Global Awakening: I'm the Only One Ready

Chapter 356. Completely Slain, Unrivaled Dominance, Death May Be Spared, but Punishment Was Inevitable

Lu Yuan's power was far too strong.

More importantly, the gap between him and Zhou Yunqiong had already been enormous to begin with.

When Lu Yuan had still been in the Lesser Sage Realm, he had already been able to crush those at the same level outright.

Now that he had reached the Great Sage Realm, every aspect of him had undergone a qualitative transformation.

Zhou Yunqiong had many methods at her disposal, but she simply could not put up any resistance against him.

At this moment, as she sensed that power rushing toward her and finally pouring into her body, destroying her internal organs and even beginning to annihilate her soul, Zhou Yunqiong's face turned deathly pale. Her thoughts returned to the old era, to the time when she had still been in university.

Back then, she had known about Lu Yuan's secret crush on her.

She had simply never cared.

His family was quite well to do, but so what?

Putting aside her own powerful bloodline, even if they compared only family backgrounds, the two of them had never been on the same level.

At that time, her goal had always been to rely on her bloodline to leave Earth, make her name known across the entire starry cosmos, and even lead her family to dominate the entire Milky Way Starfield and establish a powerful force. After the Global Awakening and the arrival of the new era, Zhou Yunqiong had indeed done just that.

Throughout this process, even when she saw Lu Yuan rise, become an Awakened, and later grow increasingly powerful, Zhou Yunqiong had never regretted anything. At most, she had felt a little surprised.

She felt no other feelings apart from that.

Until later, when Lu Yuan forcefully became a Sage.

And then now, when one Outer Cosmos expert after another had been slain by him.

She had even summoned the projection of the Ji Clan's HolySon.

Yet what had the final result been?

It was still the same.

Now, as she sensed the flame of her life growing weaker and weaker, Zhou Yunqiong felt no emotion in her heart except regret.

Yes. Regret. She regretted why she had not accepted him back then. She regretted why she had not treated Lu Yuan a little better.

If everything could start over, perhaps the outcome would have been different, right?

As the thought lingered in her mind, she watched her body begin to break apart.

Her soul was constantly crushed as well, and her aura withered. Until finally, both her soul and flesh were completely extinguished.

On the other side, Lu Yuan calmly watched everything happen, his gaze unchanged.

Zhou Yunqiong was dead. Truly dead. No one had protected her.

At the same time, she no longer had that Death-Exemption Talisman.

This was complete and utter death.

There was no possibility of resurrection.

After all, even her soul had been directly destroyed.

This was Lu Yuan's way of doing things. If he was going to act, he would do it thoroughly.

He had already spared her once before, so naturally, he could not allow Zhou Yunqiong to continue living.

The reason was very simple. This woman was deeply scheming. If she could be dealt with earlier, then it was better to do so as soon as possible.

After doing all of this, Lu Yuan did not immediately return. Instead, he raised his head and looked toward the shadowy figure not far away.

It was the projection of the Ji Clan's Holy Son, but unlike before, this projection could no longer use any power. It could only watch helplessly.

"What you did today has thoroughly enraged me. In the future, I will definitely kill you!" The Ji Clan's Holy Son's earlier fury had completely vanished. When he spoke these words, his tone sounded extremely calm, so calm that it was somewhat frightening.

Although no aura radiated from the projection, everyone could feel the monstrous killing intent behind those words.

The surrounding Outer Cosmos beings all began to tremble.

Lu Yuan had completely enraged a Holy Son from a great clan.

Everyone knew that once the Ji Clan's Holy Son descended in person in the future, he would definitely take revenge.

However, Lu Yuan did not seem to care. He slowly said, "Then we'll have to see whether you have that ability by then."

It was very arrogant, but he indeed had the right to be arrogant. After all, the power of this projection had been completely dispersed.

"Good, good, good."

The Ji Clan's Holy Son said the word "good" three times in a row.

But just as he was about to continue speaking, Lu Yuan acted without the slightest hesitation.

He threw another punch, directly blasting apart even the last of the projection. Then he said, "I hate unnecessary chatter the most. If you want revenge, then come at me."

The matter had already been done. What was the point of wasting so many words with the other party? Besides, this was not even his true body. There was no meaning in continuing the conversation.

As for the surrounding Outer Cosmos beings, their scalps went numb one after another, and they could not say a word.

Indeed, Lu Yuan felt far too domineering.

Unfortunately, he also possessed the strength to be this domineering, so there was nothing anyone could say.

Just as everyone was sighing inwardly, they suddenly realized something.

Lu Yuan had already finished dealing with the Ji Clan.

Then next...

Would it be their turn?

For a moment, all of them trembled slightly.

The current Lu Yuan was no longer a Lesser Sage, but a Great Sage. Those who had come to the Milky Way Starfield were basically all at this realm or below.

More importantly, Lu Yuan was practically invincible among those at the same level.

If he chose to attack, very few of those present would be able to escape.

At this point, he could be considered invincible even in the starry cosmos.

Sure enough, just as this thought appeared in their minds, Lu Yuan, who stood in the distance, turned his gaze toward them.

Buzz.

In an instant, an intense aura surged out from within his body.

Within a short time, it directly covered all the surrounding areas, enveloping most of those Outer Cosmos beings.

At full strength, a Great Sage was already an existence capable of destroying stars. Their combat power was difficult to describe in words.

The current Lu Yuan had reached that level. Calling him a true powerhouse would not be an exaggeration.

"King Lu, we... we did not participate in the battle."

"That's right. Please see clearly. We remained neutral the entire time."

"From beginning to end, only those dozen or so Great Sages attacked. We did nothing."

At this moment, those Outer Cosmos beings all spoke up.

Admittedly, speaking like this was rather humiliating.

But compared to their lives, did face matter? Clearly, their lives were more important. Thus, at the first possible moment, they directly bowed down.

"Don't worry. I am not someone who delights in slaughter." Lu Yuan smiled. However, he also knew that this was because he had reached the Great Sage Realm. His strength and realm had undergone a qualitative change, so the attitudes of those Outer Cosmos beings naturally changed as well.

"Thank you, King Lu. Thank you, King Lu." Hearing this, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Even so, they still did not dare to truly relax. The reason was simple.

Who knew whether Lu Yuan would change his mind?

Lu Yuan looked toward the seventeen Great Sages who had previously surrounded and attacked him. Ji Hongyu was already dead.

That gaze caused their expressions to change drastically one after another, yet none of them dared to speak.

"Today, I have only just entered the Great Sage Realm, and I do not wish to create too much slaughter. Aside from those great clans that already have grudges with me, the rest of you will receive a small lesson."

As Lu Yuan spoke, bolts of lightning appeared directly in his hand, then blasted outward.

The Great Sages of the Yin Sparrow Race, the Celestials, the Spirit Clan, and the other clans were directly slain by him.

As for the rest, death could be spared, but they would not escape punishment.