Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
That was brutality at its finest.
All that sudden changes that just took place rendered that man in black completely dumbfounded. That crazed expression on his bestial face disappeared after the beating.
Pfftt!
That man in black spat out blood right away before shuddering all over. He then looked up at Lu Xuan in utter disbelief.
Lu Xuan crossed his arms in front of his chest as he hovered high in the air. He glimmered with a golden glow all over him, making him look like some kind of god from the heavens.
However, the Auric Flower was conjured and now hovering above Lu Xuan’s head. The Auric Flower amplified his aura so much that it seemed like a raging ocean.
Seemingly dazed, the man in black said, “That’s the Auric Flower… How did you manage to conjure it?”
The disbelief in his eyes intensified, yet the look in his eyes looked even greedier and more surprised.
That was because he knew that the Auric Flower had a lot to do with the powers of one’s next level.
One could’ve even said that it was what stood in the way between the two levels.
That was something that he learned by reading some ancient text, yet he only knew of the technique without actually ever using it. He had never seen anyone capable of mastering and conjuring the Auric Flower.
This wasn’t just because the method he used to train with was lacking in many ways. His aura was also too weak; his own bloodline was lacking.
His bloodline was too common. Having neglected his ability to solidify his foundations throughout his training thus far, he now regretted everything that he had done thus far.
A lacking foundation meant that it was near impossible for him to ever conjure the Auric Flower.
He was unable to go any further with cultivation.
As someone who was at the absolute pinnacle of the Divine Transformation Realm, that was what he found to have been the most unbearable. His desire to keep moving forward in his cultivation is what drove him to join the organization.
Given his current situation, the most promising way of doing so was simply to rob from someone whose bloodline had born Taoism aptitude in it and install it into himself. That would’ve changed his bloodline from the inside-out, thus making it possible for him to conjure the Auric Flower.
That Auric Flower which Lu Xuan conjured above his head allowed that man in black to confirm that he had taken his plans in the right direction the whole time. With the bloodline of a godly physique in him, it would have definitely been far easier for him to conjure the Auric Flower.
That was the truth of the matter; whatever someone lacked at birth would have likely been very hard to come by in the future.
A tinge of jealousy was seen in his eyes. He hated how despite his best efforts, he would never be able to conjure the Auric flower. In contrast, the kid standing before him could conjure such a tricky spell with ease.
He was so vexed that he refused to accept this as his fate.
Boom!
Lu Xuan’s aura became increasingly potent, while his might appeared to be increasingly terrifying.
That man in black refused to yield, but he still knew what that burst of power meant. Lu Xuan had demonstrated combat prowess that had been above his level, to begin with. It seemed to be on par with that of Xuanyangzi.
Now that he had conjured the Auric Flower, there was no doubt that Lu Xuan’s combat prowess became even more terrifying than it already was.
Despite that man in black’s powers, he could still feel the pressure of an entire mountain.
Every single bone in his body seemed to be crashing into something. Every single cell had to bear that extremely terrifying power weighing on them.
Pfftt!
That man in black spat out blood yet again as he watched Lu Xuan closing in on him. He finally had enough and burst with grey light all over him. He thrust his fist outward like a spear that tore at the sky.
Clang!
That punch landed right before Lu Xuan, yet it was blocked by his Shield of Great Aether in the form of a golden dragon. It prevented the attack from harming him at all.
Before that man in black was able to react and run, Lu Xuan slapped that man right away.
Boom!
That man was sent flying right away. His mighty body crashed onto the ground several times, leaving several craters behind before it began to shrink.
That man’s body quickly shrunk like a deflated balloon.
Lu Xuan could easily tell that the method that the man in black had just used to boost his powers now began eating away at him.
That method had its aftereffects, apparently draining him of his aura. Lu Xuan’s blows had simply broken apart every bit of the aura that the man in black had around him.
While Lu Xuan’s ascended state was terrifying and came with a massive drain as well, it drained him only of his external resources. It wouldn’t have even eaten away at one’s foundations.
Lu Xuan wouldn’t have picked the White Sun Soaring Sutra alone among all the other methods that he could’ve used to enhance his powers.
At that moment, that man in black weakened so badly that he couldn’t fight back.
Lu Xuan’s eyes glittered with a golden glow. He coldly looked at the man in black as he said, “Tell me how many of you people are out there, how did this organization of yours came about, and how many sacred ones have you people killed throughout the years. I have 1000 ways of making you wish that you’d have died instead. Do you seriously think that you could run from me?”
That man-in-black looked at Lu Xuan, coughing as he continued, “Does that mean you know something? In that case, I can’t help but be very jealous of you!
“What do you mean? Someone as talented as me must be limited by my bloodline. Meanwhile, you people possess a bloodline that eclipses the others. That means you can become even more powerful than everyone else without putting in much effort. We, on the other hand, have suffered through more than you could ever imagine!”
That man in black voiced out all his extreme frustration and vexation as vividly as he could. Although he gave it his all, he still couldn’t change his fate of losing to the sacred bloodline.
Lu Xuan simply watched that man in black with a cold smirk. Those words would have affected a newcomer like Liu Haotian, but they were completely worthless against someone like Lu Xuan, who had carved out his own path like that.
During his past life, Lu Xuan suffered way more than the man in black ever did.
If one were to walk to the very end, it didn’t matter if they had an average physique or a special one. It was only a matter of speed, after all.
Lu Xuan continued coldly, “Just answer my question already. You’ll regret what I’ll do if you don’t.”
Lu Xuan looked at him with extreme coldness. At that moment, something inside that man in black’s mind seemed to have broken. A terrifying mass of dark energy seeped from his mind and formed a massive eyeball above his head.
That bloody, dark, and brutal eyeball was the same size as a normal human. Every negative emotion that one could think of could’ve perfectly described what that eyeball looked like.
When that eyeball turned to look at Lu Xuan, it burst out with an air of ferocity.
“Such petty tricks.”
Lu Xuan snorted coldly and immediately crushed that eyeball with his bare hands, reducing it to dark energy.
At that moment, that man in black died as well. All of the remaining energy that he had in his body moments ago had been turned into sustenance for that eyeball.
Unpredictable fluctuations appeared in the air, materializing as an extremely old voice said, “We shall meet again.”
