Yet just as he was about to use this as an excuse to join the struggle for the opportunity in the Northern Netherworld—
Rumble—
Above the Azure Jade Palace, the once-clear sky suddenly shattered and collapsed, like the dome of a main hall blasted apart by heavenly lightning!
Two bloodied figures, as battered as torn sacks, fell from the sky amid a shower of bloody mist. They slammed into the Azure Jade Palace, their lingering momentum cracking the earth beneath them!
The earth quaked and the mountains shook!
Even the air throughout the sect grounds abruptly grew heavy and oppressive.
Under countless stunned and horrified gazes,
a young man in purple robes strode through the air, his clothes fluttering and an intimidating aura swirling around him!
Beneath his vast, calamity-like pressure, everything within the sect grounds seemed to freeze. Countless people gaped in horror, including the white-robed man in the courtyard!
The deathly silence was like the calm before a storm.
Vast golden radiance surged within the purple-robed figure's ink-black eyes, while a rarely seen, towering killing intent filled his features.
His voice was cold to the extreme. It echoed between heaven and earth, shaking the entire Azure Jade Palace!
"Shen Chong, get out here."
Above the night sky, the sun and moon hung in the air, their brilliant, crystalline light illuminating the entire Azure Jade Palace.
Vast power poured ceaselessly into Lu Yuan's body. His golden eyes, which seemed to flow with molten lava, were chilling to the bone, making countless living beings tremble.
His pressure was boundless!
Although his cultivation had only just entered the Heavenly Realm, and he remained two levels short of the so-called middle stage,
with the effects of all the traits he had accumulated thus far, Lu Yuan's foundation in the Martial Way had