Chapter 456. Precious, Please Turn Around; Peerless Might
As that ray of light appeared, time seemed to freeze instantaneously.
The Ji Clan's Creation Immortal, who had been about to act, immediately felt an intense sense of danger. He realized that even his soul was trembling, and a chill shot straight up his spine.
This was something he had never felt before—an actual threat.
If he did not retreat, he would die immediately, because he could not counter it. It was as though some kind of universe law had been triggered. No matter how strong he was, he could not oppose it.
Run!
This was the Ji Clan Creation Immortal's first thought.
He gave up attacking Lu Yuan and tried to flee as far as possible. Very quickly, he froze completely, because he discovered that he seemed unable to do so at all.
Indeed, the time around him was frozen, and space had become impossibly solid. Even using the methods of a Creation Immortal, he could not break through it.
Then he saw it.
A gourd was in front of it. A ray of light emerged from it. It was only a simple white, and not a dazzling splendor of colors.
And everything he had just felt came from that light.
This meant that this white light, and this gourd, would take his life.
What exactly was this thing?
This was the last question in the Ji Clan Creation Immortal's mind.
The next moment, the white light emerging from the gourd's mouth pierced through his body, and his soul was obliterated in an instant.
He did not have the slightest strength to resist.
Only his physical body remained, still standing in place. But in the next instant, even that fleshly component of his turned to dust, then slowly vanished.
Then, the Ji Clan's Creation Immortal was gone.
His aura vanished completely. No one could sense him anymore. It was as though he had never appeared in this world at all.
Just like that, he abruptly disappeared before everyone's eyes.
What had happened?
Below, the Outer Cosmos experts all revealed puzzled expressions because they had no idea what had just happened.
Had the Ji Clan's Creation Immortal not been about to attack Lu Yuan? How had he vanished?
Had he left?
But what about his aura? Why had that disappeared in an instant too?
Immediately, confusion filled everyone's hearts, because they had never considered the possibility that the Ji Clan's Creation Immortal had actually died.
After all, who would believe that such an existence could die at the hands of a Grotto-Heaven Immortal?
On the other side, Jiang Huanyun and the others were completely stunned as well. They had only seen a white light suddenly emerge around Lu Yuan, and then this was the aftermath of things.
For a moment, they all began to wonder whether someone else had acted. But they had clearly not sensed any aura from a powerful expert.
What exactly had happened?
This was the question in everyone's heart. Putting those who were not very strong aside, even the Grotto-Heaven Immortals could not comprehend the situation.
At the same time, in the void beyond Earth, Lu Yuan looked at the Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger in his hand. For a moment, he was taken aback as well.
He had thought that this item would at least be some grandeur display of terrifying might upon usage. After all, one could sense that much from its name alone.
But who could have known that from beginning to end, there would be only a ray of white light? Then the Ji Clan's Creation Immortal disappeared, and it all happened in an instant.
Even Lu Yuan had not yet recovered from the progression of events. If he weren't holding the Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger in his hands, he would be thinking that the Creation Immortal had suddenly left on his own accord.
"Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger... It is truly worthy of the name Immortal-Slaying."
In the end, Lu Yuan sighed as he looked at the object before him.
Its might had indeed completely exceeded his expectations. It did not shake the world in the literal sense, it merely erased the opponent.
However, he also sensed that after using the Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger, the power within him had decreased by a great deal.
At the same time, the gourd had begun to dim. Clearly, it could not be used again for the short term.
This was only to be expected. After all, if it could be used continuously, it would really be a heaven-defying item.
Thinking back to when he obtained this object from Guang Chengzi, Lu Yuan had still felt that the so-called slaying of immortals would likely only have miraculous effects against ordinary Immortal Realm existences.
But looking at how things were now, it seemed that was not the case at all.
Even a Creation Immortal had no way to resist it. Such powerful strength really should not be used casually.
He even wondered if his strength advanced further, he could perhaps use the Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger to directly behead a Celestial Seat Immortal, or even a Starfield Lord.
Of course, this was only a passing thought for now. Lu Yuan understood very clearly that no matter how powerful the Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger was, it remained an external object.
In the end, he still had to rely on his own strength.
Without saying anything more, he put the item away. He glanced at the starry sky, which had already returned to calm, and took a step forward.
In an instant, space was torn open, and in the next moment, Lu Yuan returned to the sky above Mount Emei.
His appearance instantly drew the attention of everyone present.
Everyone fell silent.
Because they all had one question in their hearts: where exactly had the Ji Clan's Creation Immortal gone?
"Lu Yuan, what happened?" Jiang Haokong could not hold back and immediately came over to ask.
"You mean the one from the Ji Clan?" A smile appeared on Lu Yuan's face.
Then he answered, "He is already dead."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the Outer Cosmos beings, along with Jiang Huanyun, froze in place.
Many people were unwilling to believe those words, but they did not dare say so. Because they could neither understand everything that had happened beyond the heavens nor the sudden disappearance of the Ji Clan's Creation Immortal.
As for Jiang Huanyun, he had not been willing to believe it at first either. But in the end, a thought entered his head.
The Ji Clan Creation Immortal's aura had disappeared instantaneously. That transcended common sense.
So, no matter how unwilling he was to admit it, it was true. Lu Yuan had truly killed a Creation Immortal with his own strength.
But how exactly did he achieve that?
Jiang Huanyun's mind was full of questions. However, he still did not ask.
As for Lu Yuan, he did not care whether the others believed him or not. He walked directly beside the Celestial Emperor's Ancient Token with an extremely calm gaze.
Then he looked at everyone present and slowly said, "Everyone, is there anyone else who wishes to contend with me?"
No one responded. No one even dared meet Lu Yuan's gaze.
They were still shaken by what had just happened. Moreover, even if they did not believe that he had killed a Creation Immortal, the man had certainly killed five Grotto-Heaven Immortals earlier.
Was there anyone present who was his match?
Clearly, no.
In that case, how could they still compete?
A faint smile appeared on Lu Yuan's face. He reached out and took the Celestial Emperor's Ancient Token into his hand.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
In an instant, streams of purple aura surged from it. It resonated with the Celestial Emperor's Ancient Token within his body and showed signs of merging.
But Lu Yuan was not in a hurry. He looked into the distance at the Outer Cosmos being who had been completely intimidated, then slowly said, "We've finished our business here. Let's return."