"What did you say? Cut through every last one of them?"
Ancestor Yan Jue froze, then an undisguised sneer spread across his face. "A junior who has only just entered the Nine-Step Supreme Realm dares claim he'll cut through the Evil Dao?"
"Why not?"
Lu Ren's voice was cold. He stopped suppressing the vast Dao Rhyme of his Nine-Step Supreme Realm cultivation, and it erupted around him.
In an instant, terrifying Dao Rhyme several times stronger than before swept through the hall like a tidal wave.
The expressions of the dozens of Nine-Step Supreme Realm experts changed drastically. Even the Void Sect Master and the others looked startled.
Lu Ren's Dao Rhyme was so powerful that it had nearly reached the threshold of the Mid-Stage Nine-Step Supreme Realm!
This young man... truly is extraordinary!
A chill ran through the crowd.
With his current strength, Lu Ren was still not ready to step onto the brutal Righteous Path Arena.
But such a profound foundation was proof enough of his astonishing talent.
That talent was worth the Four Great Dao Traditions' full protection.
"Lu Ren, your talent is exceptional, but the Righteous Path Arena is no trifling matter."
The Void Sect Master spoke calmly, yet his tone allowed no argument. "Those who enter must fight until they die or until the Evil Dao has no one left to send. Your future is bright. You can enter once you've truly grown strong."
"Void Sect Master, the Monster Dao and Demon Dao threatened to leave the alliance unless the Immortal Dao handed me over."
Lu Ren swept his gaze across the hall, his voice deepening. "Then let's show them that even without those two, the Immortal Dao can still defend the Border Region!"
He stepped forward and declared, "I, Lu Ren, request permission to