Chapter 277: Shocked Hongjun! Lu Yun's strength is becoming increasingly unfathomable!

Inside Zixiao Palace, Hongjun Daozu's face was livid.

Through the power of the Heavenly Dao, he clearly sensed the miserable state of Zhang Youren and Yang Hui, and an unprecedented fury surged in his heart, with uncontrollable rage flickering in his eyes.

He never expected that his two carefully cultivated Good Corpse Dao-child avatars, even with the blessing of the Heavenly Dao's divine power, would still be unable to withstand the attacks of these two outer-realm visitors, Qin Ling and Qiu Wanli.

This was absolutely a grave provocation against him, the Heavenly Dao Spokesperson!

"Lu Yun!" Hongjun gritted his teeth.

Beyond anger, he also felt an unprecedented sense of crisis approaching.

He knew deeply that if these Outer Realm Heavenly Demons were not dealt with quickly, the balance of the Primordial World might be rapidly broken, and the Heavenly Dao would face an unprecedented challenge.

However, just as Hongjun was burning with rage, the battle in Future City suddenly stopped.

Qin Ling and Qiu Wanli looked at each other and smiled, simultaneously withdrawing their respective offensives, clearly both believing that fighting to this extent was enough.

Zhang Youren and Yang Hui, who had both assumed they were dead for sure, were instead somewhat stunned, and then looked at Qin Ling and Qiu Wanli with even greater vigilance, suspecting whether they were preparing to strike even harder.

"The two of you may return; tell Hongjun that we are merely here upon invitation to participate in the tournament," Qin Ling said indifferently, his voice revealing an unquestionable majesty.

Zhang Youren and Yang Hui collapsed to the ground, covered in wounds, their eyes filled with terror and unwillingness.

They had not expected that, even with the blessing of the Heavenly Dao's power, they would still be defeated so thoroughly.

"Hmph, the humiliation of today shall be repaid a hundredfold in the future!" Zhang Youren said through gritted teeth, flames of vengeance flickering in his eyes.

Yang Hui was also full of hatred, but she did not say anything more.

She knew that today's events had exceeded their capabilities, but they still had their more powerful true selves, and with the Dao Ancestor backing them, they would be able to get their revenge sooner or later!

Qin Ling and Qiu Wanli did not pay heed to their threats, merely smiling faintly.

They naturally knew that the true selves of Zhang Youren and Yang Hui were both Quasi-Saint powerhouses, and their current strength was still above their own, but they did not care.

After all, they had been able to cultivate to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm in their original worlds; now that they had come to the Great Desolation, their strength would naturally advance by leaps and bounds, and it probably wouldn't take long to achieve the Quasi-Saint realm! Qiu Wanli said: "If you have the ability, just come! If it really doesn't work, you can even call your true selves over!"

Upon hearing this, the previously enraged Zhang Youren and Yang Hui suddenly calmed down, and then became suspicious and uncertain.

Only then did they remember that these two Outer Realm Heavenly Demons before them knew their identities and backgrounds clearly, yet still attacked them unscrupulously, which forced them to suspect whether the other party had been hiding their strength just now.

For a moment, they did not know what to do.

It was not that the two had not thought of having their true selves come in person, or even bringing the powerhouses of the Heavenly Court to attack together, but they feared whether this might be some kind of trap.

After all, standing behind Qin Ling and Qiu Wanli was Lu Yun! Yet their strike today was meant to represent Hongjun in testing them; if they really left in such a dejected manner, it would truly cause Hongjun and even the entire Heavenly Dao Faction to lose face.

And just as they were hesitating, Hongjun, inside Zixiao Palace, was actually also thinking about what to do.

Just as he was about to issue a new order, a familiar voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

Hongjun looked up abruptly, his gaze piercing through layers of halls, and he was shocked to see Lu Yun's figure appearing outside Zixiao Palace.

He immediately stood up, his figure instantly appearing not far in front of Lu Yun.

