You're not a woman, otherwise dying would be a blast

Did Lu Yuan care about the Lu Family?

The answer was that he definitely did.

This was Lu Yuan's most basic bottom line as a human being.

But deep down, Lu Yuan didn't care all that much. The reason was that the Lu Family had indeed restricted him, becoming a shackle weighing him down.

Deep in his heart, Lu Yuan sometimes even thought it would be nice if the Lu Family just disappeared one day.

Of course, he would never say such things to anyone—oh, except to the dead.

This was the demonic nature lurking in Lu Yuan's heart at work.

The day he returned to the Dark Continent and heard the Lu Family was gone, Lu Yuan was shocked—shocked that these people knew how to court death so well.

Later, when he learned the Lu Family had merely exiled themselves, his heart completely settled.

The grief vanished, leaving only secret delight.

But he still had to protect the collateral branches of the Lu Family. That restless heart of his had to be restrained again, forcing him to continue following the rules of the Dark Continent, quietly doing his own thing, trying not to stand out too much, not becoming a breaker of rules, so as not to harm his own people.

But now, it seemed that was no longer necessary.

Because there were always people breaking the rules.

Lu Yuan no longer had any reason to keep following them either.

Gu Changtian had died long ago, his breath ceasing before he even finished hearing Lu Yuan's words.

Lu Yuan didn't care. His words were never meant for Gu Changtian anyway.

Lifting his head, Lu Yuan gazed up at the Waning Sun and Blood Moon hanging at the end of the sky. His eyes were deep and dark, a faint smile on his lips, but in the depths of his gaze lay extreme coldness.

Turning his palm over, a black stone appeared in Lu Yuan's hand. The stone was round, crystalline, and emitted a faint glow.

Looking at the stone in his hand, Lu Yuan smiled and murmured, "After all this scheming, I still lost. Master, in the end, you were the one with the upper hand."

As his words fell, Lu Yuan suddenly moved, ferociously charging at the Gu Family disciples nearby who hadn't managed to flee in time.

In the span of a few breaths, everyone was beheaded.

Chopping off people's heads seemed to be Lu Yuan's unique hobby.

After cleaning up the Gu Family members, Lu Yuan left this ancient city and began searching for others.

In the depths of space.

The Immortal Powerhouse of the Gu Family was glaring so hard his eyes were splitting. If not for another Immortal Powerhouse holding him back, he would have charged straight into the Divine Martial Heavenly Ruins.

And then been ground to dust by the merciless laws.

Seeing Lu Yuan once again go after other prodigies, all the big shots began to grow anxious.

They started pressuring the Sky-Pacifying Master.

"Sky-Pacifying, immediately order Lu Yuan back. Don't let him keep making mistake after mistake."

"What a mad brat. If he were a son of my Jiang Family, I'd laugh in my dreams. What a pity. Sky-Pacifying, call him back, or the consequences will be severe."

"Brother Sky-Pacifying, what do you think? I recall your term has one year left. After that year, you'll return to the Qingling Star Travel headquarters. A mere Lu Yuan isn't worth you offending so many people over him."

"My Dark Immortal Hall is willing to offer one hundred attribute-less Essence Crystals, as a congratulatory gift for your impending return to headquarters."

The master of the Dark Immortal Hall spoke, dangling the temptation.

Just moments ago, he had received orders from the Dark Immortal Hall Master to kill Lu Yuan at all costs.

Moreover, the Dark Immortal Hall Master, fearing he alone wouldn't be enough, had dispatched three more masters, already on their way.

To kill a mere Heavenly Saint, the Dark Immortal Hall was mobilizing four masters—enough to prove their fear and how seriously they took this.

One hundred attribute-less Essence Crystals.

Hearing this, the Sky-Pacifying Master's eyelids twitched. He was a little tempted.

Combined with the pressure from the other powerhouses—though they didn't say it outright—he knew none of them wanted Lu Yuan to leave alive.

