Chapter 565

Chapter 565: Success

Great Hall of the Dark Clan.

Due to the significant losses suffered by the quasi-emperors in the Dark Clan, several of the royal members were dead.

Even if the quasi-emperors were still alive, finding Lu Ye would be extremely difficult.

Now, with some of them missing, Lu Ye’s ability to conceal himself skyrocketed.

The entire Dark Clan hadn’t even realized Lu Ye had arrived; his figure was already present in the Great Hall.

The hall was eerily silent, solemn and dignified.

Lu Ye looked up at the towering statue.

Isn’t it just a bug? Why was it sculpted into a human shape?

In his previous life, Lu Ye hadn’t seen this statue; perhaps the Dark Clan was worried he’d discover something and had kept it from him.

Lu Ye observed carefully.

The Heavenly Demon Blood Escape technique had quietly begun to ignite.

If he were to take the Dark Beginning Insect Seal, it would undoubtedly bring some danger.

However, he felt that the quasi-emperor couldn’t kill him.

As for the Great Emperor…

Besides An Ri and An Xing in the Dark Clan, there was also an An Yue, but An Yue had never shown herself in anyone’s sight.

This An Yue should also be a Great Emperor, though this Great Emperor had some issues.

After observing for a while and confirming there were no problems, Lu Ye hesitated no longer and appeared in front of the statue, reaching for the red cloth covering its eyes.

Lu Ye didn’t know what color this cloth was originally.

But now it appeared to be stained red with blood, likely from when the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens killed An Xing.

As his hand grabbed the red cloth, he pulled it away.

A beam of black light shot forward without any warning.

“Lu Ye” transformed into a soul state, as a quasi-emperor’s soul was utterly obliterated by the black beam.

The true Lu Ye appeared beneath the statue, and through the black beam, he saw the statue’s two eyes—one was a human-like eyeball, filled with emotion; the other was amber-like, covered in countless marks resembling bugs.

The power of the black beam was terrifying, melting everything beneath it.

The entire Dark Clan was penetrated by the black beam.

This attack, a Great Emperor?

Absolutely an attack of Great Emperor-level power.

The entire Dark Clan was stirred.

Lu Ye instantly extended his palm, forcefully charging into the black light; his flesh melted away in an instant, revealing his jade-like bones.

The bones quickly shattered.

But Lu Ye’s bone claws clawed into the statue’s eye socket, gripping the eyeball that housed the Dark Beginning Insect Seal, pulling it out with force.

At that moment, An Ri’s face changed drastically, paying no mind to plundering the Forbidden Land and rushing back to the Dark Clan as fast as possible.

The normal eye releasing the black light looked at Lu Ye.

At that moment, the statue began to move.

The pressure of the Great Emperor enveloped the room.

Lu Ye was already transformed into a streak of blood light, about to vanish, but he felt the passage of time around him slow down.

But it didn’t matter.

The Dao of Endless Life ignited in an instant, assisting him on the path of time; what was initially a slow flow of time quickly returned to normal, as a giant hand descended upon Lu Ye.

The statue, despite being behind Lu Ye, sent this great hand to block his path.

Lu Ye knew he could no longer hide his strength at this moment.

His fist clenched tightly, and at that moment, the world within him shook.

The Dao resonated.

His flesh emitted a roar like that of a tiger.

All the Primordial Force surged toward his fist.

More still was the power of that world.

“Celestial Lord Fist!”

Lu Ye roared within his heart.

This fist was the one he hadn’t unleashed during his last exit; the power of this punch, even without being released, was enough to send chills through so many quasi-emperors.

And now, it was unleashed.

Facing this seemingly Great Emperor statue.

No, this statue still wasn’t as strong as a Great Emperor.

More like it was once a Great Emperor, but had its Dao Fruit stripped away, turned into a puppet.

Lu Ye wasn’t unfamiliar with reaching the Great Emperor level in his previous life.

Even so, this was the strongest blow he had faced alone since his rebirth.

Against this strike…

A punch imprint tore through the void. Lu Ye certainly had to unleash his strongest attack.

Initially wanting to save a surprise for the Dark Clan.

The entire Dark Clan felt an immense shock beneath this punch imprint; it felt like a sun that had exploded.

Here, the sun was not the typical star in the sky, but one of the two celestial bodies, the sun and moon, that rule over Heaven and Earth.

Who was this?

The Dark Clan’s only remaining quasi-emperor was preparing to charge, but this punch terrified him to the point of breaking into a cold sweat.

His eyes were filled with horror.

What a terrifying punch!

This punch…

“Boom!”

Facing the sky-blocking hand, Lu Ye’s punch imprint shot like a rainbow, smashing through the giant hand.

Lu Ye’s body was still burning with blood light; he used several escape techniques simultaneously, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared outside the Dark Clan.

Just as he left the Dark Clan.

Lu Ye gasped heavily, feeling as though a flame was burning in his chest.

Just after breaking free from the Dark Clan, two figures appeared before Lu Ye.

One man, one woman.

Cloaked in black mist, their presence distorted by strange energy.

They seemed not of this world.

Lu Ye looked at them.

The man, a middle-aged fellow, looked unremarkable but exuded a sense of undeniable authority.

The head of the Dark Clan, An Ri!

The woman, dressed in a black dress, had a pure and stunning face; the black attire only served to highlight her grace.

Like a lotus growing from mud, pure yet untainted.

Lu Ye recognized her even more, familiar to the point of no return.

An Li.

Just barely scraping by.

If Lu Ye had been a moment later, he might have been trapped in the Dark Clan.

At that time, Lu Ye might have lost his life within.

But everything turned out perfectly, didn’t it?

Lu Ye had also calculated An Ri’s return time from the Forbidden Land; there hadn’t been much delay.

Lu Ye’s escape techniques actually only gave the strong of the Dark Clan a fleeting chance; if that blow didn’t heavily injure him, Lu Ye could easily escape even wounded.

Because just outside the Dark Clan, the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens was shielding him.

Just like now, even when faced with the Great Emperor-level An Ri, what could it matter?

Even if An Ri had a hundred or a thousand guts, he wouldn’t dare make a move. The moment he struck, it would mean certain doom, but Lu Ye would be unharmed.

Ah!

This is the immense sense of security granted by the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens!