Countless scenes of space and time flashed past their eyes one after another. In the blink of an eye, Lu Yuan and the other two had swept across thousands of worlds.
The Dark Continent was one of the top continents in the Primordial Great Realm. Its territory was boundlessly vast, spanning a total of one hundred and thirteen domains: seventy-two Lower Domains, thirty-six Upper Domains, and five Supreme Domains.
The area of a single domain was already tens of billions of times larger than that of the Tianxiao Continent.
Even an Emperor Realm powerhouse would likely be unable to fly out of a single domain in an entire lifetime if they were in the Dark Continent.
It seemed as though a long time had passed, yet it also seemed as though nothing had changed.
But when he opened his eyes again, the scene before him was no longer the imperial palace of the Central Empire. Instead, it was a magnificent giant city radiating an ancient, boundless aura. Above the city gates were three vigorous characters.
Tianxiao City!
People streamed endlessly in and out of the city gates. King Realm and Emperor Realm powerhouses could be found everywhere, as common as grabbing a handful of sand. On the Tianxiao Continent, every one of them would have been an exalted existence controlling the lives and deaths of hundreds of millions. Yet at this moment, every one of these powerhouses wore caution and fear on their faces.
They were like commoners entering the imperial city.
Above the Emperor Realm, the Dark Continent had the following realms: Saint Realm, Earth Saint, Heavenly Saint, Great Heavenly Saint (Supreme Heavenly Saint), Heavenly Venerable, Great Heavenly Venerable (Saint Heavenly Venerate), Immortal, Dominator, and Emperor Venerable.
Among them, Supreme Heavenly Saint and Saint Heavenly Venerate were two extremely special realms, because only those who comprehended and controlled the Supreme Laws could cultivate to these two realms.
Their special requirements had also endowed these two realms with absurd combat power beyond ordinary imagination.
At this moment, Lu Yuan and the other two stood outside the city.
Lu Yuan's expression was calm and unruffled.
Su Qingyao looked around like a curious child, unable to conceal her excitement.
Jiang Shengyi did not dare to look around at all. She cowered behind Su Qingyao in fear, because anyone here—even a dog—possessed enough strength to crush her to death with ease.
"Phew~"
Lu Yuan inhaled deeply and said softly, "Let's enter the city. This city is the territory of my Lu Clan. There's a teleportation array inside that can send you directly to your destination."
However, just as Lu Yuan finished speaking, the Netherworld Elders, who had been secretly protecting him, spoke in unison. "Young Master, wait. Something's wrong."
Lu Yuan frowned. "Elder You, Elder Ming, what's wrong?"
Elder You said solemnly, "Young Master, just now, I tried to contact Chen Qianchuan, the lord of Tianxiao City, but I never received a reply. Moreover, the City Guard uniforms all bear the character 'Gu' embroidered over the left chest. That's the exclusive mark of the Immortal Gu Family!"
After hearing Elder You's words, Lu Yuan's eyes darkened.
Tianxiao City was an extremely important city, with more than a billion permanent residents alone.
More importantly, the Immortal Gu Family was the Lu Clan's mortal enemy.
Therefore, members of the Gu Family absolutely could not appear inside Tianxiao City, much less serve in the City Guard.
Now that such a situation had appeared, it could only mean that Tianxiao City had possibly changed hands!
"What happened during the time I was gone?"
Lu Yuan had an ominous feeling in his heart.
Unless every member of the Lu Clan had died, Tianxiao City could never have changed hands.
"Let's enter the city first. If it really has changed hands, such a major event couldn't possibly be concealed."
Lu Yuan spoke, then entered the city.
Inside Tianxiao City, a certain street was currently in utter chaos. Passersby scattered in all directions, their faces panicked, as though they were afraid of getting themselves into trouble.
"Hahaha, run! Keep running! You remnants of the Lu Clan—let's see where you can run to!"
In the middle of the several-hundred-meter-wide street, a young man and woman sat collapsed on the ground, their faces pale and despairing. They were covered in wounds, and blood had already soaked through their clothes.