"Fellow Daoist Hongjun, why be so angry?" Lu Yun's voice carried a hint of mockery and sarcasm, "They are merely two Great Luo Golden Immortals; why must you lower yourself to their level?"

Hongjun's expression darkened upon hearing this; he had not expected Lu Yun to take the initiative to come to his door.

More crucially, if Lu Yun had not spoken voluntarily, he would not have perceived Lu Yun's arrival in the slightest! He said coldly: "Lu Yun, what exactly do you want to do? Why let these Outer Realm Heavenly Demons enter the Primordial World?" Lu Yun smiled slightly and said: "That is incorrect. They are not some Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, but honored guests I invited. As for why I invited them here, it is naturally to make the tournament more spectacular. Does the Dao Ancestor not wish to see a true duel of geniuses, and not wish for the beings of the Great Desolation to achieve better development?"

Hongjun's face was livid; he naturally knew that Lu Yun was deliberately angering him.

But he also understood that he could not lose his composure at this moment.

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the rage in his heart, and said coldly: "Lu Yun, you had best not play with fire and get burned."

Lu Yun laughed heartily upon hearing this and said: "Rest assured, I have my own sense of proportion. It is you, Dao Ancestor, who seems to be losing your patience more and more. If this continues, it will not be conducive to your cultivation."

After saying this, Lu Yun's figure disappeared without a trace.

Hongjun's pupils contracted sharply!

Previously, he had thought it was just a momentary lapse that he hadn't noticed Lu Yun approaching his Zixiao Palace. But now that Lu Yun had left right before his eyes, he was still unable to detect how Lu Yun had departed.

He could not even confirm whether that had been Lu Yun's true self, or a phantom manifested by Lu Yun through Supernatural Power!

This caused a sense of powerlessness to surge in his heart.

"This Lu Yun, his strength is becoming increasingly unfathomable!"

However, he could not just give up. He had to find a way to deal with Lu Yun and those Outer Realm Heavenly Demons as soon as possible, otherwise, there might really be no place for him in the Great Desolation in the future!

He frowned and pondered for a long time, finally turning back to return to Zixiao Palace, while simultaneously sending a voice transmission to tell Zhang Youren and Yang Hui to withdraw for now, and also telling Haotian and Yaochi not to act rashly.

Subsequently, he directly sent voice transmissions to Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Jieyin, Zhunti, Kunpeng, Minghe, and others of the Heavenly Dao Faction, ordering them to gather at Zixiao Palace.

In Future City.

After Zhang Youren and Yang Hui left, Qin Ling, Lu Wu, and Qiu Wanli arrived at the hotel, and Qin Ling hosted Qiu Wanli to stay.

They knew that Hongjun's test was only the beginning, and more challenges would await them in the future. But they were very much looking forward to this.

After all, if an enemy they could not resist truly came, they believed Lu Yun would certainly not stand idly by, and perhaps he might even participate in a world-shaking duel himself.

However, it was a pity that they had not waited for Haotian and Yaochi to make a move; instead, they learned from Lu Wu that Hongjun's side had already been settled by his true self, and they should not be taking action for the time being.

The two could not help but feel a bit disappointed.

"Big Brother Qin Ling, what should we do next?" Qiu Wanli asked, his gaze flickering with determination and anticipation.

Qin Ling smiled slightly and said: "Next, we naturally need to cultivate hard and improve our strength. After all, the tournament is about to begin, and you surely don't want to be looked down upon by those geniuses of the Great Desolation."

Qiu Wanli laughed heartily upon hearing this and said: "That's right! We must let those geniuses of the Great Desolation know our power!"

Qin Ling added: "It is not just the geniuses of the Great Desolation; Big Brother Lu Yun will likely send more group members, and as the two who arrived first, we cannot be outdone by the others."

"That's right, that's right!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, then returned to their respective cultivation rooms, preparing to begin their cultivation.

However, before beginning their cultivation, they coincidentally uploaded the footage they had just recorded of beating up Zhang Youren and Yang Hui to the Transmigration Chat Group.

(End of chapter)