“Now that’s the kind of human I recognize, hehehe…”
With a sinister chuckle, the black-robed elder directly placed his hand above Lu Xuan’s head.
Boom!
He began to probe Lu Xuan’s Sea of Divine Sense.
The very next instant, he froze. His entire body stiffened, utterly beyond his control.
Lu Xuan’s Sea of Divine Sense was boundless, countless Grand Daos roaring like a tempest. Intricate, obscure Dao Seals wove together into colossal nets, forming what felt like an entirely new cosmos.
Even with his Two-star Heavenly God Realm divine sense, the black-robed elder felt like a mere mayfly upon entering Lu Xuan’s Sea of Divine Sense, a frog in a well gazing at the vast sky.
‘Is this truly the Sea of Divine Sense of a Heavenly God Realm cultivator?’ he thought, aghast. ‘This must be a God-Venerable! No! No…’
He had never witnessed such pure Primordial Grand Dao.
Deep within Lu Xuan’s Sea of Divine Sense, a complete World Tree Projection stood, reaching impossibly high, rooted in endless darkness, rising from the boundless heavens and earth, its peak lost to sight.
The black-robed elder realized he was trapped within Lu Xuan’s Sea of Divine Sense.
Terrified, he desperately tried to escape.
“Let me out! Let me out!”
But it was useless! Utterly useless!
Lu Xuan’s Sea of Divine Sense was simply too vast; he was slowly losing himself within it!
The black-robed elder was gripped by extreme fear. This was undoubtedly the most humiliating way to die.
He had come to soul-search. Now he was going to perish within another’s Sea of Divine Sense?
“Who are you? Who are you…?”
The black-robed elder’s divine sense wandered aimlessly within Lu Xuan’s inner cosmos. Powerful as a Two-star Heavenly God Realm expert, he was now crying like a frightened child. His divine sense wept.
On his physical body, two streams of black tears streamed down his face, mirroring the terror of his divine sense.
Ye Chen, puzzled, asked, “Why’s that old man crying?”
Ji Fuyao’s beautiful eyes twinkled, a faint smile playing on her lips. “Perhaps Master scared him into tears.”
The others exchanged glances, speechless.
At this moment, every reaction of the black-robed elder’s divine sense manifested on his physical body. His entire form trembled, convulsing uncontrollably. Even a dark, viscous liquid began to seep from his crotch.
The black-robed elder’s divine sense grew increasingly alarmed. ‘A World Tree! Why does this white-robed man’s Sea of Divine Sense contain a complete World Tree Projection?’
One had to understand, the World Tree Projection was the very foundation of countless star domains. In fact, many star domains were merely fruits borne from the World Tree. This was simply too heaven-defying! Even the most powerful experts of their Eerie Domain couldn't achieve such a feat.
Not only that, but the black-robed elder then saw a towering, ancient Bronze Ancient Palace Projection spanning the depths of Lu Xuan’s Sea of Divine Sense.
He was utterly shocked.
‘Isn’t this the Bronze Ancient Palace that caused such an uproar back then, nearly destroying countless star domains? How could it be within this white-robed man’s Sea of Divine Sense?’
As the black-robed elder grew more and more astonished, he suddenly realized a terrifying truth. His divine sense had burned away until only a palm-sized wisp remained. He had probed too many secrets and suffered too great a backlash!
‘I hadn’t expected such a powerhouse to exist among humans!’
A deep sigh escaped him, his heart filled with an endless, profound shock.
Swoosh!
The last wisp of his divine sense turned to ash. His physical body, too, began to burn, swiftly disintegrating into nothingness, leaving not a single trace. Annihilated!
Witnessing this, Ji Fuyao, Ye Chen, and the others remained utterly unperturbed. It was exactly as they expected! Who in this world would dare to soul-search Master? Did they have a death wish?
Chen Changsheng let out a long breath. “Master is indeed incomparably mighty!”
Lu Xuan chuckled. “Third Brother, you rascal, you’ve been hiding your cultivation again lately.”
Chen Changsheng was speechless.
Ji Fuyao playfully twisted Chen Changsheng’s ear. “What’s your cultivation now?”
Chen Changsheng gave a wry smile. “Still very weak, just Ancient Ancestor Realm!”
