Earthbound Immortal

Earthbound Immortal Boom! Boom! Boom...

Lu Yun and the silver giant eagle continued their frenzied battle.

For a time, an aura capable of destroying heaven and earth filled the area around the Unfixed Pagoda. Endless gales, sword energy, flames, and terrifying ripples of power swept wildly in every direction.

At the same time.

Crisp, pleasant system notifications continuously rang in Lu Yun's mind.

[ Ding! ]

[ Detected that the host is using the Heavenly Sword Art... ]

[ Sword Art Experience +10. 5,000x Critical Hit triggered. Sword Art Experience +50,000! ]

[ Ding! ]

[ Detected that the host is using the Heavenly Sword Art... ]

[ Sword Art Experience +10. 5,000x Critical Hit triggered. Sword Art Experience +50,000! ]

In just a few breaths, the aura emanating from him grew increasingly powerful.

At this moment, the silver giant eagle also faintly sensed a trace of unease.

It sensed danger and wanted to retreat for the time being, but—

It sensed danger and wanted to retreat for the time being, but—

It was already too late. At that very moment, Lu Yun gripped the Azure Nether Sword and sent a heaven-shaking sword radiance slashing fiercely toward the silver giant eagle.

[ Ding! ]

[ Detected that the host has used Heavenly Sword Art · Mountain Breaker ]

[ Congratulations, host! You have slain the silver giant eagle and obtained 1,000,000 experience points! ]

Rumble—

A heaven-shaking explosion rang out as the Falling Leaf Azure Edge Sword in Lu Yun's hand viciously struck the silver giant eagle's body.

Dense cracks appeared across the silver giant eagle's body. As time passed, those cracks grew wider and wider until the entire eagle was blasted away, then slammed heavily into the ground.

Lu Yun's body traced a graceful arc through the air before landing steadily on the ground.

The silver giant eagle's eyes no longer held the slightest trace of life. A peerless demonic beast at the late Dao-Seeking Realm had been wiped out with a single slash!

"I wonder why you were so persistent?"

"But... you wanted to harm the humans here. I could only kill you!"

Lu Yun shook his head and summoned his status panel.

System Stage Seven Activated: 5,000x Critical Hit Amplification

Host: Lu Yun

Martial Skill: Heavenly Sword Art lv236

Strength Level: Peak Dao-Seeking Realm

At this point, across the entire Sky Net Star, he could be said to have surpassed everyone else and become the undisputed number one powerhouse.

Yet, as he looked at the giant eagle's corpse lying not far away, Lu Yun felt a thousand emotions welling up in his heart.

What did it matter even if one possessed Dao-Seeking Realm strength? So long as there was one mistake—such as encountering someone stronger than oneself—the ending was already set in stone.

In this cruel world, strength determined fate!

"No matter what! I still have to thank you. If not for you, I couldn't have broken through so quickly!"

"However..."

"Now that the spiritual energy between heaven and earth is growing richer and richer, the barrier from those years is about to be completely unsealed. When that happens, I'm afraid even more powerful experts will come. I don't have much time left."

Lu Yun stood where he was, muttering to himself.

Previously, when he had promised Qing Yuanzi to deal with the Thunderclap Venom Xun Python deep underground, he had also learned a terrifying fact.

That was, the previous civilization era before this Spirit Revival Era had been far more magnificent than the current age.

Back then...

A peerless powerhouse had once been born on Sky Net Star itself. His name was Xiao Zhengqing.

It was said that his cultivation had already reached an unimaginably terrifying realm at that time.

According to the classifications of combat power back then, people called that realm...

If you can't find it by searching the book title, try searching for the author. Perhaps it was merely renamed!

Earthbound Immortal!

However, although Xiao Zhengqing had already swept the world without an equal in this world, he seemingly still harbored even greater ambitions.

Because he believed the martial arts of that era were too weak. He needed a broader stage!

A higher level!

Greater power!

Thus, Xiao Zhengqing decided to leave Sky Net Star and seek a broader stage.

He chose a path leading beyond the heavens, a Star Continent where no Sky Net Star natives lived.

This Star Continent was a vast starfield.

The distance between planets was exceedingly great.

Yet this Star Continent possessed one special feature: only those whose cultivation had reached the Earthbound Immortal Realm could truly arrive there.

After Xiao Zhengqing had made all his preparations, he abandoned all the resources on Sky Net Star and took only the things he needed.

Many years later, his name became a legend on Sky Net Star.

Nearly everyone familiar with that piece of history believed that he had long since fallen somewhere beyond the domains.

Of course, since so much time had passed, no one truly cared whether he was alive or dead.

What people truly coveted was the cave abode Xiao Zhengqing had left behind when he departed.

Since he had taken almost nothing with him back then, people were certain that the cave abode must be filled with countless cultivation manuals, scriptures, and miraculous pills.

Later, the tale grew ever more fantastical, until even some top experts from beyond the domains caught wind of it.

However.

Xiao Zhengqing's methods had been extremely brilliant. Before leaving, he had hidden the cave abode in advance, such that even now, no one had been able to find the correct path.

Moreover, there was another important reason: Sky Net Star had gradually entered the Age of Spiritual Decline at the time, making it impossible for the truly powerful experts beyond the domains to enter.

According to the laws of the universe, on a low-rank planet like Sky Net Star, aside from Earthbound Immortals naturally born on the planet itself, no other experts of the same realm from beyond the domains could enter this world.

"According to Master's deduction, the spiritual energy of Sky Net Star has grown increasingly abundant over the years. At this rate, it will likely soon advance into a mid-rank planet."

"When that time comes..."

"Earthbound Immortals of the same level will surely come in search of treasure."

"I must hurry and improve my strength!"

"Otherwise... once true powerhouses descend upon this world, I'll only be reduced to cannon fodder!"

Thinking of this.

Lu Yun's gaze grew ever more resolute.

Whoosh!

With a leap, he returned to the eighth floor of the Unfixed Pagoda and resumed his cultivation.

Actually...

From the moment he left the tower to kill the silver giant eagle until his return, only five or six minutes had passed.

Therefore, only after watching Lu Yun's figure disappear did the people outside seem to finally snap back to their senses.

At this moment!

Lu Yun became the hero in everyone's heart!

"Heavens, this young man is far too strong! He killed the silver giant eagle instantly all by himself! That's simply insane!"

"Didn't you see? Even the number one powerhouse, the Martial God Baili Yuchen, had been utterly unable to resist just now. That shows how terrifying that giant eagle was!"

"Baili Yuchen couldn't beat the giant eagle, while the giant eagle couldn't beat that young man. Doesn't that mean his strength can rank first among all humanity?"

"Personally, I think that demonic beast's aura had already reached an inconceivable realm. It might have been in the Void Transformation Realm, or perhaps even the Dao-Seeking Realm!"

"No matter what, we won in the end. If not for this young man today, I'm afraid none of us would have been its match."

Seeing Lu Yun leave, everyone immediately began talking at once.

All of a sudden.

Bluestone Square erupted into commotion once more.