274: Chapter 274 Breaking the Formation with a Flick of the Finger, Its Ferocious Power Spreads Far and Wide!

"Crack—Boom!"

The defensive light barrier, capable of withstanding a full-power strike from a Great Ascension Stage expert, was as fragile as thin paper before this giant foot, instantly shattering into a sky full of light rain.

Immediately after, a terrifying Void Immortal pressure surged forth like a heavenly river pouring down, instantly flooding the entire Ape Clan territory.

Mountains crumbled, and the earth cracked.

Countless low-level Divine Apes didn't even have time to scream before trembling under this pressure, prostrating themselves on the ground, bleeding from all seven orifices, not daring to raise their heads.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"Who dares to trespass into our Divine Ape Clan's lands?!"

Several powerful auras shot into the sky. They were the Body Integration Stage clan elders of the Six-Armed Divine Ape Clan.

Each of them stood three zhang tall, with six arms growing from their backs, ferocious faces, wielding various heavy weapons as they roared and charged towards the sky.

But when they clearly saw the figure standing proudly in the void, clad in snow-white robes, like a god or a demon, the anger on their faces instantly froze, transforming into boundless terror.

That person was enveloped in swirling Chaos Qi. Though he made no move, his aloof, indifferent gaze that looked upon all living beings as mere ants made their very Souls tremble.

"V-Void... Void Immortal?!"

"Is that Ancestor Qingyun Lu Yuan?! Why has that God of Slaughter come here?!"

A person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. Lu Yuan's fearsome name was now resounding throughout the Three Thousand Dao Domains. Even the isolated Southern Ridge Yao Race feared him like a tiger.

Just as the demons were in despair, an even more ancient figure shakily walked out from the depths of the ancestral lands.

His frame was stooped, his fur gray and sparse. Though his vitality had declined, his Peak Great Ascension Stage cultivation was as profound as an abyss and not to be underestimated.

This was the barely clinging-to-life Old Ancestor of the Six-Armed Divine Ape Clan, Yuan Tongtian.

Yuan Tongtian looked at Lu Yuan in the sky, his murky old eyes filled with bitterness.

Suppressing the fear in his heart, he bent his once-unyielding spine and respectfully bowed with cupped hands:

"This Junior Yuan Tongtian pays his respects to Senior Lu.

I was unaware of Senior's grand arrival and failed to welcome you properly.

If Senior has any commands, my Divine Ape Clan will certainly strive to fulfill them."

His posture was extremely low, even bordering on servile.

Facing a Void Immortal at his Peak, this old bone of his stood no chance whatsoever. He could only hope to exchange this for the safety of his entire clan.

Lu Yuan looked down at him from on high, his expression so indifferent it chilled the heart: "Since that's the case, then I invite you all to commit suicide and return to heaven."

As these words fell, the entire scene fell deathly silent.

Yuan Tongtian abruptly raised his head, his eyes filled with disbelief and humiliation.

He never imagined that despite being so humble and submissive, the other party still intended to wipe them out completely!

"Senior... what do you mean by this?"

Yuan Tongtian's voice trembled, suppressing his fury: "Although my Divine Ape Clan is weak, we have never offended you, Senior, nor have we had any grievances with the Qingyun Dao Sect.

For Senior to be so aggressive, seeking to annihilate my entire clan without even asking for the facts, is far too unreasonable!"

"Reason?"

A mocking arc curled at the corner of Lu Yuan's mouth as he sneered contemptuously.

"In this world where the strong prey on the weak, the bigger fist is the ultimate reason.

I am stronger than you, therefore I am Heaven.

My command for you to die is the reason."

Before his words faded, he took a single step forward.

"Boom!"

This step seemed to land directly on the hearts of all the demons.

Centered on Lu Yuan, a gray, murky Void Immortal Domain instantly expanded, enveloping an area of a hundred thousand li.

Within this Domain, gravity instantly increased ten-thousandfold.

Void Immortal Laws surged like tangible substance, transforming into invisible Primordial Divine Mountains that suppressed every member of the Divine Ape Clan.

