Lu Ren ventured deep into the mountain range without picking up speed. Instead, he slowed his pace once more. Since he could not escape, he could only deal with these six first.
Before long, the six—Luo Tianjun and the others—caught up. When they saw Lu Ren slowing down again, they were all startled and puzzled.
"Let me see just how strong a prodigy on the Heavenly Mandate Ranking really is!"
Lu Ren let out a low shout. The Azure Dragon Reincarnation Sword Body erupted, and he stomped through the air, charging fiercely at Luo Tianjun and the others.
Luo Tianjun was startled as well. He immediately summoned his longsword, channeling in powerful Law Origin energy before swinging it out in a slash.
Boom!
Lu Ren threw a punch, and the Dragon's Roar erupted. His fist collided brutally with Luo Tianjun's mid-grade Dao artifact longsword, producing a violent explosion and terrifying shockwaves. The five Heavenly Mandate Ranking prodigies behind Luo Tianjun were shaken until their clothes whipped wildly in the air.
As for Luo Tianjun, his arm went numb, and an incredulous look appeared on his face. "Who exactly are you?"
The other five prodigies were equally astonished, intimidated by Lu Ren's methods.
They could all sense that Lu Ren's attack contained no fluctuations of Law Origin whatsoever. He had relied solely on the power of his Immortal Body to clash head-on with Luo Tianjun. Such strength was simply too formidable.
For a moment, the five secretly tried to guess Lu Ren's identity. With such a powerful Immortal Body, he was surely a prodigy on the Heavenly Mandate Ranking.
"Am I not simply Xian'er's brother-in-law?"
Lu Ren smiled faintly. "What? You still want to get the Phoenix Tear Pearl from me?"
"Let's fight. If I win, you give me the Phoenix