38: We've struck it rich!

A thousand years ago, spiritual energy recovered, the Demon race invaded, and fierce beasts rose.

For all nations on Blue Star, the threat of the Demon race far exceeded that of the fierce beasts!

After all, only fierce beasts in the Divine Power Realm developed intelligence, whereas the Demon race was not much different from the Human race; they were simply a different species.

The Demon race appeared in No Mans Land?

This news was too explosive, leaving Li Jinxue and the others dumbfounded.

Especially since there were over a hundred Demons, each one in the Xuan Gang Realm, and more than twenty Demons in the Divine Power Realm!

"Damn, aren't we screwed?!" Xu Ruicheng was on the verge of tears.

They had just escaped death, only to encounter the Demon race again.

No matter how strong Lu Yuan in the Xuan Gang Realm was, it was impossible for him to take down so many Demons!

"Run, run in separate directions. If you manage to survive, tell the garrison of Aries City that a beast tide will arrive at dawn in three days, and there will be an army of five thousand Demons assisting!" Yu Hongbo said, wanting Lu Yuan to pass on the message.

In the distance, Guo Xuyao, trapped in a fierce battle, was in a trance.

There were ten companions who came to carry out the mission together, but now only four remained.

The powerful Demons had all gone to hunt down Yu Hongbo, so they could still hang on for a while.

"Don't let a single one go, kill them all!"

The Demon in the Eight-star Divine Power Realm, named Hong Yunfan, commanded.

Hong Yunfan—this name was translated from the Demon language; the Demon race had its own unique culture.

Following Hong Yunfan's order, dozens of Wind Attribute Combat Class Demons surrounded Lu Yuan.

They were all in the Divine Power Realm!

The intense pressure made Li Jinxue unable to breathe, and she couldn't help but want to kneel and submit.

"Accept our fate." Li Jinxue said in a calm tone.

If she were facing Feng Jinsong in the Xuan Gang Realm, she might still try to find a glimmer of hope, but encountering so many Demons in the Divine Power Realm, she didn't even have the desire to resist!

Hearing Li Jinxue's words, Xu Ruicheng and the others calmly accepted death.

"Lu Yuan, why did it have to be you?!" Yu Hongbo looked at Lu Yuan, who was controlling the Wind Splitting Legion.

"You…"

Yu Hongbo spat out a mouthful of blood.

Lu Yuan, the national champion of the Martial Examination, was actually here; if he died at the hands of the Demon race, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Huaxia had been established for four hundred years, and the Martial Examination had been held for three hundred and ninety years.

Every national champion of the Martial Examination was an extremely precious asset. Among the leaders of the Seven Alliances and One Hall over the years, fourteen had been national champions of the Martial Examination!

"Go, tell the highest-ranking general of Aries City the news!" Yu Hongbo made a decisive decision, dragging his exhausted body to stand in front of Lu Yuan.

He could die, but Lu Yuan, the national champion of the Martial Examination, absolutely must not!

"The Demon race…" Lu Yuan tore off the top-grade spirit artifact he was wearing, Annihilation.

The carved beast, lifelike with a sheep's face and human body, with eyes growing under its armpits, emitted a purple light, as if it had come to life.

Light Attribute Combat Class Practitioners were naturally superior to the Demon race!

And the top-grade spirit artifact, Annihilation, happened to store an Earth-rank Spirit Skill from the Hall Master of the Tribunal Hall!

"Can an Earth-rank Spirit Skill cast by the Hall Master of the Tribunal Hall take them down?" Lu Yuan asked.

Yu Hongbo, who was standing guard and had decided to die to cover Lu Yuan's escape, was stunned.

"Of course. Never mind the Hall Master of the Tribunal Hall, any elder-level powerhouse from the Hall of Judgment could take them down!"

Yu Hongbo didn't understand what Lu Yuan meant.

The key was that neither the Hall Master of the Tribunal Hall nor any elders were here!

If there were, would he and his companions need to be on the run?

"Step back."

Lu Yuan said.

"Huh?" Yu Hongbo turned his head to look at Lu Yuan.

"I'll handle them."

Lu Yuan's tone was calm.

"This is not the time for jokes, Lu Yuan. You might not know your own importance to Huaxia!" Yu Hongbo spoke very quickly.

"A genius of your level is destined to become a Grand Elder or even a leader of the Seven Alliances and One Hall in the future. Run, don't look back, run quickly!"

"This…"

Yu Hongbo looked at Lu Yuan, who was radiating holy light and appeared as sacred and inviolable as a deity.

