"Human brat, you're far too arrogant!"
The old Saint Spirit who had come to the Star Ruins with the stone man Cang Yun shouted coldly, unleashing an overwhelming pressure. Disregarding even the presence of the Human Race Guardian, he moved to attack Lu Chen.
This was not merely because Lu Chen had slain two Saint Spirits in succession. The heaven-defying potential he had displayed inspired immense dread; once he matured, he could very well threaten the Saint Spirit Race.
Boom!
The entire starry sky shook, radiating an aura of annihilation. The laws governing the world fell into chaos, as though everything were approaching its end.
The pressure of a Great Saint surged mightily. The peerless old Saint Spirit reached out with a massive hand that appeared overhead, covering the entire star domain beneath it as it grabbed for Lu Chen.
"This is a peerless Saint Spirit at the pinnacle of the Great Saint level! He's probably only a step away from the Quasi-Emperor realm!"
The people in the Star Ruins cried out in trembling voices. Many could not endure that supreme pressure and involuntarily fell to their knees.
As for Lu Chen, the attack's specific target, one could only imagine the terrifying power he faced.
"Old Saint Spirit, you've gone too far!"
Just then, a shout rang out. A purple War Sword slashed across a hundred thousand li, blocking the Saint Spirit's massive hand and barring its path before Lu Chen.
The Human Race Dao Guardian had intervened. He manifested an enormous Dharma Image that filled the starry sky, standing in the universe like a heavenly god, clad in blue-gold Battle Armor as he furiously swung his sword.
"To think the Human Race Guardian who came to the Star Ruins was Great Saint Yanlong! We haven't heard anything about him