Chapter 227: Utterly Dumbfounded (2/2)

“Breaking the formation, of course.” He took a deep breath. “Activate all of the defensive formations on the ship, Ge Long.”

“Understood!” At his deep inhale, the key in Ge Long’s hand glowed and the entire ship lit up, slowly stabilizing from its wobbling. Lu Yun disembarked from the ship. Flickering around his body were the four hundred and eighty million lightning bolts from the pill tribulation!

“We’ve activated the Diabolic Formation of Soul Refinement of my sect and the Arcane Goldenlight Formation of your clan to kill Lu Yun. He should die happy that we’ve put so much effort into dealing with a small fry like him.”

Zhao Yinfeng cracked a smile when he looked at the two formations. Qing Xiangpeng’s lips twitched as well. They’d gathered a total of five hundred peerless immortals, thousands of golden immortals, and eighteen aether dao immortals for this little expedition.

Donglin Zhi, the peak aether dao immortal from House Daolin, was present as well. Combined with the two great formations, their forces were more than enough for them to kill even an arcane dao immortal. As a mere cultivator, Lu Yun wouldn’t be able to survive no matter how talented he was!

That bastard Qing Han is on the ship as well. He can die with Lu Yun. Let’s see how Chen Xiao and that ingrate Qing Buyi react when they return!

The major factions in the world of immortals had banded together against Lu Yun, yet Qing Han had still remained staunchly by his side. He only had himself to blame if he died along with the young governor; Chen Xiao and Qing Buyi wouldn’t dare retaliate.

“The ship will be ours in about half an hour… Hm? How dare Lu Yun leave the ship on his own? What is he doing?” Zhao Tiefeng’s expression changed drastically. “Thunder tribulation?!”

Rumble.

Terrifying lightning arced from Lu Yun’s body. It was the four hundred and eighty million lightning strikes he’d devoured with the Thunder Palmstrike back when he was refining the Heaven Descent Pill!

Facing two great formations at once, he activated the Thunder Palmstrike again and released all of the thunder and lightning he’d devoured.

Sizzle crackle boom!

Silver lightning exploded, its brilliance so intense that the sun, moon, and the entire world paled in comparison.

Oof!

The eighteen aether dao immortals in charge of maintaining the formations threw back their heads and vomited blood, while the five hundred peerless immortals and thousands of golden immortals spontaneously disintegrated!

The lightning wouldn’t have hurt the dao immortals if it were to descend bolt by bolt, but Lu Yun had unleashed the tribulation’s power all at once! Even the eighteen dao immortals couldn’t stand the tremendous power, and all immortals below the dao immortal realm died at a touch of the lightning.

Crack. Bam!!

The two top-level formations exploded in midair, rendering seven of the weakest dao immortals into ashes from the resulting shockwaves and lightning. Qing Xiangpeng and Zhao Yinfeng had only survived because they were a little further from the formations, but they were still hurled off their feet by the impact. Heavily injured, the eleven surviving dao immortals struggled to flee from the center of the explosion.

An enormous mushroom cloud billowed into the air, through which a giant fortress ship sailed right out. Lu Yun stood atop the bow with his hands behind his back.

“Qing Xiangpeng!” exclaimed Lu Yun. “Zhao Yinfeng!!”

“Hahaha, Lu Yun, Lu Yun! Who would’ve thought he’d have this up your sleeves? You collected the Heaven Descent Pill’s tribulation for this moment!” Qing Xiangpeng laughed madly despite his unkempt condition. “You’ve killed seven dao immortals, severely injured eleven more, and slaughtered thousands of immortals! The entire world will retaliate, just wait and see!”

The Qing Clan and the Exalted Immortal Sect had spearheaded the operation, but most of the major clans in the world of immortals had sent a few of their members. It was not only an assassination attempt on Lu Yun, but also a go at partitioning the future Dusk Sacred Land.

No one could’ve expected the young governor to kill thousands of immortals—and seven dao immortals—in one fell swoop with his pill tribulation! After today, many factions in the world would name him in their wanted lists and do everything they could to kill him!

“Retaliation?” Lu Yun scoffed. “I’d really like to know who’s going to do the deed! If you lot are so displeased with the five youth sovereigns, you may send your youths to challenge us. But you went so low as to attack us with dao immortals and great formations. Tsk tsk, how shameful!”

Silence unfurled throughout the scene when Wu Tulong, Dongfang Hao, Zi Chen, and Mo Qitian walked out of the fortress ship.

Qing Xiangpeng, Zhao Yinfeng, and the surviving dao immortals were dumbfounded at the four emerging youths. They’d never for one moment thought that these four would also be on Lu Yun’s ship as well. When had they come to Life Province?!