69: You want to kill me? You're not qualified!

Xiyang City, Northern Residential Area.

Another night had passed.

The mournful cries of fierce beasts pierced the sky, and the morning sun was about to rise in the distance!

Jia Ruixuan, resting in an abandoned building, yawned as he watched Lu Yuan tirelessly hunt fierce beasts.

"Still killing?"

His teammate, Lang Xingan, asked.

"Yes, still killing!" Jia Ruixuan nodded.

"Isn't Lu Yuan tired? Even if he's not tired, his spirit energy should be exhausted, right?"

Another teammate stretched lazily.

From yesterday afternoon until five in the morning, Lu Yuan had been awake for 16 hours straight, controlling his Puppet Corps to hunt fierce beasts!

They and Lu Yuan kept to themselves, each aware of the other's presence.

And from the moment they discovered Lu Yuan, they recognized him as the national martial arts examination first place champion, the Freshman group champion of the Five Great Top Academies.

Pfft—

After killing another Divine Power Realm Four-Star fierce beast, Lu Yuan checked his night's achievements.

He had killed exactly 30, with 70 more to go to complete the task issued by the system!

During this period, the number of Xuan Gang Realm fierce beasts he killed was countless, which was an easy feat for Lu Yuan.

The sun rose, and the day brightened!

Just as Lu Yuan was about to search other areas, a group of Practitioners in battle armor blocked his path.

"No spirit energy left, right?"

A burly man with a scar on his face, carrying a giant axe, grinned sinisterly.

Who are they?

The senior students from Starlight University, hiding in the abandoned building, frowned.

"Nine people, all Divine Power Realm Professionals, with the lowest being Divine Power Realm Seven-Star!" Jia Ruixuan's expression was grave, and he couldn't help but worry about Lu Yuan.

This was the No Mans Land, an outlaw area where killing for wealth and seizing treasures was commonplace.

What puzzled Jia Ruixuan was that this group of suddenly appearing Practitioners came directly for Lu Yuan, seemingly not on a whim!

"Should we help Lu Yuan?" a teammate asked.

During their time in Xiyang City, when they were hunting a Divine Power Realm Four-Star fierce beast, they almost let it escape.

It was Lu Yuan who made a single, decisive strike, even delivering the beast's corpse to them.

Hearing his teammate's words, Jia Ruixuan, as the captain, hesitated, then shook his head.

"Nine Divine Power Realm Seven-Star and above Practitioners, all wearing battle armor; any one of them could wipe out our team."

Jia Ruixuan sighed.

"We definitely can't help, we can only..." Jia Ruixuan didn't continue.

His teammates understood, hoping that the group of Practitioners only sought wealth and not lives, and would spare Lu Yuan!

Lu Yuan smiled as he watched the Practitioners surround him from different directions.

"Is it necessary to go to such great lengths to deal with a Xuan Gang Realm Practitioner?"

Lu Yuan said.

He was sure these people had been watching him since last night, otherwise they wouldn't have said, "No spirit energy left, right?"

They were at least Divine Power Realm Seven-Star Practitioners, and there were nine of them, yet they were timid and acted like weaklings!

"You're no ordinary Xuan Gang Realm Practitioner, so of course we have to be careful when dealing with you." The burly man with the giant axe said, then attacked without another word.

Earth Attribute Earth Tier Intermediate Spirit Skill: Formation-Breaking Overpower

The giant axe glowed yellowish-brown, and the burly man leaped into the air, fiercely striking at Lu Yuan.

Bang—

The Earth Calamity Zhang Sha stood in front of Lu Yuan, its physical body blocking the giant axe's blow!

"That's all there is to it." The burly man retreated rapidly. Although he said that, he was amazed by Zhangsha's terrifying defensive capabilities.

It withstood an Earth Tier Intermediate Spirit Skill unscathed, and Zhangsha was only Xuan Gang Realm Seven-Star!

The battle officially began, with Lu Yuan standing on the shoulder of a star-swallowing soldier.

The high-grade spirit tool dragon abyss thread was flung out, precisely injecting into the seven great calamities, and with a wave of his hand, he summoned tens of thousands of Puppet Corps!