Hovering in the air before them were three men in purple robes.
At that moment, the middle one of the three spoke. "Lu Changming, tell me where the remaining remnants of the Lu Clan are hiding, and I can grant you a quick death."
When the man named Lu Changming heard this, he immediately spat a mouthful of blood into the air. "Go to hell! You pieces of trash! When my Lu Clan was still around, you didn't even dare fart. Now that my Lu Clan has fallen into trouble, you pieces of trash have all jumped out one after another, afraid that others won't know you're the Gu Family's dogs!"
"Kill me or torture me, do whatever you want. If I make a single sound, your father is the one who raised me!"
Hearing this, the purple-robed man who had spoken darkened his expression and said coldly, "You refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. I originally wanted to grant you a quick death, but it seems there's no need for that now."
As he spoke, he suddenly let out a sinister laugh. "The one beside you is your sister, right? She's quite pretty. I imagine my servants would like her very much. If she were sold to the Night Moon Pavilion, she should fetch a good price too. I've decided. I'll have my fun first, then let my servants have their fun, and finally sell her to the Night Moon Pavilion."
"Brother."
Lu Changyue fearfully grabbed Lu Changming's arm.
Lu Changming's eyes instantly reddened. He rose in furious rage and shouted, "Feng Yi, if you have the guts, come at me! What kind of man attacks a woman?"
The young man named Feng Yi did not get angry after hearing this. He merely sneered. "Whether I'm a man or not, your sister will know soon enough. Hahaha, I've never had my way with a woman from the Lu Clan before."
After saying this, Feng Yi's expression turned cold. He waved his hand. "Do it!"
At his side, the other two immediately flew toward Lu Changming and Lu Changyue.
"Ah! Get away!"
Lu Changming threw his head back and roared furiously. His already-exhausted body was squeezed for another trace of strength, sending the two men flying. However, it was still useless—nothing more than a dying struggle.
Lu Changyue understood this as well. Looking at her brother, she gave a tragic smile and said, "Brother, I'd rather die than fall into their hands."
After saying this, an exquisite dagger appeared in Lu Changyue's hand. Without the slightest hesitation, she drew it across her own neck.
Lu Changming's eyes nearly split apart. He shouted in despair:
"Don't!"
He reached out, wanting to stop her, his heart already plunged into the depths of despair. But in the next moment, his entire body froze.
He saw that, at some unknown point, a man in white had appeared before his sister, Lu Changyue. The man lightly pinched the dagger between two flawless fingers, preventing it from advancing even an inch.
Lu Changyue stared at the man before her, completely stunned. In the next moment, tears burst from her eyes, and she threw herself into his arms, crying out, "Brother Lu Yuan!"
At this moment, all of Lu Changyue's emotions poured out, because the man before her could give her an unparalleled sense of security.
"Brother Yuan?"
Lu Changming called out tentatively, a trace of disbelief in his eyes.
Lu Yuan turned around. Though he was smiling, he still scolded him, "You brat, is this how you take care of Changyue?"
Upon seeing that the person who had arrived was truly Lu Yuan, Lu Changming was completely stunned. The enormous surprise left him dazed. In the next moment, he shouted like a madman, then rushed forward and hugged Lu Yuan as well, crying out:
"Ah! Brother Yuan, you're finally back! Sob, sob... You don't know, you don't know what we've been through these past six months. The Lu Clan... the Lu Clan..."
Lu Changming sobbed so hard that he could barely speak.
Lu Yuan's heart sank steadily. He was not a fool. From all the signs before him, even if that outcome seemed utterly impossible, it was still the only truth.
Yet on the surface, Lu Yuan remained calm and composed. He patted the two of them and said softly, "All right, all right. Let me deal with what's in front of us first. Then you can tell me carefully what happened."
Hearing Lu Yuan's words, Lu Changming and Lu Changyue obediently released him.
Lu Yuan looked at the three people opposite him, his gaze dark and gloomy, extreme killing intent flickering deep within it. "You even dared to lay hands on members of my Lu Clan. I have to say, you have some truly extraordinary nerve."
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