Five Phoenixes.

  Ancient tomb.

  Emaciated Gu Mangran was truly bewildered this time.

  “Young Master Lu… actually fired it?”

  He hadn’t expected that—even after both ancient warships had withdrawn from Blood Evil Heaven and Yuan Magnetic Heaven, even after Lu reclaimed the Dao Evolution Mirror—

  Lu still shot an arrow toward the Upper Realm.

  That temper… truly foul.

  Though merely an arrow formed from three energies, its power was not to be underestimated.

  Gu Mangran’s robes billowed as he rose from the coffin.

  “Mr. Lu… please give me one divine herb first.”

  Gu Mangran said.

  Lu Changkong narrowed his eyes—Gu Mangran’s urgency suggested trouble.

  “Little Bu, quickly—give the General a divine herb.”

  Lu Changkong ordered.

  Bu Nanxing nodded hurriedly, carefully retrieving a chrysanthemum-shaped divine herb.

  Rich life energy filled the tomb.

  Taking the herb from Bu Nanxing, Gu Mangran sighed deeply.

  “Mr. Lu… what genius.”

  To hybridize mere low-grade spirit herbs into divine ones!

  An unimaginable talent.

  Gu Mangran nodded slightly to Lu Changkong, then his figure blurred and vanished from the tomb.

  …

  Boom!

  Both ancient warships hovered beyond the spatial rifts.

  Aboard,

  Overlord and the others stared wide-eyed through the rift at Lu—seated in his Thousand-Bladed Chair, drawing the bow and firing unhesitatingly toward the Upper Realm.

  Aru trembled in body and soul. The mere aura released when Young Master Lu drew the bow sent chills through him—what terrifying presence!

  Lu Jiulian’s hair whipped wildly. His calm gaze flickered slightly as he watched the figure facing the entire Upper Realm fearlessly.

  “Brother Lu!”

  Ni Chunqiu nearly jumped from the warship in excitement.

  Yuan Magnetic Heaven.

  Every high-martial Holy Lord felt fear and bewilderment.

  Terrifying aura—as though capable of destroying heaven and earth—shook the entire heaven.

  What killing intent?!

  Like an ancient Sacred Ancestor unleashing world-ending might!

  The kneeling Black Magnetic Immortal Ascension ancestor gazed at the arrow streaking across Yuan Magnetic Heaven’s void, trailing a fearsome tail.

  His body quivered helplessly.

  This was Lu Ping’an’s strength?

  The ancestor suddenly regretted—why hadn’t he led Black Magnetic to apologize to the Five Phoenixes sooner?

  Had he done so, Black Magnetic wouldn’t face collapse; its Dao reserves wouldn’t be stripped.

  Lu Ping’an was this powerful—yet he had believed Lu dared not enter Yuan Magnetic Heaven.

  With such an arrow,

  even from the Five Phoenixes, Lu could destroy Black Magnetic with one shot!

  He had thought Lu might become the Upper Realm’s tool—harvesting Dao reserves for them.

  Now, watching Lu fire toward the Upper Realm, those thoughts shattered like the arrow’s path.

  Boom boom boom!

  The arrow streaked across.

  Like a river unfurling in the heavens.

  Eighteen Immortal Ascension experts—in an instant—torn and exploded by the arrow. In a blink, only three survived by luck.

  Boom!

  The vast Upper Realm continent—emerged from the torn void—seemed to quake violently.

  The loosely robed expert with the overhead array word roared.

  “Insolence!”

  His heart pounded fiercely. Fear gripped him, but he roared to steel himself.

  He would withstand this arrow!

  Of course, partly because he couldn’t flee—the “Travel” Array Word was fake, unactivatable. He couldn’t escape the arrow’s killing intent.

  One, two, three…

  Three strands of immortal energy coiled around him.

  Each a different hue: white, cyan, crimson.

  The three colored energies swirled, lifting him; his loose robes billowed.

  Immortal Ascension refines five energies—one energy, one heaven!

  A three-energy Immortal Ascension—far from weak!

  Stronger than the eighteen one-energy experts sent to the Lower Realms!

  Boom!

  Three energies surged, forming three immortal dragon heads coiling around him.

  Facing the leisurely yet swift arrow,

  he charged!

  He would force it beyond the Upper Realm continent.

  He burst from the rift, meeting the arrow head-on!