The Blood Slaughter Legion, Sky-Rending Legion, Golden Spear Legion... the seven great Puppet Corps evaporated collectively, and the seven great calamities evolved!

"It's over, it's over, they're after Lu Yuan's life!"

Upon realizing that the group of Practitioners attacked Lu Yuan without hesitation, and every move was lethal, the faces of Jia Ruixuan's teammates hiding in the abandoned building changed.

This meant Lu Yuan had no way out!

Jia Ruixuan's expression was conflicted, but he ultimately chose to stand by and watch.

"It doesn't seem as bad as we imagined?" his teammate Lang Xingan said.

"Huh?"

Jia Ruixuan looked up.

In mid-air, Lu Yuan was fully focused on controlling the seven great calamities!

Blood Butcher and Feng Shi fought two opponents each without falling behind, while the remaining five great calamities each found an opponent.

"No... no way, Lu Yuan is fighting one against nine and not falling behind!" Lang Xingan's mouth hung open, utterly stunned.

"Captain Jiang, didn't you say Lu Yuan's spirit energy was exhausted, and we could easily kill him?"

Zheng Hongyi, a Fire Attribute Divine Power Realm Six-Star Practitioner, said exasperatedly.

His opponent was the Gold Calamity Devouring Army!

Army Devourer wielded a golden longsword, its swordsmanship superb, with every strike aimed at his vital body parts.

Forehead, throat, heart, spleen, kidneys... fighting against the highly skilled Army Devourer, Zheng Hongyi was under immense pressure.

Crucially, he wore battle armor, and Army Devourer also wore battle armor.

After evolving by absorbing the Golden Spear Legion, Army Devourer's battle armor and longsword were both upgraded.

The battle armor was impervious to water and fire, and the longsword's sharpness was comparable to a high-grade spirit tool!

"How the hell would I know Lu Yuan still had spirit energy!" Captain Jiang cursed, his giant axe striking Zhangsha.

He was the highest-ranked among these Practitioners, having already reached Eight-star Divine Power Realm.

Facing Zhangsha, who was also Earth Attribute, Captain Jiang was at ease, but he couldn't spare a hand to help his companions for now.

The situation was temporarily stalemated!

"Hold on, everyone hold on! If Lu Yuan doesn't die, we'll all be finished!" Captain Jiang said.

He didn't believe Lu Yuan was that strong, capable of turning the tables against nine Divine Power Realm Practitioners!

They came with a mission; if Lu Yuan didn't die, they would!

"You want to kill me with just that?" Lu Yuan scoffed.

Earth Tier Advanced Spirit Skill: Mirage Puppet!

A person identical to Captain Jiang was simulated, unleashing Earth Attribute Spirit Skills and joining the battle!

Captain Jiang: "???"

The senior students from Starlight University, secretly watching: "???"

"What... what kind of Spirit Skill is this?"

Everyone was dumbfounded!

Especially Captain Jiang, the one being simulated; he was shocked to discover that while the simulated version of himself created by Lu Yuan was lower in realm, only Divine Power Realm Five-Star,

its combat experience and the rationality of its Spirit Skill usage were even stronger than his own!

Even more explosive news followed: Lu Yuan, who had been fighting for 16 hours straight without rest, once again unleashed multiple Puppet Master exclusive Spirit Skills!

Mystic Tier Intermediate Spirit Skill: Cursed Puppet

Mystic Tier High-Grade Spirit Skill: Sorrowful Puppet

Earth-rank High-grade Spirit Skill: Suppressing Puppet

...Piercing laughter rang out, and multiple Guie floated in the air.

They all had different effects!

Taking advantage of the nine people being affected by the Cursed Puppet, Lu Yuan decisively controlled the seven great calamities to unleash Earth Tier High-Grade Spirit Skill!

Blood rained down, tornadoes appeared out of thin air, the earth shook violently, and flames swept across the sky!

"You're not qualified enough to kill me!"

Lu Yuan's voice was firm and resolute. Captain Jiang, who had just emerged from the illusion of greed, anger, and delusion created by the Cursed Puppet, shook his head, his scalp tingling as he looked at the overwhelming Earth Tier High-Grade Spirit Skills heading his way, his legs trembling uncontrollably!