Chapter 265: Demon Emperor Avatar, Fu Yue's 100% Favorability

"Buzz~"

As Fu Yue's words fell, heaven and earth shook again.

Lu Xun looked and saw that this time it was the West.

The West also had sleeping alien powerhouses.

"Three."

So far, three alien powerhouses that caused heaven and earth to tremble have entered the starry sky to fight.

No, there should be more than three.

These three are merely the strongest alien powerhouses, whose strength exceeds the Nine Realms, which is why they could cause such a vast tremor of heaven and earth.

Since they have powerhouses above the Nine Realms, there must certainly be many at the Seven-Eight Realms level.

Those at the Seven-Eight Realms level naturally cannot cause such a degree of heaven-and-earth tremor.

If the Nine Realms take part, the Seven-Eight Realms should likewise join the battle.

Lan Xing's pressure will be further alleviated.

"Lan Xing's high-level choosing to shelter these aliens is indeed useful at critical moments."

Lu Xun thought.

Many ordinary people of Lan Xing do not understand why Lan Xing would shelter alien people.

After all, the East has an ancient saying: 'Those not of our kind must have different hearts.'

This is true among all human races.

Let alone alien people.

Now it seems this does indeed have benefits.

At least, at the critical moment of the Yao Xing invasion, these alien people will not just watch idly but will take action.

Only, their time of action is a little late.

It might also be related to the time needed for awakening.

From the Yao Xing invasion until now, it's actually less than three hours.

Being able to join the battle now is already quite good.

Suddenly.

In the distance, a space fortress erupted in a violent explosion, bursting into a cloud of fireworks.

"Not good!"

Fu Yue's expression changed.

"That... is the fortress in the Southern Hemisphere!"

Lu Xun's gaze narrowed.

That fortress is not in the East but in the Southern Hemisphere, tens of thousands of kilometers away from their current position.

In space, with good visibility, it can be seen from far away.

Lu Xun used his far-sighted eye to see more clearly.

Near that fortress, amidst large numbers of demons and insect ships, after the fortress exploded, the people inside suffered heavy casualties, with countless dead and wounded.

Many also escaped from the fortress, fleeing in all directions, only to be hunted down by the combined forces of demons and insects.

This should be the first fortress to fall.

But it certainly won't be the last.

The demons' offensive is so fierce; with their many Six-Seven Realm experts, they will capture more and more fortresses.

"Another one exploded!"

Suddenly.

A shockwave came from afar.

Several thousand li away, another space fortress exploded.

This is a space fortress located between the Eurasian continent, which, although not belonging to the East, was built with the East's help.

Such help is not free; it exacted a large amount of Dark Energy.

Inside such a fortress, the weapons likewise come from the East.

That makes the second!

The situation is growing increasingly dire.

Although alien powerhouses have joined the fight, the main forces of demons and insects have already approached Lan Xing and launched a frenzied assault upon it.

If this continues, who knows how many fortresses will be breached in this battle?

At that moment, a figure appeared—a stooped silhouette beside Fu Yue.

"Xue Popo!"

Lu Xun looked and saw that this was indeed Xue Popo of the Northern Dipper Hall.

"Xue Popo, good."

Lu Xun hurriedly returned the greeting.

Xue Popo nodded at Lu Xun, then looked at Fu Yue and said: 'Fu Yue, I have sealed the Grand Void Secret Realm; this place is entrusted to you. I must go to the starry sky to fight, otherwise I cannot completely stop the demons.'

"All right, Xue Popo."

Fu Yue agreed.

"Not bad, kid."

After Xue Popo praised Lu Xun with a sentence, her figure suddenly vanished.

She also went to the starry sky.

Once Granny Xue leaves, there probably isn't a single Eight Realm guardian left on Lan Xing.

At this point, guarding the Eight Realms is meaningless.

Although the loss of the space fortress is great, if we can't stop Yao Xing, the entire Lan Xing will be doomed.

"Teacher Fu Yue, I'll leave this to you; I'll go support the other fortresses!"

Lu Xun decided to go support the other besieged fortresses.

Although the demon race has ways to counter the Immobilization Spell, few people know that Lu Xun can cast it.

Lu Xun can take advantage of their ignorance, launch a surprise Immobilization Spell attack, and killing one or two Six Realms cultivators is certainly possible.

"Good, many Seven Realms demons have been dispatched; you need to be careful."

Fu Yue nodded.

Lu Xun was about to act when suddenly Fu Yue sensed something, instantly summoning the Heaven-Earth Dharma Form and shielding Lu Xun within it.

Moreover, she immediately flung out several defensive talismans.

Just as the talismans were activated, a long blood-colored demon vine suddenly lunged from the sky.

That demon vine was terrifying; with just such a simple strike, the defensive talismans Fu Yue had activated shattered one after another.

As the last talisman shattered, Fu Yue's attack arrived.

A long spear weighing a hundred thousand catties, carrying a mountain-shattering, earth-shaking throw, struck the blood-colored demon vine.

"Boom!"

Space shuddered violently, and an invisible shockwave swept in all directions.

"Pfft!"

Inside the fortress, many cultivators of lesser strength, even several kilometers away, were shaken until they vomited blood.

Some ordinary soldiers suffered even worse, bleeding from all seven orifices and sustaining grave injuries.

Even Fu Yue in the sky, her Heaven-Earth Dharma Form trembled violently, and she staggered back several steps before stabilizing her stance.

From this blow, her Heaven-Earth Dharma Form shrank a notch, showing how formidable the demon vine is.

"A mere Seven Realms cultivator, able to block my strike, girl—submit to me, and I will spare your life."

A faint voice echoed throughout the fortress.

Appearing with the voice was a handsome-looking man with an exceptionally demonic appearance.

"Demon Emperor!"

Lu Xun's gaze narrowed.

That demonic-looking man gave him a sense of familiarity.

"This is the true form of the Demon Emperor's will!"

Lu Xun realized.

The opponent had actually come to Lan Xing.

Almost instantly, Lu Xun understood why the opponent had bypassed humanity's strong cultivators and come to Lan Xing.

The Demon Emperor... is coming for him!

This Demon Emperor obviously regards Lu Xun as the reincarnation of Gu Yao and wants to get a head start.

Thinking this, Lu Xun's heart sank.

He was still too careless.

He hadn't expected the opponent to actually come.

"His strength is only at the Eight Realms; he is not the Demon Emperor's true form, but likely an avatar."

Beside her, Fu Yue said in a solemn tone.

Demon Emperor's avatar!

Indeed.

If he were the Demon Emperor's true form, possessing full Nine Realms strength, Fu Yue would probably be in danger just now.

Becoming a Demon Emperor is no simple feat.

Placed in any race, they would be the absolute top-tier geniuses.

Fu Yue is only at the Seven Realms and absolutely cannot withstand a single blow from him.

This is also why the higher the realm, the harder it is to fight across realms.

At lower realms, some cultivators can still rely on time to slowly progress.

But above the Seven Realms, relying on time to grind is extremely difficult.

Nine Realms—absolutely cannot be achieved by mere time.

Unless you have infinite time.

No wonder this guy only appears now.

He's surely waiting for Lan Xing's sleeping powerhouses to leave, waiting for all Eight Realms cultivators to depart Lan Xing, so he can take control.

"Teacher, can you beat him?"

"Can't."

Fu Yue was very blunt.

She really can't beat him, even if he's just an avatar.

Being able to block that strike just now was already extremely difficult.

"We meet again."

The demonic-looking man saw Lu Xun looking at him and gave him a faint smile.

"Laugh at your sister."

Lu Xun didn't hesitate, activated an escape talisman, and shot toward the distance.

Given the current situation, only fleeing is the best choice.

Moreover, he must flee alone.

That way, the demon emperor's avatar will no longer fixate on this space fortress.

His target isn't the space fortress, but Lu Xun.

"Lu Xun?"

Fuyue frowned; she hadn't expected Lu Xun to actually flee.

"Hah."

Above the horizon, the demonic-looking man saw Lu Xun fleeing, showing no panic at all.

As Lu Xun was about to burst out of the fortress, a blood-colored demonic vine suddenly lashed out from the fortress's surroundings.

Lu Xun blinked, then frantically retreated.

The blood-colored demonic vine came too fast; even Lu Xun's spatial techniques were useless.

"Whoosh!"

At the critical moment, a huge arrow shot forth and blasted that demonic vine to pieces.

It was Fuyue; she acted and saved Lu Xun.

This demonic vine was merely meant to capture Lu Xun; its power was actually weaker than the previous one.

But immediately, more demonic vines arrived, trying to seize Lu Xun.

Lu Xun lunged left and right, only to discover that the space fortress was completely surrounded by demonic vines on all sides.

These demonic vines tightly sealed the space fortress, the blood-red vines still frantically spreading.

"Open fire, blast it to pieces!"

The various weapons inside the space fortress roared to life.

However, those vines writhed like living things; thick vines swept across, blasting artillery shells in midair, and energy beams were weakened by over half by the eerie halo on their surface.

Even if a few vines were blown apart, the broken ends quickly writhed and regenerated, returning to normal in an instant.

"Damn it, how can this regeneration speed be so fast!"

