The Holy Spirit, Major Powers Gather! Eruption!

The dust and smoke cleared.

A young man slowly emerged, scarlet horns sprouting from his head, his features bewitchingly handsome, his entire body shrouded in an aura of blood and darkness.

When his eyes opened, his crescent-moon pupils seemed capable of stealing one's soul, drawing people into darkness.

"Lu Family Thirteenth Sequence, Lu Qingyun?"

"To escape in an instant, you do have some skill. To comprehend the Dao of Space at the Blood Transfusion Realm—you truly stand alone among your generation. No wonder Lone Moon Pavilion was wary of you."

The young man spoke slowly, his voice languid and calm.

Though his words praised Lu Qingyun, the lofty superiority in his tone was utterly undisguised.

Yet faced with such almost provocative words, Lu Qingyun paid him no heed.

His gaze passed over the young man and settled on an open patch of ground not far behind him.

Upon sensing that gaze, the space there actually rippled faintly.

An elderly man holding a black iron staff etched with dragon patterns stepped out of the void. A sharp gleam flickered within his clouded eyes.

After staring at Lu Qingyun for a long while, the old man gave a cold laugh and said, "Rest assured. This old man is merely here to watch. I absolutely will not interfere."

"My Ming Family cannot bear the fall of yet another supreme being."

Recalling the humiliation his family had suffered a few days ago, the Ming Family elder's gaze grew ever colder.

Yet just as he had said, he made no further move.

And in his view, dealing with Lu Qingyun required no action from him at all!

Because the one their Ming Family had sent out... was enough to crush every prodigy of this generation!

A holy spirit!

Born of heaven and earth, blessed beyond compare, favored by the very world itself!

Once it reached full maturity, it would be equivalent to a flawless, powerful supreme being!

And this young man before them was a being the Ming Family had discovered by chance and placed within the Demon Abyss to nurture for tens of thousands of years, intending to cultivate him into a holy spirit supreme being!

However, the years required for a holy spirit to fully mature were so immense as to be almost terrifying. Coupled with the arrival of this golden age and the previous upheaval—

the Ming Family had forcibly broken his seal and released him, intending to use him to slaughter the prodigies of this era!

Though he remained far from complete maturity, after tens of thousands of years of cultivation, this holy spirit's cultivation had already reached the Nirvana Realm!

With the combat prowess bestowed by a holy spirit, he was enough to contend with a true god!

Among a group of Blood Transfusion and Cave Heaven Secret Treasury prodigies, he was like a true dragon plunging into a stream full of fish and shrimp—capable of crushing everything!

"Ming Sheng, perform well."

There was a faint warning in the Ming Family elder's eyes.

His true duty was not to protect the Dao, but to prevent this holy spirit from losing control.

The holy spirit called Ming Sheng clenched his fists, but in the end merely snorted coldly and fixed his gaze firmly on Lu Qingyun.

He did not attack immediately.

A performance only had value when there were enough people to witness it!

Space wrinkled as one powerful figure after another emerged from all around.

Beside each of them stood several youths, more or fewer, their blood and vitality like dragons, like the offspring of pure-blooded creatures.

Seeing this, Lu Qingyun's eyes lit up.

For those brought by these powerful figures were all the top prodigies of the various great factions!

They had been scattered too widely before, leaving him quite troubled over how to kill them efficiently.

Now that they had gathered like this, it saved him a great deal of trouble.

These powerful figures from the various factions had been invited by the Ming Family.

Their purpose was to let the entire Great Wilderness witness this scene—to watch the Ming Family's prodigy brutally slaughter this Lu Family prodigy who was said to be somewhat extraordinary!

To recover the face the Ming Family had lost and wash away their shame!

The last person to emerge was an old acquaintance of Lu Qingyun's.

The Lu Family's Seventeenth Elder, Lu Changming!

The instant he saw Lu Qingyun, Lu Changming flashed over to his side, positioning himself between Ming Sheng and Lu Qingyun.

"You brat, what were you thinking?!"

