"Junior Brother, no!"

Seeing Ye Huan suddenly attacking the Asura, Lin Hongyi’s face changed dramatically and she wanted to stop him, but it was too late.

Swish!

Ye Huan shot through the air, as fast as lightning, instantly covering a thousand-meter distance, appearing above the Asura.

Looking at the Asura below, his eyes burst with overwhelming hatred, filled with thick blood streaks, and blood dripped from the corners of his mouth.

Xiaoyin was his junior sister; the two grew up together, trained since childhood, and later both entered Yuangang Hall, hoping to accompany each other for life.

However, just now, one strike from the Asura shattered this beautiful dream completely. Among the hundreds of Golden Palace disciples who perished was Xiaoyin.

"Mountain Splitter Style! Die for me!"

With a wild roar, a strong yellow glow erupted from Ye Huan, forming a massive mountain shadow. One leg swung down with great force from the air.

Boom boom boom boom boom...

This kick contained his utmost strength, feeling endless, causing the whole platform to stir with winds and clouds. A highly condensed mountain descended towards the Asura with an astonishing momentum.

Crack!

Before the leg’s power arrived, the ground around the Asura couldn’t withstand it first, continuously collapsing, revealing thick cracks, winding like snakes.

The Asura stood under the mountain, neither retreating nor dodging, showing a few moments of mockery and derision in his bloodshot gaze.

"Overestimation."

Coldly uttering a few words, the Asura suddenly stretched out a hand, demonic qi surged all over him, forming a giant hand to grab in the air.

Crack!

The intimidating mountain-shaped shadow shattered like fragile crystal under the Asura’s grasp.

The Asura grinned sinisterly, clenching his right hand.

"Ah!"

Pshh!

Space slightly distorted, Ye Huan screamed miserably as his bones and flesh instantly crushed, exploding into a mist of blood.

This sight chilled everyone’s heart.

Ye Huan, Spirit Rotation Realm sixth-level peak, ranked forty-eighth on the New Dragon List, was killed in one hit, without resistance.

"It seems escaping from here won’t be an easy task..."

Luo Feng frowned slightly; the strength of this Asura was stronger than he had imagined. He estimated that even using all his cards, the chance of successfully escaping was less than thirty percent.

This is if the Asura doesn’t pursue him; if the opponent chases relentlessly, not even a ten percent chance exists.

After all, the power disparity is too great. A half-step Great Asura already possesses the strength to match Martial Artists of the True Yuan Realm. In Azure Sky City, Luo Feng had witnessed the means of True Yuan Realm Martial Artists; Spirit Rotation Realm Martial Artists are merely ants before them.

"This is Golden Palace disciples, simply no match."

Casually killing Ye Huan, the Asura turned to look toward the crowd.

"Ah! I don’t want to die!"

"Run quickly!"

Witnessing Ye Huan’s tragic fate, most of the surviving people turned pale; not knowing who led, unable to bear this pressure, the Golden Palace disciples turned to flee down Mount Heimang.

Some even discarded their weapons to increase their speed.

The Asura sneered, spreading his wings.

Swish!

As winds raged, the Asura turned into a black streak, gliding through the air, chasing after the fleeing people.

Pshh! Pshh! Pshh...

Screams echoed continuously; only a few breaths later, scores of people fleeing met their demise.

"What a fast speed!"

"When will the four elders return..."

"The four elders are hunting the Blood Saber Demon General and won’t return soon."

"It’s over; we’re finished! It seems this Asura wants to eliminate us completely."

Watching their fellow disciples die tragically, the Golden Palace disciples on the platform felt a chill and despair.

Whish...

Gui Die’s wings flapped slowly as the Asura landed on the platform, licking his blood-stained hands, looking at the crowd with ferocity:

"Why aren’t you running? Maybe I can’t catch up with you; you might escape with your life."

No one moved; having seen the Asura’s speed, everyone understood that escaping using Qinggong was impossible.

Luo Feng’s face was very grim, having encountered the worst-case scenario.

"Seems I have to go all out."

Sighing, he gripped Emperor Yan’s Sky-breaking Saber, secretly gathering his strength. Though the chance was slim, he prepared to fight back; sitting idle wasn’t his style.

Buzz!

The operation of Divine Dragon Nine Changes was unprecedentedly fast, seemingly automatic. Faintly, an invisible barrier inside Luo Feng seemed to break, Yuan Qi surged in his meridians as the nearby Yuan Qi was drawn into his body.

Xia Yunjing was right next to Luo Feng, sensing the changes in the surrounding Yuan Qi, looking at him stunned: "Junior Brother Luo Feng, you broke through?"

Luo Feng opened his eyes, the light in his pupils like lightning through the void, nodded, and smiled bitterly:

"Yes. I didn’t expect to breakthrough at such a moment."

He had consumed the Thousand Spirit Jade Crystal Fruit, his cultivation originally at the late stage peak of the Spirit Rotation Realm sixth level, just one step away from breaking through.

Under the immense pressure of life and death, this bottleneck broke, and he smoothly entered the Spirit Rotation Realm sixth-level peak.

Hearing Luo Feng’s admission, Xia Yunjing was slightly surprised; though pressure can be a breakthrough opportunity, Luo Feng had entered the Spirit Rotation Realm sixth-level later that morning, breaking through twice in one day was astonishing.

"Heh heh..."

At this moment, a piercing laugh echoed from the sky.

Asura glanced at everyone on the platform and sneered, "Since you’re not fleeing, I’ll have to make the first move."

Boom!

As his words fell, Asura’s body was engulfed in sinister demonic flames, and his wings flapped. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"Death Whirlwind!"

