Chapter 929: The True Strength of Lu Xiu

A Leader Stage powerhouse can be called the king among Ninth-Order Will Stage cultivators, and defeating an ordinary Ninth-Order Will Stage cultivator is effortless.

After all, she had only just broken through the boundary of the Ninth-Order Will Stage and barely stepped over the threshold of the "Tenth-Tier," so she did not possess much of an advantage in terms of cultivation.

Fighting both Cao Tian and the Wuzhou Leader simultaneously with her own strength was not easy.

Although she succeeded in killing the Wuzhou Leader in the end, she herself sustained not-insignificant injuries.

If not for the fact that Cao Tian lost his composure upon seeing the Wuzhou Leader fall, failed to notice the weakness she was hiding in the shadows, and, in his haste to escape, recklessly unleashed his trump card to break the Pseudo-Domain.

Even if she could have beheaded Cao Tian, she likely would have had to pay a huge price herself.

Perhaps even the price of her life!

She let out a long sigh of relief and looked around.

When she discovered that the surroundings had become completely empty at some point, she could not help but reveal an expression of astonishment.

Where were the others?

Shouldn't the cultivators of the Beast Taming Sect and the Sacred Palace be in the middle of engaging the Ancient God Palace cultivators?

How could there not be a single shadow left?

And what about the Wuzhou cultivator team?

According to the time, the Wuzhou cultivator team should have caught up long ago, right?

How could they all be gone?

She frowned and looked down at the ground.

The ground was covered in bloodstains, and broken, mangled corpses lay scattered about.

He examined the messy ground for a moment, and his brows could not help but twitch.

Something is wrong~

Among these corpses, those belonging to the Beast Taming Sect and the Sacred Palace side seemed very few.

Most of the corpses were actually from the Ancient God Palace and Wuzhou!

How could this be?

Just as she was filled with doubts, a sound of air being torn suddenly came from afar.

His expression stirred, and he looked over.

Immediately.

Dozens of figures came into view.

When she saw the figures approaching clearly, a flash of astonishment could not help but cross her face.

These people were all cultivators from the Beast Taming Sect and the Sacred Palace.

And looking at the number of people, they had actually lost less than one-third of their members.

What made her even more astonished was.

At the very front of the team were not Yuan Xiuya and Yaoguang, those two Ninth-Order Will Stage cultivators.

But rather Lu Xiu, that Eighth-Order Will Stage cultivator!

While Jiuyou was filled with doubt, Lu Xiu had already led the team to stand before Jiuyou, looked at Jiuyou, and asked, "Fairy Jiuyou, what was the result of your battle with Cao Tian and the Wuzhou Leader?"

Jiuyou came back to her senses, temporarily suppressed the doubts in her heart, and said, "The Wuzhou Leader is dead, and Cao Tian has fled."

Hearing Jiuyou's response, everyone except "Lu Xiu," including Yaoguang and Yuan Xiuya, felt a shock in their hearts.

Those were two Leader Stage cultivators.

For Jiuyou to fight two against one and actually leave one dead and one fled, such combat power was simply astonishing!

"Where did you all go just now?"

"And..."

"What about the Ancient God Palace and Wuzhou cultivators? Why have they vanished without a trace?"

Just then, Jiuyou finally could not help but ask the questions in her heart.

Hearing Jiuyou's inquiry, the crowd recovered from their astonishment at Jiuyou's battle record.

Then, they all looked toward "Lu Xiu."

Compared to Jiuyou's record, Lu Xiu's record was absolutely not inferior in the slightest.

Even now, thinking back to Lu Xiu's tyrannical performance earlier, everyone still could not help but feel a bit dazed.

Only Yaoguang, because she knew the true identity of "Lu Xiu," felt not the slightest surprise at this.

This person was that demoness from the Alchemy Emperor Secret Realm.

Although her performance earlier was already extremely strong, compared to her true strength, she was afraid she hadn't even displayed thirty percent.

She looked at Mu Lingxi, and seeing that Mu Lingxi had no intention of explaining, she looked at Jiuyou and said, "The Ancient God Palace cultivators and the Wuzhou cultivators have already been slaughtered by us."

Hearing Yaoguang's words, Jiuyou was stunned.

Although he had already guessed that the Wuzhou team and the Ancient God Palace cultivators might have been repelled.

But he never imagined that reality would be even more exaggerated than his imagination.

These two teams had actually been slaughtered to the last man!

How could this be possible?

The Ancient God Palace team alone was not something these people from the Beast Taming Sect and the Sacred Palace could resist.

Not to mention that the even larger Wuzhou team was following behind.

Suddenly, Jiuyou thought of the strange formation the team was in when they arrived, and her heart stirred.

She turned to look at Lu Xiu.

After a careful examination, upon sensing the obscure aura on Lu Xiu, she realized that the Lu Xiu before her was no longer the Eighth-Order Will Stage cultivator she had known!

Her cultivation had somehow reached the Ninth-Order Will Stage!

"Lu Xianzi, could it be you..."

Jiuyou spoke with some hesitation.

Upon hearing this, Mu Lingxi smiled, "They were merely some Seventh-Order Will Stage and Eighth-Order Will Stage cultivators; by comparison, Cao Tian and the Leader of Wuzhou are the two who are harder to deal with."

Hearing Lu Xiu's answer, Jiuyou felt certain in his heart.

Was it really because of her?

Immediately following this, a look of joy appeared on his face.

"I didn't expect Lu Xianzi to have been hiding her strength all along."

"That's wonderful."

"With Lu Xianzi possessing such strength, our upcoming rendezvous with Daoist Friend Wan will surely be much smoother."

Mu Lingxi heard this and glanced at Jiuyou with a smile.

She nodded.

"Why haven't Daoist Friend Cao and the others returned yet after being gone for so long?"

Within the main force of the Out-of-Boundary Cultivators, Qingshui calculated the time and furrowed his brows.

Given the strength of Jiuyou and his group, Cao Tian and the other Ancient God Palace cultivators alone should have been enough to annihilate them.

Not to mention the team of over two hundred people from Wuzhou led by the Leader of Wuzhou.

Dealing with Jiuyou and the others should have been an easy task.

It shouldn't have taken this much time.

Could it be that some accident occurred?

Just as he was secretly speculating in his heart.

A familiar aura suddenly appeared on the distant horizon.

It was Cao Tian!

His expression shifted as he looked over.

Immediately following.

A figure appeared within his field of vision.

When he saw that solitary figure on the distant horizon, he couldn't help but be stunned.

That person was indeed Cao Tian.

But...

Where were the others?

Why didn't they return with him?

At the same time.

The people all around also sensed the aura in the distance and turned to look.

When everyone saw the scene of only Cao Tian returning alone, thoughts similar to Qingshui's appeared in their hearts, and looks of confusion emerged on their faces one after another.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Cao Tian approached rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, he landed in front of everyone.

"Senior Brother Cao, why did you return alone? Where are the others?"

A flash of hesitation crossed Yuwei's face as she spoke.

Hearing the voice of Yuwei, which contained a hint of timidity within its softness, Cao Tian's heart trembled.

Just at this moment, another voice filled with doubt came, "Daoist Friend Cao, where are the Daoist Friends from Wuzhou? Why didn't they return with you either?"

Cao Tian looked at Qingshui, then looked at the people present, his gaze finally landing on Yuwei.

He sighed, "Jiuyou's strength exceeded the expectations of the Leader of Wuzhou and myself; we were caught off guard by his sneak attack, the Leader of Wuzhou was killed in battle, and I also sustained not-insignificant injuries."

Hearing Cao Tian's words, the crowd was stunned.