Ye Chen, ever the instigator, chimed in, “First Senior Sister is also Ancient Ancestor Realm. Are you saying she’s very weak?”
Chen Changsheng shot Ye Chen a glare. “You and your big mouth.”
Lu Xuan smiled. “Don’t worry about Third Brother. It’s normal for his cultivation to advance quickly since he possesses the Bronze Ancient Palace. Even outside the Primordial Star Domain, the Bronze Ancient Palace is a treasure that Dominator Realm and Dao-Seeking Realm experts would fight tooth and nail for, containing countless secrets of the cosmos.”
Only then did Ji Fuyao release Chen Changsheng’s ear.
Lu Xuan cast his gaze into the distance. Seven more Black Divine Lights were streaking towards the Fallen Star Sea.
But to him, they were moving far too slowly. It would take another incense stick’s worth of time for them to arrive! Lu Xuan, however, had little patience for waiting.
With a thought, he directly transmitted a message to the seven Eerie Domain Emissaries. “Hey, can you pick up the pace? I’m waiting so long my patience is wearing thin.”
The sudden voice stunned the Heavenly God Realm powerhouses, even filling them with a sense of dread.
“Damn it! Who’s speaking?!” the seven Heavenly God Realm experts roared. They were the embodiment of eeriness itself. How could someone be even more eerie than them? This was utterly bizarre!
Lu Xuan said calmly, “Aren’t you here to mess with our Fallen Star Sea?”
“What?!” the seven Heavenly God Realm experts cried out in alarm. The newcomer was clearly hostile! Some already felt the urge to retreat. It seemed the Star Sea inhabitant who defeated Guixuan was no easy opponent.
As one Eerie Domain Emissary attempted to tear through space and flee, an incomparably profound set of Spatial Dao Patterns suddenly appeared in the void around them, resonating with their own movements. Their speed instantly surged, increasing by hundreds of times!
“Damn it! We’re leaving!” an Eerie Emissary shouted.
But it was useless! Since they had already come, Lu Xuan naturally wouldn’t let them leave.
Moments later.
Boom! Crack!
Space tore open! Space twisted! From the violently distorted rift, seven Heavenly God Realm Eerie Emissaries tumbled out, crashing disoriented into the starry sky.
Ye Chen and the others were dumbfounded. Had Master just forcibly ‘kidnapped’ seven Heavenly Gods?
Soon, the seven Heavenly God Realm powerhouses scrambled to their feet, glaring ferociously at the group. Their gazes quickly locked onto… Chen Changsheng.
Simply because Chen Changsheng’s aura was even more restrained than Lu Xuan’s!
“You ant, how dare you toy with us? Get over here!”
Ji Fuyao smiled, her beauty radiating, while Ye Chen and the others burst into laughter. They silently ribbed Chen Changsheng. That guy always pretended to be weak, yet he was constantly mistaken for a big shot!
Amidst the group, Chen Changsheng didn’t move a muscle, pretending not to hear.
At this, Lu Xuan’s face twitched slightly. “What? Do I not look like a powerhouse?”
“You?!” a grotesque, ugly man sneered. “Are you the one who killed Guixuan?”
Lu Xuan simply raised a hand, unleashing a palm strike.
Boom!
As the palm descended, the heavens and earth rumbled. The terrifying fluctuations made the Grand Daos within the ugly man’s body tremble. A colossal palm print plummeted towards him, silencing the starry sky, while a surging, hurricane-like killing intent swept forth.
The ugly man roared, “Earth-Shaking Prison Art!”
Boom! Around him, a multitude of Dao Patterns appeared, constantly shifting and transforming, eventually coalescing into a massive Heaven and Earth Cage. It was profoundly dark and deep, like a Great Domain unto itself.
In an instant, Lu Xuan’s giant palm descended!
The ugly man roared again, desperately injecting his Eerie power into the Earth-Shaking Prison phenomenon.
But it was useless! Utterly useless!
Boom! Crack!
The towering Earth-Shaking Prison shattered, disintegrating into countless fragments. The ugly man’s Heavenly God Body also began to crumble, ultimately breaking down into innumerable Micro-particles! Instant annihilation!