The System Needs a Bigger Picture—A Mere Destiny Backlash Has Never Been Worthy of My Notice

"Hm, this really is a little difficult."

Lu Yuan frowned slightly.

Having too high a cultivation sometimes came with its own troubles.

That was, using even a little bit of power could cause heaven-shattering, earth-rending destruction.

It was indeed not easy to both avoid alerting anyone and achieve a shocking effect.

It was like using a missile to kill a mosquito—rather difficult.

After thinking for a long time,

Lu Yuan murmured, "I'll use one-millionth of my strength. I hope this Child of Destiny isn't too weak."

With that thought, Lu Yuan stretched out a finger and lightly tapped the air before him.

Boom!

Space rippled like the surface of water.

The next second, a Dharma Image Giant Finger suddenly appeared above the Battle Arena. The giant finger resembled a thousand-zhang mountain pillar, carrying terrifying pressure as it pressed down upon Jun Moxiao.

The airflow roared. The confident Jun Moxiao's expression abruptly froze the instant the giant finger appeared.

"A physical Dharma Image? This is an ability only Divine Ability Realm experts possess. You're a Divine Ability Realm expert!"

Jun Moxiao cried out in horror!

Fear rose in his heart.

Yes, he was indeed a genius. His cultivation had reached the peak of the Life and Death Profound Realm, and he could even fight opponents above his level.

But he was still far from capable of crossing three major realms to fight.

After all, even his Master, Nangong Cheng, was only in the Divine Ability Realm.

"Master Huo, save me."

Jun Moxiao pleaded toward the Red Pagoda floating within the sea of consciousness between his brows.

An exasperated, irritable voice came from within the Red Pagoda.

"You brat, what are you doing? Where did you provoke a peak Divine Ability Realm expert? My strength has only recovered to the middle stage of the Divine Ability Realm. I may not be able to save you, but I'll do my best. You'd better pray for yourself."

As the voice fell, the Red Pagoda erupted with a terrifying force and charged toward the giant finger.

But the force released by the Red Pagoda collapsed the instant it touched the Dharma Image Giant Finger.

The two were not on the same level at all.

In the elders' section,

Nangong Cheng's face twitched, and his expression was filled with shock.

"This is impossible! The Divine Son is actually a peak Divine Ability Realm expert?!"

Nangong Cheng was completely dumbfounded.

But saving his disciple was the most urgent matter now.

He hurriedly looked at the Great Elder beside him.

"Great Elder, what are you standing around for? Hurry and save my disciple!"

There was no other choice. He himself was only at the late stage of the Divine Ability Realm.

And the giant finger was far too close to Jun Moxiao.

He desperately wanted to save him, but lacked the strength to do so.

He could only place his hopes on the Great Elder, Hong Xiaotian, who was at the peak of the Divine Ability Realm.

Hearing Nangong Cheng's words, the Great Elder fell silent before sighing. "Nangong, can't you see it yet? The Divine Son has an extraordinary background. He is not someone you or I can afford to provoke. Instead of begging me, you should beg the Divine Son."

Hearing this, Nangong Cheng immediately came to his senses and hurriedly looked toward Lu Yuan.

"Divine Son, please show mercy! Moxiao admits defeat!"

Lu Yuan remained unmoved.

Nangong Cheng immediately panicked. "Divine Son, Jun Moxiao is a Holy Son. You cannot kill him!"

Lu Yuan still remained unmoved.

Nangong Cheng was truly desperate now and actually attacked Lu Yuan.

He struck out with his palm, shaking space itself and causing countless disciples to cry out in alarm.

"Nangong Cheng, you're courting death!"

The Chaos Sacred Master was greatly alarmed and struck out with his palm as well.

The two palms collided, and who knew how many disciples were caught in the aftermath. Fortunately, the Great Elder, Hong Xiaotian, acted in time and protected the ordinary disciples.

The next moment, Nangong Cheng was sent flying, smashing a gap into the Battle Arena.

The Chaos Sacred Master was at the Half-step Marquis Realm. In terms of strength, only the ancestors of the Chaos Sacred Land and its Supreme Elders surpassed him.

At that moment, a rumbling sound came from the Battle Arena.

Under Jun Moxiao's despairing gaze, the giant finger descended.

Boom!

The Battle Arena collapsed, and a giant pit one hundred meters wide appeared at its center.

Warning! The host is about to kill a Child of Destiny and will suffer Destiny Backlash.

Warning! The system advises the host to stop immediately. Otherwise, the host's life will be in danger.