After a long moment, the Sky-Pacifying Master let out a heavy sigh. "Fine. Do as you please."

"As for asking me to call that kid back, forget it. He won't listen. Instead of pinning your hopes on me, you'd be better off praying your own juniors run fast enough."

Having said this, the Sky-Pacifying Master fell silent, closing his eyes and sitting down to meditate.

The world bustles and clamors, all for profit.

Inside the Divine Martial Heavenly Ruins, all the prodigies were fleeing for their lives. They had already received transmissions from their elders.

They learned that Nangong Muyue had died at Lu Yuan's hands.

And that she had been beaten without any chance to fight back.

No one hesitated. Even the other three of the Three Super Prodigies chose to withdraw.

Lu Yuan was clearly a monster who didn't play by the rules.

Compared to their own bright futures, facing a monster like Lu Yuan was worse than just leaving.

No one wanted to clash with Lu Yuan and test who was stronger or weaker.

That was something only someone with a few screws loose would do.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan was also searching everywhere for his targets. Of course, if he ran into people from other continents, he wouldn't let them go either.

There was no personal grudge—he mainly wanted to rob them of their Law Crystals.

Half a day later.

All the prodigies had withdrawn from the Divine Martial Heavenly Ruins.

Lu Yuan had also found all his targets and killed them one by one.

In the process, the Law Crystals in Lu Yuan's hands had gone from the original five to one hundred and thirty.

"Truly lonely at the top. Is there no one in the same realm who can fight me? Even someone one realm higher would do."

Standing atop a pitch-black tower a hundred meters tall, Lu Yuan gazed at the vast land and let out a sigh.

There wasn't a trace of tension on his face.

Even though dozens of Dominators and hundreds of Immortals were waiting outside to kill him.

Just then.

Qing Wuji arrived.

"Aren't you leaving?" Lu Yuan asked.

Qing Wuji's face was expressionless. "You're not going to kill me, so why would I rush off? There are still ten full days until the Heavenly Ruins close."

Qing Wuji walked over to Lu Yuan's side, took two flasks of fine wine from his storage ring, and handed one to Lu Yuan.

Qing Wuji tilted his head back and took a hearty gulp, wiped the spilled wine from the corner of his mouth, and said seriously, "I've already gotten word. That old bastard Pingtian has agreed to the Mad Sun Old Dog's request and decided not to protect you. On top of that, looking at the current situation, the strong from the other continents also want you dead."

"Dozens of Dominators, hundreds of Immortals." Qing Wuji looked at Lu Yuan and said earnestly, "You're dead for sure!"

"The Divine Martial Heavenly Ruins only has one exit. Unless you're an Emperor Venerable, there's no way you're flying out of here."

Lu Yuan took a sip of the wine, savored it carefully, then smiled. "So, you came to see me one last time?"

Qing Wuji's face remained blank. "That was the idea. I don't know why you're so calm and composed, but I've racked my brains and can't think of a way for you to turn this around. If I don't see you one last time now, I'm afraid I won't get the chance."

"Not planning to live and die with me?" Lu Yuan asked with a grin.

Qing Wuji shot Lu Yuan a glare and said proudly, "This Young Master has a bright future ahead of him. You're not some stunning beauty, so at least I could have some fun before dying. Rather than dying here for nothing, I'd rather wait until you're dead and come collect your corpse."

With that, Qing Wuji patted Lu Yuan on the shoulder. "Don't worry. Once I break through to Emperor Venerable in the future, I'll definitely avenge you and kill every last one of them."

Lu Yuan looked into the distance, his expression relaxed. "Looks like you're certain I'm going to die."

"I'll be waiting for your performance."

After saying that, Qing Wuji downed the last drop of wine from his flask and vanished from the Divine Martial Heavenly Ruins at the same time.

Qing Wuji's departure didn't stir the slightest ripple in Lu Yuan's heart. He simply gazed at the vast rivers and mountains before him, silently finishing the wine in his own flask.

Then, he crushed the black stone.