Lu Ren had no choice but to step forward!
That black-robed figure was a true Divine King. If he attacked, even with the many teleportation arrays aboard the massive ship, only some of the disciples would escape. Many others would die because of Lu Ren.
His fellow disciples had already protected him once.
This time, he would protect them.
At worst, he would reveal the secret that he cultivated the Great Tomb Devouring Heaven Art - God-Demon Chapter to save his own life.
"Divine Son, you mustn't!"
The expressions of many sect elders shifted.
Even the elders who had prepared to die were stunned. None had expected Lu Ren to stand up of his own accord.
Countless divine sects, great and small, existed throughout the Void God Realm. The East Heaven Divine Domain had only the Four Great Divine Sects, but it was the weakest divine domain. The West Heaven Divine Domain, South Heaven Divine Domain, and North Heaven Divine Domain were all far stronger, with divine sects beyond counting.
And nearly every one of those sects spared no effort in raising its Divine Son.
These Divine Sons all possessed monstrous talent. What their sects feared most was not that they would fall during their trials, but that some powerful expert would cut them down before they could grow.
Thus, the sects would pay any price to protect their Divine Sons until they were strong enough to enter the Divine Ruins Battlefield.
Yet now, Lu Ren had stepped forward to protect them.
Nothing like this had ever happened in any divine sect.
The black-robed Divine King stared at Lu Ren in surprise. "You're the Divine Son of the Five Elements Divine Sect? You actually dared to step forward. You've got nerve!"
As he spoke, his hand transformed into a giant