In an instant, black clouds surged above the platform, as if night had descended. Streaks of formidable black light blades poured down from the sky like a violent storm, engulfing the majority of people, aiming to kill in one swift stroke.

At this moment,

"Just an Asura, dare you be so arrogant!"

A feminine shout rang out. Su Rui flickered into view before the crowd, a small hand waving as a fist-sized Demon Core shot forth.

"Devouring Yuan Realm!"

As Su Rui pointed at the Demon Core, it shattered with a bang.

The next moment,

Black light blossomed. A black light curtain erupted from the shattered Demon Core, like a dark sphere, rapidly expanding and covering a ten-mile radius. The terrifying black light blades vanished instantly without a trace.

"Oh?"

A peculiar gleam flashed through Luo Feng’s eyes. As the black light swept past, he felt his cultivation drop by nearly ten percent, directly falling from the peak of the Spiritual Rotation Realm’s sixth level to its later stages. Yet, it felt different from cultivation regression, as if something was suppressing his power.

Sweeping his gaze across the crowd, Luo Feng’s surprise deepened.

Xia Yunjing’s cultivation fell from the peak of the Spiritual Rotation Realm’s sixth level to its mid-stages. Xue Ziyi fell from the late stages of the seventh level to its early stages; Lin Hongyi was the same. Everyone’s cultivation had decreased.

Could it be that within this realm, cultivation would be suppressed, and the higher the cultivation, the more significant the power decrease?

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Luo Feng’s mind as he looked up at Asura, his eyes narrowing.

Asura’s aura was no longer as formidable as before. Luo Feng judged that the opponent’s power was now only around the peak of the Spiritual Rotation Realm’s seventh level!

Asura’s face showed disbelief at not having killed a single person with full force, glancing at the black light curtain enveloping the world, his brows furrowed, his cold gaze fixed on Su Rui:

"You actually have the Demon Core of the Devouring Yuan Giant Turtle."

Su Rui looked slightly pale but smiled as she raised her head:

"You’ve got keen eyes. This Devouring Yuan Demon Core, once infused with enough Yuan Qi, shatters to form the Devouring Yuan Realm. Within this realm, everyone’s cultivation is suppressed, and the higher the cultivation, the greater the suppression. You probably can’t even wield half your original strength now. I’d advise you to retreat quickly, or face certain death."

Su Rui flicked her jade-like fingers, her gaze icy.

Though her words were light, inside she was extremely tense.

The Devouring Yuan Realm was powerful, but against a Spiritual Rotation Realm ninth-level peak Asura, even at half power, it was uncertain if they could prevail. The best outcome would be to discourage him, forcing him to retreat.

"Heh heh... quite the sharp-tongued girl. Do you really think I’d fall for that?"

Asura stared at Su Rui, letting out an eerie laugh, "While my cultivation is suppressed, so is yours. Even within this Devouring Yuan Realm, killing you is as easy as slaughtering chickens and dogs. Die, Death Whirlwind!"

Locking his gaze on Su Rui, Asura’s wings flapped, releasing numerous black light blades, not as overpowering as before, but still formidable.

Su Rui frowned slightly, and her dual blades swiftly unsheathed from her waist.

"Blue Eagle Cross Kill!"

Swish! Swish!

A flash of cold light; in front of her slender figure, two large azure blade lights swept outward like a great eagle’s flapping wings.

Whiz!

The cross-shaped blade light flickered in the air, causing the black light blades ahead to burst into fragments. Yet only a third were destroyed before the blade light dissipated and vanished.

"Senior Sister, watch out!"

Zhou Jian’s face changed, his body lifted into the air, emitting intense golden light, transforming into a massive ten-meter-tall golden tiger to protect Su Rui.

Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam...

The black light blades continuously rained down, crashing into the golden giant tiger. Zhou Jian held on for a moment, blood beginning to drip from the corners of his mouth.

"Death Demon Claw!"

Asura was filled with hatred for Su Rui, and without waiting for the black light blades to disappear completely, his figure shot down from the sky, sinister demonic Qi emerging from his hand, transforming into a gigantic demon claw the size of a house, enveloping both Su Rui and Zhou Jian.

Crack!

Beneath the claw’s shadow, the golden giant tiger held for a moment before shattering. Zhou Jian trembled, vomiting a mouthful of blood.

"This time, I fear I will fall here."

Su Rui smiled bitterly. Having depleted most of her Yuan Qi while using the Devouring Yuan Realm, her cultivation was suppressed to the Spiritual Rotation Realm’s seventh level’s mid-stage, and it felt nearly impossible to resist Asura’s deadly strike.

The massive claw shadow moved with lightning speed, about to strike their protective Gang Qi. With Asura’s power, the two were doomed.

Boom!

Suddenly, a thunderous crash! Lightning flashed across the sky, and a flame blade streaked with blue electric light fiercely cleaved into Asura’s protective demonic Qi.

Whiz!

The blade light tore through Asura’s protective demonic Qi, leaving a finger-length gash on his skin, almost negligible compared to Asura’s robust physique.

"Though his cultivation wasn’t suppressed, his physique remains as a peak ninth-level Martial Artist of the Spiritual Rotation Realm. His defensive power is indeed formidable."

As the moment they departed with Su Rui and Zhou Jian, a thought flashed through Luo Feng’s mind.

Boom!

Almost simultaneously, the area where Su Rui and Zhou Jian had been was utterly shattered, collapsing into a massive pit dozens of meters deep, resembling the shape of the earlier demon claw.

"Luo Feng, it’s you!"

The three halted, and Su Rui looked up in surprise at Luo Feng.