CHAPTER 418: CHAPTER 418 BREAKING THROUGH THE SPATIAL PASSAGEWAY

"They really dare to make a move?" Lv Yi’s eyes flashed with a cold light as he muttered in disbelief.

"Clan Leader, who dares cause trouble on Three Immortal Island? Brothers, follow me! They must have the courage of bears and leopards!" a middle-aged man from the Lv Family commanded harshly, quickly rallying his subordinates.

"No need. Yifeng and Xiangyang are there," Lv Yi ordered.

"What? Yifeng and Xiangyang are back? And they still dare to attack?" Lv Qi asked in shock. "Father, who is attacking us?"

"That girl from the Yu Family and people from the Tianjian Bureau. Last year, the Yu Family and the Tianjian Bureau joined forces to annihilate the Duanmu Family; now it’s our Lv Family’s turn."

"The Duanmu Family tried to assassinate Princess Yu; they got what they deserved. But us? Who have we obstructed?" Lv Qi couldn’t understand, asking with a surge of emotion.

"Offended who? Hmph! It’s easy to fabricate a crime. They’re just coveting the opportunities within the Sunlight Sword Pavilion! What our Lv Family has searched for these three thousand years—it’s ours!"

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM—

The distant battle was growing fiercer, and the sounds were drawing closer. Hearing this series of loud noises, Lv Yi’s expression grew even darker.

Lv Xiangyang and Lv Yifeng, both Titled Strongmen, couldn’t stop them. Lv Yi had underestimated the Yu Family’s determination. But precisely because of this, Lv Yi became even more resolute in his thinking.

"As long as we obtain the inheritance of the Sunlight Sword Pavilion, who in this world would dare to harm the Lv Family in the slightest? The humiliation the Lv Family suffers today is not because the Yu Family is overbearing, but because the Lv Family is too weak. If the Lv Family were strong, so strong that no one would dare to harbor the slightest ill intent towards us, today’s events would not have occurred. Is the spatial coordinate positioning ready?"

"It’s ready; the coordinates are set."

"Activate the Space Stone immediately! Open the Sect Gate..."

In an instant, the group left the metallic fortress. As a button was pressed, buzzing sounds emanated from the instruments, and crackling arcs of electricity zapped the mountain of Space Stones piled in the center.

Three kilometers away from the Space Stones, Wang Lan and Yu Ruoyun were practically overwhelming Lv Xiangyang. After their Star Powers were linked, not only did they gain the Power of Dragon and Phoenix, but the Star Martial Skills they displayed also seemed to be enhanced to a special-effects level.

Yu Ruoyun’s Star Martial Skills were still manageable; her regular offensive Star Martial Skills were all S-level, and she hadn’t yet had the chance to comprehend the Supreme Goodness Like Water she obtained last time. But Wang Lan’s Star Martial Skills were all solidly platinum-level.

Platinum-level Star Martial Skills could be called Super S-level. Although the gap between Super S-level skills was also vast, their power was at least at the Star Sea Realm’s kill-level. With further enhancement, they could definitely reach a level lethal to Titled Strongmen.

This resulted in Lv Xiangyang’s current predicament. These two youngsters were far inferior in combat experience, awareness, and even realm, but their damage output was all at the goddamn one-hit-kill level of a Titled Strongman!

Ultimate skills are trump cards, not to be used lightly unless absolutely necessary. Are you two using ultimate skills like they’re basic A-grade abilities? Isn’t that a bit much?

At this moment, Lv Xiangyang greatly envied Lv Yifeng, who was at least engaged in a back-and-forth battle with Qiu Bo. He, however, was being hounded by Wang Lan and Yu Ruoyun like a dog.

"Extreme Heat Flame Sword—" Yu Ruoyun shouted delicately, her hands dancing. A dozen Flame Swords, condensed from Extreme Heat Light Beams, shot out instantly. If these Flame Swords had merely shot out, that would be one thing. But under Yu Ruoyun’s psionic command, they could even change direction.

"Sword Blade Storm—" Wang Lan instantly unleashed his ultimate move, merging Wind Capturing Net and Star Cloud Sword Dance. In a flash, the space in all directions was engulfed by the Sword Blade Storm, leaving Lv Xiangyang’s Hua Yang Manifestation with nowhere to hide, forcing him to endure the brunt of this attack.