  Like waters from heaven’s river!

  The leisurely arrow seemed easily swattable.

  Yet the three-energy expert who charged out soon hurled back, slamming into Upper Realm soil.

  Repelled by the arrow’s unleashed, tsunami-like force.

  “No…”

  The three-energy expert’s pupils contracted in unparalleled terror.

  Terrifying waves descended.

  The arrow suddenly blazed brilliantly.

  In an instant, a vast star seemed to appear in the Upper Realm skies.

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  Rolling waves crashed down.

  Pinning the three-energy expert flat to the ground, utterly immobile.

  He couldn’t even twitch a finger!

  “This… what… arrow?!”

  His pupils reflected it.

  From initial fury, to shock, to current dread.

  His mindset shifted like summer skies—sunny one moment, stormy the next.

  Who knew what he endured!

  “Im-imperial… weapon?!”

  Was this shot from an imperial weapon?!

  Boom!

  Terrifying aura seemed to evaporate everything.

  The three-energy expert’s primordial spirit surged frantically, urging the “Travel” mark in his palm.

  He wanted to shift away.

  Facing this imperial-like slaughter,

  he wanted to flee—only spatial profound could tear space for escape.

  Otherwise… certain death!

  Bang bang bang!

  Void shattered and collapsed.

  The arrow descended.

  Fortunately, his location was merely a remote corner of the vast Upper Realm.

  In a prosperous area,

  this arrow would cause mass devastation!

  The Upper Realm suffering carnage from a Lower Realm being’s arrow?

  Unimaginable!

  As the arrow closed in, the three-energy expert felt the world lose color—only destruction remained.

  On the spinning arrow, three energies whirled wildly.

  Crack.

  The binding array word dispersed.

  Then…

  the three suppressed energies—like wild horses breaking free—collided!

  Boom boom boom!

  Explosion erupted instantly in the immortal-misted Upper Realm!

  Wretched screams tore the skies.

  The three-energy expert—in his final moment—used the array word to tear a spatial rift.

  Bang!

  Yet as the rift formed,

  the arrow struck.

  Yuan Magnetic Heaven’s void turned from darkness to blinding day!

  Brilliant like a star’s explosion!

  Dazzling light filled with blinding glory!

  The kneeling Black Magnetic ancestor trembled.

  Eyes wide in shock—only fear remained.

  Many minor worlds in Yuan Magnetic Heaven, and some Yan Seven and Yan Six Holy Lords in Blood Evil Heaven, quivered.

  Pingyang Heaven.

  Utter silence.

  All who witnessed the brilliant bloom on the vast Upper Realm continent—emerged through Yuan Magnetic Heaven’s tear—stood petrified.

  That… was the Upper Realm!

  Many watched mountains and lands collapse under the arrow’s might…

  feeling their faith crumble.

  To countless Nine Heavens experts, the Upper Realm was a dreamed paradise.

  Yet now, Holy Lord Lu had shot it into ruin!

  Little Thunderclap Buddha Realm.

  Pagoda.

  Joyful Venerable collapsed to the floor, jovial face now only terror and despair.

  Great Venerable’s bead-clutching hand trembled slightly.

  He rejoiced—rejoiced Pingyang Heaven hadn’t utterly offended Holy Lord Lu like Blood Evil Heaven and Yuan Magnetic Heaven.

  That earlier arrow had first aimed at him.

  The sensation of death—as though Pingyang Heaven would vanish in one shot—lingered vividly.

  Now, witnessing it flatten Upper Realm landscapes,

  he understood.

  Pingyang Heaven must choose sides carefully henceforth.

  …

  Boom!

  Terrifying energy formed an upturned colossal bowl.

  Countless mountains swallowed by energy, shrouded in apocalyptic destruction. Land collapsed; immortal energy shredded by sweeping waves. In an instant, the vast Upper Realm corner seemed ravaged beyond recognition.

  Earth torn into abyssal pits; endless sands evaporated…

  Scorching heat and devastating aftermath surged.

  Even in a remote corner, countless beings wailed into ash.

  A massive crater—large enough for a Black Magnetic continent—emerged, black and bottomless.

  This harrowing scene left all gasping in horror!

  Peerless slaughter!

  Truly peerless!

  Even Sacred Ancestor-level artifacts might wield such power.

  A five-energy Immortal Ascension would surely die to this arrow.

