Chapter 573: Carving Out a Reputation

If you move your hand down another notch, I'll kill you!

Facing Lu Xun's aggressive advance, Gu Yao threatened in a cold voice.

She wasn't trying to shirk.

She had just broken through to the Tenth Realm when Lu Xun arrived, and Gu Yao even felt like using her immortal power to kill him.

The reason she didn't do that was firstly because of Lu Xun's demonstrated strength; she wasn't sure if using her immortal power would be effective.

Secondly, Gu Yao wanted to retain this thread of immortal power for a future breakthrough beyond her limits.

Before her reincarnation, Gu Yao became an immortal at the Thirteenth Realm.

Among Red Dust Immortals, that is already extremely powerful.

But Gu Yao is not satisfied.

This time,

She wants to ascend as an immortal in the Fourteenth Realm, even the Fifteenth or Sixteenth Realm!

She wants to become an unprecedented Red Dust Immortal.

Because perhaps only then,

can she break through the heavenly chasm or cross the Chaos Sea.

Whether it's the heavenly chasm or the Chaos Sea, both are extraordinarily dangerous for a Red Dust Immortal.

After all,

Red Dust Immortals are actually incomplete.

Because they have not plucked the Dao fruit.

That Dao fruit exists only where the immortals and gods reside.

So, the only way is to break through their limits, granting themselves greater combat power.

"Is that so? I don't believe it."

Lu Xun was utterly unfazed by the threat.

His hand didn't stop at all; instead, it sank into...

Gu Yao burned with rage, yet ultimately couldn't bring herself to make a decision.

She could only lash out in anger, allowing Lu Xun to tackle her to the ground.

And then...

All her pent-up fury surged forth because of it.

After Gu Yao also broke through, they could now enter the Taurus Domain.

Lan Xing, Astra Star, Yao Xing—the three spirit stars—almost simultaneously moved, traversing the dark universe and entering the Taurus Domain in one go.

"Haha, another spirit star has arrived!"

"Children, it's time to eat meat!"

As soon as the three spirit stars arrived,

they were like sheep entering a wolf pack.

Large numbers of spirit star hunters sprang into action.

They gathered in groups and each lunged at one of the three spirit stars.

Besides these spirit star hunters, some spirit stars that had arrived early and secured their footing likewise launched attacks on the newcomers.

The Taurus Domain is a tribulation for spirit stars.

This place is somewhat special.

It is a node on this route that many spirit stars cannot bypass.

Because the next node is extremely distant, spirit stars cannot traverse the dark universe for that long.

Furthermore, the later ancient-route nodes also have some peculiarities; entering them without being at least a second-tier spirit star is tantamount to nine deaths out of ten.

At this moment,

Upon Lan Xing,

all cultivators had made their preparations.

Around Lan Xing, fleets stood ready, and countless cultivators rubbed their palms and clenched their fists.

Due to the Taurus Domain's peculiarity,

Lan Xing had not seen a rainbow bridge appear even a month after entering this place.

The location where Lan Xing entered is quite special, surrounded by many large stars.

During that month, Lu Xun had already set up his formations.

He was just waiting for the spirit star hunters to arrive.

One month, two months, three months.

After three months passed, there was still no movement in the starry sky.

"Lu Xun, haven't they come yet?"

By Lu Xun's side, Yun Shuoyue asked softly.

After breaking through to the Tenth Realm, she likewise became a high-ranking official of Lan Xing.

Now she is also a Heavenly Dao councilor.

If this continues, all eleven of Lan Xing's Heavenly Dao councilors will have to be Easterners.

Actually, after Lu Xun condensed the Heaven's Heart Seal and became Master of Lan Xing, the Heavenly Dao Council lost much of its significance.

But Lu Xun still had it retained, which amounts to a semblance of democracy.

However, this democracy will soon become an Eastern democracy.

Western powerhouses are very helpless, but there's nothing they can do.

Their Nine Realms peak experts try every method to assault the Tenth Realm, but they still cannot break through.

Magic indeed does not require tribulation.

But mages who want to break through the Tenth Realm face even greater difficulty.

Adele had already reached the Nine Realms peak; after so many years, she still couldn't break through the Tenth Realm.

They've already come.

Lu Xun's gaze turned toward the starry sky.

Spirit Star Hunters have already come.

But they haven't acted yet.

They are waiting, waiting for more people.

These guys, after discovering that Blue Star is somewhat extraordinary, did not act rashly.

Three Tenth Realm experts, six Chaos Stones, that should be about enough—let's move.

Deep in the starry sky.

A large number of Spirit Star Hunters gathered there.

These folks come from various civilizations, with all kinds of strange appearances.

Many of them have long lost their homeworld.

Some will choose to join another Spirit Star.

But they chose to plunder Spirit Stars!

Attack!

After the three leading Tenth Realm experts gave the order, many Spirit Star Hunters rushed out.

