found himself utterly incapable of resisting. The massive hand clamped around his throat, lifting him effortlessly. The other four Ancient Ancestors watched in stunned horror, one of them shouting, “This is impossible!” He clearly only wielded Myriad Phase Realm power!
“Mercy!” the long-haired Ancient Ancestor shrieked. His desperate plea echoed through the void. But Lu Xuan’s colossal hand merely tightened its grip.
“Splatter!”
With a sickening splatter, his physical body exploded into a bloody mist. The divine hand not only annihilated his flesh but utterly obliterated his divine soul! Complete annihilation! An Ancient Ancestor had fallen!
The Grey-robed Ancient Ancestor and his three remaining companions froze, as if turned to stone. How had Lu Xuan accomplished such a feat?
Yet, in the distance, Chen Changsheng simply smiled, a knowing glint in his eyes.
Ah Li gazed at Lu Xuan’s back, her voice trembling, thick with emotion. “He’s returned, Sir… you’ve truly returned!” This was Sir! In the Ancient Epoch, he had been similarly immune to all laws. Even the formidable Ancient Ancestors of the Eerie Race had been utterly helpless against Sir. It was an invincibility that transcended all known rules!
Qingqiu’s eyes held a distant, wistful look, as if she, too, was recalling her childhood. Back then, she had often accompanied her father, Tianzhao, to listen to Sir’s teachings. Sir had been powerful, yet utterly selfless. But Sir rarely made a move! In her memories, the First Star Sea Great War marked the very first time Sir had truly intervened. Tragically, Sir had expended his strength for them, burning himself to protect this Star Sea, which allowed the Eerie Plateau and its treacherous allies to seize their chance. But in this life, Sir had returned. It was this feeling, this utterly indescribable invincibility.
Qingqiu’s delicate lips parted, and she murmured, almost to herself, “Yet, in this life, Sir… he seems different.”
Just then, Lu Xuan casually drifted forward, stopping before the four remaining Ancient Ancestors. The four Ancient Ancestors trembled uncontrollably, their faces ashen. They remembered the terror of being utterly dominated by Sir! Back in the day, either they or their ancestors had once participated in the siege against Sir, though at that time, they hadn’t yet reached the Ancient Ancestor Realm themselves!
Lu Xuan said nothing. He simply brought a palm down.
“Boom!”
A seemingly unremarkable palm descended, yet it pulsed with an incomprehensible power of rules. The entire Fox Fortune Holy Land warped, becoming Lu Xuan’s absolute domain. He was the sole true god within it! As that palm continued its descent, the four Ancient Ancestors felt an unbearable pressure crush down upon them.
“Mercy, Sir!”
“We were wrong…”
But Lu Xuan merely watched, his expression utterly impassive. The Grey-robed Ancient Ancestor, in a desperate gamble, unleashed an Ancient Ancestor-grade Divine Weapon: an ancient, black compass. It swelled to an immense size, and rings of Dao patterns erupted across the void above them.
“Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kan, Gen, Dui (Eight Trigrams)!”
The other three Ancient Ancestors, equally desperate, conjured their own spirit weapons. All of them Ancient Ancestor-grade! For a fleeting moment, the four divine weapons blazed like miniature suns, their boundless might seemingly eclipsing Lu Xuan’s descending palm.
But it was useless!
“Boom!”
“Crack!”
The instant the four Ancient Ancestor-grade spirit weapons met Lu Xuan’s colossal palm, they shattered into a myriad of fragments. The four Ancient Ancestors stared in utter shock, blood gushing from their mouths as the backlash ravaged their bodies.
“Pfft, pfft, pfft!”
This was utterly terrifying! A single palm had annihilated four Ancient Ancestor-grade Divine Weapons! Was this truly Sir? In their boundless despair, they frantically unleashed every spirit weapon they possessed, desperate to halt the descending palm!
Boom, boom, boom!
Terrifying spirit weapons, intricate array plates, and potent talismans were hurled forth, manifesting heaven-shattering divine brilliance. They formed seemingly indestructible layers of Dao patterns above the four Ancient Ancestors’ heads.
But it was useless! Utterly useless! As that palm descended, it swept through everything with devastating force, shattering all in its path! The four Ancient Ancestors roared in a chorus of fury and despair.
“No! No…”