"Ah—!"

Those clan members with slightly weaker cultivation were instantly crushed into pulp.

Whether they were the Body Integration Stage elders or the Great Ascension Stage Yuan Tongtian, all felt as if the mana within their bodies had completely frozen. Even moving a single finger became an impossible luxury.

Their kneecaps shattered, forcing them to kneel and prostrate in the dust.

"You... you are too cruel..."

Yuan Tongtian's eyes nearly burst from their sockets. He wanted to burn his Essence Blood and fight desperately, but he discovered that under the absolute suppression of the Laws, he couldn't even self-detonate.

He could only watch in despair as Lu Yuan took another step forward.

"Die."

As this single word was uttered, it was as if his words became Law.

An invisible wave of death swept across the entire scene.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!—!!!"

Like blooming crimson fireworks, the Divine Souls of countless Divine Ape Clan members shattered simultaneously at this moment, transforming into a sky full of light rain that dissipated between heaven and earth.

Their Physical Bodies remained perfectly intact, even preserving their terrified expressions from before death, but their Souls had already been utterly annihilated.

In just two steps, the Primordial Royal Race, the Six-Armed Divine Ape Clan, was exterminated!

Lu Yuan's expression remained unchanged, as if he had merely swatted a bunch of flies.

With a wave of his sleeve, the portal of the Eternal Night Demon Palace opened, and he collected all the great demon corpses littering the mountains and plains into it.

These Primordial Descendants contained vast amounts of blood essence and vitality within their bodies, making them quite suitable as high-quality ingredients.

Afterwards, he reached out and grabbed, extracting a storage ancient ring from the corpse of Yuan Tongtian, whose eyes remained wide open in death.

His Divine Sense violently broke through the Restriction. With a slight scan, a tattered ancient sheepskin scroll appeared in his hand.

"The third incomplete map of kunxu, obtained."

... Lu Yuan did not linger. With a thought, Dao patterns emerged beneath his feet as he activated the Xing Character Secret.

With one step forward, space reversed, and the stars shifted.

In the next instant, he had traversed tens of thousands of li, appearing at the other end of the Southern Ridge—the ancestral lands of the Primordial Royal Race, the Qilin Clan.

This place was called Qilin Cliff, the convergence point of the Southern Ridge's earth veins.

Here, purple Qi came from the east, with auspicious colors in thousands of strands.

Majestic mountain Peaks towered into the clouds, surrounded by swirling mist. Yet this was not ordinary mist, but Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi condensed to an extreme degree.

The Qilin Clan were auspicious beasts, naturally attuned to space.

This Qilin Cliff might appear calm, but in reality, every inch of space here was as heavy as ten thousand jun. If an ordinary Cultivator mistakenly entered this place, they would instantly have their bones crushed by the heavy spatial pressure.

"Enemy attack! Someone has intruded into Qilin Cliff!"

As Lu Yuan's undisguised Void Immortal aura descended, the Qilin Clan's protective clan array instantly reacted. Layer upon layer of pale purple light screens rose up, enveloping the entire Qilin Cliff.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Several dozen streams of light flew out from among the cliffs. Leading them was the current Clan Chief of the Qilin Clan, a powerhouse at the Peak Early Mahayana Stage.

He wore purple-gold scale armor, held a long spear, and looked imposing. The space around him slightly distorted with his every breath.

But when he sensed the terrifying pressure emanating from Lu Yuan's body—pressure that could change the colors of heaven and earth—he nearly lost his grip on his spear, his face instantly turning as pale as paper.

"This aura... surpasses Mahayana?! It's a Void Immortal!!"

"Quick! Go and request the Old Ancestor to emerge from seclusion!"

He roared, not hesitating to crush an ancient jade talisman in his hand.

"Rumble—"

At the highest point of Qilin Cliff, a long-sealed ancient Immortal Cave slowly opened.

A terrifyingly heavy aura, so oppressive it seemed to make heaven and earth sink, revived. Ripples spread through the surrounding space.