Meanwhile, as these Spirit Star Hunters charged out, wormholes opened one after another in the starry sky, and a huge swarm of insect ships surged forth.

Insect Clan!

These guys actually came to join the fun too.

They are truly everywhere.

They're here!

Lu Xun looked toward the starry sky.

Get ready for battle!

Above Blue Star, alarm bells rang across the heavens.

Don't rush.

Lu Xun stood with his hands behind his back.

With Blue Star's current strength, do these guys dare to charge up here, seeking death?

Blue Star is considered strong among second-tier Spirit Stars.

Second-tier Spirit Stars possess Tenth Realm experts.

If other Tenth Realm experts enter a second-tier Spirit Star, their strength will be suppressed by one level, at most able to exert half-step Tenth Realm power.

These Spirit Star Hunters naturally have a way to deal with it.

That is the Chaos Stone.

One Chaos Stone can negate a Spirit Star's suppression for a moment.

As long as they have that moment, they can defeat the Spirit Star's Tenth Realm expert and capture the Spirit Star in one fell swoop.

These were naturally told to Lu Xun by Yun Shuoyue.

The Spirit Star Hunters came quickly.

They are vast in number, marching mightily toward the Spirit Star.

The Tenth Realm experts did not act immediately.

Only when the main force arrived did they launch an all-out attack.

Hum~

As they approached, the heavens and earth of Blue Star trembled, and the surrounding areas were subjected to Blue Star's suppression.

The strength of the arriving Tenth Realm experts was instantly suppressed to the Nine Realms level.

Heh.

These three Tenth Realm experts simultaneously used Chaos Stones and charged up.

Shuoyue, you go.

Okay.

Yun Shuoyue moved her form and rushed out.

Yun Shuoyue, it's really you!

A Tenth Realm expert recognized her.

Yun Shuoyue has lived in the Heavenly Ox Domain for over a thousand years.

So what if it's her? Perfect, we'll take care of her together!

Even if a god stood before us, we'd still have to kill them!

Seeing Yun Shuoyue join Blue Star, the three Tenth Realm experts hesitated not at all and launched a fierce attack.

Yun Shuoyue fought one against three, but was instantly overwhelmed.

But the next second, accompanied by the tremor of the surrounding starry sky, a great formation instantly activated.

Not good.

What's there to fear? Seize her!

As the great formation was set up, heaven and earth shifted.

Three Tenth Realm powerhouses were like trapped in an ancient mire; even with towering cultivation, they were now like ordinary mortals, unable to move an inch.

Some Tenth Realm cultivators sensed something amiss.

Some Tenth Realm cultivators decided to seize Lan Xing by force.

Suddenly,

A figure appeared, like a sword reflected in a cold pool, standing silently in the void, holding a three-foot azure blade as cold as the moon.

He merely raised his hand and swung.

That sword was at first only a thread of silver light, but at the moment the blade left the hilt it surged like a heavenly river breaking its banks, turning into a sword aura that spanned the heavens for ten thousand li.

The void was torn apart as easily as cloth; before the sword intent arrived, killing intent had already frozen their souls.

No!

The leading Tenth Realm cultivator shuddered violently; before his words faded, he was engulfed by the sword light, his protective divine light shattering like glass, and in an instant he perished in both body and spirit.

The remaining two had their eyes bloodshot, madly burning their essence blood in a desperate attempt to break free.

Yet the sword momentum showed no sign of weakening, pouring down.

The second roared as he unleashed his natal treasure—an ancient shield etched with mountain‑sea runes—but the instant it touched the sword light, both shield and man were cleaved in two, blood spraying everywhere.

The third tried to flee with his primordial spirit, but the sword intent clung to him like a shadow, as if locked onto his fate, pursuing him to strike.

He only managed to let out a short cry before he and his primordial spirit were ground to nothing by the vast sword intent.

From drawing the sword to the slaying of the three great Tenth Realm cultivators, it took only the snap of a finger.

The sword was sheathed, the wind ceased.

All that remained was a ten‑thousand‑li rift in the void, like a scar, silently speaking of that sword's terror.

They even killed Tenth Realm cultivators...

The other Spirit Star Hunters were terrified, scattering and fleeing.

Kill them all!

The Lan Xing cultivators pursued and slaughtered them.

These Spirit Star Hunters had come, wanting to escape, but it wasn't that simple.

Lu Xun's great formation was not a killing formation but a trapping one.

He intended to use these fellows to give the Lan Xing cultivators some practice.

Flowers in a greenhouse are ultimately too fragile.

Lan Xing sought to successfully complete its ascension, needing tempering by blood and fire.

This battle was just right.

Lu Xun rarely made a move these days, merely holding the fort.

This battle lasted a full month before ending.

All the Spirit Star Hunters were slain.

This battle also made Lan Xing's name known, turning it in the Heavenly Ox Domain into a presence that made countless Spirit Star Hunters tremble.

Lu Xun's name likewise shone across the starry sky.