Global Awakening: I'm the Only One Ready

This process had taken quite a bit of effort.

Neither the Celestial Court nor the Jiang Clan could act. If they did, they would likely alert the enemy, so they had to be cautious.

Another point was that the movements of the Celestial Court and the Jiang Clan would certainly be monitored by the two forces. If the two forces learned of it, they would definitely take precautions.

They could only have outsiders act, and those outsiders could not be powerful experts. Naturally, this would be troublesome and require some time. Fortunately, they had still succeeded in the end.

Jiang Huanyun had another race capture a Ji Clan member.

However, his status was not high. He could be considered an ordinary clansman, not even a Ranker.

But this was already enough. At least for now, what they needed to understand was whether the two forces had accepted the power of the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons.

After receiving the news, Lu Yuan, Jiang Ningxian, and Jiang Haokong went over at once.

"It took some effort, but we finally caught him." Seeing the three arrive, a smile appeared on Jiang Huanyun's face.

The captive was alive and had not suffered many injuries. The difficulty had indeed been higher.

Lu Yuan and the others also turned their gazes to that Ji Clan member. He was a young man in the Sage Realm. Aside from his aura being rather weak, there were no other injuries on him.

He did not know the Jiang Clan's Holy Son or Saintess, but he knew Lu Yuan. So when he saw Lu Yuan at first glance, astonishment and fear immediately surfaced in his eyes.

It could not be helped. Lu Yuan's reputation was too resounding, especially combined with what he had done during this period. Any enemy who saw him and without sufficient strength would react like this.

Even the Holy Sons of the Ji Clan and the Eternals had died at his hands.

"Speak. By attacking the major clans of the various starfields, what exactly is your Ji Clan trying to do?" Jiang Haokong was the first to speak.

Layers of powerful aura rose from him. He was now already a Grotto-Heaven Immortal, far above the Sage Realm. The aura he revealed was like a mountain to that Ji Clan member, leaving him no room to resist.

His body trembled, cold sweat breaking out. However, he still gritted his teeth and did not speak.

Seeing this, Jiang Haokong narrowed his eyes slightly. Then the aura he emanated became even heavier.

Rays of light emerged from his body, carrying matchless power. This pressure was even greater than before.

The Ji Clan member turned pale, clearly unable to withstand it. Even so, he still said nothing, as though he had already resolved to die.

This was only natural. He was a Ji Clan member to begin with. If there truly was some plan and he revealed it now, that would mean betraying his clan.

Moreover, the people before him were true enemies.

"It is useless." Jiang Ningxian saw this as well and immediately shook her head.

Although she did not like the Ji Clan, simply using force would definitely not work.

Trying to make him submit through this method was meaningless, so she had her brother stop.

Hearing this, Jiang Haokong could only give up.

They still needed to obtain information from this man. If Jiang Haokong continued, he might crush the Ji Clan member's mind. Then their previous efforts would be wasted. They had to think of another way.

On the other hand, Lu Yuan appeared calm and composed.

He looked toward Jiang Huanyun beside him. After thinking briefly, he asked, "Did you sense any unique aura from him?"

What he cared about most was this. The power of the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons did not belong to this universe. With Jiang Huanyun's strength and realm, he would naturally be able to sense it immediately.

However, Jiang Huanyun shook his head slightly. "No. Everything is normal."

This was also what troubled him greatly. He clearly felt there was a problem, but he could not find anything.

It was indeed frustrating. Or perhaps the direction of their earlier guesses had been wrong?

"Is that so?" Hearing this, Lu Yuan also frowned slightly.

Then he said nothing more. He walked up to the Ji Clan member.

"What do you want to do?" Seeing this scene, the Ji Clan member's gaze trembled violently.

Although Lu Yuan had not revealed the slightest aura, he truly panicked. Lu Yuan's reputation spoke for itself. Now, almost the entire universe knew of him.

The grudge between the Ji Clan and Lu Yuan was especially deep. This gave him an indescribable sense of danger. So even though Lu Yuan did nothing, the Ji Clan member felt incomparable fear.

However, Lu Yuan's voice was gentle as he continued, "I will give you a chance. Tell me what the Ji Clan and the Eternals have been doing recently."

He was not aggressive. It sounded like an ordinary conversation, without the slightest threat.

This made Jiang Haokong beside him speechless. He felt this would not work at all.

Ji Clan members still had some backbone. Asking like this would definitely produce nothing.

Sure enough, after hearing Lu Yuan's words, the Ji Clan member forced himself to calm down and snorted coldly. "You can forget about getting any useful information from me. Just kill me."

Rather than betray his clansmen, he might as well seek death. This was the only thought in his heart.

"All right." After hearing this, Lu Yuan only shook his head. He seemed as though he truly did not want to ask anymore and straightened up.

But just as everyone was puzzled, rays of purple light suddenly surged from his body. This light carried a vast and majestic aura.

When everyone present sensed it, they felt that the one standing before them was not Lu Yuan, but a supreme existence. All of this came from that purple light.

Before they could fully react, the light poured into the Ji Clan member's body, traveling through his limbs and bones.

"Ah!" The Ji Clan member roared in agony, his entire body trembling.

Soon enough, the purple light returned to Lu Yuan.

Then the three from the Jiang Clan saw it; a drop of black blood carrying a strange aura appeared above the Ji Clan member's head.

This drop of black blood gave them an intensely repulsive feeling. Even the power within their bodies stirred because of it, as though they were naturally hostile.

"This is..." After sensing the aura within it, astonishment appeared in Jiang Ningxian's eyes.

She had seen that black blood before. Even though this drop was far weaker, its source aura was exactly the same.

"That's right. It is exactly what you are thinking." Lu Yuan spoke calmly.

He had finally confirmed that the Ji Clan had indeed accepted the power of the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons.

This black blood was exactly the same as what the black dragon had released when attacking him before. It had been a guess before, but now it was truly confirmed.

More importantly, it was not only the two Starfield Lords who had accepted it. Even their clansmen had accepted it.

What did that mean?

Lu Yuan already had the answer in his heart.