Chapter 522. Overbearing Death, Arriving at the Celestial Star
The battle with the Extracosmic Heavenly Demon allowed Lu Yuan to learn many things, and he had no plans to learn anything more from his opponent.
Even the Celestial previously had refused to speak about such matters.
As such, he felt that asking this Extracosmic Heavenly Demon for information was simply impossible. Rather than wasting time on that, it was better to kill him and hurry to the Celestial Star.
So after Lu Yuan said those words, the Great Luo Sword Embryo appeared, and waves of powerful sword intent were continuously released.
When the Extracosmic Heavenly Demon saw this, a trace of fear appeared in his eyes, but it quickly vanished. Clearly, he had already anticipated this. Though he was unwilling, a loss was a loss.
He was also clear in his heart that even if they fought again, the result would remain the same.
Lu Yuan was far stronger than him, and apart from this sword embryo, he definitely had other methods.
Therefore, he chose to face his death.
However, he spoke again. "You are very strong, and beyond my expectations. But the fate of the Xuanhuang Cosmos cannot be changed.
"We have made many preparations. Besides, this world no longer has a supreme expert to guard it. Once we descend fully, the only thing awaiting all of you will be despair."
He seemed very confident in his declaration, and was certain of the final outcome and direction of this universe.
However, Lu Yuan seemed entirely unconcerned. He raised his hand slightly and slashed down.
In an instant, sword light surged, and sword intent rushed forth.
A moment later, the Extracosmic Heavenly Demon's physical body and soul were both obliterated.
Everything about him vanished, with no possibility of recovery.
When Lu Yuan killed him, he also used the power of Providence. After experiencing such a great battle, he did not want carelessness at the final moment to allow the Extracosmic Heavenly Demon to escape death.
He sensed briefly and knew that the Extracosmic Heavenly Demon was indeed utterly dead.
He said nothing more and took one step forward, appearing on the planet below.
Jiang Ningxian and the others immediately gathered around him.
"He's dead?" Jiang Haokong asked, his eyes still filled with shock and disbelief.
He had watched the entire battle from beginning to end. The strength of the Extracosmic Heavenly Demon had left an extremely deep impression on him.
The battle had completely exceeded his expectations.
Even so, Lu Yuan had still slain the demon and become the final victor.
Jiang Haokong simply could not respond to the situation yet. Sometimes, he even wondered whether he could still be considered one of the top geniuses in the cosmos.
Why was it that he could not interfere at all in certain battles now?
Of course, Lu Yuan did not know what he was thinking. He merely nodded. "Yes. It's over. We should leave as well."
Indeed, their goal from the beginning had been the Celestial Star, but they had been delayed by matters that arose along the way.
Now that everything had been resolved, they should hurry toward their destination.
Especially since Lu Yuan had another thought on his mind. The situation on the Celestial Star was probably even more severe than he had imagined.
"Then what about this place?" Jiang Ningxian naturally knew that they had to leave.
However, under the Extracosmic Heavenly Demon's methods, this planet had already been left riddled with wounds.
They had to handle some aftermath. They could not possibly ignore everything.
Lu Yuan thought for a moment, then replied, "Release that life essence. Apart from that, there is nothing else we can do. As long as the life essence remains, this planet will not completely perish."
There was nothing else to be done. Even though he was very powerful now, that was only personal strength.
He had no method to change reality, let alone revive the dead.
Lu Yuan knew very well that perhaps even the Human Sovereign Celestial Emperors could not do such a thing.
Otherwise, they would not have vanished into the ether of time.
Beside him, Jiang Ningxian and the others nodded. There truly was no other way.
After that, they acted and destroyed the black altar, releasing all the life essence that had been sacrificed earlier and returning it to this planet.
Once they were done, everyone began considering their next move which was to head for the core region of the Thunderflash Starfield, the ancestral planet of the Celestials, the Celestial Star.
"From what we saw and heard along the way, I think the Celestials should have already completely thrown themselves in with the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons. They even led those people in actively sacrificing the beings of their own starfield."
Jiang Ningxian said, her voice laced with hesitation. "I just don't understand why they would do such a thing."
"It is because the power of the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons can corrode the soul." Lu Yuan answered her question and continued, "I have experienced it. That power is very special, and even I could not fully guard against it.
"After being corroded by that power, only violent impulses remain, and they become difficult to control. Perhaps that is one of the reasons."
This was a guess he made based on his own experience, but he did not know the specifics.
Some things could only be understood after they reached the Celestial Star.
"Let's go and meet up with Father first," Jiang Haokong suggested. He felt that matters concerning the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons were indeed confusing.
Lu Yuan wasted no words and opened a void passage.
They were actually not far from the Celestial Star now. They only needed several days to arrive.
This time, they did not need to waste time on the journey. They only had to keep moving forward.
Just like that, everyone crossed space again and again. They also passed several more planets with life.
Fortunately, perhaps because they had resolved the Extracosmic Heavenly Demon in advance, these beings had not suffered a tremendous blow.
They had somewhat prevented some tragedies from occurring.
Several days passed like this.
Finally, one day, everyone once again passed through a void passage.
This time, however, they did not land on a planet, but appeared in space.
Before them was an enormous star emitting majestic pressure.
When Lu Yuan saw it, he was also astonished, because this star was even more massive than the sun. Around it were dozens of stars like suns, providing the necessary energy for some ordinary beings.
This scene was like something out of myth.
Dozens of suns.
If anyone on Earth saw such a sight, they would likely be completely shocked.
However, what was strange was that they discovered the entire planet was divided into two completely different regions.
One region was normal, but the other was shrouded in endless black mist.
Yes. The whole planet had been completely divided into two regions.
It was really strange.