"I don't know which screw came loose in your head, but you actually went and made enemies of the entire Great Wilderness."

"Now look what's happened. That bastard from the Ming Family has thrown all shame aside and sent a newly born holy spirit to deal with you! If you hadn't pulled this stunt, every faction would have joined forces to protest and oppose the Ming Family's actions. Otherwise, no one would get to play anymore!"

"But you went and killed people from these factions, so now they'd be more than happy to watch you get killed by the Ming Family's holy spirit before protesting!"

"The Ming Family cast shame aside first, so later, I'll toss this old face of mine away as well and get you out of here first. I remember you're proficient in all sorts of concealment arts. Once you're gone, remember to hide yourself well and don't let them find you. Show yourself again only after this holy spirit has been expelled!"

Without opening his mouth, Lu Changming conveyed his instructions to Lu Qingyun through divine sense.

But just as his hand settled on Lu Qingyun's body, before divine power could even surge forth—

Auras abruptly erupted one after another. The powerhouses of the various factions present had, without prior arrangement, simultaneously acted to seal off the space!

The space became utterly unbreakable, directly cutting off Lu Changming's plan!

Lu Changming's face instantly turned ashen. It was as though he could already see Lu Qingyun's fate.

Although during this time, Lu Qingyun had likewise displayed astonishing strength, searching for the geniuses' tracks all the way and crushing everything in his path!

Even the peak geniuses who had already entered the Cave Heaven Secret Treasury had been slain by him!

But this opponent was different!

A Holy Spirit born by nature, emerging into the world already at the Nirvana Realm, enough to contend with a True God without falling behind!

It was no exaggeration to say that if it rose another level, even old hands like them would have to regard it as an opponent worthy of facing head-on!

The gap was simply too vast. At its core, this was not a fair fight at all!

"Lu Changming, stop entertaining your little schemes. The youngsters' affairs should be settled by the youngsters themselves—isn't that what your Lu Family Ancestor said?"

The old man of the Ming Family was openly brimming with mockery, the pleasure on his face entirely undisguised.

"Bullshit!" Lu Changming snapped without restraint. "You call a Holy Spirit that's cultivated for tens of thousands of years a youngster? By the time it gained consciousness, your ancestors were probably still running around in crotchless pants!"

"That is not quite right. Having emerged into the world in this era, how is it not one of the younger generation?"

The old man of the Ming Family said shamelessly.

The powerhouses of the other factions present, however, all fell silent.

They did not join this discussion, lest it become awkward to bring up old scores in the future.

"Heh—"

A voice filled with disdain and ridicule rang out, especially abrupt amid the scene.

In an instant, the old man of the Ming Family shot a lightning-swift glance toward the source of the sound!

It was a sword-bearing girl. Her cool eyes met the old man of the Ming Family's gaze without yielding in the slightest, while Destruction Sword Intent surfaced around her, drawing the attention of everyone present.

"Destruction Sword Body? It has actually emerged once more."

"Whenever the Destruction Sword Body emerges in an era, it stirs up a bloody tempest, killing its peers until they tremble in fear! Yet in this era, its brilliance has been constantly overshadowed."

"It will not be obscured for long. Once the Lu Family Thirteenth Sequence is destroyed and the Ming Family Holy Spirit is forcibly excluded, her sword intent will hang above the heads of all her peers."

The powerhouses of the various factions discussed heatedly, while the geniuses behind them all surged with fighting intent.

Those brought here to witness this great battle were without exception peak geniuses greatly valued by their respective factions.

Naturally, each believed themselves inferior to no one and wished to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Destruction Sword Body!

After seeing the Sword Forging Valley powerhouses behind the girl, the old man of the Ming Family gave a cold snort and withdrew his gaze, choosing not to fuss with her.

"Words are useless. Lu Changming, step aside. Let them determine the victor—and life and death!"

Lu Changming was about to say something more when a hand patted his shoulder.

When he turned around, the first thing he saw was Lu Qingyun's calm eyes—eyes that would not change in the slightest even if heaven and earth collapsed.