PFFT— Just as he had barely survived Wang Lan’s Sword Blade Storm, Yu Ruoyun’s Extreme Heat Flame Swords struck. Lv Xiangyang had no time to dodge as, with a loud BOOM, a dozen Extreme Heat Flame Swords slammed into him.

His Hua Yang Manifestation was instantly more than half destroyed.

Lv Xiangyang, stationed within the brow of his Hua Yang Manifestation, found his expression gradually turning savage and twisted.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it! You actually... actually pushed me to this point... All of you can go to hell!"

Facing the terrifying aura and domain that suddenly erupted from Lv Xiangyang, Lv Yifeng and Qiu Bo instinctively paused.

Qiu Bo looked as if his eyes would split from fury. "Lv Xiangyang, you dare—"

"Xiangyang, don’t be rash—" Lv Yifeng also roared in alarm.

Even though their fight was fierce, they had always controlled the severity of their blows. Moreover, the objective of the two Lv Family members had long been clear: to halt all invaders and ensure their rear operations for opening the dimensional passage were undisturbed.

As long as they found the Sunlight Sword Pavilion and obtained its inheritance, the Lv Family would win. What was a little humiliation now? There would be plenty of opportunities for revenge in the future. But... if something happened to Yu Ruoyun here, it would truly become an unending feud.

At this moment, however, Lv Xiangyang seemed to have cast aside all such considerations. He felt too stifled, too humiliated. Lv Xiangyang, who had always had things go his way for so many years, when had he ever suffered such an indignity?

Just as Lv Xiangyang decided to disregard everything and deal with Wang Lan first, a cold voice suddenly reached his ears.

"Void Purple Eyes, open!"

Instantly, it was as if a bucket of icy water had been poured over his head, completely extinguishing Lv Xiangyang’s fury. Being targeted by Wang Lan’s Void Purple Eyes—an Exotic Beast might have only sensed a hint of danger.

But for a powerhouse like Lv Xiangyang, the terrifying consequences of being locked by the Void Purple Eyes were instantly clear. It was a lock that seemed to operate on the laws of causality itself: once targeted by it, evasion or escape was impossible.

And in the next moment, Wang Lan’s actions terrified Lv Xiangyang out of his wits.

"Star Sky God Arrow—"

This arrow... I’ll die, won’t I?

In an instant, Lv Xiangyang felt as if he had been plunged into an ice cellar.

BOOM— Suddenly, a loud explosion thundered from the distance, and a dazzling white light transformed into a laser beam, shooting straight into the sky. Seeing this, the Star Sky God Arrow, which Wang Lan had been about to release, had to be held back.

"Not good, the Lv Family has activated the Space Gem again!" As his voice fell, Wang Lan and Yu Ruoyun instantly dissolved into Nether Butterflies. With a flap of their wings, they reappeared hundreds of meters behind Lv Xiangyang in the blink of an eye.

Moments before, locked on by Wang Lan’s Star Sky God Arrow, Lv Xiangyang had been scared witless. His initial caution about Wang Lan and Yu Ruoyun breaking through his defense was completely forgotten. By the time he reacted to intercept, Wang Lan and Yu Ruoyun had already breached his defensive line.

Hurriedly, Lv Xiangyang gave chase.

Lv Yifeng and Qiu Bo also suddenly ceased their fight and rushed towards the rear. But the others lacked such quick reactions; Li Yang and the Yu Family’s Star Sea Realm experts were still repelling the Lv Family’s assault.

High above, the white clouds twisted, and the azure sky revealed an area of invisible distortion. Suddenly, a layer of dark clouds surged from an unknown source, gathering around the invisible ripples. These invisible ripples, now outlined by the dark clouds, exposed a terrifyingly rotating cloud mass.

Above the dark clouds, a majestic Sect Gate appeared, radiating a milky-white brilliance. This Sect Gate was larger than any seen before; even the stone steps beneath it and the distant mountain ranges were faintly discernible above the clouds.

"Look, the South Heavenly Gate! The South Heavenly Gate has appeared again!"