  Lu sat in his Thousand-Bladed Chair, maintaining the drawn pose.

  Gazing at the crater on the vast Upper Realm continent, his brows raised slightly.

  Power… truly formidable!

  Most importantly, raging arrow energy within the crater still held terrifying lethality—anything below mighty expert level entering would be instantly shredded.

  Glancing at the Five Phoenixes Bow.

  Lu smiled. Worthy of the Five Phoenixes’ great killer weapon.

  He hadn’t witnessed true imperial weapon might, but this arrow from the bow was the strongest spiritual artifact he’d seen.

  And not even at peak—primordial spirit power merely five hundred yuan, chaos power over a hundred He, and third-sequence Dao intent!

  None at their utmost.

  If primordial spirit power reached ten thousand yuan, chaos power ten thousand He, and Dao intent… first-sequence!

  Would such an arrow rival an imperial weapon?!

  Lu caressed the Five Phoenixes Bow.

  Great killer though it was…

  it needed cooldown. The three phoenix heads’ eyes dimmed; faint smoke wisped from beaks.

  Hum…

  Aboard the ancient warship,

  stunned Aru drew a deep breath.

  In his hands versus Young Master Lu’s—two different weapons entirely!

  He had thought Master forged an extraordinary spiritual artifact.

  Now…

  this was world-ending!

  Overlord, Tang Yimo, and others’ eyes sharpened—mad fervor fixed on the bow.

  Yuan Magnetic Heaven.

  The remaining two or three Upper Realm experts sweated coldly.

  Bodies streaked to flee.

  Yet…

  white beams descended.

  Smack smack smack!

  Slamming their backs, forcing these Immortal Ascension experts to kneel in void.

  Creak creak…

  Thousand-Bladed Chair’s wheels ground void.

  The three experts saw Lu seated calmly, gazing at them.

  Lu reached out.

  Stripping their refined immortal energies.

  Spiritual pressure beams dispersed.

  The three experts dazed—as though brushed death.

  Seeing Lu ignore them,

  they fled hastily.

  On the boundless Upper Realm continent,

  spatial fluctuations rippled.

  Plop…

  A terrified head fell from within, rolling on ravaged ground.

  The three-energy expert with the true array word.

  He survived.

  In the explosion’s instant, he thrust his head into a spatial rift—severing it like a desperate gambit as energies spread, gathering all primordial spirit there to preserve life.

  His body—long reduced to ash, not even bone fragments left.

  Terrifying… horrifying…

  World-ending arrow!

  The Five Phoenixes possessed such a killer weapon?!

  Suddenly,

  void quaked!

  In the Upper Realm, terrifying existences seemed to open eyes, gazing this way.

  Bang bang bang!

  At cracked earth, figures landed swiftly.

  Beings wreathed in immortal energies gazed coldly at the head rolling in half-melted sands.

  “He failed.”

  “Such a shameful task—robbing Lower Realm Dao reserves—should have been easy. Yet failure.”

  One spoke.

  “This arrow’s power is immense.”

  “The Upper Realm… how many years since such casualties?”

  Immortal energies around them surged.

  Gazes icy, killing intent sharp.

  They ignored the head-only survivor.

  Flickering, they vanished from the massive crater.

  Reappearing together in Yuan Magnetic Heaven.

  Immortal energies crisscrossed around them.

  “Hand over the ‘Dao Evolution Mirror.’ It is an artifact controlled by our ‘Dao Clan’—owned.”

  Five figures—each surrounded by five immortal energies.

  All five-energy Immortal Ascension experts!

  Five such beings—this lineup!

  The Upper Realm had clearly prepared long ago.

  “Cloud Clan, Dao Clan… Upper Realm Sacred Clans?”

  Lu sat in his Thousand-Bladed Chair, stripped immortal energies twining his fingers.

  Glancing calmly at the five, lips curling slightly.

  “As expected—all the same.”

  Lu shook his head.

  Gaze passing them to the vast Upper Realm continent beyond the tear.

  The Five Phoenixes Bow’s arrow had blasted a Black Magnetic-sized crater—yet on the Upper Realm, it barely scratched the surface.

  Withdrawing his gaze, the five five-energy experts already streaked toward him.

  Boom!

  Yuan Magnetic Heaven quaked.

  Five-energy Immortal Ascension—far beyond Black Magnetic’s novice one-energy ancestor.