Warning! The Child of Destiny has died. Destiny Backlash is imminent!

Seated in the Divine Son's seat, Lu Yuan looked somewhat stunned.

"Hm? Did I use too much strength?"

"Sigh, my mistake, my mistake. One-millionth of my strength was still too much. Next time, one-five-millionth should do."

Lu Yuan could not help shaking his head, deciding to remember that number and not exceed it next time.

And at that very instant,

the heavens changed drastically.

Dark clouds covered the sky, and the heavens for billions of miles turned black.

A massive Tribulation Cloud appeared above the Chaos Sacred Land.

The next second, a bolt of Destiny Divine Lightning capable of shattering tens of millions of miles of land descended from the heavens. Carrying the fury of the Heavenly Dao, it brought Divine Punishment down upon Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan raised his head and calmly looked at the divine lightning. His eyes were calm and unruffled, even holding a trace of contempt.

"Elder You," Lu Yuan called softly.

"Young Master, there is no need to worry."

An aged voice sounded beside Lu Yuan's ear. Other than him, no one could hear it.

The next instant,

a cold gleam illuminated the entire land!

Everyone only saw a dazzling silver-white sword light flash before their eyes.

The Tribulation Cloud in the sky was split in two before dispersing.

The sky regained its brightness.

It was as though the scene of darkness engulfing billions of miles of sky had never occurred.

Lu Yuan could not help shaking his head.

"Too weak."

"System, I'm not trying to criticize you, but think bigger. A mere Destiny Backlash has never been worth your master's notice."

Heavenly Mandate Great Villain System: (?﹏?)

Ding! Congratulations to the host for directly killing a Child of Destiny. Rewards doubled.

Reward One: King Grade Top-tier divine weapon, Coiling Dragon Sky Breaking Sword.

Reward Two: One drop of God-Demon Essence Blood.

Reward Three: One billion Top-grade Spirit Stones.

Reward Four: Villain Value +2000.

Seeing the system rewards, Lu Yuan curled his lips.

"That's it?"

"System, I told you to think bigger. Do you not know that my storage already has mountains of trash like this?"

Lu Yuan could not help shaking his head.

"This generation of systems is really hard to manage."

Heavenly Mandate Great Villain System: (??-??)

At this moment,

the many disciples in the Battle Arena were also shocked by what had happened in the sky, but given their realms, they had no idea what had actually occurred.

Their attention was still focused more on the Battle Arena.

"My heavens, what happened? Saint Jun is dead?"

"One move. With just one move, Saint Jun was crushed to death by the Divine Son. Now I think the Divine Son truly deserves his position."

"Pah, fence-sitter. All you know is how to switch sides."

A female disciple rolled her eyes.

"Unbelievable. The Divine Son actually possesses such terrifying strength. He can probably rival Xiao Yun, who ranks first among the Holy Sons, right?"

"I reserve judgment on that. The Divine Son may be strong, but Holy Son Xiao is no weakling either. Back then, Holy Son Xiao was qualified to become the Divine Son, but he gave it up himself."

"..."

Countless disciples began discussing among themselves.

On the Observation Platform, the many elders and several hundred guests were equally shocked.

The Divine Ability Realm.

One had to know that this was a cultivation level only elders of the major sacred lands could possess.

Moreover, the power unleashed by Lu Yuan's finger had already reached the peak of the Divine Ability Realm.

It had already surpassed the elders of most factions.

In the elders' section, every elder's gaze flickered, and none of them looked particularly pleased.

When Lu Yuan had suddenly descended upon them and become the Divine Son, they had opposed it with all their strength.

But now, the Divine Son's strength had even surpassed theirs. Their former opposition had become a joke, as though they had each received a fierce slap across the face!

"Just where did the Sacred Master find such a monster? Looking across all the factions of the Tianxiao Continent, what kind of faction could possibly nurture such a terrifying prodigy?"

An elder spoke in shock.

The Chaos Sacred Master, Jiang Cang, nearly wanted to throw back his head and laugh. With the Divine Son backing him now, the Chaos Sacred Land had finally become his personal domain.

"Young Master truly is Young Master. Awesome!!!"

Lu Yuan let out a bored yawn.

"Boring. I'm leaving first."

As his words fell, Lu Yuan transformed into a breeze and vanished from his seat.

Jiang Shengyi was left standing blankly beside the seat, at a complete loss.

No one noticed that as Lu Yuan left, he also took away the dim Red Pagoda from within the deep pit in the Battle Arena.