Out on the sea, diligent fishermen had just cast their great nets. Wiping sweat from their brows, they looked up and suddenly saw the eastern sky covered by a layer of dark clouds, as if another world had sprawled across the horizon.

Above the dark clouds, the South Heavenly Gate was clearly visible.

"To everyone watching the live broadcast, look quickly! The South Heavenly Gate has appeared again! This is the third time the South Heavenly Gate has appeared this month, and this time it’s clearer than ever before. If anyone still claims this is just an ordinary mirage, I won’t believe them. Look at these perilous peaks, look at this huge South Heavenly Gate! Where on Earth is there such a miraculous structure?"

"Broadcaster, stop blabbering, the camera is shaking!"

"At this very moment, I have one thing to say: I dare ask the heavens, are there truly immortals?"

"This is definitely an immortal ruin! Don’t stop me, I’m going to find a master! I’m going to open the secret realm! I’m going to ride the Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin—"

Meanwhile, various media outlets pushed headlines about the South Heavenly Gate. Although its appearances were no longer rare, the topic of the South Heavenly Gate was incredibly popular.

As the buzz around the South Heavenly Gate grew, it sparked human exploration into the question of whether immortals existed. From the perspective of human evolutionary history, the so-called myths and immortals were merely Star Martial Warriors of ancient times.

But how could one explain the ancient Star Martial Warriors’ ability to move mountains, fill seas, chase stars, and grasp the moon? If Nuwa was just a Star Martial Warrior, how did she mend the heavens? If Hou Tu was just a Star Martial Warrior, how did she merge with the will of the Earth?

The Star Martial Warriors of ancient times were too powerful, as omnipotent as gods or true immortals.

Looking at the Star Martial Warriors of today, however, they are simply not worth mentioning in comparison. Spectators merely saw the South Heavenly Gate as a fantasy, a glimpse into a world of immortals. Many scholars and experts, after analysis, also felt that the South Heavenly Gate was more akin to an ancient Sect Gate left behind from antiquity.

They were unaware, however, that the true nature of the South Heavenly Gate had already been definitively confirmed by Wang Lan. The higher-ups of Jade Country had also received the latest intelligence. Thus, the scholars were thrilled: an ancient cultivation civilization was about to reappear in the world!

At this very moment, in the nearby Pioneer Space of the East Sea, a plume of black mist billowed from the shattered void, and from within the dense fog, a ferocious Abyss Giant Beast revealed its terrifying form.

It threw back its head and roared, a sound that shook the heavens and the earth.

"Vile creature!" With a thunderous shout, the Qing Emperor, clad in pitch-black armor, appeared above the beast’s head as if traversing space itself. His palm transformed into a celestial canopy, slamming down upon the Abyss Giant Beast.

Beneath the dark clouds of the South Heavenly Gate, the distorted space suddenly tore open, forming a fissure. As the fissure appeared, a terrifying suction force emanated from it. The metal fortress directly beneath the fissure suddenly lost its connection to gravity and began to float slowly upward.

"What’s happening? Father, be careful—" Lv Qi hurriedly rushed to Lv Yi’s side, supporting him.

"Silly child, we’ve succeeded! We’ve opened the passage to the Sunlight Sword Pavilion! We’re about to enter!" Lv Yi exclaimed, his face alight with excitement, the greed in his expression no longer concealable.

Three thousand years! Three thousand years of arduous searching, countless ancestors exhausting their lives for naught... I, Lv Yi, already in my twilight years, never imagined the heavens would favor me so, allowing me to find the Sunlight Sword Pavilion! By obtaining this ancient cultivation inheritance, my Lv Family will henceforth soar ninety thousand li, becoming the most revered among the human race, commanding all heroes!

At the thought of this, tears welled up in Lv Yi’s eyes.

His body slowly ascended, flying towards the fissure.

Behind him, two streaks of light were rapidly approaching. "Lv Family! That fixed dimension is teeming with powerful Exotic Beasts, and even many Abyss Giant Beasts! Opening a fissure into a fixed dimension like that will surely bring calamity to the human race! Do you seek to destroy humanity?"

The moment Wang Lan’s challenge rang out, he had already rushed beneath the fissure. Suddenly, an invisible force enveloped his body. He and Yu Ruoyun, caught by the fissure’s suction, began to ascend slowly into the sky.