  Immortal Ascension refines five energies—one energy, one heaven!

  The five were wary too.

  After all, Lu’s recent arrow was too terrifying.

  They had to capture him swiftly—while he couldn’t fire a second!

  Lu regarded the five five-energy experts.

  Smiling calmly.

  “Once the Dao Evolution Mirror is in this young master’s hands, it bears the surname Lu.”

  As words fell, silver-gray light flashed, gradually engulfing him.

  He had no interest fighting five five-energy experts.

  Lu Ping’an wasn’t one for battle—he merely wished quiet development of the Five Phoenixes.

  To be a peace-loving Qi Refiner.

  Yet…

  the five streaking five-energy experts seemed to anticipate his escape.

  Lips curled.

  “Think you can leave?”

  “Daring to leave Nihility Heaven… today is your death day!”

  One said calmly.

  Next,

  terrifying pressure spread, sealing void.

  Lu’s attempt to tear space with “Travel” Array Word grew arduously slow—not impossible, but sluggish.

  If he persisted, their thunderous strikes would land before escape!

  Lu furrowed brows, sighing.

  Narrowing eyes, scanning surroundings.

  Seeking the hidden space-sealer.

  Soon, he found it—aura from the vast Upper Realm continent!

  Familiar.

  “The expert who saved the Cloud Clan divine son in the prior battle?”

  Lu narrowed eyes.

  Boom boom boom!

  He waved.

  Phoenix Feather Sword burst in dazzling light.

  Instantly forming massive shield armor before him.

  Thud!

  Five experts’ assaults landed.

  Bang!

  Heaven-shaking collision erupted.

  Yuan Magnetic Heaven rocked; energy ripples annihilated countless Yan Nine worlds!

  Clang clang clang!

  Phoenix Feather Sword hurled away, splitting into nine blades streaking void!

  Yet Lu’s primordial spirit stirred.

  Soon, blades restacked into one floating beside him.

  “Five-energy Immortal Ascension…”

  Lu leaned in his chair, light flickering in eyes.

  “Qi Refining seventh layer… roughly equivalent to five-energy Immortal Ascension?”

  Lu pondered. No wonder he once shattered the divine son with one punch.

  Seventh layer, demonized state—crushing a one-energy Immortal Ascension was natural.

  “Seated as immortal, standing as demon—in demonized state… can I slay five-energy Immortal Ascension?”

  Lu tapped chair arms lightly.

  Rare clarity on his current limits lifted his mood.

  “Since so, let’s have a proper battle.”

  Lu slapped both arms.

  Suddenly rising!

  Torrential demonic energy surged.

  Silver blades clanged, forming silver wings on his back in an instant.

  White robes turned black; Lu’s eyes shifted from gentle to boundless sharpness.

  Phoenix Feather Sword—wreathed in black flames—gripped in hand, Five Phoenixes Bow on back.

  Lu regarded the five five-energy experts.

  “Aura changed—far more aggressive…”

  “Hard to imagine such a monster born in the long-abandoned Nihility Heaven.”

  One five-energy expert focused intently.

  Boom!

  The five aligned in Yuan Magnetic Heaven.

  Terrifying auras linked like tidal waves.

  Hum hum hum…

  Dao intents surged.

  Lu’s pitch-black eyes narrowed. Worthy of Upper Realm Sacred Clan experts.

  All five wielded fourth-sequence Dao intent!

  Five-energy plus fourth-sequence.

  Such might terrified Yuan Magnetic Heaven.

  Yet…

  the five didn’t strike immediately—instead gazing at Lu, smiling eerily.

  “Think we’ll fight you fair?”

  “You’re wrong—we’re merely here to collect your corpse.”

  “This isn’t Nihility Heaven—no rules shield you. Daring to leave… you’ll learn true terror.”

  One said.

  Next,

  heaven-shaking might emerged like thunder from clear skies.

  Lu looked afar—to the vast Upper Realm continent, where the elder who once saved the Cloud Clan divine son sat cross-legged, slowly reaching toward him.

  Bang bang bang!

  In Yuan Magnetic Heaven,

  a jade-like colossal palm spanned across.

  Countless Yan Nine and Yan Eight worlds’ beings trembled beneath it.

  Unmatched palm instantly enveloped Lu.

  Bang!

  The massive palm suddenly clenched!