"Lu Yuan, the national champion of Huaxia?" The Demon leader Hong Yunfan was ecstatic. He hadn't expected that while killing this group of Practitioners belonging to the Seven Alliances and One Hall, he could also kill Lu Yuan, the future pillar of Huaxia!

By this time, Lu Yuan's name had already spread across Blue Star, and Huaxia had held a grand award ceremony for him.

Even Hong Yunfan, being a Demon, had heard a little about him!

"A Light Attribute Combat Class!"

Discovering that Lu Yuan was radiating holy light, Hong Yunfan's eyes widened, and the next second, he knelt directly on the ground!

He saw a face that made the entire Demon race tremble with fear.

Hall Master Shen Duanhong of the Tribunal Hall!

"Hall Master Shen!" Yu Hongbo rubbed his eyes hard; he was sure he hadn't seen wrong.

The phantom standing above Lu Yuan's head was indeed Hall Master Shen Duanhong of the Tribunal Hall!

"Hall Master Shen is here?" Guo Xuyao, who had been gritting his teeth and persisting in trying to buy time for Yu Hongbo to escape, was overjoyed.

And upon discovering Shen Duanhong, the Demons besieging Guo Xuyao trembled in their legs, as if they had seen a ghost!

Shen Duanhong, dressed in pure white, luxurious attire with a kind smile, loomed over Lu Yuan's head.

This was not his actual arrival, but a phantom stored in the top-grade spirit artifact, Annihilation.

Lu Yuan pointed at the Eight-star Divine Power Realm Demon Hong Yunfan, and the phantom of Shen Duanhong raised its finger as well.

"Explode!"

Light Attribute Earth Tier High-Grade Spirit Skill: Condensed Light Beam!

The sky brightened…

Within a ten-mile radius, the holy light was eye-catching, illuminating all living things!

A massive beam of light burst forth from Shen Duanhong's hand, and over a hundred Demons in the Xuan Gang Realm and Divine Power Realm knelt on the ground, wailing.

Rolling black smoke rose from their bodies!

Although this was just an Earth-rank Spirit Skill, it was an Earth-rank Spirit Skill cast by a God Emperor Realm Expert, enough to destroy the heavens and the earth!

"Brother Yuan, you… holy shit!" Xu Ruicheng's heart stopped, and he wanted to say many things.

But in the end, it condensed into the words "holy shit"!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Within a ten-mile radius, not a blade of grass survived; one large hole after another appeared, and crimson magma gushed out!

With just a single strike, it shattered the earth's crust and brought out magma!

"No!!!"

The strongest, the Eight-star Divine Power Realm Demon Hong Yunfan, screamed at the top of his lungs, watching helplessly as he melted bit by bit from head to toe.

"Why can Lu Yuan summon Shen Duanhong!"

Hong Yunfan thought before he died.

Under the shroud of holy light, over a hundred Demons evaporated collectively!

In the distance, Guo Xuyao, who was hanging on by a thread, stood in place, receiving the bath of holy light.

His severed arm grew back rapidly, his spiritual power returned to its peak state, his physical injuries healed instantly, and the three surviving companions were the same!

"Holy shit, that's really fierce!"

Even Lu Yuan hadn't expected that the Spirit Skill stored in the top-grade spirit artifact, Annihilation, would be so fierce!

You have to know this was just an Earth-rank Spirit Skill; if it were a Heaven-Tier Spirit Technique…

Lu Yuan didn't dare to continue thinking about it!

"Greetings, Hall Master Shen!"

"Greetings, Hall Master Shen!"

Guo Xuyao and the other three knelt on one knee, their tones respectful.

"Hall Master Shen didn't come." Lu Yuan said.

Guo Xuyao: "???"

"Lu Yuan, why are you here!" A Practitioner belonging to the Wind-Splitting Alliance recognized Lu Yuan.

During the Martial Examination ceremony, he was responsible for maintaining order at the scene and had chatted with Lu Yuan a few times.

"Killing fierce beasts to earn credits." Lu Yuan said, as if it were a matter of course.

"Oh right, credits at Pengcheng University are obtained by hunting fierce beasts." The speaking Practitioner nodded.

Then the question arose: since Hall Master Shen didn't come, who unleashed such a terrifyingly powerful Light Attribute Spirit Skill?

Lu Yuan, who was controlling the Wind Splitting soldiers, landed steadily. Looking at the storage rings all over the ground, three words appeared in his mind.

"Struck it rich!"