"Seventeenth Elder, let me handle this."

At that moment, Lu Changming seemed to be transported back several years, seeing that Lu Qingyun who had stood far ahead of all other geniuses—confident and flamboyant, powerful beyond imagination!

As though Lu Qingyun's words possessed some kind of magic, Lu Changming actually stepped aside.

Only when Lu Qingyun walked before him and faced Ming Sheng did he come to his senses. He had actually been influenced for an instant just now!

A peak Venerable Lord powerhouse, beneath the Saint Realm, had actually been influenced by Lu Qingyun!?

Though it was because he had been completely unguarded, for Lu Qingyun to achieve this much perhaps... there truly was a turn for the better?

Lu Changming's heart churned like stormy seas. He suddenly realized that ever since then, he had never truly seen through Lu Qingyun.

He had never known exactly what level Lu Qingyun had reached!

For no apparent reason, Lu Changming fell silent. He retreated to the rear and said no more.

Seeing this, the old man of the Ming Family and the others were all slightly stunned, as though they had not expected Lu Changming to give up so easily.

Perhaps he had thought it through, unwilling to waste effort and merely preserving the last shred of his dignity.

"Let me crush you bit by bit."

Ming Sheng's handsome yet demonic face was now twisted with savagery.

Naturally, he knew why the Ming Family had made him emerge ahead of time, even at the cost of severing his chance to achieve complete perfection in this life.

All of it was because of the Lu Family!

His mission, his responsibility, the root cause of his future path being cut off—all lay with the Lu Family!

And the one before him was the strongest genius of this generation of the Lu Family!

"Kill!!"

A cold, ruthless voice rang out—the wrath of the Holy Spirit, stirring heaven and earth!

Blood-red calamity descended, and the whole world seemed to weep!

All things became Ming Sheng's aid; grass and trees flourished, the earth trembled.

Such a terrifying sight moved every prodigy present!

If not for the protection of their clan elders beside them, merely standing within such a horrifying environment would have been enough to make them unable to endure!

It was not only the younger prodigies. In truth, even the powerful figures from these factions

were watching the phenomenon Ming Sheng had unleashed with wary eyes. Its power had reached the point where it might directly threaten their factions' prodigies even through their protection. They had no choice but to take it seriously!

"The Holy Spirit, beloved by heaven and earth—his reputation is well deserved!"

"This bastard cannot be allowed to live! Otherwise, even the Destruction Sword Body would not be able to withstand a single move from him."

The eyes of several powerful figures flickered as they began carefully making calculations in their hearts.

But when the corners of their eyes caught sight of the figure standing immovable amid the countless phenomena opposite Ming Sheng, they could no longer spare a thought for calculations. Divine power instantly gathered in their eyes, brilliance flashing within them as they struggled to conceal their astonishment!

Before such overwhelming pressure, Lu Qingyun stood as though a breeze were brushing his face, utterly unmoved!

In an instant, the phenomena between heaven and earth were scattered by a giant hand formed from sky-piercing blood and vital energy!

An oceanic amount of blood and vital energy erupted with a roar!

It turned the entire world into a blood-red sea!

Overbearing, defiant!

This blood-red sea treated all equally, directly suppressing everyone within this world!

"Such audacity!"

"You know neither rank nor propriety! This child cannot be spared!"

Several cold shouts exploded at the same moment!

Yet they were only shouts; no one made any substantive move.

At this moment, the powerful figures of these factions could only resist under pressure, not daring to make the slightest unusual move.

It was not that they lacked the strength. But acting under such circumstances would undoubtedly be seen as the strong bullying the weak—after all, this world had been sealed off by their own hands!

Thus, their inability to leave for the moment or escape the bounds of this blood-red sea was entirely their own doing!

After their fury subsided, they all froze.

Because they realized that this blood-red sea was not some special divine ability at all. It seemed... to be an entirely natural phenomenon caused by the eruption of Lu Qingyun's own blood and vital energy!

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