The commander deep within the fortress felt powerless.

The weapons inside the fortress had no way to deal with this demonic vine; they could only hope for the cultivators.

"Stop struggling; you can't escape."

The demon emperor's avatar lightly swirled a cup of scarlet blood at its fingertip.

He took a light sip, the corner of his mouth curling into a playful smile, his gaze leisurely sweeping over the battlefield below.

As the demonic vines increased rapidly, this space fortress had been sealed off by him, space itself isolated; others from other space fortresses could not come to aid via teleportation arrays.

"How annoyingly tenacious~"

The demonic vines frenziedly attacked; even though Lu Xun exhausted all his methods, they had no effect at all.

Before the vast gap in strength, all his techniques seemed insignificant.

Even a destruction-level sword intent, when faced with these demonic vines, became less effective.

On the contrary, God's Left Hand could shatter some of the demonic vines.

"You are mine."

In a short time, the demonic vines surrounded Lu Xun, aiming to capture him.

"Boom~"

At that moment, Fuyue brandished her spear, struck fiercely, and broke open a gap in the demonic vines around Lu Xun, relieving his encirclement.

She faintly realized that this demon emperor's avatar seemed to have come for Lu Xun.

"Seek death!"

Seeing Fuyue still dare to advance, the demon emperor's avatar flicked its finger; several unusually thick blood-colored demonic vines shot forth like blood-colored lightning.

He wanted a quick battle; after disposing of Fuyue, he would then seize Lu Xun.

Fuyue instantly could not hold on; her heaven-and-earth dharma form was struck and shrank further.

"Boom!"

After several blows,

Fuyue's heaven-and-earth dharma form was forcibly obliterated.

The heaven-and-earth dharma form, originally not so fragile, but because the demonic vines had sealed this space fortress, the heaven and earth here had already been cut off by him.

Fuyue's heaven-and-earth dharma form could not possibly be replenished by heavenly and earthly energy.

"Pfft~"

Fuyue's qi and blood surged throughout her body, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Die!"

The demon emperor's avatar's eyes flashed with a cold light, its fingertip lightly lifted.

Countless demonic vines suddenly straightened, transforming into myriad blood-colored spears, tearing the air as they shot violently toward Fuyue!

He intended to finish Fuyue with a single strike.

"If you kill her, I'll self-destruct!"

At the critical moment, Lu Xun stepped forward and stood before Fuyue.

Violent energy surged around him; his internal spiritual power resembled a volcano about to erupt, the destructive aura causing the surrounding air to solidify.

"Huh?"

The demon emperor's avatar moved its finger, and the numerous demonic vines all halted at once.

If you self-detonate, this emperor will kill everyone here and then slaughter several of your cities.

The demon emperor avatar raised his eyebrows and said.

Spare her and everyone here, and I'll go with you.

Lu Xun said in a deep voice.

Deal.

The demon emperor avatar made a light gesture, and the many demon vines parted to open a path.

Come up yourself.

He said lightly.

Lu Xun...

Teacher Fu Yue, please hand this over to Fu Xue.

Fu Yue wanted to say she still had a trump card, possibly able to bring Lu Xun out of trouble.

Lu Xun, however, interrupted her and even handed over the innate ice marrow to her.

Then Lu Xun turned and left, as if he had made some kind of resolution.

In the current situation, even if Lu Xun escaped, it would be useless.

If the demon emperor avatar flew into a rage and killed everyone here, Lu Xun would be left wishing he could cry but having no tears.

Chu Youqing and Murong Wan are here.

Therefore, Lu Xun threatened self-detonation and then offered himself in exchange.

Since the demon emperor wants to possess Gu Yao's body, he naturally does not want to see Lu Xun self-detonate.

This move is indeed useful.

As for the demon emperor avatar, Lu Xun also has a way.

He also has another move: to lift the curse on Barbala.

With Barbala's strength, she can definitely bring him out of trouble.

But this move is risky; Lu Xun isn't sure how far Barbala can go, so he'll first keep his distance and see.

Lu Xun...

Below, Chu Youqing and Murong Wan's beautiful eyes were full of worry.

But facing the demon emperor avatar, Fu Yue had no solution; what could they do?

Fu Yue gazed at Lu Xun's resolute back, her eyes becoming complex.

Affection level 100%?

Before even flying to the demon emperor avatar's location, Lu Xun discovered that Fu Xue's affection level had quietly reached 100%.

As expected, women are emotional creatures.

Earlier, at the Ancient God's place, Fu Yue's affection level directly rose to 100%.

Now, at the demon emperor avatar's place, the same scene occurred, and Fu Yue's affection level also exploded.